In addition to the deep single player campaign and robust online multiplayer components of Red Dead Redemption, we are also very happy to finally reveal the game’s co-op mode, which will be released FREE in June simultaneously for both consoles via Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network, respectively.
The Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack will feature six all-new cooperative multiplayer missions to play with 2-4 players. This will be a completely free download that we will have ready for you to download and play at some time in June. Read the rest of this entry »
Though the last few entries in the series have proven disappointing, the Medal of Honor franchise once stood as one of the top first-person shooters out there. So what went wrong? Gamasutra sat down with EA Games president Frank Gibeau, who shared his thoughts on the series’ failures, as well as what he hopes to correct with this year’s game.
“I think any franchise that’s been around for a long time, they get in a rut, they become over-annualized. They run out of innovation,” explained the EA exec. “The team pounds on a game every year, and they get tired, they run out of time and effort to be innovative and try and take some new risks. That was my view on how the franchise has fallen.”
Gibeau doesn’t pin the blame solely on yearly sequels, however. “I also felt like the online component wasn’t getting enough attention,” Gibeau confessed. “Any shooter worth its salt is going to be really breakthrough in its online play, and I think Battlefield: Bad Company is a good example of that, I think Modern Warfare 2 is a good example of that, I think Halo clearly is a good example of that. The power of a franchise in the shooter category is in the online component and modes.” -1up
Alan Wake fans looking forward to spending some extra quality time in Bright Falls can extend their stay in the eerie small town set in America’s Pacific Northwest.
Included with every new purchase of the standard or limited collector’s editions of Alan Wake, fans will score a token card to download the title’s first Game Add-on at no additional cost on Xbox LIVE when it becomes available later this year. Make sure to stock up on extra batteries for your trusty flashlight as Alan Wake arrives on May 20. Read the rest of this entry »
This morning game designer Dave Perry, known for titles like Earthworm Jim, MDK, and Messiah, and now the co-founder of a the future game streaming service Gakai, posted a rather cool picture on his blog: World of Warcraft running on the iPad.
According to Perry, they have the game streaming from a Gaikai server over regular Wifi. And although he didn’t talk about how well it worked, it’s a promising tease for WoW players and/or iPad owners. “We’re really interested to see what works well with streaming and will be trying just about every genre of game, on every device possible as we explore server-side computing,” he added in his post. – 1up
Where Fallout 3 is involved, the idea of “more of the same” is never a bad thing, especially when we’re still playing the game a year and a half after its 2008 debut. Fortunately, Fallout: New Vegas, due this fall, is more than more of the same. Here’s how.
Picking up three years after the events that played out in Fallout 3’s Capital Wasteland, this full sequel casts players a courier left for dead in Nevada’s Mojave Wasteland. As such, players will have the option to select their character’s age during the initial creation (or, in this case, re-creation) process, in addition to choosing their starting S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats. While they might not be a vault dweller, the game finds a way of outfitting them with the familiar Pip-Boy 3000 wearable computer. Read the rest of this entry »
Brace yourselves for a riveting glimpse into one of the darkest secrets of the “Halo” universe. This week is the premiere of “Birth of a Spartan,” a live-action short directed by award-winning director Noam Murro.
“Birth of a Spartan” is a stirring depiction of the transformation of Carter 259, the future leader of Noble Team in “Halo: Reach,” from an ordinary young man to a superhuman Spartan warrior.
The highly classified bio-augmentation procedure is a Spartan candidate’s final and most difficult ordeal before joining the ranks of the legendary soldiers. The dramatic interpretation of Carter’s rebirth as a Spartan embodies the themes of courage, sacrifice and honour in “Halo: Reach” and gives viewers a unique look into the origins of a central character in the upcoming blockbuster game. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the biggest games of 2010, “Halo: Reach,” is getting the ultimate collector’s treatment it deserves. Limited and Legendary editions of “Halo: Reach,” packed with exclusive content are now available for pre-order starting today at participating retailers. Additionally, Bungie has today unveiled a new action-packed video documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the development of “Halo: Reach”. Also featured is a sneak peek at the new modes, features and content that players will be able to test when the multiplayer beta kicks off on the 4th of May. Read the rest of this entry »
Jordan Tresson has been announced as the winner of GT Academy 2010. The 21-year-old Frenchman completed a short head-to-head test today on Silverstone’s new Grand Prix circuit against friend and rival Luca Lorenzini. The pair drove five flying laps each in the 420bhp Nissan 370Z GT4 race car that Tresson will now campaign in the 2010 European GT Cup series.
The announcement of Tresson’s victory is the culmination of a process that started in December 2009 when the GT Academy time trial went live across 17 countries. Over 1.2 million people downloaded the special version of the Gran Turismo game on PlayStation®3 to enter the completion. The fastest twenty from each country then competed for their chance to attend the five-day international final, the GT Academy ‘boot camp’ at Silverstone. Jordan and Luca were chosen as the best of the 18 Academy finalists by judges Johnny Herbert, Eddie Jordan, Sabine Schmitz and Rob Barff. An intensive six-week period has seen them racing at various UK club races each weekend to qualify for an International C Race Licence. Both obtained their licences last weekend and headed to Silverstone for the test session to decide who would win the ultimate prize. Read the rest of this entry »
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As mentioned briefly in our previous news story, Orcon@home and Orcon@work broadband customers can make their data allowances go further with the telco offering free data downloads from a selected range of popular New Zealand websites. From today, the Auckland-based telecoms company is offering zero-rated traffic from seven popular websites and the company’s own email servers. It plans to grow the list of sites in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
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