“Remember me? I made my official debut back at E3 2007 and got quite the reception. I was supposed to hit the Xbox Live Arcade but I ended up on the back of a milk carton instead. I have been kidnapped by the dreaded TBA & TBD clan. I am Third Wave Games and Ubisoft’s War World.”
This may come as a surprise to many of you and well, perhaps all of you but Ubisoft just released some new downloadable content for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. It’s called the Co-op Collection and it includes 5 new co-op campaign missions and new Achievements. In total there are nine (9) new maps and nine (9) new Achievements which net a total of 125 additional achievement points. This new content costs 800 Microsoft Points and you can get the details at the link above.
Along with the Co-op Collection is the More Guns Pack. It’s a collection of seven (7) weapons for the single player quick mission mode and it’s available to download for free! Yeah, Ubisoft threw in a freebie. Thanks Mocha Jive for the head’s up my dear. If you’re still into GRAW2, head out and download the new content.
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You can make a case that the only game anyone will remember from Ubisoft this year is Assassin’s Creed. In fact, I’ll make that case right now. Anyone up for some Beowulf? CSI? America’s Army? Naruto: Rise of a Ninja was a decent offering but I’d wager that the ramen noodles campaign surrounding it was more interesting. There was a point long ago when Ubisoft could simply rest on the shoulders of its many Tom Clancy titles but that time is no more. Is anyone still playing Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2? Gamers are expecting and deserve more than the many Tom Clancy’s Rainbow-Ghost-Splinter moments.
I enjoy those games but they’re all too similar to offer any higher grade here in Projects. Assassin’s Creed has been a truly mixed breed as far as media response goes and even community response. For a title that consumed so much of Ubisoft’s marketing dollars you’d expect a worldwide consensus that it was a contender for Untouchable of the Year but that hasn’t been the case. It still might once I play it and it just might deserve it judging from the huge # of sales it has pulled off. Never judge a book by its cover or by its sales though. But even the strong showing of Assassin’s Creed in sales isn’t enough to compensate for the likes of Beowulf, Naruto and the less-than-blazing Blazing Angels we had this year.
The holiday season just continues to wreck havoc on every gamer’s bank account. The string of potential hits continue this week with a fury of anticipated titles hitting store shelves!
What’s going to be on your gamer card?
Assassin’s Creed - The setting is 1191 A.D. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. $59.99
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Enter the violent and chaotic journey of two men—a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath. The heat is on. $59.99
Head out and grab a demo of Ubisoft’s latest first person shooter headed for the Xbox 360. It weighs in at a low 535 MB so you should be able to download it reasonably fast. So get to it. That’s an order soldiers!
Created by soldiers. Developed by gamers. America’s Army: True Soldiers™ is the only game co-developed with the U.S. Army. Get the true infantry experience with visually stunning graphics via the GRAW 2 engine, real U.S. Army weapons and vehicles, and unparalleled multiplayer gameplay.
During the Xbox Live Arcade presentation of the Microsoft press conference, I saw this little gem. I had to do a double take as I couldn’t believe it was an Xbox Live Arcade title. Ubisoft and Third Wave Games are set to bring this soon. I can’t wait. I prefer original titles on XBLA and War World is looking great.
Screenshots: War World XBLA
Super Powerful and unique Mechs − Choose from 16 different mechanoids, each having special abilities and advantages including Extreme Speed, High Damage Lasers, Powerful Miniguns, Missiles, Stealth Invisibility, Mortars, Mine-launchers, Tough Armor, Powerful shields etc.
Singleplayer Modes − Singleplayer Arcade mode boasts a 100 level campaign that can be played with 5 levels of difficulty. Singleplayer Death match and Singleplayer Team Death Match puts you up against the best Mech fighters of War World.
Fast Paced Multiplayer − Play with other Xbox gamers via online or LAN
War World multiplayer offers 4 unique game-modes: Capture the flag, Bomb Assault, Death Match and Team Death Match
Next Gen Visual Effects − Including full HDR rendering, Normal Mapped diffuse and specular lighting, Light blooms, Atmospheric effects, Real-time Advanced Dynamic Soft Shadows, Volumetric explosions and weapon effects.
Ubisoft is bringing “Prince of Persia Classic” to the Xbox Live Arcade! Return to ancient Persia to battle the evil Vizier Jaffar and his men – but don’t take forever to save the princess!
In Ubisoft’s “Prince of Persia Classic,” gamers take on the role of the prince as he embarks on a mission to rescue the princess before she has to wed the wicked Jaffar - all of which must be accomplished in under 60 minutes! Jumping across platforms and avoiding traps, the prince must collect bottles of potions to keep his power bar charged as he duels enemies on his way to the princess.
When: Wednesday, June 13, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PDT)
How much: 800 Microsoft Points
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas just got an adrenaline shot with some new DLC (downloadable content) available on the Xbox Live Marketplace today! The Players Pack Red Edition includes two new game modes, Assassination and Total Conquest. It also includes 5 new maps for you to enjoy on Xbox Live. The cost for all of this is 800 Microsoft Points.
I included more details on the modes and maps so you can decide if your points are worth spending.
HOT DEAL! Let there be no one unable to score a copy of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. Unless ofcourse you’re one of the people who don’t have a Fry’s Electronics store near you. Starting tomorrow, Fry’s Electronics has a super special deal for fans to snag GRAW 2 for only $34.99!
For those of you who don’t have a Fry’s Electronics near you, there’s always the price matching route. I’m not sure if other local stores are price matching ads from Fry’s so if you opt for that route, make sure that you’ve confirmed the store does price matching. Good luck and I’ll expect quite a few of you to have this when it makes an appearance as an Unscripted Nights game.
Yes I know. And now everyone else knows that the Xbox Live Marketplace had two new demos become available today. Demos for Major League Baseball 2K7 (US, Canada, Mexico only) and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (All regions) hit the Xbox Live Marketplace earlier today. What’s that you say? You have a GRAW 2 demo already. Yes, but that was just the single player experience. This time Ubisoft unloads some multiplayer mayhem for you to try.
So head on out and get your active downloads going! I guess I know what I’m doing once I make it home. (these demos are available to Xbox Live Gold members)
