EA’S Battlefield 1943 Sells 1M Units on Xbox LIVE Arcade

Help! im falling asleep! seriously my eyes are rolling back and i would love nothing more then just to go home and lay on my bed.. close my eyes for a few minutes and just rest. but until then back to work. ugh..

DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Battlefield 1943™ is the fastest game to reach 1M units sold on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Battlefield 1943 is a critically acclaimed First-Person Shooter multiplayer game that IGN says “…is an impressive package that sets a new standard for digital titles.”

“The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released,” says Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on Battlefield 1943. “Being the fastest game to reach this milestone is an incredible achievement. The game has set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category. It’s fantastic to see how gamers have recognized the value that the game delivers for just $15. It is another great entry point into the Battlefield franchise.”

Originally released in July 2009, Battlefield 1943 has won over 4 game critic awards and is the most popular download-only multiplayer action game. The game brings DICE’s first-class WWII action to gamers where 24 players can compete across four classic WWII Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea. These maps are inspired by the award winning Battlefield 1942™ game, and have been redesigned and reengineered from the ground up using the DICE Frostbite™ engine allowing players to wreak havoc and destruction via land, sea or air.

Battlefield 1943 is now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MS Points or on PlayStation®Network for $15. The game will soon also be available for PC.


DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Battlefield 1943™ is the fastest game to reach 1M units sold on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Battlefield 1943 is a critically acclaimed First-Person Shooter multiplayer game that IGN says “…is an impressive package that sets a new standard for digital titles.”

“The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released,” says Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on Battlefield 1943. “Being the fastest game to reach this milestone is an incredible achievement. The game has set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category. It’s fantastic to see how gamers have recognized the value that the game delivers for just $15. It is another great entry point into the Battlefield franchise.”

Originally released in July 2009, Battlefield 1943 has won over 4 game critic awards and is the most popular download-only multiplayer action game. The game brings DICE’s first-class WWII action to gamers where 24 players can compete across four classic WWII Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea. These maps are inspired by the award winning Battlefield 1942™ game, and have been redesigned and reengineered from the ground up using the DICE Frostbite™ engine allowing players to wreak havoc and destruction via land, sea or air.

Battlefield 1943 is now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MS Points or on PlayStation®Network for $15. The game will soon also be available for PC.

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Nintendo to unveil 3-D gaming console

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well i just came back from a wonderful vacation and now its back to work and school. It cant last for ever haha anyways.. i checked google and lost happening since we last posted.. again still something that might not be as entertaining to some. but yeah. kinda long.. but i really like the DS' so hopefully this new game console is something that interest me as well. hope everyone had a great weekend.

Nintendo to unveil 3-D gaming console
CNN) -- The 3-D entertainment craze continues to spread to video games. Nintendo announced Tuesday it will introduce a handheld console that plays games in 3-D without the use of special glasses.

The handheld device will be called the 3DS, succeeding Nintendo's DS series of portable gaming consoles. A brief press release issued by Nintendo did not specifically state how the 3-D effect would work on the device.

The console won't go on sale until June at the earliest. Nintendo said it will announce more details at the E3 trade show, to be held June 15-17 in Los Angeles, California.

Tuesday's announcement marks a new direction for the Japanese-based company, which had previously been dismissive of 3-D gaming. Earlier this year, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, ''I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at home. How is that going to look to other people?"

The new 3DS device is expected to be backwards compatible, allowing it to play DS and DSi games. The 3DS name itself is a temporary name until the official name is revealed at the E3 convention.

Gaming blogs were buzzing Tuesday with speculation about how Nintendo will achieve the 3-D affect without specialized glasses.

Kotaku suggests that it may work similarly to a Japan-only game called "3D Hidden Puzzle," which uses the DSi's camera to track the movement of the player and adjust the image accordingly to make it appear 3-D.

Nintendo said the 3DS will go on sale before the company's next fiscal year ends, on March 31, 2011.

