Xbox 360 News

Mega Man Universe Cancelled

Sad news for Mega Man fans today as Capcom announced on the
official website for Mega Man Universe that the game is being cancelled.

Although the site’s message contains an apology, it did not
have any information as to why the game was cancelled, only mentioning “various
reasons.”

The Mega Man franchise has been running into trouble lately,
first with series creator Keiji Infaune leaving Capcom while criticizing
Japanese game development, and lately with Mega Man Legends 3, a title
announced for the new Nintendo 3DS handheld, in an uncertain state.

“L.A. Noire” Gets Honored at Tribeca Film Festival

L.A. Noire is shaping up to be one of Take Two’s and Rockstar Games’ next big franchise. The L.A. Noire will be part of the Official Selection at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. This is the first time a game has ever been a part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Rockstar Games Founder said, “We’re thrilled that L.A. Noire is being recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival in this way.” He also goes on to add,  “It’s a real honor, and another step forward for interactive entertainment.”

While at the Film Festival, Rockstar will give an exclusive preview of L.A. Noire on April 25, 2011. They will be showing off a live demonstration of a case in L.A. Noire. That will then be followed by a Q&A session that will involve the technology behind the game, along with the story. This session will be moderated by the Tribeca Film Festival Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Gilmore.

Xbox Live Releases for the Week of March 27, 2011

Xbox Live Releases for the week of March 27th, 2011 include Seisou Kouki Strania, Rush’N Attack: Ex-Patriot, and Islands of Wakfu. This week’s games feature an interesting assortment of gameplay mechanics. Seisou Kouki Strania
is a top-down, vertical-scrolling shooter. You are tasked with stopping
an alien invasion. You have a mech suit at your disposal that is able
to shoot long range weapons along with equipping short range weapons
like swords. The game also features drop-in and drop-out co-op. Seisou Kouki Strania will be available March 30th for 800 Microsoft Points.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Further Detailed

To add to the ton of Resident Evil news that has been rolling out over the past few weeks, Capcom has finally confirmed their new Resident Evil game, entitled Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City coming out for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Capcom did not specify if the new game would be an XBLA/PSN title or a full retail release.

“Mortal Kombat” DLC Revealed

Even before its release, Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm
Studios has announced three characters that will be available as DLC for the
upcoming installment of its bloody fighter. In an interview with CVG, Mortal Kombat producer Hans Lo revealed the
first two “kombatants” available through DLC will be Kenshi, a character from
previous Mortal Kombat titles, and Scarlet, a new female ninja.

Dungeon Fighter Online Coming to XBLA

Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO),
an already established title on the PC, is
heading its way to Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) later this year. However,
unlike the PC version, you’ll have to break out your digital wallet for
it. On the PC, the title is similar to another Nexon developed game, Maple
Story, where the client is free, the gameplay is free, but you can always
pay for accessories to add to your character. Some
might be cosmetic, but others can give you stat attributes. Although it might
be tempting to gear-up your character for a few bucks, it’s not required and
you can still play without the extra threads.

Capcom Clarifies Resident Evil Rumors, Gives Details on New Title

Earlier this week we reported on a story from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that Capcom was working on enhanced versions of both Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil 4 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Capcom has come out and released official details, saying that they will not only be released separately, but will be downloadable titles through Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and will include the extra content that was once exclusive to their PlayStation 2 releases.

If that wasn’t enough, in this month’s Official Xbox Magazine, Capcom finally revealed information on the latest console-bound Resident Evil title from former SOCOM developer Slant Six called Resident Evil: Raccoon City.

Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica Getting the HD Treatment

This week’s issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu
reports that enhanced versions of two seminal Resident Evil titles are on their
way to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and one of the most highly
praised games of all time, Resident Evil 4, are the two titles included in what
Capcom is calling “Resident Evil: Revival Selection.” Right now it is unknown if
the games will be sold separately or as a package.

Mafia 2 Directors Cut (Not Game of The Year) Edition Appears

Mafia 2 Directors Cut just showed up on amazon.com.  There has been no official statement by 2K games but you can usually bet on these unannounced Amazon postings to be legate.  The director’s cut features 3 additional story packs and 4 car and clothes packs included with this package. 

More than likely the story packs are Joe’s Adventures which follows the character Joe Barbaro who is best friends with Vito Scaletta, who is the main protagonist in Mafia 2.  Jimmy’s Vendetta pack contains more than 30 new quests where you play as the character Jimmy.  You also get The Betrayal of Jimmy where you will once again play as Jimmy and will offer new locations.  With each story pack running $10.00 when they are not on sale.

One More Delay for Duke

Developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K Games announced today that the upcoming release of Duke Nukem Forever is being pushed back from May 6^th to June 14^th in North America and a June 10^th release in other countries.

The reason for the delay is unknown, and is just another footnote in the storied history of this first person shooter whose development started in 1997 on the Quake 2 engine.