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Most Recent: Xbox 360
EA announces Need For Speed: The Run
Shift 2: Unleashed has been in stores exactly a month and even though it doesn’t carry the Need For Speed name, EA still considers it a Need For Speed game. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that they’re already announcing the next title in the series: Need For Speed: The Run.
The Run is an “illicit, underground race” from San Francisco to New York City where you not only compete against the other drivers, but you put your life at stake as well. Essentially, it’s OutRun / Cruis’n USA with a plot (which EA says is “a new level of immersive storytelling with cutting edge performances”). The Run will run on EA’s Frostbite 2 engine and make use of the Autolog to track every twist and turn of the race through “dense urban traffic, icy mountain passes and narrow canyons at breakneck speeds.”
“This is the year that Need For Speed goes to the next level,” said Jason DeLong, Executive Producer at EA. “We think that Need For Speed: The Run is going to surprise people with its intense, thrilling story and big action feel. But the game would be nothing without hot cars and crazy-fast chases. So that is what we’re delivering — explosive racing that will have players flirting with disaster at 200-miles an hour.”
Need For Speed: The Run is being developed by EA Black Box and it’ll be available for the 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on November 15.
Jurassic Park launching on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 in Fall
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners, prepare to say “Welcome to Jurassic Park!” this Fall when Telltale’s episodic game launches on the consoles as well as on the PC.
The game, which takes place concurrently with the events of the first movie, will be released simultaneously across all three platforms. PC and PS3 players will be able to obtain the game episodically through download services through services like Steam and the PSN while it’ll be available on the Xbox 360 as a disc-based game. Although, how that translates into a “simultaneous” release may require some magic on Telltale’s part.
I’m sure it’ll involve somebody holding onto their butts.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Jurassic Park
Binary Domain gets gameplay trailer; still looks like Terminator game
When Sega’s Binary Domain was first unveiled, it’s generic look turned off a lot of gamers. And this new gameplay trailer, Binary Domain’s first, doesn’t really change that. The game is clearly riffing on the storylines of The Terminator and The Matrix while borrowing robot design concepts from I, Robot. It’s really rather blatant.
But Binary Domain also looks like it could be a pretty awesome squad-based shooter when it’s released in early 2012 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Binary Domain
Red Faction: Armageddon delayed a week, demo announced
THQ has pushed back their next Martian excursion by a week. Red Faction: Armageddon will now be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 7, instead of its original May 31st date. No reason was given for the delay, but perhaps it was done to give gamers a chance to watch the tie-in movie, Red Faction: Origins, which premieres on the SyFy Channel on Saturday, June 4.
At the same time THQ announced the delay, they also revealed that we’ll get a chance to get our asses to Mars on May 3rd with a demo on Xbox Live and (hopefully) PlayStation Network.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Red Faction: Armageddon
Ubisoft dates Driver: San Francisco
Ubisoft has announced that the next installment in the Driver series, Driver: San Francisco will be released August 30. The game is set to be released for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac. The Wii will get a slightly different game bearing the same name on the same date.
The game takes place several months after the events of Driver 3, and takes place inside Tanner’s coma-induced dream after his collision with Jericho. In this world Tanner has gained the ability to shift between other drivers on the fly. Unlike Driver 3, players will be limited to the car, as developer Ubisoft Reflections wish to return to Driver’s roots.
You might say its a “comeback” for the series, which is coincidentally the name of the new trailer you can view above.
Gears of War 3 Beta Impressions: New Features, Classic Chainsaws
Gears of War fans were naturally upset when the upcoming final chapter of Marcus Fenix’s trilogy was delayed for marketing purposes, but that anger quickly turned into excitement when Epic announced that it would run a public multiplayer beta. While Epic is using the beta to gather valuable technical data to tweak and refine the game, players are just happy for an advanced opportunity to chainsaw their buddies into bloody giblets. (more…)
Posted in Previews, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Gears of War 3
Portal 2 to get DLC this Summer
Have you seen all there is to see in Portal 2 yet? Well, prepare yourself, because Valve is hard at work on some downloadable content to extend the game.
Doug Lombardi, Valve’s Vice President of Marketing, recently sat down for an interview with Fast Company (just a warning, there are massive spoilers at that link) and revealed the developer plans to announce more details on Portal 2 DLC next week:
Fast Company: There is a comic online, but beyond that, is there more Portal coming?
Lombardi: We will be announcing some DLC for it, so folks can keep a look out for more content coming this summer. We’ll be putting more details out about that in a week or so. We’ll support that with more videos or more comics.
Outland, Nin2-Jump, Trouble Witches on XBLA today
It’s wacky side-scroller day on the Xbox Live Arcade today. A trio of 2D titles were added to the download service including Outland, the latest game from the creators of Super Stardust HD. Also available this week is Nin2-Jump, a ninja platformer from Cave; and Trouble Witches Neo, a new shooter from SNK.
More information about all three of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Outland, Trouble Witches Neo