Although exclusive game betas and demos are nothing new to gaming, having been previous included on discs for magazines such as GamePro and EGM, having games with exclusive beta windows requiring purchasing a game or gaining access to a code is a slightly newer feature. The ability for publishers to include a demo in their game can be a major boost to a newer IP. But will this be how all betas will be done?
VG247: VG247 has been told the Realtime Worlds has made the entire MyWorld team redundant today, after giving notification 30 days ago.
CVG: Ruffian devs felt they weren't able to do that elsewhere
Crackdown 2 Animated Miniseries Unravels the Thrilling Tale of Pacific City. The miniseries will be viewable in five parts, with the conclusion of the series airing on June 21, 2010. Stay tuned for each episode of the Crackdown 2 miniseries at Youtube.com/machinima: Episode 1 - May 21, 2010 Episode 2 - May 28, 2010 Episode 3 - June 4, 2010 Episode 4 - June 11, 2010 Episode 5 - June 21, 2010 Crackdown 2 is available exclusively on Xbox 360 this July, but fans can prepare for the action early by pre-ordering now. At participating retailers, fans who pre-order will receive exclusive, in-game bonus armor in four new shades: Gold, Gun Metal, Black and Green.
Crackdown 2, Xbox 360's upcoming open world third-person shooter, will be using the power of Microsoft's Project Salzburg.
Crackdown dev, Ruffian would absolutely like to emulate MAG's massively multiplayer approach in a future series entry, it's told CVG in a recent chat.
Console Monster writes: With the year moving into the month of December, it appears Microsoft are saving their Christmas presents for closer to the day with today's Xbox Live Marketplace update lacking in great content. The clear fairylight of the Marketplace update is the release of Call of Duty Classic on the Xbox Live Arcade. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Monday 30th November, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd December 2009: Games on Demand Crackdown Price: £14.99 Size: 6 GB Xbox Live Arcade Call of Duty Classic Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Size: 1 GB...
Major Nelson's Blog writes: The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: Content: Crackdown Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: Not available in Germany, Japan and Korea Content: Beautiful Katamari Price: 2000 MS Points Availability: Japan
Ruffian Games producer James Cope has revealed the studio's focus for Crackdown 2, and for games after it, saying the studio wants to remain a one-project team, delivering great core action games. While demoing the game, and allowing attendees to play a multiplayer match for the first time at Dundee's NEoN event on Saturday, Cope also stressed how important online play was for Crackdown 2.
A new title update fixes the HDD install issue for Crackdown.
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