|  |  |  | | | | | Gamezone: Game Reviews and More! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jason Rohrer, creator of The Passage and Sleep Is Death, was joined by fellow panelists John Romero and Jenova Chen at the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference Game Design Challenge. The three were tasked with creating a game concept around "a game as a religion." While all three concepts were impressive, it was Rohrer’s idea that received the most attention. His idea was a Minecraft mod that acted as a piece of spiritual significance. Contained on a single USB stick, the rules of the game state that you can play until you die, but then you must quit immediately and pass the game off to someone else. “We become like gods to those who come after us,” he said, explaining how that single USB stick will develop a legacy and significance for those who play it, as well as those who hope to play it. As usual, Rohrer’s ideas about game design continue to be fascinating. Rohrer has made a career from pulling emotion out of game design. The inspiration for this game came from stories left behind by his late grandfather, who left behind a real legacy, not unlike the virtual one Rohrer envisioned. As much as it’s fun to hear about the next big game announcement, I hope you’re all with me in thinking that stories like this are just as interesting, if not more so. This is the future of game design, folks. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jason Rohrer, creator of The Passage and Sleep is Death, was joined by John Romero and Jenova Chen as panelists at the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference Game Design Challenge. The three were tasked with creating a game concept around "a game as a religion." While all three concepts were impressive, it was Rohrer, who has made a career out of pulling emotion out of game design, that received the most attention. His idea was a Minecraft mod that acted as a piece of spiritual significance. Contained on a single USB stick, the rules of the game are that you can play it until you die, but then you must quit immediately and pass the game on to someone else. “We become like gods to those who come after us,” he said, explaining how that single USB stick will develop a legacy and significance to those who play it, as well as those who hope to play it. As usual, Rohrer’s ideas about game design continue to be fascinating. The inspiration for the game came from stories left behind by his late grandfather, who left a real legacy behind, not unlike the virtual one Rohrer envisioned. As much as it’s fun to hear about the next big game announcement, I hope you’re all with me in thinking that stories like this are as much, if not more interesting. This is the future of game design, folks. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Spartacus and Xena actress Lucy Lawless has signed on with the Hunted: The Demon’s Forge crew to voice the game’s temptress Seraphine, who guides the game’s main pair, Caddoc and E'lara, through dark and treacherous dungeons. "Hunted is an incredibly dark, intense game and I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work on such a thrilling project," said Lawless. "After playing the heroine for so long it's refreshing to portray such a villainous, seductive temptress!" Bethesda’s dark fantasy world title runs on Unreal Engine 3 and releases June 1. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Domina of Spartacus and Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless, has signed on with the Hunted: The Demon’s Forge crew to voice the game’s Temptress, Seraphine. She’ll be guiding the game’s main pair, Caddoc and E'lara, through dark, treacherous dungeons. "Hunted is an incredibly dark, intense game and I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work on such a thrilling project," said Lawless. "After playing the heroine for so long it's refreshing to portray such a villainous, seductive temptress!" Bethesda’s dark fantasy world title runs on Unreal Engine 3 and releases June 1. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Queen of Spartacus and Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless, has signed on with the Hunted: The Demon’s Forge crew to voice the game’s Temptress, Seraphine. She’ll be guiding the game’s main pair, Caddoc and E'lara, through treacherous dark dungeons. "Hunted is an incredibly dark, intense game and I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work on such a thrilling project," said Lawless. "After playing the heroine for so long it's refreshing to portray such a villainous, seductive temptress!" Bethesda’s dark fantasy world title runs on Unreal Engine 3 and releases June 1. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sombreros is an arcade shooter made for Arthur Lee’s Action 52 remake challenge, where you play as a Mexican gunslinger who has to retrieve a couple of giant hats from the bad guys. Ammo is unlimited in the game, and you can also call upon your sombrero power to pause time and mark enemies for a round of quick fire shots. Doing this depletes your sombrero gauge, but you can replenish it by collecting hats from defeated outlaws. You won’t just be shooting at henchmen throughout the entire game. There are a number of occasions where you have to duel with one or more gunslingers, and some levels have doors that you have to break down before you can proceed. The obligatory boss fights are there as well, featuring gang leaders who can take more damage than the common criminal.