Latest Headlines

Hard Hitting Saints Row 2 Announced

THQ Inc. today announced Saints Row 2, sequel to the title that redefined open-world gaming for next-generation consoles, is scheduled to deliver all new, genre-defining features and game play for the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 in 2008.

Saints Row 2 is set years after the original Saints Row in a Stilwater both familiar and strange. The explosive conclusion to Saints Row has left the player wounded, betrayed and thirsty for revenge, and now it’s time to take back the city that has forgotten him. A sequel to the first open-world title on next-generation consoles, Saints Row 2 features all new customization options, including gender, age, voice, crib and gang customization.

The sandbox just got larger with a totally transformed and expanded city of Stilwater, offering all new locations to explore with new vehicles, including motorcycles, boats, helicopters and planes. Saints Row 2 will be playable online in 2-player co-op through the entire single-player campaign or in the all new open-world competitive multiplayer mode never before seen in the genre.

Clive Barker’s Jericho - The Crusades Era ScreenShots

Here’s a few frightening good looking screenshots from Clive Barker’s Jericho, these are all from - The Crusades, which is one of the game’s “eras” that players will have the chance to experience.

Clive Barker’s Jericho is due late October on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

xbox 360 Hardware Deals

Here are a few deals sent to me for some xbox 360 hardware. Both are limited offers and on sale.

Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive
List Price: $179.99
Price:$139.99
You Save: $40.00 (22%)

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
Price: $179.99
Purchase a Xbox 360 HD DVD Player and receive 7 free HD-DVD movies. Purchase between September 17, 2007 and September 30, 2007, mail-in and instant offer. While supplies lasts.

Play The Spider-Man: Friend Or Foe Demo for the 360 Get a Cheat Code

The Spider-Man: Friend or Foe Xbox 360 demo is now available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamers can play as Spider-Man and villains-turned-allies Green Goblin or Venom in the Tokyo Rooftops level, as well as a boss battle with Doc Ock in the Tokyo Secret Labs level. Players will be rewarded with an unlockable  cheat code for the game. What’s more, the game will offer Xbox Live fans 1000 achievement points, via 12 in-game achievements. Spidey fanatics can visit the newly posted game page on Xbox Live or go to Xbox360Achievements.org to find out what the achievements are.

Halo 3 + NASCAR + Target + Hype = Dover 400 Nextel Cup Race?

Microsoft has decided that the endless advertising of Halo 3 with Burger King, 7 Eleven, Mountain Dew, Pontiac and the never-ending TV and internet ads was not getting us hyped up enough to buy Halo 3. Microsoft has now moved to NASCAR, since you know most gamers watch NASCAR racing and would care about a, distinctly designed Halo 3 paint scheme on a car. The Target / Halo 3 cars paint job does look kick ass but come on, NASCAR + Halo 3 = More Games Sold?

Target, Microsoft and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today that the No. 40 car will feature an exclusive “Halo 3″-themed paint scheme during the Dover 400 Nextel Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 23. As fans throughout the world line up for the blockbuster Xbox 360 title, CGRFS driver David Stremme will showcase a distinctly designed paint scheme in advance of the game’s much anticipated release on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

“I’m honored and excited to be running the ‘Halo 3′ car at Dover and can’t wait to show off this awesome paint scheme,” said Stremme. “It’s going to be a special experience when the car rolls off the truck for the first time at Dover - as a Halo fan, I’m thrilled.”

In addition to the special paint scheme in the Nextel Cup race on Sunday, Target and Microsoft are giving select drivers the chance to play “Halo 3,” one of the most anticipated video games of all time, before it releases to the public.

“Target is proud to partner with Microsoft to bring some ‘Halo 3′ excitement to Dover race fans before the much anticipated release date,” said Target Senior Buyer, Troy Peterson. “We expect this to be one of our largest gaming releases ever.”

“Halo 3,” the final chapter in the groundbreaking “Halo” trilogy, is set to shatter day-one entertainment sales records when it is released worldwide beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25. Created by legendary developer Bungie Studios and exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, “Halo 3″ will set a new standard for interactive storytelling and social gaming by engaging consumers worldwide in the epic battle of Master Chief(TM) to save humankind.

