Friday, February 4, 2011

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the second chapter

A long-awaited return is back to talk about the remake of Jagged Alliance 2, which is now named for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. This is a setting for strategic military originally released in 1999, within the wave of titles in the genre that has characterized the years between the 1990 and early 2000.

However, the original has been able to distinguish to a certain depth and a high level of structural non-linearity, gaining so much popularity to lead to subsequent expansions and finally to this remake. In development at Kalypso, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action should be characterized, as well as a re-designed graphics, to apply some changes to the gameplay.

Class3 announced for XBLA

One of the creators of World of Warcraft, Jeff Strain, unveiled his new project: a zombie-based horror shooter for Xbox Live Arcade, a project which is to be as open world game and then become an MMO. Developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Game Studios, the game of Strain is currently indicated by the code name Class3.

Infection has decimated the population of the planet, and players must work together to repel the hordes of zombies that infest the universe of the game. However, unlike titles such as Dead Rising and Left 4 Dead, the goal is to eliminate the greatest number of zombies, Strain says. "It is not simply going around the streets shooting at the zombies in the head," said the founder of the study Videogame Source.

From Monday evening to double XP points for playing Call of Duty: Black Ops

It 's the case to dust off the rifle Treyarch has organized the first Double XP weekend for Call of Duty Multiplayer: Black Ops, that from today until February 4 to 19 Monday, February 7 to 16 will see the players of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC earn double points XP. What are you waiting then? Get busy and you can unlock easily double the rewards!

Stacking free for users PS Plus

The new game in digital format developed by Double Fine, Stacking, can be downloaded free of charge by subscribers to the Plus service, PlayStation, Sony has announced. The promotion, however, is apparently reserved only for U.S. users, as we read on the U.S. PlayStation Blog. European initiative on the PlayStation blog has not been denoted.

Stacking will be published on 8 February on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

Official announcement and four pictures for Splinter Cell Trilogy HD

Continue the fashion of reissues HD for PlayStation 3 Ubisoft has just officially announced the release of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Trilogy HD package that collects Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, providing them with a completely new look and feel with high resolution.

The trilogy will support 3D display on televisions compatible with this technology, and will include a new system of rewards and trophies. This is great news for fans of Sam Fisher, then, that you will not miss the chance to relive the first three adventures dell'angente special in the splendor of high definition.

Tales of Monkey Island too hard

The episodes of the series Tales of Monkey Island, coming soon to PC even on a physical medium, tells the publisher Lace Mamba Global. As of 8 April, five episodes of the series developed by Telltale will be available in stores in a single pack for the PC. Two versions are available from dealers: the Premium Edition, which includes some extras such as wallpaper, avatars, and image galleries, and the Collector's Edition, richer content.

Mony Dead to Fall Out: New Vegas, comes to PS3 and PC

Bethesda Softworks today announced the downloadable content (DLC) for Fallout: New Vegas, Dead Money, will soon be available for PlayStation 3 and PC game in the next three weeks, while simultaneously revealing the premiere platform for the next DLC. After being released for Xbox 360 in late December last year, the add Dead money will be released in PS3 (via PlayStation Network) and PC (via Steam and Direct2Drive) on 22 February.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon in pictures and videos

We return to the skies Another innovation coming from Bandai Namco, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the second producer Kazutoki Kono a rebirth for the franchise. " The game is currently in development for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and should arrive later this year, with release date to be specified and was presented at this very hour event "Ignite" organized by the publisher in San Francisco.

Stacking of the new arrivals in February on Live

Stacking of Double Fine is one of the games to be published on Xbox Live. Developed by the authors of Brutal Legend, stacking will be downloadable from February 9 at a price of 1200 Microsoft Points. Updates as of February are always reported Blog Major Nelson. Here is the list of new products and promotions coming to Xbox Live: Xbox Live Game Add-ons: Xbox Live Arcade: Xbox 360 Games on Demand Deal of the Week Xbox Live: Xbox Live Marketplace Avatar:

The dates for the Dirt 3

Codemasters announced the release date Dirt Game 3 and the same is scheduled for May 24 in the world. The game promises to be bigger and full of content, which will be more cars, tracks and different events, as distinct from the other versions and highlights the new places as Finland, Norway, Kenya and Michigan.

