#expansionism
In this video documentary for Paragon Studio's super hero MMO City of Heroes, the team talks us through the morality system that changes your villain into a hero and vice versa in the upcoming Going Rogue expansion. More »
Despite three high-profile launches in May, the racing genre got lapped that month, according to NPD sales data. Sony's PS3-exclusive ModNation Racers, Activision's Bizarre-developed Blur and Disney's excellent Split/Second all fared poorly on the retail circuit with ModNation squeezing its way into the top 15 (on just one platform, mind you), while the other two multiplatform titles didn't crack the top 30.
Analyst Michael Pachter told IGN that he "thought the ModNation number was respectable, since the game came out only on May 25." Blur came out on the same day, so, relatively, its sales were disappointing.
While sales figures weren't provided for any of the above games, Pachter writes in his monthly NPD analysis that Blur "sold well below our estimate of 100,000 units," giving us some insight into how both it and Split/Second performed. However, Split/Second was released a week earlier than ModNation and Blur.
With two much higher-profile racing games coming out this fall, in Gran Turismo 5 and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, it remains to be seen if the racing genre itself is toxic at the checkout counter or if gamers have simply passed over May's hybrid concepts, content to wait for the new models of their favorite makes.
A portion of a Nintendo Life review…
Let’s face it, there’s not a raging amount of excitement in the Beer Pong experience as it is, and when you further dilute by turning it into a video game, there’s honestly not much left to enjoy. While JV Games has added some very nice improvements to their original [...]
#innovation
The mad scientists at Microsoft have conjured a technology called Instaload that will allow you to put batteries into a device — in any direction. Look at the batteries in this official Microsoft image here. Madness! More »
#humor
Did you know that if a woman repeats herself three times, you have to go gain more experience before hitting on her again? GamesRadar takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the carnal lessons males learn through gaming. More »
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London, 2nd July 2010 – Play as Freddie Flintoff and become an integral player for England in this fast moving, high scoring arcade cricket game.
Scheduled for release August 6th, this is the first ever cricket game for the Nintendo DS. Freddie Flintoff’s Power Play Cricket is currently under [...]
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FUN IS DECLARED!
Thanks to the easy pick-up and play control themes, dive into this fresh universe and have fun in almost no time!
Join your team and race, surf or fly on three new islands. Get a maximum of flags to win the victory in the “Race for flags” or “Capture the [...]
#rumor
Folks who spent up to $100 for War for Cybertron preorder codes on eBay are going to kick themselves, as a listing on the Xbox website for the game's first map pack indicates that all three preorder characters are included. More »
Okay, so only two of these new screenshots from Call of Duty: Black Ops are actually taken from a gameplay perspective, but there's no denying that they look pretty fantastic. (Which isn't surprising, given how great the game looked in motion at E3.) Our favorite is the one where the guy is shooting at something off-screen. Wait -- that's pretty much all of them. What's your fave?
Well, I think TRON being turned into a LEGO game could actually happen. It all depends on how well the new movie goes over. Disney is pouring a lot of time and money into the project, and I really hope it turns out to be worth the wait. Many people have been [...]