Earlier this year, Sony announced a software improvement that will allow 3-D gaming on its PlayStation 3 console. And some game developers are working on techniques to show their games in 3-D on Microsoft's Xbox 360 device and on PCs. All those systems will require the use of special glasses to achieve the 3-D effect

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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker delayed to June 8, PSP Pack unveiled

hello! well.. how was every ones weekend, I'm looking forward to spring / summer! ahh i cant wait for it to start getting hot.. which it is a nice day today soo so far so good.. anyways found this on google. and like always I'll post the original post so you can read the original article.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker delayed to June 8, PSP Pack unveiled

In keeping with its peripatetic title, the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker isn't in a hurry to get to stores. Sony today announced that the Konami-published stealth-action game won't arrive until June 8. Previously it had been dated for May 25.


A green PSP was announced the same week as St Patrick's Day. Coincidence?
The news came from Sony as the electronics giant announced a limited edition PSP hardware bundle for the game set to arrive June 8, "day and date with stand-alone game." The bundle includes a "Spirited Green" version of the handheld, a UMD copy of Peace Walker, a 2GB memory stick, and a voucher for a downloadable movie to-be-announced (movie for US residents only). Those who pick up the bundle will also get access to a pair of unlockable in-game goodies in the form of a Fox-branded camoflauge uniform and stealth gun feature.

A sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and previous PSP entry Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Peace Walker puts players in the role of Naked Snake/Big Boss once more and gives them a look at the earliest stages of his Outer Heaven mercenary group. Series creator Hideo Kojima and Konami are emphasizing Peace Walker as a "full-scale sequel" in the Metal Gear series and not a spin-off or side project.

One of the big new additions to Peace Walker is cooperative multiplayer action for up to four players. Gamers can pick from one of four versions of Snake, each with its own equipment and focus on stealth, combat, or a mix of the two.

Peace Walker also plays with the standard structure of past Metal Gear games. Players will be able to revisit previously completed missions, and Konami is borrowing a page from its recent Metroid-inspired Castlevania titles to give them a reason to. Snake will earn new abilities as he progresses through the game, enabling him to reach secret areas from earlier levels on a repeat visit.

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Gof Of War 3

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well this weekend was very relaxing for me, took some time to relax and sleep in haha but yeah hopefully your guys had a great weekend as well! anyways back to business.. as i have said time after time i hardly know about video games i only know what i hear from friends and what read about on google. or yahoo. so like always tips on news or certain games would be extremely helpful!
until then here's an article i found on god of war. sounds familiar so i might have already posted.. sorry if i have. other then that i don't know any other information on the game haha.


Kratos wants to do one thing: kill Zeus. It's the only goal that the "Ghost of Sparta" has in the entirety of God of War 3, and everything from the epic beginning moments to the final credits serves to make that happen. If you haven't played the first two games and you have a PlayStation 3, it's worth your time to pick them up and get up to speed on how our "hero" became what he is today. Also, don't skip on the PSP adventure Chains of Olympus.

You can't respect how something ends before you know how it began.

God of War 3 is the first game in the series built from the ground up for the PlayStation 3, and the team behind the title spared no detail; the game feels like it has been painted on your screen. Even the flashback sequences, using more traditional animation and a hyper-stylized look, add much to the game. It's a clever way of showing what came before without dealing with the graphics of the past.

This is one of the most anticipated titles in the history of the PlayStation 3. We've beaten it, and have had some time to think it over. Does the game live up to the hype?

Title God of War 3
Developer Santa Monica Studio
Publisher Sony
Price $59.99 Shop.ars
Platform PlayStation 3
The gameplay
God of War is a third-person action game with some light platforming; you view the action through a fixed camera. Not being able to adjust the view may continue to rub some gamers the wrong way, but it allows the director to set up the action in a way that wouldn't be possible with a player-controlled camera, and some puzzles and secrets depend on you looking in a certain direction at a certain time.