The game will be available for Xbox360, PS3 and PC.

Bandai Namco announced Ridge Racer Unbounded

A new beginning for the series? Namco Bandai announced the release of a new episode of the series multiplatform Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer, which will be called unbounded. Carlson Choi, vice-president of marketing at Namco Bandai, describes the game as "very different from the Ridge Racer we all know." The launch trailer, which we describe below, shows the historic character of the series, Reiko, getting into a car and then start to skyrocket, collision with another vehicle and causing a spectacular crash before disappearing into thin air.

Virtual skateboarding is in crisis?

Apparently gamers are tired of the virtual skateboard, or perhaps the concept of the game needs a refresher. Last year, in fact, Tony Hawk and Shaun White Skateboarding Shred showed poor performance for the respective publishers, Activision and Ubisoft. But between the two, who was worse? As reported by 'Hollywood Reporter was the Ubisoft game to the bottom, while Tony Hawk is able to go up a bit' after a disastrous start.

Battlefield 3 in 2011

Finally there is news about the release of EA-squad game and says, Battlefield 3, and this is your release, which will be the 2011. There is no exact date but it is known to be available the last quarter. Along with this news is a trailer available so they can go delight.

New images for Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II: Retribution

THQ galactic war come from a host of new images for Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II: Retribution, the new maxi-expansion strategy based on Games Workshop's license that is definitely good place in the ranking of long, detailed titles currently in circulation. Retribution is set 10 years after the events in Chaos Rising and allows you to experience the story from different points of view by offering a choice of different races in the single player campaign.

Survival Mode with only the LE Yakuza 4

The Yakuza Steelbook Edition 4 will include a game mode exclusive to the new chapter for PlayStation 3 Yakuza series. According to the website of the retailer GAME (reporting CVG) Steelbook Edition will include the Survival mode, which will challenge the boss in the underground arena. Included in the package even costumes for extra Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, Kiryu and Haruka.

Yakuza 4 will be available on the PlayStation 3 from March 18. PlayStation Plus subscribers will have access to the demo of the game since Feb. 16, while for all other trial version of the new game will be downloadable from SEGA Feb. 23.

The Conduit developers working on a game for Kinect

Not only for Kinect High Voltage Software, developer of the series Conduit on Wii, is currently working on something that has to do with Kinect, as reported by Eurogamer. net. Apparently, the development team has not yet revealed anything about the project in question, but it should be a title published under license by 2K Games, to support the motion detection device for the Xbox 360.

There should be something closely related to Kinect, but something apparently "works very well as Xbox 360 game, I do not think it works well only if you use Kinect," said Eric Nofsinger from High Voltage. We await further information on this. Source: Eurogamer. net

Unsubscribe BFBC2: Onslaught and 1943 PC

The PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Onslaught and Battlefield 1943 have been canceled, announced the developer DICE. "Sometimes you have to choose where to concentrate their efforts," the general manager, says Karl Magnus Troedsson on the official Battlefield. "In my day job I have to evaluate the possibility of the study and always check the calendar.

This time I had a difficult decision. We have to project ourselves towards the release of Battlefield 3. "I know many of you are eagerly waiting the PC version of Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Onslaught. Unfortunately I have to tell you that these two titles have been erased." According to Troedsson, with 3 Battlefield DICE wants to make "Battlefield of the best all time," according to the developer for what will be the debut of a most important game of DICE.

Runic: Torchlight transpose on the Xbox 360 has been undertaking

A real challenge to adapt its structure to the "sofa" According to the head of Runic Games, Max Schafer, carrying Torchlight on the Xbox 360 was not exactly a walk. The Diablo-style action-RPG, which, having passed with great success on the PC is going to land on Xbox Live Arcade has been a real "challenge" to the development team, because of the difficulty of adapting a typology the game has always been linked to a PC keyboard + mouse interface and the controller of the console.

