Swag Saturday: Halo 3: ODST (via Joystiq) -
Everyone and their mothers might be plugging away at StarCraft 2 all weekend, but we've got another grip of space marines for you to catch up with: the ODSTs. In the run up to Halo: Reach's launch, we thought giving out last year's chapter in the Halo franchise couldn't hurt. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 hours ago
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 is about more than just shooting animals (via Joystiq) -
Shake off that sense of deja vu. We're talking about a different Cabela's game here: Activision has just announced Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011, the next installment in its iterative series of hunt-em-down-and-shoot-em-ups. It's set to stalk retail shelves "late fall" and will be available on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS systems. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 22 hours ago
Splatterhouse producer talks blood, guts and paying homage (via Joystiq) -
Controversy is not new to games, but few tend to attract it as eagerly as the upcoming Splatterhouse remake. Following our E3 preview of the game, we were unsure if Namco Bandai's effort would be little more than fodder for your local news looking to stir up viewers. I chatted with producer Dan Tovar at Comic-Con last week to find out if there's more to Splatterhouse than blood, guts and a sensational headline. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
Medal of Honor beta ending tomorrow on PS3 and PC, August 9 on 360 (via Joystiq) -
All good things must come to an end, friends, but -- wait a second, is war really a good thing? We guess not. In that case -- hey, great news! The virtual streets of Kabul are about to become a great deal more peaceful, as the Medal of Honor beta is slated to come to an abrupt stop tomorrow on PS3 and PC, and August 9 on Xbox 360. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
Halo: Reach in-game 'flair' awaits some owners of Halo for PC (via Joystiq) -
Bungie has something special in store for Halo fans that have been with the series since the beginning -- on PC, at least. The developer has revealed on its official forums that those who purchased the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved and activated their CD key before May 26, 2010 will receive "a small visual flair" in Halo: Reach. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
Source: Best Buy offering $300 FF13, Splinter Cell Conviction Xbox bundles next week (via Joystiq) -
On August 2, Amazon is having a pretty sweet deal on the Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 bundle, but if online retailers aren't your thing, Joystiq has just discovered from a reliable source that a new initiative at brick-and-mortar retailer Best Buy will discount both the Final Fantasy XIII and Splinter Cell: Conviction bundles to $299. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
Metro 2033 'Ranger Pack' DLC coming to Steam and XBLM next week (via Joystiq) -
THQ and 4A Games have announced Metro 2033's minimalistic DLC, the "Ranger Pack," will launch on Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam next Tuesday, August 3. The update will allow players to traverse the game in Ranger Mode, which "dramatically" reduces the amount of ammo you'll stumble upon but increases the damage dealt by players and enemies alike. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
Report: retailer lists 'Hardened,' 'Prestige' editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops (via Joystiq) -
Last year's "Hardened" and "Prestige" editions of Modern Warfare 2 set a precedent -- a precedent apparently being reinforced by similar "limited editions" for Call of Duty: Black Ops, as spotted by IGN. The listing was seen over on Buy.com (it has since been pulled) for "Hardened" and "Prestige" editions of the forthcoming CoD sequel for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, though unfortunately no details are given in the listings. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 day ago
For the last time: RUSE to deploy Sept. 7 (via Joystiq) -
We understand your apprehension when it comes to trusting in a launch date for RUSE, Ubisoft's oft-delayed WWII-based RTS. While befitting of the game's title, the publisher's habit of announcing a release date and then (surprise!) changing it -- numerous times over the course of the year -- has grown from a bothersome trick to just plain mean. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 days ago
Monday Night Combat's Assassin will stab you in the back, slap you around a little (via Joystiq) -
Don't sleep on Monday Night Combat's Assassin character -- aside from being incredibly quick and deadly, she has the unique ability to cloak herself, giving her ample opportunity to plant pointy things in your soft, flabby back. Sure, maybe if you worked out you'd have a tougher back, but we both knew when you bought that gym membership you'd never go. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 days ago
Ron Gilbert digs iPhone, hopes DeathSpank inspires other devs (via Joystiq) -
GamerBytes has a nice long interview with DeathSpank creator Ron Gilbert, and while he waxes philosophical on all sorts of stuff found in the excellent XBLA/PSN hack-'n-slash title, he says he's not sure what he plans to do next. But iPhone gaming has grabbed his attention for the moment: "iPhone games are very interesting to me right now. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 days ago
PSA: Gears of War 3 Carmine gear now available (via Joystiq) -
The Gears of War 3 Avatar shirts that will determine the fate of the last living Carmine brother are now available on the Xbox Marketplace for 80 MS points ($1), with proceeds being donated to Child's Play. We know that Gears Executive Producer Rod Fergusson wants another Carmine stuffed over some locust mantel, but we hope you'll think of Mama Carmine when making your purchase. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 days ago
Earthworm Jim HD wriggles onto PSN August 3 (via Joystiq) -
PS3 owners who've been jealous of nearly every other platform's chance to get their hands on the unbridled power of "puh-laaazmuh" will be pleased to learn Gameloft's HD remake of Earthworm Jim, appropriately titled Earthworm Jim HD, will hit the PlayStation Store next Tuesday, August 3. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 days ago
Felicia Day premieres The Guild music video and Xbox Live Avatar items at Comic-Con (via Joystiq) -
Felicia Day was one of the biggest gamer stars at this year's Comic-Con -- she premiered the trailer for her Syfy movie Red, sat on a panel about "Girls Gone Geek" and made two announcements to the packed room during The Guild panel on Saturday afternoon: First, the gang has put together its second music video, dubbed "Game On" (which you can watch online or on Xbox Live); and second, Microsoft (which posts The Guild videos in HD on Xbox Live every Tuesday) will be releasing Guild-related Avatar skins this fall, so you can dress up your Xbox Live Avatar as your favorite Guild member. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
HAWX 2 spreads its wings September 7 (via Joystiq) - It's time to kick the tires and light the fires! Actually, September 7 is when you'll be kicking and lighting. That's the release date for Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 on Xbox 360, PC, and PS3. Wii owners, unfortunately, are grounded until November 7.
