Monthly Archives: January 2010

MotoGP 09/10 Demo and DLC Revealed

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Capcom’s motorcycle racing sim, MotoGP, is coming out in March. But before that, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 gamers will get a chance to try the game out roughly a month before release.

The demo will feature the Mugello track and all three bike classes. Play as your favorite rider here in a battle to cross the finish line and be the star of the MotoGP season in Championship mode or race against the clock in Time Trial. For those who like to take risks, you can show off your skills in the arcade mode where extra time will be added for pulling off daring tricks but put in a bad performance and your dreams of making the poll position will be over.

Additionally, DLC plans for the game were today released by Capcom:

Just announced at this week’s Silverstone event, the first downloadable pack will include the 800cc bike class with bike, rider and team liveries, plus the new tracks for the 2010 season – Silverstone (UK) and Balatonring (Hungary). The second free DLC pack will include the 600cc and 125cc bike class with all the bike, rider and team livery updates. Both packs will be available for download shortly after the games release.

Rock Band Going Country Next Week

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All that Rock Band ever has is rock. And I know it’s called Rock Band, too. I was just really surprised when I saw that Rock Band will be adding country to its extensive library of tracks. Wouldn’t that make it Country-Rock Band? No one educated me on the intricate web of music classification and which sounds cooler. Oh wait. I guess there’s already been two country track packs. The world of downloadable content is so confusing…

Anyways, Rock Band has a country track pack, the “Going Country Pack 03″ coming out next week that includes Kenny Chesney, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Trace Adkins, and Willie Nelson. The pack will be 800 MS Points ($10.00) on Xbox Live and $9.99 on Playstation Network. Individual tracks can be purchased for 160 MS Points ($1.99) on Xbox 360, $1.99 on Playstation Network, and 200 Wii Points ($2.00) on Wii.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Feb. 2) and PlayStation 3 system (Feb. 4):

-Kenny Chesney – “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”

-Montgomery Gentry – “Gone”

-Rascal Flatts – “Me and My Gang”

-Sara Evans – “Suds in the Bucket”

-Trace Adkins – “Swing”

-Willie Nelson – “On the Road Again”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

February Guitar Hero DLC Itinerary Unveiled

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First, a Creedence Clearwater Revival track pack is available for Guitar Hero today. The pack includes the songs “Bad Moon Rising,” “Travelin’ Band,” and Proud Mary.” The price of the pack is 440 MS Points on Xbox 360 ($5.50), for $5.49 on Playstation Network, and 200 Wii Points on the Wii.

Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero will be graced by Breaking Benjamin, Black Sabbath, Third Eye Blind, and 30 Seconds To Mars in February. The first pack will be out on the 4th and have the 30 Seconds to Mars tracks “Attack,” “From Yesterday,” and “Kings and Queens.”

On the 11th, the Breaking Benjamin debuts on Guitar Hero with the tracks “Sooner or Later,” “Until the End,” and “Give Me A Sign.”

A week later on the 18th, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Black Sabbath will have “After Forever,” “Into the Void,” and “Sweetleaf” added to the Guitar Hero catalog.

Last, Third Eye Blind is adding more tracks to their already established Guitar Hero spot with “Can You Take Me,” “Losing A Whole Year,” and “Never Let You Go.”

Each track pack will be available on Xbox Live for 440 MS Points ($5.50), on Playstation Network for $5.49, and on the Wii for 550 Wii Points. Additionally, individual tracks can be purchased for 160 MS Points ($2.00) on Xbox 360, at $1.99 on Playstation Network, and for 200 Wii Points on the Wii.

More info on either Guitar Hero 5 or Band Hero can be found at http://www.guitarhero.com.

Kid gamer again wonders, “Who the heck is Dan K?”

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Coralville, IA. Local adolescent video gamer, Jimmy Stillson, 11, today wondered “Who the heck is Dan K?” for the 7th time.

Jimmy, who stayed home from school ill today, was in a Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer lobby and saw that nearly every member of the other team paid homage to the mysterious Dan K in their clantags.

Jimmy strategically waited for a pause in the postgame banter and then casually said to the the other gamers in the lobby, “Geez, that Dan K sure is popular.”

After what sounded like someone blowing bubbles through a straw into Pepsi, DaRkKr0NiK420, another gamer in the lobby, simply replied: “What, kid?”

Jimmy responded, “You guys sure like that Dan K. Is he freakin’ famous or something? Who is he? Why does everyone put him in their clantags?”

DaRkKr0NiK420, recently edgy from both being fired from The Wedge Pizza and receiving an F on an exam in his Philosophy and the Just Society class at the University of Iowa, rebuked Jimmy with “Shut the fuck up, noob.”

As the rest of the lobby was far too confused to understand Jimmy’s question, his quest to understand the allure of the elusive Dan K to his legions of followers goes on.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Deployed on Xbox Live

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A different kind of modern warfare is now playable on Xbox Live, DICE’s Battlefield Bad Company 2. PC owners can get a playable beta of the game by reserving it at stores all over the world. Playstation 3 users will have to wait to try out the demo: European PS3 users get it on February 4th and on February 11th in North America.

“After the success of the PS3 beta, we’re excited to provide gamers — especially our long-supporting, rabidly passionate PC fans — with another opportunity to get into the game before release,” says Patrick Bach, Senior Producer on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. “Our fans have been a huge part of the franchise’s success and we can’t wait for everyone to experience the amazing gameplay and unforgettable Battlefield moments in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.”

The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 console demo and PC beta will feature Port Valdez, a new vehicle focused map where up to 24 players (32 on PC) will compete against each other as either the US or Russian armies in the game’s Rush multiplayer mode. Players will have access to five land and three air vehicles where the Russian side can use everything in their arsenal including Main Battle Tanks as well as the fast-moving Quad Bikes and Mobile Armored AA. The fight will also be packed with plenty of infantry combat fought alongside the waterline towards a great oil industrial landscape in the Alaskan mountains.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be in stores on March 2, 2010 in North America and March 4, 2010 in Europe for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the PC. The Limited Edition can be pre-ordered now on all platforms at no extra cost, with participating retailers worldwide (while supplies last).

More information on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 can be found at http://www.battlefield.com.