In a recent interview with WorthPlaying.com, Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s senior producer Patrick Bach discussed many aspects of the highly-anticipated shooter including the game’s humour, level design, locations, and more. One aspect that came up, voluntarily, was that of DLC where Bach had the following to say:
One thing that’s also very interesting is how we see our customers. We see the game as the first step to a longer experience. We have an in-game store where you get free content or you can buy new content to the game, so it’s a very integral part of the game that we will have a long post-launch campaign. I think people will be thrilled to see what’s in that already. On day one, you will get some really cool stuff.
So, not surprisingly, we learn that BFBC2 will support DLC of both the free and paid variety, although we don’t know what will be featured in the DLC on day one. The above quote had been in debate about the content of this first coming DLC, and what its worth. As with some recent games, it’s possible a major DLC could be offer via a one-time-use code posted in a every copy. Or have an in-game catalogue of the available DLC’s, free or pay.
Anyways, its refreshing to know extra content and DLC’s are become more common in games these days, extended the play duration and enjoy for the majority of players. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ships this March for the PS3, 360, and PC.
Those anxiously awaiting the release of Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing, will be pleased to know (myself included), that a demo has been released on the Xbox 360 Marketplace. At the moment the demo is only available to Gold subscribers, with it becoming available to everyone in the next few days. The demo is 1.3GB.
You can choose between Sonic or Banjo Kazooie in the demo, with one map open. While it may be great for Sonic fans, it is very much like Mario Kart and Crash Kart Racing, with power ups to collect which give you items to throw at other players, or power ups which give you a speed boost, or shield.
Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing will be released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii (with an optional wheel), DS/DSi and on PC. American release date is 23rd of February, while Europe will get the game on the 26th.
BioWare has sent word that gamers taking a break from hitting on Miranda will be able to get the new Cerberus Assault Armor and M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun DLC for free through the Cerberus network within Mass Effect 2. The content should be available for all fans, both on PC and Xbox 360, at 12:00pm Mountain Standard Time.
Cerberus Assault Armor
Cerberus assault armor is designed for shock troops, turn the tide of battle against creatures or forces that would decimate normal soldiers.
Increases heavy weapon ammo capacity by +10%
Increases shields by +10%
Increases health by +10%
M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun
The M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads. This design also violates several intergalactic weapons treaties, so the M-22a is not distributed to militaries.
(from gametrilers.com)
Personally, if players have done their 100+ hrs and extra play throughs, and delved into all possible depths of the story i dont think armour is gonna bring them back to a game they have put down. But you never no, at least this is a sign of a future of DLC to come, big or small it may still keep this game running for those insane fans that have already finished it… MB lol
Well the all awaited sequel to the appealing yet quirky take on the RPG franchise is back with its 1st Sequel, Does it deliver the goods to hold up to it predecessor
You return to Rapture; an underwater utopia created in the 40’s. This time its 10 years after the 1st, but you now take on the role as Delta, the original big daddy. As per to Rapture’s renown atmosphere, this place is complicated with deranged personal, Big Sister’s and the watchful eye of Sofia Lamb. Your role is simple though, track down your little sister; Eleanor Lamb and get the hell out there. The story does dip from time to time, but the emotional tethers will keep on toe, with Lamb’s revelations amounting to grave evils, an off putting travel companion and plenty on fan pandering cameos. Regardless the story is strong with choices that will affect the outcome.
The design of the game hasn’t change much from the original, you explore and scavenge derelict environments, rescue little sisters, hack vending machines, and put the drill to anyone that stands in your way, literally. With completing the main objectives that stand in your way. What’s different this time, is that the game is designed in a linear fashion, no back tracking for forgotten sisters and hackables that you missed which kills the illusion of a living, breathing city that first provided.
A few rumours and game play videos may have given off wrong impressions, the all advertised Big Sisters striking at anytime turns out to be scripted and triggered. Also the underwater routings are actually scenic scuba transitions as you wade to the next point. Being a Big Daddy has you swapping your wrench for a fuel powered drill, just remember to re-fuel or it will remain useless. You will still fight other Big Daddy’s have to choice to adopt their little sisters to harvest ADAM for you.
Multiplayer has been added, with a chaotic 5v5 match out with weapons and powers achieved through levelling and ranks, its a nice bonus to play with but you’ll probably be down with it in a few hours and move you to your usual.
There are some truly great moments that pick up the repetition and the end game really picks up and drives the story home. Its disappoint that it picks up as its ending but multiple ending may encourage you to play it again, though this is no Mass Effect 2.
Bioshock is a FPS, with a tactical, slower feel. Accuracy and reflexes will serve you to a point, but weapon management and ammo variations is what will keep you alive. The old NPC return with some added new ones to keep things fresh, with the Big Daddy’s and new Big Sisters you and the ability to change up your approach to combat, this aspect shouldn’t tire. The old plumbing hacking game is gone, replaced with a new real-time challenge that you can attempt whilst in combat, a definite improvement but just be careful not to spam the med kits.
Even if the setting is familiar, Rapture is still deep. Art direction and voice acting stand par with the first, this excellent work make it a place that you can’t help but inhabit even as you try to escape. The hidden rooms show of great architecture that its lacks the variety that the 1st so well provided.
