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Mass Effect 3 Demo Offers Temporary Free Xbox Live Gold Access

Alex Co — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:42 +0000

In a rather good move from publisher Electronic Arts and Microsoft, the demo for BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 will offer Xbox players free temporary access to Xbox LIVE’s Gold service – presumably, so players can try the franchise’s first foray into multiplayer.

In a post on BioWare’s official forums, Chris Priestly of BioWare states, “The demo of Mass Effect 3 will include a limited time Gold access when you download the demo.” Though no specifics like how the access will be distributed and for how long is still up in the air.

The demo for Mass Effect 3 will hit the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 14 and it will consist of a mission set early in the game’s campaign. If you bought Battlefield 3 new and used its Online Pass, the multiplayer component of Mass Effect 3 will be accessible on the same date. If not, it will be available at a later date on February 17.

Yeah, there are a lot of people complaining that the game has an online component, but at least this way they can try it AND then complain about how they’ll never play it.

Mass Effect 3 will be available this March 12 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Source: IGN

Minecraft Has Finally Gone Gold

Catherine Cai — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:50:44 +0000

After what may be the longest freakin’ beta ever, Notch announced today via his Twitter feed that Minecraft is a finished product. At last, Minecraft can proudly consider itself a complete game.

Notch also added that if,

If any game reviewers want to review MInecraft before the release on Friday, feel free to review the RC2. There might be VERY minor tweaks.

I don’t know Notch, I feel like even after almost a year of beta, I don’t think anyone’s going to be able to make that review deadline.

Zelda: Skyward Sword Gold Wii Remote Bundle Details Revealed

Justin Berube — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:43:27 +0000

Nintendo of America has finally announced the details on how fans can acquire the Gold Zelda Wii Remote. A Special Edition Zelda: Skyward Sword bundle, containing the game and the Gold Zelda Wii Remote, will be available when the title launches on November 20th, 2011 for an MSRP of $69.99 USD. Zelda: Skyward Sword will also be sold without the Gold Wii Remote for an MSRP of $49.99.

Additionally anyone that purchases the game during its first run, be it the bundle or stand alone, will be treated to a FREE music CD. This CD will feature orchestral arrangements from various Zelda titles in the series, all of which will be preformed at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concerts.

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Get 12 Months of Xbox LIVE Gold for $39.99

Bryce Wilson — Sun, 15 May 2011 01:18:54 +0000

Looking to renew your Xbox 360 membership subscription yet not really keen to pay a premium price to do so? Well check out this deal courtesy of Amazon.

You can currently pick up 12 months of Xbox LIVE Membership for $39.99 which saves you $20.00 in the process.

It’s also possible to receive just the redeemable token and not the card itself for instant redemption.

Click here for the Amazon deal.

Killzone 3 – Trophy Completion Guide with Videos

Ripten Staff — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:31:43 +0000

Killzone 3 has finally been released and it’s time to complete your Trophy collection. Think you have what it takes to get the coveted Platinum trophy? We’ve got this guide to give you the needed help.

Click for Killzone 3 HD Video Walkthrough Guide.

Platinum Trophy

Collect All Killzone 3 Trophies

Bronze

Ready for Battle – Complete Weapons Training – Completed weapons training in prologue.
In Your Face – First Brutal Melee – Performed first Brutal Melee move.
No Witnesses – Destroy All Dropships on the Highway – Destroyed all dropships on the highway,
Mopping Up – Kill 40 Helghast foot soldiers – Kill 40 or more Helghast foot soldiers on the Beach.
Sawn Off – Destroy All Chasing APCs – Destroyed all chasing SawBlade APCs in Senlin Beach section.
Smoking Wrecks – Destroy all Tanks on Senlin – Destroyed all the Helghast Tanks in the Senlin Beach Section. *Watch Video
Turn the Tables – Melee Kill a Capture Trooper – Killed a Captured Trooper using Melee.
Spiky Personality – Kill a Helghast using a Burster – Killed a Helghast by shooting a Burster plant.
Minigunned – Destroy All Targets – Destroy all targets while using a minigun on the Intruder.
Quick Exit – Escape the oil rig quickly – Escaped the 2nd rig within 2 minutes. *Watch Video
Shattered – Destroy all the glass in the Labs – Destroyed all the glass panels in the Stahl Arms South labortories.
Pinpoint – Kill the Heavy with an StA-14 – Killed the Heavy using the StA-14 rifle.
Evening the Odds - Kill 500 Helghast.
Cagefighter - Kill 10 Helghast with Brutal Melee.
Frag Out - Kill 3 Helghast with 1 fragmentation grenade.
One Each - Shot and killed 3 Helghast using the shotgun pistol without reloading or switching weapons.
Eagle Eye - Shot and killed 6 Helghast using the Sniper Rifle without reloading or switching weapons.
Power Spike - Use the Boltgun to nail and Helghast to an exploding object.
Up Close and Personal - Use Brutal Melee move against another player.
Team Player - Joined and completed a match as a part of a squad.
Medic! - Revived a friendly player for the first time.
Handy Man - Repaired an object for the first time.
Now You See Me - Killed another player while cloaked.
Spy Game - Killed another player while disguised.
Turf War - Capture a Tactical Spawn Point for the first time.

