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He’s an exclusive, bitch!
By Joe Fourhman | July 4, 2009
I don’t recall Juggernaut having much of anything to do with Marvel’s Civil War crossover tale, but that hasn’t stopped Activision from sandbagging Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with tons of other characters who weren’t involved, so why stop now.
In fact, why not offer up Juggy as a retailer exclusive… to GameStop, of course. Now, he may only be a palette swap of Hulk, but Marvel completists will now have to preorder via GameStop in order to play as Professor X’s dear brother. Activision’s press release (after the jump) does not mention any other exclusive bonus characters. Doesn’t anybody want Ghost Rider this time around? He had tons to do during Civil War as well.
MUA2 still features the power fusion gimmick that briefly provided the game a subtitle, is full to bursting with bankable super-heroes regardless of continuity, and now has an online flash game that lets you choose sides in the referendum on super-hero registration.
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JoeFourhman @ 2009-07-04 18:23:39I wonder if they're considering DLC characters, and Juggernaut is simply the first wave of DLC made available to GameStop.
It would be awesome if somebody would make a really good, cross-company comics game, and you could DLC your favorites Rock Band style. More..
Topics: Nintendo Wii, PS3, XBOX 360 | Comments
Enjoy this article? You may also like:Is Sony quietly closing out PSN data slurpers?
By Joe Fourhman | July 4, 2009
PS3TrophyCard.com is down for maintenance and they’re pointing the finger directly at Sony. From their site:
We apologize for the issues our service has experienced over the last few weeks. Sony has invested resources to actively work against sites like PS3TrophyCard.com which has made it impossible to update newer games with our current system.
PS3TrophyCard.com is one of a handful of third party sites that grab PSN data (using your PSN login name) and turn it into banners and forum sigs for users to post all over the internet. You know, like what Xbox users have had for years? Sony of America has never quite figured out how to do this sort of thing. And while Sony may not be maliciously targeting PS3TrophyCard.com (the failure may just be the result of Sony tweaking and PS3TrophyCard simply being reliant on now-obsolete code), this certainly seems like another case of Sony taking the ball and going home. Remember when that LittleBigPlanet fansite was shutdown?
All this does is underline Sony’s Web 2.0 isolation. Sure, it’s great that some PS3 games push to YouTube, but being able to show off Trophies to the world outside our PS3 seems so basic that Sony’s half-assed efforts to date are an embarrassment. Clearly the technology is there if random third party fansites can get to it… then why is Sony’s own Portable ID only able to display a username and icon? Further confounding the matter is that Sony Europe DOES have a Trophy sig service.
For their part, PS3TrophyCard says they are working on ways to crack the code and get back up and running.
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mclazyj @ 2009-07-04 16:42:34It is just amazing that Sony is so against this kind of thing. You would think they would be actively promoting it. How is it that Sony lost so much information on pleasing gamers from one generation to the next? More..
Topics: PS3, Playstation Network, Sony | Comments
Enjoy this article? You may also like:Impulse Buy: Majesty Gold
By Paul Munn | July 4, 2009
Stardock’s digital download service has discounted the stellar if a bit old Windows game Majesty Gold, which includes the original Majesty game and its The Northern Expansion, um, expansion to just five bucks over the holiday weekend. This is a great deal. I own the disc based version of this game which normally retails for at least twice that, and this takes away all of the muss and fuss of physical media.
It’s a great, laid-back and fun way to enjoy a fantasy RPG by building out your little town and then setting bounties on creatures and explore bounties on unrevealed parts of the map and helping your recruited heroes slay their way to victory. The sequel is due out sometime late this year but this one is basically guaranteed to run on just about anything right now.
That’s not the only thing on sale, either. Also of note is a Red Faction: Guerrila pre-order for $39.99 that nets you both Red Faction and Red Faction 2 for free. Strategy game fans can pick up Sins of a Solar Empire and its Entrenchment expansion for $29.99. Hit this link for the full list of what’s on sale now.
Media Molecule teases Ghostbusters content for LittleBigPlanet
By Joe Fourhman | July 3, 2009
Today Media Molecule tossed out a very obvious tease: a spartan black background with the familiar white text “Who Ya Gonna Call.”
I suppose we can all figure that one out. Now the only question is what form this content will take. Merely costumes? A mini-pack with stickers and a few building materials? Or a handful of fullblown levels? Ghostbusters seems like a franchise that could use some kind of gameplay enhancement, a la the Paintinator from the awesome Metal Gear Solid level pack. So what’s it gonna be? How about Sackperson Proton Packs and capture boxes?
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InfinityDevil @ 2009-07-04 06:29:21Ooh ghost capturing would be very neat, but probably not likely.
