When was the last time you enjoyed a Sonic the Hedgehog game? I honestly can’t remember. Well Sonic Unleashed might just change that. This debut trailer gives me some hope that I might enjoy a Sonic game once again. No release date yet but look for it on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Check out the video after the break and tell us what you think
Got Rainbow Six: Vegas 2? Already tired of all the multiplayer maps and ready for a new one? Yeah! Comcast has got you covered. Think of this as more of actual “game” advertising, not just “in-game” advertising. Comcast, you know, the cable company, has decided to offer a free Vegas 2 map entitled the “Comcast Event Map”, ta da! You don’t have to be a Comcast subscriber to get’ em either, you don’t even have to like Comcast (just don’t tell them).
Here’s what you gotta do. Load up the game, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. Go to the “Extras” menu from the main screen. Select “Comcast Gift” from the options. Then, enter the code “Comcast Faster” (without the quotes) when prompted and enjoy the new multi-player map.
If you’re a PC gamer, you’ll have to wait. Sorry, no map for you just yet. However, you can keep checking back at this link. They say they’ll have the map for you guys soon.
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The next installment in the popular Battlefield series, Bad Company, is coming out this June for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. However, some lucky gamer’s will have the opportunity to play it early. PC gamer’s that happen to be members of either IGN Founders’ Club or IGN Insider will be offered a beta key, while supplies last. Beta keys will also be given out from a number of IGN site’s like, IGN.com, FilePlanet, GameSpy, TeamXbox, Planet Battlefield and Voodoo Extreme.
For console gamer’s only the Xbox 360 will be included in the beta, sorry PS3. To get in to the 360 beta you’ve got to pre-order the game form GameStop.
In North America, GameStop will also offer keys on a first come, first serve basis for this Exclusive Beta Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network event. With only 5,000 beta keys available at GameStop, gamers should pre-order their copy now at GameStop
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This is a Multiplayer Only beta, similar to the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta last year. The beta will only include 2 maps to play on. It will, however, have a number of play modes and weapon upgrades to explore.
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The upcoming Halo 3 “Legendary Map Pack”, coming out April 15th (tax day) includes a new/old map. It’s everyones favorite snow covered level, Sidewinder! The new map has quite a few differences, first of which is the name, now called Avalanche (much more hardcore than Sidewinder). Some other notable changes are the trade of ladders (one of the few levels that had ladders) for the now infamous “Man Cannons”. For more details, you can read all about it at Bungie’s official post here. One of the first sentences on their post reminds gamers of the 800 M$ point price and that Bungie itself can’t make it cheaper. :( At least they feel our pain.
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Could it be? Does the PS3 have more and better exclusives this year? Looks like 2008 may possibly be the year of the Playstation, again. Just like old times.
Is it just me or is almost every big game coming out this year a sequel? No matter what console you’re on. Either way, you got to be excited about something on the list. If the majority of these games actually release this year, wow. But does anyone really expect that? So, let’s jump in and analyze the exclusives. Note, this list in no way represents the entire list of exclusive titles for each console. It does, however, represent what we at Counteragent think are the biggest exclusives most likely to actually be released this calender year.
I can’t remember if they did this last year or not but this is cool. You can download the entire 65 team tournament bracket for you Xbox 360. Go check out Xbox Live and get your bracket and play your own NCAA bracket. Of course this gonna cost you a few Microsoft points, 400 points actually.
I really think this is cool but I would only do this if I had 400 extra points just sitting around.
Thanks easports.com
Capcom’s very own “little E3 type show”, DIgital Day is here, and if you’re a fan of Capcom, than boy do they have a lot of good stuff. Good stuff like the next in the hopefully long line of Lost Planet games.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition COLONIES EDITION (this is a big one folks)
Definitely not a sequel, but not something fans of the original will want to pass up. The game includes the same (awesome) single-player experience from Lost Planet: Extreme Condition but with all new modes, like Score Attack(not too dissimilar from Halo 3), Trial Battle Mode (Boss Battles, that’s it), and Off-Limit Mode (Extreme Super-Charged Weapons, Unlimited Ammo, and Faster Movement. Think EDF: Earth Defense Force 2017, but with better graphics).
The multi-player is also getting some upgrades with new gameplay modes. Akrid Hunter (play as the giant alien bugs, while everyone else tries to take you down), VS Annihilator, Counter Grab, Point Snatcher, Akrid Egg Battle, and Egg Bandit. In addition to the new modes are four(4) new multi-player maps and five(5) new playable character models. Also, an unconfirmed number of new weapons. Even a couple new perspectives, first person and over-the-shoulder (ala Resident Evil 4) views. Best of all is the price, get all of this and more for the low, low price of $29.99 as soon as the game ships May 27th on both PC and Xbox 360. Screenshots after the break.
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I call it a rumor, but the guys over at Trusted Reviews seem pretty sure of it. According to them they have a “rock-solid source” that tells them that a 60 GB 360 is on it’s way. It will be replacing the 20 GB 360 sometime before the end of the year.
Is this a new SKU with a Blu-Ray player? We’ve been hearing the rumblings that Microsoft is in talks with Sony about Blu-Ray. Maybe these go hand in hand?
Wouldn’t it be great to have this 60 GB 360 for the price of $299? That would hurt the PS3 a bit don’t you think?
Thanks Trustedreviews.com
You want to know what you can spend your hard earned money on every week? Tired of pimping your sister out to buy the latest game only to find out it was released weeks ago? This is where The Weekly Release comes in. Every week we’ll tell you what’s new, and what to buy!
This week is highlighted by 3 titles. If you can’t guess which ones they are…well then perhaps you shouldn’t be buying them. If you want some serious cooperative gaming action, then you want EA’s Army of Two for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. If playing by yourself is more your game, perhaps you’ll want the throne room friendly God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP. And finally, if you like school girl outfits and kissing boys – well then Rockstar Games’ Bully: Scholarship Edition is right up your slingshot!
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Galactic Command – Echo Squad (PC) [Google It]
Major League Baseball 2k8 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) [Google It]
Mysteryville 2 (PC) [Google It]
Stranger (PC) [Google It]
Tom Clancy’s Chronicles (PC) [Google It]
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Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery (DS) [Google It]
Army of Two (360, PS3) [Google It]
Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, 360) [Google It]
Chicken Hunter (DS) [Google It]
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest (DS) [Google It]
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) [Google It]
Imperium Romanum (PC) [Google It]
MLB 08: The Show (PS3, PS2, PSP) [Google It]
Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (DS) [Google It]
Ninja Reflex (DS, Wii) [Google It]
Petz Bunnyz (DS) [Google It]
Silent Hill: Origins (PS2) [Google It]
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Soulstorm (PC) [Google It]
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition was, in my opinion, one of the best “next-gen” games last year. Yeah, there were a lot of good games in 2007, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, Uncharted, the list goes on, but I think, for it’s part, Lost Planet was a great gaming experience.
It was one one of the first great games of last year. I don’t just mean last year, as in November or December. I mean last year as in January. That’s right, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for Xbox 360 was released in January of 2007. Consequently, you can also pick that up for less than $30 bucks. Then again, the PS3 version should be less than most new PS3 titles, at around $40. Plus the PS3 version contains all the downloadable content you’ve had to pay for on the Xbox. So, that’s cool.