Posted 4/21/10 5:30 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in News, Xbox 360
The "Halo: Reach" beta will be open in a little over a week, and Bungie hopes to have a big party on their hands. In fact, they're expecting the game's various modes to attract record numbers, and 3 million sounds like the mark they want to hit.
"My expectation is it could be upwards of 3 million people," Bungie community director Brian Jarrard told The Seattle Times. "I think that’s a fairly conservative estimate. Certainly there will never be a console beta of this magnitude."
Posted 4/21/10 11:15 am EST by Brian Warmoth in News, Xbox 360
A Conan O'Brien Xbox Live show may have been part of a larger project rumored to be in the works behind closed doors right now. If the rumblings turn out to be true, Microsoft and their partner former News Corp. President Peter Chernin would set up a new channel of content as an exclusive to XBL subscribers.
Posted 4/20/10 5:57 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tecmo's remastered edition of "Tecmo Super Bowl" now has a release date set for at least one of its platforms, even if PlayStation 3 owners still have some waiting to do. Microsoft dated "Tecmo Bowl Throwback" for April 28th on Xbox Live Arcade in a new press release, and Tecmo confirmed the news, but they also categorized their PlayStation Network launch date as TBD.
"'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' is out on XBLA April 28th, 2010," Tecmo posted on their official Twitter account. "TBD for PSN."
Posted 4/20/10 4:25 pm EST by Brad Nicholson in Features, PS3, Xbox 360
Former "Street Fighter 3" brawler Dudley is a fan favorite. In fact, he's so well liked by the series' outspoken faithful, his mug now dons the "Super Street Fighter 4" box art. After taking a good and long look at the boxer for his "SSF4" character guide we've come to understand what all the buzz is about -- and it has nothing to do with his adorable mustache.
Posted 4/20/10 12:46 pm EST by Russ Frushtick in Interviews, News, PS3, Xbox 360
In case you haven't heard, "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" was officially announced today. It's sorta a big deal.
At a press event last week (the embargo for which lifted today), Capcom held a quick Q&A with the designers of the game, and I couldn't help but ask the question on everyone's mind: Will the character count in "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" be comparable to "Marvel vs. Capcom 2"? (Note: "MvC2" had a whopping 56 playable characters).
Posted 4/20/10 11:30 am EST by Russ Frushtick in PS3, Video, Xbox 360
I'm gonna be blunt. "Bionic Commando Rearmed," the downloadable remake of the original, was great. "Bionic Commando," the full-retail 3D sequel, was not. Thankfully Capcom realizes a good idea when they see it, and are hard at work on a sequel for the downloadable entry.
Details couldn't be more scarce on this one, save for the fact that Fatshark will be handling the development and, for the first time in a "Bionic Commando" game, you'll be able to jump. The future is here, people. Live it up.
"Bionic Commando Rearmed 2" is scheduled for a 2011 release.
Posted 4/20/10 11:24 am EST by Russ Frushtick in Previews, Video, Xbox 360
Ever since the first "Dead Rising," people were desperate for co-op play. In every zombie movie ever, it's always a group of survivors fending off the hordes, so to make "Dead Rising" a strictly solo experience was just a miss opportunity. But that qualm has been rectified for "Dead Rising 2," which has full co-op play throughout the entire campaign.
Posted 4/20/10 11:04 am EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, PC, PS3, Video, Xbox 360
The release of the "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" trailer will undoubtedly kick off an internet frenzy as everyone tries to figure out just who will be appearing in the game. I can't say I'm the best Marvel or Capcom expert, but I've tapped my best sources of nerd knowledge to help fill in the blanks on some of the characters. But first, let's go over the obvious ones.
Posted 4/20/10 11:00 am EST by Russ Frushtick in PS3, Video, Xbox 360
UPDATE: Check out our analysis of the trailer and artwork of "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" as we try and nail down the current roster.
You've been waiting 10 years, but the wait is almost over. Capcom is officially unveiling "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" to the world today, and the above trailer is just the beginning.
There's plenty of interesting information nestled in just over a minute of footage, including the following characters, who are 100% going to appear in the game:
Posted 4/20/10 9:26 am EST by Brian Warmoth in News, Xbox 360
James Gunn may be best known as the writer and director behind "Slither," as well as an upcoming superhero film starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page called "Super," but he's also a dedicated blogger and tweeter. Last week, he tweeted that he was going to demo Project Natal, and that in turn lead to a blog entry about a his experience, including a "Wii Sports"-ish sounding game he called "River Rush."
"['River Rush'] a game where you stand side by side in a river raft, so it’s two people playing at once," Gunn wrote on his blog at JamesGunn.com. "To move right, you have to step right; to move left, you have to step left. As you rush down right rapids, you have to jump up and slap floating stars in the air – the whole raft jumps up every time you do."