TGS kicks off and the industry shows its support for Project NATAL
The Tokyo Game Show has well and truly kicked off today (yesterday if you’re actually out there, it’s like time travel!) and Microsoft has come out all guns blazing. The big M hosted an impressive roundtable discussion talking over the potential that Project NATAL has and the sorts of games developers will be able to make.
They also took this opportunity to list all the developers that have pledged allegiance, sorry, ...
The highly-anticipated Splinter Cell: Conviction will be released in the UK on February 26th, Ubisoft announced today. In X360 51, on-sale 06/10/09, we'll have a ton of exclusive coverage on the game.
Halo 3: ODST ships 2 million units, that's a lot of nuts!
Halo 3: ODST has managed to ship a staggering 2 million units in the few days it’s been on sale. That’s worldwide mind you, but something Microsoft and Bungie should be very proud of. To put it in perspective ODST managed to reach the 2 million mark over the course of a few days, while PS3 exclusive Killzone 2 has only managed to sell around that number full stop. That’s ...
The other day, I had a hankering to play Halo 2 – being the indulgent idiot I am, I decided to purchase the game on Xbox Originals. It took me all of three seconds to remember that it isn't actually on there, which is still remarkable given the staggering amount of revenue that'd inevitably come with reissuing it.
Modern Warfare 2 may nearly be upon us, but let's take a look at the game that started it all on the 360...
I realise that Infinity Ward has had quite a bit of coverage of late on our fair website, but as the excitement builds towards Modern Warfare 2’s release it’s fascinating to take a look back to the first iteration of the series on the then next-gen.
Call Of Duty 2 was ...
We can’t get enough of Modern Warfare 2 and all the new tweaks that Infinity Ward is making. Something we did manage to get a quick look at in LA was the new Accolades that will be awarded to players who gain specific awards during matches. Here’s a run down of the ones we saw:
Highest kill death ratio
Most kills
Most kills of higher rank
Fewest deaths
Killed entire enemy team
Most UAVs
Most frag grenade kills
Most explosions survived
Most weapons used
No deaths from behind
Most pistol kills
Most time ...
And who says good games can't be found on Xbox Live Arcade? After Microsoft's 'Summer Of Arcade' campaign, sales have jumped 200% compared to last year. Not a huge surprise when you take into account that the period in question featured the likes of Shadow Complex, Trials HD, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, TMNT: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled, The Secret Of Monkey Island and the mighty Battlefield 1943 (although Microsoft doesn't officially count that), with the first three managing to break into ...
After a ridiculously long delay, a new (and very special) episode of the X360 has gone live. We would like to say sorry for the wait but can promise you that we will return to our fortnightly schedule as of now!
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Because 2010 needs more games, Activision announced today that Bizarre Creations' Blur has been pushed back to early next year. Activision CEO Mike Griffith said the delay was to "fully optimize the vision set out to create for Blur including a distinctive and groundbreaking multiplayer mode that will appeal to a broad audience." While we're all in favour of a game being held back to ensure it's the best it can be, we wonder how we'll ever have the time to ...
No Zombies Please, We're Infinity Ward
At the recent LA event where Infinity Ward finally got around to showing off some multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2, we caught up with lead multiplayer designer Todd Alderman to ask one very simple question: what exactly do you think about the zombies in World At War? A slightly provocative question given the history between Infinity Ward and Treyarch, granted. But one we felt deserved at least half an answer, and we suppose that's sort of ...
Activision just sent us through some rather ace biographies of the songs in Guitar Hero 5, written by Guardian music maestro Rob Fitzpatrick. We thought we'd share a few of the best ones with you, given that a fantastic effort has clearly been made with them.
A hairy, possibly insane friend of mine told me that Red Faction: Guerrilla's multiplayer is better than Halo's, the other day. I don't think it is, but it's a better effort than other games of its ilk – DLC for the game, released this week, adds more modes to the third-person shooter.
