BioShock 2 multiplayer trailer

November 20th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in FPS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360


A sweet and short trailer, showcases some nice and fast paced multiplayer action. And some awesome one-liners.

Serious Sam HD dropping on November 24

November 20th, 2009 2 Comments   Posted in Action, FPS, Online, PC, Shooter


The original Serious Sam was one of the great, old school shooters, no realism here, just big enemies and bigger guns. And lots of great humor. The HD upgrade of the game, still developed by good ‘ol Croteam, will be released on PC on November 24, for only $20, and if you pre-order it on Steam, you can get it for $18. Great deal if you haven’t played the original. And you should have!

Frontlines Fuel of War 75% off on Steam

November 19th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Online, PC


Remember Frontlines Fuel of War? The semi-sci-fi multiplayer shooter that was created by a pack of Battlefield developers? Yeah, we thought so. If you didn’t try out the game before — we can understand if you haven’t — you got a pretty good deal for it on Steam now, as the game is 75% off the normal price, meaning it retails for only $7.50.

BioShock 2 special edition revealed

November 19th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Action, Adventure, FPS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360


Well, don’t look surprised, of course BioShock, like all other highly anticipated sequels, was getting a special edition set. The BioShock 2 Special Edition package includes the game, a 160-page hardcover art books (we love those) and the soundtrack on CD. But there’s more! For the first time (at least we think), the set includes a orchestral score on vinyl. Yep, vinyl. How retro is that? Pretty retro if you ask us. The special edition will retail for $99 on consoles and $89 on PC and will be released on February 9.

New Battlefield Moments trailer

November 19th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Action, FPS, Video


DICE has released a brand new action-filled Bad Company 2 trailer, showing just what you can do with a few packs of C4 (spoiler: level a building with enemies inside it).

Borderlands soundtrack coming Dec. 8

November 18th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Business, Casual, DLC, FPS, Media

If you’ve played Borderlands, and you really should, you’ve listened to the sweet tunes from the game, and you’ll soon have a chance to throw them on your iPod as well. Gearbox announced that the soundtrack will be released on iTunes on December 8, and includes composers such as Jesper Kyd, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco and Raison Varner.

However, it won’t include the hit song “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked“, which has been featured in the game and its promo material. Bummer.

BioShock 2 cover revealed

November 18th, 2009 2 Comments   Posted in Action, Adventure, FPS, PC, PlayStation 3, RPG, Xbox 360


2K Games has revealed the cover of the highly anticipated BioShock 2, which is scheduled for a February 2010 release. As you can see above, it’s quite similar to the original BioShock 2, this time though, as the PS3 cover suggests, PS3 owners won’t have to wait a full year to play the game.

Modern Warfare 2 brings in $550 million so far

November 18th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Analyst, Business, FPS, Industry, Sales


It’s no secret that Modern Warfare 2 was going to move a lot of dough for Activision, but how much? Well, $550 million, that’s how much, according to the publisher. The game has now sold almost 10 million copies, and has generated over half a billion dollars in revenue in the first five days of its release. While you’re crunching over those number, you can check out our Modern Warfare 2 review.

Left 4 Dead 2 review

November 17th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Action, Adventure, FPS, Multiplayer, Online, PC, Reviews, Xbox 360

There was understandable outrage when Valve announced a sequel to Left 4 Dead, to be released only a year after the original game, giving a hint that it might be a yearly series, something very untrue to the Valve spirit (which is quite the opposite: quality delays). Is there merit to the criticism and concerns? Has Left 4 Dead 2 too little to offer compared to last year? In short, yes, in long: yes, but it’s still a heck of a lot of fun.

The story in Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D 2) followed the same type of story and gameplay as its predecessor, the main campaign follows four survivors, played via online co-op with three other players, where the point is to escape through a maze and myriad of zombies of all kinds. It’s a style of gameplay where teamwork absolutely counts, in L4D 2, it counts even more. Don’t even think about going solo — you’ll be picked to your bones very quickly. The new campaign follows four new survivors, this time they seem to be more varied with better personality, however the AI is still lacking a bit behind, where they’ll often run in front of you, despite that it’s very clear that you’re shooting a very big gun right next to them. But this, of course, is gone when you play co-op — which you should, that’s the whole point, anyways. Read the rest of our Left 4 Dead 2 review

Modern Warfare 2 airport scene cut in Russia

November 17th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Action, FPS, PC, PlayStation 3, Shooter, Xbox 360


The infamous Modern Warfare 2 airport mission “No Russian”, all 5 minutes of it, has apparently been cut in the Russian version of the game, in fear of sparking outrage in the country, but, more importantly for Activision, it could result in a ban. The mission, where the player basically mows down Russian civilians at an airport, has already been altered for the German public, where if you shoot any civilians, it’s game over. Which means that pretty much means the mission is useless in that case.

Gearbox claims Borderlands the fastest selling new IP in 09

November 17th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Action, Adventure, FPS, News, RPG


Well, this isn’t surprising at all; Gearbox, developers of Borderlands, claim that Borderlands is the fastest selling new IP of 2009, which is no surprise, as it’s probably the most known new IP of 2009, not to talk about the most anticipated one. The only other notable new IP was Prototype, and, completely unsurprisingly, both games are looking to get sequels in the near future.

Left 4 Dead — 8 bit version

November 17th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Adventure, DLC, FPS, Video


Prepare to get all nostalgic, as you can see above, Left 4 Dead, they way it would have been if it was released 20 years ago on NES. The creator of the game plans to release this little gem for free later this year.

Modern Warfare 2 sells close to 9.4 million copies in first week

November 16th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in FPS, PC, PlayStation 3, Sales, Xbox 360

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It’s no surprise that Modern Warfare 2’s launch was anything less than a huge success considering the game was pre-ordered over 4.5 million times but VGCHartz has rounded up some preliminary week one data and the results are quite outstanding.

It seems that all together, the game has sold close to 9.4 million copies across the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC raking in an astounding $600 million for Activision. Now let’s just wait until the holiday season comes and goes and we’re sure to be seeing some ridiculous numbers.

I think it’s safe to say we will be seeing Modern Warfare 3, 4, 5 etc because I mean, it is Activision, after all.

Left 4 Dead 2 demo now available to Xbox Live Silver members

November 16th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in FPS, Xbox 360

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For those of you who actually pay for Xbox Live got access to the Left 4 Dead 2 demo earlier this month but Silver members were left in the dark. Luckily, the demo has been unlocked today for Silver members and is available for download at your leisure.

Of course, if you just want the real game you’ll have to wait until November 17th, wait, that’s tomorrow, did you get your pre-order in?

Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies hits iPhone App Store

November 16th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in DLC, FPS, Portable

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I don’t know about you guys but my favorite mode in Call of Duty: World at War is none other than Nazi Zombies. Sure, the other modes are cool but there’s nothing like being locked in a room with a never ending supply of zombies to destroy. However, the only problem with this is that only PS3, Xbox 360 or PC gamers could get down on the fun.

Today, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies has hit the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch allowing for the zombie slaying game play we’ve all come to know and love on a handheld platform. The gave will allow for 4 player WiFi or 2 player Bluetooth multiplayer gameplay with Achievements, Leaderboards and future support for DLC.

All of this can be yours for just $9.99, what are you waiting for?

via joystiq