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More Spanking For Live
Aug 23 2:52pm EDT | X360, PS3, DLC |
|Update| Electronic Arts and Canadian developer Hothead Games announce that DeathSpank will make another round to Xbox Live and the PSN in Thongs of Virtue. Featuring the trademark humor found in the original, Thongs of Virtue centers on DeathSpank’s journey through a massive war-torn land; explore the North Pole and the high seas to locate six mystical thongs to bring peace and harmony to the universe.
quote (Vlad Ceraldi, Director of Game Development for Hothead Games.):
“Bigger, longer, harder--these were the words that drove us while we created the follow up to our introduction to the DeathSpank universe. In T.O.V., we’re taking action RPG fundamentals and adding loads of new creatures, environments, weapons and characters, while continuing to push the envelope with our signature humor."
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (T.O.V.) will be available for download on PlayStation Network on September 21, 2010 for $14.99 and Xbox LIVE Arcade on September 22, 2010 for 1200 Microsoft Points.
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Crackdown 2 DLC
Aug 23 11:46am EDT | X360, DLC |
|Update| Microsoft has announced the first add-on content for Ruffian Games' excellent Xbox 360 exclusive Crackdown 2, due out soon. The DLC is called Toy Box, which offers FREE and paid content.
For free--- we get a new Vehicle Tag mode along with a boost to your ability level-- and the Keys to the City. if you have the extra points and are addicted to Crackdown you might want to consider the full out bundle which offers up 10 new achievements, avatar rewards, and more. Here's the full listing.
Crackdown 2: Toy Box DLC
The Free Stuff
• Keys to the City: Made notorious in the first Crackdown expansion as the ultimate cheat mode, Keys to the City returns to Crackdown 2 and puts an even bigger set of tools at your disposal, including God Mode, Infinite Ammo, Fly Cam, spawning of weapons, gadgets and more, the ability to freeze the time of day, and pushing all skills to the maximum to become faster, stronger and more lethal.
• Level 6 Reward: Fans who reach Level 6 on all Agent skills will be rewarded with the new Thruster Ability. Thruster Ability is like having jetpacks for your boots, giving Agents built-in vertical propulsion to activate flying with the Wingsuit no matter where you are in the game.
• Vehicle Tag: Once you’re done taking down the Freaks and the Cell, join your friends for a thrilling new multiplayer mode where up to eight Agents can compete in these six arenas: Speed is the Quay, Industrial Action, Maim Street, Skid Row, Beachhead and The Sum of Human Knowledge.
Not Free (560MS Points)
• Two New Vehicles: Wall climbing aquatic mini-tank - Agency ATV and the Squad Chopper, which allows four players to jump in and man their own weapon.
• Five New Toys: The Mass Driver (turreted gravity bending weapon), Portable Launch Pads (allows Agents to create their own launch pad jumps), Stickler Grenade (bouncing grenade that sets off smaller explosive charges as it bounces), Thrusters (allow vertical thrust), and Mags on Characters (allow Mag Grenades to be attached to characters).
• Two Avatar Awards: Xbox Green Suit (must complete the Rocketeer Achievement) and Green Helmet.
• 10 New Achievements: Pacific City never sleeps and neither do the exploits. Industrious Agents will be rewarded with 10 new Achievements and 250 Gamerscore.
• Eight Agent Suit Colours: Pick up eight new shades of in-game armour for your Agent.
*Players who have not purchased the premium Toy Box content will only have access to the new vehicles and gadgets during multiplayer games if a friend who has purchased the premium content joins. Downloading Toy Box is not required to continue engaging in other multiplayer gameplay modes with those who have downloaded it.
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NHL 11 Demo is Up
Aug 17 7:23pm EDT | X360, PS3, DLC |
|Update:EA Sports | The demo for EA SPORTS NHL 11 demo is now available on Xbox LIVE and the PLAYSTATION Network! Powered by a revolutionary real-time physics engine, the franchise that has won 22 sports game of the year awards over the past three years will showcase two game modes in the demo: Battle for the Cup and the all-new Hockey Ultimate Team.
