Xbox Live deals of the week: Turtles, Tiger and Marvel vs. Capcom
We’re guessing that the person at Microsoft whose job it is to choose the discounted XBLA games of the week is a huge New Orleans Saints fan. Filled with the overwhelming spirit of victory from last night’s engagement, this person couldn’t stop him or herself from repeatedly hitting the price reduction button. We’re afraid of what might have happened if they were a diehard Colts fan. Can XBLA prices be increased?
Fortunately, things panned out in our favor. During the discounting spree, three titles got their prices reduced: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is now 800
($10, down from 1200), TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled is 400 ($5, down from 800) and Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao is available for 800 ($10, down from 1200). Basically, if you’ve got an itch to watch ninjas or superheroes beat the snot out of things, Xbox Live has you covered for the next seven days.
Xbox Live deals of the week: Turtles, Tiger and Marvel vs. Capcom originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Xbox 360 Fancast 152 — Drinking with Strangers
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This week on the Xbox 360 Fancast, we talk about one man’s quest to find a copy of the original Mass Effect, what it takes to get into the First Annual Joystiq Blueberry Muffin Tops Breakfast and, just for fun, what Xav thinks of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. It is, as always, a laugh and a half. Download the latest episode for all this and more. Also, don’t forget that it’s okay to drink with strangers, just remember to BYOB*.
*This is a joke.
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Brand sparking new Rocket Knight art
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We’re going to level with you: There’s not a lot of new info to be found in the latest batch of character art from Konami’s upcoming reboot of Rocket Knight. The press release does mention a few of Sparkster’s abilities. While most should be familiar to players — wall ricochet jumps, etc — one new addition is the “burst vortex,” which can reflect projectiles back toward enemies. Beyond that, however, we’re left only with images of Emperor Sweinhart and Sparkster’s nemesis, Axel Gear, both of whom can be seen above. Konami has also released a high resolution version of Sparkster himself.
Yes, it’s not much but, when it comes to Rocket Knight, we’ll take what we can get.
Brand sparking new Rocket Knight art originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Medal of Honor, APB dated for Summer 2010
Also due out in the quarter: the expected spate of annual sports franchises (Madden, FIFA, FIFA Online, NHL), a Monopoly game for consoles and handhelds, and a new MySims title — we’re guessing MySims Sky Heroes.
Medal of Honor, APB dated for Summer 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Mass Effect 2 DLC armor, shotgun available tomorrow
A post on the Bioware forums has revealed that two new bits of DLC will be coming to Mass Effect 2′s Cerberus Network tomorrow, February 9. Players will be able to download both a new set of armor and a new shotgun for free via the game’s DLC pipe. The Cerberus Armor ups heavy weapon ammo capacity, shields, and health by 10 percent each, and the M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is “a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads” that “also violates several intergalactic weapons treaties.”
But those “treaties” were never ratified by the Citadel Council anyway, so who cares? The new DLC should be released by 2pm ET, so you can start ganking with the new space shotty then.
[Thanks, Michael]
New Mass Effect 2 DLC armor, shotgun available tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Crysis 2, Sims 3 on consoles, NBA Jam due Holiday 2010
Thanks to today’s EA earnings report (EArnings?) we’re starting to get an idea of how the company’s holiday season is going to shape up. This is all subject to change, of course, but as of right now it would appear you can look forward to Crysis 2, NBA Jam and EA Sports MMA sometime between October and December of 2010.
Filling out the holiday quarter are some yet-to-be-formally-announced titles like The Sims 3 on consoles, a new Need For Speed game (perhaps the Criterion-developed one?) and a new Harry Potter game (likely tied to this November’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I). Want to come up with your own wild speculation? Peruse the list here.
Crysis 2, Sims 3 on consoles, NBA Jam due Holiday 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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EA: Rock Band deal with Viacom only through March 2010
Presumably the deal somehow includes the yet-to-be-released Green Day: Rock Band — but EA’s unlikely to announce any more Rock Band games until it knows it has the license locked down for another year.
EA: Rock Band deal with Viacom only through March 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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