Today the good folks at Neversoft and Activision answered my prayers. On August 21. a three song Dragonforce pack will be released for Guitar Hero III. The pack will Feature the new single “Heroes of Our Time” of their new album Ultra Beatdown as well as “Operation Ground and Pound” and “Revolution Deathsquad” off of Inhuman Rampage. There has been no word on how much it will cost.
It’s about time Guitar Hero III got some good DLC. I’ve been complaining ever since the game came out that there needs to be more power metal. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to run to the store and get some band aids to prepare for the finger shredding goodness.
Read: Dragonforce track pack coming to Guitar Hero III.
Thanks to GGL’s Owens, we have another spotlight player for our Warhawk spotlight! In case you were wondering, the player spotlight highlights those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in GGL competitions. Today’s contestant: Littlecube141, better known as Angel Alvarado.
Angel is the sole leader of ONI, who entered the bracket phase of the competition seeded 27th. Thanks in part to Alvarado’s leadership, ONI is in the final four of the bracket facing off against ARMED^ASSASSINS.
Alvarado’s ability to lead his team from being relative unknowns into the final four is the primary reason he’s our spotlight player of the week! Give him a round of applesauce…er, applause.
Yesterday, I wrote up a new item about the upcoming Watchmen game. Today a few more details surfaced. It turns out that the game will not follow the story from the comic or the movie, but in fact be a prequel. The new story is being penned by Len Wein, of Wolverine fame, and Dave Gibbons, the illustrator of the Watchmen comic. The game allows players to select either Nite Owl or Rorscharch. The unselected character will be AI controlled or played by a friend via split-screen co-op.
With the story being handled by some of the best in the business, most of my concerns have been put to rest. Plus co-op “brawlers” are always fun, especially when they are gritty and violent enough to be rated M; case in point The Warriors.
Read: Watchmen episodes are a prequel to film, novel.
If you guys were like me, (and apparently most of America according to box office numbers) you went and saw The Dark Knight last weekend. One of the coolest trailers, before the movie started, was for Watchmen. Seeing this as a lucrative opportunity, Warner Bros. decided to make a game out of the upcoming movie. The thing is, games take a while to make and Watchmen comes out next year; leaving little time for developers to crank out anything but crap. That is unless they do the logical thing which is release episodic content.
According to Warner Bros.’s Samantha Ryan: “Rather than the more traditional “time is limited squeeze the puppy onto the market” route, we wanted to craft something that’s the best possible game it can be.”
For more details and my opinion, hit the jump. Continued…
Today Activision announced that on July 24, Guitar Hero III will be getting three new songs. Dubbed the “Virtuoso Pack,” the DLC features some of rock’s finest artists. Including Joe Satriani’s “Surfing with the Alien,” Steve Vai’s “For the Love of God,” and Buckethead’s “Soothsayer,” the pack promises to challenge even the best rockers. The pack will cost you 500 Microsoft Points ($6.25).
Now I may not be the biggest fan of these artists, but I can appreciate their skill. Do you guys think this pack is worth picking up? Let us know by dropping a comment.
Read: Guitar Hero III Virtuoso Pack Adds Guitar Heroes.
A few days ago, I posted a news item about the new Metal Gear Online expansion pack. According to Konami, the pack was released a little prematurely. In fact, it is so buggy that it has “major system related problems.”
What does that mean exactly? Well the list is too long and convoluted to post in its entirety, so here are some basics. The server load is too heavy, there are login problems, there are billing problems, the “Community Support Page”, “Reward Shop”, “Ranking Display” and “Online Help” are not working correctly.
Konami apologized for this debacle and has stated, “We are currently doing all in our powers to bring a permanent solution to the ongoing problems in the quickest possible time.” Hopefully it will be fixed sooner rather than later.
Read: Konami releases full MGO problem report, issues apology.
GGL’s Warhawk tournament has come down to the semi-finals! Only four teams are still alive in the bracket phase, with #1 [WAR!] set to take on #4 Gods Illest and #27 (ONI) facing off against #10 ARMED^ASSASSINS.
These four teams have fought long and hard to reach this point in the tournament, so it’s an accomplishment regardless of who advances from this stage. Good work, guys!
The two matches are set for July 25 at 21:00 ET. Now, it’s up to these four teams to decide the finalists of this exciting competition.
Stay tuned for more updates as we get them.
During Konami’s E3 press conference yesterday, they announced the first expansion pack for Metal Gear Online. The “Gene” pack will feature a new gameplay mode called “survival”, three new maps, a reward shop and two new characters. At the award shop, gamers can buy new gear for their characters by spending points earned in survival mode. The best news is the expansion is out today. That’s right folk, stop reading this and start downloading.
Read: Metal Gear Online Expansion Dated.
The countdown to extinction is reaching a fevered pitch in GGL’s Warhawk tournament, as only eight teams remain in the entire tournament.
These tough cookies are the result of a whittling down process that included nearly 100 teams. Let’s meet the survivalists and hear their stories!
#1 seed [WAR!] has rolled through the bracket, true to their seed. They will face off against #9 Lock’N'Load, who undoubtedly face a strong challenge. L’N'L dropped a higher seed, 1FG, to get this far, so an upset isn’t beyond them. Still, we’re talking about the #1 seed. We’ll see if they can make it happen…
#4 God’s Illest will battle #12 Bomb Squad Kittens in a match where it seems they are already anticipating controversy. BSK’s bucket415 is already demanding a referee be present for the match, and he has also unilaterally disallowed video recording of the match because he claims it induces lag. I suppose the admins will have to handle it! Continued…
Today at Sony’s E3 press conference, they announced some pretty cool stuff. First off, they announced a $400 80GB PS3 will be released. The “Core Pack” will feature an 80GB PS3 with “the same functionality of the 40 GB… with twice the storage.” Unfortunately for me, I was an idiot and picked up a 40GB yesterday for $400. In case any of you care, my PSN name is Yuenanimous.
At the press conference, Sony also announced God of War III. Unfortunately that is about all that was said.
Sony also stated that they have partnered up with several movie studios to bring PS3 users video rentals. The best part is, the service will be available tonight. It will cost $15 to purchase a movie, $6 to rent an HD one, and $4 to rent a standard movie. The rented movies can be transferred to a PSP with a USB cable.
Lastly, Sony announced their Greatest Hits line for the PS3. The games included are: Resistance: Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Warhawk, Call of Duty 3, Fight Night and Need For Speed: Carbon. These will only cost you $30. Not a bad deal. I intend on picking up Warhawk as soon as the prices drop. Too bad there was no mention as to when that is happening.
GGL’s newest admin, Owens, came up with the concept of spotlight players for our ongoing Warhawk competition, and I am more than willing to oblige. Our player spotlight exists to recognize the achievements and sportsmanship of competitors in the GGL community, and show them some love. First up: David More, also known as SuperGayParade (hmm…).
As the sole leader of Blighted Touch, More scheduled all of the team’s matches to date, steering them to a 34-7 record in the ladder phase of the tournament. This unsung hero of Warhawk is there for teams other than his own, as well, assisting the community whenever possible through our forums.
More and Blighted Touch are set to face off against shadow battalion, while ARMED^ASSASSINS await the winner of the battle. Hats off and good luck to David More!
Today, Harmonix revealed the official Rock Band 2 tracklist. Comprised of 84 tracks on disk, all of which are master recordings, with the promise of 16 more DLC bonus songs. Who is on the list? Well, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Dinosaur Jr., Modest Mouse, and Sonic Youth just to name a few.
For the official press release and all 84 tracks, hit the jump. Continued…
