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.
If
you take a minute to consider the current state of the gaming industry, it’s
quite amazing that a game like Hard Corps: Uprising has come out. This is a
game rooted neck deep in the older days of gaming that began in arcades. All
the trademarks of that era are present in this game; a vertical learning curve,
brutal checkpoints, severe penalties and borderline broken mechanics. The
question is though; does this still make for an entertaining game in 2011?
Well, I’m going to get to that now as answering that question depends on a ton
of other elements.
Firstly,
the difficulty in this game is absolutely nuts. When you first start out you
will curse at your X-Box like you were back in an arcade in the days of
Pac-Man. The main thing that makes this game so hard is at the beginning there
is a complete lack of preparation for the player. Apart from a control screen,
the rest is up to you. Hard Corps: Uprising takes a huge inspiration from
Contra and for those of you who don’t know what Contra is, it’s a side
scrolling shooter with some platforming thrown in that is notorious for being
hard. Hard Corps: Uprising has the difficulty part in spades, but with equal
amounts of frustration.
TNT Racers is an easy game to miss in the Xbox Live
Marketplace. The market is saturated with all sorts of racing titles, most of
which you could probably live without playing. T.N.T Racers seems to borrow
elements from other games, but it’s hard to fault it for being unoriginal,
especially when you’re talking about a driving game. T.N.T Racers is worth your
time, but you may want to take heed before you drop 10 dollars on this quirky
racing title.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a game that I thought would never
exist, particularly after the complex legal wrangling caused the relationship
to bottom out for awhile. Luckily for us, their want of money is greater than
their hate of exceedingly long contracts and licensing fees. The latest entry
looks to take the franchise to new heights while inviting new players to enter
the fray against seasoned veterans.
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.
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.
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 22nd.
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.
