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Halo 3 : ODST

2009-07-31T07:47:00.000-07:00

Halo® 3: ODST returns players to familiar ground on a vital, top-secret mission. The gripping story, cooperative campaign and new multiplayer content will have Halo fans "Preparing to Drop" in Fall 2009. Originally titled Halo 3: Recon, the new game brings the perspective of new characters to the Human-Covenant struggle, as it explores the ODST, or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers

ODSTs: Follow the story of the legendary ODSTs or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they drop into the ruined city of New Mombasa, looking for clues behind the Covenant's catastrophic attack on the city.
A new hero: Prepare to drop. Known for their courage, valor and at times, insanity, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are among the fiercest UNSC soldiers, priding themselves on being the first unit deployed into hostile situations. While not as large or supernaturally gifted as their Spartan comrades, these Hell Jumpers more than compensate with their ferocious attitudes and unwavering nerve.
Multiplayer: All the traditional features of Halo 3 multiplayer will be included in the new game, including full-featured integration with the Forge map editor.
More to come: More information about Halo 3: ODST and the ODST characters will be made available in the near future, so stay tuned!

Assassin's Creed 2

2009-07-31T04:08:00.000-07:00

Delve deeper into the secret society of assassins with the sequel to the blockbuster action-adventure game. Assassin's Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin. This game retains the core gameplay experience that made the first opus a resounding success and features new experiences that will surprise and challenge players.

While not much is known of the plot yet, it has been confirmed that the player will assume the role of a nobleman and assassin named Ezio Auditore de Firenze. Like Altaïr from the first game, Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the modern assassin that has been captured by Abstergo Industries. Ezio is a young noble who lost his family to rival families.

He is shown to have dual assassin's blades. The game is set to take place in Renaissance Italy, during the Carnival of Venice in the year 1476, which is 285 years after the first game. Like the characters in Assassin's Creed, historical figures will be present in the game including Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza, and Lorenzo de' Medici.

Locations mentioned thus far as being included in the game are Venice, Florence, the Tuscan countryside and Rome. Specific landmarks include St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, the Little Canal, and the Rialto Bridge.

Modern Warfare 2

2009-07-31T03:43:00.000-07:00

Modern Warfare officially comes out on Tuesday, November 2009.

The first footage showing off multiplayer component has been unveiled by Infinity Ward. One of the main feature that has been highlighted in it is the customizable killstreaks. It also rewards players earn for killing opponents consecutively in a set numbers. Through the video it is also showed the ability to command an AC-130 gunship.
Well, according to the video, few fresh point bonuses can also be earned during a match, such as Buzzkill (stopping an opponent’s killstreak) and Stuck! (sticking explosive Semtex on an opponent).
Gamers will like the game. It looks spectacular in the footage. One can also find through the footage that flower pots and dirt fly in the air are there much like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. In fact the pace feels chaotic.

The high retial cost of the game

It is not the war of prices. It is the war of affordability. After the decision of Activision to raise the price of MW2 to £54.99 in the UK market, the angered gamers there are venting spleen and sharing one common sentiment. They have decided not to bend down.

Recently TotalGamingNetwork researched that 68% of its PC using readership is planning not to support the publishers. Even forums are flooded with movement against Modern Warfare 2.

Whatever be the case in Britain. It is very doubtful that any official boycott will make any impact on the sales of Modern Warfare 2 that is significant.

To be very honest, Activision is doing some disgusting act by price hike. People, who are boycotting the game, hope that MW2 meets with as little success as possible in the UK market. Well, I think no boycott can ever decide the fate of the game. It is totally in the hands of the mainstream gaming audience.

Give your thought.

Dark Corners map pack - Gears of war 2

2009-07-30T16:43:00.001-07:00

1200 MS points for just the dark corners pack, or 1600 MS for EVERY gears of war 2 map pack (All fronts). When purchasing the maps, you will also get an extra chapter, but the chapters are not too good, especially compared to the amazing gears of war 2 campaign. You can either use stealth and dress as a theron guard and sneak paste all the locust, or you can go in guns blazing and shoot everything the instant you see it. But still they were a bit of a let down.

Now onto the maps, they are great, but for some reason seem to be based a LOT like other previous maps, maybe that is just me though... here are the list of the maps, favourite to least favourite from the EPIC forums.

Nowhere

Sanctuary

All Fathers Garden

Memorial

War machine

Highway

Way station

DARK CORNERS ACHIEVEMENT LIST

Afraid of the Dark (20)
Play a multiplayer match on each of the 7 Dark Corners Map Pack maps

Did Not Go Gentle (30)
Win a multiplayer match on each of the 7 Dark Corners Map Pack maps (any mode)

Blood on the Sand (50)
Reach level 50 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-50 on the Nowhere map in Horde

Am I Only Dreaming? (40)
Reach level 40 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-40 on the Memorial map in Horde

Like Father, Like Gun (30)
Reach level 30 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-30 on the Allfathers Garden map in Horde

Lost in Transition (20)
Reach level 20 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-20 on the Way Station map in Horde

No, But His Face Rings a Bell (15)
Reach level 15 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-20 on the Sanctuary map in Horde

Ride It All Night Long (10)
Reach level 10 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-10 on the Highway map in Horde

Be Careful What You Wish For (10)
Reach level 5 in multiplayer and complete waves 1-10 on the War Machine map in Horde

Is It Hot or Is That Just You? (25)
Kill 25 Bloodmounts with a Scorcher while playing Horde on a Dark Corners Map Pack map

Two for the Road (25)
Complete the "Road to Ruin" deleted scene in co-op as either Marcus or Dom

Highway to Hell (25)
Complete the "Road to Ruin" deleted scene after choosing the blasting option

My Way or the Highway (25)
Without being detected, complete the "Road to Ruin" deleted scene after choosing the stealth option

Dark Corners will add 13 new Achievements, totalling 325 points and bringing Gears of War 2’s total available GamerScore/Achievement Points up to 1,750.

Map pack 3 for Call of duty : World at War

2009-07-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

This is very soon after the 2nd map pack came out, but many thought the multiplayer maps were a waste, but 'Shi no numa' the zombie map was very good and well worth the money.

Above is a gameplay video of the new zombie maps, unfortunatley there is not any gameplay of the multiplayer maps. The price is going to be 800 MS points and apparently comes out on the 6th of August but that is just a rumour.

Here is a few pictures of the maps going to be included in map pack 3 -

So that is some pretty good news and I hope these maps are better than the ones in map pack 2.