This week on Xbox Live Arcade, one of 2009's best Xbox Live Arcade games, Splosion Man, has its price slashed to 400 Microsoft Points, (5 US dollars), down from 1200 Microsoft points (15 dollars). This price is only for this week so hurry up and catch it before it... explodes?
Some of you may have heard and some of you may not, but Sony created a reality series called The Tester where 11 contestants compete for $5000 and a job as a PlayStation game tester. The episodes will be available free from the PSN store starting February 18, 2010 and they will continue through April 8, 2010. Read more for the full details from the official press release.
In this episode, we break down the differences and opinions of Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2. We discuss how gamers feel about different types of games within the same genre and should they be the same as the best game in that genre as well. For no reason MAG becomes a topic of discussion for the last half hour of the show. We discuss the up coming games and which will warrant a purchase. Konrad blesses us with another Gamer Tunes. Stay tuned.
Bioware Has Released Dragon Age: Origins DLC: Return to Ogastar (400 MS Points)
Epic Will You Be My Valentine Weekend Double XP February 8-14th
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta on PC and Xbox 360 Now Available
Mass Effect 2 Sells 2 Million First Week
Forza 3 DLC Coming February (Via Turn 10's Twitter)
Dead To Rights Retribution Releases 4-13-10 NA & Europe 4-16-10
Borderlands DLC: Coming To Retail Disc February 23rd for $19.99
Tropico 3 Goes Gold, Set For February 16th Release
Next Xbox Deal of the Week, Splosion Man 50% Off
February Guitar Hero DLC
Dante’s Inferno DLC Pack Prequel Level Dark Forest Also Coming to Xbox 360, but For A Price
Anyone who comes to the site and listens to me run my mouth knows how much I love Borderlands. Well, it has been announced that there will be new DLC called "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx". No date has been set, but the DLC promises new weapons, new enemies and probably the most wanted feature, a hike in the level cap that will be above 50. The amount of increase for the level cap is still undisclosed but I am hoping that they go to 70 or above with this one because I still love this game. Once you get to level 45 or so it takes a lot more time to level up than it does earlier on in the game so I would imagine it would be around 60.
The DLC has not been given a time frame or a date as of yet, but as soon as one is announced I will make sure to post it up. This will be the third round of DLC for Borderlands with the first two being "Zombie Island of Dr. Ned" and "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot". The new DLC is supposedly the largest one yet so I am definitely going to get this as soon as it comes out. "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot" is very difficult and I have not put much time into that particular portion of the DLC, but it gave you the ability to have a locker to stash weapons and mods. There is no word on what else the new DLC will include but it already sounds like a winner. This DLC will be available for the PS3, 360 and PC and it should be the same price as the previous DLC, which is $9.99 or 800 MS points.
On Nick's Gaming View Episode #2, I cover this week's latest news and events for the gaming industry. I tell everyone why I feel the PSP and DS could be harmed by Apple. I also introduce Ted Brockwood, Director as well as Owner of Calico Media, to the show where we talk about what goes into running your own gaming company as well as get his impressions on the gaming industry. Lastly, I discuss what really grinds my gears.
I am still experimenting with video rendering settings, so the quality is still not where I want it to be, but I now have a quad core desktop just for rendering. Expect the quality to improve!
What's up everybody, this is Nick from TheGamerAccess.com and I am happy to introduce you to Audrey Cleo, correspondent of Qore, where we talk about what goes on behind the scenes of Qore as well as get her impressions on the gaming industry. Now this is the same interview that is in Nick's Gaming View Episode #1, but if you just want to see the interview, here it is. Enjoy!
Sony’s E3 2008 Press Conference was action-packed with the release of Resistance 2 gameplay footage, a teaser of God of War III, and Zipper Interactive’s announcement of MAG, also known as Massive Action Game at the time. At this time, all gamers knew was that the game would be composed of 256-player battles composed of 8-person squads. All that was shown was a computer generated (CG) trailer that captured the attention of many gamers, but was it worth the wait? Read more to find out.
DRM: as soon as you hear those three letters , you know it's bad news. Well it seems Ubisoft is taking it to a new level. The new DRM will require a constant internet connection to ensure that the user is using a legit copy of the game. The first game to utilize this method will be Settler's 7. Read more for the full story.
There has been a rumor that had been floating around for a while, and yesterday that rumor was confirmed. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City will be coming to the PlayStation 3 on March 30, 2010. These games, or "episodic content" depending on how you look at it, were released in 2009 on the 360. Ever since Microsoft made their infamous exclusive downloadable content deal with Rockstar, many people presumed that both The Last and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony would come to the PS3. Well now any PS3 owner who doesn't own a 360 and wants to play these new GTA "episodic content" will have that opportunity very soon. The "episodic content" will be available in the same flavors they were on the 360, seperate DLC available for purchase from the PSN store or as a retail purchase with both episodes on one disk.
Personally,I am glad that this is finally coming to the PS3 for all those people who haven't been able to play it (for the record I have it on the 360 but don't get to play it that much because I have little "eyes" around) and since I already have the game I can tell you that both "episodic content" are their own games within themselves. They are both set in Liberty City at or around the same time the original GTAIV saga was unfolding, but the stories revolve around different people and different areas of Liberty City. PS3 owners should be broke all year with all the exclusive games and surprises like GTA: ELC, White Knight Chronicles and Yakuza 3 coming out. I wonder if Square Enix will bless the PS3 with any of those RPGS that came out on 360 over the past year?
