The original Uncharted game was one of the best PS3 games ever released — still is — both gameplay wise and technically, leaving the sequel with some very high expectations to meet. Luckily, fans and PS3 owners will not be disappointed: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves does most of what the original did great and does it better, fancier and faster.
Uncharted 2 picks up where the first one ended, or rather, a year after the story in the first game ended. All the original characters are back, including, of course, the main protagonist, Nathan Drake. This time though, the story is set in several different locations instead of just one island, as Drake and his crew are sent all around the world (usually exotic locations), to hunt treasures, baddies and so on; basically everything you’d expect from an Uncharted sequel. And just like in the first game, the story is well told and the cut scene in particular are well done — the voice acting and facial animations are some of the best ever seen. READ ON »
In an interview with CNBC, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that most of the Nintendo systems have been sold through mega-retailer Walmart, which is quite surprising, as Walmart would have to beat Gamestop and Best Buy — who are usually at the top when game sales are in question. However, considering that Nintendo targets a more casual audience than its competitors, it’s reasonable to understand how Walmart is their best customer in the retail space. Reggie also revealed that the newly released Nintendo DSi had already sold 2.2 million units in North America.
Recent rumors have suggested that the upcoming and highly anticipated shooter Modern Warfare 2, would be delayed up to two weeks. While Activision hasn’t announced anything yet, retailers are still listing November 10 as the official release date. The rumors on the other hand, are suggesting November 20 for consoles and November 24th for the PC version. We’ll wait for a confirmation from Activision, as this may very well be bogus.
We just got word that Activision is preparing to cut half of 7 Studios staff which comes out to about 30 employees. The remaining employees will reportedly be tasked with future music titles.
For those who don’t know 7 Studios its most likely because most of the game’s were based on movies such as Shrek the Third and Pirates of the Carribean.
Everyone here at DigitalBattle wishes the laid off employees the best of luck and hope for some great new titles out of 7 Studios.
via kotaku
It seems that not even massive EA Games can ignore Steam’s digital platform, even though EA has its own EA Link digital distribution platform. EA announced that some of its 6 biggest titles are now available on Steam, including Battlefield 2, Need For Speed Shift, Godfather 1 & 2, Medal of Honor Airborne and C&C Red Alert 3: Uprising.
It’s interesting to see two of the most popular online titles, Counter-Strike and Battlefield, often titles with opposing fanbases, to be under the same banner on Steam. Last, year, EA added a bunch of games on Steam, which include Mirror’s Edge and Mass Effect, among others.
It was recently made known that the highly anticipated FPS Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has been made available for digital purchase through Valve’s digital distribution platform Steam for $39.99.
Those of you who like to have a physical copy of the game can spend $20 more dollar for the Xbox 360 and PS3 version or just $39.99 for the physical PC version.
Don’t know much about Codemasters‘ Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising? Below is its description on Steam:
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands, a conflict that is in danger of erupting onto a global scale. The player takes the role of a US soldier, part of the allied force fighting against outnumbering Chinese forces vying for control of the island. The game centres on a campaign narrative that gives the player a variety of roles in the allied forces ranging from a Marine Infantry, tank commander, Special Forces and helicopter captain. The game has an incredible realistic depiction of war with careful attention to the detail of the weapons, equipment and tactics of the armed forces. The action is varied from intense fire fights through to slower pace tactical decision making on how to best tackle the mission objectives.
The first we heard of an Alpha Protocol delay was late last month when GameStop and Amazon.ca updated the game’s release date as to June 1st, 2010 and June 10th, 2010, respectively.
Well, today, Sega has officially announced that Alpha Protocol will be getting delayed until a vague Q2 2010. So, this leads up to believe that the release dates listed on the above two sites were just place holders.
Either way, we should be seeing Alpha Protocol hit store shelves for the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 sometime mid-2010.
Seemingly out of no where Nintendo has come forth to let us know of the Wii Fit Plus, essentially an expanded edition of the original Wii Fit title that hit store shelves in May of 2008.
Wii Fit Plus will feature 20+ new mini games for you to choose from such as Segway and skateboard riding. This expanded title also features many more customization options for the various workouts.
If you already have the Wii Fit you don’t have to go out and but the one bundled with a balance board for $99.99, instead you can opt for just the WiiFit Plus title alone for $19.99.
via techfresh
Out of all of the video game movies that have been rumored to come out, one of the one that seems the most likely to actually make it to the big screen is the one based on World of Warcraft.
When the movie was first conceived it was listed as just Warcraft however, a recent update to the title’s IMDB listing let us know that it will officially be called Warcraft: The Rise of the Lich King. This leads us to believe that either they scrapped the original idea and went for a more Lich King approach or just had this story from the beginning.
Either or, you’re sure to be hearing more about this movie as its release date grows closer, whenever that may be.
via thatvideogameblog
