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“Create or Destroy” in new Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer
Namco Bandai’s Ridge Racer Unbounded appears to owe quite a debt to Criterion’s Burnout series. But it looks like Unbounded will also have some new options under the hood.
Dubbed “Create or Destroy,” players will be able to create their own city and then share those creations online. They can then destroy those cities during some absolutely wild races. For example, the Gamescom trailer above shows players driving through a mall, toppling the elevator inside and then crashing through the front door. Oh, and I’m sure that mall has everything.
Ridge Racer Unbounded will be released next year for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Gamescom 2011, Ridge Racer Unbounded
Next Fallout: New Vegas DLC, Lonesome Road, delayed
According to the Bethesda Blog, the latest DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Lonesome Road, has been delayed.
Senior Producer Jason Bergman had this to say about it:
“We just wanted to drop in here and let you know that due to circumstances beyond our control, Lonesome Road won’t be out this month. This isn’t due to any major issue with the code or content, but there are lots of factors involved in releasing these things, and one of those is causing us to slip past our intended release date.
We don’t have an exact date yet, but we’re working to get it out as quickly as possible. We’ll be announcing the final date, along with a couple of other interesting FNV-related items in the near future.”
Oh well. At least they gave us the shiny new screenshot above!
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Fallout: New Vegas
Driver: San Francisco Hands-On Preview: Tanner the Body Snatcher
The Driver franchise has struggled mightily in the years since its 1999 debut. While the original game was a bonafide PlayStation classic, the successors to that title have ranged from decent (see Driver: Parallel Lines) to atrocious (the infamous Driver 3, take a bow!). For 2011’s Driver: San Francisco, developer Reflections and new publisher Ubisoft are going back to basics — it’s a straight up open-world driving game with racing, chases, and… post-coma body shifting. There’s a lot of interesting ideas at hand here, and after spending time with the brand new demo, I’m very curious as to how the final product will turn out. This could be the fresh start the series has needed for over a decade. (more…)
Survive this Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops trailer
Activision has unleashed the first trailer for Spec Ops Survival Mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
You know the drill by now: survive wave after wave of enemy attacks for as long as you can. It’s like being a Cincinnati Bengals fan, only less depressing.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Red Dead Redemption sells 11 million; still no release dates for Agent, Max Payne 3
Take-Two Interactive released their quarterly financial numbers yesterday along with a little (well deserved) bragging.
Calling L.A. Noire “a breakthrough for games as a whole” and a “stunning accomplishment” that “sets a new standard for storytelling,” the publisher revealed that the detective sim has sold four million copies since going on sale in May. However, this number is absolutely dwarfed by Red Dead Redemption, which has sold nine million copies since its release in May 2010 along with another two million copies of the Undead Nightmare expansion disc.
But there’s always some bad news in these financial reports and in this case it’s the continued absence of Max Payne 3 and Agent from the company’s future outlook. Within the report, Take-Two provided solid release dates or tentative dates for every one of their announced games through the end of 2012… except for Max Payne 3 and Agent.
So don’t expect to play either game for a very long time.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Agent, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption
GameFly adding PC/Mac games this holiday
GameFly is basically the only game in town when it comes to renting console titles by mail. But this holiday season they plan to enter the much more crowded field of online digital distribution.
Starting with a closed beta on September 8, GameFly will begin selling 1,500 PC/Mac titles through direct download. The company will also offer a variety of free PC/Mac games through their “Unlimited PC Play” service. Both of these services, along with the traditional GameQ rental list, will be managed through a new GameFly desktop client. PC/Mac purchasing, “Unlimited PC Play” and the desktop client will be available to all GameFly members by the end of the year.
“We’re thrilled to bring digital to the gaming consumer in a meaningful way, as no other service or retailer brings physical and digital gaming together like GameFly,” said GameFly co-founder Sean Spector. “With a library of over 9,500 titles from over 300 first- and third-party publishers, GameFly members have the ultimate choice of how, what, when and where they game.”
GameFly members who are interested in joining the closed beta can request access at GameFly.com/beta.
Borderlands 2 will have new characters, customizable weapons, and Claptrap, of course
Truth be told, I still haven’t recovered from Borderlands 2 being announced. Yet here we are with even more information: there will be four brand new playable characters in Borderlands 2, with the characters from the first game (Berserker, Hunter, Siren, and Soldier) in the game as NPCs. Salvador the Gunzerker – pleasantly pictured here – is the only new character who has been announced so far. According to PC Gamer‘s reading of the Game Informer cover story:
He can dual wield any weapon and improve his abilities using the familiar three-branch skill tree of the first game. He’ll be able to choose from a wider selection of vehicles (ie: more than one), and use the new currency, Eridium, to buy new items or upgrade his armoury.
Hell yes. Gearbox also has a giant pile of brand new weapons for us from new manufacturers. I’ll miss Dahl, but I’m looking forward to customizing and enhancing my already crazy weapons. There’s also new AI, new environments, and everyone’s favorite Claptrap. Seriously, all I can say to all of this is: bring it on!
Borderlands 2 will be out for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 sometime after April 2012. Check out the official website for more details.
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Tagged Borderlands 2
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition unveiled
Hardcore Elder Scrolls fans are about to be $150 poorer – Bethesda just announced the limited collector’s edition of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Game director Todd Howard revealed it at QuakeCon. This super-limited edition includes:
- Alduin Statue: Created in conjunction with the IP Factory, this collector’s only statue stands 12” tall and is made of high quality PVC. Modeled from actual in-game 3D digital files, it showcases Alduin, the World Eater. He stands perched atop one the game’s many dragon walls that teach the player the lethal language of dragons.
- ‘The Art of Skyrim’ Official Art Book: Featuring over 200 pages of striking, full-color illustrations, sketches and models, this stunning 9 3/8” x 12 1/8” coffee table book showcases the characters, creatures, environments, and weaponry of Skyrim. With a foreword by game director Todd Howard and commentary from Bethesda Game Studios artists, readers will be guided through the game’s iconic visual style.
- ‘The Making of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ DVD: This documentary DVD contains exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage, including interviews with the Bethesda Game Studios team as they take you from concept to creation and provide insights into the story, gameplay, setting, legacy of the Elder Scrolls franchise, and much more.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be available on November 11 for the for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Tagged The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim