2K announced today NBA 2K12’s new game mode, NBA’s Greatest, which
allows players to play as some of the best basketball players the world
has ever seen. Similiar to NBA 2k11 Jordan’s mode, instead of focusing
on one player, NBA Greatest alows fans to play 15 historic games that
showcase some of
the sport’s best.
Electronic Arts announced today EA Sports Season Ticket, a premium subscription service being implemented into several upcoming sports titles, starting with Madden NFL 12 this August. For an annual fee of $24.99 (2000 Microsoft Points), subscribers get four perks: Early access to all new EA Sports titles three days before release, a 20-percent discount on downloadable content, free premium web content and a membership recognition badge displayed both in-game and EA Sports profile.
Great news for all of us legit Modern Warfare
gamers, but bad news for all of you cheesy players. Robert Bowling, the
creative strategist for Infinity Ward, has confirmed that the commando
perk previously in Modern Warfare 2 will not be in the next installment.
For those of you that are new to the Call of Duty
series, commando was a perk that allowed you to melee another player
from a substantial distance away from them. Basically you could stab
from like ten feet away, amazing huh? Not! Having that perk made the
gameplay feel so unrealistic especially when you have those players who
never used guns and abused the perk. Commando took away from the
otherwise great gameplay.
Fantasy Fight Games has unveiled the trailer for the Gears
of War 3 Board Game. How can you turn one the most dynamic Xbox-only,
first-person shooter games into a board game? Well, they did it and time
will tell if the board game will sell as much as this extremely
successful series.
Gears of War 3
has over one million pre-orders and has taken the cake as most
pre-orders for exclusive Xbox titles. Just because you have one of the
most successful games does not mean you can possibly bring rebirth of
the old school board game back. This board is said to have been designed
by the same individual who made the Battlestar Galatica Board Game (not
that anyone really knew of this). The game will be a four player game
with each player being assigned one character in an attempt to secure
territory from the Hoard of Locust.
Oh won’t you please buy a Kinect? Microsoft will be your best friend if you do. Pleeease… Okay, so begging isn’t going to get you to buy the thing, but how about some free games for it? That oughtta perk up your ears. When you buy Twisted Pixel’s upcoming Kinect game The Gunstringer, you’ll get a bunch of bonus items, including a free download code for Fruit Ninja Kinect.
Microsoft has done little to justify buying a Kinect if you’re a hardcore gamer. With games likeDisneyland Adventures, Zumba, and Pinkie Pie’s Pony Party, the target audience seems to be children and casual gamers (Okay I made that last one up, but don’t be surprised if My Little Pony Kinect shows up by Christmas). Kinect Star Wars seems like a legitimate attempt to appeal to the traditional gamer geek crowd, but screenshots released today conjure mixed feelings.
A while ago Capcom announced high definition remakes of both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica,
but neither the release dates nor prices were announced for them. Now
Capcom has announced the former for both titles in the United States. We
already know that both Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica will
be released in Japan on September 8th as part of a 15th Anniversary
bundle, but they have just announced the American release dates at
Comic-Con.
On your marks get set and go. Calling all fans of racing games, Xbox 360 has a new surprise for you. On July 22nd Microsoft confirmed that they have a wireless speed wheel in the works. The price of the wheel will only be around $45, a lot cheaper than what we would expect. The thing about this wireless wheel is its relationship to Kinect. Would it make sense for you to go out and buy a wireless wheel when Kinect should allow you to steer with just your hands? It appears Microsoft has gone the same route as Nintendo, releasing a wheel peripheral that should (in theory) be unnecessary along with an anticipated racing game.
Horny nerds rejoice! This weekend is probably the best 48-hour period in the history of geek porn, because there will be not one, but TWO burlesque shows where the gals will be dressed up like video game characters
With
From Dust coming out soon, doctors are no longer the only ones who get to play
God. Designed by Eric Chahi, From Dust gives gamers the powers of a god. It
starts in a desert-like setting where you can initially control the sand around
you. The primary objective is to ensure the survival of your village and its
inhabitants. Players will be given the powers of controlling the environment
surrounding the villagers that depend on them to live. You will be able to
control factors from water and sand to life-threatening lava. There is more to
the game than meets the eye.
