Some free stuff content is coming to Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. That’s right, I said the magic word: FREE. Ubisoft will be releasing the Fan Pack containing three new maps, further ranks to obtain past Elite, some gameplay balancing tweaks, and a new tactical-based gameplay mode called High Stakes.
If you aren’t playing R6: Vegas 2 online, you’re definitely missing out. It’s one of the best online shooters out there, right along with CoD4, Bad Company, and Halo 3. It definitely sticks out from the crowd with it’s unique gameplay modes, especially my favorite: Terrorist Hunt.
The Fan Pack is scheduled to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 in late July, so stay tuned as we get a firm release date from Ubisoft. Should be a good summer for gaming.
Apparently in 2020, we are all pretty much screwed. The world will be in shambles and the remaining superpowers will fight for whatever is left behind. The story is nothing new, but this is the first real RTS from Tom Clancy and Co. You can expect some awesome gameplay and great graphics. The RTS market is a tough one to get a read on. Some people are hardcore but most don’t bother because the learning curve can be too high or just frustrating. I think EndWar will change all that.
Ubisoft is dropping a snowboarding game of their own for multiple platforms and Shaun White, better known as the Flying Tomato, will grace the cover. The coolest news about the game so far is that it will make use of the Wii Balance board.
If you have’t gotten some foot time with this peripheral, it will work perfectly with a snowboarding title. Maybe use the Wii remote for tricks and you’ll be golden. Could really push people over the edge to buying the title for the Wii.
Only time will tell if this gets implemented properly. We’ll keep you posted as the game is still early in the development cycle.
An example of a fantastic game that never made it big at retail is Beyond Good & Evil. To satisfy the masses of gamers and critics who absolutely loved the game, Ubisoft has announced a sequel.
Here’s the debut teaser showing off Jade and Pey’j stuck in the desert. For those of you who don’t know, Pey’j is the pig. Word on the street is that this footage is in-engine for the game, which would be really cool. Somehow I doubt that, though. Anyway, check it out for yourself.
Remember Prince of Persia back in the day, well this version is nothing like, think God of War meets Heavenly Sword action. This clip is exclusive from the recent Ubiday that Ubisoft held to show of the newest version of Prince of Persia among other titles. The story finds great and the voice actor they chose is phenomenal, too bad I don’t think this is actual gameplay footage, but instead just cut scenes. The gameplay that I have seen so far looks to be almost cell shaded in nature, although the cutscenes look beautiful!
We have been waiting and waiting to get a glimpse of what Home can be and what it can do. Ubisoft will broadcast is Ubidays 2008 via PSN’s Home. This is a huge step ahead for the much anticipated online gaming service and it could mean that the Beta for Home is all but ready. Here is the official word from Ubisoft:
Dear Home testers,
The Home team and Ubisoft would like to invite you to the first ever Publisher Event in Home. Its a pretty exclusive event too as we’re still in closed beta so please try and make time to be a part of a real first.
We’ll be in Home in the new Media & Events space on the evening of Wednesday the 28th of May between 7pm BST and 8pm BST time and Ubisoft will be showcasing their new titles for you all.
Regards,
TedTheDog
Sony fanboys are creaming their pants as we speak now that Home will finally have some functionality. Expect XBL to make some huge changes once Home gets up to keep its lead on the market.
The Haze demo went up on the European PlayStation Store today and I had a chance to play through it a few times. At first, the game feels a lot like Crysis. You’re in the middle of a very nice looking jungle in an enhanced suit taking out enemies. You go through a series of small of objectives (clear the area, move to point A, clear the area, move to point B, clear the area, move to point C, clear the area…). It gets a bit repetitive, but that’s how shooters are these days.
The graphics are fairly nice and the demo runs at a constant framerate with no noticeable slowdown no matter how many enemies you’re taking out. The one problem I have graphically is interacting with the environment. You’re in a huge lush forest and brushing by leaves and branches does nothing. In games like Crysis and Halo 3, when you’re in a jungle, these things move when you hit them. It’s a bit disappointing to see this type of thing neglected by developers still.
Haze has been on again, off again with it’s release dates for a while now. Ubisoft has finally let the cat out of the bag and confirmed that Haze will be released in North American on May 20th.
In addition, we’ll be getting a demo in early May to test out the game. I’m on the fence with this one still. It seems like it has a good storyline, but it could easily fall into the “just-another-FPS” category. I think the demo will set me over to one side or the other, but for now I’m going to reserve judgement.
EB Games in Canada was offering their customers a way out if they had purchased Haze for PS3 and wanted to return the game. A full refund was to be offered by the store IF the game was preordered and return with receipt within 7 days of purchase. This policy was more or less a free week rental and seen as a testament of the game not worthy of an outright purchase. Ubisoft was perturbed to say the least and called for the promotion to be cancelled. EB Canada obliged, or so we thought.
It turns out that the promotion is still active albeit with a new caveat. They are so confident that you will love the game, and NOT return it, they will give you the same considerations as before. It seems that EB Canada may be placating Ubisoft here. Why would this promotion even be necessary. Having to hedge your bets to sell an already anticipated product seems unnecessary. Is this a savvy marketing move or is EB Games motorboatin’ sons of bitches for defying a huge studios wishes?
Not those kind of loads you sick bastards. Loads of PC games. Over 40 titles in all are being made available for download.
Assassin’s Creed is now available for pre-purchase via Steam. In addition, Ubisoft is bringing many of its award-winning brands to Steam, including games from the Tom Clancy series, the Heroes of Might & Magic® series, the IL-2 Sturmovik collection, Far Cry®, and much more. Digital packs of many of these franchises will also be made available in the coming weeks.
Like I said before, if you’re into PC gaming and you don’t have Steam, you need to get with the program. Buying games at the store is so 1986.
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