Xbox 360News for - October 8, 2008
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 Valhalla Knights 2 Announced (via Squad XP) - In a press release sent out today announcing a partnership between Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games, Valhalla Knights 2 was officially announced and scheduled for a fall 2008 release. This is the first title that will be published and distributed by the newly formed partnership. | |
 A One-Console Future: Pray it Never Happens (via Destructoid) - Competition becomes even more vital in an industry that is technology driven. It's quite amazing that Moore's law, which states that computing power doubles every 18 months, still holds true. This rapid evolution is primarily driven by competition. People are constantly trying to outdo each other. | |
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 Call of Duty 5 Already Playable (via Squad XP) - Sources tell us that the upcoming Call of Duty 5 game in development is already playable, and currently going through quality assurance.Treyarch is also said to be the developer, and the title, we're told, is set in a WWII Pacific environment and will be using Call of Duty 4's engine, the same engine on which the upcoming James Bond: Quantum of Solace movie game is being built. | |
 Gears of War - Graphical Comparison (via Loot Ninja) -- So by now, you've all feasted your eyes on the new Gears of War 2 trailer. If you haven't yet, go grab it in 720p on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It's much nicer on the big screen. If you're not sure that the graphics have gotten better, check out this comparison video from the good | |
 The Prince of Persia meets Okamia. (via next gen biz) - In a recent interview with Edge magazine Ubisoft said a bunch of nothing, However they did go on to relate the new Prince of Persia game will not feature the sands of time, and will have Okamia or certain Japanese anamie style graphics. No confirmation if the next gen game will resolve the previous story issues (as the third one did not), but it will be using the Assasians Creed engine with pix elated graphics. | |
 EA is still trying to buy Take 2 (via Gamasutra) - Though it currently has funds on-hand to close the deal, Electronic Arts has announced that it has secured up to $1 billion in additional funding from a number of banks for a potential buyout of Take-Two, should the acquisition happen by January of 2009. The latest filing maintains that EA expects "approximately $2. | |
 GTA 4 - Imitating real life urban struggles (via msn) -- Interesting article that talks about how GTA4 displays some real world violent crime issues. | |
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 Gore Verbinski to direct 'Bioshock' movie (via GamesIndustry.biz) -- Take-Two and Universal have signed a deal that will bring 'Bioshock' to the film screen. The director of the three Pirates of the Caribbean films, as well as The Ring, has been tapped to direct. | |
 Codemasters Secures Formula One Gaming License (via Gaming Today) - Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights to Formula One in a worldwide licensing agreement with Formula One Administration Ltd. In turn, the developer/publisher will create a new generation of the multi-million selling Formula One game franchise across multiple consoles, handhelds and PC. | |
 Call of Duty 5 in 2009 (via 360 Monster) - A new Call of Duty is on the way, Activision have confirmed. Call of Duty 5 will be set in a new military theatre with releases on the PS3, Xbox 360 and this time a Wii version as well. The news arrived after a conference where Activision discussed its latest financial results. | |
 Why the Xbox 360 will win the console war (via Cnet) - Lately, there has been a considerable amount of discussion on which console will win this generation's war. Will it be the Wii with its established base and strong sales? Will it be the Xbox 360 with its steady growth? Or will it be the Playstation 3 with its strong sales over the past few months? Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 will take the day If you ask me, it'll be the Xbox 360. | |
 Doom 4 announced by id (via Arts Technica) - id Software is not only working on the next entry to the Doom series, they're also recruiting new talent to produce it. Not much was actually stated about the sequel to id's 2004 hit, Doom 3, aside from the fact that the company's Powers That Be consider the franchise to be worthy of only top programming talent. | |
 THQ and Marvel enter an agreement to make video games based on Marvel's Super Hero Squad (via QJ) - Marvel might have a shaky start this year due to their falling out with Electronic Arts on the Marvel fighting game franchise, but things are definitely looking up now. The company has just signed a partnership with THQ to bring Marvel's Super Hero Squad to consoles. Video games based on the squad will soon invade next-gen consoles, handhelds, and the PC in fall of 2009. | |
 GRID on the Marketplace (via Major Nelson) - It's time to get on the GRID as this superb demo showcases racing in the three regions playable in the full game; Europe Touring Cars at Jarama Circuit, U.S Muscle cars at San Francisco and Japanese Drift Racing at Yokohama Docks. Compete online in the European and U.S races and check out the time trial competitions for the chance to win a car and other ace prizes. | |
 News: Fight Night Round 4 brings Mike Tyson to 360 (via OXM) -- EA announces sequel to popular boxing sim and reveals the ear-chomping pugilist will make the cut. EA has announced Fight Night Round 4 and also confirmed that Mike Tyson will be a playable boxer this time round.Click here to read the full article | |
 Bizarre finished with PGR4 content (via Computer And Video Games) - Liverpool-based developer Bizarre Creations has finished all work on Project Gotham Racing 4 and won't be working on any further downloadable content packs. When asked about what might be in a future update from the team, community man Ben Ward explained: "I'm afraid Bizarre Creations won't be adding anything more to PGR4 in the future. | |
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 Mirror's Edge HD Trailer (via GameVideos) -- Here is the first trailer for Mirror's Edge, a first person Parkour-flavoured shooter-platformer from Dice, coming this year for Xbox 360. | |
 Hardware Analyst Breaks Down Cost Of Xbox 360?s 120GB Hard Drive (via Xbox Scene) - MTV Multiplayer contacted iSuppli, a company with a long history of examining consumer gizmos to discover their Xbox360 120GB HDD real cost. iSupli representative Krishna Chander expects the hard drive came from electronics manufacturers Toshiba or Seagate . When the hard drive ships to retail, it comes pre-loaded with starter software (i. | |
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 Prototype Gives up on 2008 Release (via Kotaku) -- One of this summer's blockbuster attempts from Sierra and Radical Entertainment won't show its face until next year, as GameSpot reports Prototype has been delayed until some time in 2009. Why? According to Sierra reps, "we need more time to deliver the game the team initially set out to create." | |
 Bourne Conspiracy Now Available on Market Place (via Planet Xbox 360) - Head on over to Xbox Live right now to download a demo of Sierra Entertainment's upcoming action game, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy. The demo clocks in at 1.24 GB and should feature plenty of ass-kicking to keep the smallest Bourne fans happy while staying true to the books. | |
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