Archive for July, 2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened and Prestige Edition

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Online retailer Buy.com has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will be available in a Hardened and Prestige special edition. At least, it will in the US. While the contents of the two premium versions haven't been detailed, the Hardened Edition is listed for $79.99 while the Prestige Edition ...

StarCraft 2 Released

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The iconic StarCraft 2 was released yesterday worldwide and although there are no official reviews yet, the general consensus is that the game is meeting and exceeding expectations. With massive sales worldwide, the game is already a huge success both on and offline. There are a few mixed opinions about ...

Street Fighter X Tekken Announced

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Capcom and Namco have teamed up for a surprising announcement. The two developers are collaborating to produce "Street Fighter X Tekken" and "Tekken X Street Fighter". It is exactly what it sounds like: a fighting game that pits the characters from Street Fighter against those of Tekken. The fighters will ...

Halo Reach Xbox Bundle

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

It comes as no surprise that there were more announcements to be made regarding Halo: Reach, and so this year's Comic-Con in San Diego was packed with Halo news. Along with a new Firefight mode and Forge World  Microsoft also announced a new Halo: Reach  limited edition Xbox 360 bundle ...

New Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Characters

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Marvel vs. Capcom 3's character list just seems to keep growing lately. It's not only the recently revealed Chun-Li, Doctor Doom, Super-Skrull, and Devil May Cry's Trish who are joining the Marvel vs. Capcom fighting game fray. According to Marvel.com, there are apparently two more characters. The website for the ...

Crazy Pre Order Bonus Sonic Hat

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Sega's revealed a Sonic Colours pre-order incentive in the States that sees early customers receive a barmy Sonic hat in the US. Those who pre-order the Wii or DS game in North America will receive a gigantic, blue Sonic hat. Reminiscent of the Scribblenauts  "Rooster Hat" bonus, this Sonic hat ...

Xbox 360 S Tops Charts

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Microsoft's Xbox 360 'Slim' or 'S' enjoyed an amazing UK launch over the weekend - even out-performing the release of Sony's PS3 Slim in 2009. The hardware was released at retail on Friday - with a host of sellers discounting the SKU or offering it as part of a cash-saving ...

Preload StarCraft 2 Today

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The highly anticipated sequel to StarCraft is nearly here. The digitally-distributed version of StarCraft 2 is now available for pre-loading, so you can be absolutely ready for the game's launch on July 27. You don't even need to pay right now - you can simple head over Blizzard's site now to ...

Onslaught coming to PC

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

DICE has finally confirmed that the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will get the co-op focused Onslaught download content. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions earlier this month, and now the PC version is to follow although the PC Gamer report offers no ...

Kinect banned in China

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Like the Xbox 360 itself, Microsoft's upcoming Kinect motion control device for the console will not hit retail shelves in China when it launches this fall, the company's Chinese division said this week. According to a SinoCast Daily Business Beat report, Microsoft China COO Michel Van Der Be said the ...