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Microsofts Word On Blu-Ray.
Director of Xbox and Entertainment at Microsoft, Stephen McGill, has told in an interview that "We have no plans to adopt Blu-Ray," and that the Xbox has already embraced the future last year when it started streaming full HD movies on demand, much to the dissapointment of Xbox users outside of the U.S.A where internet connections are still not up to standard.
Pressure is mounting after content is increasingly being cut from games most notably Capcoms' Lost Planet 2, and after more and more praise is cast upon the Blu-Ray disc by developers.
However there is hope on the horizon as Microsofts CEO Steve Ballmer hinted that revised editions of the Xbox 360 will come in the future.
Rock Band 3 coming this holiday
Rock Band 3 will be heading to us this holiday, Harmonix said on their Facebook page.
"Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just as Harmonix did with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and The Beatles: Rock Band. Stay tuned for more details!"
Thats all we have right now, but expect more over the next couple weeks. There was some mutterings recently that EA may not be publishing another Rock Band game as the contract was up for renewal, but it seems the deal has been done. Hurrah!
Left 4 Dead Comic Coming To XBL
The upcoming Left 4 Dead comic from Valve, will be distributed over XBL.
The comic ties up the events between Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, and it will also be the first comic distributed this way.
Expect there to be a new app that allows you to view the comic, which could mean more comics may be coming to XBL.
More information about the comic and release when we know.
NFS: Shift getting 'exotic' cars DLC, hopes to shift more copies
EA is to give Need for Speed: Shift another bunch of DLC, in the form of an exotic car pack, hitting the wire on March 18.
The pack includes:
- Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
- BMW M1 Procar
- GUMPERT apollo
- Honda NSX
- McLaren MP4-12C
- Maserati GranTurismo S
- Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss
New FPS from the creators of 'Black' - Bodycount
Black was a classic game in the last generation, and we may see a sparkle of that game very soon, with this new IP announced today. Official blurb below.
Set to rip apart the First Person Shooter and deliver genre-defining gun play that comes alive in an orgy of bullets and destruction, Codemasters today confirmed that Bodycount™ is the new IP in production at Codemasters Studios Guildford.
Designed by Creative Director Stuart Black (co-creator and designer of Black, 2006), Bodycount is being created by an all-star development team using the EGO® Game Technology Platform, an evolution of Codemasters’ award-winning engine, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and scheduled for release in Q1 of 2011.
“Our core focus for Bodycount is to deliver best-in-class gun play that places the gamer at the heart of the experience,” said Executive Producer Tom Gillo. “From the jaw-dropping devastation caused by firing into enemies or shredding the world around you in a hail of bullets, Bodycount will crystallise that moment of pulling the trigger into an exhilarating sensory overload of action.”
In Bodycount players become ensnared in a clandestine global power struggle as a powerful combat asset with a green-light to eliminate enemies known only as ‘Targets’ on behalf of the ‘Network’. Equipped with a mouth-watering selection of contemporary weapons, players and opponents tear through destructible cover to execute explosive kills in a shreddable world where operatives are encouraged to leave no witnesses. Complimented by online multiplayer and co-operative game modes, Bodycount will blast outrageous action and spectacular fire-fights from both barrels.
“We’re all massive FPS fans,” said Stuart Black, Creative Director on Bodycount “and believe that there’s room for a refresh of the shooter experience. If Race Driver: GRID™ was all about the purity of racing, then everything in Bodycount is absolutely centred on the bullet and its impact on the world. Our shredding tech enables us to create a different kind of gameplay, where players and AI can’t hide behind indestructible cover and rely on whack-a-mole mechanics. Here the environment is constantly changing as the game world is shot to hell; it’s going to be a huge amount of fun.”
Bodycount is being developed using the EGO Game Technology platform, evolved from the award winning EGO Engine. Enabling Codemasters development talent to share tools and technology across its Studios and Central Technology teams, the EGO Game Technology Platform empowers Codemasters game designers to realise their creative visions across multiple platforms featuring cutting edge graphics, powerful AI and advanced physics systems and integrated network play.
“By investing extensively in our people and tools, we have attracted an exciting team of development talent to Codemasters Studios Guildford, empowered with a mandate to create innovative, original games using award-winning technology,” said Gavin Cheshire, Vice President, Codemasters development. “As our first internally produced new IP for many years, Bodycount will deliver a fresh FPS experience powered by intense combat, compelling narrative, advanced AI and engaging online multiplayer game modes.”
In the UK, Bodycount debuts with a front cover of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine, which heralds the game as ‘the ultimate shooter’; the magazine is on-sale March 11th. An extensive announcement feature is also running in PlayStation Official Magazine on-sale March 16th.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier details emerge
Announced only last month, very few details if any about Ghost Recon: Future Soldier have been seen, but in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM), it gets a good going over, and some of the back story and game play features are revealed.
The game is set around the Ghost's going head to head against a bunch of Russian ultra-nationalists who overthrow the Russian President, 10 or so years after the events of Advanced Warfighter.
One key element of previous games though, is no more. You will no longer be able to give squad orders and command others where to go, something which was a solid feature in the past.
4 player co-op is also there, along with a slew of other updates.
You can read more over at CVG.
The game is out for PS3 and of course Xbox 360 later this year, with PC to follow.
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