Never go into battle alone! EA's new next-gen boutique development studio is changing the face of how people will play games. Delivering a groundbreaking strategic 3rd person co-op shooter unparalleled in the action genre, EA Montreal's ARMY OF TWO™ focuses on gameplay...
Here are the current top 10 highest rated games based on cumulative reviews posted on Game Rankings. - Joystiq
Amazon.com: Xbox 360 Live 12 Month Gold Card: Computer & Video Games
It looks like something finally cracked the stranglehold the Xbox 360 had on GameFly's Top 10 List. The list shows the top ten most requested games from the game rental company.
Army of Two Screenshots
Ubisoft bring Import Tuner Challenge to Xbox 360
EA announced the released of three new maps (Weathertop, Argonath, and Umbar) for its recently released RTS The Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle-Earth 2, available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 700 points.
PS3 Site Just Launched:
Capcom's eagerly awaited game Dead Rising has had a demo confirmed by a Capcom rep to be released onto Xbox Live; no dates were announced.
In this third-person tactical action/horror game, players live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Gamers immerse themselves in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be...
Rockstar has made the original Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 available to download for FREE!
He Who Must Not Be Named, sent us a promotional image he somehow got his grubby hands on. It's a promotional illustration for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, presumably featuring characters from all the games that will be released in emulated form.
As we are sure you are well aware now, Microsoft Flight Simulator X has been anounced by Microsoft and is due for release. We have recieved exclusive screenshots of Flight Simulator X and would like to share them with the FS world.
New Zealand effects and production studio Weta Workshop brought us optical magic for Lord of the Rings, and is working on Peter Jackson's Halo film. Seems innocuous enough, but up close, the statue reveals the truth: Halo or not, Weta are hardcore Ninty fanboys.
Senior industry sources have revealed to Next-Gen.Biz that the E3 industry event, in its present form, has been cancelled for next year and the foreseeable future.
Sharp-eyed reader DA360 noticed that Lumines Live for XBLA and Lumines 2 PSP are the same game -- except for the price:
She's the voice of the community on Xbox.com and resident gamer girl...joing Unscripted 360 as we interview the one and only TriXie.
NHL 07 Screenshots - Xbox: "Powered by advanced gameplay, NHL 07 features new responsive controls and photo-realistic graphics. Players take complete command over every movement on the ice without ever taking their hands off the analog sticks. A revolutionary new EA SPORTS Skill Stick system is an intuitive gameplay scheme that delivers an unparalleled sense of on-ice speed and control. Using the left stick to direct the lower body, and the right to control the upper, gamers will reach a level of fluidity only experienced on the ice. Skate into the zone and glide around your defenders while bringing your stick across your body and drawing it back to fire a slapshot -- all without touching a button. "
Check out these screenshots for Crysis on the PC, although I am sure the 360 version will as close or better maybe?
It seems that Nintendo is giving Wii development kits to smaller studios. A developer in a big coastal American city apparently received a mysterious package from Nintendo. Office staff, programmers, and even the president weren't aware what was inside...
Jordan Keeling, one of the teens behind smashsomestuff.com, created this oddly familiar tissue-dispensing alarm clock in honor of DIGG. Thanks man. There's a clock display shown in this case mod pic, and he says the ring of light functions as a snooze button.
"Ubisoft also released these new images of Splinter Cell: Double Agent, from the Multiplayer mode this time.
Xbox Europe head of marketing Richard Teversham doesn't know if Nintendo and Sony will be able to launch their new systems across the pond this year, but he said Microsoft has a few surprises at the ready if they do.
Xbox Live users can now download a demo of Ninety-Nine Nights from the Xbox Live Marketplace. This free demo is available in all Xbox Live regions.
Today on the Worth1000 photoshopping contest: fake box-art for bad video-games. There are some real howlers in this one -- I love World Cup Hooligans (pictured here), but I'm also very partial to Gum, the game.
Amazon has jumped the gun and announced Duke Nukem Forever is coming out on 29 September, 2006.
Pro Gamer: Matthew "Zyos" Leto Interview - Xbox:
Perhaps the most notable things about the revamped Alienware Area-51 7500 are its new mood-lighting adjustable case and P2 chassis. Specs-wise, the new 7500 packs a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800), Nvidia graphics up to dual 512MB GeForce 7900 GTXs, and as much as 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM. Starts at $1,799.
"...But the publisher also confirmed that it has delayed the release of Splinter Cell Double Agent to 'the end of October.'"
Hudson working on 360 sequel to Microsoft's original Xbox party game; game to hit stores this holiday season.
