Xbox 360 News

Harmonix, MTV and EA have announced today the official sequel to the hit game 'Rock Band'. Rock Band 2 will be coming for the Xbox 360 this September and on "other platforms" later in the year.

Rock Band players who have purchased DLC tracks for the game will be happy to know that Rock Band 2 will feature cross-title compatibility. That means anything you've purchased for Rock Band will immediately work for Rock Band 2.

No word on how many songs will be included on the disc, but with the inclusion of all the previously released DLC, the set list at launch may top 300 songs.

Alex Rigopulos, co-founder and CEO of Harmonix had this to say:  read more »

Ubisoft has revealed today the full list of content included in the upcoming Rainbow Six Vegas 2 "Fan Pack" download. It includes tons of small fixes and updates, but the biggest inclusion here has to be the addition of three new maps- one of which being the fan favorite from Rainbow Six Vegas 1, Calypso Casino. You can check out the full list below:

Three new MP maps are included for a brand-new Vegas 2 multiplayer experience, including two re-lit maps and the fan favorite from Rainbow Six Vegas:
• Calypso Casino: The fan favorite from Rainbow Six Vegas is back by popular demand. All Rainbow Six Vegas 2 game modes are supported, including co-op terrorist hunt.
• Murdertown – Dark: Experience this map's intense, close-quarter action underneath the cover of darkness.  read more »

Ben Cousins, executive producer at Electronic Arts' DICE studio, has confirmed today that the team is already working on future Battlefield titles. In addition to the 'Battlefield Heroes' and 'Battlefield: Bad Company' three other titles are currently in development. Cousins noted in his GDC Paris keynote:

"Since the start of this year I've been working as executive producer for the entire Battlefield franchise - we've got five titles in development at the moment, which is probably more than you expect."  read more »

Treyarch has released the official name for the upcoming Call of Duty 5, along with the first details about the game. The game will be called 'Call of Duty: World at War' and the game will be set in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was also confirmed that the game will include a co-op mode for the campaign portion of the game, making it the first game in the series to do so. As for the online multiplayer portion, vehicles have been confirmed and there will now be squad-based elements.

The game will be coming out on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The Wii version will have a different team behind it. The game has also been re-confirmed to be running on the Call of Duty 4 engine.

Apparently Treyarch is going for a more "gritty" approach with the game. Here is a quote talking about the beginning of the game:  read more »

Not much has been revealed about the upcoming 007 game other than the fact that it will be called Quantum of Solace and will indeed be based on the next movie. Today new details have emerged about the game.

The game will be a first person shooter, but will utilize a cover system much like the one used in Rainbow Six Vegas. By that I mean when you get into cover, the perspective will change to third person. It will also do this when Bond climbs ladders or walks along narrow ledges. Developers went with this mechanic because it supposedly makes the player feel like they are Bond. I guess being able to see a full shot of Bond outside of cutscenes will add perspective to his character.  read more »

On the eve of Ninja Gaiden II's release, some sudden and unexpected news has been delivered concerning the game's creator, Tomonobu Itagaki. He sent out a letter earlier today announcing that he has officially split from Team Ninja and has sued Tecmo for damages. Apparently he was owed some money from Tecmo after the completion of Dead or Alive 4 and was not paid. He has also stated that the president of Tecmo, Yoshimi Yasuda, has made "unreasonable and disingenuous" statements towards him. Unfortunately for the fans, this means that there will be no more 'Ninja Gaiden' or 'Dead or Alive' games from Itagaki in the future. He supposedly already has plans for his next game which will feature all the violence of Ninja Gaiden. No specific details on what he'll be doing next though.  read more »

Throughout the past three Prince of Persia games, players have been given the Dagger of Time (a dagger that can reverse time) to aid them in their quest. Well, for the latest Prince of Persia game, players will instead be aided by Elika. What is Elika? Well, it's not an object, but a person. She will be following Prince along on the adventure, helping him in various ways.

Prince of Persia producer, Ben Mates, had this to say:
"When you’re fighting, you do better because Elika helps you. Every single element of this amazing action hero's abilities are taken to the next level by [this character]."  read more »

Good news for the Army Of Two players out there- a free 'Veteran Map Pack' will be coming this Thursday, thanks to a sponsor from Pontiac. The map pack features two new co-op maps and one multiplayer map.  read more »

If you check out the official Resident Evil website, you'll catch a glimpse of a strange video that has recently been posted on the front page. It's taken by a video camera that has been left (or dropped) on the ground that is focusing on an abandoned bus in the middle of a desert town (which appears to be the same one from all the RE5 trailers). After some time you'll see a boy walking around in a strange manner who approaches the bus and then walks away. Very weird, and very creepy... What's also interesting to note is that there are two counters at the top of the video, both of which change times sporadically and appear to be counting up. Hm. Anyway, you can check out the new Resident Evil 5 trailer on May 30.  read more »

New Resident Evil 5 details have emerged in the latest issue of UK's Xbox World 360 magazine.

Apparently an unnamed female mercenary will be accompanying Chris Redfield throughout the game. It's rumored to be one of the two new female characters which were featured in Famitsu, one of which is assumed to be Claire Redfield. Gamers will have the ability to control this second character via a new (online) co-op mode which has been added to the game.

Resident Evil 5 will also feature the Mercenaries mini-game that was introduced in RE4.  read more »