Playstation 3, XBox 360 and Wii News http://www.consolesearch.com en Rockstar Games has released full details on a South Central map expansion and premium upgrade addon for the game Midnight Club Los Angeles to be available March 12 http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_126242/midnight_club_los_angeles_add-on_debuts_march_12.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_126242/midnight_club_los_angeles_add-on_debuts_march_12.html Sun, 08 Mar 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Details about Infinity Wards upcoming Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 map pack titled the Stimulus Package have been revealed on Major Nelsons weekly Xbox LIVE podcast what is included and the price of the March 30th release http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203155/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_package_detailsprice_revealed.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203155/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_package_detailsprice_revealed.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:02:00 -0500 At the tail end of their GDC interview with Lionheads Peter Molyneux Joystiq remembered one more question they simply had to know How well did Fable 2s episodic experiment go Last August Molyneux announced plans to release Fable 2 as a series of five downloadable episodes with the first one given away and the subsequent four priced at 10 each Molyneuxs response That was hugely successful There were something like over half a million I think it was 600000 downloads of the first episode which was very very cool http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203131/fable_2_episodic_experiment_deemed_massive_success_fable_ii.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203131/fable_2_episodic_experiment_deemed_massive_success_fable_ii.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 After being revealed earlier today Infinity Wards Robert Bowling made an appearance on Major Nelsons weekly podcast earlier this evening to discuss the upcoming Stimulus map pack On it Bowling confirmed that the pack will be comprised of five maps three new maps and two slightly reworked maps from Call of Duty 4 and also announced the price 1200 Microsoft Points or 15 Thats right the map pack will actually cost one quarter of the games price itself The Battlefield guys are going to have a field day with this You could argue that the map pack being just 5 more than the price that most people were expecting 800 points isnt really that big of a deal But Activision and CEO Bobby Kotick have continued to amass a reputation as a company that cares about nothing more than money and this decision isnt going to help that perception one bitWill you be buying the maps when theyre released in just over two weeks If not is it because of the price or other reasons Let us know in the comments http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203137/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_maps_priced_at_15.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203137/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_maps_priced_at_15.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:56:00 -0500 We drop the clutch swap some paint and chat all things racing with Bizarre Creations lead designers Gareth Wilson and Ged Talbot about upcoming arcade racer Blur http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203134/blur_qa_with_gareth_wilson_and_ged_talbot.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203134/blur_qa_with_gareth_wilson_and_ged_talbot.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:11:38 -0500 The conclusion of Santa Monica Studios epic hackandslash trilogy arrives in Australia unedited http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203135/au_shippin_out_march_15-19_god_of_war_iii.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203135/au_shippin_out_march_15-19_god_of_war_iii.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:55:17 -0500 1 Next Fight Night To Use PS Move 2 Bad Company 3D Interview 3 God Of War 3 Review 12 Out Of 10 HISTORIC And More On Todays HipHopGamerShow http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203083/gears_3_demo_also_tested_on_ps3_unreal_engine_is_ready_to_shine_hiphopgamershow_31410.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203083/gears_3_demo_also_tested_on_ps3_unreal_engine_is_ready_to_shine_hiphopgamershow_31410.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:59:54 -0500 Destructoid I got into various arguments with people this weekend who justified Final Fantasy fans hating the Xbox 360 because it apparently ruined Square Enixs latest hundredhour monstrosity Now theres no denying that Final Fantasy XIII has its share of problems Ahead of our review I can tell you that this game boasts a variety of disappointing elements However there are those who legitimately blame the Xbox 360 and demonize it as the heart of XIIIs troubles After debating with several of these individuals I have concluded that such people obviously know nothing about the games development http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203084/only_idiots_blame_the_360_for_ff_xiiis_linearity.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203084/only_idiots_blame_the_360_for_ff_xiiis_linearity.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:57:24 -0500 Company boasts about 422k Xbox 360 sales achieved last month Following the NPD Group putting total February Xbox 360 sales at 422000 units Microsoft has hailed the results as the best for the month 34in Xbox 360 history34Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesParents should be stricter with games Childrens CommissionerExInfinity Ward bosses join Talent AgencyBioWare 700 Mass Effect choices altered sequelExInfinity Ward bosses join Alist Talent AgencySplash Damage Brink is platform agnostic http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203123/ms_celebrates_biggest_february_ever.