In November 2004, the world’s view of video games changed forever with the release of “Halo 2,” which generated a record-setting $125 million (U.S.) in sales within the first 24 hours and changed the way people think about interactive entertainment. Three years later, it remains the most-played game on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE(R) online gaming and entertainment network, with nearly 1 billion hours of online gaming logged to date.

BioShock Highest Ranked Console Game Of This Year

2K Games, announced today that BioShock, secured the position of all-time top ranked Xbox 360 game and the year’s highest ranked game across all console platforms on Metacritic.com, the popular site that aggregates review scores from the leading video game publications and websites. In addition, the title has set a new record on Xbox LIVE as the fastest downloaded demo to ever reach the 1 million mark.

While many games receive high praise for a specific feature, BioShock’s rave reception revolves around all of its key components. This includes the unique art deco design, the eerie ambiance of its full orchestra score and the 40’s era soundtrack, the interactive quality of the environments, dripping and flood-rushing water effects that have set a new standard for realism, a deep and engaging story line, and gameplay that involves moral choices, an array of options for surmounting obstacles and adversaries, and a power-up component that involves biologically altering your character.

With an overall review score of 96 (out of 100) based on more than 50 different critical reviews, the Xbox 360 version of BioShock has earned “Universal Acclaim” status on Metacritic. Among the leading video game enthusiast outlets that awarded one or more versions of BioShock with a perfect score are Game Informer, 1UP, Games Radar, GameSpy, GamePro, Yahoo! Games, Games Daily, and Electronic Gaming Monthly.

New Spider-Man: Friend or Foe Screens - DS, xbox 360 and Wii

Here are 4 new Spider-Man: Friend or Foe Screens for each platform DS, xbox 360 and the Wii.

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Wii

Microsoft xbox 360

BlackSite: Area 51 Gets New Euro Site

The European version of the BlackSite: Area 51 website are now live. Midway’s PC and Next-Gen console shooter is coming to Europe in October and Xbox 360 and PC demo’s are apparently due shortly.

Set in Rachel, Nevada, the town backs on to the infamous military BlackSite, Area 51. You, your squad, and some hefty calibre firepower are all that stand in the way of mankind and a hybrid alien outbreak. The website features loads of game information , screenshots and concept art, as well as downloadable wallpapers and video. For the more adventurous who fancy visiting the Sci-FI enthusiast’s denied mecca, will also find a guide to staying out of jail – should the men in black appear.

Stranglehold For the 360 has Shipped

Midway Games Inc., today announced that , for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is now shipping to retail outlets nationwide.

Stranglehold is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.99 for Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 collectors’ edition is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $69.99. Stranglehold is scheduled to be available for PC on September 18 and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system on September 25 for a U.S. suggested retail price of $49.99 and $59.99, respectively. The PS3 collectors’ edition will feature the game and a full-length version of John Woo’s critically acclaimed action film “Hard Boiled” both on the same high-capacity PlayStation 3 Blu-ray disc, for a suggested retail price of $69.99.

EA’s Medal of Honor Airborne Ships

Medal of Honor Airborne, the latest installment from EA’s critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise has shipped to store shelves across North America and the UK for the PC and Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system. Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series and will change the way shooters are played. Medal of Honor Airborne offers a dramatically different approach to FPS games with its unprecedented non-linear gameplay.

“In recreating the largest airdrops in history, Medal of Honor Airborne brings a dramatic change and opens up the FPS genre with the innovative airdrop experience,” explained Patrick Gilmore, VP and Executive Producer at EALA. “Players have the ability to land anywhere on the battlefield, and choose their own tactics to achieve victory, delivering unprecedented variety and freedom to the combat experience.”

For the first time in a FPS game, players airdrop into combat from a C-47 and land anywhere in an open battlefield. The first step is everything and the player’s landing spot can dramatically change the course of battle. Conflict on the ground offers unprecedented tactical choice in vertical, open battle spaces with a wealth of attack routes and flanking opportunities.

Medal of Honor Airborne is rated ‘T’ for Teen by the ESRB, 16+ by PEGI, and 18+ by USK. The Xbox 360 version has a US MSRP of $59.99 and the PC version has a US MSRP of $49.99. Medal of Honor Airborne for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system will ship in November. For more information on Medal of Honor Airborne and the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit: http://www.moha.ea.com. Please visit EA’s press site at http://www.info.ea.com for information about all of EA’s games.