New Fable 2 screenshots

Here are a few new Fable 2 screenshots. Fable 2 is due holidays ‘08.

 

 

Xbox 360 console sales reach 10 million in USA.

Ten Million consoles sets the tone for the rest of year. Microsoft also, sold 19 million consoles worldwide. This is going to be a great year for game and gaming. Now if Microsoft would just release Alan Wake.

“This year will be the largest in the history of the videogame industry, with Xbox 360 leading the charge in the U.S. and abroad,” said Don Mattrick, senior Vice President of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “History has shown us that the first company to reach ten million in console sales wins the generation battle. We are uniquely positioned to set a new benchmark for the industry.”

Age of Conan Beta scores over one million beta testers!!!

The Age of Conan is almost upon us. Get ready to explore the land of Hyborian in Funcom’s new MMO set in the world of Conan. 

“Funcom has not been able to find any higher beta numbers for MMOs in the western world,” said Morten Larssen, VP of Funcom Sales and Marketing. “We believe it represents the largest ever beta sign-up figure in the history of the genre.”

Funcom also, confirms that over 800,000 people have signed up for the Clan of Conan newsletter. For more information about the Age of Conan visit www.ageofconan.com. Pre-order Conan here. 

 

Blizzcon ‘08 announced

Blizzcon is back in 2008. Tickets will go on sale for $100 each. Visit Blizzcon.com for more info events and activities.

Press Realease

BlizzCon^™ 2008 Announced

Blizzard Entertainment^® Gaming Convention Returns to Anaheim Convention Center October 10–11

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its third BlizzCon^™ gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment^®’s Warcraft^®, StarCraft^®, and Diablo^® franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year’s event has expanded from two convention halls to three.

“Whenever we’ve been able to meet and interact with Blizzard gamers from around the world, it’s been a great experience for us,” stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to seeing even more of our players at this year’s BlizzCon and delivering another entertaining and informative event for them.”

BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities to help all attendees get the most out of the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for the different Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:

• Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment releases
• Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
• Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as the World of Warcraft^® Trading Card Game
• Costume, machinima, and character sound-alike contests with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on the Blizzard Entertainment franchises
• A silent auction
• More exciting activities to be announced

GTA 4 Review for Xbox 360

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Grand theft auto is finally here for all platforms. This is Rockstar’s first game in three years and their first GTA game for the next gen consoles. Although, saturated with controversy, GTA has embraced the blight to make over 500 million dollars in revenue its first week released. Grand theft auto is quickly becoming one of the greatest launches in game history. For people new to the game, GTA is a large sandbox world where you can do anything or go anywhere. Most of the game play is centered on meeting characters and doing missions but, in a sandbox world the game play experience doesn’t stop there. Rock star comes out of the gate with guns ablaze by offering solid game play, deep characters, and multiplayer (A first for the series).

Gears of War 2 Gameplay Trailer

Check out the new Gears of War 2 Game play Trailer. Just released Friday, it show how awesome this game is going to be when it launches in November.

from www.gametrailers.com posted with vodpod

Bioshock Movie in the Works

 Gore Verbinski, The Director of Pirates of the Caribbean is set to direct the Bioshock movie. A release date not specified but, rest assure it will be awhile. 

 

BioShock Heads to Hollywood

Universal Pictures to Develop Movie Based on Hit Video Game from 2K Games

Gore Verbinski, Director of Pirates of the Caribbean, to Direct/Produce

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–2K Games announced today that it has reached an agreement for BioShock®, the universally acclaimed smash-hit video game, to be developed as a feature film by Universal Pictures. 2K Games, whose 2K Boston and 2K Australia studios developed BioShock, is a video game publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Battlefield: Bad Company Demo Due out in June.

Good news a demo of Battlefield will be available june 5th for xbox 360 and ps3.  I can’t wait for the next installment of battlefield to arrive.

Gold Fever Hits an All Time High With the Upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company Single-Player and Multi-Player Demo

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–You’ve been drafted to ‘B’ Company! DICE, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that a demo for its highly anticipated summer release, Battlefield: Bad Company™ will be available on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace¹ and PLAYSTATION® Store¹ on June 5. Players will land on the battlefield as part of the ‘B’ or Bad Company, a wayward band of soldiers more interested in the pursuit of gold and personal financial gain than following the rules. Gamers will get a sneak peek at how tactical destruction changes the way shooters are played, both offline and online in the single player and multiplayer demo.

Help with GTA 4!!!!

How do you get a new Cellphone in GTA? I found a bunch of ads for new themes and mp3s for the cell phone but, nowhere to buy them. Send a comment if you know how. Thanks.

Gta 4 jacks your console.

 

 

 

 

Grand theft auto 4 launches and millions and millions of gamers react. According to Major nelson, over 12 million achievements unlocked and that is worth over 100 million in gamerscore.  Also, GTA4 sold over $500 million in its first week. Those are pretty impressive numbers for the video game industry.

 

I am surprised I’m not hearing too much controversy over the launch. Things are quiet on the Jack Thompson front. More news on GTA to come stay tuned.