Although I absolutely love PixelJunk Eden, it does have a couple issues. It’s a little tough for novice players and the the multiplayer camera can be wonky. As of tomorrow, though, those issues are gone. Game designer Dylan Cuthbert announced the patch on PlayStation.Blog.
As you move through the gardens, you’ll encounter more and more interesting ideas and concepts. In order to help people having trouble right at the beginning, we’ve changed the large crystals so they replenish a whole half of your oscillator (time) meter. Even if you run out of time, we allow you to continue from the last Spectra you collected. To preserve the pride of those who gained trophies without continues though, the ‘garden complete’ trophy is only available if you don’t use the continue system. You don’t need trophies to move forward into the game and explore new gardens, so dive in and try out some of the crazy stuff we put in the game (such as the infamous Garden 7 with its rotating gravity).
To go along with the patch, an “Encore” expansion patch was officially announced. No word on what will be included, pricing, or a release date, but I’d expect late Spring and a couple more gardens to play around with.
It is again time to affix the thinking cap and try to speculate on what the hell this announcement means. I was one of the first to decipher the Halo:ODST trailer and I hope to be on of the first to do this as well.
Okay.
Things of significance:
1. This is not fake. It is from Konami so it is not a joke.
2. The color is green. Green can mean go, or… it could mean… dare I say… Xbox 360?
3. The numbers strongly resemble binary code, but 1 and 1 do not equal zero in bin code and a zero means power off/closed circuit/negative response.
4. They use exclamation points in both directions. The upside down exclamation points are used in Spanish. The normal exclamation points appear over heads of enemies when they see you.
I am making these two quantum leaps.
1. They will be releasing a remake of MGS2 for the PS3. The two exclamations stand for the numeral II. People would go batshit for a remade MGS2 and knowing how long it would take Kojima to make a MGS5, I do not think they will use a new story here and announce that so soon. MGS2 coming to PS3.
2. Now for the super reach. MGS4 is coming to 360. I know… I do not want that either. But… the two points are 180 degrees inverse of one another. Could Konami be making a 180 degree turn so to speak and doing what we all thought impossible? Also, the green was done deliberately. Whether it is to throw us off and get into fits, who knows?
3. SPOILER ALERT. If you have not beaten the game, skip!! For those who do know… Snake is still with us. He has 6 months to live. 6 months to the day is Dec.12. That is next Friday. Expansion pack could be coming… to truly finish the story.
Either way, more Metal Gear is coming and that is never a bad thing. What do you guys think this means? Holla at us and let us know.
You heard that it’s coming, but now you can see a bit of what you’ll get to play. You’ll be playing as the new main character, Johnny Klebitz, a member of the Liberty City biker gang The Lost. I’m sure you remember fighting a couple of their members during the GTA IV story and hearing about their hijinks on the radio. Now, it’s your turn to step in. The story in The Lost and Damned will run parallel to Niko’s story, so there very well could be some interaction with the characters from that story arc. Who knows yet, Rockstar is being pretty tight-lipped.
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Say goodbye to 2008 because that GTA IV expansion isn’t coming to an Xbox 360 near you until February 17th, 2009. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned will be dropping as the first of two expansion packs.
Developed by series creator Rockstar North and set in Liberty City, The Lost and Damned features a new main character and plot that intersects with the storyline of Grand Theft Auto IV; new missions that offer an entirely fresh way to explore Liberty City with new multiplayer modes, weapons and vehicles; and a diverse soundtrack with additional music – all with the incredible production values that are the trademarks of Grand Theft Auto.
A whole new storyline and main character… I like. I’m pretty sure this will be on the must buy list when it drops. Very much looking forward to seeing what direction Rockstar takes with this.
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Are you picking up the AC/DC Live expansion for Rock Band in a few weeks at Walmart? If you’re an achievement whore, you might want to try and make that happen. The expansion will net you an additional 250 gamerscore points over 12 Achievements on the Xbox 360. No official word on PS3 Trophies, but I have a feeling things will be the same.