The weapons will also be familiar to fans of the previous games, although the specifics are new. Your blades slice and fly through the air, cutting down enemies as you collect the red orbs they drop to power up your attacks. You can chain attacks together into epic combos, which is the heart of the God of War series. Combat is a flowing, balletic dance of blood and destruction. Weaken enemies enough, and you can grab them and end their lives with a few predetermined button presses in a quick-time event. These finishing moves are always over the top and violent: expect to see heads ripped off, entrails spilled, and creatures killed with things that used to be attached to them.

Describing the game mechanics in these dry terms doesn't do much to communicate how playing this game feels. Kratos doesn't care about anything except exterminating the gods. Innocents are introduced in the game as nothing more than obstacles for you to do with what you will. Ignore them? Slaughter them? It's utterly meaningless. We're supposed to be on the side of Kratos, but rarely has gaming dealt with a hero so thoroughly dead inside.

At one point Kratos "rescues" a topless maiden, and rather brutally uses her to advance to the next section of the game. It's not that he does it, or how he does it, that's important: it's that there is absolutely no empathy or mercy left in his heart.

This is as hard as M-ratings get
The game is rated Mature, meaning it's aimed at gamers above the age of 17, and the back of the box lists the expected warnings about nudity and graphic violence. Still, those are just words on the back of a box on a store shelf. Sure, the game is violent, but how bad can it be?

If violence makes you queasy, or if you're a parent, be advised: this game is out there.

The camera doesn't blink when Kratos does his terrible things, and early in the game you'll watch a brutal beating in first person, getting a feel for what it's like to be bashed to death by someone's bare hands. The sequence ends... well, you know if you read our previous coverage. If you're trying to avoid spoilers, I'll leave it out of the review.


In another scene Kratos simply slams a new weapon into someone's head until it (the head, that is) looks like raw hamburger. The scene is simple, almost matter-of-fact: you're just watching someone get murdered. This is one of the rare games with sequences where I was tempted to turn away.

In other scenes, the game does a good job of having the player act out the process of slicing limbs off characters or forcibly removing their heads, leaving bloody stumps and viscera pooling on the ground. You're not just watching this; you're taking part in it. The new quick-time event system that puts the button prompt on the side of the screen makes it easier to follow the action... but you may not want to.

And this isn't even discussing the sexual content. We've passed the point where naked breasts in a game are shocking. God of War 3 doesn't shy away from nudity, and the sexual minigame included in this title... well, it goes a little further than we're used to from the past two games. There are M ratings, and then there are M ratings.

Even if you let your children play other Mature-rated games, this may be one you want to sit down and play with them, or wait a few years.

I talked with some friends about the level of violence in the game, and they agreed that the only issue here is that video gaming is a visual medium. The mythology of every culture is filled with violence and sex—you don't have to look past the Bible or Greek myth to find some pretty scary stuff. But in God of War, you aren't reading about these things, you're seeing them. In fact, the game goes out of its way to make it feel like you are doing them to your victims.

The goal of all this violence? It's not "saving the world for democracy" or rescuing a fair maiden or a lost child; it's sheer vengeful nihilism. While this attitude fits the setting and is there to tell a very specific story, it will turn off some gamers. Let that be a warning... or possibly an invitation.


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Top 10 March video games that aren’t God of War III

Morning all! hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, if not.. well then I'm sorry and maybe you'll have more luck next weekend :D haha. well i haven't hear of any major games coming out like i did when COD came out. so if the articles get boring feel free to tune out .

Despite normally being a time reserved for catching up on all the games released during the holiday season, February was a surprisingly busy month for gamers. There was the cinematic Heavy Rain, the frenetic sci-fi shooter Aliens vs Predator, hack-and-slash Dante’s Inferno and many more.

Lest you think that the start of spring finally gives customers a much-needed break from the onslaught of high-caliber titles, publishers are looking to make March another huge month for gaming.