Shantae short on DSiWare

The game DSiWare Shantae: Risky's Revenge, the sequel to the platform published by Capcom on the Game Boy Color, will be available in Europe since 11 February, four months after the launch of the game in the United States. According to Metacritic, in 2010 Shantae: Risky's Revenge was the game for DSiWare with the highest average rating.

Developed by WayForward Technologies, (authors of A Boy & His Blob for Wii), Shantae: Risky's Revenge will be downloadable in a few days for the price of 1200 Nintendo Points.

More information about NGP from London

A machine designed for developers At the official presentation at the PlayStation Experience, London, Eurogamer. net has got to chat with an inside source at Sony and remained anonymous, which revealed several details about the new handheld console called upon NGP. It seems that Sony is planning to bid, for the first year of marketing the handset, the audience of gaming enthusiasts, the "core gamer", then move to expand into other slices of the public as a teen-ager, young people and more mature .

More security on the PS3 after Jailbreak

Treyarch, the developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops, admitted that they had increased security measures on the PlayStation 3 console due to violation of the hacker. "For a hardware manufacturer, the problem is much worse," said community manager Josh Olin to NowGamer. "For us in terms of security, there are implications, but we had already incorporated various security measures." "When you spread the news of the breach of the PlayStation 3, we all thought, well, it's time to activate the security measures on the PS3." A few days ago, Sony has won the first round of a legal battle that Japan sees the company as opposed to the hacker George Hotz and his team.

EEDAR: forecasts on the price of NGP

The crystal ball is about 299-349 dollars a group of market analysts EEDAR has done its forecast on the possible price of NGP, the new handheld console Sony PSP destined to succeed. According to these, the new machine will surpass the success of PSP, although its longevity remains closely linked to the support that third party publishers agree to the machine.

As for prices, EEDAR provides an oscillation between 299 and $ 349 for the model with Wi-Fi, probably without going over the 399 in the U.S.. Also according to the group, the model with 3G connection may not be available for some regions, while the demand for this type may be more prevalent in Europe and Asia.

DR2: Case Zero on the best-selling XBLA

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero was the game's best-selling Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, as reported by Major Nelson. The top games for Xbox Live Arcade sold for seven days after the launch of the product, the classification of tiutoli rather see more games on Live Call of Duty: Black Ops in front of everyone, followed by Halo: Reach and Red Dead Redemption.

To conclude that the ranking of the most downloaded indie games on Xbox 360:

SSX is the new "Burnout in the snow"

An interesting comparison and other information Some new information filtering in the last few days regarding EA SSX: Deadly Descents, a new chapter in the recently announced series of snowboarding. Here are the items of interest featuring characters, big tricks, majestic setting and many other beautiful things in the standard locations and various off-track shortcuts The main objective is, essentially, to arrive alive at the bottom of the mountain will limit the number of challenges, for example, running through an avalanche, do not remain frozen in shadows, crossing the Himalayan heights in low oxygen before unconsciousness may be a system similar in style social noetwork all'Autolog in The Need for Speed development team considers him a "burnout on snow" Source: StickSkills

Devil May Cry 4 arrives on the App Store

Devil May Cry 4 Refrain from the App Store is available in sizes iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch. For a few days, the action game from Capcom will be on sale at reduced prices. The game includes 10 levels, a deep combat system and Game Target Center. Black star once again, the main character of the PC and console HD version of the last installment of Capcom's action.

In addition to Devil May Cry, the publisher has already resulted in the App Store franchise the likes of Dead Rising and Resident Evil.

Demo confirmed for Dragon Age 2

Only a few hours ago Bioware had called "speculation" the voices that spoke of the arrival of a demo of Dragon Age II. But a few minutes ago we received the official press release confirming the arrival of a trial version of the long RPGs. Will be available on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 from February 22 and will have three classes, with which we can play the prologue of the adventure.