Silver

Now it’s Personal – Kill 1,000 Helghast.
Fight to the Last – Kill 1,500 Helghast.
Closed Quarters Killer – Kill 25 Helghast with Brutal Melee.
Hand to Hand Master – Kill 50 Helghast with Brutal Melee.

Gold

Victory – Completed the Campaign on Elite Difficulty.
Grand Slam – Won a match in Operation, Warzone & Guerilla Warfare modes.

HIDDEN TROPHIES

Time For A Dip (Bronze) – Reach the river - Reached the Corinth River with the convoy.
Save The Intruders (Bronze) – Arc APCs destroyed - Successfully assisted with defeating the Arc APCs.
Never There (Bronze) – Sneak past Helghast - Snuck past all Helghast in the Jungle without being noticed.
ISA TV (Bronze) – Establish communications - Made contact with Earth.
Aerial Superiority (Bronze) – Kill 5 Helghast while in the air - Killed 5 Helghast while airborne using the Jetpack.
Into The Lair (Bronze)– Reach the cable car - Reached the cable car and gained access to Stahl Arms South.
Jail Break (Bronze)– Liberate Narville - Liberated Narville from Stahl Arms South.
Go Down And Stay Down (Bronze) – Destroy the ATAC - Defeated the ATAC outside the Stahl Arms facility.
Iced (Bronze) – Destroy all Ice-Saws and Dropships - Destroyed all 4 Helghast Ice-Saws and all 6 Dropships.
You Drive (Bronze) – Drive the Mobile Factory - Took over the controls of the Mobile Factory.
Bring It Down (Bronze) – Defeat the MAWLR - Defeated the MAWLR defending the Space Elevator.
Completest (Bronze) – Destroy everything on the MAWLR - Destroyed every destructible weapon on the MAWLR while on foot and on the Intruder.
Let’s Go Home (Gold) – Destroy Stahl’s Cruiser - Destroyed Stahl’s Cruiser and left the planet on any difficulty.
Frazzle Dazzle (Bronze) – Kill 3 Helghast with one shot from the StA5X Arc Cannon - Used the StA5X Arc Cannon to kill 3 Helghast with one shot.
Excessive Force (Bronze) – Kill a lone Helghast with the WASP secondary fire - Used the secondary fire function of the WASP launcher to kill a single Helghast.
Spread The Love (Bronze)– Kill 5 Helghast at once using the WASP’s secondary fire - Killed 5 Helghast at once using the secondary fire mode of the WASP launcher. *Watch Video
Double Trouble (Bronze) – Reach the river in Co-op - Made it to the Corinth River in Co-op mode.
Stranded Together (Bronze) – Reach the Extraction Point in Co-op - Made it to the Extraction Point in Co-op mode.
Iron Man (Bronze) – Get a kill with the Exo - Killed a player using the Exo in any multiplayer mode.

Trophy: Smoiking wrecks (Senlin Beach). Courtesy of PlayrBitz.

Trophies: Spread The Love, Quick Exit, and More. Courtesy of Killzone Terminal.

Gold Classic Controller Pro To Be Bundled With GoldenEye 007

Justin Berube — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:47:39 +0000

It’s been officially confirmed that there will be a special GoldenEye 007 bundle available when the game launches this holiday season that contains a Gold Classic Controller Pro.

This limited edition bundle is being called the GoldenEye 007 Classic Edition and contains both the Wii Game GoldenEye 007 as well as the Gold Classic Controller Pro. This is the only way to obtain this limited edition Classic Controller Pro and will cost gamers $69.99 for the bundle.

GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo Wii will also be available by itself, without the limited edition controller, for $49.99.

Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/111/1111528p1.html

Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom New Wii Screens, Video of Gold Lightan

Sean Mitchuson — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:10:09 +0000

Every morning I go over to Famitsu to see if there is anything in Japanese that you guys may or may not be interested in. Today I found out more information for you guys about the upcoming Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom game. Inside is video and information on one of the “bigger” characters going to fisticuffs in game.