In addition to the date (provided to Big Download by Ubi PR), Ubisoft has updated the game's official website (see the "news" page here) with some new I. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
Joyswag: Xbox 360 Slim, 250GB version (via Joystiq) -
When Microsoft announced it was giving everyone present at its E3 press conference a gratis Xbox 360 Slim, we told you to expect to see our units up for grabs shortly thereafter. Sure, it's been a little longer than we'd have liked, but we're finally set to give these things away. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
Metalocalypse: Dethgame bangs its head no more (via Joystiq) -
Sad news for fans of the animated series Metalocalypse, as Siliconera reports that Adult Swim "pulled the license" on Metalocalypse: Dethgame. Originally under development at Frozen Codebase, the beat-'em-up was set to appear on Xbox Live and PSN at the tail-end of 2009, courtesy of Konami. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 activates VIP 'Map Pack 5' (via Joystiq) -
It's a winter murderland as Battlefield: Bad Company 2 deploys VIP Map Pack 5 on Xbox 360 and PS3 today. The snow will turn crimson on White Pass in Rush mode, and on Nelson Bay in Conquest. Check out the trailer after the break.Continue reading Battlefield: Bad Company 2 activates VIP 'Map Pack 5'Battlefield: Bad Company 2 activates VIP 'Map Pack 5' originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:20:00 EST. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
Dragon Age to be rocked by 'Golems of Amgarrak' DLC on Aug. 10 (via Joystiq) -
You know that Dragon Age: Origins DLC, "Golems of Amgarrak," we just played at Comic-Con? You'll be playing it soon yourself -- on Tuesday, August 10, to be exact, for PS3, 360 and PC. (Unless, that is, you don't like Dragon Age, in which case we can't be friends anymore. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
FIFA 11 for Wii to include street soccer mode (via Joystiq) -
Those planning on signing up for the Wii version of EA's FIFA 11 will find an exclusive game mode in the package: street soccer. It takes players to the streets of major cities around the world for less official games of footy, in places like Brazil, France and London. The mode will allow players to "use the wall to jump past defenders or bank passes to teammates" and select from a set of different match types, like First to Score, Tug of War and Timed games. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 4 days ago
Dead Space 2 producer reflects on the changes and challenges of the sequel (via Joystiq) -
First on the agenda for my meeting with Dead Space 2 executive producer Steve Papoutsis at Comic-Con was an earnest request: better tutorials, please. After all, I had played through the entire first game without realizing that I could press a button to use a medkit -- that I didn't have to open up the onscreen inventory, while being attacked, to heal. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine also storming PCs next year (via Joystiq) -
A THQ press release has announced that upcoming third-person shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, formerly slated to land only on the PS3 and 360, will also arrive on the PC when the game launches early next year.
We'd worry about PC gamers getting this particular installment in the franchise confused with all the other Warhammer titles currently available on their platform. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
Xbox 360 Fancast 174 -- The High Price (via Joystiq) -
Kinect is expensive. We know that now, and we talk about it on this week's episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast. We also talk Limbo, Street Fighter X Tekken and Halo: Reach's Forge World. Also, Alexander complains about picking flowers in Red Dead Redemption.
Thanks, to @thriftynerd for the great podcast art!
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Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike Online will be a 'downloadable title' (via Joystiq) -
Capcom producer for all things Street Fighter, Yoshinori Ono, dropped a bomb on all of us this weekend when he revealed Capcom's intent to re-release Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike. We hypothesized that the game would be distributed digitally -- think: the recently re-released Marvel vs. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane (via Joystiq) -
Remember Yaris for Xbox Live Arcade? No? Good. It was undeniably the low point for downloadable racing games on Xbox 360. Finally XBLA gets something to wash the taste from your mouth for good: Hydro Thunder Hurricane. Upstart developer Vector Unit didn't actually start out making a Hydro Thunder title, but Microsoft liked what it saw, licensed the rights to HT and made the (what's turned out to be excellent) decision to resurrect the franchise. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
THQ's Danny Bilson reveals the universe of Red Faction media (via Joystiq) -
THQ's Core Games VP Danny Bilson contributed to a panel with a few Syfy execs this past weekend at Comic-Con, along with Andrew Kreisberg, writer for the upcoming Red Faction: Origins movie. The panel was about "transmedia" in general and Red Faction specifically, with THQ being a prime example of a company trying to tell (and sell) a universe's stories across multiple platforms and media. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
ESRB lists Fatal Labyrinth for PS3 and Xbox 360 (via Joystiq) - The early Sega Genesis roguelike Fatal Labyrinth was released on PC download services last week, but Sega doesn't appear to be done re-releasing it yet. The ESRB listing for the game shows, in addition to its existing PC and Wii (Virtual Console) releases, plans for Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
PS3 Netflix adds search option (via Joystiq) -
Netflix just became a lot easier to use on the PS3. No, you still need a disc (for now), but the application has been stealthily upgraded with the ability to search for and watch videos from the entire Instant library. For example, typing the letter "A" quickly revealed Avatar: The Last Airbender. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
ESRB outs NBA Jam on Xbox 360 and PS3 (via Joystiq) -
Though EA continues to dance around a version of NBA Jam for consoles beyond Wii, the United States' ESRB is the latest ratings agency to announce the game for Xbox 360 and PS3. The German USK listed the cherished basketball game for high-def consoles earlier this month. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 days ago
