Another Unreal Tournament III mod mixes gaming platforms together on the PLAYSTATION 3. Imagine this as kind of a "Subspace Emissary" mode from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Epic Games Unreal Tournament 3 forums have a 2D mod, UT2D 1.0, created by jbizzler, and a Super Mario Map Beta mod, by FrontAXL, that will turn the FPS to a side-scrolling 2D Super Mario inspired level. Check out a video below of it in action, featuring Master Chief and Marcus Fenix skins.
To get the mods on your PLAYSTATION 3, you'll need to install two "USERDATA.JAM" files:
- First, download the "UT2D 1.0" mod, available from a link here. Once you've downloaded the file, move it to the main directory of a USB drive to transfer it to your PLAYSTATION 3.
- Load Unreal Tournament 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3.
- Select "Community"
- Select "My Content"
- Press the [SQUARE] button to "Import Mod"
Once that is installed, download the "UT2D-SuperMario_Beta1" mod, available from here. Follow the same steps as above to import and install the UT2D-SuperMario_Beta1 "USERDATA.JAM" file.
You'll be able to select from four options when you choose "Instant Action": UT2D Deathmatch, UT2D Team Deathmatch, UT2D Capture The Flag, UT2D Duel. You can then select the UT2D-SuperMario_Beta1 map. Enjoy the UT3 deathmatch in the NES inspired Super Mario map! Unreal Tournament III is currently available for the PLAYSTATION 3 for $30.99.
Those of you that need any last minute convincing, it's pretty much unanimous that Grand Theft Auto IV is a perfect game. With the embargo on review articles lifted, the ratings are now pouring in. Here's a collection of Grand Theft Auto IV reviews, with links to the full article.
Today's retro game release for the Wii Virtual Console has been announced by Nintendo. The NES version of Double Dragon will be available starting 9am PST today for 500 Wii Points ($5).
Double Dragon (NES, 1-2 players, Rated Everyone 10+ — Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points): Double Dragon begins with Billy Lee's girlfriend, Marian, being kidnapped by a group called the Black Warriors. They demand to know the secrets of Billy's martial-arts style in exchange for his girlfriend. However, Billy won't stand for these underhanded tactics and decides to rescue her himself. Help him fight through city streets, buildings, jungles, temples and various other locations in a quest to find his girl. He'll gain experience by using different fighting techniques to obtain more hearts, which will unlock more powerful techniques to use against his enemies. Keep an eye out for crates, boulders, whips, bats, knives and even dynamite along the way, as Billy can also use them to annihilate opponents. Armed with his mysterious and powerful martial arts, help Billy pummel his way through an array of goons, gang members and other Black Warrior scum to free Marian from their clutches.
Mario Kart Wii releases beginning today. A big release for the Wii, but an even bigger videogame release is coming Tuesday. The much anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV (PLAYSTATION 3,
Xbox 360) is surely going to set records for videogame sales. Check out the different retailers and places offering deals on Grand Theft Auto IV here. Iron Man has a lot to contend with this week, but it's available for all platforms and comes during the Friday, May 2nd movie debut. Don't miss out on a nice little gem on the Sony PSP. A collection of 16 Neo-Geo/SNK classics is packed onto one UMD with SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1. See a video and more details on what's in the SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 here.
Since its 2004 debut on the PlayStation 2, the SingStar series has sold more than 12 million units in the PAL region alone, as announced by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). For fiscal year 2007, SingStar sold 5 million units. SingStar launched for the PLAYSTATION 3 in the PAL region on December 2007. The online SingStore launched for the PLAYSTATION 3 release, where players could purchase individual tracks. One million tracks have been downloaded from the SingStore to date.
Mark Hardy, Director of Product Marketing of SCEE stated: “The term ‘social gaming’ is widely recognised in 2008 – however, it was relatively new when we launched the first SingStar title in 2004. That game entered the charts at number one in many countries, allowing us to pioneer the social gaming category and a new market of consumers who might not have bought games before. We really are teaching the world to sing with SingStar – and business for 2008 is looking excellent.”
SingStar (PLAYSTATION 3) will launch for North America in late May 2008. See more details and a trailer for the US release here.
Wii Fit launched just yesterday in the UK (£69.99) and EU (€89.99). Day one sales are sounding good, from an early indication at UK's Woolworths.
From webuser.co.uk: "Nintendo's Wii Fit game was launched today and has been selling at the rate of 90 copies per minute in Woolworths, the store claimed."
"This is a revolution in computer gaming. For a game not targeted at gamers to sell in numbers like this is unheard of and is genuinely changing the market," said Woolworths games trading manager Gerry Berkley.
If you own both an Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, you're probably wondering what the pros and cons of Grand Theft Auto IV are for each system. It's surely to be much discussed amongst the midnight campers. With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV only days away, it's decision time. Are you platform faithful? Install times or hard drive size an issue? Do you want downloadable content? Prefer one controller over another? Online multiplayer preferences? Everyone has their own reasons for choosing what system to play on, but hopefully some of these articles from around the web will help you weigh in which gaming dimension you'll playing Liberty City in. One tip: avoid the "fanboy" rationale.
Here's a roundup of various Grand Theft Auto IV articles that have showed up within the last couple of days:
As for me, I have my own reasons for going with the platform I selected. Those of you on my Xbox LIVE and PSN friends list, see where I show up on April 30th.
Let us know what platform you are going with if you have both Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems with your comment below. Also, if you find any other comparisons, reviews, or predictions on Grand Theft Auto IV add the links in the comments below!
Get a head start on creating your Spore species with the "Spore Creature Creator." Electronic Arts has announced that a PC and Mac downloadable demo for the Spore Creature Creator will be available on June 17, 2008. By making the Spore Creature Creator available several months before the September 7th release, gamers can experiment in creating their own species and later import them into the full retail release of Spore. The demo will allow use of 25% of the creature-making parts, while the full retail version will give players full access to all the creature-making parts in the game.
“We are thrilled to finally be putting the creative tools of Spore into the hands of players around the world,” said Will Wright, chief designer, Maxis. “The amazing creations players design this summer will help populate the game universe we all enter when Spore ships this September, so in a sense, the Spore Creature Creator is the birth of Spore.”
Electronic Arts has released the second Developer Diary video for Dead Space, "The Story of Dead Space." The video has some of Dead Space's producers discussing the drive behind the game: the story. See what "planet mining" is all about and watch preview bits of gameplay throughout the video as well.
From EA: "Get behind the scenes of Dead Space and learn what it takes to develop its bleak future universe and dark, disturbing story. Check out the second Developer Diary Video that offers in-depth interviews with the Dead Space development team on the evolution of the world and story of Dead Space."
Dead Space reminds me of the old school Commodore 64 game, Project Firestart, with much better visuals of course. The game was also published by Electronic Arts in 1989. Dead Space will be released on October 31, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3.
Although we thought Rockstar Games wouldn't be releasing any more trailers of Grand Theft Auto IV after "Good Lord What Are You Doing," this one slips in. But it's really a trailer for the lead man, Niko Bellic. See the video below.
From Rockstar Games:
"What does the American Dream mean today?
For Niko Bellic, fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past.
For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity."
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. See a video and more details on what's in the SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 
is scheduled for release in the US on May 19, 2008 and will be available for $89.99.
