Wannabe DJ’s have a new reason to come back to their favorite turntable spinning game, and it actually may be their last.
Activision announced today the release of a new three-song pack for DJ Hero 2. Called the “Ultra Mix Pack,” it includes “House Music” by Benny Benassi (Remix by FSG), “Sofi Needs a Ladder” by Deadmau5 (Remix by FSG), and “We No Speak Americano” by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (Remix by FSG).
We’re just a few months away from the highly anticipated release
of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and publisher Square Enix is teasing fans with
the announcement of an “extremely limited” collector’s edition of the prequel,
so limited that it’s also exclusive to Europe and Australia.
Packed inside the “Collector’s Box” is a figurine of the
game’s main character, Adam Jensen, an exclusive mission with a special cameo
from an original Deus Ex character, five exclusive weapons, 10,000 in-game
credits that can be used for buying or upgrading weapons, a making of DVD, the
game’s soundtrack, a motion comic, an animated storyboard, and the obligatory
art book.
The first FPS games like DOOM and QUAKE didn’t just prove that shooting things in first person was fun, they also proved that shooting your mates in first person was fun. FPS games on the PC grew in popularity thanks to their multiplayer deathmatch modes which quickly became staples at LAN parties. Multiplayer in console FPS games experienced a similiar spike in prominence with the release of Goldeneye 64. Since then FPS games have been moving more and more towards bigger and better multiplayer modes. Brink is the next step in this move to focusing on multiplayer.
Do you care
about your kill to death ratio? A lot of other people certainly do, it’s part
of something that has become somewhat of a staple in our multiplayer modes
these days, that being statistics. While this is certainly not a bad thing, we
all love to compare our stats with other people, they are becoming far more
important than perhaps they should. I’m sure you have encountered the people
that prioritise their statistics higher than everything else, like playing the
game.
First person
shooters are the genre that has been affected the most by this recent trend. A
lot of people simply don’t care about playing the objective when they can just
farm a bunch of kills and appear better because their kill to death ratio is
higher than others. This is obviously a load of bull, but that doesn’t change
the fact that stat tracking is having a much more negative impact than it
should. Especially when you consider that people actually reset their accounts
and create new ones for the sole purpose of having better stats than other
players.
The beta is
up for all the epic edition owners of Bulletstorm, and any worry that spending
that extra money wasn’t worth it should be long gone. This is simply a massive
improvement over the previous multiplayer
experiences, this entry will cover the new weapons currently in the
beta, keep a look out for volume 2 later in the week. Anyway, let’s get
started…
Retro Lancer
Easily my
personal favourite so far, this is an absolute beast of a weapon in close
quarters, you can easily go toe to toe with someone wielding a gnasher and come
out on top. Holding down the melee button will initiate the charge move; if
your target is damaged enough, or you hit them in the back be ready to roar in
satisfaction as you impale them on the massive dagger attached to it. The big
disadvantage with this gun is that it has massive recoil when you fire anymore
than a couple of shots. Pace your shots and you can easily down someone in no
more than 6, this weapon is tricky to get the hang of, but you’ll be racking up
kills left and right once you get the timing down. The reload time is also very
long, timing the perfect active isn’t really worth the trade off though, it’s
much better to play it safe and reduce the risk of jamming.
Did you know that Steam sells games that AREN’T Portal 2? It’s true, and as evidence, take a look at their Midweek Madness sale, which will let you buy a game that does not involves Aperture Science in any way. From now through Thursday, you can buy Grotesque Tactics for five dollars, 75% off its usual price. Assuming that you didn’t blow the weekly game budget helping Chell take down GLaDOS again.
When Portal released in 2007, it was a great day for gaming and internet memes. The hit first person puzzle-platformer quickly gained speed and won numerous awards for its innovative gameplay and clever writing. It was intended to be a test product released alongside the other, less risky, offerings in The Orange Box, Valve was greatly surprised by the game’s critical acclaim. It quickly became a staple to which other puzzle platforming games were compared, and continues to be today.
