I can’t say whether or not this video is real, or whether or not that’s actually Valve’s Portal you see running, or pretty much anything about this video other than, “Please, suh, I’d like some moah.” The port could be real, particularly considering how terrible the controls look, though I can’t always match what his fingers are doing to what’s happening on screen. At any rate, take a look and dream a little.
And when you’re done, go grab some cake. I hear it’s delicious.
Madden 10 has already gone gold, leaving just one question to my mind: Is the game any good? I think we all knew it was going to sell, regardless of what’s actually inside the box. Luckily, though, EA is giving people a chance to play the game before the August 14th release.
On July 30th, both Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will be able to download the regular demo, which features a night game between the Cowboys and the Giants during a snowstorm. Nothing like snow and specular lighting to show off a game’s new looks, right?
Those of you who went out and preordered from Gamestop will get an extra special treat. For starters, you get your very own demo, available just one week from today – July 23rd. That demo hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals in a rematch where you can prove just how bad the cardinals really were. Make those twenty minutes count. We wouldn’t want Kurt Warner to get a big head.
Downloads will be available at midnight.
Source: Kotaku
BioWare will be releasing a collector’s edition of their up and coming Dragon Age:Origins that includes something special for you Mass Effect fans. The tin case fantasy RPG will include an unlockable item for BioWare’s OTHER up and comer, Mass Effect 2.
Those of you ready to drop some big bucks on the single player game from BioWare will get treated to the standard CE fare. This includes “making of” footage, a soundtrack, trailers, wallpapers, concept art, etc. You’ll also get a cloth map, 3 exclusive in-game items, and that special item for Mass Effect 2.
Gamestop’s got their pricing information posted. For PC users, you’re looking at a $65 tag. Xbox 360 owners will pay a full $75. Worth it for the cloth map?
Dana White, president of UFC has confirmed his rumored stance that fighters hoping to make an appearance in an upcoming Electronic Arts UFC game will be banned from fighting with UFC.
His stance (har har) comes after what he claims was bad form by EA. Apparently UFC approached EA some time ago with the idea for a UFC branded game and was told, “You’re not a real sport.” That’s how White remembers it, anyway. He goes on to say the following:
We put our asses on the line, THQ and the UFC, to make a video-game deal in the worst economy in the world. We go out there and do this thing, and it’s successful, and now [expletive] EA Sports wants to do a video game. Really? That’s not what you told us a year-and-a-half ago.
On the one hand I try to be sympathetic with the guy. UFC is now turning serious money and has an enormous following. But things weren’t always this way, and I distinctly remember a whole lot of people dismissing early UFC as a violent fad that couldn’t last.
The most interesting part of this whole thing is that the game is getting made, regardless of what White thinks. I’m not sure how he thinks the game can carry the UFC brand and not have UFC fighters. Clearly the decision to make the game was out of his hands – I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone take the appearance decision away from him either.
Source: MMA Junkie
It’s no big surprise to see major titles get pushed back by publishers. That’s what’s happening with the sequel to Take Two Interactive’s smash hit Bioshock, the appropriately named Bioshock 2. Originally scheduled for an early November release, the company now says we won’t get back into their super-creepy world until the first half of 2010.
Take Two says the game is being delayed to “provide additional development time for the title.” Again, not something so uncommon for a sequel, especially for something as big as Bioshock 2. I’m happy to let them take their sweet time on the game if it means it will hold a candle to its older sibling.
The truly disappointing news is for investors. In an apology for the delay, Take Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick had this to say: “We recognize that our revised outlook for the balance of fiscal year 2009, due to both internal and external factors, is a disappointment. That said, we concluded that moving the release of BioShock 2 into fiscal year 2010 was the right decision for the product.”
The delay means we’ll be seeing plenty of heavy-hitters from Take Two next year. Their 2010 lineup now includes Bioshock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3, and whatever other titles remain as yet unannounced. Even if we disregard those unnamed titles, 2010 is going to be a very big year for Take Two.
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