Activision has announced that, as of June 30, 2010, the Call of Duty franchise has managed to sell 20 million map packs life-to-date. So apparently this Call of Duty thing is kind of a big deal. In other news: water is wet and cookies are delicious.
Anyone have a clue as to who this mystery man is? This screen grab comes from one of the many cutscenes in Metroid: Other M, but we have no clue who the guy is. I guess we’ll have to wait a few more weeks to find out! Thanks to Roberaitor for the [...]
Mario Kart Wii lets you match up in 12-player races against drivers the world over. Now, you can show off your racing skills in a Nintendo-sponsored worldwide competition!
Our newest contest runs from 1 August until 10 August. Now’s the time to get online and show you’re the best!
Here are the details for the contest:
Race a [...]
Summer’s here and it’s time to relax to some groovy tunes with a special sweets player for your Animal Crossing living room!
If you have a particular penchant for the sweets series of furniture, you may be interested to know that you’ll soon be able to pick up a very special addition to the series. The [...]
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Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World director Edgar Wright calls in some friends from Shaun of the Dead to adds a little more awesome to Ubisoft's 2D downloadable Scott Pilgrim video game. More »
Major Nelson has posted the Xbox Live Marketplace schedule for the first part of August, detailing the upcoming Deal of the Week, DLC and Xbox Live Arcade releases. The highlights include the Summer of Arcade -- continuing this week with Castlevania: Harmony of Despair -- as well as next week's Deal of the Week, which discounts Dragon Age: Origins DLC. Most notably, the Dragon Age expansion Awakening will be reduced from 3200 MS Points ($40) to 2400 MS Points ($30). Furthermore, the Red Dead Redemption DLC "Legends and Killers" has been dated for August 10.
As a quick reminder, there are several new items out today, including the Metro 2033 "Ranger Pack," new BioShock 2 DLC and a new weapon pack for Mass Effect 2. Check out the full schedule, including today's new content, after the break.
There's been a small issue with 3.41 -- apparently, PS3 owners who've replaced their console's HDD have run into an issue with the latest update. But that's all water under the bridge, as the PlayStation Blog informs us that a new version of 3.41 is ready to download.
This update to the update (wait, what?) should alleviate HDD replacement issues and is available for (re)download right now.
Gooey, free nutrition game is a finalist and part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign to end childhood obesity. Voting ends August 14th.
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Eight characters from Red Dead Revolver invade Red Dead Redemption next week in the Legends and Killers Pack, bringing with them nine new multiplayer map locations and one angry-looking tomahawk. More »
“Basically what leads Link on this adventure is the Skyward Sword. When that sword is actively guiding Link it actually transforms into a feminine figure. I wouldn’t say that it’s female per se but it’s a feminine figure. It would be kind of nice to keep this a mystery, but I can tell [...]
The shambling, groaning launch of Dead Rising 2 may still be over a month away, but that doesn't mean eager players can't start planning their zombie assaults now. Capcom has released a map of Fortune City, complete with a handy list of the various shops and locations littered about. A few locations guaranteed to house convenient implements of zombie death: SporTrance, KokoNutz Sports Town, High-Noon Shooting Range and, of course, Army Surplus Gift Store. Unfortunately, we're not seeing any cutlery stores on this thing, which could make the search for a katana a little difficult.
In other zombie slaughtering news, 360Sync has revealed the Achievements for the Dead Rising 2 prequel, Case Zero. Said Achievements are rewarded for building weapons, spending money at the pawn shop and, naturally, killing zombies.
#music
Soundgarden is releasing their first album in 13 years on October 5, but you can get Telephantasm: A Retrospective a week earlier, packed inside launch copies of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. More »
Konami recently elected to make an announcement about one of its oldest franchises in a fairly unconventional way -- by adding the teaser image seen above to its Facebook fan page. As you've probably sussed out, the publisher announced alongside the image, "we're bringing DDR to the PS3." We're wondering how long they've been holding onto this announcement, considering the relative age of the box art and straight chubby PS3 seen in the teaser.
Almost no details surfaced about which iteration of the series would hit the console, or when we can expect it -- however, the announcement does mention the title will have a "launch party" on August 12. We're not sure if it means "launch party" in the traditional sense, or if they're only planning on "launching" the game's heretofore absent details. We've contacted Konami to figure out which kind of party we're dealing with, and whether or not we should bring snacks.
#art
Until last summer, 27-year-old choreographer Chase Brock didn't know much about video games. Now he's \\responsible for one of the best-selling Wii games in Britain. More »
The likenesses of the historic teams in Madden 09 were apparently a little too lifelike, as over 6,000 retired NFL players have come together and filed a class-action lawsuit against EA. According to IGN, the lawsuit claims that EA used the stats and positions of past players, but changed their uniform numbers and removed their names in order to get around having to pay licensing fees.
The lawsuit also takes aim at the customization options available, which let players freely edit in the real names and uniform numbers of these classic athletes. "The only significant detail that EA changes from the real-life retired NFL players is their jersey number," the suit claims. "Despite EA's 'scrambling' of the retired NFL players' numbers, the games are designed so that consumers of the Madden NFL video game franchise will have no difficulty identifying who the 'historic' players are."
The lawsuit seeks damages associated with the "deprivation and violation of publicity rights."
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With more than 1.5 million copies sold within the first 48 hours of release, StarCraft II is the fastest-selling strategy game of all time, and the best-selling PC game of 2010. More »
