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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.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
It’s not a trick: Pre-order Lollipop Chainsaw, get an Ash skin
As if I wasn’t already, like, super-stoked for Lollipop Chainsaw…
The next game to emerge from the twisted mind of Suda 51 stars Juliet Starling, a bubbly teenager who has to hack and slash her way through the school day after a nerdy classmate raised an army of zombies. But if you thought the cheerleader uniform was too exploitative, then WB Games has a more appropriate zombie-killing outfit for you: Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy (or rather, Juliet dressed in Ash’s clothes).
That’s what you’ll get if you pre-order Lollipop Chainsaw from GameStop (along with a Jimmy Urine, lead singer of Mindless Self Indulgence, skin). If you’d prefer to pre-purchase the game from Amazon, you’ll receive a Betty Page-styled “Rockabilly” outfit while Best Buy is giving out “Foxy Funk” and “Goth Girl” outfits. But for some reason, the Goth Girl skin is a pink leotard with fairy wings (I don’t get it either).
Juliet will model all of the skins for you in a video and image gallery found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Lollipop Chainsaw
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…)
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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.
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Tagged Gotham City Impostors
Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC detailed
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is hardly a day old, and Square Enix has already announced their plans for downloadable content. The DLC, which will be available for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, includes Coliseum Battles, in which the player is pitted against allies and enemies from other games in the Final Fantasy franchise. Defeat them and recruit them into your party! The first one, “Lightning & Amodar,” will come to Xbox 360 first on February 7 and the next day for PSN.
There will also be story episodes for some of the main characters, including Lightning. These episodes will give players the chance to explore the secrets of the game and also serve as a complement to the narrative. Square Enix says that more details will be released at a later date.
I am not going to worry about this DLC until I’m finished the game. I will not obsess over it. I will not obsess over it. I will not! You can’t make me!
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Tagged Final Fantasy XIII-2
Kaz Hirai promoted to President and CEO of Sony
Kaz Hirai has been named as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation today. This change will become effective as of April 1. The current Chairman, CEO, and President, Sir Howard Stringer, will become Chairman of the Board of Directors come June.
This change of the guard really comes as no surprise. Kaz has been great for Sony (and for Ridge Racer jokes). In addition to these changes, the former chairman, Yotaro Kobayashi, will be retiring.
So what did Kaz have to say about the changes?
“As challenging as times are for Sony now, were it not for the strong leadership of Sir Howard Stringer these past seven years, we would have been in a much more difficult position. I am grateful to Sir Howard and to the Board for their confidence in me, and I look forward to working with everyone at Sony more closely than ever before to build a strong future for our customers, shareholders, partners and employees. The path we must take is clear: to drive the growth of our core electronics businesses – primarily digital imaging, smart mobile and game; to turn around the television business; and to accelerate the innovation that enables us to create new business domains. The foundations are now firmly in place for the new management team and me to fully leverage Sony’s diverse electronics product portfolio, in conjunction with our rich entertainment assets and growing array of networked services, to engage with our customers around the world in new and exciting ways.”
I’m personally excited to see what Kaz can do for Sony. Bring on the regime change!
Simpsons Arcade Game is free for PS Plus users starting next week
Even though it has still yet to be officially announced, Sony has revealed that The Simpsons Arcade Game will be available as a free download for PlayStation Plus subscribers beginning next week.
Not only is that radical news, but the classic beat ’em up kicks off an amazing month of PlayStation Plus freebies:
February 7
- Final Fantasy V
- Inferno Pool
- The Simpsons Arcade Game
February 14
- Battle Fantasia
- Far Cry 2
- Fatal Inertia
- Hamsterball
- Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom
- Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars
February 21
- Altered Beast
- Comix Zone
- Golden Axe
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Streets of Rage 2
More PlayStation Plus special offers for the month of February can be found at the PlayStation Blog. Sadly, it doesn’t include the date that non-Plus subscribers (or Xbox 360 owners) will get to play The Simpsons Arcade Game.
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Tagged The Simpsons Arcade Game