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Xbox LIVE $100 Platinum Membership the Next Step?

Most of us know by now that the Xbox LIVE price will be raised from $50 a year to $60 in November. What most of you probably don’t know is that Wedbush Morgan Securities’ Michael Pachter predicted that this price hike would occur, and that he made one other prediction. That prediction has to do with a higher tier membership level priced at $100. Currently, we have the free Xbox LIVE Silver membership and $50 a year Gold membership. Could a third be on the way?

Keiji Inafune Comments On Devil May Cry 5

It has been more than two and a half years since the release of Devil May Cry 4 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Since that time, we have heard absolutely nothing on the next entry in this storied franchise. Hardly confirming it, head of R&D and designer for Capcom said to Spanish gaming site 3D Juegos:

Devil May Cry 5 is a game that, when started development, this will change a lot in relation to the above. The reason is that, despite the franchise has some very loyal followers, their sales are not particularly high, especially overseas. For this reason, it is likely that in the fifth chapter will incorporate certain “Western touch” to make it more attractive to American and European players.

So it’s nice to know that we’ll be getting the game eventually right? I suppose, but no further details have been revealed about the title. Let’s cross our fingers and hope that the game makes an appearance  at the Tokyo Game Show.

Shinji Mikami Underwhelmed by Motion Controls

Recently we posted an article that lambasted both the PS Move and MS Kinect as silly motion control fads that were a waste of time and money. It would appear that gaming great Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil and director of the upcoming TPS Vanquish totally agrees with that:

“I don’t think motion controls will be in the gaming mainstream in the next ten years. When the technology gets to the point where you can just flick your eyeballs around and the computer can pick it up, you won’t need a controller anymore. Obviously it’s going to take a while to get there.”

I don’t see how he could have called them a gimmick any kinder. Perhaps we dont have to get there at all Mikami-san. Long live the controller. Vanquish comes out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 19th. Currently (thankfully) there is no news of motion control support for the title. Check out our impressions of the game, here.

Chime Trailer Shows Gameplay Footage of Still Alive Track

The first gameplay footage of the exclusive Glados track “Still Alive” from OneBigGame’s successful hit music-puzzler game Chime.

This trailer shows us just exactly what to expect from the music-puzzler that reminds me a lot of an intense session of Tetris, but better.

Zoe Mode, the UK-based developer who had created the original game pro bono (or free to us layman’s) for OneBigGame, will donate part of the proceeds of the PC version. And as for Xbox Live Arcade, Chime royalties from the PC version will benefit OneBigGame’s charity partners Starlight Children’s Foundation and Save the Children. For more information, please visit OneBigGame’s website.

Check out the trailer after the break.

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Mad Catz’ Presence Will Be Felt at PAX 2010

The third-party titan, Mad Catz will have their presence felt greatly at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). From September 3rd until September 5th in Seattle Washington, Mad Catz has a bunch of activities and events scheduled for all the attendees.

Mad Catz will be located at booth number 3217 and if you click ‘Read More’ below, you can see all the stuff scheduled for the jam-packed weekend.

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Rock Band 3 Avatar Marketplace for Xbox Live Has Arrived

With the MTV Video Music Awards coming in 10 days and the launch of Rock Band 3 coming in October, music is definitely on the horizon. To kick off the launch of both RB3 and the MTV VMA’s, Harmonix and MTV Games launched a worldwide Rock Band 3 Avatar Store on Xbox Live, which features exclusive MTV Video Music Awards and Rock Band 3 themed collections for fans’ avatars for the Xbox 360.

Also on the Rock Band 3 Avatar Store, fans can join a long line of memorable acceptance speeches when they purchase the MTV Moonman statue by September 22nd, 2010. The Rock Band 3 Avatar Store features full outfits, accessories, props, and musical instruments that you can purchase for you Xbox Live avatar to wear. The items available range from 80 to 400 Microsoft Points.

To see what the Rock Band 3 Avatar Marketplace has to offer, please follow this link. I have also provided some screenshots of what to expect after the break.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Overview

The guys over at Inside Xbox had the chance to get up close and personal with Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer mode. Instead of only covering the new Wager mode, they also took the time to learn about all of the other new features found in the game’s multiplayer component. New features such as character customization as well as cinema mode are explained. Sit back, relax and enjoy about 7 minutes of Black Ops multiplayer goodness.

