
Posts with tag EA
Deadly Dead Space achievements aren't dead

Our pals over at 360Sync just posted the officially official list of achievements for a spacey survival horror game that you may know as Dead Space. The achievements, comprised of 48 total with 8 being secret, are a nice mix of story progression as well as weapon based achievements. We'll be proud once we unlock "Butcher" and "Air Alert". What can we say? We love making messes and jumping from wall to wall.
Video: The weapons of Dead Space kill things
Here's some new Dead Space footage for you to watch, complete with weapon demonstrations and bloodied up Necromorph bits. Embedded above and after the break you'll get to watch how the Dead Space Line Gun rips bodies into bits, how the Plasma Cutter accurately picks off limbs and how the Pulse Rifle chainguns those icky aliens into submission. Take that baddies! Take it and like it!
Continue reading Video: The weapons of Dead Space kill things
Rock (Band) out to Megadeth and RB Tour DLC

Just as was announced last week, earlier this morning Harmonix released a bunch of new Rock Band DLC (which is also Rock Band 2 DLC, because DLC works for both games don'tcha know) onto the XBLM featuring an entire album from Megadeth and a few select songs from the artists of the Rock Band Tour. Note too that the 880 Microsoft point Megadeth album Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? is the entire album EXCEPT for the title track "Peace Sells" because it is a part of the Rock Band 2 setlist. View all the DLC goodness after the break.
Continue reading Rock (Band) out to Megadeth and RB Tour DLC
Want a perfect vocal in Rock Band 2? Recite the Declaration of Independence
But forget all of that. The point is that it's possible to five star and gold "So Whatcha Want" by the Beastie Boys -- on expert -- by reading the Declaration of Independence. Joystiq put together a video to prove this and the results are staggering and, frankly, strangly beautiful. The video takes on the aspect of performance art and gives us pause to consider the broader meaning of our existence. Either that or we've been staring at a computer monitor for just a bit too long. Either way, it's something that must be seen and, more importantly, iterated over and over again. We'd love to see someone five star "So Watcha Want" with, oh, let's say an episode of the A-Team. Get to it, internets.
Mercenaries 2 demo explodes onto Xbox Live

Ten colorful notes unlock all Rock Band 2 tracks

Thankfully, Harmonix included a "game modifier" option where, with a few presses of the colorful guitar buttons, players can alter the game including a modifier that unlocks the entire setlist. Simply make your way to the RB2 game modifier screen and enter the sequence - Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue. Tada! Instant setlist unlock! You rebel.
Purchase Rock Band 2 at Circuit City, save $9810

If you're in the pre-order market for the Rock Band 2 bundle (which releases next month), then look no further than Circuit City. They're selling the entire Rock Band 2 bundle for the astonishingly low price of $189, which is $9810 off the game's regular $9999 price tag! With savings like this, you just can't go wrong.
[Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]
Shipping this week: Rock Band 2 Unleashed edition

[Via Joystiq]
Rock Band: Megadeth album and RB Tour DLC

- "Wake Up Dead" by Megadeth (160
)
- "The Conjuring" by Megadeth (160
)
- "Devil's Island" by Megadeth (160
)
- "Good Mourning / Black Friday" by Megadeth (160
)
- "Bad Omen" by Megadeth (160
)
- "I Ain't Superstitious" by Megadeth (160
)
- "My Last Words" by Megadeth (160
)
- "One of Those Nights" by the Cab (80
)
- "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional (80
)
- "She's a Handsome Woman" by Panic! At the Disco (80
)
- "Natural Disaster" by Plain White T's (80
)
Bad Company assaulted by DLC, free weapons, update

- Recon Kit - QBU88 - your3mynextt4rget
- Special Ops Kit - UZI - cov3r1ngthecorn3r
- Support Kit - M60 - try4ndrunf0rcov3r
[Thanks, Patrick]
Stephen Colbert DLC hits Rock Band
Ahem. Got a bit creepy there. Check out in game videos of the song after the break.
FIFA 09 demo kicks its way onto the XBLM

Available prior to the game's official release next month, EA Sports just released a shiny new FIFA 09 demo to the Xbox Live Marketplace. The 740MB demo is available for download in all Live regions and (according to the demo description) features "more responsive first-time shooting, passing, one-touches plus faster and more controlled dribbling and improved trapping." Oh, and for those who are confused over what the heck "FIFA" actually is, think football if you live in Europe and soccer if you're Stateside. Have fun downloading and demoing!
Rock Band 2 ships to retailers, no you can't have it yet

Now it's time to go start bugging your game store employee friends for a sneak peak. Just remember, trying to trick someone into selling you Rock Band 2 before its street date is wrong. Fun, but wrong.
Dead Space banned in Japan, Germany, and China

Dead Space Zero-G dev diary is disorienting
The developers mention that part of the game's challenge is becoming reoriented to your surroundings in zero gravity. As "the floor maybe become the ceiling, and the ceiling the floor," players need to reorient themselves quickly in order to deal with enemies. One last thing: in complete vacuums (where sound does not travel) players will only be able to hear the sounds of Isaac's breathing and heartbeat. Creepy.