Battlefield Heroes pushed back to late 2008

July 30, 2008

Filed under: Personal computer, Casual

Visually appealing, free-to-play shooter news now, with EA’s post-results conference call revealing a delay for Battlefield Heroes. EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the game would now launch at the end of 2008, with the developers shifting focus to implementing better “social networking features.” Since we won’t have to pay for the game’s maps, we’ll probably be using stated “social networking features” to figure out how to complain about something else — possibly Burger King ads.

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Via [joystiq]

Video: Five minutes of Mirror’s Edge

July 30, 2008

Filed under: News, Videos

Embedded after the break is 316 seconds of in-game footage from DICE’s Mirror’s Edge that was demoed during E3. And while this isn’t super new news, this is the first time we had a chance to view Faith’s impressive five minute adventure and we figured we’d share it with those who haven’t had a opportunity to view it either. There’s plenty of jumping, sliding, enemy kicking and color coded obstacles to take in, so make your way to the break and complete your Mirror’s Edge video viewing. If you don’t watch the footage then Faith will be sad. You don’t want to make Faith sad, now … do you

[Via NeoGAF]

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Patched SSFIITHDR beta extended into Sept

July 29, 2008

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade

All along we were under that the soon to be patched Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix beta would be wrapping up towards the end of August. Maybe that was the initial plan, but now Capcom has had a change of heart by extending the beta window. September 5th is the new beta end date which we suspect the promised patch has something to do with. Speaking of patch, if you haven’t already checked it out, the Capcom folks outlined all the updates and changes that’ll be implemented. Have a happy August.

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Via [xbox360fanboy]

PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits Buyer’s Guide

July 29, 2008

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business

Today marks the launch of the PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits collection, with nine games given a (slightly) new jewel case and an attractive $30 price tag.

  • Warhawk
  • MotorStorm
  • Resistance: Fall of Man
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Need for Speed Carbon
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
  • Assassin’s Creed

But which of these games are worth your time and money Our friends at PS3 Fanboy have done the research for you. Check out their Buyer’s Guide to see recommendations, and which on the internet retailers currently have these budget games in stock

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Via [joystiq]

Reminder: Gamestop’s Gears of War 2 event tonight

July 29, 2008

Filed under: News

Just in case you somehow forgot, even then we told you to mark it on your calendar and circle it twice, there’s a Gears of War 2 After Hours event going on tonight at 9:30PM held at Gamestop stores nationwide. True, we’ve already been given the distinct honor of viewing the exclusive video clip prior to its official airing tonight, but there’s also some Gears of War tournament goodness going down too. You could win a t-shirt or some Microsoft points and maybe even mingle with some fellow Gearheads. It’ll be fun, we plomise. Heck, we’ll even commit to attending an After Hours event in central Minnesota. We’re cool enough to attend … are you

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Via [xbox360fanboy]

Shipping this week: Now with more Yoda edition

July 28, 2008

Filed under: News, Shipping this week

This is it folks, this week officially marks the release of Soul Calibur IV. You might recall SCIV as the weapons based fighter that features not only ridiculously proportioned female fighters but also Yoda. The Playstation 3 version gets Darth Vader himself, though he might be Force choking his way to the 360 if rumors are to be believed. Also on the release this week are Spectral Force 3 and Summer Athletics The Ultimate Challenge. Spectral Force 3 is a Japanese strategy RPG and Summer Athletics The Ultmate Challenge is … well, honestly, we have no idea. Looking at the title, we’d state someone is looking to cash in on the Olympic Games.

