Highlights this week include Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (PC) Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo DS), Unreal Tournament III (Xbox 360), and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon (Nintendo Wii).
PalGN writes: "Back in April, Epic Games' Vice President Mark Rein stated that the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 would include a "Gears of War 2 related surprise". Speaking with TeamXbox, Rein has confirmed that the 360 UT3 disc will indeed feature exclusive Gears of War 2 video content.
Apparently, to make up for the lack of user-generated content, Epic has thrown in a few exclusive bits to the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament III. Oh, and the disc will also contain a sneak peek at Gears of War 2.
A note inside Midway's press release for the European ship date of Unreal Tournament III on 360 has revealed what we can expect to see from the exclusive Gears of War 2 video included on the disc.
In addition to the actual UTIII game, the disc will feature an exclusive video preview of Gears of War 2. The video "will include never-before-seen footage of the game's multiplayer modes featuring new maps, new modes, new weapons and new ...
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Speaking to videogaming247, Midway just confirmed that the 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will ship on July 4 in Europe, the days ahead of the US launch.
Joystiq: We've just confirmed with Midway that Unreal Tournament III for Xbox 360 will hit the console on July 7. The Xbox 360 version will feature five "exclusive" maps, split-screen capabilities, two new characters and the all-new Warfare mode. Of course, the online fragfest will also feature all the benefits of Xbox Live, with none of that pesky mod support.
Eurogamer reports:
The achievements for Unreal Tournament 3 have been officially revealed by Xbox360achievements.org. The list contains 50 achievements in order to get the full 1000 points. At first look, the achievements have a Gears of War feel to them, with achievements for completing each chapter, completing the chapters on isane, as well as in co-op. On top of that, "Get a life.." is very reminiscent to the all so popular "Seriously.." achievement. Instead of getting 10,000 kills online, however, the task is to get 200 kills on 50 seperate days. Of course, that equals 10,000 kills, but with a bigger twist. For the entire list of achievements, hit the jump.
Eurogamer writes: "Level design hotspot 3D Buzz has decided to run its very own map-making competition for Unreal Tournament 3.
These two character mods are really great (and pretty humerus). Check them out in the download section.