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Gears of War 2 is already being reviewed by media outlets and they think it’s a great game. With about 20 reviews in the books, GoW2 out scores its predacesor. According to MetaCritic.com, GoW2 has a 95 out of 100 rating. Notable scores are 100/100 from 1UP, Gamespy, and GamePro. Team XBOX gives a 98/100;…

Several Hushed Casket members are now in the public beta of Call of Duty 5: World at War. For those of you that aren’t in just yet, here are some of my thoughts after playing it for the first day: By the way, reserve the game at Gamestop and you can get access to the…

Want to play the beta version of Call of Duty 5? Go to this website and register your name and email address. If you are one of the first 20,000 to register, you’ll get to download the beta version of Call of Duty 5 to your XBOX 360. Hint: On the registration this translation may…

(official box art) (trailer) Last night at the Tokyo Game Show Bungie announced their next title: Halo 3: Recon. The game is a standalone expansion for Halo 3, based in the fictional Halo universe. In the game, the players will take on the role of a UNSC Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) during the events…

(Skorge) Gears of War 2 will be released on November 7th. Here is round up of what to expect: * graphical upgrades (Wikipedia) * physics engine improvements (Kotaku video) * play as a Skorge in multiplayer (dual chainsaw not usable) * 10 players in multiplayer * at least 3 multiplayer modes: “Guardian” is essentially a…

Bungie has released a trailer for their next project while not revealing much of any details about their work. The game is obviously based on Halo and is set in New Mombasa. From my interpretation, this looks like a campaign prequel for Halo 3. Recall that we reported about the “Halo Blue” title that leaked…

Screenshots of Halo 3 Mythic were leaked out of the Penny Arcade Expo this week. The screenshots (see the bottom of this post) show a version of Halo 3 that hints at a new campaign and multiplayer achievements coming to Halo 3. 750 additional achievement points can be attained. Achievements: 1. Heretic Skull 25pt 2.…

Is Bungie working on a major update for Halo 3? In the video below we see a video shot in what appears to be the Halo 3 engine. In it you see what looks like a real-time map editor and multiple non-MC/non-Elite characters. Also, at the end of the video you see the Superintendent logo.…

Move over Big Daddy. There’s some new pwn in pre-order bundle town. This Lancer bundle costs $140 and comes with GoW2. For $10, Amazon will upgrade your GoW2 to the limited edition version. Lancer features: * Trigger Activates Motorized “Chainsaw” Sound and Vibration Feature * Side Handle Folds In & Out and Slides Back &…

For the last two weeks Halo 3 has been the most played game on Xbox LIVE. For most of this year, Call of Duty 4 has been the most popular game on LIVE. So why has Halo 3 surged to the to Major Nelson’s most played list? Battlefield Bad Company is drawing war-sim gamers away…

I’m looking forward to purchasing Rock Band 2 because of the hugely popular songs already confirmed for the game. I’ve gone out and used the SeeqPod API to make a playlist of most all of the songs that will be shipping with Rock Band 2. Stream the playlist after the break… SeeqPod – Playable Search…

Infinity Ward has announced that new gametypes are headed to Call of Duty 4 for the consoles. The gametypes are: Bare-bones Team Deathmatch No more excuses. No more blaming Martyrdom or Juggernaut for your lack of skills and kills. Bare Bones Team Deathmatch eliminates the excuses and takes it back to basics with standard Team…

A panel at E3 spat out all kinds of Gears of War 2 tidbits. The most revealing were than there is a possibility of a $130 GoW2 Bundle that ships with a miniature Lancer and the “Linked Achievements” precedent. Here’s IGN’s list: # Gears 2 will use what’s being called Linked Achievements. Players who played…

“At the moment we do have three distinct projects underway within Bungie – some familiar, some not. Some on a closer horizon, some quite far off.” – Sketchfactor in a news post at Bungie.net.

PC gamers can now give Microsoft’s Games for Windows – LIVE service another look. One of the biggest gripes among PC gamers was the $50 annual subscription fee to LIVE which enabled all of the online gaming features like unrestricted online multiplayer, achievements, stats, and more. At launch, PC gamers were wondering why they needed…

Some users of Halo 3’s file sharing system (meant to share game screenshots and map and game variants) have figured out how to share content not related to Halo 3. In fact, the content I saw is pornographic content. Yesterday while playing in Halo 3 matchmaking, I was placed on a team with someone who…

Features: * Collectible SteelBook DVD case * “Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2,” a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski * Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including…

Bungie’s publisher (Activision?, Microsoft?, Blizzard?, EA?, etc.) is not allowing Bungie to reveal their new title during E3. It seems Bungie is pretty ticked at this as they’ve posted a statement directly from Bungie President Harold Ryan. There’s no indication that this letter is part of the “Superintendent” ARG as this letter is sincere and…

“Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 aren’t exclusive to PS3, but only possible on the PS3.” “2008 is about software.” The future of PS3 is about the CELL processor and processing capabilities. 256-player multiplayer game called Massive Action Game (MAG). 32 players on 8 teams in a free for all matchup. Resistance 2. 8 player…

Nintendo selling 200K DS’s a week. 700K Wii’s a month. GTA: Chinatown Wars headed to DS. A new snowboarding game is coming out – Shaun White Snowboarding. Uses Wii Fit footpad. A new Wii Sports Resort game where you can throw a disc to a dog, ride a jetski, or sword duel. Yes, you can…