Today’s the big day a lot of us have been waiting for. Both Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend are now available on store shelves, depleting our wallets of hard earned clams. But with this economy, many can’t afford both, so you just might have to choose.
Did you buy one or both of these games today? Did Nathan Drake or Eddie Riggs tickle your fancy enough to warrant a purchase?
Let us know which games you’re playing this week. We’re playing both and you’ll hear our thoughts soon.
There are two big games coming out on Tuesday, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Brütal Legend. One will be Game of the Year, in my opinion. With GameStop and plenty of other places holding midnight launch events for both games on the same day, it goes without saying that people want both of these titles in their consoles. So, we want to know which one has our readers more excited? Vote in the poll and leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Brutal Legend is the long anticipated heavy metal saga from DoubleFine, and Electronic Arts.
The basic storyline is very good, you are the greatest roadie that ever lived. You die on stage trying to save one of the snarky hip-hop/rock band members that you work for (I think this is a not so subtle dig at Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park type bands). You are somehow magically transported to a world were Rock and Metal are not just music and legends, but ethereal powers and tangible weapons, such as The Seperator (a battle axe) and Clementine (your trusty Flying V Gibson guitar).
In case Halo 3: ODST wasn’t filling your time on your Xbox 360, two new demos are now available to suck up your every waking moment. Forza 3 is now available in demo form in all Xbox Live regions. Brütal Legend is available everywhere except India, Japan and Korea.
I had trouble earlier this morning, as both demos weren’t yet showing up on the Xbox 360 Marketplace. I was able to queue them up and get them by going to the Marketplace on Xbox.com. Click here to download the Brütal Legend (1.57GB), and click here to download the Forza 3 demo (1.25GB).
Both games are shaping up to be big sellers later this year, so get your hands on them while they’re hot.
As if we needed any MORE reasons to buy this game immediately.
”This soundtrack took years to put together as we wanted to represent every genre of Metal, and also have the perfect music for every epic moment in the game,” said Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine Productions in the press release. “It’s designed to be loved by Metal fans, and for those who are not, it will either convert them or make their heads explode… or both.”
“It would be a grave disservice to merely use the term ‘Ultimate Heavy Metal Soundtrack’ here,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing for Electronics Arts. “Instead, what we’ve unleashed is without question the most mind-blasting, face-melting, skull-shattering alliance of Classic Metal, Thrash Metal, New Wave, British Metal, Black Metal, Power Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal, Hair Metal, Goth Metal and Industrial Metal ever decreed by The Gods Of Metal. Its very existence will condemn your soul to eternal brütal damnation. Yes, it’s that good!”
The ante has officially been upped. Over 100 tracks from 75 different bands.
See below for the entire list of tracks/bands featured in the Brütal Legend soundtrack.
The lawsuit over the release of “Brutal Legend” starring Jack Black has apparently been settled.
Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Vania Stuelp says attorneys for gaming giant Activision notified a court on Wednesday that they had reached a settlement over “Brutal Legend.” The company had sued to stop the October release of the game by rival Electronic Arts.
A notice of settlement has not yet been filed, and attorneys handling the case did not immediately return phone messages.
A hearing scheduled for Thursday was canceled. Activision’s attorneys were set to argue why San Francisco-based developer Double Fine Productions should be barred from releasing the game, which features Black as band roadie transported to a mythical ancient world.
This is GREAT news to me. Jack Black can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned, and this game looks awesome. I hope this bodes well for the release date too. *BLARGH*
EA released the box art for Brutal Legend late last night and the top billing for Tim Schafer caught my attention. Sure, all of us here have heard of the man, but what about the general public? I have a feeling most people are going to walk into a store and see his name on the box and say “Who the fuck is Tim Schafer?” EA may have been better served by putting Jack Black’s name on the cover, since he has a much more broad appeal.
I’m in no means saying Tim Schafer doesn’t deserve it; he’s a damn good game designer. However, he’s no Steven Spielberg. This type of display on the cover requires someone with a greater mass appeal to sell more copies. Sure, he deserves the credit, but putting Jack Black’s name there would have most likely moved a few more units and boosted the bottom line.
To see the full box art in all its glory, hit the jump.
There is nothing more disappointing to a gamer when a game they have on their radar gets delayed. Then, it gets delayed again. You get the idea. As it turns out, major developing houses are also none too thrilled when their games don’t get made on time, and this time is going legal.
Activision is suing Double Fine, a company they paid 15 million to make Brutal Legend. They missed the deadline and asked for nine more months and 7 million more dollars. They tried to renegotiate the terms, but it didn’t work out. Enter, lawsuit. What’s even worse is Activision’s claims that they never relinquished the rights for Brutal Legend to EA to publish the game. Essentially, Activision paid for most of Brutal Legend’s development and EA is reaping the benefits.
Why didn’t Activision say something earlier when EA had a few big reveals for the game? Waiting until E3 to file suit just seems a bit odd. However you look at it, though, it all smells a bit fishy.
I’ve been on the fence about Brutal Legend since I first heard about the game. Sure, Tim Schafer is a terrific game designer, Jack Black is amusing, and heavy metal kicks ass, but I didn’t know how well it would all come together. After checking out the recently released story trailer, my interest is piqued. I think this could be a winner this Holiday season. Looking forward to some hands on time at E3, so make sure to stay tuned for how well it plays.
We get some new Brutal Legends screen to drool over while we wait to play as Jack Black the Rock God. I’m personally still on the fence about this title, but I could see it being pretty damn good.
Bask in the glory of screenshots and crack open a few beers for the weekend. I’m making myself a Maker’s Mark Manhattan and playing Guitar Hero Metallica. Fuck yeah.
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