One of the biggest exclusives that Microsoft currently posses for their Xbox 360 console is none other than Halo. Created by Bungie, the Halo franchise has amassed 4 different titles with Halo: Reach being the studio’s last. However, just because Reach is their last game doesn’t mean Bungie is going to neglect it. In fact, we’ve kinown for quite some time that Bungie would be releasing a new map pack for the game dubbed the Defiant Map Pack – however, we haven’t been able to pinpoint exactly when it will drop.
Luckily, Bungie has just come forth to let us know that the Defiant Map Pack for Halo: Reach will be made available on the Xbox Live Marketplace come March 15th for 800 Microsoft Points. Included in the map pack are three brand new maps dubbed Condemned, Highlands and Unearthed – three levels that any diehard Halo fan won’t want to miss.
We’ll remind you again on the 15th when the Defiant Map Pack goes live.
The Crysis franchise has long been known as one of the most graphically pleasing on the market. In fact, eve now it takes quite the hefty machine to run the game with its highest settings and it’s been out for over 3 years. Crytek is looking to again amaze the gaming community with the forthcoming release of Crysis 2. Now, if you’ve been following this game you’re sure to know that it’s being released for not only the PC but the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well.
Up until now we hadn’t seen any footage of the game running on Sony’s PS3 but that hiatus has come to an end as a new video, dubbed ‘Semper Fi’ has hit the web showing off the game running on the console. Looks pretty amazing but don’t let me be the judge, check out the above video and let us know what you think.
Lionhead Studios’ Fable franchise is one of the most innovative RPG franchises on the market. Currently on its 3rd iterations, appropriately titled Fable III, the series has been met with positive reception time and time again.
Well, now that Fable III has been on the market for a bit it’s no surprise that some add-ons straight from Lionhead Studios are already available. The latest of such add-ons was just announced today and is dubbed ‘Traitor’s Keep’. Included in this add-on are the new areas Godwin Estate, Clockwork Island and Ravenscar Keep. New adventures are to be found within this area including a “mysterious prisoner”.
Also included in this announcement was the fact that the PC version of Fable III will be out on May 17th while the ‘Traitor’s Keep’ DLC pack will hit the Xbox 360 on March 1st.
We know that the Back to Karkand LC, which is included in the Limited Edition of Battlefield 3 will include 4 maps, but we didn’t know what those four maps would be, other than Karkand. Well, now we know, as BF3Blog reports that the maps would be some of the all time BF2 favorites: Wake Island, Sharqi Peninsula, Gulf of Oman and of course, Strike at Karkand. We can’t wait to get our hands on these!
Silent Hill is a long running series and has had its soundtracks scored by lots of artists. Now, all of those soundtracks, from the original Silent Hill in 1999 to the latest Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.
It’s all been collected on 8 discs, with a 9th disc included that features trailers and promotional content. There’s also a concept art book and the whole set is slated for a release on March 16 for $160. In Japan
As with most Asian nations, online gaming tends to be a lot more popular than here, and it tends to get a lot more youngsters addicted as well. Which is why the Government of Vietnam is demanding all ISPs operating in the country to implement an Internet curfew of sorts, where all online gaming is blocked after 10PM which lasts until 8AM the following morning, each day of the week.
This is following a series of crimes related to online games, and the country has already implemented strict anti-gaming laws.
EA and DICE have released a new trailer of Battlefield 3, which for the first time, lets us experience brief moment of gameplay, albeit they look a bit scripted and appear to be taken out of the single player campaign. The game will be fully revealed on March 1, and is slated for release this Fall.
Sure, it’s been delayed by a few months, but we’re always willing to wait a few months for a great Gears of War game. Epic has announced that the third installment in their Gears of War franchise will be hitting the store shelves and Xbox 360s on September 20, 2011.
Epic just released Bulletstorm, a co-production with People Can Fly, which includes a beta for Gears of War 3. We’re currently working on our Bulletstorm review, which should be up shortly.
EA has announced that Dead Space 2 is getting its first DLC on March 1, title “Severed”. It will include two chapters of single player campaign, and will retail for $7. Check out the trailer above to see just what the new DLC includes. Sure looks just as scary as the regular Dead Space 2. And a bit more action packed.
Much of the hype surrounding video games focuses on the FPS genre but there is a highly dedicated gaming community supporting real time strategy games. Of this genre, Blizzard’s StarCraft franchise is one of the most popular but EA’s Command & Conquer also has seen its fair share of popularity in its day.
While Command & Conquer 4 will be ending the tiberium-focused storyline, the franchise will not die along with the precious mineral. Instead, EA is shifting work for the franchise to a brand new studio dubbed Victory Games.
Unfortunately there are no announcements to go along with this but the studio has said they will be making a rather large announcement later this year. Be sure to stay tuned.
Sure, it’s been delayed by a few months, but we’re always willing to wait a few months for a great Gears of War game. Epic has announced that the third installment in their Gears of War franchise will be hitting the store shelves and Xbox 360s on September 20, 2011. 