A feeling of “Blockbuster” just doesn’t fit this game as oppose to the 1st, having been built up from the outrageous success of the 1st, it is a bit of a hit and miss. But it might be harsh to stack up against its predecessor. It does have great combat, some truly stand out set pieces and a story you’ll want to see through to the end.
Bioshock is a thinkers FPS and it stands out for this reason.
Fallout fans prepare for Bethesda’s next instalment, Fallout: New Vegas.
The game is currently in development for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, advertised to be released in fall, thats spring for all us in the Southern Hemisphere lol
Basically this is a follow up to Fallout 3, taking on a new location that only fallout could to justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas is raising the stakes on the action, grit and grim of this legendary series.
Experience all the sights and sounds of fabulous New Vegas, brought to you by Vault-Tec, America’s First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation. Explore the treacherous wastes of the Great Southwest from the safety and comfort of your very own vault: Meet new people, confront terrifying creatures, and arm yourself with the latest high-tech weaponry as you make a name for yourself on a thrilling new journey across the Mojave wasteland. A word of warning, however – while Vault-Tec engineers have prepared for every contingency,* in Vegas, fortunes can change in an instant. Enjoy your stay.
(From Website)
Sounds like an awesome new addition the players Fallout Collection, any further information you can check out the official website, but in the mean time here’s the debut trailer and I’ll try to keep you guys posted on further news.
MAG is one of the new games to come out on the PS3 this year, its a game on its own for PS3 users with an interesting take, brought to by the creator of the SOCOM series
MAG is standard FPS game, set in modern times, the catch with this compared to MW2 or other such shooters is this is purely online, with mind blowing 256 player matches across 3 teams you can choose from, there’s no single player, offline component at all, interesting.
Team selection is a key component as you cannot change you team till level 60 and you can’t create a separate character on a separate PSN account.
Like with MW, you can level up. Levelling allows access to greater battles and responsibilities. For example, you start off in 64 player death matches and as you get experience you are able to gains access to other PNC’s and larger battles, up to 256 players by level 8. Similarly you can’t take on a leadership role till level 15, then gaining more responsibilities as you level from there.
Class selection is different this time round, instead of choosing your class, it is automatically chosen on the behaviour/style of play. However you all get the same skill trees to customise your character. Though wasting points on abilities you’ll never use can be costly so taking into consideration your class is vital in making a promising player.
MAG has 4 distinct modes of play, each having a set number of players, 32, 126, 256 and a set objective to achieve. There are only 3 maps per mode, each owned by one of the teams, so a similar attack and defend component it classed in all game play modes. All levels are slightly rigged to the defending team, which does make sense but can be a hassle with poor team mates. Even with the small number of maps, these maps are gigantic and several play throughs will be required before seeing it all.
MAG’s graphic are a little on the low side, understandable because this is a pure online game. With that comes some poor animation and the occasionally jumpy or floating player but lag is surprising low.
Overall this is a game that is taking a step in a new direction, with emphasis on teamwork to achieve your goals. Fans of MW2 online and really any FPS online games should check out this game, it has a great concept even if it can be a little rough around the edges at times but this may be the next thing in gaming.
Due to release on March 16th, this will be the first major expansion for the game. Available for $29.99 on PC and $39.99 on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Allowing players to start fresh or transfer an existing character to an entirely new area in the world. Your job is to rebuild the Grey Warden order and discover the secrets of the darkspawn and why they still remain.
This expansion still incorporates the choice factor as prominent in the original game, as well as 5 all new characters to recruit into your party and one old favourite from the original.
New location and story requires further levelling, so new spells, abilities talents etc have been added and I’m going to assume the level cap has been raised.
This looks like a promising expansion for the best RPG of 2009, I’m sure I’ll be following this very closely and with the other DLC’s already out, plus rumours of more Dragon Age is in the makings of becoming a game that will always have something else to achieve.
Sonic is set to go back to his 2D roots in the next part of the Sonic saga. Following on from Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 4 will see Sonic return to the 2D world, set after meeting Knuckles. Sonic will be the only playable character in the game, where the world and story is bigger than before. Sonic 4 is due to be released in chapters/episodes, where Episode 1 will be released this summer. It will be available as a downloadable game through Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare. The Wii version will naturally make use of the motion control, while the PS3 version will make use of the SIXAXIS controller.
Brand manager Ken Balough had this to say on the episode content:
“I think the best way to view it is as a first part in a much larger adventure. When Sega released Sonic 3, ultimately it was the part 1 of a story that saw its conclusion in Sonic & Knuckles. In that same spirit, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is a bigger story, and this is that first chapter. I think it’s also safe to say that by the end of the episode one, fans will be very excited to see what’s in store for episode two!”
Ubisoft has announced the release date for their upcoming Assassin’s Creed II downloadable content, the “Battle of Forli.” From Ubisoft’s Twitter account.
Also anticipated in February 2010 is the “Bonfire of the Vanities” DLC. I have to say it’s nice to see them trying to keep this game in your inventory, unfortunately I traded mine in weeks ago.
According to Activision’s internal sales estimates Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has sold over $1 billion worldwide since it launched in November 10, 2009.
“Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 has exceeded our expectations and shattered theatrical box office and video game records,” said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “There are only a handful of entertainment properties that have ever reached the $1 billion mark, which illustrates the power of the Call of Duty franchise and mass appeal of this game.”
This game is hot and they were very smart to put special-ops in.
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