Far be it for me to be the one to judge what characters get put into fighting games. I enjoyed playing Juggernaut in the Marvel fighting game. I like playing Rogue in the X-men Vs. Street Fighter game. This guy in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, though, it just doesn’t seem fair.

Gold Lightan was the main robot character in a popular children’s anime in Japan from 1981 to 1982. Okay, maybe it wasn’t that popular, but there are a lot of cartoons in Japan — not all of them can be a big hit. I had no idea about the story of this Gold Lightan character so I dug up some info on Wikipedia about him.

The story is about a little boy named Hiro who accidentally found a gold lighter which turned out to be the giant Golden Warrior Gold Lightan with the mission to save the earth from every invasion of King Ibalda. Gold Lightan joined forces with his robot teammates to ruin the plots of King Ibalda and destroyed invading alien robots by using his surpassing hands and leg strikes. Hiro, the boy, also founded a group called the “One Pack Rangers” with his friends.

Yeah the kid fights a lighter and hes a magical giant robot that helps save the day. Oh and this is my favorite part. “Usually the robot ends a battle with a trademark golden hand stab move which drives a hand strike cutting the enemy robots body, pulling out and smashing the heartbox energy device.” – Wikipedia

Yep, he rips the heartbox from the chest of the evil robots. It doesn’t say if he eats it or shows it to them while it still mechanically beats before they die or explode, but he’s brutal to say the least. Now, Gold Lightan can be seen giving a beat down to Morrigan and Chun-li. For balance issues he isn’t allowed to have a teammate, but when you watch the video it still doesn’t seem fair.

Also, the Wii release is getting a lot of extra mini games to enjoy when you are tired of being beat up by a giant golden lighter. One of the new mini games you can see at Famitsu stars Gold Lightan himself as you make his body shiny and gold, the more you clean him the more points you get. The next one involves Morrigan carrying off a poor soul higher and higher for more points before she, I assume, drops him. The last one looks like a button mashing mini game. You have to get Chun-li to kick as fast as she can to carve Ryu in a giant stone — what talent!

This comes out on Wii in Japan December 11th and I may have to buy a Wii just for this.

Source: Famitsu Wikipedia

Left 4 Dead Has Gone Gold; Steam Users Can Now Pre-Load

Sam Naylor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:38:06 +0000

Left 4 Dead 411 reports that Valve’s much anticipated Left 4 Dead has gone gold, meaning that the game is finally ready to be shipped. Steam users will find that if they have pre-ordered the game, they can pre-load the game ready for it to be played the second it is released on the 18th of November. The game releases in stores on the same day.

In other news, Shacknews has news that Valve have released hi-res versions of the movie posters from each campaign’s loading screen. Fans of the game, and even nostalgic movie poster enthusiasts, will agree that they’re very well designed and add a lot to the game’s cinematics. Outside of the game, they’re simply good desktop material.

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Gears 2 Goes Gold, Forum User Boasts Broken Release Date Hours Later

Chad Lakkis — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:20:38 +0000

Today in WTF! news, Gears of War 2 is announced as having gone gold (which means the game has been finalized), and just a few hours after that, the game surfaces in the hand of a mysterious figure on the popular Neogaf gaming forum.

Coincidence? Bullshit? It doesn’t matter. What matters is that every time something like this happens the collective butt-cheeks of software executives clench in unison.

Eventually, games will come with remote detonators that sense a premature case ejection. Removing a game from its container before the specified release date will cause it to explode violently, and affected individual will have a hard time convincing anyone that they didn’t deserve every piece of gaming shrapnel they end up having to dislodge from their face.

Hey, I love reporting news and rumors as much as the next guy, but if continuously pushed, it’s not far fetched to think that developers will find better ways to protect themselves and the media they create at the expense of time and resources that could have been spent developing better content. Everything comes with a price.

Dead Space Goes Gold, Elite 360 & Obsidian PS3 Suits Revealed as Timed Exclusives

Chad Lakkis — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:32:47 +0000

EA announced today that their highly anticipated horror third person shooter “Dead Space” has gone gold and will ship in the US on October 14th for the 360 and PS3, with a PC version hitting stores on October 20th.

In addition to the gold announcement, EA has revealed two downloadable suit variants for PS3 and 360 owners that fork over their cash during the first two weeks of the games release. Gimmick yes, but if you are planning on buying the game, here is a little incentive to help pad their numbers.

If that isn’t enough, 360 owners in the US will also be granted access to an uber limited edition run of 1,000 “Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition” copies of the game complete with an art book, graphic novel, animated feature, and an exclusive illustrated lithograph signed by Australian graphic artist, Ben Templesmith.

Full press release available after the jump.