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203123/ms_celebrates_biggest_february_ever.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:27:00 -0500 The Halo franchise is arguably the biggest right now Its become part of the American culture and anything that the Halo brand is slapped on becomes gold Yes its indeed huge http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203085/halo_reach_most_powerful_says_bungie_the_studios_best_halo_game.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203085/halo_reach_most_powerful_says_bungie_the_studios_best_halo_game.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:45:48 -0500 When a small studio is shut down by their big publishers its easy to jump to a reactionary conclusion that the big publishers are to blame But speaking at the Game Developers Conference via Eurogamer staffers from two recently shutdown studios didnt blame their owners they blamed themselvesPaul Bettner who worked at Ensemble Studios for 12 years before it was shut down by Microsoft in 2008 blamed their own internal crunch culture on the studios demise The reality is that every single game we shipped took twice as long as we said it was going to take and cost twice as much to make Bettner said Microsoft is a public company they answer to their shareholders and we were simply too expensivePart of the problem Bettner explained was that a culture grew in Ensemble where everyone was a workaholic and addicted to repeated successes with the Age of Empires series leading to high project costs and poor quality of life for employees And he argued its a problem thats industrywide This is a horrible vicious cycle We burn out all our best people We destroy these precious artists we wreck their families and we sacrifice their youth So they leave and they take all their experience with them he said http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203138/ensemble_pandemic_blame_company_cultures_for_studio_closures.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203138/ensemble_pandemic_blame_company_cultures_for_studio_closures.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:30:00 -0500 The name Gene Simmons is no stranger to Guitar Hero with the KISS superstar having been active in the promotion of Guitar Hero II But now it seems that the rock icon is eyeing more than http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203113/gene_simmons_hinting_at_guitar_hero_kiss.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203113/gene_simmons_hinting_at_guitar_hero_kiss.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:41:33 -0500 Thanks to an early posting on the Xbox Live Marketplace website via Joystiq we now know what to expect from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC addon apparently called Stimulus Package The DLC will add five maps but only three are actually brandnew the other two are returning favorites from the original Call of Duty 4 Modern WarfareThe returning maps are Crash you know the one clearly inspired by Black Hawk Down and Overgrown no doubt two of the most popular maps from the first game The new maps according to the description of the mappack include Bailout a multilevel apartment complex Storm an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery and Salvage a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed carsInfinity Ward has announced the Stimulus Package is set for release on March 30 on XBLM but no PS3 or PC dates have been announced yet nor has a price been set http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203139/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_package_adds_5_maps_2_from_mw1.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203139/modern_warfare_2_stimulus_package_adds_5_maps_2_from_mw1.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:41:00 -0500 Cinematics designer reveals how many decisions impacted on Mass Effect 2 BioWares lead cinematic designer Armando Troisi has revealed that Mass Effect had over 700 plot hooks that carried over into the Mass Effect 2Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesParents should be stricter with games Childrens CommissionerExInfinity Ward bosses join Talent AgencyExInfinity Ward bosses join Alist Talent AgencySplash Damage Brink is platform agnosticMS celebrates biggest February ever http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203124/bioware_700_mass_effect_choices_altered_sequel.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203124/bioware_700_mass_effect_choices_altered_sequel.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:36:00 -0500 Pair to be given representation by top hollywood agents Vince Zampella and Jason West have signed up to be represented by top Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists AgencyClick here to read the full articleRelated StoriesParents should be stricter with games Childrens CommissionerExInfinity Ward bosses join Talent AgencyBioWare 700 Mass Effect choices altered sequelSplash Damage Brink is platform agnosticMS celebrates biggest February ever http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203125/ex-infinity_ward_bosses_join_a-list_talent_agency.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203125/ex-infinity_ward_bosses_join_a-list_talent_agency.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500 CEO Paul Wedgwood says no one platform is superior or inferior Splash Damage CEO Paul Wedgwood has said that the studio has been working on its upcoming FPS Brink from a 34platform agnostic34 perspectiveClick here to read the full articleRelated StoriesParents should be stricter with games Childrens CommissionerExInfinity Ward bosses join Talent AgencyBioWare 700 Mass Effect choices altered sequelExInfinity Ward bosses join Alist Talent AgencyMS celebrates biggest February ever http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203126/splash_damage_brink_is_platform_agnostic.