Anything related to GTA seems to bring in sacks full of money to Rockstar Games. So, it isn’t too surprising to know that the recently released GTA 4 expansion The Lost & Damned set a one-day Xbox Live revenue record, according to Microsoft.
While no sales figures were given, it can be expected that it sold at least a couple hundred thousand units. But then again, even if it sold only a few, its $20 price tag would still ensure the record.
The expansion went live last week on February 17 and adds about ten hours of story-based gameplay. It introduces a completely new character and adds/enhances multiplayer.
The first episode of downloadable beat ‘em up companion to the upcoming Watchmen movie will cost $20 when it hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next week.
Developed by Deadline Games, Watchmen: The End is Nigh will allow two players to take control of Rorschach and Nite Owl in a flashback to the superhero duo’s early crime fighting days. It is based on a 1987 pen and paper RPG that was co-written by series creator Alan Moore.
The End is Nigh can be grabbed starting Wednesday, March 4. The PC version of the game can be bought on Steam and Direct2Drive.
Richard Garriott’s failed project will be shutting down for good tomorrow, but unlike other MMOs, Tabula Rasa won’t go down without a fight. With the end near, a news post on the game’s website details a powerful alien race called the Neph, which along with the evil Bane have discovered wormhole technology, ensuring “wave after wave of Bane troops without rest or respite.”
What this means is that there will be an epic battle for those who have stayed with the game till its demise later today. Below is the post, and if you have an account with the game – have fun while it lasts.
We request that all military personnel begin fortifying defenses at every AFS base in preparation for a massive Bane assault. If enemy troop movements are as large as we fear, and the Neph are truly prepared to lead all out war against us, this may be our last stand. Penumbra has been informed of the situation and is standing by on the use of their last resort weapon. We cannot afford to be complacent or uncertain, but if it is truly our destiny to be destroyed, we are taking them all with us.
Harmonix has revealed that Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s “Texas Flood” album isn’t the only Rock Band downloadable content coming next week – we will also be treated to “New” by No Doubt.
The song was one of the two tracks missing from the band’s compilation album “The Singles 1992-2003″ that was released for Rock Band. It will sell for 160 Microsoft points ($2).
As a reminder, the “Texas Flood” album will cost 1280 Microsoft points ($16); individual tracks can be bought for 160 Microsoft points ($2).
The DLC will be available on Xbox Live starting March 3; PS3 users will have to wait two more days.
Gamers have been kicking and having an all around good time with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Street Fighter IV, while a select few have been sitting around grumpily waiting for the PC version of the game. They now have a timeframe to wait to: this summer.
"Let’s say summer," stated Capcom business development VP Christian Svensson when asked about the PC release. He noted that the recent arcade sticks and pads produced by Mad Catz are compatible on PC; Capcom is also discussing a PC specific gamepad bundle.
Svensson seemed very happy with the console versions of the game, which he noted are “exceeding forecasts” and “on track to do some pretty amazing things.”
Contrary to speculations that Grant Theft Auto may be jumping to the Nintendo DS side, Sony has made it clear that is has no plans to remove the popular franchise from their sleek portable unit.
According to what SCEA head of PSP marketing John Koller told MTV Multiplayer, GTA is “a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general,” which means PSP owners will once again see a handheld installment on the PSP in the near future.
“No one should sleep on that franchise. That’s a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general. We’ve had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, there’s definitely continued conversations with ['GTA' development studio] Rockstar on all their brands. That’s nothing that’s left the PlayStation family.”
All of these rumors started to come about when Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was ready to go for the Nintendo DS. But then again, it only makes sense to bring one of the most popular video game franchises in history to as many different platforms as humanly possible, and of course, that does include the PlayStation brand.
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It’s another rarity for you this time around, folks–one of those handful of FPS shooters that didn’t leave me wanting to give back my lunch. It’s BioShock, and it’s probably never been so relevant.
Positing an underwater city by the name of Rapture, a place where artists and scientists and industrialists can pursue their craft without fear of reprisal or societal backlash, in full accord with the principles of Ayn Rand’s objectivism movement.
You’ll have to go through Rapture and discover that maybe, just maybe, a little societal reprisal might not have been such a bad thing, in retrospect. Especially when you consider just what they were up to down there in Rapture—they’ve developed weapons out of spare parts. They’ve also been doing genetic research down there, leading to a line of personal genetic abilities called Plasmids. And they sell them in VENDING MACHINES. Anyone with a few bucks can basically buy a syringe full of genetically-altering whatnot, shoot themselves up, and be a pyrokinetic. You literally have the ability to turn your forearms into hives for a race of killer bees, which you can telepathically order to attack targets on sight.
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Bunny Invasion 2, one of the latest games on Kongregate Games, is downright unsettling for all manner of reasons. The largest of these is that you’ll spend a whole lot of time shooting homicidal bunny rabbits who want nothing so much as to tear down your favorite pub and kill everyone inside. Thus, it’s not exactly a surprise that you’ll head to the roof of said pub with a variety of increasingly destructive weapons.
Sure, it sounds like the kind of thing PETA would be up in arms over, but these bunnies are actually trying to kill you. Thus, it almost feels good to blast their fuzzy little behinds back to whatever hell spawned them. In fact, there’s one great wave–and there’s better than fifty of them total–in which you can get a fully-powered-up minigun and take on a legion of small bunny troops, such that you’re fighting an avalanche with fire hoses. It can be done, but only if you have all the water in the world.
So just to sum up, I really liked this game. It’s easy to pick up and play, and has plenty of humor and excitement for anyone willing to play it through to the end. The addition of an achievements menu adds an extra note of replay value that’s much appreciated. Bunny Invasion 2 is a fight worth fighting.
One of the biggest concerns Nintendo has is with piracy. They’re always pushing to crack down on those selling fake DSes and pirated cartridges. Unfortunately for the company there are much more easily accessed, technological means for accessing games for free. One method was the R4 cartridge, essentially an adapter to allow DS owners to upload files onto a micro SD card. There are some legitimate uses for the technology: one can download home brewed software that turns the DS into an eBook reader by uploading PDF files; putting music or video files on the card also allows you to use the handheld as a portable media player.
Unfortunately any technological item that has both a legitimate and illegitimate use is much more likely to be used for the latter. As you can imagine, Nintendo doesn’t like this device and now they’ve succeeded in doing something about it. The gaming company must have some excellent lobbyists, because the Japanese government has just banned sales of the R4 cartridge.
