GamingHot                                   ALL NEWS  |  XBOX 360    |    PS3    |    WII    |    PC    |    DS    |   PSP
PC HEADLINES:

Crysis 2: Lower System Req, Better Graphics (Crysis 2)



During his keynote speech at the India Game Developer Summit 2010 last month, Carl Jones, director of global business development at Crytek, said that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements and better graphics than the original Crysis PC game.



Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Four Pack Released (Battlefield: Bad Company 2)



Have you and your squad bought Battlefield: Bad Company 2 yet? If not, you could save $50 by purchasing the BF:BC2 Four Pack through Steam.



Blur DLC To Be A "Massive" Part Of The Strategy (Blur)



British developer Bizarre Creations wants downloadable content for the upcoming racer Blur to be, well as they put it, "massive".



Deus Ex 3 "surprise" coming on Thursday (Deus Ex 3)



VG247: Eidos Montreal boss Stephanie D'Astous has said there will be a Deus Ex 3 "surprise" coming on Thursday.



World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Mastery System Preview (World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King)



Blizzard offered a brief preview of the Mastery System, which takes over and expands the 51 points Talent Tree system in World of Warcraft: Cataclsym.

The preview focuses on the priest and death knight classes. A Blizzard representative hints the Cataclysm website will get a generous update in upcoming days.



Drizzt, Spawn, and Elder Scrolls creators team up for new RPG (PC)


EA has just announced a publishing partnership with 38 Studios to publish a single-player RPG codenamed Project Mercury for the PS3, 360 and PC platforms.

Project Mercury takes place in a universe created by R.A. Salvatore, with Todd McFarlane providing artistic direction. The game is being developed by Big Huge Games (Rise of Nations, Catan) with Ken Rolston (Morrowind, Oblivion) at the helm. Salvatore and McFarlane are also ...




What's next for ex-team Pandemic? (The Saboteur)


After last year’s layoffs by EA, it’s widely acknowledged that Pandemic is now Pandemic in name only. So what are the developers who brought you Star Wars Battlefront, Destroy All Humans and the surprising Army Men RTS doing now? ...




Just Cause 2 Rocket Launcher Jump Vid (Just Cause 2)



Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have released a new video in the Just Cause 2 Anatomy of a Stunt series.

The Rocket Launcher Jump video shows player how, somewhat improbably, the game's star Rico Rodriguez is able to fire a rocket launcher from a boat that is flying through the air.



StarCraft impersonator wows live audience (StarCraft II)


We know we’re probably wrong, but we desperately want to believe that South Korea is the StarCraft paradise that we think it is. It’s where StarCraft II was first announced, and in our minds it’s the kind of place where pretty girls shower pro players with roses. It’s the land of milk and honey, where the internet is always fast, gaming cafes are everywhere, and pro matches are broadcast on major networks – and ...




Modern Warfare 2 machinima wins award we made up right now (Modern Warfare 2)



The Oscars are over, and yet again, no machinima was nominated for anything. We are shocked. And by shocked, we mean that we wanted to tie the Oscars into something, and this sort of worked. But there is some fantasmical work being done in the game-powered short film department, as exemplified by Michael Barnes' Modern Warfare 2 machinima, "No Russian." Watch it. ...



Battlestar Galactica Online is a browser-based game (PC)


Today, NBC Universal and Bigpoint games announced that a Battlestar Galactica MMO is scheduled to launch this fall. We were really, really excited… until we found out that it’s going to be a browser-based game. Is anyone else saying, “What the frakk?”Star Wars fans are getting Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is shaping up to be a truly epic MMO from BioWare. "It's the biggest game I've ever worked on. I'm surprised ...




Get shanked with EA's Shank (Shank)



Come on, guys. Do you really want to mess with a madman carrying around a shank? If he can skillfully master the art of shanking, we wouldn't want to be around him when he actually has a real weapon. ...



Tron: Legacy trailer hits the net (TRON: Evolution)



As GR's resident Disneyphile, I had to weigh in on the Tron: Legacy trailer. To be honest, I was completely ready to hate the movie, but what can I say? The trailer totally did it for me. ...




EA asks partners to hold on providing Bad Company 2 servers (Battlefield: Bad Company 2)



Dutch gaming website reports that EA asked their exclusive serverhosting partners to no longer rent out any servers untill the current server problems are fixed



R.U.S.E. Public Beta Test Live (RUSE)



Ubisoft has announced that, from today, players can download and take part in the public beta test for the upcoming RTS, R.U.S.E.



 
GAMESPOT:
Wii | 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Game Demo
PlayStation 3 | EA Sports MMA Updated Impressions
Wii | GDC 2010: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Wii Demo
Xbox 360 | GDC 2010: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Xbox 360 Demo
Xbox 360 | Puzzle Quest 2 Demo
Xbox 360 | Puzzle Quest 2 Hands-On
PC | Civilization V Impressions - First Look
Wii | Kid Adventures: Sky Captain First Impressions
Wii | Kid Adventures: Sky Captain Demo
PlayStation 3 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 GDC 2010 Celtic Manor Trailer


GAMERADAR:
Crysis 2: Lower System Req, Better Graphics (Crysis 2)
God of War 4 Definitely Not Planned, But... (God of War III)
Resident Evil 5 DLC Available As One Package (Resident Evil 5)
Sega comments about Yakuza 4's localization (Yakuza 4)
Final Fantasy XIII Shipments Top Five Million (Final Fantasy XIII)
Final Fantasy XIII 360 reviewing higher than PS3 version (Final Fantasy XIII)
New Mega Man 10 trailer featuring Bass (Mega Man 10)
God of War Collection priced and dated in Europe ? (God of War Collection)
Not all Final Fantasy XIII's are created Equal. (Final Fantasy XIII)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Four Pack Released (Battlefield: Bad Company 2)

 
JOYSTIQ:
Video: The elusive iPhone Shoryuken
Free White Knight Chronicles weekly quests through June
Final Fantasy XIII ships 5 million copies
Impressions: Civilization V or 'I Wanna Hex You Up'
Interview: Mafia II producer Denby Grace
Hands-on: Mafia II
There is a new King of Kong
Former Baltimore mayor's telltale Xbox 360 now on eBay
Will Wright on the Wii's toy-like sensibilities
Impressions: True Crime


THAT VIDEOGAME BLOG:

Xbox 360 spring bundle offers 2 free games
XBL Silver accounts get Modern Warfare 2 free weekend
Ghost Recon short film in the works
Final Fantasy XIII shipments at 5 million
EA Sports Active 2.0 goes wireless, multiplatform
BioWare taking ?brand new? approach to end-game content
Rock Band 3 on for a holiday release
Modern Warfare 2 DLC on March 30
Aliens vs Predator foursome DLC next week
EA to publish 38 Studios? RPG

 
 

Copyright ©, GamingHot.