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 First Impressions

For the past couple of years, fans of WWE haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye with the previous releases of THQ’s Smackdown vs. Raw series – I myself am one of those fans. Clunky controls, redundant issues like the targeting system, and a few other thorns on the side that made the game’s entertainment factor inconsistent were the culprits that rendered the game’s overall value mediocre. When you’ve played unforgettable classics like Wresltemania 2000 and No Mercy for the Nintendo 64, it’s pretty hard to find something nowadays that fair against it, considering the gargantuan leap in technology that consoles have undergone. While many of us have perpetuated the thought and anticipation of something more concise (with regards to both look and feel) in the WWE franchise, we haven’t really been introduced to anything, recently, that has given us that “wow” factor. All that, however, has changed with THQ’s upcoming Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 – a game that THQ has clearly molded from the wants and needs of the WWE community.

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Impressions

Are you curious about picking up the new Dead Rising 2: Case Zero prologue, exclusively on Xbox Live? Well, if you are at all wondering what is in store for you with this title, look no further because I have some gameplay footage for you.

I sat down with fellow DualShocker Jon Ireson and we discussed a few of the things to expect from this awesome zombie-bashing title from Capcom, such as weapons, points system and simply just how fun this title was, and of course we also had to poke a little fun at each other as well.

Although, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero was made exclusively to Xbox 360, those who are on the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC will be able to take the reigns as Chuck Greene in Dead Rising 2 when it hits store shelves later in the month.

Take a look at the break for the footage of Dead Rising 2: Case Zero.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Wager Matches Trailer Released

The multi-player reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops has landed and it’s ridiculous. The new menu is looking balla-riffic. The video opens up with David Vonderhaar (Design Director at Treyarch) giving us an overview of the all-new Wager Matches while destroying some poor saps with a new rocket launcher. The concept of the Wager Match modes is that you want to come in the top 3 players and if you do COD Points ahoy matey! COD Points are what is used to unlock weapons, if you can’t hang you can’t do your thang.

One in the Chamber is another game mode revealed where everybody starts out with one pistol, one bullet, and every kill you get gains you a new bullet. If you miss your shot, the only thing left is melee. Each player also only has three lives! The intense competition that will result will be sure to bring players beyond the already high level of cursing and enjoyment.

Sticks and Stones will deliver yet another untraditional spin on the Call of Duty franchise where crossbows, ballistic knives, and tomahawks. Tomahawks ‘bankrupt’ players, and you won’t want that type of humiliation and loss on your head, which just takes cutting people up to a whole new level.

Gun Game is just playing with fire, no more specialization and repetitive cheesiness with this mode! Players start out with the pistol and as they get kills they will cycle through weapons one at a time. If you can’t handle every weapon out there you will need to step your game up for these matches! If you are stabbed though, back to the pistol you go noob!

Sharp Shooter, another Wager Mode where all players get the same random weapon until a timer changes things up. You must all duke it out with nothing but the same weapon be it mini-gun, sniper rifle, or one of the game’s many rocket launchers. Kills earn you perks, and tons of kills get you multipliers for your points income.

Hit the break for this riveting video that will surely make a believer out of even the least excited Call of Duty fan right here and now, Black Ops is ready to take you by surprise this November 9th. The amount of explosives seen are insane, and it doesn’t end here, more details about the new game modes were revealed that definitely deliver on some serious ‘WOW’ factor and will crush pre-conceived notions of COD: Black Ops multi-player.

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole Comes to PSN and XBLA

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Krome Studios announced that a new demo for the new flight action game Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole – The Video Game will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade on September 6th, and on PlayStation Network on September 7th.

In the demo, players take to the sky as a winged warrior, defending all of owlkind and doing battle with the evil Pure Ones. Learn aerial combat maneuvers and explore the landscapes in the world of Ga’Hoole with full 360 degree flight mechanics.

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole – The Video Game is hitting stores on September 14th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.

EA Claims Madden 11 is the Best-Selling Game of August

While the NPD numbers are yet to be revealed, Madden 11 is apparently the best selling video game title for the month of August. Not a group to respond modestly to success, EA went on to release the following statement about the game:

“Madden NFL 11 is the number one selling game in August, and the game has created enormous enthusiasm in the online community, each day on consoles, fans are playing as many games online as the equivalent of 750 full NFL seasons.”

EA also claims that sales of Madden are up 5% over last year across all consoles, that more than 2 million games of Madden are played each day, and that more than 20% of players have at least tried the Online Team Play game mode. Remember what I said about modesty?

It doesn’t come as much of a shock that Madden 11 would claim the top spot for sales in August. The series has consistently been a best seller on consoles. The official NPD numbers will be in later this month, just in case you wanted to know just how much of EA’s gloating is factual.