Developer Keen Games has announced that the Xbox live arcade racing title TNT Racers is now scheduled for release during the first quarter of 2011.The game was announced early last year and was originally scheduled for release in the summer of 2010 but it missed that mark. Along with the release date announcement Keen Games has also revealed new details about the game and a brand new trailer.
The final game will feature 18 tracks and a local multiplayer mode for up to four players. The developers hope that players will form rivalries as they use the multiple power ups that populate the race track. A feature that is unique to TNT racers is the ability for fallen racers to return to the course as a “Shadow Racer” who are able to slowdown the remaining racers.
TNT racers looks to be a family friendly accessible racer. The game should be priced at 800 microsoft points ($10 USD). We will have more information on this title as it becomes available. For now check out the embedded trailer below to get a taste of the action.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Zeit Now Available On XBL Arcade
Ubisoft released Zeit2 on to the Xbox Live Arcade yesterday morning. This traditional side scrolling shoot'em up allows the player to move backwards and forwards through time. The game won awards at the 2008 Dream Build competition hosted by Microsoft. Below is all of the official marketplace information on Zeit2 as provided by Major Nelson's blog. Zeit²
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Experience the next generation of shoot ’em ups with Zeit²! Travel through time to co-op play with a copy of yourself! Pull off amazing moves to defeat 8 massive bosses! Pace the game and improve your score with the powerful fast forward feature! Discover 6 unique game modes and beat 70 challenges in this innovative and action packed arcade game!
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Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Experience the next generation of shoot ’em ups with Zeit²! Travel through time to co-op play with a copy of yourself! Pull off amazing moves to defeat 8 massive bosses! Pace the game and improve your score with the powerful fast forward feature! Discover 6 unique game modes and beat 70 challenges in this innovative and action packed arcade game!
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hard Screens of Hard Corps Uprising
I mentioned Hard Corps: Uprising briefly the other day in regards to Microsoft's upcoming Spring promotion called the Microsoft House Party.
Alongside Torchlight , Beyond Good & Evil , Bejeweled Blitz and Full House Poker , Hard Corps: Uprising will make itself onto the virtual shelves of XBLA in just a few short months.
Set in time as a prequel to Contra: Hard Corps , the game has been described as the first Contra game to drop that particular moniker from its title. The game is developed by Arc System Works who are best known for their work on the BlazBlue , Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball Z series .
The game features cooperative play over Xbox Live and looks to contain some of the action insanity that the Contra series has always brought to the table.
To give you a better idea of what Hard Corps looks like, check out these eight new screenshots that the developers have just released:
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Alongside Torchlight , Beyond Good & Evil , Bejeweled Blitz and Full House Poker , Hard Corps: Uprising will make itself onto the virtual shelves of XBLA in just a few short months.
Set in time as a prequel to Contra: Hard Corps , the game has been described as the first Contra game to drop that particular moniker from its title. The game is developed by Arc System Works who are best known for their work on the BlazBlue , Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball Z series .
The game features cooperative play over Xbox Live and looks to contain some of the action insanity that the Contra series has always brought to the table.
To give you a better idea of what Hard Corps looks like, check out these eight new screenshots that the developers have just released:
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Final Fantasy XIII2 Announced & New Trailers Released
Square Enix held its “first premiere development conference” last night in Japan. They had big news in store for every major platform including the Xbox 360. Square revealed that development is underway on a new console title revolving around the FFXIII franchise.
Tentatively titled “FFXIII-2” the game is a direct sequel to last year’s Final Fantasy XIII. Unlike that game fans will not have to wait five years to get their hands on it. Square Enix expects to ship the title in Japan by the end of 2011.
The long in development Final Fantasy Versus 13 got a brand new trailer as well. This game was originally revealed as a Playstation 3 exclusive before becoming platform ambiguous. It is unknown if it will be a multiplatform release here in the west but if Square’s last few major releases are any indication then we will see it on the Xbox 360 eventually.
If all of these similarly titled Final Fantasy games have you confused don’t worry, even the most hardcore fans have trouble keeping track. For now check out the two trailers from the event below.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer
Final Fantasy Versus 13 Trailer
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Tentatively titled “FFXIII-2” the game is a direct sequel to last year’s Final Fantasy XIII. Unlike that game fans will not have to wait five years to get their hands on it. Square Enix expects to ship the title in Japan by the end of 2011.
The long in development Final Fantasy Versus 13 got a brand new trailer as well. This game was originally revealed as a Playstation 3 exclusive before becoming platform ambiguous. It is unknown if it will be a multiplatform release here in the west but if Square’s last few major releases are any indication then we will see it on the Xbox 360 eventually.
If all of these similarly titled Final Fantasy games have you confused don’t worry, even the most hardcore fans have trouble keeping track. For now check out the two trailers from the event below.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer
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DLC & Demo for Dance Masters
Konami announced a pair of downloadable offerings for its DDR inspired Kinect dancing game “Dance Masters”. The first is a demo version of Dance Masters allowing Kinect owners the chance to try their hand at a few of the games awesome Japanese beats. The second is a costume pack for owners of the full version which is available for 160 MSP ($2 USD).
Konami launched Dance Masters shortly after the Kinect went on sale on November 4th. The game is available nationwide with an MSRP of $49.99.
They also released a set of screenshots to help promote the new content. We’ve got some of them below.
New Screens
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Konami launched Dance Masters shortly after the Kinect went on sale on November 4th. The game is available nationwide with an MSRP of $49.99.
They also released a set of screenshots to help promote the new content. We’ve got some of them below.
New Screens
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Dead Space 2 Invades Dragon Age 2 With Bundled DLC
Electronic Arts has announced a crossover between two of its biggest games of the spring. Gamers who pick up a new copy of Dead Space 2 will receive a redeemable code for an exclusive set of armor for the upcoming role-playing game Dragon Age 2.
The "Ser Issac of Clarke" outfit for Dragon Age 2 is modeled after the protagonist of Dead Space 2 - Issac Clarke. The new armor not only raises the defense of a Dragon Age character but also increases their critical strike rating.
Check out details of the different pieces of armor below.Ser Isaac of Clarke’s Armor includes:
Isaac’s Armor
o Heavy Armor
o Contains a rune slot
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Boots
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Gauntlets
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Helm
o Contains a rune slot
o Increases armor
o Critical damage factor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
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The "Ser Issac of Clarke" outfit for Dragon Age 2 is modeled after the protagonist of Dead Space 2 - Issac Clarke. The new armor not only raises the defense of a Dragon Age character but also increases their critical strike rating.
Check out details of the different pieces of armor below.Ser Isaac of Clarke’s Armor includes:
Isaac’s Armor
o Heavy Armor
o Contains a rune slot
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Boots
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Gauntlets
o Increases armor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
Isaac’s Helm
o Contains a rune slot
o Increases armor
o Critical damage factor
o Requires high dexterity and cunning
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Shift 2 Launch Trailer
Electronic Arts released a brand new launch trailer for Shift 2: Unleashed today. The trailer shows off some night time course driving through the improved cockpit view. The realistic light reflections and blurs on the road are excellent. Combined with the glowing lights from the car's hud and it is almost like your right there in the driver's seat.
This racing sequel is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios for a March 2011 release. The game dropped the Need For Speed Branding but will still use the autolog technology introduced in last fall's Need for Speed. This means that once the game launches you will be able to track your friends progress in real time and compete for high scores.
You can watch the newly released launch trailer below. Look for more coverage of Shift 2 closer to release.
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This racing sequel is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios for a March 2011 release. The game dropped the Need For Speed Branding but will still use the autolog technology introduced in last fall's Need for Speed. This means that once the game launches you will be able to track your friends progress in real time and compete for high scores.
You can watch the newly released launch trailer below. Look for more coverage of Shift 2 closer to release.
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New Mortal Kombat 9 Developer Diary
Mortak Kombat 9 Developer NetherRealm Studios released a brand new developer diary for their upcoming game over the weekend. The brief 2 minute doc asks several members of the development team where they would take the demonic Melina out on a date. By far the best response was 'an orthodontists'.
Interspersed between the candid developer responses is gameplay footage of the purple clad maiden in action. We get to see some of her classic dodges and particle attacks reminiscent of those in Mortak Kombat 2. Make sure to watch the video to the very end for an up-close and personal look at the new Melina.
Mortal Kombat 9 will ship sometime in 2011 for all major platforms including the Xbox 360. You can watch the developer diary in the embedded player below.
