The official web site for Ubisoft's Rayman Raving Rabbids has launched. The videos online show Wii gameplay, but the game will also be available for PCs and other home consoles. A forum and screenshots are also online. Visit the official site here.
Check out a video trailer, using real time game footage, and screenshots of the upcoming next-gen horror game, Alone In The Dark on the newly released Alone In The Dark Official Web Site here. Coming from Atari and Eden Games.
A new "Invasion Map Pack" for Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360) will be available this Thursday from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points.
The Invasion Pack includes:
Antoville, France (Crossroads)
St. Louet, France (Newvillers)
Amaye sur Seulles, France (Normandy)
Alam Halfa, Egypt (Decoytown)
Rostov, Russia (Harbor)
Thought the cooling competition for the Xbox 360 couldn't get any hotter than the XCM 360 cooling fan? Check out Koolance's complete cooling kit for the Xbox 360.
From Koolance's web site: "Koolance's complete cooling kit for the Xbox 360 features the Exos-LT cooling system, CPU and GPU liquid blocks, AC power adapter, and special Xbox mounting hardware."
At nearly the cost of the Xbox 360 Premium Console, the silver "Xbox 360 Complete Kit" sells for $394.99 USD. Hopefully the Playstation 3 will bust all cooling myths with its heat pipe cooling, as reported from TechBlog.
During Sonic's 15th Anniversary, SEGA will be releasing various Sonic related games, Sonic related downloads and events.
The Sonic Channel in Japan has released the "Green Hill Zone," level one from the first Sega Genesis game in a downloadable PDF which you can print and construct.
Microsoft's Xbox.com page for Australian Xbox gamers lists Street Fighter II's release date as 7/30/06. Street Fighter II has been anticipated throughout the month of June 2006, which was delayed over slow online multiplayer game play.
If you've purchased a new DS Lite to replace your Nintendo DS and play Wi-Fi (online) games, you will need to transfer your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID to your new DS Lite.
Majesco will be releasing "MechAssault Phantom War" from game developer Backbone Entertainment on the Nintendo DS/DS Lite handheld.
Highlights from Majesco:
- Commandeer over 20 types of vehicles, including ‘Mechs, Tanks, Turret and BattleArmor.
- Wreak havoc on the enemy and environment with a powerful and fully upgradeable arsenal including a plethora of ballistic, energy, missile and special weapons.
- Brand new story drawn from the popular BattleTech series which spawned highly successful games like MechWarrior & MechCommander for the PC and MechAssault & Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf for the Xbox® video game system.
- Use the touch screen to hack into enemy territory, hijack enemy ‘Mechs, customize your HUD layout and wield the most secret weapon in the Inner Sphere.
- Master 24 single player campaigns across four planets and three exciting multiplayer game types.
- Wireless multiplayer combat for up to four players simultaneously.
- Activate one of the seven Def Mods, the defensive systems equipped on many of the vehicles, to give yourself an advantage over the enemy.
- Unlockable ‘Mechs, maps and cheats enhance gameplay.
A few upcoming Xbox 360 games are said to be in the works, according to the August 2006 issue of OXM. Road Rash is rumored to be coming to the Xbox 360 from EA's UK studios. Dead Space is rumored to be a new survival horror game as well. Might & Magic will be hitting the 360 with Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Finally, SiN Episodes will be coming to the Xbox 360, as said from Ritual's VP of Development.
A door in the front of the Wii console will house a slot for an SD card, one of the means of saving/storing data on the Wii. The top of the unit has four ports for Nintendo GameCube controllers. An interview by Game Informer with Nintendo USA President Fils-Aime revealed that the SD card is "one of the memory mediums, and it’s the only one that we’ve announced."
