Obama and Palin Playable as CMD’s (Characters of Mass Destruction) in Mercs 2 Update
by Chad Lakkis on October 30, 2008
You may never get to be President of the United States, but if Senator Obama wins this year’s election, you can play one in a video game. That’s right people, the rumor regarding Barack Obama and everyone’s favorite punching bag, Sarah Palin, coming to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is most certainly true.
Hit the jump for an in-game video, Pandemic’s comments, and my closing thoughts. Read more…
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Mercenaries 2 Adds 6 New Characters & Cross Region MP Support in Total Payback Update
by Chad Lakkis on September 30, 2008
A press release issued today by EA announces the release of a “Total Payback” update to Mercs 2. The update will be making its way on to XBL October 13th and PSN just a few days later on October 20th.
Included in said update will be the ability to enter in cheat codes to unlock weapons and other types of goodies, as well as six new playable characters, and cross regional multiplayer support.
And just in case you didn’t hear the sound of Pandemic pulling out their big guns, the studio added that they will be releasing a DLC for the game sometime in November.
Full press release available after the jump. Read more…
The Dark Not? Batman Videogame Update
by Justin Arnold on August 12, 2008
Rumors have been circulating amongst videogame sites, and here at Ripten we have even added to the cacophony of the gamer journalism echo chamber.
We sought comment from Pandemic regarding their involvement in the Dark Knight game a few weeks ago and were told “Hey, who knows [laughter].” It’s safe to say no one is laughing now.
According to undisclosed sources, The Dark Knight game is currently being held due to its absolute failure in execution as a title. In essence, it is the “suxzor.” Read more…
The Biggest Explosion in Gaming History (Video)
by Jonathan Zungre on July 23, 2008
Do you cheer when you see things blow up? Well, grab your pom poms because the killers over at the E3 Mercenaries 2 booth showed me the biggest in-game explosion I’ve ever seen. It’s the tactical nuke, and it may make you smile with awesome. Click the link for the boom. Read more…
Surfer Girl Retracts Comments on GDC Games
by Patrick Steen on February 3, 2008
After our previous report on Surfer Girl’s GDC’08 predictions, she has since blamed sleep deprivation for her original comments. We can, however, still confirm the six games we revealed, along with further titbits. Read more…
New Mercenaries 2 Screenshots
by Patrick Steen on January 3, 2008
Pandemic has released four new screenshots for their upcoming 2008 game, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Read more…