Completing the demo will unlock a special weapon, the Hayders Razor Blade, which can be used in the full version of the game. Provide, who will use it, an increase of health, mana and fighting skills.

The Conduit will also 3DS

The Sci-Fi FPS born on Wii also will land on the next Nintendo handheld console. The announcement was the creative director of the High Voltage team, Eric Nofsinger, who also stated that "the whole team focused on this new project and is excited to work for the first time on 3DS. "We are still in the early stages of development and we are trying to adapt the engine to the lower resolution of our portable Nintendo.

Retro Map Pack 3 for Killzone

The two maps of Killzone 2 that will make a new appearance in the third installment of the series have finally been unveiled by the team at Guerrilla: Salamun Market and Blood Gracht. Salamun Market will support a maximum of 24 players to come and Blood Gracht 16. Both urban environments and will be available free for those who made the pre-order Killzone 3.

Alternatively, the Retro Map Pack can be purchased (at a price still unknown) on the PlayStation Store.

UFC joins Facebook

A new game about the bloody UFC is ready to land on the most popular social network in the world. It will be called Undisputed UFC Fight Nation and will allow us to train, fight and make known to our staff virtual fighter. The results obtained by each player will, as usual, made public on the various boards on Facebook.

THQ boss, Danny Bilson, hopes that the game gets a great success and has invited everyone to the challenges associated with this address

A date for Dungeon Siege III

Dungeon Siege III, Obsidian's new RPG for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, will arrive in Europe on May 27. This was announced by the publisher Square Enix, which also confirmed the release of a Limited Edition, however, restricted to those who have made pre-order. Inside, fans will find four exclusive in-game items.

Obsidian is currently putting the finishing touches to the game with the help of Gas Powered Games team, the original creator of the series.

Videogame Source.it gives Dead Space 2

You love the survival horror? Think you're brave enough to face all sorts of abominations in the open space? If the answer is yes, then you will be pleased to know that the new contest Videogame Source. it is dedicated to the best survival horror game of the season: Dead Space 2. But what exactly do you have to win one of three Limited Edition of Dead Space 2, which Videogame Source.

it is giving away thanks to the collaboration with Electronic Arts? Simple: just below you will see an image that portrays Isaac Clarke, the protagonist of the game at a time to say the least "hot" in his epic fantasy-horror, and all you have to do is save the picture, filling the balloon a phrase that considered most appropriate, and sends everything to David.

Demo of Dragon Age II "unconfirmed"

BioWare has put an end to the dispute arose in regard to the trial version of Dragon Age II. "The demo is not confirmed," said the lead writer for Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age II and David Gaider on the official forum, BioWare. "We have not made any official announcement," said Gaider, referred to as simply "speculation" the rumors that BioWare could launch in February a trial for the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins.

Jon Hare thinks Chaos Engine for iPhone

As stated by the boss of Tower Studios Jon Hare during an interview with Videogame Source, a version of Chaos Engine iOS device could be the next project for the company's App Store. "We're still not 100% sure of our next move," says Hare. "The main candidates are Gods, Xenon 2, Magic Pockets, Chaos Engine.

Maybe Cadaver." "If you want we could make them all right now, but it would be suicide. Probably in the next two months we will begin developing a new game." "I'm also thinking to other projects. I want to achieve as soon as a new football game, something like Sensible Soccer. I'm talking to Codemasters, but now we are still in the early stages, it is just an idea." In February, will debut on App Store Speedball 2: Evolution, iPhone version of the classic 1990 developed by The Bitmap Brothers.

Succession of new images for DC Universe Online

The MMO from Sony never ceases to amaze To coincide with the PlayStation Experience event in 2011, Sony has released a large number of new images of DC Universe Online, the interesting MMO based on DC Comics superheroes. In the images we see Batman, Catwoman and a number of curious "variations on the theme" just a taste of the potential of the game, which means the monthly subscription provides ongoing support and free availability of all the new content.