EA and Pandemic studios must really want to the word about Mercenaries 2: World in Flames out there. They have been promoting the hell out of it; with today taking the mother load. Starting at 6:00 AM PST, EA will take over the Mobil at 8489 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles. What can you expect from the EA take-over? First off all the attendants will be dressed up as mercenaries. There will be various promotional material all around the gas station. Lastly, they will be giving away free gas. That is right folks, FREE GAS.
I can’t even imagine how much this is going to cost EA. Living in Ohio, I’m used to paying around $3.70 for a gallon. In LA I have a feeling its a whole lot more. It is going to be interesting to see if this promotion affects Mercenaries 2 sales. I really do hope that EA makes a profit off of Mercenaries 2 so that they can have more promotions like this in the future.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flameshits stores this Sunday, Aug 31. It is coming out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC.
Read: Hey, LA, Mercs 2 Will Buy You (Real) Gas Today.
I must preface this article by saying that I absolutely abhor Aerosmith. I believe that they are the Nickelback of last generation. Please forgive my biases.
That being said, Yesterday Activision released the full track list for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Despite being dominated by Aerosmith tracks, a few gems happened to sneak onto the disk. Tracks like “She Sells Sanctuary” by The Cult and “Complete Control” by The Clash almost have me ready to fork over the $60, but just knowing that some of my money would be supporting Aerosmith makes me have to pass.
What about you guys? Drop a comment letting us know if you plan on picking it up.
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Today, in celebrations of its 10th anniversary, Konami launched a Dance Dance Revolution community site. DDROnlineCommunity.com is a place for users to share videos, make profiles, and write blogs about all things DDR. The site also supports stat tracking for DDR Universe 2 on the Xbox 360.
It is hard to believe that DDR has been around for ten years. As a half-Asian, DDR is in my blood. I have spent countless amounts of dollars on dance mats and at arcades just so I can shake my ass in front of laughing strangers. From the bottom of my heart, I salute you Konami and DDR. Keep us dancing for ten more.
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Yesterday at UbiSoft’s conference, Ubidays, they announced that work has begun on Beyond Good & Evil 2. While far from completion, a teaser trailer was shown showcasing two retuning characters, Jade and Pey’j. Not much else was revealed.
For those of you who don’t know, Beyond Good & Evil was an action/adventure game released on GameCube, Xbox, PS2, and PC. Despite being released on all the major platforms of the day and receiving critical acclaim from numerous sources, Beyond Good & Evil wasn’t really successful. If any of you haven’t played it, do yourself a favor and pick it up off of Steam. Its only $10.
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Today Neversoft sent out the official press release for Guitar Hero World Tour. Some of the cool features highlighted include: “Innovative Music Studio Lets Players Compose, Record, Edit and Share Music,” “Biggest Selection of On-Disc Music with All Master Tracks,” “Robust New Eight-Player “Battle of the Bands” Mode,” and “First Game Ever in the Guitar Hero® Franchise to Allow In-Game Downloadable Content on Wii.”
All in all it sounds pretty cool. I’m really interested to see how the music studio feature will turn out. But at this point aren’t you better off just buying a real guitar. I mean, I haven’t ever met a girl who gets turned on by Guitar Hero… yet. Also, it’s too bad there is no way I’m going to cough up another $170 after buying Rock Band. Hopefully they will find a way to either incorporate the Rock Band instruments or make the game extremely affordable.
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Word on the net is EA is planning on releasing a Rock Band 2 at some point. What evidence do we have? Other than Rock Band being one of the most lucrative games of last year, EA has been conducting surveys about Rock Band 2.
According to the survey, Rock Band 2 will be a full game, not just an expansion pack. It will make a leap in difficulty, much like Guitar Hero to Guitar Hero II. One of the questions dealt with pricing. Apparently EA is kicking around the idea of selling the full instrument package for $199, $169, or $149. The survey also asks what the chances are of buying Rock Band 2 over a similar game, aka Guitar Hero 4. Some other changes mentioned in the survey deal with an online version of World Tour mode, the ability to record music videos, a Battle of the Bands feature, and a drum trainer mode.
Now remember this is all rumors and speculation. All of this is subject to change. I personally did not take part in the survey, although I wish I had (EA feel free to email me).
Read: Survey hints at Rock Band 2 with online world tour, drum trainer.
Today LucasArts announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will not be coming out on PC. According to Cameron Suey, producer of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: “[If we made the game for high-end PCs], someone with a low-end PC would have a watered down experience, they would have to turn all the settings down and it wouldn’t be the same game. On the other hand if we made that game for as many people as possible then it’s not taking advantage of what those $4,000 systems can do.”
This news is heart breaking to me. I have been a long time supporter of LucasArts, in particular their PC titles. Now they go an turn their back on the demographic that has supported them for so long. Long gone are the days of playing Star Wars games on a platform with superior controls and better graphics. There will be no more tweaking of systems to pull better frame rates when using force lighting. We have entered the uninspired world of console gaming.
Read: Force Unleashed Not Coming To PC, And This Is The Best Excuse Lucasarts Could Come Up With.
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, Eden Games announced the contents of the European Alone in the Dark Limited Edition. Available on the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3, the Limited Edition will contain an Official Soundtrack CD, Making of DVD, an Art Book and a figurine of the games hero, Edward Carnby. Unfortunately they forgot to include the price in the press release. Alone in the Dark hits stores June 24 in the US and June 20 in Europe.
The guys over at Eden Games sure know how to pack in the extras. I can only hope that this Limited Edition heads States side.
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Today it was announced that Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will offer some pretty sweet pre-order promotions. If you pre-order the game, you will get access to a special bundle including: a wireless guitar, an exclusive Aerosmith faceplate, an Aerosmith tour book and the game. The bundle will cost you $99 on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii and $89 on PS2. There is a double guitar bundle for PS2 owners that will cost $109 and will include two wired PS2 guitars,one black and one silver, plus the game.
Sounds like a must have for die hard Aerosmith fans.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will arrive in the U.S. on Sept. 15. Asia and Australia have to wait until Sept. 17 and Europe gets it Sept. 19. The game will be released on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS and PSP.
The game takes place between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode: IV A New Hope. Players will assume the role of Darth Vader’s apprentice during his quest to eliminate the Jedi.
As your typical Star Wars nerd, I will be eagerly waiting this title. The real question is, which platform should I get it on?
Read: The Force Unleashed Hits September.
Today it was announced that Okami, for the Wii, will be released on April 15. Originally slated to come out March 25, Capcom has yet to give an official reason for the delay.
If you missed out on Okami’s original release on PS2, do yourself a favor and pick it up this second time around. Hailed by numerous publications as one of the best games of 2006, Okami is definitely worth your time and money.
Read: Okami Wii-treats to April 15.
