I have had my doubts about the new Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game that is being worked on because I think the two genres are just too far apart, but I have been giving it the benefit of the doubt. I had heard about the in-ability to kill the DC characters and the change that they will not receive fatalities but instead get brutalities, this I can deal with. I have seen clips of the Klose Kombat and Air Kombat and these do look pretty interesting but then we get to the Joker.
After looking at the latest screen shots that Midway released showing the Joker in action I have to say I have mixed emotions. One shot shows the Joker fighting against Scorpion and it seems that he is blowing him up and has his typical evil grin, which makes him seem even more evil and sadistic. Then there is another shot of him getting punched in the face with an uppercut from Sub Zero and he has the same grin on his face, this just seems odd. Does the Joker only have one facial expression, judging from the other screenshots when characters get punched or kick they do not grin happily. It is almost disturbing in a masochistic way to look at the screen shot of him getting punched and smiling.
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Midway just shot us word that Stranglehold will be getting some brand new downloadable content, which will include 10 brand new multiplayer maps. You can now fight from Kowloon Market to Wong’s Estate Grounds, in any of the 21 new multiplayer character skins. The Xbox 360 version will include 10 new achievements worth 250 points, so if you feel like some dual wielding gun fighting action, pick this up and score some extra points while your at it.
Midway Games Inc. and Epic Games today announced that the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship to stores in North America on December 10th. So it is expected to begin arriving into the grubby hands of stores in limited quantities the following day. The highly anticipated first-person shooter has already shipped internationally for the PC, but look for us to check out the PS3 version real soon.
Midway today announced that a new Xbox Live BlackSite: Area 51 demo is available today. The demo highlights two levels from the game’s single-player campaign, taking gamers through the Rachel, NV town square and courthouse, and placing players in the gunner’s seat during a helicopter escort mission through the desert canyons of Nevada. This is an interesting game, but from the previous demo I played I was not very impressed, I am hoping htis demo is more polished and shows off more of the game faetures.
Ok I admit that I am a bit of a sarcastic person, but the announcment today that Unreal Tournament 3 went gold, really does not change my life. It seems like every game when they are coming out goes gold, so why should UT3 be any difference. UT3 will be tons of fun on the PC and expect a lot of players to jump back into this title head first, but don’t expect people to get excited over Midway and EPic announcing it went gold. Call me when video games start going triple uranium!!