Leading the pack is, of course, Sony’s highly anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive God of War III, the last in a trilogy of action-adventure games inspired by Greek mythology. The thing is, there’s really no point in going on about how amazing the graphics look, or fun it probably is going to be. Everyone with a pair of working eyes and an awareness of the obvious knows this already.

If you don’t, go watch the trailer, change your pants and then come back. We’ll wait.

Back? OK, good. We’re now going to focus ten of the biggest, most anticipated, upcoming games in March that aren’t God of War III.


10. Metro 2033 (03.16.10)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PC

In the wake of Borderlands, Fallout 3 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat, post-apocalyptic first-person shooters (FPS) are quickly becoming the next cliché in video games. Nonetheless, developers THQ and 4A Games are looking to buck that perception with the narrative-driven, survival horror FPS Metro 2033

Based on the Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same name, Metro 2033 has gamers scavenging for guns, ammunition and various other items in the mutant-infested metro tunnels running underneath the ruins of a (naturally) post-apocalyptic Moscow. The game forgoes a head-up display in order to immerse gamers in its gritty world. In other words, you’ll have to rely on visual cues like blood splatters to gauge your health.

Despite a strong premise, there are a lot of question marks surrounding this game. The trailer showed promise, but was not fantastic, and, despite having worked on S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl, this is still technically 4A Games’ first console project.

Metro 2033 could easily be as good as S.T.A.L.K.E.R, but it could also be a forgettable, generic FPS. Regardless, be sure to keep your eye on this one–gamers could be in for a big surprise.


9. Resonance of Fate (03.16.10)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

What would happen if a Japanese role-playing game (RPG) gave its mandatory cast of teenage heroes guns, instead of the typical swords, bows and arrows? You’d probably get the Persona series. Now, pretend like they use these guns to fight killer robots and diabolical bad guys, instead of shooting themselves in the head, and you should get Resonance of Fate, tri-Ace and Sega’s latest RPG.

The story sounds a little trite (complete with Byronic, teenage mercenaries), but developers tri-Ace has proven time and time again that they’re exceptional at crafting exciting, action-packed battle systems. Coming off Star Ocean: The Last Hope, there’s no reason to doubt that the veteran RPG developer will strike gold again with Resonance of Fate.


8. MLB 10: The Show / MLB 2K10 (03.02.10)
Platforms: PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Sony’s MLB 10: The Show series is a lot like the Chicago Cubs if the Chicago Cubs were consistently awesome instead of sucking and breaking my heart into a million pieces each and every year. The last several installments in Sony’s exclusive baseball franchise have been stellar, so it’s likely that MLB 10: The Show will probably be just as good.

MLB 2K10, on the other hand, has a whole lot to prove. After the incredibly disappointing, bug-infested MLB 2K9, developers Visual Concepts have learned their lesson, making some substantial improvements to ensure this year’s addition remains a viable contender in the marketplace.

Batting and pitching has been revamped to allow for great control and precision, and a number of new features, like the highly anticipated “My Player” mode, have been added to bolster the game’s robust selection of gameplay modes. After whiffing with the last title, expect MLB 2K10 to put the series back on the board.


7. Pokemon Heart Gold / Silver (03.14.10)
Platforms: Nintendo DS

Though the whole entire Pokemon craze has lasted a bizarrely long time (well, for a video game franchise that revolves around enslaving and conscripting cute monsters into gladiatorial events), the gaming franchise really hit its pinnacle with Pokemon Gold and Silver for the Game Boy Color.

More than a decade later after that success, Nintendo is revisiting its roots with the enhanced remake, Pokemon Heart.

With upgraded visuals, touch-screen support and new mini-games, Pokemon Heart should rekindle fond memories of raising your Pokemon into a formidable team so you could beat up your friends at school and become the number one trainer around. You caught them all before. Now, you get the chance to do it all over again.


6. Just Cause 2 (03.23.10)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC

Just when you thought running amok in a sandbox-style world, sowing anarchy and causing enough explosions to sexually arouse Michael Bay, was getting old, Eidos and Avalanche Studios serves up the highly-anticipated sequel to 2006’s Just Cause.

