When Games for Windows Live's Games on Demand service launched in December we said it was "marching onto the [PC digital distribution] field about an hour after the match ended." Three hours later (in metaphoric time), the service announced today it will offer day-and-date game releases from publishers 2K Games, Capcom, Microsoft Game Studios (what a coup!), Rockstar Games, THQ and Ubisoft. We can't help but imagine Steam, Impulse and all the other digital distribution players at their post-game parties laughing.
The initial day-and-date offering by the service is Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. At the same time, the Prince of Persia games The Sands of Time and Warrior Within are each $2.50 -- which seem like much better deals than the aforementioned title. The service has also added several more games, which we've listed after the break.
#northamerica
This week's North American PlayStation Store update is taking us to the track, with the release of stunt 'em up Joe Danger and vehicular combat contender Death Track: Resurrection. What else did our continental peers get? More »
#column
I've always been quite sensitive to certain types of friction. (I considered writing that sentence 10 different ways, and simply couldn't make it less risque than that.) More »
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Maybe you were sitting around today, contemplating Gears of War 3, expecting some new screenshots to pore over -- if so, we'd say Miss Cleo has got some competition. Epic Games was kind enough to send us some weapon renders, concept art and even some new in-game shots.
Feel free to take a spell in our gallery below and check out the new screens. We've got big dudes, bigger guns and even bigger mechs. What more could you want?
Click image to light up your eyes with new screens
Maybe you were sitting around today, contemplating Gears of War 3, expecting some new screenshots to pore over -- if so, we'd say Miss Cleo has got some competition. Epic Games was kind enough to send us some weapon renders, concept art and even some new in-game shots.
Feel free to take a spell in our gallery below and check out the new screens. We've got big dudes, bigger guns and even bigger mechs. What more could you want?
#demo
Another thing the NCAA Football 11 demo is good for is revealing the new fall fashions. I wasn't aware Jimbo Fisher took FSU to garnet and black, evidently to make Florida think they're playing South Carolina. Boy, that'll scare 'em. More »
A massive update this week, with PSN-exclusive Joe Danger headlining this week's PS3 releases. (The reviews have been quite spectacular.) Subscribers of Sam & Max and Qore will want to check their Download Lists, with new episodes for both. PSP owners also have a big week, with the release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Slug XX.
Check out the full update after the break.
Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:
(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)
#science
Don't make us ask Canada. A group of scientists in Canada is developing a software program that will evaluate the biological responses of internet users, giving us insight into how the internet makes us feel. More »
More than 5 million copies of Red Dead Redemption have been shrink-wrapped and shipped to retailers across North America and Europe since the game's May 18 release -- and, presumably, folks are buying 'em. Publisher Take-Two announced the mailing milestone today, amidst its quarterly earnings, celebrating the commercial and critical success of Rockstar's little Western that could.
Just five months ago Red Dead Redemption appeared doomed. At that time, an anonymous Rockstar source told us, "It will take 4 million sales at full price to recoup the development costs of Red Dead. The good news is they are not expecting to make money with Red Dead Redemption." The accuracy of that estimate notwithstanding, today's shipment announcement suggests that Take-Two and Rockstar now expect to enjoy strong, continued sales of Red Dead.
Of course, let's not get too celebratory over a measly 5 million shipped. As if to put the upstart Western in its place, Take-Two also revealed today Grand Theft Auto IV's lifetime global numbers: 17 million sold.
Will it come with a keyboard or a keytar? GameStop’s internal listing shows that a keyboard is on the way, but I wouldn’t take that as confirmation. Maybe it’ll be a keyboard/keytar combo. Just slap a neck strap on there and you’re good to go!
Pre-order Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and get an exclusive book featuring concept art, character renders, environments and more from the Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions video game across 4 different Spider-Man universes. The book will be included in pack when the game ships. Additionally, receive a code to unlock the unique Iron Spider-Man costume for 2099. The Iron [...]
#lucasarts
LucasArts is giving Star Wars collectors something to drop an extra twenty on with the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II collector's edition, complete with fancy packaging, digital goodies and a super-deformed Starkiller clone on which to store stuff. More »
