It has been talked about for quite some time, but EA has finally shown off some assets from the sequel to the cult classic American McGee’s Alice, called Alice: Madness Returns. At a press event earlier today, EA described the game as an action adventure, with the very broad release window of 2011.
Microsoft has finally made it official: the Kinect hardware will retail for $150 when it’s released on November 4, and will come with a copy of Kinect Adventures included. That’s not the only news today, however, as Redmond revealed a new version of the Xbox 360 that will hit stores on August 3 for $200.
Alien Swarm started life as an Unreal Tournament modification. Later, the team was hired at Valve to work on the Left 4 Dead series before moving onto Portal 2. Both Valve and the original team have put together a very nice present for fans: the game has been updated to take advantage of the Source engine, and will be made available today free of charge, including the SDK.
1 vs. 100 was a live game show available to Gold Subscribers on Xbox Live. It featured actual prizes, a live host, celebrity guests… and it might have been a bit ahead of its time. Late last week, Microsoft quietly pulled the plug on the show, notifying its fans via a short message and an updated official page. The announcement was met with howls of disappointment—some of which were coming from this writer—on Twitter, but it’s clear that Microsoft wasn’t seeing the return on its investment that was expected.
Sonic 4: the brand is not damaged, this is what you want: Is it finally safe to get excited about a Sonic game? We chat with two of the men behind Sonic 4, and after playing the game itself, we think things are moving in the right direction. Yes, we’ve been hurt before… but we’re ready to love again.
It’s NPD time again, and for the month of June there was very little in the way of surprises for video game hardware and software sales. Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption continues to be a big seller, while the Wii dominates the top 10 list and the Xbox 360 sees a big boost. Let’s take a look at the numbers.
When Microsoft announced the much-rumored Xbox 360 Slim redesign at E3, it only came in one flavor: with a 250GB hard drive and a $300 price point. Now, thanks to a listing on Amazon’s German store, speculation is that the updated 360 is about to get the Arcade treatment as well.
Astute gamers noticed that Blizzard’s controversial Real ID system was certified by the Entertainment Software Rating Board’s Privacy Online Program. In fact, some gamers thought they could fight the now-defunct program by complaining to the ESRB. We reached out to the rating board to ask a simple question: where does the ESRB fit in when it comes to anonymity?