I predict costumes, stickers, and sound effects. More..
Smash Brawl movie brings some twisted Nintendo cosplay
By Joe Fourhman | July 2, 2009
I hope you’re keeping up with the episodic fan film There Will Be Brawl, which has been pretty amazing thus far.
But if you haven’t, you can shortcut right to some of the crazy by visiting the gallery of photographer Greg De Stefano. The photos are for a book project, and they feature just about every Brawl cast member that has been revealed thus far.
Mario, Wario, Sonic, Olimar, Lakitu, Little Mac, Zero Suit Samus… it’s quite a collection. My favorite is the dangerous looking Fox McCloud I’ve thumbnailed in the lower left.
I don’t know how far the claim of parody can take these guys into merchandising, but I would totally buy something from them.
And don’t miss the TWBB Download page, which features some of the photos in handy desktop background form. Not to mention some seriously excellent remixes of classic Nintendo tunes.
Source: GameSetWatch
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Jordan_Snyder @ 2009-07-02 21:38:37These pictures are ruining my childhood. If they are going to make a live action movie, at least make the characters look bad ass. More..
Saints Row 2 Review (PC)
By Joe Haygood | July 2, 2009The Saints Row franchise has unfortunately lived under the microscope as a one-off of the famed Grand Theft Auto series of games. However, the comparison is unfair, because as we have come to find out, the games may use thugs as their anti-heroes, the two could not be more miles apart. Saints Row 2 kicks up the mayhem and fun that it started off with in the first title, and adds so much more to the formula, making it one of the best titles I have played all year on the PC.
Tales of Monkey Island Gameplay Teaser, Screens
By Joe Haygood | July 2, 2009Telltale Games has released a little bit of gameplay footage for their upcoming release, Tales of Monkey Island Episode 1. The footage shows off the new combination system, where you can link two items together for use. Also, we got a few new screenshots from the game, that you can check out after the jump.
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Ezekiel @ 2009-07-03 02:08:05Wow, looks way better than I was hoping! It has a distinctive Curse feel to it. But I'm sure you could combine items in Curse... More..
Call of Juarez iPhone adver-app full of cocking and pumping action
By Joe Fourhman | July 2, 2009
As I noticed that VG247.com linked to our latest Nintendo Power Read-a-Long article (the one where Miyamoto says the next Zelda will not be radically different), I was also highly entertained by their Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood advertising banner.
It pimps a downloadable iPhone app that simulates a Wild West shotgun. To wit:
Just pump your iPhone or iPod Touch back and forth to cock, then jerk your hand up to compensate for the massive recoil.
Indeed!
Thanks VG247.com (and Kotaku) for spreading the Read-a-Long love!
Ones to Watch on PS3, PSP for July 2009
By Paul Munn | July 1, 2009
The July release lists for PS3 and PSP look to be a bit shorter from the surprisingly busy June, but there are a couple of titles I’m looking forward to.
The Punisher: No Mercy for the PS3 hits the PlayStation Store on July 2nd at $9.99. The Unreal Engine person shooter from Zen Studios sounds nice, but I’m just going to say that for $15-$20 you can get a far deeper game: Unreal Tournament III.
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Jordan_Snyder @ 2009-07-02 10:42:48If they had been working on this earlier, it would have been great to ship out around the time The Dark Knight came out. That movie is what really piqued my interest in this game, even if it's not in the same style. More..
Topics: PS3, PSP, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, Sony | Comments
Enjoy this article? You may also like:The Hits Keep Coming for the Damnation Crew
By Joe Haygood | July 1, 2009
Oh those fellas over at Blue Omega have had it difficult. First they decided to make Damnation. Then, to further the insult, they actually released the game to the public. Move forward to a month after release, and it seems that the entire development team for Damnation have been let go. The development is not surprising, considering the game has been hammered at great length by many review outlets, and even made it into our dramatic review reading in the latest podcast.
Via his Twitter account, Geoff Rowland, lead programmer at Blue Omega posted the following tweet:
The entire Blue Omega team was laid off today (well, starting Friday). If anyone has job openings, send them my way and I’ll pass them on.
Also hitting the presses today via ShackNews, are two lawsuits that were filed by Blue Omega against two of its subcontractors that it used for some of the game development. Apparently, Blue Omega states craptacular work by the subs, resulting in delays and loss of income with the game.
It seems they never mention the game being bad as a reason for a lack of sales.
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InfinityDevil @ 2009-07-01 18:07:46I hope to check this game out sometime. Even with the bad reviews there's something appealing about the steampunk setting. More..
Topics: Gaming Law, Gaming Sales, Industry | Comments
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