The E3 demo of Atari's racing sim Test Drive Unlimited will be available to play on Xbox Live this week.
Microsoft is so hot for Xbox Live members to experience the magic of E3 via downloadable content on the online service that owners will be granted free Gold memberships for E3 week (Monday, May 8 until Sunday, May 14).
Test Drive Unlimited is a massively open online racing game that allows gamers to visit top sports car garages, get behind the wheels of the world's sexiest cars and take
Call of Duty 3 was officially confirmed this morning by Activision. The latest chapter in the World War II shooter series is currently in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. All versions are due to be released this fall.
Very little was announced beyond those core details. We do know that the game deals with the Liberation of Paris, which pegs the action in late 1944. That was the final stage of Operation Overlord, better known to many as the
Gearbox has released four new shots of its forthcoming tactical shooter Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway, revealing the power of the new third squad.
Whereas the two previous tales of Baker and Hartsock's adventures in Normandy featured only two teams of grunts, their trip into Holland allows the addition of a third unit - with the devastating consequences depicted here.
And along with the tank-destroying power of your bazooka team, your third squad can also be swapped for a heavy machine-gun
We'll just get the obvious out of the way - Just Cause is essentially a prettier, slightly more featured version of Grand Theft Auto, sipping an umbrella drink. You've got the massive, open-ended environments, 180 land, sea and air vehicles to play with and countless thugs who all want you dead. So what's the hook? You've got the unofficial backing of the United States and a big ol' tropical playground to blow apart.
And ironically enough, it's literally a hook that makes the game move. If you
Ubisoft has confirmed that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, the latest in its tactical squad-based shooter series, will only be coming out for next-gen consoles.
Although unannounced, it was firmly believed that Xbox and PS2 versions would be created just as Ubisoft had done previously with its stablemate first-person shooter, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter.
While no official explanation has been offered, presumably the reason Ubisoft is giving current-gen consoles the cold shoulder is in
Monday 8 May 2006
Activision has announced that they will be showing a "sneak peak" of Spider-Man 3 for next-gen consoles at this week's E3.
The game of the last in the Spider-Man movie trilogy, will be used to demonstrate Activision's use of the next-gen technology and will reveal the new character model of the lycra clad hero.
The last movie game, Spider-Man 2, was a huge hit thanks to the dynamic web-slinging that gave gamers the freedom to explore a fully interactive New York City, so it
Monday 8 May 2006
The E3 demo of Atari's racing sim, Test Drive Unlimited, will be available to play on Xbox Live this week.
Microsoft is keen for Xbox Live members to experience the magic of E3 via downloadble content on the online service, so 360 owners will be granted free Gold membership for E3 week (Monday 8 May until Sunday 14 May).
Test Drive Unlimited is a massively open online racing game which allows gamers to visit top sports car garages, get behind the wheels of the world's
Monday 8 May 2006
Theories are circulating that Free Radical's previously un-named first-person shooter will be named Haze and will arrive on Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2007.
Created by the same team behind angular shoot-'em-up Time Splitters, the plot is said to revolve around a shadowy world of bio-medical modifications with the action demanding both tactical thinking and moral decisions.
We'll have to wait for the doors of LA's E3 games show to open on Wednesday before we can get to
Monday 8 May 2006
We've got our hands on the first shot of the new Xbox 360 downloadable content for Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.
The publisher of the squad based shooter will be unveiling new levels and multiplayer maps at this week's E3, with the new content being made available to Xbox 360 owners via download on Xbox Live later this year.
Full details of the new download will be announced when the E3 opens this
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (WMV 16.9MB) - right-click to download
Monday 8 May 2006
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has become the latest name added to an almost endless list of machines that Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is set to be released for. We could give you the full roster but it's easier to say that come September the only ones missing out will be PS3, Wii and Gizmondo.
And to coincide with the September release of the Gameboy Advance, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, PC,
