Posts Tagged ‘Xbox 360’

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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week

SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below. All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals: PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each) Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 08:05 pm
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Iron Maiden pack hits Rock Band 3 next week

Rock Band 3 players will be the recipients of some rather awesome DLC next week when Iron Maiden tracks invade PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Called the Maiden Epics pack, tunes included in the DLC are: Phantom of the Opera, The Prisoner, The Flight of Icarus, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Infinite Dreams , and [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 03:05 pm
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Beenox explains web rush mechanic in latest Amazing Spider-Man video

Activision has released a new video for The Amazing Spider-Man, which details the game’s web rush mechanic. According to the game’s executive producer, Brent Nicholas, web rush allows the player to slow time in order to make strategic choices regarding Spidey’s next move. Once activated, a variety of navigational and combat options can be chosen [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 18th, 2012 at 01:05 pm
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Majority Of Gamers Surveyed By IGN Aren’t Excited By Motion Controls

Online gaming publication IGN recently polled its readers and asked them exactly what they thought of the occasionally loved, but generally loathed, motion controls in gaming. Unsurprisingly the majority of people weren’t fans of the devices, and they simply preferred using traditional control schemes. IGN believes that the poll is one of the largest of [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 03:05 pm
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NASCAR The Game: Inside Line launching this fall

Activision and Eutechnyx have announced NASCAR The Game: Inside Line which allows players to “race with the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, cars and teams,” in 23 officially licensed racetracks. The press release didn’t mention whether or not this is the same racer Eutechnyx is working with Brain Candy on. “We set out to [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 17th, 2012 at 01:05 pm
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FIFA team “still worried” over potential PES comeback, says producer

FIFA 13 producer David Rutter has said the development team is always “worried” over a possible comeback from Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami. Pro Evo was FIFA’s dominent competitor in the early noughties, but strong performances in the past seven years has seen FIFA come back and overtake PES, which has been in a slump [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 17th, 2012 at 07:05 am
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New Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Trailer Released

By Jeffrey Matulef Epic Mickey may have been a flawed game, but it was still one of the most interesting releases in the last few years, if only because Disney allowed Warren Spector and his team at Junction Point to play fast and loose with the empire’s canon. They redesigned Mickey into a new retro [...]

Published by MTV Video Games on May 16th, 2012 at 09:05 pm
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Mario Party 9 and 3DS retain top spots on Japanese charts following Golden Week

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan, and Mario Party 9 was still tops for post Golden Week. 3DS also remained on top despite a significant drop in sales over the week prior; however, the hardware decline was chart-wide with Vita sales falling to 6,340 units – its lowest figure yet. Below [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 16th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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Mirror’s Edge 2 & Battlefield: Bad Company 3 Appear On CVs

Battlefield: Bad Company 3 and Mirror’s Edge 2 have both appeared on a variety of LinkedIn profiles for EA employees. Michael Joseph C states on his LinkedIn profile that he “provided video game prototype, design and demo feedback on various AAA titles including the Battlefield: Bad Company 3, Dead Space 2, Devil May Cry 5 and other [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 03:05 pm
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Exclusive: Lego Batman 2 renders poke at Arkham City

Rocksteady’s influence, it seems, has been felt all over the Warner land. WBIE’s given us a bunch of exclusive renders for Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, clearly taking its inspiration from the tone of Batman: Arkham City’s box-art. Given the Arkham City treatement are Bane, Lex Luthor, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonderwoman and, of course, [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 16th, 2012 at 02:05 pm
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FIFA 13 In Development For Wii U

Eurogamer is reporting that EA is hard at work developing the next iteration of the FIFA franchise for Wii U. The game is being developed by a different team from the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC version. EA confirmed earlier today that FIFA 13 is in development for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Filed under: [...]

Published by sickr on May 15th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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FIFA 13 to “capture the drama of real-world football”

EA’s fully lifted the veil off FIFA 13, promising this year’s iteration will bring the drama of real-life football into the game. FIFA 13 will feature Complete Dribbling, allowing players to face their opponent and use dribble with full 360 mobility control. 1st Touch Control will, according to EA, get rid of “near-perfect touch for [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 15th, 2012 at 08:05 am
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Mutliplayer Replay for Week of 5/12

Too lazy to hit that scroll wheel? Well, don’t fret; we wouldn’t want you to break a sweat. You can find the most exciting news, previews, and trailers from the past week in one convenient place. Check out your weekly dose of all things Multiplayer below! Get Stabby With Assassin’s Creed III’s Bloody New Trailer [...]

Published by Clint Mize on May 12th, 2012 at 06:05 pm
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SEGA posts decline in boxed product, shifting focus to digital offerings

SEGA has posted a decline in revenues and profit for full FY11 and cited a weak demand in the home console market as the main culprit for the the losses. The firm’s Consumer Business sector was the only part of the business to report a loss, with sales of gaming titles in the US and [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 12th, 2012 at 05:05 pm
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“If you’re going to create something, go above and beyond what’s gone before,” says Raymond

Ubisoft Toronto GM Jade Raymond has said the industry trend to copy games that sell millions of copies due to being risk adverse is disheartening. In her opinion, more companies should shy away from the status quo and shake the medium up a bit. Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, Raymond said it “takes a [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 12th, 2012 at 02:05 pm
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Videogame adaptation of Disney Pixar’s Brave receives trailer, gets dated

Disney Interactive Media Group has released a trailer for the videogame adaptation of the upcoming Disney Pixar animated feature Brave. Brave: The Video Game will release in North America on July 24, and will release in Europe three days later on July 27. The title will be available on PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii [...]

Published by Matt Williams on May 11th, 2012 at 06:05 am
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LEGO Lord of the Rings to be released late October

LEGO Lord of the Rings is real and will release late this October, according to a listing from a leading online retailer. The listing from ShopTo, which has since been taken down, stated that the game would release on October 26 of this year at a recommended retail price of £49.99. The Xbox 360 version [...]

Published by Matt Williams on May 10th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
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Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Coming This Fall to Kinect and Wii U

By Jeffrey Matulef If you thought it was odd that a major superhero movie was coming out without a videogame spinoff, wonder no more. Ubisoft Quebec have teamed up with Marvel Studios to bring us Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. Scheduled for release this fall on the Kinect-enabled Xbox 360s and the Wii U, Battle [...]

Published by MTV Video Games on May 10th, 2012 at 07:05 pm
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Assassin’s Creed 3 World Gameplay Premiere

Ubsioft has finally decided that the time is right to show off the first gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3. In this gameplay world premiere you travel through the early American city of Boston, battle man and beast alike as you explore the vast open frontier, and witness to the intensity and excitement of the Battle [...]

Published by sickr on May 10th, 2012 at 03:05 pm
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Assassin’s Creed 3 ‘Will Not Brush Slavery Under the Carpet’

Assassin’s Creed Lead Writer Matt Turner has explained that the Assassins Creed 3 team at Ubisoft won’t be brushing the delicate issue of slavery under the carpet. Turner says that the issue needs deserves a certain amount attention, and it also needs to be treated with respect. “[The issue of slavery is] something we’ve been very [...]

Published by sickr on May 10th, 2012 at 01:05 pm
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