Here's a new video trailer from Electronic Arts on the upcoming first person shooter, Crysis, from Crytek (Far Cry series). Let PC gaming envy begin...
"Earth, 2019: A colossal asteroid crashes down to Earth.
The North Korean Government quickly seals off the island chain, claiming the mysteries of the asteroid for themselves. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation and report back to the Pentagon. Amid rising tensions between the US and North Koreans, the asteroid suddenly bursts open, revealing a massive, 2km high alien ship. The ship generates an immense force sphere, freezing a vast portion of the island and drastically altering the global weather system. The invasion of Earth has begun.
The two rival nations unite to stop the aliens and save mankind. The newly formed alliance fights epic battles against the marauding Aliens. With hope rapidly fading, the player must lead a crack squad through lush tropical jungle, harsh frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G encounter with the aliens."
Congratulations to Xbox 360 gamer BigFishCarl, who nabbed a new copy of Lost Planet for the Xbox 360. Thanks to everyone who subscribed to our news! We have another upcoming giveaway we will be announcing soon. Here's a hint: It's going to be a Playstation 2 peripheral unlike any other you may have seen or used! Keep a lookout on how to enter!
Benjamin J. Heckendorn is the mad scientist of gaming consoles. He's dissected and turned console systems into portables including the Nintendo 64, Xbox 360, and recently a Wii. Ben has created a three part series showing how to convert the Wii into a laptop.
If you aren't thinking about gutting your Wii, it's a good look at some of the inner workings of Nintendo's console. Strictly for the hardcore gamers with engineering and tinkering in their blood.
From Engadget's site in Part 1 of the How To Make a Wii Laptop.
Things are pretty slow for the PS3 if this is the highlight for Sony's Playstation Store Online this week. 2Xtreme, a PSone retro-release for your PSP, and a HD trailer for flOw are now available from the PS3's Playstation Store Online. If you missed 2Xtreme, it's a sequel to ESPN Extreme Games, featuring snowboards, bikes, inline skates and skateboards. The download is $5.99 and requires 407MB of memory space on your PSP. The trailer for flOw is the HD version of the video below. March should bring better things...
Watch a gameplay video trailer of the Xbox 360's Armored Core 4 release, published by SEGA and developed by FromSoftware.
Features include:
- Multiplayer functionality allows up to eight players to battle online.
- Join one of six factions specializing in different aspects of battle.
- 30 missions played out in detailed futuristic 3D environments.
- Fly through canyons and rip through cities battling multiple enemies.
- Deploy "Quick Boost" and "Over Boost" features for precise explosive movement and precision control of AC units.
- Engage "Primal Armor" the all-new defense shield that adjusts its strength according to specific battle conditions.
Microsoft's GM of Xbox Live Arcade has been hired on by leading casual games publisher/developer PopCap Games. In a press released issued today by PopCap Games, Greg Canessa explains his decision for the move to Vice President of Video Game Platforms of PopCap Games after seven years at Microsoft:
“From the Xbox 360 video game console to handheld videogame devices and more, PopCap’s lineup of casual games are really well suited for a wide range of platforms, and I’m excited to have this opportunity to help guide PopCap’s future growth,” said Mr. Canessa. “The fact that PopCap is both a recognized leader in its space and a pioneering company with a start-up mentality is very appealing to me, and I’m really looking forward to helping the company bring their award-winning suite of games to these platforms.”
Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade has become pretty successful since it's original Xbox 1 days. It'll be interesting to see how Greg Canessa can bring casual gaming to other gaming platforms as well. Read more about PopCap games here. Read the full press release below.
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Electronic Arts revealed more info on what's in "The Black Box" and "The Orange Box" for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers.
The Black Box, for PCs, includes:
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Portal
- Team Fortress 2
The Orange Box, for PCs, PS3s and Xbox 360s, includes:
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Portal
- Team Fortress 2
Next-gen console gamers can catch up on the Half-Life 2 experience with the FPS gaming packed Orange Box. Both boxes, across the multiple platforms, are scheduled for a Fall 2007 release.
Has Activision's CEO spilled the beans on Guitar Hero for the Wii? Revealed during an investor conference call, Activision CEO Mike Griffith stated:
"The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero."
The audio recording can be found here on Activision's investor page on the "February 7th: Activision Q3 2007 Preliminary Financial Results Conference Call" link ("near the 28-minute mark," as reported at The Tanooki).
Word comes from Nintendo enthusiast site The Tanooki.
There's been a generous amount of downloadable content available for the already huge Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the Xbox 360. Fans, me included, can't get enough of all the things you can do and discover in Cyrodiil. The upcoming Shivering Isles expansion offers about 30 hours of gameplay to Oblivion, a sword that gains experience (dubbed Dawnfang) and is set to the backdrop of a trippy Sheogorath. If you needed another reason to dive into the Shivering Isles expansion, here's one Oblivion fans haven't had since beating the original quests: Achievements.
We've confirmed with Bethesda Softworks that the "Shivering Isles" Expansion will indeed offer an additional 250 Gamerscore Points, with 10 Achievements, bringing the total possible Gamerscore available from Oblivion to 1250.
1. All regular disc-based games MUST have 1,000 Gamerscore in the base game. This means that any consumer who buys a retail game will have the opportunity to unlock the full 1,000 Gamerscore without having to pay for any add-on content. Note that a publisher may decide to deliver a portion of this Gamerscore via add-on content, but the add-on content will always be free to the consumer.
2. Game publishers will have the option to deliver another 250 incremental Gamerscore on top of the 1,000 via add-on content from Marketplace. This add-on content could be either free or paid. So if you complete a game and earn the full 1,000 GS, you could by getting new add-on content earn up to a total of 1,250 points from a game.
3. Xbox Live Arcade games will operate in similar fashion, but given the size of these titles they will allow you to earn up to 200 Gamerscore from every game and up to another 50 points from add-on content.
