Today EA Games announced that they are going to be publishing Burnout Paradise for the PC. This is the first incarnation of the franchise to arrive on the PC. According to EA, the game is being “rebuilt specifically for the PC” including an expanded multiplayer and new “community driven content.”
I always thought that the Burnout games would be better on PC. You can get better frame rates and customized controls, two things I thought the Burnout games needed. Hopefully it will be released on steam so I don’t have to go to the store to pick it up.
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Today two separate promotions were announced, both dealing with Rock Band track giveaways.
First up, Best Buy and the band Disturbed are teaming up. If you pre-order the latest Disturbed album from Best Buy, you get access to both “Inside the Fire” and “Perfect Insanity.” This offer is only available to Xbox 360 owners.
The other giveaway deals with the South Park season 11 DVD set. Apparently when you purchase the DVD, out later this year, you will get three unspecified Rock Band tracks. Unfortunately there are no other details.
Read: Disturbed, South Park Get Free Rock Band Tracks.
Today Harmonix announced that a song pack for Rock Band on Wii and PS2 will hit stores July 15. Retailing for $29.99, rockers will get 20 songs, chosen from the current DLC library. It may not be as good at being able to pick which songs you want, but at least is something.
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Today, Bioware announced that when you pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect from the EA Store, you will get both the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and a Dead Space poster. Sounds pretty good, epically to a comic book nerd like myself.
I must say, this is quite a strange marketing ploy, but seeing as I plan on picking both up, this deal suits me just fine.
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EA and DICE today released some new screenshots of Battlefield Heroes, the cartoony, casual addition to the Battlefield franchise.
Battlefield Heroes will be free, with microtransactions and in-game ads to generate revenue. Check it out.
Today it was announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will not be shipped with the expansion, Bring Down The Sky, included on the disk. However, it will be available for download in North America on May 28 and June 6 in Europe, the same day the game is released. The best part is, it’s free.
Sometimes it’s good to be a PC gamer.
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Today Bioware announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will be delayed. Originally slated for May 6, Mass Effect will now be arriving in North America on May 28 and in Europe on June 6.
Why the delay? According to Bioware, the delay will allow developers to “incorporate more play-testing feedback, add extra polish and tune the additional features so that Mass Effect is a natural and outstanding PC gaming experience.” Continued…
It’s no April fool. A demo of Army of Two hits Xbox LIVE Marketplace April 1. The demo includes both the training level as well as the first level of the game.
Once the demo is out, other downloadable content will begin to arrive. In the first pack, there will be one new multiplayer map, two new campaign maps and a SSC Challenge obstacle course. There is no official word on the release date or price of the DLC.
I can’t wait for this demo; I’ve been on the fence about picking up Army of Two and hopefully it’ll let me know what’s up.
Read: Army of Two Demo Coming April 1st.
We’ve just released Up All Night: Army of Two featuring Janina Gavankar. Up All Night is a reality tv-style review show that shows real-time reactions of gamers as they go through the game. This time around, we reviewed EA Games’ Army of Two, a new third person shooter that centers on co-op.
In this review we ask three pivotal questions:
1) Is this game worth your money?
2) How does it compare to others in the genre?
3) Does Robert Summa suck at videogames?
The entire team worked very hard at getting this review out, so check it and leave us some feedback.
Check it out at upallnight.ggl.com!
Those of you who are big fans of Mass Effect will be delighted to know that downloadable content for the game is now available.
Mass Effect: Bring Down the Sky features the all-new Batarian race and (allegedly) adds 90 minutes of gameplay.
At 400 Microsoft points ($5), the 253mb download is a relative bargain as long as you get all 90 minutes out of it.
Check GGL’s parody of the FOX News Mass Effect debacle.
Up All Night: Burnout Paradise, featuring The L Word’s Janina Gavankar, has been released! View the review below.
This explosive episode takes place at a several-million dollar house in Marina Del Rey, CA, with the cast of Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham, Robert Summa, Hogan “kam-RA” Carter, Cami and of course Janina figuring out if Burnout Paradise is worth a buy. Shenanigans, including an extended crash mode-like session, ensue.
Today, EA announced that they will be teaming up with Image Comics to supplement the story for the upcoming space horror adventure Dead Space.
The comic book will run for six issues, starting March 3rd, and will be illustrated by Ben Templeton (30 Days of Night) and written by Anthony Johnston.
The book will tell the story of a deep-space mining colony, who accidentally digs up some bad stuff, causing all hell to break loose. You know the drill.
The full press release is after the jump.
EA AND IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCE DEAD SPACE COMIC SERIES WITH BEN TEMPLESMITH AND ANTONY JOHNSTON Limited Edition First Issue Only Available at WonderCon in San Francisco Continued…
