It seems Microsoft’s beloved Xbox 360 isn’t the only one getting some love from Best Buy as it was recently made known that they have begun a promotion discouting several games for the Playstation 3 as well.
Quite a bit bigger list than that of the Xbox 360 with Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm marked down to $24.99, while Bioshock, Dangerous Hunts 2009, and Hell’s Highway get marked to $29.99.
That’s not all though NBA 2K9, Call of Duty: World at War, Shaun White Snowboarding, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and Tom Clancy’s Endwar are all getting a reduced price of $39.99.
Just like the Xbox 360 promotion there is no telling when this will end so if you plan on getting any of these games you better do it soon.
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PC gamers who favor GTA IV will be happy to hear that Rockstar has recently released a patch today effectively fixing and updating several aspects of the game.
The bulk of the updates deal with newly added support for a wide range of different game controllers. Hell, you can even hook up your Xbox 360 controller and pretend your console gaming.
Full list of updates thanks to Joystiq below:
Graphics:
Added “Water Quality”, “Shadow Quality” and “Reflection Resolution” sliders in graphics menu.
Added “Definition” and “VSync” toggles in graphics menu.
Rendering optimizations.
VSync optimizations.
Nvidia 7000 series
Mirrors fixed
Fixes:
Direct input device support is now disabled by default and can only be enabled with the commandline: “-usedirectinput”
Supported Controllers:
Logitech Dual Action
Logitech RumblePad 2
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
Saitek P2500
Supported Wheels:
Note: Controls are unmapped, user must map controls using Manufacturer’s mapping software.
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
Logitech Wingman Formula GP Wheel
Logitech MOMO Racing
MOMO Force
Driving Force Pro
Driving Force
Formula Force
Added Commandline “-notimefix” which will help some users who are experiencing the fast/slow gameplay issue after patch 1 was applied.
Fixed a bug that caused some users to experience endless looping audio effects after Patch 1 was applied.
Benchmark was disabling sounds after Patch 1 was applied, this is now fixed.
Crash Fixes:
Unable to load game fixed – For some users, a DOS window would open and close immediately upon Game Launch, GTA IV would never launch.
Hang on Initial Game Loading Screen fixed – Some users experienced Character Art Loading screens in an endless loop.
Certain causes of the RESC10 error have been fixed (Alt-Tab, change resolution). If you experience an RESC10 error, you must restart.
Certain Instances of the “GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has encountered a problem and needs to close” error have been fixed.
Video Editor:
Naming clips is now mandatory on Export
Multiplayer:
Legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.
General:
Wireless 360 controllers not functioning – Triggers were full on/off, fixed.
Next month when your girlfriend/fiancee/wife calls in a marker and drags you to “Confessions of a Shopaholic” she’ll be wondering the whole time why you don’t seem quite as miserable as when you normally get dragged to chick-flicks. Assure her it has nothing to do with the film’s star and keep your eyes open, because halfway through the film you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of a poster for one of Jerry Bruckheimer’s upcoming films.
It’s a previously unseen shot of Jake Gyllenhal in full costume as the Prince of Persia in the upcoming 2010 film. It’ll be in the well-known Times Square region of NYC, likely as one of the ubiquitous billboards. It’s a somewhat odd choice to put this kind of teaser ad in a film that will likely have whatever segment of the gaming population is watching it asleep in their popcorn. Also odd is the idea that someone really concerned with shopping would be spending time in the tourist trap that is times square with the dozens of boutiques downtown and Fifth Avenue nearby.
Probably the only part of the NXE that was universally enjoyed was the possibility of streaming Netflix films from your queue for anyone with an Xbox Live Arcade Gold membership. Since the service launched in November people have been flocking to the flat-rate video rental service.
Redbush analyst Michael Pachter estimates that over eight million people are currently connecting to Xbox Live and figures that many of them are simply a few mouse clicks away from subscribing to Netflix. He places the number of Xbox subscribers who have signed up for Netflix at over 200,000 in the three months since the service launched and he expects another million to sign up in the next year, given the high install base and further expected sales for the console and Microsoft’s strong support of Xbox Live.
Bring out your plastic guitars and drums, everyone, for Activision has announced next month’s worth of downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour, revealing a slew of new songs for the game.
First up is an Acoustic track pack on February 12 offering “Drive” by Incubus, “New Slang” by The Shins and “Wonderwall” by Ryan Adams. The following week gets a Wings track pack with these songs: “Junior’s Farm”, “Hi Hi Hi” and “Jet”.
Finally, the week of February 26 sees the release of a Bob Seger track pack: “Old Time Rock and Roll”, “Her Strut” and “Get Out of Denver (Live)”.
As is expected, PS3 and Xbox 360 owners can get individual songs for $2 and track packs for $5.50.
Are your guns and armor languishing in the closet? Epic wants you to bring them out as the studio has spilled the beans on a forthcoming major patch for the PC version of Unreal Tournament 3.
Among the major new features will be support for Steam achievements for those who installed the title through Valve’s digital distribution platform. There will be other tweaks and the developer is readying a collection of bonus maps dubbed the Titan Pack, with lead designer Steve Polge saying that it will be “substantially bigger than any bonus pack we’ve released in the past.”
Only Epic knows when the patch and the pack are going to be released.
If you thought Red Alert 3 wasn’t campy enough… think again! EA has announced more of the live-action cast for the upcoming expansion pack – returning cast Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic are joined by newcomers wrestler Ric Flair, Jamie Chung, Malcolm McDowell, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe and Holly Valance.
Here’s what Ric Flair had to say: “When I found out that EA wanted me to be part of Command & Conquer, all I could say was ‘Woooooooooooo!’”
The stand-alone “Uprising” expansion will offer four mini-campaigns and add a new Commander’s Challenge mode. It is due out this March.
Bethesda has released the first downloadable content pack for Fallout 3, dubbed “Operation Anchorage”.
The content includes a simulation of the infamous liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from Fallout lore. The new missions emphasize stealth gameplay, offering a “Covert Ops” perk along with new weapons, armor and achievements.
It’s only available to you PC and Xbox 360 owners. PS3 owners are abandoned due to Microsoft handing over gobs of cash to Bethesda. The pack can be bought for 800 Microsoft points ($10).
A second pack – titled “The Pitt” – is set for release late next month. March will see the release of the “Broken Steel” pack that will continue the adventure beyond the end of the game’s storyline.
Those rednecks are at it again! When Michael’s son bought a copy of Madden NFL 09 using his Christmas money, the kid got – uh – less than he bargained for. Instead of getting the game disc and the accompanying manual, he found a blank disc labeled “Redneck Shit”.
No, he didn’t buy an used copy, though, as the game packaging sported all of the usual security stickers. However, Michael found that scotch tape was used to reseal the game’s shrinkwrap, leading him to speculate that someone else bought the game and returned it – without disc – to the local Walmart.
They are expected to “Redneck Shit” for a genuine copy of the game today. To Michael and his son: Godspeed.
Everyone’s into making trilogies these days, and director Len Wiseman is no exception. He is planning on helming a trilogy of films based on Gears of War – Epic’s popular action shooter franchise – according to an interview.
“The hope is that we’re wanting to do three movies and really cover the bases on everything,” said Wiseman. “Basically a harder edged Lord Of The Rings.”
Wiseman and Chris Morgan are currently working on the script; the former is known for Live Free and Die Hard and the latter for Wanted. The project is being financed by Legendary Pictures and New Line Cinema. It has no release date at the moment.
