Filed under: Gaming News | Tags: AC/DC, EA, Harmonix, MTV Games, Rock Band
[By Anthony]
Activision seems to be all about single artist games with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith out and Metallica and apparently Hendrix coming it’s quite surprising to see Rock Band doing the same thing. EA have announced today that an AC/DC ‘track pack’ for Rock Band will be coming this November.
However, this is no ordinary track pack, it isn’t coming out on the PSN or XBLA. What?! The pack will be released on disc in November in North America (December In Europe) and will feature 18 master tracks from live performances. It will work as a standalone game and will be priced at, the fairly reasonable, $40.
The tracks will be transferable to the other Rock Band games, so it’s likely gamers will have to shell out some cash for another export key. Personally i’d rather see it as DLC, but maybe I could just rent it or buy it and trade it. Hit the jump for the tracklist.
Filed under: Gaming Rumors | Tags: Konami, PES 2009, Pro Evolution Soccer
[By Anthony]
According to our friends over at TheSixthAxis Konami’s footy sim Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2009 is implementing the PS3’s trophy system. It is not known if the game will have support out of the box or if trophies will be patched in at a later date. Trophies are nice and all, but even I wouldn’t buy something I didn’t want for trophies. I might be a trophy whore, but that’s going a little too far.
[By Anthony]
Everything seems to get a pre-order bonus nowadays and EA’s latest offering, Mirrors Edge, is no exception. GameStop are offering pre-orderers a ‘runners backpack’ (image above) as seen in the game and worn by it’s main character Faith.
The bag is apparently big enough for people to carry their games console (PS3/360) or laptop. I think this is a great bonus for those willing to drop $5. I hope the bag comes out in Europe too I actually might pre-order it then.
This GameStop listing also seemed to confirm the date for the Mirrors Edge demo. The site says that the demo will be available on November 6th, 5 days before the game is released. That might seem a little too late for many, 5 days should be ample time though.
More news when we get it.
[By Anthony]
A PlayStation Underground survey seems to have revealed something seemingly sinister about Sony’s massive action game MAG. A survey was sent out to many users of the PSU service and was entitled ‘15 questions about payment plans’ and seemed to be related to a game sounding a hell of a lot like MAG. The survey apparently hints at a monthly or yearly subscription to the game, not a good sign.
Videogamer contacted a Sony representative about the survey, to which they replied:
“we don’t comment on rumor and speculation.”
Original. Of course these surveys are used to gage customer feedback, so if you do get one of these survey’s in your inbox please give Sony some ‘constructive criticism’. Maybe we should get ‘Sony Beta Tester’ on the job 
.
[By Anthony]
Sony have announced what they’re going to be bringing to this years Tokyo Game Show and, to be honest, it’s less than awe inspiring. As per usual there’ll be a lot of older games on display but we’re hoping for a few nice surprises from Sony and other key developers. Hit the jump for the list of games announced. (more…)
See? Even Big Daddy knows it.
[By Ryan]
For all of you PS3 owning gamers that never got the chance to play the ridiculously well made Bioshock, the wait is over. The game has finally gone gold, and is now being manufactured. Honestly, I don’t care if its not your type of game, you’re going to play it, and you’re going to love it. And the fact that this one has trophy support, and an extra mode compared to the Xbox 360? If you own a PS3 and don’t buy this, just set your damn console on fire. It’s going to waste. It comes out on the 24th in the UK and the 21st in the US. Buy it.
[By Steve]
For fans of the other football franchise, you’ll soon be in for a taster of whats to come as Konami announce today that a demo will be available on the PSN, XBL and the pc on the 2nd of October. Included in the demo will be a 5 minute exhibition match, fit for multiplayer mode, and a couple of promo videos. Fully licensed depictions of Liverpool, Manchester UTD, Barcelona and Real Madrid are available to play as well as the Italian and French national squads.
Filed under: Gaming News, Music | Tags: PixelJunk Eden, PS3, Q Games, Sony
[By Anthony]
News comes in that the PixelJunk Eden soundtrack is being released on September 30th on Amazon and Play Asia. Rather than release the soundtrack via the PSN like last time, it seems that Sony have decided to release the soundtrack on CD at retail price.
Of course this dosen’t mean that it isn’t coming to PSN, I hope it does £15 is a little steep.
[By Anthony]
It seems like we’re getting trophy lists coming in every day now, something which dosen’t bother me one bit and the latest list is something i’m quite excited about. EA/DICE’s parkour based first person game Mirrors Edge was announced to have trophies earlier this year and now the list has been revealed curtosey of PS3Trophies.co.uk. Hit the jump for the list. (more…)
[By Anthony]
Sorry it’s late and I guaranteed it wouldn’t be but i’ve been very busy sorting out a new feature (still) and hiring our latest editor. I’m doing WGDYG? Han style (Solo) this week so there won’t be much to talk about, nevertheless i’ll crack on so you can see what i’ve been gaming this week. (more…)
[By Anthony]
Sony said they were not going to be dropping the price of the PS3 and, technically, they’ve stuck with that. News has come in that the ‘discontinued’ 40GB PS3 SKU is getting a minor price drop starting on Sunday. The 40GB PS3 will be dropped $40 to $360 with the bundles dropping in price too.
Nice price there, for anyone who dosen’t own a PS3 this would be a nice time to get one.
[By Anthony]
After a recent rumor that North American retailer Best Buy was getting pre-paid PSN cards in their stores Sony have now confirmed that the rumor was in fact, well, fact and that some other stores will be getting them too. Sony have said that, come October, gamers will be able to purchase PSN cards from Walmart, Best Buy and some Sam’s Club stores.
This is good news for importers who want the prices on eBay to drop (it’s about £17 for a $20 card). Plus i’ll be able to pick them up when i’m in NY in January.
Hopefully this is the start of the mass rollout and they’ll be availalbe everywhere soon.
[By Anthony]
EA have released a new trailer for their upcoming free running/action game ‘Mirrors Edge’. The trailer is done in the same cell-shaded style as the last one and gives us some more details about Faith and the rest of the game.
Personally, i’m really interested in this game and it is out at a relatively uncluttered time in November so I might just pick this one up on release day. The game looks really cool from the gameplay videos i’ve seen and from all accounts it’s a great new concept for the guys at DICE to be working on.
Consider me excited and hit the jump for the trailer (more…)
Filed under: Next Week In Rock Band | Tags: EA, Harmonix, MTV Games, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock Band
[By Anthony]
We’ve been getting some really good stuff DLC-wise for Rock Band lately and next week is no exception. Harmonix have today announced that the (previously announced) Red Hot Chili Peppers album ‘Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik’ will be coming to Rock B
and as DLC next week!
The full album will be available to download on the PSN as of Thursday, the only exception being ‘Give It Away’ which is on the Rock Band 2 disc. Hit the jump for the tracklist. (more…)
[By Anthony]
Just thought i’d welcome XeNonX’s latest recruit Mr. Giancarlo Feltrin. Giancarlo will be covering all things PS3 as well as giving Darren a hand with some TV and Movie stuff.
Nice to have you on board dude.
