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Rock out with Johnson and the Shadows of the Damned soundtrack

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Chris Urie

Shadows of the Damned was a unique game to say the least. It was chock full of memorable characters and weapons. I quite enjoyed the demon harmonica player. But the most striking thing about the game was that it eschewed the expected heavy metal soundtrack in favor of a more haunting and melodic blend of nylon string guitar, horns, and reverberating drums.

Now you can experience the music of Shadows of the Damned in a brand new way with the release of its stellar soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka. He set out to do something a little bit different with the release of this album.

“I wanted to craft a soundtrack that was more than just a collection of the most popular songs from Damned. I set out to create an experience that would take players back to the game, as if they were ‘watching’ a movie,” Yamaoka said.

The music certainly does bring back the macabre atmosphere of the game. All you have to do is close your eyes and you can watch the whole story unfold once again. The famous rock band The Damned even make an appearance on the album. How appropriate.

You can purcahse the Shadows of the Damned soundtrack now at the Grasshopper Manufacture WebStore. But you better hurry, it’s limited to 1,000 copies.

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Daily Scoop: September 2, 2011 – Holiday weekend!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Yay! The holiday weekend is upon us! I’m looking forward to doing a lot of reading and gaming and sleeping, as well as cuddling with my kitties. Oh, and of course, obsessively playing all the NES games I just got on my 3DS! Ambassador status FTW!

Today’s Deal of the Day in video games over at Amazon is the Sharkoon X-Tatic SR Gaming Headset with Dolby Headphone Technology for XBox 360/PS3/PC. Amazon’s also got some more lightning deals up again:

  • 11 AM PDT: Take to the rooftops of Italy with this limited edition
  • 11 AM PDT: Ryu vs. Thor
  • 1 PM PDT: Wage war from the remains of Russia and the ruins of Berlin
  • 1 PM PDT: Hear the Call of Duty
  • 3 PM PDT: Solve puzzles using your mind and body
  • 3 PM PDT: Hit the lanes with your Kinect

Oh, and speaking of Call of Duty, it’s Double XP weekend in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Nuketown 24/7 = <3.

On the t-shirt tip, “Barrel Chucker” over at Ript is pretty cool: (more…)

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Check out this Call of Duty XP 2011 Walkthrough with Robert Bowling

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Chris Urie

Infinity Ward is going all out to make the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the biggest ever for the franchise. For those lucky few getting a hands-on look at the game at the Call of Duty XP event, you will get to enjoy some awesome perks. If the CoD XP event is just beyond your grasp, check out this behind the scenes look at all the mayhen with Infinity Ward Community Manager Robert Bowling.

In addition to being able to play in a MW3 multiplayer tournament, Bowling walks his audience through several life-size recreations of classic Modern Warfare 2 levels. You can even shoot your way through them… with a paintball gun, of course. I don’t think it would be wise to give a bunch of twitchy FPS enthusiasts real guns while they’re on their favorite killing field. Stepping onto the recreated Burger Town, The Pit (where you can race for the best time), and the Scrapyard (where teams will go at it flinging bits of paint at one another), someone is sure to scream “BOOM. HEADSHOT!”

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Launch trailer for Driver: San Francisco has more awesome chase scenes

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Chris Urie

My prayers to the French cinematic god Luc Besson have been answered. OK… maybe they haven’t, but Ubisoft is still happy to appease my desperate need to be The Transporter. Driver: San Francisco is out today in the UK! We here in the states still have to wait a few days, sadly. Check out this pulse-pounding launch trailer to see if you want to get in on the action.

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Four minutes of multiplayer in latest CoD Modern Warfare 3 trailer

Posted on September 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

No reason to beat around the bush. Here’s the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gameplay trailer. It features almost four full minutes of multiplayer action. Check it out.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 8. DS and Wii versions are also in the works.

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Call of Duty “action-adventure” game officially canceled

Posted on September 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

We’ve been expecting the hammer to fall since the beginning of the year, but the team at Sledgehammer Games has finally revealed the fate of the Call of Duty “action-adventure” game: it’s been canceled.

Speaking to GameSpot, Sledgehammer co-founders Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield said their team put about six months worth of work into the game before Activision pulled the plug. And, as we all know, after that plug hit the ground, Sledgehammer was invited to help Infinity Ward put the finising touches on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

“We had a prototype together that was pretty compelling, and it looked really good,” Condrey said. “[But], the opportunity to work on the biggest thing in the industry with Infinity Ward, that’s demonstrated that they know how to do exceptional software, was just an opportunity we couldn’t [pass up].”

Activision has never been one to pass up a big payday, so presumably they’ll revisit the Call of Duty spinoff idea someday.

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First Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer nukes us from orbit

Posted on September 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

Acid Blood? Check.
Power Loaders? Check.
Moonmen All Over the Place? Check.
Something Getting Nuked From Orbit? Check!

Yup, it’s an Aliens game all right. It may be hard to believe, but this is the first full-length trailer for Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. The long-in-development shooter is finally nearing completion (it’s currently scheduled for a Spring 2012 release) and it’s looking as sharp as a knife flying between Bishop’s fingers.

All we need now is for someone to scream “Game over, man! Game over!”

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Dark Souls “Prologue” videos continue to creep us out

Posted on September 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

Namco Bandai has released the second part of the prologue to Dark Souls and it’s just as creepifying as part one. I mean, it’s a skeleton, but it’s not a skeleton! This dark tale will be continued with a third part soon.

Dark Souls will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 4.

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