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Interspersed between the candid developer responses is gameplay footage of the purple clad maiden in action. We get to see some of her classic dodges and particle attacks reminiscent of those in Mortak Kombat 2. Make sure to watch the video to the very end for an up-close and personal look at the new Melina.
Mortal Kombat 9 will ship sometime in 2011 for all major platforms including the Xbox 360. You can watch the developer diary in the embedded player below.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Knives Chau Added To Scott Pilgrim Via DLC
Fans of the Scott Pilgrim XBLA game have waited months for the release of it’s first add-on and it’s finally been released on to the marketplace. The ”Knives Chau” pack adds a new playable character, Scott’s 17 year old girlfriend Knives Chau, as well as two new modes – Dodge Ball and Battle Royale. This DLC pack also adds three new achievements worth 50 gamerscore.
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game was released on the XBLA on August 25th, 2010. It is a side scrolling beat’em up fashioned after similar titles from the 8 bit era. The game features many playable characters from the Comic/Movie and won the “Best Downloadable Game” at E3 2010. It is currently priced at 800MSP ($10 USD).
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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game was released on the XBLA on August 25th, 2010. It is a side scrolling beat’em up fashioned after similar titles from the 8 bit era. The game features many playable characters from the Comic/Movie and won the “Best Downloadable Game” at E3 2010. It is currently priced at 800MSP ($10 USD).
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Epic Hyping Up The Gears of War 3 Beta
Epic Games made some interesting comments to Tech Land about the upcoming Gears of War 3 Beta. Epic is aware that beta invite codes will be highly sought after and they want to make sure that their most hardcore fans get in on the action. In December they revealed that owners of the limited edition of Bulletstorm will get early access to the Gears of War 3 beta.
"We know that the Gears 3 beta access codes will be highly sought-after, so our most passionate fans will get the inside track. The beta starts in the spring and, honestly, we’re still debating what exactly is going to go into the beta so fans will want to be there from the very beginning to see how it evolves and grows.”
Gears of War 3 is being developed by Epic games for a Fall 2011 release. It was revealed in April 2010 and will include an addition to the "horde" mode allowing players to play as the locust forces. The story is being written by Karen Travis author of the two latest Gears of War novels.
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"We know that the Gears 3 beta access codes will be highly sought-after, so our most passionate fans will get the inside track. The beta starts in the spring and, honestly, we’re still debating what exactly is going to go into the beta so fans will want to be there from the very beginning to see how it evolves and grows.”
Gears of War 3 is being developed by Epic games for a Fall 2011 release. It was revealed in April 2010 and will include an addition to the "horde" mode allowing players to play as the locust forces. The story is being written by Karen Travis author of the two latest Gears of War novels.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Konami Details December 21st PES 2011 DLC
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has revealed details of a free data update for PES 2011, which will be available from December 21st.
The download will be available for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360 and PC-DVD users, and adds a number of new items to the game. Twelve kits have been updated within the game, including those of the Ireland national team, and some French clubs sides. Similarly, ten new licensed boots styles from manufacturers such as adidas, Puma, Umbro and Mizuno have been added.
Further free DLC will be released for PES 2011 during the coming year.
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The download will be available for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360 and PC-DVD users, and adds a number of new items to the game. Twelve kits have been updated within the game, including those of the Ireland national team, and some French clubs sides. Similarly, ten new licensed boots styles from manufacturers such as adidas, Puma, Umbro and Mizuno have been added.
Further free DLC will be released for PES 2011 during the coming year.
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Activision Announces First Map Pack For Black Ops
There is no doubt that Call of Duty: Black Ops is an entertainment powerhouse that dominated the charts upon release. Activision has announced that the first round of DLC will be released in February 2011. For 1200 MSP ($15 USD) you will be able to snag 4 multiplayer maps that take place in Hong Kong and the Arctic Circle.
Activision followed a similar pricing strategy for DLC with Modern Warfare 2’s map packs. This has not stopped internet commentators from displaying their outrage at the price point.
Will you be buying the new COD map pack upon release? Let us know by posting in the comments section.
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Activision followed a similar pricing strategy for DLC with Modern Warfare 2’s map packs. This has not stopped internet commentators from displaying their outrage at the price point.
Will you be buying the new COD map pack upon release? Let us know by posting in the comments section.
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