TheCall of Duty 4beta is about to get a whole lot more exciting thanks to a brand new level cap (16). It’s coming tomorrow morning and will allow for new weapons, perks, and more. If you are participating in the beta andhaven’t been bannedfrom Xbox Live, you may have already received an email from Infinity Ward: Friday morning at 10 am PDT (1 pm EST) we’re going to be increasing the Rank level cap to Level 16....
I loveCall of Duty 4, and anybody with it needs to join the [TOID] clan and shoot some mothers with us … or just cry into your headset about how badly we suck. If you’re as addicted toCoD4‘s multiplayer as we are, then you’ll be glad to know that a patch for the game is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later in the month. The patch includes performance tweaks and improved map rotation for various gametypes....
Yeah, sure. Capcom is going to be at E3 this year. They didn’t ditch like those other douches. But they seem more excited about Comic-Con than they do about E3. They sent word of their plans for the San Diego event later this month for us to share with you. If you’re a Capcom fan, you’re not going to want to miss this event! Celebrity appearances: Events: Kickass! There will be a 20′ x 20′ boxing ring that holds 10Street Fighter IVcabinets there for you to get your brawl on in....
Some of you might have noticed this, but Capcom hid a juicy teaserin its schedulefor the first day of Comic Con, which just so happens to be Thursday, July 22. Take a look at the last sentence in the company’s description: 4:45-5:45: Capcom 2010 and Beyond! See the latest trailers and get the inside scoop on all of Capcom’s most highly anticipated games for 2010 and beyond:Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,Sengoku Basara,Okamiden,Bionic Commando Rearmed 2,Ghost Trick,Dead Rising 2, and more....
If you haven’t noticed, just about all of these net-connected set-top boxes and game systems are starting to have similar functions. Even television sets will let you log into Netflix or Hulu, view your pictures or check your Facebook wall. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 does all of that, but Senior Director of PR Jose Pinero says it’s the little extra bits they put into these experiences that brings their system to the forefront....
[Update:Ubisoft has given Child of Eden PS3 a September 20 release date in North America. Price will be $49.99, the same as the 360 version. Huh.] Own a PS3? Been patiently waiting to tryChild of Edenwith PlayStation Move? Well, not only does today bring a release date, it also delivers glorious news of a highly reduced price.Child of Edenis coming to PS3 on September 23, and it’ll cost a mere €19....
Dateline:Shanghai, Hunan, China. November 24th. In a country of 1,306,313,812 people that has just recently started down a breakneck pace to become the world’s largest economy not based on the McNugget, a lot ofstrange thingscan happen, especially when you have a population that rivals Korea in it’s devotion to living in the psuedo-reality of online games. The Legend Of Mir IIis one of these games, and in China it’s gone over like gangbusters....
Resident Evil fans with itchy trigger fingers might have something to add to their holiday gift list this year. According toretailer GameStop, Capcom’s Wii-exclusiveResident Evil: The Darkside Chroniclesis set to hit shelves on November 17 of this year. While retailer listings aren’t always the final word on this kind of stuff, it’s interesting to note that GameStop had previously had the game listed for a general release sometime in March of 2010....
A month ago we posted a story about Redditoffering to send a crowbarto the brains behind the Large Hadron Collider project. Many fear that the particle accelerator at Cern could cause the end of the world, and a possible resonance cascade — along with obligatoryHalf-Lifeheadcrab infestation, too. Our very own Dyson claims that the Large Hadron Collider isn’t possible of causing any lasting damage to humanity, but his ways are the ways of folly....
Although I am more the type to skin my DS rather than buy one with a pre-etched design, I have to admit I have weakened at the sight of a few of thelimited editionDS Lite modelswith such art before. ThisFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of TimeDSi looks like the first of many on the new system, and I have to admit I rather like it, especially the way they wrote the game name around the camera eye....
The sequel to the PSP’s smash hitLoco Roco, the PSN titleLoco Roco Cocorecchoreturns us to the sickeningly sweet and diabetes-inducing world of these Loco Rocos. The original title had you flinging these blob-like beings throughout the stage as you tilted and tipped their world about. Utilizing the Sixaxis controls, SCEJ brings usCocorecchoin a simultaneous release with Japan. With the transition from handheld to console, and the implementation of the Sixaxis, how does the title hold up?...
Just over a month ago, webrought you detailson an upcoming arcade baseball game that’s being developed exclusively for the DS,Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars. I initially expressed skepticism upon seeing the first batch of images (see screenshot blowout below), but after viewing some gameplay videos (which you can watch over atGameTrailers), the game looks like it could be a lot of fun. As a result of the persistence of our intrepidEditor-in-Chief,Nick Chester, we were able to score an exclusive interview with the developer ofMLB 2K8 FAS, Deep Fried Entertainment....
In recent times, PC gamers have become increasingly fearful of developers not putting in that extra effort and optimization for PC versions of multiplatform games. This is especially true of theBattlefieldfranchise, which has become quite successful in the console market. One of the developers at DICE posted a lengthy, revealing response on the EA forums, saying: “It’s too early to talkBF3specifics. But it’s never too early for me to acknowledge that PC players have a fear thatBF3will be ‘consolized....
