Xbox 360 News

Bulletstorm Being Targeted By The Anti-Video Game Crowd

I’ll put the
link to the full story at the bottom. Seriously, isn’t it about time all these
anti-videogame people came up with some new lines? Not only are they about 15
years late to the point every single time, they just repeat the same, ignorant
argument over and over again.

Also, there
tends to be very extraneous remarks made in these types of attacks against
games that feature violence or gore. For example, in the article below, the
writer seemingly assumes that 9 year olds are going to know what a “gang bang”
is. Isn’t that stretching things a little too far, not to mention the fact that
9 year olds should be nowhere near a game like Bulletstorm. It’s the job of the
parent to control what games their children play, not the government and
certainly not the developer.

Tons of News In Latest Activision Conference Call

Activision finished up quite an investor call in the past
few days. And in this investor call they announced the cancellations of
multiple big named Activision franchises while also announcing a new studio.
The titles that have been cancelled are: the new DJ Hero, new Guitar Hero, and
True Crime: Hong Kong, the most surprising of those being True Crime. Though
none of us expected True Crime: Hong Kong to be a great game, Activision had
been talking about it for over a year now, and had demoed it to press multiple
times

Call of Juarez Goes Modern

Ubisoft is taking the Call of Juarez franchise into the modern era with, Call of Juarez The Cartel.  Ubisoft released some details about the newest game in the franchise.   Adam Novickas, director of marketing at Ubisoft said, “Call of Juarez The Cartel is an action-packed shooter game with a strong story, interesting characters and a wide variety of gameplay options.”

In The Cartel you will take on a journey that will begin in Los Angeles, California to Juarez, Mexico.  Ubisoft also says that some of the best elements of the Wild West will be put into the modern era.  They are hoping to bring a gritty and relevant story to the game.  There is no word on whether there will be a correlation between Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and The Cartel. 

Twisted Pixel Announced New Kinect Focused Game

“Puppets are just something I’ve always loved,” says Michael Wilford, CEO of Twisted Pixel Games and closeted marionette aficionado.  “What makes games great is that they are such a collaborative process.  I have over three hundred puppets in my basement, and Bill Muehl, our Game Director, collects Western landscape photography.  Oh, and of course we have Dan Teasdale, our Design Lead, whose family was bruta

Dead Space 2 Is Top Seller In UK After Launch

Apparently more people than you might think have a desire to strategically dismember gruesome monsters. Dead Space 2 came in at number one on all format charts in the UK for the past week. This a reported 70% increase in sales over the original. This is obviously great news for EA but the credit here goes to Visceral, the guys behind making the game. the first Dead Space was a surprise hit at the time, due to the lack of any real attention the survival horror genre had at the time. Now it’s clear that Dead Space has made its mark with the sequel, outselling heavy hitters like Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Dragon Age 2 Demo

Have you been itching in anticipation to get your Dragon Age on? You won’t have to wait as long as you think. Bioware announced today that they will be releasing a Dragon Age 2 demo for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The demo will give players the first time to play with the game’s new combat mechanics and see a section of the new story. This will also give players a chance to check out the new graphics that Bioware has created for Dragon Age 2.

Epic and EA Takes A Huge Stab At CoD?

New Details about Batman: Arkham City

GameSpot sat down with Sefton Hill from Rocksteady Studios, the developers of the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City. Sefton brings some light to the next game in the franchise. “Arkham City is about five times bigger than Arkham Island”, said Sefton. Rocksteady Studios has been hard at work. Everyone was shocked about how great the first game was and so the team has a lot to live up to. With such a bigger play area, Sefton insists that it won’t be a sandbox-style game adding, “Players will be able to go anywhere at any time”. Sefton also states that you can explore certain side alleys of Arkham City so you can find hidden side missions.

Tropico 4 Coming In Q2: No Polar Bears On This Island

“Tropico 4  sees you return as El Presidente, the tyrannical (or benevolent) dictator of the island paradise of Tropico. The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times – geographical powers rise and fall and the worldmarket is dominated by new players with new demands and offers – and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges. If you are to triumph over your naysayers you will need to gain as much support from your people as possible. Your decisions will shape the future of your nation, and more importantly, the size of your off-shore bank account.”

Carnival Games is Coming to Xbox 360

2K Play has announced the next installment in the Carnival Games franchise, called Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do. This installment in the franchise will use the Kinect for Xbox. The game is being developed by 2K Cat Daddy Games, who are the original creators of Carnival Games. The game is being re-imagined to take full control of the Kinect hardware and will be out this April. The game will feature some of the original Carnival Games mini-games plus a number of new ones.