From the Game: The Other Castle Crashers Swag (Plus, Winners!)
Last week, we looked at The Behemoth's exclusive Castle Crashers King figurine, and announced the very first Aggrogate Giveaway. Besides the King, we put a bunch of other Castle Crashers swag up as prizes, and offered only a small picture and a few words describing all the stuff. It's time to announce the winners, and go into more detail about the neat Behemoth merch they've won.
The friendly little guy you see above is The Behemoth's chicken mascot, in the form of a soft, spongy stress ball. He's great for abusing (don't worry, winner; this squeeze-ball is completely pristine), but if you really want to have fun you can stand up a shoebox with The Behemoth's logo on it, drop the ball directly in front of it, and pretend you're playing a Behemoth game. Then explain the joke to everyone and watch them never talk to you again.
Will GreenwaldEntering The Lair: Mass Effect 2 Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC Review
Mass Effect 2
Artists Recording In Simlish for Sims 3 Late Night
"Simlish" is the official language of The Sims. It's what Sims speak instead of English, and it's going to be the language of choice for over two dozen pop, hip-hop, and alternative artists in The Sims 3 Late Night
I'd honestly take offense at this, if anyone of the music was good. Fortunately, the tracks are all from autotuned pop bands with z's in their names, or guys like Souja Boy or My Chemical Romance. Incidentally, My Chemical Romance uses lyrics that are far too interesting and violent for the quality of music. They sound like a bunch of wussy douchebags, so why do they keep talking about things like murder and poison? Bah, kids these days. Let me know if George Fisher or Glen Benton re-record any of their bands' songs in Simlish.
Will GreenwaldMotion Sports trailer reveals Ubisoft’s answer to Kinect Sports
Ubisoft looks to be following Microsoft's own Kinect launch example with Motion Sports, a sports minigame compilation title set to hit shelves alongside Kinect this November. The six minigames include dodging tacklers as a football player, horseback riding, downhill skiing, hang gliding, boxing, and soccer penalty kicks. At least some of these games include head-to-head multiplayer, but the trailer doesn't indicate whether or not they all do.
Wii Sports was probably the best proof-of-concept for the Wiimote technology, so it's fitting that approachable sports-themed minigame titles would be a major part of Kinect's holiday season honeymoon. Including Microsoft's in-house Kinect Sports game, which also offers six sports minigames, Kinect now has at least two launch titles of that flavor. It will be interesting to see how Kinect is received - especially if minigame compilation titles are the meat and potatoes of its offerings. Will there even be room in the market for two sport minigame titles at launch? Interestingly, Kinect Sports won't even be pack-in with the Kinect; that honor goes to Kinect Adventures, another minigame compilation.
Matt EddyMega Man Universe First Gameplay Trailer
Youtube user GrafWutzenstein has spliced together the gameplay trailers that were sent to IGN, 1UP, and GameSpot. The trailer showcases four of the multiple characters playable in game including MegaMan, RockMan (based on the Japanese boxart), a MegaMan based on the bad box art of the American version of the first game, and Ryu from Street Fighter. The game also includes Arthur from Ghosts and Goblins, though he is not in the trailer. Incidentally, the game looks very much like the stop motion trailer that was released previously. MegaMan Universe is coming out on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store.
Dee SawyerScott Pilgrim vs the Review
To be perfectly candid, this may be the hardest review I ever write. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
DLC Double Shot: Bioware Releasing Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age DLC Next Tuesday
Bioware's releasing two DLC packs for their two biggest games, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins. Both drop on September 7 and will cost you $10 each. The trailer located above is for this year's critical darling and Game of the Year forerunner, Mass Effect 2. Titled "Lair of the Shadow Broker", this piece of DLC reunites Commander Shepard with one of the possible love interests from the first game, Liara T'Soni. The DLC will take you into the chambers of the mysterious Shadow Broker, a figure that had featured heavily in the periphery of the games and directly in the plot of the Mass Effect: Retribution comic book.
The trailer located after the jump is for last year's Dragon Age: Origins. Taking place after the end of Dragon Age: Origins, this will have you going after one of the party members and finding out just what they've been up to. Any more details would be a spoiler, so if you still haven't finished Dragon Age: Origins, I suggest you avoid the video.
Dee SawyerXbox 360 Gets A New, Silver Controller With Transforming D-Pad
The Xbox 360 is getting a new wireless controller with a clever and unexpected gimmick. A few days ago, Major Nelson unveiled a new, silver gamepad with a morphing direction pad. By twisting the controller's d-pad, you can transform it from a directional disc to a four-way pad. In disc mode, the pad is suited for sweeping gestures, while in four-way mode (with the diagonal bits receded into the controller), it's better for games that only use the cardinal directions.
It seems to be a premium accessory, and won't be included pack-in with any Xbox 360 yet. According to Microsoft, the controller with a play-and-charge kit will retail for $65. That's pretty steep, just for a silver finish and shifting d-pad. If you really need the cardinal directions and arcade-style control, you might want to consider getting a MadCatz
Microsoft bumping Xbox Live Gold to $10/month, $60/year in November
Microsoft's Major Nelson has just announced that Xbox Live will be getting a price increase for its Gold subscriptions. Starting November 1, a 1-month XBL Gold subscription will bump up from $7.99 to $9.99, a 3-month subscription will bump up from $19.99 to $24.99, and a 12-month subscription will bump up from $49.99 to $59.99. Based on some of the responses to Major Nelson's announcement, including a few remarks from players with Gamerscores well over 50,000, people aren't happy about this change.
It's long been the case that clever gamers could find good deals on Xbox Live Gold subscription and Microsoft Points cards. Frankly, if you ever paid the full $50 for a year's subscription, you were taken. Amazon currently offers a 12-month subscription card
BioWare CEO discusses the lack of DA2 character creation choices
Speaking to VG247 at gamescom, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka sought to assure Dragon Age fans that the absence of character creation options in Dragon Age 2 will not constrain the wide world of player choice BioWare's epics have become known for.
"Given that he is a human in this universe," Muzyka says, "that’s just the way this particular chapter in the Dragon Age universe is built. It’s built around him being a human, and hence your choices are a little more constrained at the beginning, but on the other hand that enables us to do a lot more other cool things as well, in terms of the way the narrative flows, and the other party members that join with you are really cool and interesting and diverse."
There has been some backlash toward this direction for Dragon Age 2. Dragon Age: Origins gave players the opportunity to choose their character's race, gender, and backstory, all of which helped determine how the story began and how people would react to the character. However, Dragon Age 2 takes a page from the Mass Effect series, plunking players down in the shoes of protagonist Hawke, who comes with his own fixed history. It's still unclear what, if any, benefits or changes save files from Dragon Age: Origins and Awakening might have on Dragon Age 2.
Matt Eddy
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