Video Games

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Beta Entry

Ubisoft has just announced details about the upcoming multiplayer beta for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. PS3 users will gain an exclusive early peek of the first-ever multiplayer experience from the beloved Assassin’s Creed franchise if they pre-order any version of the full game from Gamestop. Those who pre-order will receive the beta code on their reservation receipts and online customers will receive an email of the code by September 20^th. All participants must redeem the code by September 27^th to be eligible for the beta which begins on October 4^th. Positions are limited so the beta codes will be handled on a first come first serve basis

Kinect Sports Gets New Modes

Kinect. It’s happening. It will feature such innovative and never been done before games such as “Kinect Sports.” And at PAX West, Microsoft announced two new modes for their completely originally title, Boxing and Party Play. Again, original.

The more interesting (my false sense of interest couldn’t be displayed through pressing keys so I’ll just say baaaaaah to signify my extreme interest) of the two modes, Party Play, will apparently be a “tournament-style multiplayer mode that will let your characters dress up like aliens and carrots and stuff.” (Thanks to Destructoid editor Nick Chester for that quote) I’m assuming Party Play will just be their mode that you play when you’re at a party… and you want to play Kinect with friends. Why in God’s name would you want to do that?

PC Shooters You Should Play Instead of Halo Reach

The new Halo game comes out in five days, and those jerks over in Player Affinity’s XBox department won’t shut up about their little space opera.  I’m happy that the console crowd have their new game, but those of us who play games on the PC know that first person shooters were intended to be played with a keyboard, mouse and four gigs of VRAM.  To help my fellow PC gamers shrug off the relentless Halo hype machine, I’m going to remind everyone of a few PC exclusive shooters that you can play, while your XBox pals are waiting in line to get their copy of Halo Reach.  We’ll be detailing one game a day, right up to Halo launch day on Tuesday.

The Force Unleashed 2 Hands-On

I was beyond excited to get my hands on The Force Unleashed 2. It’s my most anticipated title of the year so imagine my joy when the Penny Arcade Expo this year in Seattle gave me access to play the first level on the 360 version. In short, the game is awesome. But more importantly it looks like LucasArts is out to improve the overall experience in every aspect, rather than just rush out a sequel for some quick coin.

PS3 Firmware Update v3.42 Now Available

Sony have released a small mandatory update which they say is designed to address security vulnerability in the system software. Although Sony have not officially stated a specific reason for the update it is likely that it is a response to the USB device called PSJailbreak,  which has the ability to play cracked versions of games off the hard drive.

Killzone 3 Multiplayer Revealed at PAX

PAX Prime 2010 wraps up with a playable build of Killzone 3’s multiplayer. Little was shown regarding job classes and ranks, but there were a few interesting nuggets to be found. First, the pre-battle menu interface has been streamlined considerably. The screen contains a list of player variables you can adjust along the left side of the screen while the right side contains pictures of weapons you are using along with a brief synopsis of weaponry and abilities

A Puzzling Quest For An Armored Princess On Sale This Week

Did you enjoy your three-day weekend?  Why not just call in sick for a few more days, so you can play all the cheap games you’re going to buy in this week’s online Sales?