Rayman Raving Rabbits 2 Teaser
Here we go again…Daaaaaaaaaaa!
Geometry Wars: Galaxies for Wii, DS… Oh my…
Humanity’s vendetta against simple (and notably evil) geometric shapes is set to continue its expansion beyond the humble beginnings as a bonus in Project Gotham
Racing. Xbox Live Arcade, Vista and mobile phones now find themselves joined in the war by the Wii and DS, at least if the July issue of Nintendo Power is to be believed. A blurb in the magazine (via Buttonbasher) asserts that Geometry Wars: Galaxies will be arriving on both Nintendo platforms thanks to the efforts of “the dev team responsible for Battalion Wars.”
That would imply the involvement of the UK’s Kuju Entertainment, which is apparently hard at work grafting “an extensive single-player campaign” onto the game’s frantic combat. Of course, we fully expect a gripping and operatic storyline to go with it, something along the lines of an intergalactic mathemagician attempting to tri-strangulate vital supply route coordinates. Alas, our expectations are oft set too high. A multiplayer mode and prior versions of Geometry Wars are also said to be included in both packages, expected to materialize this Fall.
It probably wouldn’t be absurd to expect a new Geometry Wars game alongside Bizarre’s Project Gotham Racing 4 either.
This sounds pretty cool. Sign me up.
Source | Joystiq
This Weeks New Releases (05/21/07)
Tuesday
Brooktown High: Senior Year (PSP)
Dawn of Mana (PS2)
Death Jr and the Science Fair of Doom (DS)
Diner Dash (PSP, DS)
Legend of the Dragon (PSP)
Marvel Trading Card Game (DS)
Naruto: Ninja Council 3 (DS)
New York Times Crosswords, The (DS)
Odin Sphere (PS2)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PC, PS2, DS, PSP, XBOX360, PS3, WII)
WarTech: Senko no Ronde (XBOX360)
Friday
Halo 2 (PC)
DVD
The Ultimate Matrix Collection (HD-DVD)
The Complete Matrix Trilogy (HD-DVD)
Apocalypto (also on Blu-Ray)
Letters to Iwo Jima (also on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray)
Epic Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Blu-Ray)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Blu-Ray)
The 40 Year Old Virgin (HD-DVD)
Theater
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Bug
StarCraft 2 is on this way…
Here is the trailer.
Here some info.
Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled StarCraft II, the sequel to its award-winning real-time strategy game StarCraft, at the 2007 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event in Seoul, South Korea. The announcement took place inside the Olympic Gymnastics Arena, in front of thousands of attendees, who received a presentation that included a StarCraft II cinematic trailer and a gameplay demonstration by the development team.
Designed to be the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game, StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard’s signature approach to game balance. Each race will be further distinguished from the others, with several new units and new gameplay mechanics, as well as new abilities for some of the classic StarCraft units that will be making a reappearance in the game. StarCraft II will also feature a custom 3D-graphics engine with realistic physics and the ability to render several large, highly detailed units and massive armies on-screen simultaneously.
“With StarCraft II, we’ll be able to do everything we wanted to do with the original StarCraft and more,” stated Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We recognize that expectations are high following the long-running popularity of the original game, but we plan to meet those expectations and deliver an engaging, action-packed, competitive experience that StarCraft players and strategy gamers worldwide will enjoy.”
StarCraft II will include a unique single-player campaign, as well as fast-paced online play through an upgraded version of Blizzard’s renowned online gaming service, Battle.net. In addition, the game will come with a powerful, full-featured map editor that will put the same tools used by Blizzard’s designers into the hands of players.
Blizzard is developing StarCraft II for simultaneous release on the Windows and Macintosh PC platforms. Further information about the game, including details on the single-player, multiplayer, and map-editor features, as well as system requirements, pricing, and availability, will be announced in the months ahead. To learn more about StarCraft II, please visit the official website at www.starcraft2.com.
StarCraft 2 is coming… I can’t wait!
This Weeks New Releases. (05/14/07)
Tuesday
Code Lyoko (DS)
Dream Day Wedding (PC)
Etrian Odyssey (DS)
FreeStyle Street Basketball (PC)
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (PSP)
MLB 07: The Show (PS3)
Nanny Mania (PC)
Resident Evil 4 (PC)
Secrets of Atlantis (PC)
Shrek the Third (PS2, GBA, XBOX360, WII)
Taito Legends Power-Up (PSP)
Touch the Dead (DS)
Wednesday
Soltrio Solitaire (XBLA)
Taito Legends 2 (PS2)
DVD
Pan’s Labyrinth
The Fountain (also on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray)
Seraphim Falls
Arthur and the Invisibles
The Road Warrior (HD-DVD and Blu-Ray)
Theater
Shrek the Third
New Bomberman Coming to Xbox Live
This game looks looks like it going to make up for Bomberman Zero. I can’t wait.
Xbox 360 “Spring” Update is now available
On top of a bunch of little and behind the scenes updates, this here new dashboard has a few biggies. Integration with MSN messenger (if you’re into that), a new Marketplace blade in the menu, and the
ability for the 360 to switch into “low power” mode to download demos, and then shut-off when it’s done (similar to how it charges the controllers)
Here’s the list from the press release:
- A richer Achievement notification pop-up will showcase the name of the unlocked Achievement and the gamerscore value without needing to leave the game to check the Achievements list.
- Enhanced family settings features for Xbox LIVE communications enable different defaults for video chat and voice chat.
- A new Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade lets Xbox LIVE members access the content they seek — whether it is game content or TV shows and movies (available in the United States) — from one place on Xbox LIVE.
- Updates to Xbox LIVE Arcade allow owners to quickly see which Xbox LIVE Arcade games their friends are playing and join in the fun. Xbox LIVE members can also compare progress of leaderboard scores and Achievements directly with all friends on their friends list. Expanded Tell a Friend capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores.
- A new option in Auto Downloads provides faster access to the entire collection of free, trial-version Xbox LIVE Arcade games.
- New progressive download controls provide easy access to optimal viewing options by letting people fast-forward, rewind, pause and resume as their video is downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
- Extension of the background download functionality will allow owners to set their Xbox 360 console to turn off automatically after downloads are complete.
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