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As promised, Capcom has revealed the dates that Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath are coming to Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The duo will be available to download on March 15, running at 400 Microsoft Points each. Jill is from the Capcom’s Resident Evil series, while the gigantic one-eyed alien creature Shuma-Gorath is the work of Marvel. Capcom commented on supposedly delaying the availability of the characters, which were rumored to release on March 1 alongside the costume DLC pack. “We did not intentionally delay the DLC characters as we know how badly our fans want to play them,” Capcom said. “This was an unfortunate technical issue and we apologize for them not being available.” [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As promised, Capcom has revealed the dates on which Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath land in the special edition of Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The duo will be available to download on March 15, running at 400 Microsoft Points each. Resident Evil regular Jill is from the Capcom side of things, while the gigantic one-eyed alien creature Shuma-Gorath is the work of Marvel. Capcom commented on supposedly delaying the availability of the characters, which were rumored to be released on March 1 along with the costume DLC pack. “We did not intentionally delay the DLC characters as we know how badly our fans want to play them,” Capcom said. “This was an unfortunate technical issue and we apologize for them not being available.” [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ever since Bungie signed a 10-year partnership with Activision, speculation and rumors suggested the game franchise would be some kind of massively multiplayer game - "World of Warcraft in space" was a term tossed around often. At Bungie’s GDC panel, David Aldridge, the studio’s lead network engineer, confirmed that the team is in fact working on a massively multiplayer action game. He was also quick to say that it is not "World of Warcraft in space." Rumored to be called Destiny, the game was teased at last year’s GDC, where lead writer and cinematics director Joseph Staten asked the audience, "Wouldn’t it be great if we could make a world that was always there for you?" With the amount of work Bungie has put into Halo matchmaking, online infrastructure, and netcode, a first-person shooter/MMO-hybrid is a no-brainer. Imagine a modern day Planetside developed by one of the most talented studios in the business – exciting, no? Now that we know that much, it opens up a host of new questions for the game. What platforms will it be on? How many players will it support? Will it have an online fee? I suspect we may learn the answer to at least a couple of these questions before the year is up. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ever since Bungie signed a 10-year partnership with Activision, speculation and rumors have suggested the game franchise would be some kind of massively multiplayer game: "World of Warcraft in space" was a term tossed around often. At Bungie’s GDC panel, David Aldridge, the studio’s lead network engineer, confirmed that the team is in fact working on a massively multiplayer action game. He was also quick to say that it was not "World of Warcraft in space." Rumored to be called Destiny, the game was teased at last year’s GDC, where lead writer and cinematic director Joseph Staten asked the audience, "Wouldn’t it be great if we could make a world that was always there for you?" With the amount of work Bungie has put into Halo matchmaking, online infrastructure, and netcode, a first-person shooter/MMO hybrid is a no-brainer. Imagine a modern day Planetside developed by one of the most talented studios in the business—exciting, right? This opens up a host of new questions for the game. What platforms will it be on? How many players will it support? Will it have an online fee? We may learn the answer to at least a couple of these questions before the year is up. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In a recent Iwata Asks feature, Shigeru Miyamoto went into detail about his initial expectations for The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System. He stated that he made the first game very plain, never imagining that the genre would attract such a massive and loyal fan base. “When I was making The Legend of Zelda, it was very plain,” stated Miyamoto. Despite its visuals, The Legend of Zelda on the NES was quite revolutionary for its time and it kicked off one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, which in turn spawned many sequels and several imitations in the process. “I didn’t think that genre would be seen as something so mainstream,” continued Miyamoto. “I really didn’t expect the response I got when I first made The Legend of Zelda. A world of swords and magic wasn’t really considered mainstream at the time.” During the interview, Miyamoto compared The Legend of Zelda to the Nintendo 3DS launch title Steel Diver. According to the Zelda creator, Steel Diver and The Legend of Zelda are “both plain.” He iterated that while both games have a plain look and design, they’re both focused on providing a fun experience for gamers. “I believe they’re the same in the way that they’re both something fun. It’s just a matter of presentation to get more people interested in it.” Though the similarities between The Legend of Zelda and Steel Diver end there, it’s going to be interesting to see how North American 3DS consumers react to the launch game when they play it. It’s doubtful that it will have the same impact as the legendary quest of the young boy who saved a princess and defeated the king of evil, but it probably will have a loyal following. