I feel the need…the need for speed! But I guess in this case I feel the need for more speed or at least new speed. Namco Bandai Games let the cat out of the bag about the six new plane variants for Ace Combat® 6: Fires of Liberation™ that will be available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday, December 19. That’s next week for those of you not keeping score. Several of these planes feature memorable designs from previous games in the Ace Combat franchise, letting players continue the aerial adventures of their favorite characters from the series in the game’s single player and online multiplayer modes.
There’s also a Team Battle mode making its way to Ace Combat 6 in the coming weeks but who wants to wait weeks for that when it’ll be only days for more planes!
Screenshots: Ace Combat 6 - New Planes
New Planes Info Below
Just when I release my report card on Activision about their DLC shortcomings, word of new downloadable content for Guitar Hero III comes knocking at my email door.
Master recordings from Warner/Reprise artists Linkin Park, Mastadon and The Used will be available as a downloadable track pack for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, during the month of December. Additionally, Activision will offer single song downloads from such popular European bands as Extremoduro, Trust and Die Fantastischen Vier, as well as a free, exclusive rock rendition of the holiday classic “We Three Kings,” recorded by Steve Ouimette.
The Warner/Reprise Track Pack includes master recordings of “No More Sorrow,” by Linkin Park, “Sleeping Giant,” by Mastadon and “Pretty Handsome Awkward,” by The Used. The single song downloads offer such popular singles as “So Payaso,” from Extremoduro, “Antisocial” from Trust, and “Ernten Was Wir Säen” from Die Fantastischen Vier.
There’s no word on the pricing of this content but when it’s shared, I’ll do likewise with everyone. There’s also no hint at what specific date fans can expect this content. I guess since it’s December we’ll just look for it this month.
Warriors! Come out and play! Thanks to another sprinkling of that magical TriXie Dust from Xbox.com, tomorrow’s live show will include a chance to win some goodies. Those goodies are redeem codes for the recently released Arkadian Warriors on Xbox Live Arcade.
Seven (7) winners will be chosen tomorrow during the show. Get ready to unleash your inner warrior with Arkadian Warriors and save yourself 800 Microsoft Points too.
How do I become one of the Mighty Seven?
As usual, send me a message for the Mighty Seven via Xbox Live and then listen for your Gamertag during the show or watch for it in the live chat. Winners will be chosen and codes will be given during the show. This is open to all regions and countries.
Be sure to send a warrior’s thanks to TriXie and Xbox.com for sprinkling more of that cool dust on U360. TriXie wants all the Blades to know she loves them long time. (smile)
Projects - A
Was having a studio like Infinity Ward develop what many consider the game of the year in Call of Duty 4 enough for the A grade in 2007? Could it salvage an otherwise mediocre lineup of games throughout the year? The short answer is yes. Both Call of Duty 4 and their other solid hit, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, pushed Activision to new heights. You deserve a solid Projects grade when you’re attached to 2 of the top 10 games people will remember this year. RedOctane and Infinity Ward take a bow. I’d like to issue a plea to Activision, however, to not continue to put us through the back and forth of Treyarch and Infinity Ward with the Call of Duty franchise. Yes, it sucks to go from potential Untouchable of the Year when Infinity is at the helm to ”just good” with what Treyarch produces. (good for your grade that COD4 came this year)
Beyond those two titles, I don’t imagine many people are waiting for a chance to play the likes of Transformers, Spider-Man, Bee Movie Game or Shrek which are all movie-to-game franchises. There’s just something about games based on movies that rub most the wrong way. Having these must be good for conference meetings and fancy charts; the beauty of necessary evils. I did enjoy nearly all of them though so my comments about them are done with a heavy heart. I dare not mention any of the Cabela games.
What these titles did though was keep Activision in nearly every meaningful category of games. They had shooters, pimps for your rides and poker champions mixed with ogres, spiders, Autobots and metal. It would’ve been a clean sweep had they produced any racing titles. In 2008, I imagine that will change.
I know how you all like numbers and I came across the most recent NPD Group numbers for the month of November. The Xbox 360 continues to push out impressive numbers while the Nintendo Wii continues its amazing ride. I thought Nintendo Wii’s were hard to find?
November 2007 Hardware Sales
Nintendo Wii - 981,000
Xbox 360 - 770,000
PlayStation 3 - 466,000
November 2007 Software Sales
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) - 1,565,404
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 1,123,070
Assassin’s Creed (Xbox 360) - 980,000
Wii Play - 564,000
Mass Effect - 472,793
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I’m skeptical about this game and I really don’t know why. I didn’t enjoy the previous offering in this series and in fact, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps Namco Bandai can redeem themselves with this title next year when it releases. I hope they leave the black bars alone!
Screenshots: Soul Calibur IV 12/13
The Halo 3 Legendary Edition is on sale right now for $59.82 at Wal-Mart. You can have it shipped to a store near you or delivered straight to your address for a faster return. It’s one of those deals you blink a few times at. Who’s going to play Santa and score this puppy for old Deacon!? (smile)
This is just in time for the Christmas season to make one of your close friends happy for the holidays. Get it while it’s available!
As promised, Criterion and EA deliver a demo for next month’s Burnout Paradise. I’ve had some friends simply reinforce what I tried telling you guys long ago about Burnout Paradise. It’s muy caliente. (which means very hot for my non Spanish speaking friends) It’s a free pass to dish your road rage on people and feel good about doing it. It’s available in the Xbox Live Marketplace to download.
It’s 60 FPS (frames per second) of rage and speed! Head out and test out the new open world online aspects of Burnout Paradise now!
Ever ask yourself how dinosaurs really became extinct long ago? I think maybe the Touchstone team knew and decided to make a video about it. It turns out they were mauled, sliced and blown up by Turok and his hunter friends. If you don’t believe me, I have video proof below.
On February 5, 2008 we’ll all get to rediscover and play a part in that extinction. I can’t wait for it. Dinosaur mauling ftw!
Video: Turok Dinosaur Mauling
