Two high-profile games are being bundled together in one package for Xbox 360 and PC, thanks to 2K Games and Bethesda. Both Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionandBioShockwill come together to hit retail shelves starting July 7th. The Xbox 360 version will cost $39.99. The bundle will also be released for PC for an even better price: $29.99. Notice the lack of a PS3 version listing? Bethesda told Destructoid that there will be no PS3 version....
PC piracy has always been a hot-button topic. Most recently, it was Crytek CEO Cevat Yurli who said his gameCrysishad a 20-1 ratioof pirated versus purchased copies. For Yurli, the answer to the issue of piracy is to abandon PC exclusivity altogether. BioWare believes they have a different answer. That answer would be to actively engage the consumer in the game and provide content to continue to serve the consumer....
We all laughed at theSony Protection Groupand their mission to save the PlayStation 3, but here comes a boy who’s consoletrulyneeded protection, and he came to its aid in a way that would make any real gamer proud – with a samurai sword! Damian Fernandez, a teen with a brown belt in karate, was home alone with his sister Deanne when burglars broke into the house. What these two intruders didn’t know, however, was that no man, woman or child would give up a PS3 – not when it might have games one day....
An eleven-year-old boy racked up an almighty £1,082.52 on his mother’s debit card after an Xbox Live spending spree. Rather than blame the child, or herself for being so stupid, the mother in question has scolded Microsoft for letting this happen. “When I put my card details in 18 months ago I thought it was just for his membership to play online with his friends,” said 37-year-old Dawn Jordan. ‘I work two jobs just to look after my family and pay the bills so I cannot afford all these extortionate charges....
Two old games have hit Xbox 360 “Games on Demand” today —Braveand Electronic Art’s “Tony Hawk killer,”Skate. Bravewill run you $29.99, and is relatively new in “Games on Demand” years — it shipped to stores last August. The action-adventure title features tomahawks, feathers, and other Native American things you’d expect. Maybe a dream catcher, if you’re lucky. Skateis only $19.99, and despite already receiving a sequel, is probably worth a download if you’re looking to scratch an “extreme sports itch....
It would appear that the popular Zombies mode fromCall of Duty: World at Waris set to make a return inBlack Ops, according to Best Buy. The retailer has listed a set of four “Zombie Maps” that were “made famous inWorld at War” as part of theCall of Duty: Black OpsHardened Edition. That pretty much confirms the return of Treyarch’s undead spin-off. This also represents the first bit of content revealed for theBlack Opsspecial editions....
The world of mobile gaming is no stranger to rip-offs. Most games on the App Store are cheap clones of the popular stuff, but copycat titles generally come from two-bit bedroom developers out for a buck, not a major publisher like Capcom. So how do we explainMaXplosion? It’s not just the explosion-themed platforming gameplay — the design of the character and his personality both seem eerily similar to Twisted Pixel’s popular Xbox Live Arcade game,‘Splosion Man,as does the setting and level design....
Capcom has a secret, and we can’t know! Is it that Capcom has a crush on Corey, the hottest boy in school? Maybe, just maybe, butwe can’t know! Tee hee hee! If I can be serious for a moment, the secret in question is lessSweet Valley Highand more Xbox 360, asit’s been revealedthat top secret testing for a new 360 game is going on in the Bay Area. Thanks to those pesky non disclosure agreements, nobody’s spilling the beans, but since the Internet’s favorite hobby (after downloading pornography) is speculation, we now get to guess what’s going on....
As part of a Q1 conference call that Capcom has beensharing snippets of, the Japanese third party has confirmed its support for the PlayStation 3, stating that the system is now in “full swing” and has an install base large enough to justifyResident Evil 5‘s release on the black box o’ Blu-ray. Capcom was asked if the PS3 could supportResi 5, and Capcom was firm in its belief that it was up to the task....
Whether you fully realize it or not,Will Wright’sSporeis a highly ambitious project that for most of us who have seen and heard it on several occasions, think it may never even see the light of day because it’s so out there. You know we all want it and you know we’ll all do whatever it takes to get our hands on it, but the sad thing is, even though it’s been delayed (sort of, no official release date has ever been announced), we can now most certainly expect even more delays....
Earlier this year, Sega put up a beta casual gaming site, but it has just now officially went live. There’s some cool stuff in here, too. There’s a version of the DS gameBrain Assist, and evenSonic At The Olympic Gameshas been squeezed down to web size. Seems like Mario and the gang were eliminated in the squeeze process. I rockedMah Jong Amazon Puzzlefor some time, eating into a good part of my work morning....
Pshh, and you thought Trogdor onGuitar Hero IIwas cool. YouTube userVideoGameMusichas hacked a nice little collection of gut-busting 80’s make-out anthems. He descibes his latest Frankensteinization (yes, that’s a technical term), Ted Nugent’s “Cat Scratch Fever”, as his “best song yet.” Indeed. The only complaint youGuitar Heropurists might have is that the song doesn’t stop when you mess up, but it’s a minor squabble compared to the towering masculinity that is the Nuge....
Get ready you silver-haired monster slayers of Temeria,The Witcher 2version 2.0is almost here! In preparation for its release on Thursday, CD Projekt RED has given up the details on all the features that 2.0 will contain. There will be a number of fixes for a wide assortment of issues ranging from hit detection to character lip-syncing. On top of all of these fixes, this also features two new gameplay modes along with a new set of tutorial missions to help get new players started off on the right foot....