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In a recent Iwata Asks feature, Shigeru Miyamoto went into detail about his intial expectations for The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System. He stated that he made the first game very plain, and that he never imagined that the genre would garner such a massive and loyal fan base. “When I was making The Legend of Zelda, it was very plain,” stated Miyamoto. As plain as it may appear, The Legend of Zelda on the NES was quite revolutionary for its time, and it kicked off one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, spawning many sequels and several imitators in the process. “I didn’t think that genre would be seen as something so mainstream. I really didn’t expect the response I got when I first made The Legend of Zelda. A world of swords and magic wasn’t really considered mainstream at the time,” continued Miyamoto. During the feature, Miyamoto compared The Legend of Zelda to the Nintendo 3DS launch title Steel Diver. According to the Zelda creator, Steel Diver and The Legend of Zelda are “both plain.” He iterated that while both games have a plain look and design, they’re both focused on providing a fun experience for gamers. “I believe they’re the same in the way that they’re both something fun. It’s just a matter of presentation to get more people interested in it.” Though the comparisons between The Legend of Zelda and Steel Diver end there, it’s going to be interesting to see how North American 3DS consumers react toward the launch game when they play it. It’s doubtful that it will have the same impact as the legendary quest of the young boy who went on to save a princess and defeat the king of evil, but it probably will have its fan base of loyal followers. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New World is a turn-based strategy game that is best described as a mix of Colonization and Desktop Dungeons, created by Christopher for submission to YoYo Games’ discovery-themed competition. The Challenge mode provides a different objective to achieve for every section of the world map, while the freeplay mode allows you to customize the rulesets and resources before starting a new game session. Parts of the map are revealed when your ship moves into an unexplored section of the land, but food is consumed as well every time you decide to set sail. Food is represented by the bread icons (or wheat when rations are low), and currency is depicted by gold, silver and copper pieces.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | After dropping the price to $129.99 for the PlayStation Portable, Sony revealed that the PSP Go will also be seeing a reduction. Retailers will now sell the handheld for $149.99, which is a decent amount lower than its initial price tag yet still a tad higher than the PSP’s enticing $129.99 asking price. This is clearly a strategy intended to sell some more PSP Go systems before the launch of the NGP, and you know what? Who cares! If you’ve been meaning to get a PSP or PSP Go, now would be the time to do so as both handhelds are considerably affordable—though it’s debatable which offers the better deal. In addition to the price slash, gamers can purchase software for the system at readjusted prices. New games will sell for $29.99, Greatest Hits releases will cost $19.99, and Favorites will be priced at $9.99. As we near the release of the NGP, more deals might crop up.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | After announcing the price drop to $129.99 for the PlayStation Portable, Sony revealed that the PSP Go will also be seeing a reduction in price. Retailers will now sell the handheld for $149.99, which is a decent amount lower than its initial price tag yet still a tad higher than the PSP’s enticing $129.99 asking price. This is clearly a strategy intended to sell some more PSP Go systems before the launch of the NGP, and you know what? Who cares! If you’ve been meaning to get a PSP or PSP Go, now would be the time to do so as both handhelds are considerably affordable—though it’s debatable which offers the better deal. In addition to the price slash, gamers can purchase software for the system at readjusted prices. New games will sell for $29.99, Greatest Hits releases will cost $19.99, and Favorites will be priced at $9.99. As we near the release of the NGP, more deals might crop up. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | After announcing the price drop to $129.99 for the PlayStation Portable, Sony has just stated that the PSP Go will also be seeing a reduction in its price tag. Retailers will now sell the handheld for $149.99, which is a decent amount lower than its initial price yet still a tad higher than the PSP’s enticing $129.99 asking price. This is clearly a strategy intended to sell some more PSP Go systems before the launch of the NGP, and you know what? Who cares if it’s obvious! If you’ve been meaning to get a PSP or PSP Go, now would be the time to do so as both handhelds are considerably affordable (though it is debatable which offers the better deal). In addition to the price slash, gamers will be able to purchase software for the system at readjusted prices. New games will sell for $29.99, Greatest Hits releases will run gamers $19.99, and Favorites will be priced at $9.99. As we draw closer to the release of the NGP, can we expect to see even better deals? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Epic has announced that the Gears of War 3 beta will launch on April 25 and run for three weeks (until May 15). Bulletstorm Epic Edition owners receive access a week earlier, starting April 18. The only way into the beta is by pre-ordering Gears of War 3 or Bulletstorm Epic Edition through select retailers. Epic is offering three playable modes, with Team Deathmatch, Capture the Leader, and King of the Hill being available on four new maps: Thrashball, Checkout, Trenches, and Old Town. The game will be running on dedicated servers. There are also a number of exclusive unlocks that carry over to the full game. Flaming Hammerburst
Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 to permanently unlock. Flaming Lancer
Complete one match during the week of April 25 to permanently unlock. Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun
Complete one match during the week of May 2 to permanently unlock. Flaming Gnasher Shotgun
Complete one match during the week of May 9 to permanently unlock. Beta Tester Medal
Complete one match in the Beta to permanently unlock. Thrashball Cole
Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock for the Beta period. To permanently unlock, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the Beta period. Gold-Plated Retro Lancer
Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock for the Beta period. To permanently unlock, score 100 kills with the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer during the Beta period.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Epic has announced the Gears of War 3 beta will kick off on April 25 and run for three weeks until May 15. Bulletstorm Epic Edition owners get access a week earlier, starting April 18. The only way into the beta is by preordering Gears of War 3 through select retailers, as well as Bulletstorm Epic Edition. Epic is offering three playable modes, with Team Deathmatch, Capture the Leader, and King of the Hill being available on four new maps (Thrashball, Checkout, Trenches, and Old Town). Plus, the game will be running on dedicated servers. There are also a number of exclusive unlocks that carry over to the full game. Flaming Hammerburst
Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 to permanently unlock. Flaming Lancer
Complete one match during the week of April 25 to permanently unlock. Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun
Complete one match during the week of May 2 to permanently unlock. Flaming Gnasher Shotgun
Complete one match during the week of May 9 to permanently unlock. Beta Tester Medal
Complete one match in the Beta to permanently unlock. Thrashball Cole
Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock for the Beta period. To permanently unlock, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the Beta period. Gold-Plated Retro Lancer
Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock for the Beta period. To permanently unlock, score 100 kills with the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer during the Beta period. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Fancy Pants Adventures is racing onto both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this spring. Originally released as browser-based games, the adventures of Fancy Pants Man are now headed to consoles, and so far, the title looks very promising. The game will include all of the staples of the series, such as springs, loops, big spiders, and steep inclines. Additionally, Fancy Pants Man will be able to roll, slide, and wall jump through levels. This version appears to be a completely new game rather than a remake of the previous two chapters in the series. The upcoming platformer will incorporate new features such as swimming levels, sword-swinging combat, and a multiplayer mode. The game is being published by Electronic Arts and developed by creator Brad Borne and Over the Top Games. Prepare to run fast and fancy this spring on XBLA and PSN. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This spring, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network are getting a real treat, because The Fancy Pants Adventures is racing onto both platforms. Originally released as browser-based games, the adventures of Fancy Pants Man are now headed to consoles, and so far, the trailer looks very promising. The game looks to include all of the staples of the series such as springs, loops, big spiders, and steep inclines. Additionally, Fancy Pants Man will be able to roll, slide, and wall jump through levels. The Fancy Pants Adventures for XBLA and PSN appears to be a completely new game rather than a remake of the previous two chapters in the series. The upcoming platformer will incorporate new features such as swimming levels, sword-swinging combat, and a multiplayer mode. The Fancy Pants Adventures is being developed by creator Brad Borne and Over the Top Games, and it is being published by Electronic Arts. Prepare to run fast and fancy this spring on XBLA and PSN. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New modes and characters are implemented in the next Animus update  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MooD: Waist-High in Hell is a top-down shooter that features enemies from the Doom 3 universe, redrawn by Amon26 as minute but recognisable 2D sprites for the players to shoot at. The game features both a single-player campaign and a hotseat deathmatch mode, although you can’t strafe nor change the frag win count which is set to twenty by default. Our space marine starts out with a plain pistol in hand to use for defense, but enemies do drop weapons and medkits often enough when they are defeated. Some of the guns that you can acquire include a shotgun, machine gun, plasma gun, and the infamous BFG weapon.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blue Portals contains 10 brand new test chamber environments, with new effects and puzzles for the test subject to enjoy.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cause some carnage online in this upcoming modern shooter  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Meet the voices behind Nascar 2011  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Movie Battles is a class-based, team-orientated Multiplayer Total Conversion for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. This is the full version of Movie Battles II including V0 and all its current hotfixes. For the ease of those who do not want do download multiple files this is available. Please note that this is a CLEAN INSTALL version (even over patches). Please remove all previous versions of MBII before installing.