Crysis 2 has had its vague release date of “Fall 2010” pushed back to Q1 2011, Electronic Arts have confirmed. The game, sequel to 2007’s PC exclusive Crysis, is in development by Crytek for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
The original Crysis, also developed by Crytek and published by EA, is infamous for its steep hardware requirements, but legendary for the consequentially stunning results – a genuine killer app.
Earlier this week EA kind of announced Battlefield 3. In response to all the anxious anticipation surrounding the announcement, EA decided it would be a great idea to release a statement via PC Gamer. “Battlefield 3 is one of the most anticipated games in the world
Runic Games just released Torchlight II’s teaser site. Everyones favorite dungeon crawler is back with new features and insight into the world beyond. But wait, there’s more; like co-op play! Features below. Multi-player – Play with your friends over a local area network, or over the Internet. A free matchmaking peer-to-peer service lets you make new friends for exciting co-op play.
Sony announced earlier this week that Playstation PLUS subscribers will now have to wait for new content every other week effective immediately. As a result, there will be no PLUS content this week. But cheer up, there is a Summer Sale on some of the better downloadable content going on now so it’s almost like there is PLUS content this week…almost. Some games are marked down as low as 50% so if you were even considering Echoshift or Fat Princess then it’s your lucky week. Those of you waiting for more retail releases for PS3 and PSP will be most disappointed indeed. Do what I do and use this “opportunity” to catch up on your backlog of games sitting on your entertainment center or maybe, just maybe, reread some Player Affinity articles.
This past E3, God of War: Ghost of Sparta took best handled in the E3 Game Critics Awards, and now the news comes that PSP owners will be able to play the favorite this holiday November 2nd, 2010. Ghost of Sparta will be developer Ready At Dawn’s second entry into the God of War franchise on PSP, and with the news of the release date, some pre-order details have now been made available as well as news of yet another PSP Entertainment pack bundle.
Confirming earlier reports of the possibility of a 360 and PS3 release of NBA Jam, Electronic Arts tells us that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of NBA Elite will come packaged with a one-time use code for a downloadable version of NBA Jam. The download will be completely remastered in HD, and include three playable game modes. As of now it’s unclear as to how this HD version of NBA Jam will differ from its Wii counterpart, which will release as a standalone and at full retail value. Additionally, the only way 360 and PS3 owners will get their Jam fix is by buying a brand new copy of NBA Elite.
The original Fable was released on the Xbox in 2004 and then ported to the PC shortly afterwards. Fable II was released on the Xbox 360 in 2008, but there was no PC port to be found. Which is why it was such a surprise for Fable III to be announced with a simultaneous Xbox 360 and PC release on October 26th of this year.
