“If you can hear me, wake up,” says Dr. Bridgette Tenenbaum over a pitch-black screen, our first glimpse of BioShock 2. “Your time for sleeping is over.”
Of course, the BioShock series hasn’t been sleeping for very long. Developed over a tight timeframe, BioShock 2–announced amidst news of Ken Levine’s departure from the series and an upcoming film adaptation–was a project born to a healthy amount of skepticism. Would this be the first of many cash-in sequels to a unique, self-contained game, or a worthy follow-up?
After learning more about the project, I certainly wouldn’t count it out until all the chips are down. 2K has assembled a team…
Newly founded developer Runic Games, one of several companies formed from the ashes of Hellgate and Mythos developer Flagship, today announced its first project: an action-MMO titled Torchlight.
Torchlight is billed as a simple, action-oriented online PC game in the style of Diablo. The basic setup: “Adventurers set out from the town of Torchlight into the nearby mountains in search of the magic ore that imbues their equipment with power, yet imperils their very existence.”
The title is set to be published worldwide exclusively by Chinese online gaming company Perfec…
Be warned that if you watch this new trailer for SCE Studios Japan’s rhythmic warfare sequel Patapon 2, you’ll probably be humming “pa pa pa pa pata-pon” for a while.
The download-only PSP game hits May 5 via vouchers, with a PS Store release May 7. Both the retail vouchers and PlayStation Store download carry the same price, $19.99.
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Wednesday let us write about mutton chops, among many other things:
It’s hard to top mutton chops, but I’ve got high hopes for Thursday. You can do it!
The birds are chirping and spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate than a fresh new look for your Xbox Live Avatar?
Fortunately, Microsoft has just unleashed a new set off free clothing options for said Avatars, adding all kinds of fancy “hip hop” items.
Just sign into Xbox Live and you’ll be able to deck out your Avatar with these new parts:
Boys
- Denim Shorts
- Faded Jeans with Print
- Striped Visor Beanie
- Diamond Stud Earrings
- Square Stones Ring
Girls
- Oversized Jacket with Chains
- Short Shorts
- Sports Vest
- Diamond Stud Earrings
A number of direct-feed screenshots from 2K Marin’s BioShock 2 have made their way online via PC Games Hardware, offering a glimpse of the anticipated follow-up.
Look for our preview of the underwater shooter sequel–due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 between August 1 and October 31 of this year–in the very near future. And if you haven’t already, be sure to check out <a href=”http://www.shacknews.com/o…
With the release of Next Level’s Punch-Out!! Wii-magining coming up in under a month, Nintendo has issued some new screenshots featuring the game’s “Head-to-Head” multiplayer mode. Apparently, Little Pete isn’t quite so little when he gets angry.
The Wii edition of Punch-Out!! hits North American stores on May 18, with both the original NES Punch-Out!! and Super NES sequel Super Punch-Out!! now available for download from the Wii’s online Shop Channel, priced respectively at $5 and $8.
A downloadable demo of Eidos Studios Hungary’s upcoming Battlestations: Pacific will hit Xbox 360 and PC next week on April 30, publisher Eidos revealed today.
Available from the Xbox Live Marketplace and Games for Windows Live Marketplace, the demo of the WWII sea and air combat game packs one single-player mission from the US campaign, along with an offline-only sampling of two multiplayer modes.
The full version of Battlestations: Pacific arrives at North American retailers on May 12, with a European and Australian release following just a few days later on May 15.
To promote the May 1 release of Raven’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, retailer GameStop today launched a “Mutton Chop Madness” contest.
Described as a “nationwide search for the best sideburns,” the promotion asks entrants to send in a photo of themselves with facial hair.
Four winners, one per week, will receive a $100 GameStop gift card between April 22 and May 22, based on “originality, comedic value and style.” A pair of cut-out fakes are provided “if for some reason you don’t already have mutton chops (ie, you’re female).”
“GameStop is not responsible for incidents involving paper mutton ch…
The latest title in Q-Games’ series of 2D downloadables has been teased via an official Facebook page.
Only a few tiny shots of the PlayStation 3 game, tentatively known as PixelJunk 1-4, have been posted on the page thus far.
Q-Games chief Dylan Cuthbert promises to reveal more details of the game as the page gains popularity, in a Noby Noby Boy-esque style of marketing.
Cuthbert has stated previously that PixelJunk 1-4 is not the previously-announced PixelJunk Dungeons, but rather …
