Category: Xbox 360 (Page 15 of 31)

      Band Hero demo is available on Xbox Live

      October 15, 2009 /

      Band Hero logo.When I first heard Band Hero I thought it was a joke. Shouldn’t that be “Band Heroes?” In any case, isn’t it the most terrible name for a video game ever? I just didn’t think it was real. Well, it is. As it turns out you can actually get the demo on Xbox Live.

      Here’s the blurb from Major Nelson:

      Band Hero features an all-star lineup of pop music featuring the best variety of classic chart-topping hits and current hot artists. This demo features Finger Eleven “Paralyzer”, Katrina & The Waves “Walking on Sunshine” and Taylor Swift “Picture to Burn”. Includes Party Play and the all-new Sing-Along mode.

      I’m willing to admit that the music games usually illicit at least a tepid interest for me, but this is an exception (right along with DJ Hero). Not my kind of music, and even if it was, I might boycott in protest. Alas, it seems nothing can stop Bob Kotick and his relentless quest to swindle the masses out of every last penny we’ve got.

      Activision, Previews, Xbox 360

      Bioware would “love to revisit” Jade Empire

      October 13, 2009 /

      Dawn Star and Silky Fox.For every game announcement from Bioware, I like to keep my fingers crossed that it will be the sequel to Jade Empire. So far, no luck, but lead designer Mike Laidlaw has given me enough cause to keep crossing.

      “We will certainly announce it if it’s going to be coming out,” Laidlaw told Strategy Informer. “At this point, Jade Empire is a staff favorite and a lot of us love it, so we’d love to revisit it at some point. But right now, we are very focused on Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2.” Sure it’s not much, but I’ll take what I can get when it comes to Dawn Star. Imagine that in HD boys. Yeah.

      The rest of the interview is focused on the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins, so still worth a read.

      PC, Xbox 360

      Forza 3 leaked to P2P sites

      October 12, 2009 /

      Forza 3 at GameShadowAccording to Koku Gamer, Forza 3 has been leaked in its entirety to P2P sites across the web. The two disc download comes in at 13GB, supposedly granting access to the full game. The game is definitely one of the most hotly anticipated of the year, likely in part, as Koku mentions, to the excellent critical reception for Forza 2.

      There’s really not much to be said about the leak. Sure, Turn 10 will claim that it’s part of the reason for high game prices, though we know it’s not nearly as big a factor as profits. Pirates will claim their right to download content if the developer is dumb enough to let it leak. And publishers will continue mashing together bundles with the hopes of deterring would-be pirates. None of it is very interesting, if you ask me.

      Image: GameShadow

      Previews, Xbox 360

      Mass Effect 2 is like Empire Strikes Back

      October 11, 2009 /

      Mass Effect 2.So sayeth Bioware, so let it be. The developer has called the sequel to my favorite space marine RPG the dark cousin to the original. Okay, it actually said Mass Effect 2 is like the second Star Wars film in that it tells a much darker tale.

      “If you recall, Empire Strikes Back was the darker chapter and that is how we designed the ME2 story and experience: to try and make the player reflect on the challenges of the character,” co-founder Greg Zeschuk told IGN. “If you put ME2 next to the original it is definitely a darker, harder game.”

      Mass Effect 2 picks up at the end of the original with another threat to the human race. My guess is the game focuses on Sheppard’s struggle with race/species and the obvious allegories to our own society. I’ll be interested to see how fleshed out it gets. For me, a lot of that emotional stress in a game is lost in the effort to complete quests and move the story along.

      Previews, Xbox 360

      Halo content planned for the next six years

      October 9, 2009 /

      Halo 2 Master Chief.I forgot to mention this very large and intrusive piece of information from the USA Today article comparing Halo to Star Wars. According to Frank O’Connor, the former Bungie guy who now heads up 343 Industries, the Halo division at Microsoft, the adventures of Master Chief have been planned six years into the future.

      “Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together,” O’Connor said. I’m kinda curious what that means. Is there some nefarious plan lurking behind a story line that could have been really epic if it weren’t so poorly handled? Have I overlooked some love connection between Master Chief and the Gravemind? Tell me your secrets, Frankie!

      At the very least we can all rest assured that Microsoft can still spot the gigantic glowing cash cow sitting right in front of it. The very minute you get tired of the latest Halo there’s sure to be another, even if it is a glorified expansion, flying off shelves at $60 a pop.

      PC, Previews, Xbox 360

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