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203126/splash_damage_brink_is_platform_agnostic.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:55:00 -0500 The recent story that hit the internet about Valve poaching talent from Naughty Dog has drawn some questions from the gaming community Mostly attributable to the fact that Naughty Dog the developer for the critically acclaimed Uncharted series on the Playstation 3 lost talent to Valve a developer exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PC It turns out this news isnt so new after all The developers in question Vitaliy Genkin Elan Ruskin and Alex Vlachos have been with Valve for almost four years http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203086/valve_snatching_talent_from_naughty_dog_not_so_much.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203086/valve_snatching_talent_from_naughty_dog_not_so_much.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:54:32 -0500 Gamestop USA is here to save the day Gamestop USA is offering 40 off of God Of war 3 Final Fantasy 13 When you trade in 2 of the following games Also On Top of that There Power Trade promo gives you an extra 20 Credit when planning to Trade any games towards the preorder or purchase of God of War III Final Fantasy XIII Splinter Cell Conviction Battlefield Bad Company 2 Red Dead Redemption or Pokemon Heart GoldSoul Silver There big promo that is only up for 3 more days the 50 Bonus On All Games Traded sounds really appealing http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203087/looking_to_buy_gow3ffxiii_but_dont_have_the_money.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203087/looking_to_buy_gow3ffxiii_but_dont_have_the_money.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:39:47 -0500 With Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward promising to cure the shooters mapathy with some downloadable content on March 30 Battlefield Bad Company 2 developer EA DICE has thrown down the gauntlet The same day March 30 will see DICE release its second VIP Map Pack for Bad Company 2 it revealed in a blog post titled how to avoid mapathy without paying http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203088/battlefield_bad_company_2_dlc_due_alongside_modern_warfare_2s_as_dice_throws_gauntlet.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203088/battlefield_bad_company_2_dlc_due_alongside_modern_warfare_2s_as_dice_throws_gauntlet.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:53:40 -0500 Peter Molyneux has told Eurogamer that he doesnt think PlayStation Move is the same kind of step forward as Microsofts Project Natal but admits he fancies a crack on Sonys new magic wand controller http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203089/molyneux_natal_is_bigger_step_than_move.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203089/molyneux_natal_is_bigger_step_than_move.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:38:24 -0500 Kotaku Two years ago Xbox Live gave away 72 limited edition Xbox 360 faceplates with a Need For Speed ProStreet design Some guy decided to get rid of his on eBay and has found it commands a price above 200 The seller out of Queens NY billed it as an extremely rare collectible but listed it for 30 His coworkers advised him not to sell it for less than 60 so he moved the reserve price up Then yesterday afternoon a bidder with pretty high feedback stepped in and laid down 200 and finally another guy topped that priceisright style by a buck http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203090/wait_a_minute_200_-_for_a_faceplate.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203090/wait_a_minute_200_-_for_a_faceplate.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:25:15 -0500 BioWares Christina Norman gives us an interesting look at the way Mass Effect feedback influenced Mass Effect 2 and how it will influence Mass Effect 3 http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203091/whats_the_plan_for_mass_effect_3.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203091/whats_the_plan_for_mass_effect_3.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:13:37 -0500 Darksiders is one giant ripoff Is it a bad thing Depending on how you look at it yes Does it make the game any less enjoyable Not at all Is there anything original on the game Other than the idea of picking everything from the past decade that you liked in your games and putting all in a single one Maybe http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203092/darksiders_wrath_of_war_review.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203092/darksiders_wrath_of_war_review.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:01:22 -0500 This game was classified by the community with the following category scores Violence03 Sex03 Mature Content03 ColorBox is a unique puzzle game combining millions of colors across four challenging game modes Best your friends in ColorBoxs Versus mode or sit back and relax and enjoy Four Seasons mode where you travel through four colorthemed seasons Its fun for the whole brain http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203132/colorbox__colorbox.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203132/colorbox__colorbox.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:43:00 -0500 High Voltage Software has announced today at GDC that they have turned the 360 version of the game into a top down shooter You know what they say if you cant beat em then change genres In any case High Voltage Software has shown skepticism as to whether or not they want to apply this facelift to the Wii version of the game http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203093/the_grinder_gets_a_face_lift.html http://www.consolesearch.com/item/360_203093/the_grinder_gets_a_face_lift.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:10:43 -0500