Most of the achievements are song based, meaning you need to get 5 stars on certain tracks of AC/DC Live to earn your keep. Check out the whole list and count down the days until you can scream like Brian Johnson or shred the axe like Angus Young.
I know a lot of you out there are creaming your pants waiting until late November when Wrath of the Lich King gets released. Al is stuffing his face with Red Bull and Cheetos trying to get to level 70 with his Hunter, I’m sitting pretty around level 12 with my Blood Elf (haven’t had a ton of time to play lately). If some of you are out there are making your own 80’s montage and getting fat and pimply like the kids in South Park trying to level up quickly, you’ll be happy to know you don’t need an insane PC to run the upcoming expansion pack.
PC:
- Windows XP SP3 or Vista SP1 (Windows 2000 no longer supported)
- Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1.5 GHz (up from 800 MHz Intel/AMD). Dual-core recommended.
- RAM: 512 MB/1 GB for Vista, same as before. 1 GB/2 GB recommended.
- Video: GPU with hardware transform and lighting and 32 MB VRAM, same as before. Recommended 128 MB VRAM.
Mac:
- Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.3 no longer supported)
- PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo. G4s are no longer supported. Intel 1.8 GHz recommended.
- RAM: 1 GB, up from 512 MB. 2 GB recommended.
- Video: Hardware transform and lighting, 64 MB VRAM. 128 MB VRAM recommended.
Not too bad. Go find the Sword of a Thousand Truths and live to win. If you get that reference, you get +10 cool points.
Have you finished every level of echochrome on the PSP? Getting bored with the puzzle creator? Later today, an expansion pack is coming to the PlayStation Store to that will bring 40 more levels to the MC Escher style puzzle game.
Personally, I’ve moved on from echochrome. It was a lot of fun for a while, but I’m not sure I’d want to pay another $4.99 for more levels.
It is good to see PSN and PSP getting nice attention for quality games, though. Will you be picking this one up?
I don’t know if anyone out there is still playing Metal Gear Online, but if they are, a new expansion pack is coming. MGO has been broken for much of the past few months and I really can’t see anyone buying this right now, but word is that it is not free. It seems like a great expansion, I just can’t rationale sinking more money into a game with this many issues. Here is what will be coming along with the MEME expansion.
- 3 New Maps
- Silo Sunset – One of the most popular stages in the handheld Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops has been renewed for the world of Metal Gear Online.
- Forest Firefight – Taken from Metal Gear Solid 3, this dense jungle gives players a new tense atmosphere with plenty of camouflage options.
- Winter Warehouse – An original stage created for Metal Gear Online, players will have to search for suitable cover, in and around, this dilapidated factory blanketed in snow.
- 2 New Special Characters
- Liquid Ocelot and Mei Ling
- Additional Rules and Settings – These can be selected without purchasing the second expansion pack
- Avatar Parts – Players can adorn their avatar with new accessories.
Wal-Mart is going to have some exclusive AC/DC content for Rock Band soon with a standalone disc of one of their concerts, the Castle Donington Show in 1991. It’ll run you $39.99 for the 18 tracks. It’s completely standalone, so you can play through the Tour mode, although there will be no Score Duel, Tug of War, or any online components. The good news is that you can export the tracks (only one time per disc is allowed) to your Xbox 360 or PS3 to play them in the normal version of Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Sorry, Wii and PS2 owners, no exporting for you.
Since the product is standalone, it will include unique Achievements and Trophies. Some of them will be song specific, the others we just don’t know about yet. Stay tuned on this one as a bunch of people will be spending the money to get the extra whoring points, you can bet on it.
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GameStop and Amazon both briefly listed an expansion pack for Spore on their systems, before removing them from the online stores. Supposedly shipping November 18th, the Spore Cute & Creepy Parts Pack looks to retail for $19.99.
No word on exactly what cool parts will be available and requests to EA were not returned by press time. You can check out Google Cache of GameStop and Amazon to see what they showed before things got taken down.
Being this close to the game’s release, are you prepared to pay another $20 for Spore content? I’m not.
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