Joystiq writes: "Tossing the usual drip-fed weekly schedule aside for the moment, Microsoft has released the full details for its "Deal of the Week," Games on Demand and Avatar DLC releases (in the US) for the entire month of September. Let's start with Games on Demand:
Major Nelson writes:
Civilization Revolut'n Game is out on Games on Demand, the game is $29.99 or 2400 Microsoft Points and the size of the game is 4.95 GB and it is rated E10+ for EVERYONE 10+. The following is some information about the game: Legendary game designer Sid Meier brings the greatest strategy game of all time to the Xbox 360 console!
Helping to get 2009 off to a great start, 2K is pleased to announce a limited-time coupon, offering a $10 discount on some of its hottest gaming titles. The coupon will be redeemable at participating retailers until January 31, 2009.
Just a heads up to let you all know that on Thursday, October 9th 2K Australia be releasing the first round of our new content for Civilization Revolution. Both packs will bring new experiences to the single-player mode, and will be available worldwide for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4.
E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when Madden NFL 09 unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far.
Console Monster writes: "Walk this way for the latest XBOX Live Marketplace update. Ahead of tomorrow's XBOX Live Arcade release is new content for Soul Calibur; trailers for Alone in the Dark and Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution; The Bourne Conspiracy passport location videos; new Rock Band tracks and Aerosmith videos, coinciding with the release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith last week. Here's the full list:
Console Monster writes: "It's Wednesday and as we previously announced; two XBOX Live Arcade titles are available to download, as well as a trailer. Here is the full list with details:
The achievement list for the 360 version of Civilization Revolution has been officially revealed by 2K. Some of the more interesting ones include:
Firaxis and 2K Games write:
"This is not a PC game," said producer Jason Bergman to MTV Multiplayer. "It's been designed as a console game. It's very, very different from 'Civ[ilization] 4' and we don't want it to be looked at as 'Civ[ilization] 5.' We don't want people to think that this is meant to replace the existing 'Civ' games. This is a totally different game, created exclusively for consoles. It is never coming to PC."
These days, if a publisher's not actively working on something Wii related, stockholders are asking why. With Wii's momentum showing no signs of slowing, would a company actually cancel an in-development Wii title?
2K Games and 2K Sports have just revealed their lineup for the show, and according to Kotaku, the Games folks definitely have the edge here. They'll be showing the intriguing new shooter from Gearbox, Borderlands, as well as Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, the first Civ game created solely for consoles and handhelds. The Sports team will be showing off Top Spin 3, NBA 2K8 and NHL 2k8. Their press release also indicates that "two new and unannounced games from established and popular brands" will be revealed for the very first time at the show, so keep your browser tuned to Kotaku for details as soon as we get them! Oooo, exciting!