Posts in category xbox360
by Justin McElroy Jul 4th 2008 9:45AM
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting
We have a very clear memory of watching the video we've linked to during
Captivate 08 and wishing only that we could bring it to you, the masses. Why? Well, for starters, it's lifted from
Street Fighter IV, which we hear you, the masses, are pretty excited about. Second? It's absolutely gorgeous. Today we're able to share the clip with you, so you may now "feel the drama," as they say, between Ryu and Akuma.
What's better is that we heard that the home version of the game would be chock-full of anime clips like these, one for each character, which may be enough to pique the interest of even the non-fighting faithful.
by Jason Dobson Jul 4th 2008 4:00AM
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Strategy
Hey, you got real-time strategy in our first-person shooter! That's the mantra we could be chanting this fall when
SouthPeak and Evolved Games partner to release
Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger, a new RTS/FPS hybrid, for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Developed by Budapest, Hungary outfit, Atomic Motion, the game will allow players to swap between both real-time strategy and first-person shooter gameplay as they take control of two mercenary squads fighting their way out of the Amazon, the first shots of which can be seen below. However, as interesting as the mash-up sounds, there is an old saying about doing one thing, and doing it well, and we can't help but feel that
Raven Squad will be a jack of all trades (well, at least two), and a master of none.
by Randy Nelson Jul 3rd 2008 9:44PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
Guitar Hero World Tour is going to let players make their own songs, so it only stands to reason that
Rock Band 2 will as well, right?
Right? Not according to Alex Rigopulos, the CEO and co-founder of
Rock Band developer
Harmonix.
Speaking to CNN, Rigopulos states that his company "wanted to do [song creation] right." He adds that Harmonix is "taking a radically different approach" to player-created tracks – presumably he means from the way
Guitar Hero World Tour dev
Neversoft is handling it – and will "take more time to do it." So,
Rock Band 3 with a song creator it is then, right?
Right? by Kyle Orland Jul 3rd 2008 8:30PM
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fashion
"Well of course they did," you're probably saying to yourself after reading the above headline. "Practically every game on the Xbox 360 has
3D graphics. When is this news from, 1987? HA! HA! *snort*." Don't be such a smartass, hypothetical reader! We're talking about
stereoscopic 3D displays, such as those being used by
Ubisoft's upcoming Avatar game or
Texas Instruments' upcoming DualView TV.
In an
excerpt from an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, XNA General Manager Chris Satchell revealed that Microsoft actually looked into using this stereoscopic technology for gaming, but determined the need for special glasses made the idea impractical. "I think it is hard to be mainstream with asking people to wear headgear to play games," he said, thus explaining the failure of
Hat Hat Revolution. That said, Satchell hinted at "some very interesting technology being developed that can overcome this obstacle, and it will be interesting to see where this leads." Oh,
we all know where this leads, all right.
by Richard Mitchell Jul 3rd 2008 7:30PM
Filed under: Features, Microsoft Xbox 360
Well kids, it seems like everyone is holding their cards close to their collective chests as we begin the final run up to E3. That doesn't mean we don't have a few interesting news bits to share though. For one, the Xbox 360
Mega Man 9 evidence continues to pile up, despite Capcom's claims to the contrary.
Gears of War 2 news also continues to dribble out, and we're more than happy to relate it to you. Find these stories and more below.
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by Alexander Sliwinski Jul 3rd 2008 5:59PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
With tomorrow being the day the US became independent from France ... what, England, really? Anyway, Harmonix announced its tracks for next week's
Rock Band DLC a day early. We've got a couple songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush. "Working Man" was actually
released as DLC before, but this version is a master and features an alternate solo.
Individual songs (160 MS points/ $2)
- "Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Closer to the Heart" - Rush
- "Working Man" (Vault Edition) - Rush
Check out the videos for these songs after the break. The tracks will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush
by Randy Nelson Jul 3rd 2008 4:00PM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action
A little ninja scampered across our screen to bring news that
Metanet, developer of
N+, has three level packs for the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game ready and waiting. According to a post on Metanet's blog, the downloadable content has already been submitted to Microsoft for certification, although it has yet to receive a release date.
The post also reveals that one of the three packs will be free, and that, in total, the DLC-drop contains more than 750 new maps (roughly 300 of which are mutliplayer levels). The maps are reportedly "a lot better than the ones that came with
N+" due to the fact that Metanet has "had more time to learn what works." We know what
works: 750 more reasons to love the stylish and seductively simple ninja platformer.
[Via
Video Games Blogger]
by Ludwig Kietzmann Jul 3rd 2008 3:00PM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Online
Like the rumbling of thunder in the distance, an unstoppable force is audibly and rapidly approaching us. Soon, a cacophony of clicks will ring through our ears, the reverberating result of posting an article which not only concerns
Halo 3, but prominently features the word "free."
What have we done?Bungie's Luke Smith has announced via
Bungie.net that "
Cold Storage," a chilly new multiplayer map for everybody's favorite cyborg shoot-em-up, will be downloadable --
for free -- from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning
Monday Bungie Day, July 7. The map will be implemented in regular rotation in playlists that require the
Legendary Map Pack, which will also drop from 800 MS Points ($10) to 600 MS Points ($7.50) on the same day. If you haven't tried those environments out yet, now's the time to join in on the
gradual extermination of Earth's population.
by James Ransom-Wiley Jul 3rd 2008 12:58PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
A second partial
Rock Band 2 setlist, supposedly culled from a playtest, popped up on the
ScoreHero Forum recently, only to be removed and its author disciplined by a moderator. Lucky for you, a Joystiq tipster (
thank you!) slipped a crumpled note into our back pocket with the
same list:
- "Man in the Box" - Alice in Chains
- "We Got The Beat" - The Go Go
- "American Woman" - The Guess Who? (or Lenny Kravitz)
- "White Wedding" - Billy Idol
- "Aqua Lung" - Jethro Tull
- "Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett
- "One Step Closer" - Linkin Park
- "Peace Sells" - Megadeth
- "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
- "Testify" - Rage Against The Machine
- "Spoonman" - Soundgarden
These 11 songs join
the nine that were shown in a possible screen grab earlier this week, forming what could be roughly a quarter of the
80 or so master recordings to be featured on the
Rock Band expansion sequel disc. Be sure to stretch it out and drink your fluids because the new "Endless Setlist" is shaping up to be a doozie.
by Christopher Grant Jul 3rd 2008 10:58AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving
We hope you opted to use pencil when scribbling the release date for Rockstar's latest non-felony related driving game into your Niko Bellic pinup calendar.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles – the fourth installment in Rockstar San Diego's pimp-your-ride racing game – has jettisoned
the old September 9 release date in favor of a new October 7th date (October 10 for you Europeans). Ostensibly, the extra time is being used to put that final coat of Turtle Wax on the open-world, track-less, load-time-less title but we like to imagine they're having difficulty getting the LA traffic experience
just right.
by Alexander Sliwinski Jul 3rd 2008 10:27AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action
Ninja Gaiden 2 will receive Mission Mode as DLC on July 25, according to a post on
NeoGAF. Mission Mode, if similar to the original iteration introduced in
Ninja Gaiden Black, drops Ryu into an arena setting and lets him go on a flippin' awesome ninja killin' spree. There is currently no price attached to the new Mission Mode DLC.
The possibility of a Mission Mode should come as good news to
NG II players who don't find
dressing up Ryu like a Ken doll a worthwhile activity. But, let's be honest, if it's anything like the original Mission Mode, shouldn't it have been shipped with the game or, and we're hoping this is the case, at least be free?
[Via
X3F]
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