Wow, Namco’s gone all out for Christmas, haven’t they? First they give us a new Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer, and to compliment that, they’ve also officially announced that a new Soul Calibur is in the works.
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New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Trailer
Katsuhiro Harada, director of Namco’s Tekken series, gave us an early Christmas gift this evening by posting a new Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer on his Twitter page. Trailer after the page break.
Black Ops “First Strike” Map Pack Coming Feb. 1
Dan Bunting, Director of Online for Treyarch, has confirmed on Major Nelson’s podcast that the first of what will most likely be many map packs will be arriving, as a timed exclusive for 360, on February 1st. Details inside.
Humble Indie Bundle 2
Earlier this year, Wolfire partnered up with several indie developers, the Electronics Frontier Foundation and Child’s Play to provide gamers with the Humble Indie Bundle, a DRM-free multi-OS pack of 6 indie titles in a ‘pay what you want’ sale. Now, in time for the Christmas spirit, a new bundle has arrived.
Strong Bad Announced For PS3, Mac “Shortly”
Telltale Games’ 2008 series, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, has been confirmed today for a Holiday release on the PlayStation Network.
Google Opens Chrome Web Store
Google opened their new Web Store today with version 8 of their Chrome web browser. The Web Store plays host to a network of web applications, with games being amongst them in a bid for virtual shelf space.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Enjoys Huge Japan Launch
To say that Monster Hunter is a big franchise in Japan would be putting it modestly. The 3rd in the PSP series launched on Tuesday. How did it go? Well, let’s just say that “monster” is a very suitable word.
ShopTo’s Gaming Advent Calendar
ShopTo.net are offering gamers a plethora of savings with their new Advent Calendar. This year, every 24 hours will see at least one top title on PS3, 360 and Wii going for huge savings, as well as other daily special offers on DVDs and Blu-Ray movies. Highlights of today’s particular offers are Epic Mickey on Wii at… Continue reading ShopTo’s Gaming Advent Calendar
Steam Adds Recommendations and Friend Reviews
Steam recently touted that it has over 1,200 games in its catalogue, but how do you find new games and how do you know if a game is any good? Well, Valve have finally added a feature I’ve been screaming from the rooftops for: recommendations and reviews.
Darkspore to Enter Testing
Darkspore, an upcoming sci-fi action-RPG based on EA’s Spore franchise looks to be preparing to enter testing. An e-mail sent out to EA’s newsletter subscribers offers them the chance to sign up for the beta testing. No details are given as to when the testing will start or how testers will be selected, but we’ll… Continue reading Darkspore to Enter Testing
Gran Turismo 5 Trophy List Leaked
I was alerted to this video earlier, highlighting that, yes, someone indeed in this world (and according to the source site, the Czech Republic) has Gran Turismo 5. That someone has played it. And that someone has the trophy list. It’s after the jump.
Tactical Intervention To Begin Testing in Europe Later This Year
Tactical Intervention, the spiritual successor to Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike Source, looks to be finally making its way across from Asia, with the announcement that closed beta tests will be beginning in Europe before the end of the year.
Minecraft Texture Competition
Swedish E-retailer Webhallen has teamed up with Mojang, the studio that makes Minecraft, to provide some cool prizes in a very cool competition for those of you with a creative streak.
Possible GM Abuse Disrupting Eve Online?
There’s a pretty big stink brewing with Eve Online right now. It is possible that a GM is in collusion to help his alternate character’s Corporation by revoking 14 Territorial Claim Units (used for claiming Solar Systems), placed by TEST Alliance before extended server downtime, from star systems IT (GM’s alt Corp) are located… Continue reading Possible GM Abuse Disrupting Eve Online?
Champions Online goes Free-To-Play
Cryptic Studios’ Superhero MMO will soon join the growing roster of MMOs taking up the F2P business model. This means, starting from next year, anyone can hop on board and fight along with the heroes of Millennium City, and spend as little or as much as they want on the game.