The final box art has been revealed for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Nothing too exciting to see here folks, as the artwork on display has been used already in various other promotion materials. While we have a good look at the front of the box, it's the back of the box we're curious about. What features will Black Ops give us? Here's some suggested bullet points.
Bob 360 and Pete PS3 chased away the sad looking Anthony PC
If know kids who watch cartoons on TV or look at the toy aisles in stores, you've probably heard of Beyblade. Near as I can tell, Beyblade is best described as Pokemon meets spinning tops. Players collect individual Beyblade tops, some of which transform into nifty creatures, and spin them in a sort of colosseum to fight. Several cartoons based on the property have made it to American shores, most recently "Beyblade: Metal Fusion".
A few months ago we came across an interesting article that shed some light on Sam Fisher's peculiar shooting stance in Splinter Cell: Conviction. Today we’ll take a look at traditional poses and see how the new one holds up as a credible way for our favorite rogue operative to dispatch bad guys.
Like any big game these days, Dead Rising 2 is getting a special limited edition with all the trinkets that make you feel like it's ok to drop an extra $10-$20 on a game you're already spending $60. No matter, when the dead rise again on September 28th you can get your hands on the Zombrex Edition of the game for $79.99 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - sorry PC owners.
Apparently there was a long and storied saga for our little Soldner Final Protoype. It was a tale wrought with heroics, bad guys, explosions, and umlauts. Sadly like all good stories, it must come to an end. Soldner X-2: Final Prototype is getting a piece of DLC called The Last Chapter which tells this fateful tale.
We just got word from Astro that their A30 Headsets are discounted right now a full $50, bringing the price down under $100 for these awesome cans. If you remember our review of these our one major complaint was the price, despite the immense quality. In fact Astro claims that this limited time price drop was a direct reflect of the feedback of many users and reviewers - how's that for customer service?
A week after the Xbox Live Arcade release of Blacklight: Tango Down, PC owners can now experience the game as well. Blacklight: Tango Down available for download on the PC via Steam, Microsoft Games for Windows, Impulse and Direct 2 Drive for the price of $15.
In a recent stroke of brilliant viral campaigning, Old Spice has taken the Old Spice Guy, played by actor Isaiah Mustafa, and made a lot of unique YouTube videos. These personalized videos have been directed at Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook accounts, responding to questions and comments in reaction to the previous Old Spice commercials. One such response is to Cliff Bleszinksi, lead designer of the Gears of War series.
Sony's digital video magazine in the UK - called FirstPlay - apparently outed a four-player co-op mode that will be included in next year's Killzone 3. They're calling the mode "objective-based", and suggesting that it will be featured opposite of at least one other two-player mode.
This Week in Co-Op Nick and Jim take the latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DLC for a spin. Called Onslaught the $10 dollar download adds a four player co-op mode to the game across four maps. Each map is vastly different but offers the same objective of progressing forward and capturing strategic positions.
Disney Guilty Party has been lauded as a four player co-op, family friendly crime solving game for the Nintendo Wii that's fun for everyone. And while that may be true, we can't help but wonder if the latest video for the game that introduces the cast of the detective agency, isn't a little bit "adult."
