Post by Aryel Abrahami
Hell, its about time! Yes, its the week that StarCraft II has finally been released and we are all very excited. Calvin has fled the country to avoid all the hype but Aaron, Asim and Aryel are on hand to discuss the latest gaming topics. Episode 16 is somewhat special, not only is the already mentioned StarCraft II out but we give you the low-down on our best games of 2010 so far as well as a quick word about Halo: Reach.
Post by Niraj Shah
Gamers who purchase the PlayStation Move Starter Pack in September will receive a demo disc as part of the bundle. Sony has now detailed the playable games the demo disc will contain, which includes six Blu-ray based games and three PSN titles. The demo disc will also feature a brief tutorial video to show how to setup the Move controllers.
Post by Aaron Sullivan
Haden Blackman, the man responsible for keeping Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II on track and writer for the series has decided to move onto greener pastures according to IGN. After 13 solid years at Lucas Arts working on titles such as Star Wars: Galaxies, Star Wars: Force Commander and of course the Force Unleashed series he has left. The reason given for the departure was :-
“I’ve had a fantastic time working with the team at Lucasfilm and am really grateful for their ongoing support,” Blackman said in a statement.
“While the decision to leave LucasArts did not happen overnight or come easily, I really feel that now is the best time for me to move on and explore new creative challenges and I look forward to the next phase of my career.”
Post by Niraj Shah
Zipper’s Senior Community Manager Jeremy Dunham has confirmed that SOCOM 4 has been delayed until 2010. An post of the official SOCOM Blog details the Move-enabled squad-based shooter has been delayed to allow the developers to “deliver the best and most immersive SOCOM game [they] possibly can.”
Post by Niraj Shah
Earlier this week, Sony announced their financial and figures from the first quarter of the fiscal year – with the fiscal year ending on March 31st 2011. The figures indicate the company has made an operating income of $753 million with a net income of $289 million.
Post by Niraj Shah
Although Dead Space 2 is set for release on January 28th 2011, EA revealed the boxart for the title earlier this week. Although the actual image was revealed on the Official Facebook Fan page a while ago, this is the first image of the full PlayStation 3 cover.
Post by Niraj Shah
SCEE has confirmed that it will be holding its gamescom press conference on Tuesday August 17th at 5pm UK time, right after EA’s conference on the same day. Sony has also revealed a preliminary list of games that will be showcased at the expo (which can be found below).
Post by Asim Tanvir
Just a few days after getting Halo fans “excited” with the announcement of a Halo: Reach branded Xbox 360 console, Bungie and Microsoft have today decided to add to the hype with a brand spanking new campaign trailer. The trailer is just over a minute long and, as always is the case with Halo trailers, it is quite epic. It shows off a selection of impressive looking scenarios from the game, the most notable one being the Covenant invasion of Reach. We also get to see a snippet of space combat, a gameplay aspect which is new to the Halo series. Oh and it must be mentioned that the music (courtesy of Marty O’Donnell) that accompanies the footage is superb.
Post by Niraj Shah
Ubisoft revealed more details about upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood at Comic-Con. Among them were plans for DLC, multiplayer, and some hints about what will happen to Desmond. Although no specifics were mentioned, Ubisoft did confirm that DLC will be available for the title, perhaps in the form of new playable characters.
Post by Aryel Abrahami
Looking to get StarCraft II direct from Blizzard and miss out on all the retail fluff? Well it will cost you a whopping £44.99, that’s 10 pounds more than than you are likely to pay if you visit your local game retailer. So thats £10 more minus a nice shiny box but a guarantee of delivery with a digital purchase. I know a few people that have orders in transit are considering a digital purchase to placate their cravings for some RTS action, my advice is to wait it out, you will feel better when it arrives.
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