Want to test the game out for yourself? You can go ahead and download the demo on Xbox Live. You can read my review here, if you haven’t already.
The demo will let you choose from either Iron Man or War Machine. According to the Xbox Live website, the demo weighs in at 1gb. Make sure you have the space.
[Source: MajorNelson]
[The European cover looked way cooler!]
SEGA has been swearing up and down that Iron Man 2 will not be crappy like the first game was. Did they deliver on their promise or was it a ton of PR lies?
Alpha Protocol has finally gone gold. After all the damn delays, it is now guaranteed to come out May 28th in Europe and June 1st in America.
Unless for some reason SEGA decides not to release the title at all. That would suck!
Makoto Tsuchibayashi, character designer for games like Mega Man Legends (personal favorite of mine), Devil May Cry, Shinobi and Nightshade is working on Vanquish, they upcoming title by Platinum Games.
He confirmed his involvement via the hip social networking site twitter, by doing what all hipsters do, “tweeting.”
[Thanks Pao]
*puts on cool glasses, ignores haters*
Actually the Iron Man 2 achievement list went out a few days ago, I was going to post it but got lazy. Today I saw the trophy list and decided to post both in one awesome post. This is it, the awesome post!
You like cheap games? Have a K-Mart near buy that is still opened? You will be able get Bayonetta and Aliens vs. Predator for $29.99 each, on your choice of PS3 or 360.
Not your thing? They also have Final Fantasy XIII. Whats Final Fantasy you ask? I don’t know either. The prices will take effect on May 4th and last till May 10th. So save your pennies!
[Via Destructoid]
We know that Aliens RPG has been in development for awhile, then SEGA had to go in and pull the plug.
At a press event last week, Joystiq asked Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart some questions about Aliens RPG. So what did he have to say about the unreleased game?
“Oh, if you had come in and played any of the last builds we were working on, you would have said it was a finished game, that’s how close we were. It looked and felt like it was ready to ship.”
Other info he gave out was that you only played as the Colonial Marines in the game, that missions would involve tasks like protecting sentry guns that were featured in a deleted scene in Aliens the movie.
Famitsu has given Bayonetta their ‘Rookie Award’ , in their 2009 awards thingy. You know, every site gives prizes away for games they fancy, Famitsu is not different, just a bit late.
What does the rookie award mean? It means that the game is an “outstanding original game”, with this I agree with. Yakuza 3 was one of the many games to capture Famitsu’s “Excellence Award” along with heavy hitters like Demon’s Souls, Final Fantasy XIII and Resident Evil 5.
[Source: Siliconera]
Phantasy Star Universe servers are still up on the Xbox 360 and SEGA is planning to release version 1.00 patch. This patch has already been released in Japan, but we have to wait till the summer. The update is coming on June 21st.
Few things, Phantasy Star Universe (without the expansion) won’t longer have access to play online. Meaning you have to buy the expansion, Ambition of the Illuminus. Pretty lame.
The update will also bring new weapons, armor units, new outfits, new character customization options, important balance changes, upgraded user interface, and upgrades to MyRoom feature
[Source: SEGA]
SEGA has made two new trailers for Alpha Prtocol, dealing with a couple of characters you will meet in the full game. The first character is Grigori Pazinhov, a Russian that sells information. What kind of spy game wouldn’t have a Russian?
The next character is Sie, a operative. In the game you will get to betray her or keep her around, the choice is yours. She also appears to be a nympho. Hit the jump for her trailer.
Lamb of God, the American Metal band, are going to release an exclusive song for the Iron Man 2 game called “Hit the Wall”. In the video above, SEGA’s producers for the game and band members talk about how the deal came to be.
Looking at the gameplay for Iron Man 2 in the video, I have to say the animation is pretty stiff and that is now worrying me.
[Source: SEGA-Europe Blog]
Tick-tock! The clock is ticking for Alpha Protocol’s marketing campaign. It seems that it will start tonight on 24. I usually dislike how SEGA markets their games, but this seems to be pretty fitting way to start it.
If you did not know, Jack Bauer was one of the influences in choices you can make. He was the ‘aggressive’ character. The other two influences were Jason Bourne and James Bond. Connection? All their first names start with J.
Alpha Protocol is coming out in the United States on June 1st on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
This seems to be standard practice now for GameStop, having you pre-order games and getting extras. Now they will do with Alpha Protocol.
If you pre-order the game at your local GameStop, you will get the two exclusive guns pictured above. That is not all, you will also get two modified weapons; called Hamilton Howitzer and Samael Rapid-Fire Rifle. Those are not exclusive, I guess the modifications will be given out with pre-orders with other retailers.
Alpha Protocol is set to be released in the end of May, on Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3.
[Source: GameStop]
If you are a achievement/trophy hunter, then you will be thrilled to find out that Alpha Protocol’s achievements are not that hard; at least they don’t seem that hard.
It seems that there are about twenty secret achievements. I assume they are story related and they don’t want to spoil it, seems fair. The trophies are usually the same as achievements, with a Platinum added.
[Source: Xbox360Achievements]
