Mortal Kombat was released for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the first quarter of the year but alreadyWarner Brothers Interactive is reaping the benefits. According to Warner Brothers, Mortal Kombat has sold over three million copies worldwide. This beats the record set by Capcom’s Marvel Vs Capcom 3, which sold two million units.
With 4 novels and 2 award-winning games, the Gears of War universe has grown to be quite expansive over the last 3 years. Since Gears of War 3 is just around the corner, I’d like to take this opportunity to fill you in on the story so far, both for those of you who have never experienced what the series has to offer and those who have been away from the series since the end of the 2nd game. Think of this as a continuous timeline rather than a book-by-book and game-by-game summary. At the end of the summary, you can find out where each game ends as well as what backstory comes from the first 3 novels.
With 4 novels and 2 award-winning games, the Gears of War universe has become quite expansive over the last 3 years. Since Gears of War 3 is just around the corner, I’d like to take this opportunity to recap the story so far, both for those who never experienced what the series has to offer and those who have been away from the series since the end of the 2nd game.
As the credits began to roll at the
end of the first Gears of War,
players knew immediately that Epic Games would develop a follow-up. As
anticipated, Gears of War 2 was released
two years later, in November of 2008. The first game provided Epic a foundation
to build upon in the sequel, and Gears of
War 2 certainly relies heavily on this framework.
Who
would win in a fight between The Incredible Hulk and Mike Haggar from Final
Fight? Or between Wolverine and
Akuma? If you’ve ever been a fan of both
Marvel comics and Capcom’s library of games, these are questions that you’ve
undoubtedly asked yourself at some point, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two
Worlds was happy to provide answers.
Anybody out there missing sunset over the
prairie? Or perhaps you and your
six-shooter haven’t gunned down some fame-seeking hotshot recently? Either way, those of you looking to scratch
that Wild West itch will have good reason to this October; the utterly stunning
Red
Dead Redemption is getting the Game of the Year treatment, and a
definitive edition of the game featuring all the free and paid downloadable
content released to date (as well as the free Myths and Mavericks DLC pack
which is due to be released this month) will hit the shelves on October 14th.
It looks like the Wild West isn’t so wild anymore. Rockstar Games has released a new patch (available now) filled with fixes for common exploits used in their critically acclaimed Western, Red Dead Redemption. This is all being done in anticipation of the upcoming Myths and Mavericks bonus pack, which is scheduled to release today.
