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CoD Black Ops Annihilation map pack now available on PC, PS3

Posted on July 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

All you Call of Duty: Black Ops players on the PC and PS3 won’t have to wait any longer, the Annihilation Map Pack is now available to download.

In case you missed it, the pack includes four new multiplayer maps: “Hangar 18” (located within Area 51), “Drive-In” (a 60s American Drive-In theater), “Silo” (a massive secret Soviet nuclear missile site) and “Hazard” (a coastal golf course on the cliff sides of Cuba). A new Zombies Mode map, “Shangri-La,” resurrects everyone’s favorite undead monsters in an island paradise.

“Annihilation delivers four of the best Black Ops multiplayer maps, and a mind blowing new Zombies experience with Shangri La,” said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. “With Annihilation, fans are really going to have a lot of fun continuing to play Black Ops online for a long time to come.”

The Annihilation Map Pack will be available to download for $14.99.

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THQ ends development of Red Faction franchise

Posted on July 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

THQ (and their Vice President of “Core Games” Danny Bilson) have discussed the company’s dedication to bigtime franchises many times in the past. Sadly, it looks like that number was reduced by one yesterday.

During the company’s quarterly financial presentation, THQ CEO Brian Farrell revealed that the Red Faction franchise has become too much of a niche title to continue. This is hot on the heels of the June debuts of Red Faction: Armageddon and the Syfy movie Red Faction: Origins.

“Given that [the Red Faction franchise], now in two successive versions, has just found a niche, we do not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way,” Farrell said.

But don’t feel too bad for developer Volition. They’ve got their hands full with Saints Row: The Third (which will be available this November) and Guillermo del Toro’s Insane trilogy.

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Updated rosters in Madden NFL 12 launch day update

Posted on July 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

Donovan McNabb to the Vikings! Reggie Bush to the Dolphins! Albert Haynesworth to the Patriots! Carson Palmer retires!

The NFL has seen a flurry of free agency activity since the lockout ended on Monday. But how will this affect the impending release of Madden NFL 12? According to the game’s Twitter feed, all will be well come launch day:

For those of you asking, there will be a full downloadable roster update at launch that will reflect all the various free agency changes.

Madden NFL 12 will be available in stores on August 30.

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Resident Evil 4 HD, Code Veronica X HD gameplay is looking pretty good

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

On the upcoming episode of the Warp Zoned podcast, we talk about Ashley from Resident Evil 4, and how she’s one of our most hated characters in gaming. If you’re someone who loathed her, you better get used to the idea of spending a lot more time with her, as you’re probably going to want to pick up the high definition remake of RE4. It’s looking really great, as is Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD, which you can see after the jump.

Resident Evil 4 HD releases on the PlayStation Store and Xbox 360 Games on Demand on September 20, with Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD arrriving on both platforms a week later, on September 27. (more…)

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Madden NFL 12 demo coming August 9

Posted on July 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

The NFL lockout is over and EA Sports is celebrating by releasing a few details on the Madden NFL 12 demo.

The demo will be available to download from the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace on August 9. Players will be able to choose from the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers or the Chicago Bears. The demo will also include the ability to play a complete game with five minute quarters on multiple difficulty levels.

I know this demo is supposed to recreate last year’s NFC Championship, but the Bears? Really?

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Our cries have been answered in Final Fantasy XIII-2

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Chris Urie


It seems that Square Enix has heard our gripes about Final Fantasy XIII and wants to change our minds with the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2. According to the developers, come this January, you will see an open world that is begging to be explored as well as a host of mini-games.

“This new game is more player-driven, as opposed to story-driven, so that you can explore different locations and fields to get information and explore towns and other types of locations, as well. So we are very determined to rectify all of the problems, and we think we have,” Motomu Toriyama told Gamasutra.

The new battle system introduced in FFXIII will also receive a buffing. “Because this is the sequel to XIII, we took the basic concept of the Paradigm Shift, for example. The basic idea is the same; but we actually refined it and added new elements to it to make it even better.”

Next time you think that those big, imposing developers aren’t listening to you, remember Square Enix. Hopefully, they didn’t rely on the fans too much and cancel the game entirely. I’m looking at you, Capcom.

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Get a first look at NBA Jam: On Fire Edition

Posted on July 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

The NBA Jam: On Fire Edition will be available to download from the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade this October. Sporting a much more wallet-friendly price of $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points, you can check out all the upgrades and additions EA is packing into the game in the trailer above. They include…

  • Team Fire
  • All New Razzle Dazzle
  • Tag Mode
  • Online Co-Op Campaign
  • All New legends
  • Roster Updates
  • Real AI

Oh yeah, This new edition of NBA Jam is going to be en fuego.

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Section 8: Prejudice, Deadliest Warrior 2 added to PS Store

Posted on July 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has performed the weekly update on the PlayStation Store and PS3 owners can look forward to four new games today.

First person shooter fans might want to look into Section 8: Prejudice while fighting game fans may want to examine Deadliest Warrior: Legends. This week also sees the release of the final episode in Telltale’s sequel to the Back to the Future films, Back to the Future: Episode 5 – OUTATIME. Finally, Sega is bringing the arcade classic Golden Axe to the PSN.

Also available this week is Move.Me, an application that will help developers build their own PC games that make use of the PlayStation Move controller.

Head on over to the PlayStation.Blog for more details on all these titles and a complete listing of this week’s entire update.

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