EA ANNOUNCES THAT DEAD SPACE HAS GONE GOLD

The Award-Winning Sci-Fi Survival Horror Game Ships to Retailers on Oct. 14

Redwood City, CA – October 1, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Dead Space™, the highly anticipated new survival horror game, has gone gold and will ship in North America on October 14 for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The PC version will ship on October 20. Dead Space will be in stores in Europe on October 24 for the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and the PC.

Players who buy the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 versions of the game within the first two weeks of the game’s release will have the opportunity to download a platform exclusive suit. Xbox 360 fans can download the Xbox-themed Elite Suit* on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION 3 fans can download the PlayStation-themed Obsidian Suit* on the PLAYSTATION®Network. Both of these suits will feature new looks and increased toughness and inventory slots, to help players fight for survival in the Dead Space universe.

In addition, for Xbox 360 owners in North America, the EA Store™ is offering a very limited run of 1000 copies of the Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition. This package contains a copy of the game, Dead Space Downfall Animated Movie on DVD, bonus content DVD, 97-page art book, the 160-page graphic novel (which combines all six issues of the Dead Space comics), exclusive lithograph illustrated and individually signed by Ben Templesmith, and an Ishimura crew patch, all sealed in a limited edition Dead Space packaging. The Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition can be ordered through the EA Store and will ship on October 14.

The bold and often bloody Dead Space promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological terror and gruesome cinematic action. Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere in Dead Space is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of mining engineer Isaac Clarke, an ordinary man on a seemingly routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining ship. It’s not long before Isaac awakes to a living nightmare filled with vicious genetic mutations inside a dead, claustrophobic silence. Now Isaac is cut off, trapped, and engaged in a desperate fight for survival.

EA: Will Wright’s Spore Goes Gold

Chad Lakkis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:56:16 +0000

We all know the story of how many days it took God to make this and that, but what we don’t know is how long EA kept Big G at bay before the process actually started. Well, the delays attached to Spore are officially a thing of the past, and the product, which at one point seemed destined to be called “Big Willy’s Penis Planet”, has finally gone gold.

Will Wright’s Spore will hit next month on multiple platforms and devices. The Apple iPhone application blazes the way on September 4th, while the Nintendo DS, PC, and Mac versions of the game will split cells on US store shelves a few days later on the 7th.

Full press release available after the jump.

EA AND MAXIS ANNOUNCE THAT SPORE HAS GONE GOLD

Long-Anticipated Game from Gaming Luminary, Will Wright, is Complete and in Production;

Hits Store Shelves September 7

Redwood City, CA – August 14, 2008 –The wait is almost over! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore™ the most anticipated video game of the year from the creator of The Sims(TM), has gone gold and will be available for the Mac and PC at retailers September 5 in Europe and September 7 in North America and Asia Pacific. Spore™ Creatures for Nintendo DS™ and Spore™ Origins for mobile phones will also be available globally September 7.

Players who preorder Spore or Spore Galactic Edition from participating retailers will receive a coupon good for $10 off their next purchase of custom merchandise at www.zazzle.com/sporestore. For the ultimate Spore fan, the limited Galactic Edition will contain the ‘Making of Spore’ DVD, ‘How to Build a Better Being’ DVD (a 50 minute National Geographic Channel documentary DVD hosted by Spore mastermind, Will Wright), ‘The Art of Spore’ hardback book, an exclusive Spore poster, and a premium 100-page Galactic Handbook.

“We are so excited to finally get Spore into the hands of fans and players,” said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore at Maxis. “The Maxis studio has had an absolute blast creating Spore, but the fun is just beginning. The most engaging stories are truly the ones people create themselves, and we can’t wait to see how players not only craft and explore the Spore universe, but hear what stories they have to tell as a result.”

Spore gives players their own personal universe in a box, allowing fans to create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe created by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships. Players can then seamlessly share their creations with the world via the Sporepedia™ and explore infinite new galaxies created by other gamers*.

Earn Money in Fable 2 Before It Releases – No Prostitution Required

Dan Landis — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:03:33 +0000

In an attempt to get you more excited about Fable 2′s release, Peter Molyneux and the studly geniuses at Lionhead are giving you an early taste in the form of an Xbox Live Arcade game.

Keystone is a downloadable XBLA game that will release prior to Fable 2. It’s just one of the many mini-games found in Fable 2, but Keystone will let you gamble and win gold that you can then transfer into your Fable 2 saved game. You can be a rich bitch before you even enter the world of Albion!

No release date has been given for either Fable 2 or Keystone, but the stars are aligning for a Summer delivery. Keystone already looks ready to go, so it can up and surprise us at any time. Be on the lookout for that crafty bastard on the marketplace, or just stay tuned to Ripten and we’ll let you know when it’s coming out.