In Just Cause 2, there’s an evil dictator in need of toppling, and it’s up to CIA agent Rico Rodriguez to usher in democracy the American way–by blowing everything up, of course.

Rodriguez has a bristling arsenal of weapons, stunt parachutes, grappling hooks, cars, helicopters and even jets at his disposal. While Rico’s campaign of violence may not earn the love the locals, destroying foreign countries one precariously placed gasoline tank at a time never gets old. Ever.


5. Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (03.02.10)
Platforms: PSP

Nearly12 years ago, Game Arts and Working Designs remade the classic Sega CD role-playing game Lunar: The Silver Star for the PlayStation. It used simple 16-bit graphics that looked archaic in comparison to other RPG’s like Final Fantasy VII, but what was lacking visually-speaking was made up for with a innovative battle system, charming characters, and one of the best localization jobs in video game history.

In the PSP remake, Silver Star Harmony, the adventures of Alex and his friends receives a graphical face lift and a few new gameplay features. More importantly, gamers will finally get the chance to play one of the most defining RPG’s of the 1990s without having to pay through the nose on eBay.


4. Red Steel 2 (03.23.10)
Platforms: Nintendo Wii

The first FPS to utilize the Nintendo Wii’s motion-based controls, 2006’s Red Steel was ambitious and fun, but received mixed reviews from critics. With the sequel, developers Ubisoft have taken the franchise in a brand new direction, complete with an aesthetically flashy, cel-shaded look.

A creative hybrid of Japanese samurai culture and the lawless archetypes of the Wild West, Red Steel 2 follows the story of a mute protagonist, The Swordsman, as he seeks revenge against an enemy clan called The Jackals. Red Steel 2 uses the Wii Motion Plus, allowing gamers to manually wield katanas and shoot guns with an unprecedented degree of precision and accuracy.

Granted, you’ll probably look silly as hell waving around your Wii remote and making growling noises, but it’s a small price to pay for being able to finally live out your repressed fantasies of being a badass samurai.


3. Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (03.16.10)
Platforms: Nintendo Wii

tri-Crescendo and Namco’s gorgeous, post-apocalyptic role-playing game (again?) is finally arriving in North America after being stuck almost a year in localization. Rest assured, though, the wait will be well worth it.

Set in the ruins of a decaying planet, Fragile Dreams has you playing as a young boy named Seto who is searching the world for survivors. The gameplay is comprised mostly of exploring deserted cities, then fighting off roaming ghosts and marauding demons, but Fragile Dream’s real highlight is its fascinating story and breathtaking, anime-inspired visuals.

Already praised by big name critics, including Japan’s Game Famitsu, expect Fragile Dreams to be one of this year’s biggest sleeper hits.


2. Battlefield Bad Company 2 (03.02.10)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC

Get ready to drive tanks, fly helicopters and snipe your friends in the face with Electronic Arts and DICE’s action-packed, destructible military shooter. Based on the beta, the graphics look better than ever, more guns and vehicles have been added, and countless tweaks have been made to the gameplay to create a more authentic, balanced experience.

The single-player campaign also promises to rival Bad Company 2’s top competitor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. If the current demo is any indication, the expansive multiplayer mode is already guaranteed to keep hardcore FPS gamers addicted to its unique brand of chaos, strategy and frenetic violence.


1. Final Fantasy XIII (03.09.10)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII is a huge departure from the normal conventions associated with past Final Fantasy video games. Its gameplay has been streamlined to make progression more linear, the combat system features a heavily revamped version of the traditional Active Time Battle. Final Fantasy XIII also marks the first time a single-player, numbered Final Fantasy adventure has appeared on multiple consoles.

Whether all these changes will be for the better remains to be seen, but considering the stellar reviews it has been receiving overseas, it’s a safe bet that Final Fantasy XIII continues Square-Enix’s reputation for delivering unparalleled excellence.

Other Games You’d be Stupid Not to Check Out:
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