Heavy Fire, a rated T on-rails arcade shooter for the Wii, will be available Monday, July 26, in the WiiWare Store. It’s published by Teyon, a Polish developer, and will cost only 500 Wii points. IT supports the Wii Zapper in addition to the Wii remote, and has multiplayer modes, destructible environments and upgradeable weapons. [...]
Back when I was way, way too young to see R-rated movies — before the ESRB brought its particular brand of hateration to kids’ gaming experience — there was Doom. Not the first, not the best, but nevertheless the undisputed O.G. of first-person shooters. Doom rocked my pre-pubescent socks with its demon-blasting, space-marine-grunting, 16-bit slices of killin’.
Now, its sequel, Doom II, was really more of what would be considered an expansion pack today — some new enemies, a couple new weapons, new maps, and a little engine tweaking. Gameplay was the same. And it remains the same in its latest incarnation/revisitation on Xbox Live Arcade. If you’ve never played the series before, have no fear, it’s not so different from what you know already — but it is extremely…ancient, for lack of a better term. In fact, playing Doom II for the first time in maybe 15 years, I was struck by just how incredibly dated it felt. Like going from typing to shorthand, or from Windows to DOS.
What was the biggest problem with Dead Space? Isaac Clarke. The silent star of the sci-fi survival horror FPS did what needed to be done, but while he had a deep backstory and his own agenda, none of that personality came through in the game.
But Dead Space 2 hopes to change all that, according to executive director, Steve Papoutsis. He brought an early build of the game by the office, and while the bulk of the demo focused on a couple of the weapons and enemies new to the sequel (which you’ll no doubt be able to read about in great detail on the game’s official website), I was a lot more interested in Isaac and the changes that he’ll be going through. “He just went through this nasty situation on the Ishimura, you’d expect him to have something to say about it,” says Papoutsis. “In Dead Space 2, you’ll get to hear a little bit more of his thoughts on what’s going on [...] When we sat down to do this game, that’s one of the first things we decided we were going to do: give Isaac a voice, to see his face a bit more.”
Today Zipper announced the next Patch for its 256 player game MAG, which is coming Monday which improves leadership and weapons, Also Zipper revealed that the DLC info will be next week. What to except from the DLC is probably more Maps, new weapons and Modes hopefully.
"We’ll have details on our next DLC soon as well (sometime next week", Jeremy Dunham
Sr. Community Manager, Zipper Interactive
In many ways the Gears of War series is quite unique to the console-shooter genre. Slower paced gameplay, loads of gore, and characters that look like they could rip a tank in half – it really sets Gears apart from the rest of the crowd. In a generation where games are trying to look as realistic as possible, it’s kind of refreshing to see Marcus and Dom chainsaw their way through an entire race. Unfortunately, I’m not so sure what’s left to look forward to in Gears of War 3. After all, Gears 2 was really more of the same, only with some better graphics and a few revamped weapons. Would it be better to wait for the next generation of consoles so they could really wow their audience?
A glitch has been recently discovered in God of War III in which you can start a new game with a full arsenal of maxed-out weapons from the beginning.
Gunaxin writes: "Everyone has their favorite genre of video game. To some, it’s First Person Shooters where you’re give the ability to eviscerate a slew of enemies head on with an arsenal of unbelievable yet highly entertaining weapons. Or, maybe you’re an Adventure guy who prefers controlling a mega-breasted heroine through caverns and tombs blasting away at grave robbers. Or, and this is what’s important to this particular story, maybe you’re a Sports gamer. Specifically: Hockey."
Direct2Drive has listed the Digital Deluxe Edition of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, now available for pre-order. The upgraded edition packs extra goodies including the Infiltration game mode, Shadow Armor and three exclusive weapons. as well as offering the same pre-order deal as the standard version which includes a free copy of the original Splinter Cell.
Playstation blog says:
In Groovin’ Blocks, you play directly with the beat of the music. See those bright moving columns on the side? You will notice that as the song plays, they come towards the board where all of your blocks are falling. Once they hit the side, they will “flash” and disappear. That flashing is where you want to hit down on the SIXAXIS controller and settle your blocks. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Well, now you add on that match-3 component and you have yourself something you’ll want to play all day long. But that’s not all! We give you bonuses and a player vs player mode where those bonuses become weapons against your opponent. When you feel like kissing and making up for the destruction you’ve caused, we also give you a co-op mode that really sets the game apart. I dare you to cooperate and survive long enough to finish the song.
Sharing: It’s Win/Win
A glitch found in God of War III lets you acquire the "Maxed Out!" trophy without meeting the requirements of upgrading all your weapons in the story mode.
