Xbox 360 News

Microsoft Announces Future Xbox Live Games and DLC

Microsoft
had an Xbox Press event today in San Francisco to announce details of
upcoming games and future DLC.  Here is all that was announced:

Gears of War 3
will have a public multiplayer beta in mid-April that will give you the
first chance to play the new game.  The beta will include three versus
modes and four new maps.  The game is set to launch this September. 

New Halo: Reach map pack titled “Defiant.”  The map pack will be on sale March 15th for 800 Microsoft Points.  The map pack will contain three new maps called Condemned, Highlands, and Unearthed. 

Gears of War 3 Will Hit September 20th

Start
sharpening your chainsaw, because Gears 3 is coming sooner than expected.
Originally delayed until Fall 201,1which usually means November in the gaming
world. Microsoft have revealed that the final instalment for Gears will take
the spot that Halo titles usually occupy.

Developer Danger Close Working on Next Medal of Honor Game

The developer Danger Close just posted today on their blog that they are currently working on the next Medal of Honor game. The blog was updated by Greg Goodrich who is the Executive Producer of Medal of Honor. He stated that Medal of Honor has sold over 5 million copies since its release last year. He goes on to say, “Since our launch last October, we’ve studied, listened and absorbed much of your feedback and are very excited to be marching forward on the next title.” 

Greg also says that Danger Close is thankful for all the support the players have given them. They have also received feedback from current military servicemen and women thanking them for how accurate Medal of Honor is to what is happening in the world today.

Goodbye Bizarre, You Will Be Missed

As most of you probably know by now, Bizarre Creations has closed its doors. Activision decided to retire the company a few months back. Bizarre made such hits as the PGR franchise, Geometry Wars 1 and 2, and the surprisingly good 007: Blood Stone. As a thank you to the BIzarre team, their trailer editor put together this absolutely beautiful tribute to them. The tribute showcases two things: Bizarre was an incredible developer, and that Activision made a terrible mistake.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Obtains DLC

You guys remember Need for Speed Hot Pursuit? Remember how great that game was? Now it’s getting even better. EA and Criterion games have announced that they will be releasing three DLC packs for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, all having them release in consecutive weeks, starting on February 22^nd.

The first pack will be called “Armed and Dangerous” and will feature two new multiplayer game modes. The press release describes them like so: ““Most Wanted” is an open world battle where the cops are out to bust a specific racer while the racers battle to protect them, making full use of the open world, weaponry and demanding team tactics. In “Arms Race” it’s every man for himself as racers use their full arsenal of weaponry on each other in ruthless races to the finish.” This pack will be priced at a nice seven dollars and will be available on both PSN and XBLA.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Video Game Detailed

Activision has released news about the new Transformers movie tie in game.  The game will be released alongside the movie, also called Transformers: Dark of the Moon.  It is being developed by High Moon Studios.  Whose previous releases include Transformers: War for Cybertron, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy, and Darkwatch.  The game will feature back-story about the Autobots and Decepticons battle and help setup story elements before the new movie gets released this summer.  You will also get your first glimpse at Shockwave the main villain in the game and the movie.

Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack Dated for March

That Noble
map pack was either, really good or really, really bad. After what seems like
five minutes Halo Reach has another map pack due out in March, dubbed the
“Defiant Map Pack”. This pack will include three maps, one of them being for
Firefight, which is great for people like me who play a lot of Firefight. The
competitive maps seem to be much more close quarters based than the majority of
maps that are currently in Reach.

Harmonix Wishes You All A Happy Valentines Day

I think the only question I can pose after watching this is: How can you not love Harmonix? Just look at these guys! Making fools of themselves in such a lovable and hilarious way, in particular though, John Drake! I don’t even own Rock Band but this video makes me want to download the pack. Way to make a terribly commercialized holiday into something uniquely charming, Harmonix

MVC3 Breaks Street Date

Broken street dates are becoming more and more commonplace. For the
unintiated, a broken street date basically means that some retailers
started selling the game early. This can be for a variety of reasons,
but most of the time it boils down to sales. Smaller retailers don’t get
to offer the pre-order goodies that the big boys can and thus start
selling copies early to stay competitive.

Crysis 2 Leaked, EA isn’t happy

Just about a month from release, pirates have leaked Crysis 2 to the internet. The leak includes the Campaign, Multiplayer and keys to activate the product for use online. Needless to say, EA isn’t exactly happy with the situation.