Generally speaking, we're not particularly surprised that Achievement Hunter has set up an Orb map for Crackdown 2, but we're a bit put off that co-op orbs are missing from the list. Anyone who has played Crackdown 2 has noticed the little gray Xbox LIVE Orbs around the city. You need two or more players in the same area to collect these skill enhancing orbs, and the orbs also end in an achievement when you get them all.
Despite a bit of a dry spell with game releases there's plenty to play thanks to the likes of downloadable games. Deathspank and Blacklight: Tango Down seem to dominate our playlists, not to be outdone by the likes of Transformers and others. Comic Con is next week, so expect plenty of gaming news, despite the continued light release schedule. Don't worry, the fall is coming, then we'll all be complaining about too much too play.
Despite a recent premium map pack being released last week, the console version of Aliens vs Predator will no longer receive any patches or content due to Sega terminating support. The assistant community manager for Sega had this to say on the official forums:
When DJ Hero launched last year with its Renegade Edition for $200, well, not a lot of people spent $200 on it. And that's a good thing - for you! Right now Amazon has the Xbox 360 version of the Renegade Edition for $64. Yes...$64. DJ Hero supported a two player co-op mode with one turn table and a guitar.
Remember the good old days when a preview told you a game would have co-op and it meant something? Remember when we told you Killzone 2 would never have co-op? It's starting to look like the same might be true for the game's sequel, Killzone 3.
The final box art has been revealed for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Nothing too exciting to see here folks, as the artwork on display has been used already in various other promotion materials. While we have a good look at the front of the box, it's the back of the box we're curious about. What features will Black Ops give us? Here's some suggested bullet points.
Bob 360 and Pete PS3 chased away the sad looking Anthony PC
If know kids who watch cartoons on TV or look at the toy aisles in stores, you've probably heard of Beyblade. Near as I can tell, Beyblade is best described as Pokemon meets spinning tops. Players collect individual Beyblade tops, some of which transform into nifty creatures, and spin them in a sort of colosseum to fight. Several cartoons based on the property have made it to American shores, most recently "Beyblade: Metal Fusion".
A few months ago we came across an interesting article that shed some light on Sam Fisher's peculiar shooting stance in Splinter Cell: Conviction. Today we’ll take a look at traditional poses and see how the new one holds up as a credible way for our favorite rogue operative to dispatch bad guys.
Like any big game these days, Dead Rising 2 is getting a special limited edition with all the trinkets that make you feel like it's ok to drop an extra $10-$20 on a game you're already spending $60. No matter, when the dead rise again on September 28th you can get your hands on the Zombrex Edition of the game for $79.99 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - sorry PC owners.
Apparently there was a long and storied saga for our little Soldner Final Protoype. It was a tale wrought with heroics, bad guys, explosions, and umlauts. Sadly like all good stories, it must come to an end. Soldner X-2: Final Prototype is getting a piece of DLC called The Last Chapter which tells this fateful tale.
We just got word from Astro that their A30 Headsets are discounted right now a full $50, bringing the price down under $100 for these awesome cans. If you remember our review of these our one major complaint was the price, despite the immense quality. In fact Astro claims that this limited time price drop was a direct reflect of the feedback of many users and reviewers - how's that for customer service?
