 Archive for the 'Xbox 360' CategoryFinally! The perfect sized screen!June 21st, 2009, 7:25 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Jonas Brothers video director Steve Fatone found himself with some spare time and access to the 72 x 160 foot video screen in Cowboys Stadium, so he did what any true gamer would do: hook up an X-Box 360 and play some Halo 3/Gears of War 2. All I can do is applaud. That’s so awesome it almost makes up for the fact that he directs Jonas Brothers videos. E3 2009: The future in picturesJune 5th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ at E3June 1st, 2009, 6:06 pm by Jayson Peters
Microsoft at E3: Xbox 360 gets motionJune 1st, 2009, 1:10 pm by Jayson Peters
The Associated Press reported that the accessory, codenamed “Project Natal,” can track a player’s full body movement while responding to commands, directions and a shift of emotion in voice without the need for a controller. You can head on over to the Gawker gaming blog Kotaku for a picture of the device. Read the rest of this entry » Buckle up: ‘Star Trek Online’ updates galoreMay 29th, 2009, 11:10 pm by Jayson Peters
Infogrames Entertainment, the French parent company of legendary video game maker Atari, is changing its name to Atari to take advantage of the better-known brand name, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company just posted mounting net losses over last year and could use a new identity. Just this past December, Infogrames acquired Cryptic Studios, the developer behind the upcoming roleplaying games Champions Online and Star Trek Online. The financial report also reveals for the first time an expected release date for Trek Online: It’s due out by the end of Atari’s fiscal year, which is March 2010. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Clone Wars: Republic Heroes’ to the rescueMay 12th, 2009, 8:34 pm by Jayson Peters
LucasArts recently dropped a bombshell: The previously unannounced video game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes is coming to just about every current system in September. If you enjoy swinging a lightsaber (and who doesn’t?) but also want to fire a blaster every now and then, this game might be for you. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Resident Evil 5′ Versus mode now availableApril 6th, 2009, 9:13 am by Jayson Peters
Versus allows up to four players to match wits in online battles across two very different game types. Slayer’s Rule is a point-based game that challenges players to kill Majinis. In Survivor’s Rule, players hunt the most dangerous game, each other! Players can begin the hunt as Chris, Sheva or other secret characters, and choose from either one-on-one or two-versus-two team matches for either of the two gameplay styles. Commentary: The dark side of downloadable content Capcom’s ‘Bionic Commando’ dated for May 19March 25th, 2009, 9:58 am by Jayson Peters
Capcom has confirmed that the highly anticipated Bionic Commando will ship to retailers in North America on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. ‘Resident Evil 5′ ships 4 million unitsMarch 18th, 2009, 1:36 pm by Jayson PetersCapcom’s headquarters in Osaka, Japan, announced Monday that the initial worldwide shipment of Resident Evil 5 surpassed more than 4 million units, making it the biggest launch for any of the Resident Evil games to date. The company says this now brings the global tally of Resident Evil games to more than 40 million units since the series debuted in March 1996. Additionally, the three Resident Evil motion pictures have achieved combined sales of more than $300 million and the CG film Resident Evil: Degeneration has shipped more than 1.5 million copies. See also:
‘Resident Evil 5′ event sending 5 gamers to haunted hospital Seeing red? Don’t adjust your Xbox, it’s ‘Resident Evil 5′ edition BioWare announces ‘Mass Effect 2′March 17th, 2009, 7:14 pm by Jayson Peters
BioWare today announced a sequel to their award-winning epic RPG Mass Effect. Mass Effect 2 will come to Xbox 360 and PC in early 2010. You can see a teaser trailer at www.masseffect.com. Read the rest of this entry » The dark side of DLCMarch 13th, 2009, 4:52 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams The newest Resident Evil will allow you to fight your friends online...for a price. I suppose it was only a matter of time before all the success and profit that has come from video gaming’s downloadable content market brought out the greed in companies. While not the only offender, Capcom’s “Resident Evil 5″ clocks in as the latest villain. The game just hit stores on Friday the 13th and Capcom is already talking about the upcoming DLC. In a few weeks, three new multiplayer modes will be released for online play at a cost of $4.99 (PS3) or 400 MS points (Xbox 360). Read the rest of this entry » R.E.M., Offspring tracks slated for ‘Rock Band’ storeMarch 10th, 2009, 12:04 am by Jayson PetersNew from Harmonix and MTV Games: Four new tracks from alternative rockers R.E.M. and The Offspring join the Rock Band Music Store catalogue of downloadable content. In addition, British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson makes his Rock Band debut. Read the rest of this entry »
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E3 2009 has come and gone, but it’s left us much to digest and drool over. Click on the photo above to see a slideshow of Associated Press images from the expo, and explore the highlights of the major presentations at the links below:
‘Resident Evil’ will rise again on the Wii, and soon
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