Posted by: omegaassassin
in MyBlog on Jan 19, 2010
Activision sent out a proud press release stating that Modern Warfare 2 has sold over $1 billion worth of product worldwide. This is according to internal estimates, of course, but the Call of Duty franchise is large enough to make the claim believable.
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has exceeded our expectations and shattered theatrical box office and video game records," said Robert "Bobby" Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. "There are only a handful of entertainment properties that have ever reached the $1 billion mark, which illustrates the power of the Call of Duty franchise and mass appeal of this game." So the question is simple: what can we learn from Modern Warfare 2?
Posted by: omegaassassin
in MyBlog on Jan 19, 2010
January 13, 2010 - If there's one thing to know about Halo: Reach, it's that it sucks to be a Spartan III – at least according to February's Game Informer. In a 10-page feature about Bungie's latest, the magazine introduces us to Noble Team – a six-person squad made up of mostly Spartan IIIs – and the fact that their lives are completely expendable in the day-to-day operations of the UNSC.
Good thing the planet's about to fall to the Covenant anyway.
Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved. Here, the 100-year-old colony of Reach will fall to its alien attackers, and you'll be there as Noble 6, the newest member of Noble Team. Carter-259 is the leader, the female Spartan Kat-320 is second in command, Jorge-052 is heavy weapons specialist and the only Spartan II on the team, Emile-239 has a skull painted on his helmet, and Jun-266 rounds out the squad.
However, according to Game Informer, the planet of Reach is going to be just as pivotal to the story as Noble Team. There will be a darker color palette to this outing to reflect the somber feel, the environments will be detailed, you'll meet the cultures inhabiting the planet, and so on.
When the demo described in the article starts, Noble Team goes to check out a tinkered with communications array and finds no rebels, a whole bunch of abandoned houses, and walls and ceilings covered in plasma burns. Soon, the Covenant is upon the troops and there's a massive battle. Bungie says that it's making the Covenant scarier this time (the game's being framed in a more cinematic style) and that they'll be talking in their native tongue in deep, creepy voices. On the tech side, look for Halo: Reach to support battles packing 40 AI characters and 20 vehicles (Halo 3 only supported 20 AI).
Fans of the original Halo will see a number of throwbacks in Reach. The health bar will take damage and not replenish over time like your shield, and the sniper rifle, assault rifle, magnum, plasma pistol, sword, and needler are all back. It's not all old news, though. Spike and flame grenades are out, and frag and plasma grenades are in.
Posted by: omegaassassin
in MyBlog on Jan 19, 2010
Australia, January 17, 2010 - Scraping back the curse of expectation, BioShock 2 in some ways remains behind the 8-ball. After our extended sit-down with a large and well-featured build of the game, we were delighted (read: relieved) in many ways. And yet in others, we were left with this unshakeable feeling that something's not quite right in Rapture.
Then again, this is a major franchise, and playing through the first few hours reminded us a lot of the first game - and that's a good thing, ultimately. There's still a lot here that 2K gets very right.
So, for the sake of honesty and balance, here's our look at BioShock 2: For and Against.
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Police have been known to use social media like Facebook and Twitter to track down thieves (the IRS, too), and careless Facebooking can quickly get you arrested. But if you’re on the run from the law, there’s another online territory you might want to consider avoiding: World of Warcraft.
Howard County, Indiana Sheriff Department Deputy Matt Roberson tracked down fugitive Alfred Hightower via the hugely popular massively multiplayer online game. Hightower was wanted on several counts of drug dealing but had fled the country to Canada.
Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox Live gaming to Windows Mobile phones, according to a range of job adverts the company published just before Christmas.
The company is seeking a principal program manager, software test engineer and senior software test engineer. The description for the principal program manager position, which has now been filled, said Microsoft wants experts who can bring “Xbox Live enabled games to Windows Mobile”.
Microsoft says it is particularly keen to focus on avatar integration, social interactions and multiscreen experiences, suggesting that the community elements of Xbox Live will be at the forefront of the proposed new service.
A 9-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by a 25-year-old "friend" because of a Tony Hawk game, and this is possibly one of the most messed up game-related stories we've ever seen.
According to reports, Anthony Maldonado was visiting his family in Harlem and engrossed in his new PlayStation system with his adult killer Alejandro Morales. The boy's family had briefly left the 9-year-old in the care of Morales during the night while they were playing the Tony Hawk game. That's when he stabbed him the chest.