[Via Joystiq]

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Via [xbox360fanboy]

The Joystiq Weekend: July 25 - 27, 2008

July 28, 2008

Filed under: Culture, RPGs

The cast of LEGO Final Fantasy VIIonly Cloud is seriously lacking in the spikey hair department and Red XIII is nowhere to be found. Check out the highlights for this weekend:

Joystiquery
The Ideal of Big Download: July 20-26
Costumes of Comic-Con 08: Days 1 and 2
DS Fanboy Lite: July 19 - July 25
Japanese hardware sales, July 14 - July 20: Turn-based edition
Joystiq Podcast 058 - Merchant-off edition
WRUP: The Warehouse Edition
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup gets a Reality Check

News
Guitar Hero III ‘Virtuoso Track Pack’ now available
England, Wales prisoners lose access to 18-rated games
See first posters, date for Max Payne flick
Unlock the Uncharted Trophies beginning Aug. 22 … or not
Marc and Dexter: Ecko making iPhone-only slasher
PlayStation 2 travels through time to kill children
Rock Band Weekly: Staind, Testament, Scars on Broadway, The New No 2
Super Street Fighter II HD beta gets time extension
Tera Patrick ‘hired’ as ’special’ ‘producer’ on Saint’s Row 2
Gears of War movie development soldiers on
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe adds a killing Joker
Bungie working on ‘three distinct projects’
Peter Moore calls E3 ’soulless,’ calls for public event
Point your single oversized eyeball at this Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer
Wheelman pumps brakes, delayed until Q1 2009
EA Sports working on repairs for NCAA Football 2009 bugs
Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor hints at ‘HaloCon’, comments on ‘Bungiegate’
Warhammer Online launches Sept 23, says EA website
Cryptic Studios job listing reveals Star Trek Online
Toasty! Midway announces Mortal Kombat: Kollection for PS2
Gears of War 2 content unlocked by original Gears accomplishments, $130 Lancer bundle coming
Too Human demo classes unlock over time, internal clock shift makes them all available
Check out the star-studded Afro Samurai trailer
The NSFAmerica Dead Space ‘Lullaby’ trailer

Rumors & Speculation
Rumorong: Activision, Red Octane call shenanigans on World Tour set list
Rumor: Ratner to turn God of War film into geek tragedy
Rumor: Vader DLC bringing dark side to Xbox 360 Soul Calibur IV
Rumor: New Marvel vs. Capcom game may be coming ’sooner than you think’

Culture & Community
Rigopulos on why air drumming doesn’t work

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Via [joystiq]

Rumored GH World Tour set list is fake

July 28, 2008

Filed under: News

We hope you weren’t excited by the supposed Guitar Hero World Tour set list that was ‘leaked’ yesterday. Activision and Red Octane have made it known that the list, which included artists like Tool and The Doors, is a fake. A representative informed Game Informer (see what we did there) that while some of the songs on the list will make it into the game, namely Van Halen’s “Hot for Instructor,” the majority of the list is “wishful thinking and pure speculation.”

But hey, we know it will have “Hot for Instructor,” right That counts for something. Now all we have to do is get Activision to confirm the rest of the set list … one song at a time.

[Via Joystiq]

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Via [xbox360fanboy]

Bungie working on ‘three distinct projects’

July 27, 2008

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business

Bungie is busy getting ready for next month’s Penny Arcade Expo, but it isn’t going to be revealing any new games at the event. Especially that one Microsoft doesn’t want it talking about. This shouldn’t be taken to mean that the company has nothing going on. Au contraire. According to its latest news update, the dev has not one but three new games in the works.

“Rest assured that when the time is right, we’ll be making announcements and speaking about the stuff we’re currently working on,” the post reads, continuing, “At the moment we do have three distinct projects underway within Bungie - some familiar, some not. Some on a closer horizon, some quite far off.”

Let’s see - one of the games is a new Halo project, but the other two We’ll let you get creative in the comments section. Bonus points if the idea doesn’t include pirates, pimps, or flaming ninjas.

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Via [joystiq]

Video: A Geometry Wars 2 video explosion!

July 27, 2008

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade, Videos


Gather round the children, roommates, significant other(s) and your favorite stuffed animals, because there’s a whole bunch of new Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 in-game videos to watch. Take in all the colorful destruction, the geometry explosions, the four player (local) co-op and the general excitement that’s Geometry Wars. There’s more video goodness after the break, so we advise making your eyes happy and watching each and each video in their entirety.

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