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Gears of War 2: Trailer Hits Marketplace Tonight

Rich Reed — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:48:26 +0000

There is a brand new 2 minute trailer for the upcoming Gears of War 2 from Epic games. The trailer will hit the marketplace at 11:00 PM PST 2:00 AM EST. For those who watch Game Trailers TV on Spike the trailer premiers tonight as well. I just wanted to remind everyone that the new trailer is going to hit tonight.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Xbox 360 Sales & XBL Statistics

Rich Reed — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:19:59 +0000

Yesterday I posted the sales figures for Grand Theft Auto IV for the first week. Today I received the stats and figures on the Xbox 360 version and it’s interesting. The Xbox 360 version outsold the PS3 version by 60%. Xbox 360 console sales jumped 54% during GTA IV’s launch week retailers reported that 40 percent of those buying the game also bought a new Xbox 360 console. During the first week over 2.3 million gamers played the game on Xbox live and most logged in more than 4 hours per day. GTA IV is now the number one game played on the Xbox 360 and an impressive 12 million achievements equaling over 100 million points have been unlocked by gamers.

EA Announces Fight Night 4 Will Feature Mike Tyson

Rich Reed — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:39:59 +0000

It’s been almost a decade since Mike Tyson has been featured in a videogame. Today, EA not only confirmed Fight Night 4 but it will have Mike Tyson in the game. Many questioned the franchise when EA Chicago was closed. The new Fight Night is being developed at EA’s Vancouver studios. Little is known right now but the engine will be overhauled and the game is being made for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. We will have more on this title and it’s great that they are bringing another one out. As for Mike Tyson being in the game he was a great boxer in the early days and it sounds this will be the focus of his role in the game.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Breaks Several Sales Records

Rich Reed — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:58:25 +0000

We knew Grand Theft Auto IV would be hot and have an impressive first week. Today, the figures are in the game sold 3.6 million units on opening day which adds up to $310 million in total sales. This smashes the old record and the game went on to sell 6 million during the first week or more than $500 million. It’s true the game was out on two consoles but the sales figures are impressive and GTA IV has set a new all-time entertainment record for the opening day and week.

Prototype Delayed Until 2009?

Rich Reed — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:41:44 +0000

There are times when the rumors on the internet really are true and then most of the time the rumors are just that rumors. I wanted to clear up the news about Sierra and Radical Entertainment’s Prototype. The game has been pushed back to a 2009 release the news is the team wanted more time to make the game what they want to bring gamers. If you have followed the news on this title it sounds amazing and I hope they can pull it off. I think the move is a smart one and I hope the extra time will make it a killer title when released.

Wits & Wagers hits the XBL Arcade This Wednesday

Rich Reed — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:45:59 +0000

Wits & Wagers the trivia game that earned the Editor’s Choice award from Xbox magazine is heading to the XBL Arcade this Wednesday. The game will support the big red button controller from Scene it and the live vision camera. Gamers can play locally or on live and you don’t need to always know the answer to win. Wits & Wagers will play just like the board version. Sounds pretty cool and should be interesting. The cost of the game will be 800 Microsoft points and is rated E for everyone.

Need for Speed ProStreet’s Energizer Lithium Race Day Event May 2-4

Rich Reed — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:29:10 +0000

I know most gamers are deep into another game but I wanted to pass the word on. EA is hosting another Race day for Need for Speed fans. The Energizer Lithium race day event is this weekend May 2nd through the 4th. The event is open to both the Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers. Click here for more details and how to get in on the event.

NFL Legend Brett Favre Named Cover Athlete for Madden NFL 09

Rich Reed — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:22:29 +0000

This year Madden fans are waiting for the Twentieth Anniversary Edition. It’s hard to believe the franchise started back in 1989. Today EA announced news about Madden NFL 09 first item was that Brett Favre would be on the cover. It was also announced gamers can expect 80+ new features one of the biggest is the new broadcast presentation by Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond which means the EA radio network is a thing of the past.

It also seems EA listened to the fans of the series with a ton of new enhanced graphics and online league with complete stat tracking. Another new addition is the virtual training tutorial that sounds very cool. It’s too early to tell but I remember when Peter Moore President of EA Sports said last year “If gamers think Madden 08 looks great wait until next year” I guess this August we will see what else the team has added to the game.

Rock Band: Full Album DLC Screaming for Vengeance Hits XBL Marketplace

Rich Reed — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:17:06 +0000

While it may not be the first album we expected today Rock Band has its first full album download. Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest hit the marketplace today and is available as a full album download for 1200 Microsoft points or 160 MS points per track. You may notice on the Xbox dashboard it say’s 10 songs this is a typo. Here is the list of tracks and they are performed by the group and not cover versions.

Track List:

Screaming for Vengeance

You've Got Another Thing Comin'

(Take These) Chains

Screaming For Vengeance

Riding on the Wind

Pain And Pleasure

The Hellion/Electric Eye

Fever

Bloodstone

EA Say’s no to Weapon Packs on XBL Marketplace for Battlefield: Bad Company

Rich Reed — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:46:37 +0000

I wanted to post this since many are still asking it is true that EA mentioned that there would be DLC for weapons for the game. Many gamers myself included felt this was not fair and would create issues. EA has already started a trend of having downloads unlocking things in games without playing them. I could beat the topic with a dead horse but instead I will say what we all have said here at XBS “Paying for content already in the game is going too far” Now with that being said if gamers continue to buy the downloads they are going to keep putting them out plain and simple. However, with the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company DICE and EA decided against the weapon packs on the marketplace.

They have set up a new website that explains how to get up to 5 bonus weapons one for each class for free. You’ll need to visit the site and earn each weapon. I think EA made the right decision and the free weapons adds a little extra incentive this is for Xbox 360 and PS3 so visit the site by clicking here and book mark it. Keep checking back as new details will be posted until all five are posted the weapons will be unlocked by codes.