Carmageddon: Death Incarnate Announced

Stop the presses people. Stop the f****g presses! Carmageddon, the world’s most violent racer, is all set to return to next-gen consoles and the PC in a sequel dubbed Death Incarnate, courtesy of relative newcomer Gregorian Works. How do we know this, you ask? Well, that’s cos we got the dope straight from the horse’s mouth.

And by horse, I mean company CEO Julian Lirpa, who gave us the lowdown in an exclusive interview that you can read right here. For all those who are too lazy to read through the entire interview, here’s a quick recap of the game’s features:

• Will use the Unreal 3 engine
• Will Feature TWELVE online MP modes
• Will make Paradise City seem like a park
• Pedestrian skin will now peel off in real time

Carmageddon: Death Incarnate will release on the PS3, PC, and Xbox360 sometime in April 2010.Source

LOTRO Expansion 'Mines of Moria' Declared

The first expansion to Turbine’s Tolkien based MMORPG – Lord of the Rings Online: Shadow of Angmar – was announced at Connect 08 in Birmingham. The expansion will see LOTRO players dive deep into the goblin populated underworld, and will be called ‘Mines of Moria’.

The level cap will be raised from 50 to 60, as high leveled players will get a chance to venture out of the kingdom of Eraidor, and fight bosses like the Balrog and the Watcher.Source

GRAW 2 "Legacy Edition" to be out in April 08

Tom Clancy's "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" or GRAW was declared a stunner when it was launched in 2006. With its sequel "GRAW 2" coming along last year, fans couldn't have been merrier.Now there's something else fans can rejoice about: Ubisoft, the game's developer, yesterday announced a "Legacy Edition" for "GRAW 2", which will be an exclusive for the Xbox 360. This "Legacy Edition" will feature the full game bundled with an extra disc that has all the Xbox Live download packs. It will include 32 extra maps, new game modes and missions, as well as new weapons for single-player campaigns. Tom Clancy's "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" or GRAW was declared a stunner when it was launched in 2006. With its sequel "GRAW 2" coming along last year, fans couldn't have been merrier.Now there's something else fans can rejoice about: Ubisoft, the game's developer, yesterday announced a "Legacy Edition" for "GRAW 2", which will be an exclusive for the Xbox 360. This "Legacy Edition" will feature the full game bundled with an extra disc that has all the Xbox Live download packs. It will include 32 extra maps, new game modes and missions, as well as new weapons for single-player campaigns.Source

Aerosmith to featre in GUITAR HERO next....!!!

In a move that marks a change in direction for their billion-dollar franchise, Activision has launched "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith", the latest iteration of their popular 'Guitar Hero' series.
"Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" focuses on a single band, Steven Tyler's Aerosmith, the same band that belted out hits like Jaime's Gotta Gun, Sweet Emotion, and Dream On.
The new game is slated to hit the stands this Summer. It will feature nearly 30 Aerosmith songs plus others from acts that have opened for the band.
Kai Huang, head (RedOctane Unit) of Activision, which guides development of the franchise, said the idea was to cover the 30-plus years of Aerosmith, right from high school days to rock superstardom.
Meanwhile, since its launch in late 2005, the 'Guitar Hero' franchise has seen the rise of games that feature dozens of artists across multiple music genres, including classic rock, grunge, metal, punk, and so on.
With the spotlight now trained on a single band, "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" marks a pleasant diversion for the hitherto roadmap of the franchise. Not to mention a treat for countless fans of Aerosmith. Huang described it as "a completely new way to interact with the music and with Aerosmith".
Meanwhile, the goss (gossip) is that this is Activision's way of countering rival music game, "Rock Band" from MTV and Electronic Arts (EA). Incidentally, "Rock Band", whose popularity has been soaring lately, includes drums, a microphone, and a guitar; and offers new songs for download onto gaming consoles every week.
Like other 'Guitar Hero' games, in "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" too, players must hit the colored buttons on the guitar-shaped controller in time for the songs to play properly to earn points along the way.A bundle with the game and the controller costs between $80 and $100, while the stand-alone game costs $40 to $60.
As for Aerosmith, they recognize the game as a new distribution platform for their music. And to give a sense of the real, the game tries capturing the on-stage in-concert moves of energetic frontman, Steven Tyler, and lead guitarist, Joe Perry.
Source:Techtree

NGAGE GAMES without ENGAGE

While Nokia continues to annoy users by failing to announce an official launch date for the N-Gage platform and restricting its usage to the N81 handset, we can console ourselves with the knowledge that the company is developing newer games for the platform. The latest releases are Space Impact: Kappa Base, System Rush: Evolution, and Creatures of the Deep.
Nokia is inviting N81 and N81 8GB handset owners to join N-Gage First Access, where they can download the application, try and buy games, and provide user experience feedback. Unfortunately, that pretty much confirms that the application is still being tried and tested and N-Gage fans will have to wait a bit longer to experience the full deal on other Nokia handsets.