Battle for the Cup
In Battle for the Cup, players will experience all the emotion and drama of the third period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup™ Championship between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks. The mode features an all new faceoff system, new quick dekes and the ability to score amazing goals even while lying on the ice.
Hockey Ultimate Team
The all-new Hockey Ultimate Team brings Online Dynasty play to the EA SPORTS NHL franchise for the first time ever. In the demo, players will be able to pick up a starter pack of cards to build their Ultimate Hockey Team. Take your new team to the ice and play against either the Canadian Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires, or the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. Play and win games in the demo with your Ultimate Team and earn up to two additional packs in the full version of NHL 11, when it is released on September 7, 2010.
The demo will also feature an interactive tutorial that will allow those new to the franchise to learn the controls, and allow long-time fans to practice some of the new controls in the game, including Faceoffs.
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Red Faction the Downloadable Game
Aug 16 8:20pm EDT | X360, PS3, DLC |
|PR:THQ| The geek debate of Mechs or tanks? will be settled on Mars as THQ announces the development of Red Faction: Battlegrounds, the first downloadable title in the history of space-shooter / sci-fi franchise.
Scheduled to explode onto to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2011, Red Faction: Battlegrounds is a fast-paced multiplayer-focused vehicular combat game in which fast-attack vehicles, heavy tanks and combat walkers wreak havoc above ground and beneath the surface of Mars. Staying true to the Red Faction universe, players can demolish anything that stands in their way, from military compounds to enemy vehicles, using advance Martian artillery and explosives.
Red Faction: Battlegrounds is being developed by THQ Digital Studios UK and executive produced by Volition. Secondly, Red Faction: Battlegrounds will rewarded the player with unique bonus content that will be playable Red Faction: Armageddon.
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Playstation Store Weekly Update
Aug 11 11:57am EDT | PSP, PS3, DLC |
|Update| Here is our weekly PlayStation Store Update. This week Playstation Plus members continue to be spoiled (I haven't signed up yet)... wondering... what is the UNCHARTED Comic Bundle? hmmm enticing. Along side this content of cool stuff are some more updates, discounted prices... and wait for it... Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game. Enough of my jibber-jabber, here is the full list.
PlayStation Plus
• Qore Episode 27: August 2010 (Free)
• Red Faction Guerrilla Game Trial (Free)
• PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap (Early Access)
• High Velocity Bowling (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular $9.99)
• WipEout Fury DLC (PlayStation Plus price $7.99, regular $9.99)
• UNCHARTED Eye of Indra Comic Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $1.25, regular $2.49)
• Aero Racer – Minis (Free)
• Nebula Tunnels Theme (Free)
Updates
• 1942: Joint Strike – Sale (now $4.99, original $9.99)
• Section 8 – New Sale (now $24.99, original $29.99)
• Matt Hazard: Blood Bath And Beyond – Permanent Price Change (now $9.99, original $14.99)
Downloadable Games
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game ($9.99)
• Red Faction: Guerrilla ($19.99)
PSone Classics
• CTR: Crash Team Racing ($5.99)
Game Demos (free)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game Demo
• Mafia II Demo
Add-on Game Content
• Red Dead Redemption – Legends and Killers Pack ($9.99)
• Naughty Bear – Episode 8 – Danger Bear (free)
• Dragon Age: Origins – The Golems of Amgarrak ($4.99)
• Guitar Hero - Sum 41 Track Pack ($5.49)
• Rock Band - Ministry Pack 02 ($5.49)
Avatars
• Super Street Fighter IV Avatars ($0.49) (x5)
Game Videos (free)
• Landit Bandit Trailer
• Brink Developer Diary #1
• Top Gun – Trailer
PS3 Themes & Wallpapers
• Great White Sharks Theme ($1.49)
• Space: The Final Frontier Theme ($1.49)
• Top Gun – Wallpaper
PlayStation Store for PSP
• Madden NFL 11 PSP ($39.99)
• Valkyria Chronicles 2 Demo
• Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team Trailer #2
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 Announcement Trailer
• Great White Sharks PSP Theme ($1.49)
• Space: The Final Frontier PSP Theme ($1.49)
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