All Entries Tagged With: "Shooter"

New Quantum Theory Screens Are All Sorts of Hot

Tecmo Koei’s upcoming third-person shooter is looking pretty hot, wouldn’t you agree? Check out the screens after the break for a glimpse of the visuals. This has so many things in common with Final Fantasy XIII. I mean, both games are more action-oriented, both games have a sleek, Japanese visual style that I love and both games have a world named “Cocoon”. Now, if only Square-Enix was publishing, right? Okay, back to Quantum Theory. Yeah, it is looking great. Will the story stand up? Only time will tell.

Transformers: WfC Double XP Weekend + Play w/ Devs

This weekend starting at 6pm Pacific Time on Friday, July 30th and ending at midnight on Monday, August 2nd Transformers: War for Cybertron players will be rewarded with double experience points. As if that wasn’t cool enough you can even game with the developers of Transformers War for Cybertron on Xbox LIVE tonight from 6pm – 9pm Pacific (3pm-6pm Eastern). Check out the Community link here and enjoy the double XP action with the team that brought the game to launch.

Hit the Wasteland With Fallout: New Vegas’ Graphic Novel

With Fallout: New Vegas right around the corner and everybody revealing their collectors edition goodies, Bethesda has taken this opportunity to give us a glimpse of one of the items in the collector’s edition bundle for the Shooter-RPG by Obsidian. “All Roads” is a hardcore graphic novel that sets the stage for the upcoming title. This novel will give you background information on some characters and give a behind the scenes look at events that will happen in game.

The novel is written by Chris Avellone and will feature cover art from illustrator Geof Darrow, both of whom will be on hand at Comic-Con to sign lithographs, which will depict the cover art of the novel. The Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s edition will be availible the same day as the regular edition, October 19, 2010 for US and October 22,2010 for Europe. The game is availible for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. So if you are interested head out and pre-order your copy today.

Now PC Owners Get To Tango Down

Zombie Studio’s new downloadable FPS Blacklight: Tango Down is now available to the PC gaming community. The game released last week for the Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE. Gamers can download the game via Steam, Microsoft Games for Windows, Direct 2 Drive and Impulse. The game ships with 12 maps, 7 game modes and multiple co-op missions. Blacklight: Tango Down mixes familiar mechanics with unique, innovative elements that combine to create an FPS experience like no other. Blacklight: TD is being hyped as one of the “Next major entertainment franchises”. Published by Ignition Entertainment, the game retails for $15 and is available for PC as of July 14th, 2010. Hit the break for more information on this exciting new shooter.

Crysis 2 Collector’s Edition Announced

Anyone who is interested in playing Crysis 2 might be interested in what I have got to say. The Crysis 2 Collector’s Edition has just been announced. Like many of the collector’s editions that are coming out, this one comes with a bunch of awesome swag. Things like a “nano-suit” backpack, a prophet statue, a one hundred seventy six page art book, and a SCAR hologram.

So I bet you’re thinking, how much is this much awesomeness gonna cost me? Well if you have two hundred dollars lying around then this pack might be just what the doctor ordered. However don’t get too excited, Crysis 2 does not hit the shelves until this holiday season for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. So hold out and save up to grab your Collector’s Edition copy of Crysis 2 later this fall.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Goes Gold, Ships… Early!?

There’s something that frequently happens in the game industry more so than any other form of entertainment and that is delays. On occasion you see it happen in the music business when an artist isn’t too happy with the way a record omes out and wants to take a second go at it. But let’s imagine if when you went to go see Toy Story 3 in the theatre ane when you arrived the person at the booth told you the movie has been delayed, what would you say? Well that’s something that occurs in gaming pretty much all the time so when you see the complete opposite occur it leaves you with an almost stupid look on your face followed by a very distinct noise coming out of your mouth; that noise is usually something along the lines of: Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer Remixed to Include Slim Shady

Nothing goes together like Call of Duty trailers and Eminem tracks. You saw Activision work wonders with the Modern Warfare 2 trailer and Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” but if you were slightly disappointed by the Black Ops trailer then this remix is for you. Hit the break and see how the trailer should have sounded.

The Online Shooter Learning Curve Debate: How Late is Too Late?

Whether you’re a casual or a core gamer, at one point or another, we’ve all fallen victim to a good old-fashioned online ass kicking. And sometimes, it’s not because you’re unfamiliar with the genre, or unfamiliar with the control scheme. Sometimes, it just happens because you waited too long to buy it and/or play it. It’s the online shooter learning curve, and it’s a casual’s worst nightmare. However, even core online gamers fall victim to it.

Crackdown 2 Hits the Shelves

Did you like the first Crackdown? Do you have sixty bucks just collecting dust in your wallet? If you answered yes to both of these questions then you may wanna head down to your local game retailer and grab Crackdown 2. Lame used car salesman pitch aside, the sequel to the 2007 third person shooter, hit the shelves today.

Crackdown 2 boasts improved graphics, new story, and two to four player co-op so you can hit the streets killing mutants with friends. If co-op is not quite your cup of tea, there are a few sixteen player competitive game types where you can go head to head with other agents. Sound fun? Well if you think so head out to wherever you normally get your gaming fix and pick up Crackdown 2.

BlackLight: Tango Down Takes Customization to a Whole New Level

In the newest developer diary for Zombie Studio’s Blacklight: Tango Down, the focus is on the game’s incredibly in-depth weapon customization system. These customization options provide the gamer with many ways to humiliate their opponents.

The guns themselves are like a players personal signature, with so many options the goal is that no two guns are the same. To start off there are six core weapons including an SMG, shotgun, sniper rifle and assault rifle. Each gun will have around “25 different weapon attributes” that players will be able to customize based on personal tastes.

Who Wants a $70 Piece of Plastic? Nintendo Wii Owners Surely

Well I hate to break it to you but the headline was pretty much exactly what this article is about. There is huge anticipation for a remake of one of the most popular games to ever hit a Nintendo platform incoming. If you haven’t heard I’ll just tell you one word, GoldenEye. The name alone brings chills to gamers worldwide who haven’t had a proper fix of the addictive title in years.

Taking a page from Capcom’s recently revealed strategy book, so to speak, Activision is said to be putting forth a “controller” for the Nintendo Wii which will be launched with the 007: GoldenEye remake. This peripheral is already listed by the quick-trigger bandits at GameStop for a whopping $69.99 before tax.

There’s a chance it could be something super special, it could also be a bundle of the game and a controller, it could even end up being worth loads of antique collectible money some day. There is also the chance it is simply a piece of plastic you plug your Wii controller in to like we’ve seen time and time again. For now this is slated as rumor until more details emerge, whether or not this will be worth the cheddar is up to you though.

[Destructoid]

Singularity Releases Marking Raven Software’s 20th Anniversary

In Singularity players can manipulate time as well as shoot it up in a deep and dark narrative-driven story experience taking players through an unseen side of the Cold War influenced by science fiction. The game also features leader-boards, upgradeable weapons and gadgets, and local and online multi-player versus with up to 12 players online for PC, Xbox Live, or PlayStation Network.

With the release of this game also comes some inspiring news as well. Raven Software, creators of the HeXen series and the Soldier of Fortune franchise among other things, is turning 20! To celebrate you can show your support by looking up their company history on their website here showing all the projects they have worked on. Then you can hit your nearest game store and pick up Singularity published by Activision and available now!