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PS3 Elite users get first Modern Warfare 3 maps on February 28
Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, has tweeted some good news for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players on the PS3 who are also CoD Elite subscribers. It seems that this group of players will receive access to the Liberation and Piazza maps on February 28.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players who aren’t Elite subscribers will have to wait until March to purchase the DLC, when it’s all bundled together in the first “Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection.” So expect a lot more of these CoD DLC news bites in the future.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Syndicate Hands-On Preview: From Bullfrog To BS
There is a certain level of irony in the amount of hype, press and videos EA has been spewing out about their new iteration of Bullfrog’s 1993 classic Syndicate, in that it is very similar to some of the ‘hype’ lauded by gaming guru and Bullfrog co-founder Peter Molyneux in his heyday. And by ‘hype’ I mean bullshit. Not to discredit the man who also brought us Theme Park, Theme Hospital, and Populus, but he does have a habit of overegging what was included in his games, like the confession that the now-cancelled Project Milo demo video at 2009’s E3 was tightly scripted.
But he doesn’t even work at EA anymore, who bought Bullfog in the late 1990s and integrated the company into its massive domain (again, the irony that this game is about massive rival companies running the world is not lost). Most of the other Bullfrog developers went on to found the now defunct Mucky Foot. And yet EA did not think to call them when reviving one of their old games.
They might wish they had. (more…)
Curt Schilling talks Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
There are a lot of big names behind Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Executive Designer Ken Rolston, is a veteran developer who has worked on The Elder Scrolls series. Fantasy writer R.A. Salvatore created Amalur’s world and the lore within it. And Todd McFarlane, the creator of Spawn and those strangely sexual action figures based on The Wizard of Oz, assisted with the art direction. But the biggest name connected to Kingdoms of Amalur is one that doesn’t get mentioned very often: Curt Schilling, the founder of 38 Studios and former Major League Baseball player.
Schilling’s bloody sock may be immortalized in Cooperstown, but aside from being a staunch World of Warcraft advocate, he’s still toiling away in the Minors when it comes to game development. We’ll find out if he gets the call up to the big show next week when Reckoning ships to stores, but like any leader in the locker room, Schilling has plenty to say about the journey that brought him (and the rest of the team at 38 Studios) to this point… (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Gotham City Impostors prepares for a February 7-8 release
Batman has taken a holiday and it’s up to the regular citizens of Gotham to protect the city from a gang of The Joker’s minions. Thus is born Gotham City Impostors, a Team Fortress 2-like shooter available for download through PC download services and the PSN on February 7 and through the XBLA on February 8 for $14.99.
Why has Bats gone away? Beats me, but I do know that I’m ready to put the hurtin’ on some Jokerz.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Gotham City Impostors
The Skyrim Creation Kit gives players even more to explore
So you’ve poured hundreds of hours into the land of Skyrim. You’ve fought civil wars, shouted dragons out of the sky, and accidentally lit a few villages on fire (you say accidentally, but your evil cackling has made me question that). You’ve fulfilled your destiny as the Dragonborn and smote Alduin on the mountainside.
What now?
Just when you thought the land of Skyrim had enough to do, Bethesda plans to roll out the Skyrim Workshop and Creation Kit “soon.” Like the Elder Scrolls Construction Set before it, the Creation Kit puts the software used to develop the game right into your eager little hands. Didn’t think the Throat of the World was tall enough? Add a few hundred feet. Wish there was a cabin in the woods with NPC’s spouting lines from Evil Dead? Do it. The world of Skyrim is a sandbox, and you are now Akatosh.
Sadly, all the wonderful mods that people are sure to make will only be available on the PC version of the game. But, maybe if we are nice, Bethesda will collect the best ones and provide them as delicious DLC for all the good console Dragonborn.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Mass Effect 3 voice cast announced
As if fans weren’t already excited enough, BioWare announced the all-star voice cast they’re using for Mass Effect 3.
Of course, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale return as Shepard and FemShep, respectively, and Martin Sheen will reprise his role as the Illusive Man. Other celebrities returning are Keith David as Captain Anderson, Lance Henriksen as Admiral Steven Hackett, Tricia Helfer as the Normandy’s A.I., Ali Hillis as Dr. Liara T’Soni, Seth Green as Joker, Carrie-Anne Moss as Aria T’Loak, and Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda.
But there will be some new voices as well, most notably Freddie Prinze, Jr. as one of Shepard’s allies, James Vega, and Jessica Chobot as news reporter Diana Allers. Prinze, Jr. even had an opinion about video games: “I have always loved science fiction and I have always loved games and Mass Effect is really the first time both come together successfully. It is a completely immersive game where you really feel like you’re part of this journey inside this universe. It will make you think, you will care about the character you are playing, and you will care about the characters that you bring into battle with you.”
Wow. Really? The first successful science fiction video game? I think some would balk at that.
Mass Effect 3 will be out on March 6.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Mass Effect 3
Make contact with this Aliens: Colonial Marines cinematic trailer
There’s no gameplay. There’s no dialogue. There’s not much of anything except for a super classy look at the Colonial Marines doing their thing in Sega’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines.
I’d still rather be playing this game this Spring, but this trailer is a nice consolation prize for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and prospective Wii U owners everywhere.
Daily Scoop: January 30, 2012 – An awesome t-shirt appears!
Mmm, another Monday. How I missed you, Monday. What? You know how to detect sarcasm? Well don’t you just get smarter with every passing week!
Ahem. Excuse me. The Deal of the Day in video games over at Amazon today is twofold – first, they’ve got $50 off the price of the Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle with Kinect, marking it down to $349 from $399.99. The second is the PC download of Risen, which is on sale for just $5.99 today. They’ve also got new weekly deals as well. Kinect games Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure and Hulk Hogan’s Main Event are $19.99, PC game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is $39.99, and the accessory Cideko Air Keyboard Conqueror is $64.99. They’re also having a warehouse sale, where you can save up to 25% on select used games.
Today’s video game t-shirt comes with a COUPON!! Hit the jump for details! (more…)