The Chinese aren’t known for being the “freest” nation in the world, far from actually, but in terms of online gaming, there’s a huge culture with millions of dedicated players, despite the Internet restrictions. The Chinese government says that online games are “unhealthy”, and a recent crackdown resulted in 45 online games being banned and taken offline. So far, over 200 online games have been investigated, and more are likely to be banned in the future.
Steam is known for its offers, ranging from bundles to weekend discounts, and the digital distribution outfit is jumping on the Borderlands bandwagon with a 4-player offer. It includes 4 copies of Borderlands that you can buy and split the cost with your friends, and then take it online for some co-op action. The 4 copies will run you $135, while buying them separately will run you $180. So you’re getting Borderlands at only $34 a copy, which is a great deal. If you can find 3 other players to split the cost with.
The original Operation Flashpoint was hailed for its realistic combat in an age of almost arcade shooter dominance, and the true sequel, not considering ArmA and ArmA 2, continues down that path. If you’re into pick-up-and-play shooters, you’ll need to look elsewhere, because Dragon Rising is gonna take a while to learn; lots of time and dying before you complete it.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising takes place in a fictional Russian island that has been invaded by the Chinese, and the single-player campaign follows you and your squad as you fight your way through the island, re-taking it. The 11 missions are well made and thought out, but they’re fairly tough, so don’t expect to beat every level on the first try, even on the lowest difficulty setting. The missions are also rather lengthy, and will take you anywhere between 30 mins to a whole hour to complete, depending on your skills. READ ON »
Forza 2 has been the go-to racing game for the Xbox 360, and a serious contender to Gran Turismo for the title as best racing sim. With Forza 3, developer Turn 10 does everything Forza 2 did, and makes it even better. It’s not only the best racing game on the Xbox 360, it’s the best racing game currently available, and possibly the best ever made.
Forza 3 offers 400 cars and 100 tracks, all built from scratch with a brand new game engine. Remember Forza 2, how the cars all had “jagged edges” because of no anti aliasing? Well that’s gone, as the cars are beautifully rendered (Turn 10 claims 10 times more polygons than Forza 2 per car, with full damage modeling as well) and the game runs at a constant 60 frames per second. technically, things are certainly looking good. The gameplay however, is where Forza 3 really shines. READ ON »
The first we heard of a LittleBigPlanet PSP title was all the way back in February when it was announced alongside MotorStorm. At the time it was only said to be hitting store shelves sometime this year.
However, Sony has today announced that the PSP title will be hitting store shelves in North America on November 17th, 2009.
Sony hasn’t said much regarding the contents of the game but they have said that it will feature a massive DLC library, something that made the PS3 LittleBigPlanet title very popular.
Just yesterday we let you know that EA was planning on bringing one of their major game franchises, Command & Conquer, to the iPhone and iPod touch. Today, it was made known that EA Mobile is planning to bring another major franchise, Rock Band, to the iPhone and iPod touch.
According to techfresh the game will include several game modes including multiplayer and 20 tracks to which players could use the guitar, bass, drums or vocals with.
No price was announced but our sources tell us it could hit the App Store as early as next week.
If you’ve been laying Left 4 Dead‘s Crash Course campaign you may have noticed that you are unable to let survivors out of rescue doors in Versus mode. Today, Valve has announced that a new patch has been pushed out that will effectively fix this problem and let the zombie slaying madness continue.
Among other minor bug fixes, this patch also gives server owners the ability to designate a maximum ping for players on their server.
Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm were announced to be coming to the Xbox 360 some time ago and yet the features have yet to go live. Today, it was made known that that both features will officially go live on November 17th.
News come to us from the UK Xbox website that clearly states “Service launches 17th November 2009″. So, for you Twitter addicts out here, you now have another option to update the world on your every move.
Majesco Entertainment has today released the above trailer showcasing Serious Sam HD. Fans of the series will definitely appreciate this trailer as it shows off the beautiful visuals of Serious Sam HD while still staying true to the game play everyone has come to know and love.
Serious Sam HD will hit Xbox Live and the Playstation Network sometime this month for 1200 Microsoft Points and $15 respectively.
The original Operation Flashpoint was hailed for its realistic combat in an age of almost arcade shooter dominance, and the true sequel, not considering ArmA and ArmA 2, continues down that path. If you’re into pick-up-and-play shooters, you’ll need to look elsewhere, because Dragon Rising is gonna take a while to learn; lots of time and dying before you complete it.
Forza 2 has been the go-to racing game for the Xbox 360, and a serious contender to Gran Turismo for the title as best racing sim. With Forza 3, developer Turn 10 does everything Forza 2 did, and makes it even better. It’s not only the best racing game on the Xbox 360, it’s the best racing game currently available, and possibly the best ever made.
