Want to get a chance to play Rocksmith before the October 2011 release? Vans Warped Tour attendees can get hands-on play with Rocksmith, the first music game to allow players to use a real guitar out of the box. Rocksmith includes a quarter-inch to USB cable adapter, allowing a real guitar with a quarter-inch jack to be connected directly into a Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC. Watch for the Rocksmith stations at the Ernie Ball Tent, at all Vans Warped Tour stops. The Vans Warped Tour is happening now through August 14, 2011.
At SEGA’s E3 2011 exhibition space, a bunker for Aliens: Colonial Marines provided a preview look at Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. Randy Pitchford, CEO and president of Gearbox Software, enthusiastically presented a gameplay demo of Aliens: Colonial Marines. The game is placed as a sequel to Aliens and drops marines on the remnants of Hadley’s Hope, the human colony as seen in the film.
In the gameplay demo, signature elements of the Aliens movie were evident. Fidgety facehuggers in glass containment chambers. Pulse rifles packing motion trackers. Heavy power loaders. And of course, xenomorphs. Plenty of them. One scene had the marines pinned down in a room. It didn’t take long for Xenomorphs to break through a welded barrier and scurry along the walls like roaches. A larger queen alien soon followed and tossed marines aside. Expect plenty of these tense encounters in the game.
Deployable turrets also were dropped during the demo, which helped suppress a huge wave of xenomorphs scurrying through a corridor. The turret, and several marines, couldn’t withstand the onslaught. A quick retreat was called for. There are also new species of xenomorphs. One xenomorph was like a battering ram, hurtling marines out of their way. Several close encounters with the aliens provided a nice level of detail, before the deathly puncture from it.
It’s clear that Gearbox Software is focused on creating an exciting, visceral gaming experience for fans of the Aliens films. From the rainy planet surface to claustrophobic interiors, Gearbox Software has given plenty of attention to assuring the environments of the Aliens film will be a blast to explore and battle in. As a big fan of the Aliens films, I can tell you Aliens: Colonial Marines is a game to be excited about, and the best looking game on it yet.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is estimated for a spring 2012 release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Aliens: Colonial Marines was also announced by SEGA as “being prototyped and considered” for Nintendo’s Wii U system. Gearbox Software has a dedicated team working on the Wii U version. No details were revealed on any Wii U specific control methods being implemented. With motion trackers and facehuggers, you can only imaging the possibilities.
See several new E3 2011 screenshots from Aliens: Colonial Marines below, or here in fullscreen. For more details on Aliens: Colonial Marines, visit SEGA.com.
Get a sample of the latest LEGO Star Wars action game with today’s release of the LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars demo. The demo is now available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox LIVE Gold Members (queue it up here) and later tonight for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Store. The demo will give you a sampling of a space and ground level found in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.
LucasArts also confirms the Nintendo 3DS launch day release of the 3D version of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (March 27 in North America, March 25 in Europe). The 3DS release will support Nintendo 3DS functions such as Street Pass and Play Coins to unlock additional content and new characters. Besides the ten story-based levels, the 3DS version also includes bonus mini-games such as Droid volleyball and snowball fights (all in 3D, of course!).
Capcom has released a new addition to the Dead Rising 2 story with today’s release of Dead Rising 2: Case West on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Dead Rising 2: Case West is available here from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points ($10). If you missed the original Dead Rising’s Frank West, and taking photographs in-game, Dead Rising 2: Case West brings back the memorable character as players explore the Phenotrans Facility outside of Fortune City.
As a co-op team, Frank and Dead Rising 2′s Chuck have new arsenal of weapons and combos to create. Players can go at it in solo play as Chuck (so make sure to co-op for playing as Frank). Snap up evidence and survive zombie hordes in Dead Rising 2: Case West, available exclusively on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Just like the previously released Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Dead Rising 2: Case West is a standalone game and does not require Dead Rising 2 to play. A demo is also available for download here.
Visceral Games sends a little holiday video greeting, capturing Isaac Clarke at work at Visceral. What does Isaac Clarke lookout for in the game studio? Well, the usual things he looks out for in-game. Watch the live-action video clip here, at the official Dead Space 2 YouTube page. A fun little clip of the new Isaac Clarke suit. The Dead Space 2 YouTube page also showcases several Dead Space 2 videos and Q&As with Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer of Dead Space 2. It’s a great place to catch up with the videos that have been (and will be) released for Dead Space 2.
Remember that the Dead Space 2 demo will be released tomorrow, December 21st, on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace. In the demo, players will get a sampling of fighting it out in the Church of Unitology, firing away the new Javelin Gun and floating through zero gravity.
Dead Space 2 will be available on January 25, 2011 in a standard edition on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC as well as a Collector’s Edition for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The PlayStation 3 version includes the PlayStation Move compatible Dead Space Extraction, previously released exclusively on the Wii.
Want to get a chance to play Rocksmith before the October 2011 release? Vans Warped Tour attendees can get hands-on play with Rocksmith, the first music game to allow players to use a real guitar out of the box. Rocksmith includes a quarter-inch to USB cable adapter, allowing a real guitar with a quarter-inch jack to be connected directly into a Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC. Watch for the Rocksmith stations at the Ernie Ball Tent, at all Vans Warped Tour stops. The Vans Warped Tour is happening now through August 14, 2011.![Aliens: Colonial Marines from SEGA and Gearbox Software [E3 2011]](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5120/5811654085_83c13c343d.jpg)
