Here it is, the official announcement from 2K that Bioshock 2 will be called just Bioshock 2 and not Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams.
While we though that the announcement to drop the Sea of Dream subtitle last month was official, 2K has flipflopped with the game’s title ever since.
Well, no more as 2K’s Charlie Sinhaseni told IGN in a recent statement:
“We name most of our trailers at 2K and the name of the teaser trailer we released last October for BioShock 2 is called ‘Sea of Dreams’. There was talk about adding that as an official subtitle, but we decided to simply keep it BioShock 2. We’re sorry for the confusion, but we’re glad people are so interested.”
It was recently announced that the Microsoft manufactured wireless microphone that shipped with Lips will now get some love from both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: Metallica.
This comes as news that Metallica will support the microphones out of the box and a patch due out this summer for Rock Band 2 that will add said support.
Seems like a perfect time to release a song list for Lips, huh? Microsoft did just that:
Available April 3:
Wish You Were Here – Incubus
Sugar, We’re Goin Down – Fall Out Boy
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Available April 10:
Ne-Yo Song Pack – Closer, So Sick, and Hate That I Love You by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo
Coldplay Song Pack – Speed Of Sound, The Scientist, and In My Place
Looking Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Closer – Ne-Yo
So Sick – Ne-Yo
Available April 17:
Creedence Clearwater Revival Song Pack – Looking Out My Back Door, Bad Moon Rising and Who’ll Stop the Rain
Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
All My Life – K-Ci & Jo Jo
Sing – Travis
Available April 27:
Love Today – Mika
Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard
Linger – The Cranberries
In an interview with the founder of Double Fine Productions, Tim Schafer said that the developer is working on Brütal Legend for the Xbox 360 and PS3. However, according to Variety’s The Cut Scene, Electronic Arts is actually planning on having another developer work on the Wii version of the game. This is not an uncommon practice for publishers to undergo; multiplatform games sometimes have a separate developer for the Wii rendition of the game (e.g. Rock Band 2).
Electronic Arts has refused to comment on the rumor.
Harmonix has recently revealed that Toby Keith won’t be the only artist making an appearence in this week’s Rock Band with three more songs were added to the mix.
Each song will run you $1.99/160 Microsoft Points when they hit the market:
Black Tide – “Warriors of Time”
Bullet For My Valentine – “Waking the Demon”
The Shins – “New Slang”
I don’t know about you guys but this still doesn’t give me reason to dust off my Rock Band peripherals, maybe next week.
Nintendo recently announced that the N64 title, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, has hit the PAL Virtual Console today.
Priced at 1000 Wii Points, Majora’s Mask makes for an almost complete library of console Zelda games provided by the Virtual Console, quite impressive.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was originally released in 2000 for the N64 and was met with praise from the gaming community, so now’s your chance to experience it if you never got the chance to.
KOEI has recently announced the demo for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce has hit the Playstation Network for all to download.
Will Curley, VP of Sales and Marketing for KOEI, was quoted to have said the following about the game:
“Being designed exclusively for the PSP has enabled the development team to focus on the strengths of this format and implement a multitude of new ideas and features that really make the most of this hardware. Combine this with the ability to develop your character in so many areas and then team up with your friends and
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is already well equipped to capture the imagination of RPG fans and action gamers alike.”
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is currently in development by Omega Force and will hit shelves for the PSP on April 28th.
Crytek’s Official Modding Portal has given word that a new trial period for Crysis Wars is on the way. Begining April 9th, players will be able to access both LAN and online multiplayer modes for the game. Access to the editor will also be included with the trial client.
More information is to be updated soon, including download links and other goodies.
If you’ve been a little iffy about throwing down some money for the MadCatz branded Xbox 360 joystick, you should shift your sights to DreamArcades’ alternative.
What you see above is what DreamArcades’ answer to the MadCatz Fight Stick. This controller differs however in that it is wireless and will be readily available, or so we hope.
DreamArcades’ is hoping this stick will be in your hands in about 5-7 weeks, pricing however remains a mystery.
If you’ve been feeling the need to dust off your old Tomb Raider discs and take Laura Croft for a spin, check out this deal.
Steam has recently announced that they are offering the 1996 Tomb Raider remake, Tomb Raider: Anniversary for just $4.99 netting you a 75% savings, or $15. But be aware, it is this weekend only!
Crystal Dynamic’s Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider utilizing a newer, updated version of the Legend game engine. In a nut shell? Same gameplay, better graphics.
The Pitt DLC pack for Fallout 3 has hit Xbox Live not once, not twice, but three times with news of this recent update.
Bethesda has apparently reworked the DLC and rereleased it to ease the woes of gamers who have been experiencing freezing and other problems with the pack.
They go on to say that if you are continuing to encounter problems with the pack you are encouraged to delete the outdated content and replace it with the updated pack.
