According to a trademark filed on October 30th by one Activision Publishing Inc., we may or may not be seeing a new ‘Hero’ game dealing solely with the art of drumming in the near future.
Yep, Activision has filed a trademark for the name ‘Drum Hero,’ which covers all of the necessary bases in order to protect the company’s use of the name in association with products such as “Toys, hand-held games with liquid crystal displays, musical toys; action figures and accessories therefor; arcade gam... Read Full Story
EA’s entry into the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) videogames is looking pretty impressive, as evidenced by a batch of new screenshots and a teaser trailer for next year’s EA Sports MMA.
Releasing on Xbox 360 and PS3, this title appears to be a worthy competitor to THQ’s UFC 2009: Undisputed, which featured a similar style of one-on-one fighting action, taking place in a ring known as ‘The Octagon,’ only by the looks of it, rounds of fighting in EA Sports MMA will take place in a he... Read Full Story
Last week, Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling confirmed that, prior to the official launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the online multiplayer leaderboards for the game would be reset “to ensure no unfair advantages,” but that wasn’t the full extent to the story.
In another Twitter posting, Bowling has clarified his previous statement by posting that players with a legitimate copy of Modern Warfare 2 will not be punished by having their online progress reset, while users ... Read Full Story
Rabbids Go Home, the Rabbid’s first standalone game, sees the Rabbids trying to collect as much human stuff as possible, make a giant heap and climb to the moon.
To celebrate the release of the game on the Wii and DS, Ubisoft has released a hilarious launch trailer where you can see the Rabbid’s crazy antics in action.
For more information on Rabbids Go Home, including more side-splitting trailers and screenshots, head over to our previous coverage.
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With just one day to go until Modern Warfare 2 hits shelves around the world, Infinity Ward has confirmed that no special permissions have been given for shops to sell the game early.
According to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling (aka Fourzerotwo) “ANY store selling MW2 early is in violation of street date. There are no “special permissions.” That said, we won’t punish players for it.”
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC tomorrow, the... Read Full Story
While a release date for LittleBigPlanet on the PSP was announced a month ago for the US (November 17th), a date for the game in the UK was not forthcoming.
Until today that is.
Sony has confirmed to online consumer site CVG that the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet will be available in the UK on November 20th, following in the fine tradition of releasing three days after the US.
You can read through El33tonline’s previous coverage of LittleBigPlanet on the PSP to find out more about the title.... Read Full Story
Chet Faliszek, one of Valve’s writers and the Left 4 Dead 2 project lead, recently spoke to CVG about the fallout from the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott (which recently ended) and what affect it’s had on projected sales of the game, if any:
“As we get closer to launch we see the reaction to the demo,” said Faliszek, “pre-orders are four times what Left 4 Dead 1 was, people’s excitement, the boycott itself and how it’s changed… I think people are just excited now.”Valve h... Read Full Story
With the release of the amazingly epic Dragon Age: Origins RPG this past week (and today in the UK), the inevitable graphics comparisons between each of the game’s available versions (PC, Xbox 360 and PS3) has begun.
A new video from GameTrailers kicks off these proceedings, revealing footage of each version of Dragon Age side-by-side for those of us eagle-eyed enough to spot the differences.
As is becoming the norm, there’s not much of a difference, if any, even on the PC version which is ‘... Read Full Story
In the latest episode of GameTrailers TV, president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, has made an extremely bold statement regarding the sales figures of his company’s upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii in comparison to those of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
According to Fils-Aime, New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have outsold Modern Warfare 2 on a single platform (using the Xbox 360 as an example) by the time the January NPD data is released. Speaking to the show’s host, Geoff Keigh... Read Full Story
Starting today, Xbox 360 owners will be able to visit Halo Waypoint, a new destination on Xbox LIVE, and the “virtual home for all things Halo.”
Not only will Halo Waypoint act as a ‘career’ tracking system, recording players’ achievements across Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars, you’ll also be rewarded for accomplishing certain feats in the games with extra Xbox LIVE Avatar content, such as virtual shirts and ODST armour.
Halo Waypoint will also be the place to hear all of the latest... Read Full Story