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In case you haven’t heard, Pokemon Black & White comes out Sunday! It’s already on shelves in the UK, and you can see below that it’s tearing up the charts, as expected. Consider the North America charts to be a calm before the storm. Once again, the popularity of Just Dance 2 continues to baffle, with the game reclaiming the top spot in America and falling in just behind Pokemon in the UK. Zumba Fitness for the Wii also hit the charts in both regions. Dance and fitness games are popular, people. In Japan, last week’s forecast of 3DS dominance was partially realized, with Layton and Nintendogs occupying spots in the top five. However, it was Final Fantasy Dissidia Dyuodeshimu which took top honors, reminding us all that there’s one place where the PSP won’t be dying anytime soon. There you have it: The full top 5 for each region can be viewed below. Check back next week to see just how rampant Pokemon is and whether Dragon Age 2 moves into the top 5. North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft, Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, 360)
4. Zumba Fitness (Majesco, Wii)
5. Killzone 3 (Sony, PS3) UK:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, 360) Japan:
1. Final Fantasy Dissidia Dyuodeshimu (Square Enix, PSP)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP)
3. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level Five, 3DS)
4. SD Gundam G Generation (Namco, PSP)
5. nintendogs + cats (Nintendo, 3DS)  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Pokemon Black & White comes out Sunday! It’s already out in the UK, and you can see below that it’s tearing up the charts, as expected. Consider the North America charts to be a calm before the storm. Once again, Just Dance 2’s popularity continues to baffle, as it retook the top spot in America and fell in just behind Pokemon in the UK. Zumba Fitness, another notable game in the genre of dance and fitness, saw its Wii version hitting the charts in both regions. Dance and fitness games are popular, people, I don’t know if you’ve heard. In Japan, last week’s forecast of 3DS dominance partially came true, with Layton and Nintendogs taking spots in the top five. However, it was Final Fantasy Dissidia Dyuodeshimu which took top honors, reminding us all that there’s one place where the PSP won’t be dying anytime soon. And there you have it - the full top 5 for each region can be seen just below. Check back next week to see just how dominant Pokemon is, and whether Dragon Age 2 makes it into the top 5. North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft, Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, 360)
4. Zumba Fitness (Majesco, Wii)
5. Killzone 3 (Sony, PS3) UK:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, 360) Japan:
1. Final Fantasy Dissidia Dyuodeshimu (Square Enix, PSP)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP)
3. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level Five, 3DS)
4. SD Gundam G Generation (Namco, PSP)
5. nintendogs + cats (Nintendo, 3DS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Run, hack, slash and yell your way to victory  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Take command of the mercenary group Raynor’s Raiders as Jim Raynor. Stationed aboard the Terran Battlecruiser Hyperion, you are relentlessly pursued by Arcturus Mengsk and the Terran Confederation in the first part of the StarCraft 2 trilogy, Wings of Liberty. The demo includes the first three missions of the campaign as well as a Terran vs. Terran skirmish mode.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shoot stuff while they come at you in 3D  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fight back giant bugs with a bunch of buddies  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Another grand strategy game from the grand strategy genre masters  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Learn some background info about the new strategy game from Paradox  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It’s that time again! Call of Duty: Black Ops players are invited to get their shooting fix online as Treyarch hosts the second Double XP weekend. Starting today at 10:00 AM PST, Black Ops players can earn twice as many experience points during their online multiplayer sessions. The Double XP weekend comes to a halt on Monday morning at 8:00 AM PST. I can only imagine the number of Black Ops players who will be glued to their television screens or computer monitors from now until then. The Double XP weekend is on, and gamers playing Black Ops on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PC are invited to shoot to their hearts’ content and earn twice as many experience points than usual.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | It’s that time again! Call of Duty: Black Ops players are being invited to get their shooting fix online because Treyarch is hosting the second Double XP weekend. Starting today at 10:00 AM PST, Black Ops players will be able to earn twice as many experience points during their online multiplayer sessions. The Double XP weekend comes to a halt on Monday morning at 8:00 AM PST. I can only imagine the amount of Black Ops players who will be stuck to their television screens or computer monitors from now until then. The Double XP weekend is on, and gamers playing Black Ops on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PC are all invited to shoot away and earn twice as many experience points than usual. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The most underrated game gets a well deserved sequel  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The first leg of Sony’s GT Academy begins today, and getting close to the prestigious Dubai 24 Hour International race is now one step easier. Wannabe racers must hit the GT Academy 2011 special event in Gran Turismo 5 and storm the leaderboards until April 17, where the top 20 from each European territory group move onto a national final, along with four possible wild card entrants. Eligible countries include UK and Ireland, France and Switzerland, Germany and Austria, Spain and Portugal, Holland, and Italy. Successful gamers who pass the opening stage will then advance to the Silverstone circuit for the GT Academy Race Camp, a comprehensive training school for racing drivers. Then the opportunity to obtain a racing license will arise, and should the victor earn it, he will sit behind the wheel of a Nissan 370Z GT4 at the Dubai 24 Hour International race. Not a bad deal for sitting, learning, and hammering a track in a video game. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The first leg of Sony’s GT Academy kicks off today, and it couldn’t be easier to get a step closer the prestigious Dubai 24 Hour International race. Wannabe racers must hit the GT Academy 2011 special event in Gran Turismo 5 and storm the leaderboards until April 17, where the top 20 from each European territory group move onto a national final, along with four possible wild card entrants. Eligible countries include UK & Ireland, France & Switzerland, Germany & Austria, Spain & Portugal, Holland, and Italy. Successful gamers who pass the opening stage will then go on to the Silverstone circuit for the GT Academy Race Camp, a comprehensive training school for racing drivers. Then, the opportunity to obtain a racing license will arise and should the victor earn it, will sit behind the wheel of a Nissan 370Z GT4 at the Dubai 24 Hour International race. Not a bad deal for sitting, learning, and hammering a track in a video game. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Crazy fast platforming and some fancy pants to boot  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Butler vs. Mauer, the Show is on  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Take your freedom back  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Gears of War series has appeared exclusively on the Xbox 360 for four years, but that hasn’t deterred Epic’s desire to get the third-person shooter onto PlayStation. Epic president Mike Capps told InustryGamers it’s a move he’d “love” to do. “Do we wish we could take all those Killzone [players] and Resistance fans on PS3, and get them to say ‘Gears is awesome’? Yeah, sure I’d love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation. That would be fun. I want to be there; I want to be everywhere.” Will it ever happen? Capps stated that Gears is Epic’s IP, and they can do as they please with it. “We definitely own Gears of War. This is our franchise, our IP.” But there’s not a bad word to be said about Microsoft. “I don’t regret what we’re doing with Microsoft. They make it worthwhile all the time.” Gears on the PS3 could happen, it seems, but it’s a bit of a stretch considering the age of the series. One could easily assume Microsoft wouldn’t be too pleased if it did happen, though. [Source]  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Gears of War series has appeared exclusively on the Xbox 360 for four years, but it hasn’t deterred Epic’s desire to get the third person shooter on PlayStation. Epic president Mike Capps told InustryGamers it’s something he’d “love” to do. “Do we wish we could take all those Killzone [players] and Resistance fans on PS3, and get them to say ‘Gears is awesome’? Yeah, sure I’d love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation. That would be fun. I want to be there; I want to be everywhere.” Will it ever happen? Capps stated that Gears is Epic’s IP, and they can do as they please with it. “We definitely own Gears of War. This is our franchise, our IP,” he said. But there’s not a bad word to be said about Microsoft. “I don’t regret what we’re doing with Microsoft. They make it worthwhile all the time.” Gears on the PS3 could materialize, it seems, but it’s a bit of a stretch considering the series’ age. One could comfortably assume Microsoft wouldn’t be too pleased if it did happen, though. [Source] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Catherine, despite being utterly indecipherable to the majority of U.S. Gamers, has been on our radar for a while now. With a North American release date confirmed by Atlus, we will only have to wait until Summer to find out if all the attention has been justified. What is it about this game? Well, there’s the obvious sex appeal of a cute girl being incredibly suggestive, but I think it has more to do with the fact that the game seems to be dabbling in some genuinely mature themes. Maybe I’m hoping for too much, but in the meantime you can at least enjoy this big batch of new screenshots: 
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Catherine, despite being utterly indecipherable to the majority of U.S. gamers, has been glued to our radar for awhile now. With a North American release date confirmed by Atlus, we will only have to wait until summer to learn if all the attention has been justified. What is it about this game? Well, there’s the obvious sex appeal of a cute girl acting incredibly suggestive, but I think it has more to do with how the game seems to be dabbling in some genuinely mature themes. Maybe I’m hoping for too much, but in the meantime you can at least enjoy this big batch of screenshots:
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