DJ Hero Gets Two New Scratchable DLC

Press release:
Living room legends and budding superstar DJs alike who have already started the party in what Time says “delivers in every way” and IGN.com has hailed as “exhilarating” and “a new beginning for the music genre, “ can now add to the 93 mixes available in DJ Hero™ with two party rockin’ grooves: 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige “All Of Me” mixed with Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga” and “DARE” by Gorillaz vs. Public Enemy’s “Can’t Truss It.”

Also joining the mix, on November 24th, will be a three Mix Pack from one of the hottest house DJ’s in the world, David Guetta. David Guetta Mix Pack 01 will contain remixes of his tracks, currently tearing up the airwaves and dance floors both domestically and internationally, “When Love Takes Over” featuring Kelly Rowland, the chart-topping “Sexy Chick” featuring Akon and “On The Dance Floor” featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas.

DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01 features the following mixes:

“All Of Me” by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen
“DARE” by Gorillaz vs. “Can’t Truss It” Performed by Public Enemy

DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01 is available now on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and on the PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. All mixes in the Mix Packs will be released on November 24th as downloadable singles for Wii™.

Gran Turismo 5 – 20 New Screenshots

Sony America has released a plethora of screenshots from Gran Turismo 5, this time showing off the sexiness of the Toyotas. Have a look:

Borderlands Gets Fixed

Gearbox has released a patch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of its co-op loot-a-thon Borderlands. Here is what the patch fixes:

• Fixed a bug which caused players and other things in the world to appear incorrectly on clients in networked games
• Fixed a bug in which players gibbed in arena combat disappeared * fixed a bug which caused the dollars counter to spin continuously
• Fixed a bug that caused the digger elevator to be unusable after completing the Find Tannis mission
• Weapon mapping to the D-pad should no longer reverse left and right
• various localization and other text and tooltip corrections
• The introductory quests with CL4P-TP should now always progress properly all the time
• Lilith’s Phase Strike ability now works as intended
• Load times have been improved

All you need to do to apply the patch is connect to Live/PSN and start the game. But i am sure you knew that. Right?

Disney Announces Epic Mickey

Press release:
Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of Disney Epic Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the Wii™ home video game console. The game stars Mickey Mouse who has been re-imagined for videogames by luminary game designer Warren Spector and his Junction Point game development studio. In Disney Epic Mickey, Spector, a life-long Disney fan, taps into Mickey Mouse’s rich history along with the characters and worlds brought to life by Walt Disney to create an edgy and unexpected cartoon adventure.

“Mickey is an adventurous and rambunctious mouse,” said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. “I want to bring his personality to the forefront, place him in a daunting world and connect his spirited character with video game players worldwide. Ultimately, each player decides for him- or herself what makes Mickey cool.”

In the game’s fiction, a sorcerer named Yen Sid creates a beautiful, whimsically-twisted world where Disney’s forgotten and retired creations thrive. Originally, the powerful sorcerer from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” in Walt Disney’s 1940 film “Fantasia” was nicknamed “Yen Sid” by Disney animators, although never named as such on screen. In Spector’s game, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit – Walt Disney’s first cartoon star created in 1927 – becomes the earliest inhabitant of Yen Sid’s Cartoon Wasteland after Mickey Mouse is created. Oswald makes the Cartoon Wasteland comfortable for other retired characters as they join him in this magical land. Years pass, and as Oswald dwells in the Cartoon Wasteland, he becomes resentful watching Mickey’s popularity swell. When Mickey curiously stumbles upon Yen Sid’s map, he makes an innocent yet terrible mistake and inadvertently devastates Oswald’s comfortable world. Eventually, Mickey’s mistake pulls him deep into the mysterious Cartoon Wasteland to face the destruction he unknowingly created.

“Having Warren combine creativity and innovation with one of the world’s most famous characters takes Mickey back to his creative roots and allows fans to deepen their engagement with him as a character – especially in video games,” said Graham Hopper, executive vice president and general manager of Disney Interactive Studios. “In addition to Warren’s lifelong love of cartoons, films and comics, his visionary approach to game design and storytelling will make certain that this heroic tale of discovery and redemption resonates with Disney fans and gamers alike.”‪

Players use the Wii Remote™ to wield magical paint and thinner to re-shape the world around them. Paint’s creativity and thinner’s damaging effect give the player robust tools and empowers them to make choices about how they move through the world. Each player’s decisions to use paint, thinner or both dynamically changes the world with consequences that affect the environment, interactions with other characters, and even Mickey’s appearance and abilities.

“The core of this game is the idea of choice and consequence, and how that defines both the character and the player,” says Spector. “By putting the mischievous Mickey in an unfamiliar place and asking him to make choices – to help other cartoon characters or choose his own path – the game forces players to deal with the consequences of their actions. Ultimately, players must ask themselves, ‘What kind of hero am I?’ Each player will come up with a different answer.”

Blurring reality and fantasy, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’s role is as significant in the game as it was in real life. The Walt Disney-created Oswald appeared in 26 silent cartoons between 1927 and 1928 for Charles Mintz, who contracted with Universal for distribution. At this time, Oswald was primed to be Walt’s first big animated star. When faced with daunting production costs, Walt asked for more money to ensure the quality of the Oswald cartoons. When a deal could not be reached, Walt lost the rights to Oswald and with the rabbit went much of Walt’s staff. Among those who remained with Walt was animator, cartoonist and long-time friend Ub Iwerks, and together they created a new character named Mickey Mouse.

The initial concept behind Disney Epic Mickey originated within the Disney Interactive Studios’ Think Tank. The Think Tank conceptualized Mickey as a cartoon character thrown into turmoil. Spector expanded and refined Disney Epic Mickey’s concept and built the game for a broad audience fully utilizing the Wii and Wii Remote for accessibility and engaging gameplay.

Developed by Junction Point in Austin, TX, Disney Epic Mickey is slated for a fall 2010 release.

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Just Cause 2 – ‘No Ordinary Mission’ Trailer

Avalanche Studios released another action-packed footage from Just Cause 2, titled ‘No Ordinary Mission’. You see the ‘hero’ jumping off an exploding building, parachuting to a running motorboat, gunning down another with the attached machine gun then grapples to a helicopter and kicks out the pilot, parachutes out of it as it explodes, grapples to a building elevator, throws out an armed foe and rigs the top floor with explosives and does not even emote a care as he parachutes off it. Phew!, no ordinary mission for sure!

God of War III Ultimate Edition Announced

Sony America today announced the Ultimate Edition for its highly awaited action title God of War III. This $99 special edition will feature premium collectibles and exclusive downloadable content which will be available at launch on PSN.

The Ultimate Edition will feature the following:

Exclusive Collectibles
• High-End Sculpted Replica of Pandora’s Box
• Limited-Edition God of War Art Book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews

Exclusive Digital Content (Available via PlayStation Network voucher codes on day of launch)
• God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
• Premium Kratos Skin – Dominus
• God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary – a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise
• God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
• God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (mp3 digital download).

In addition, Sony has been giving away God of War III Demo download codes to random fans who had registered at the game’s official website http://www.godofwar.com/. Some of our Tbreak forum members have already received their code, so keep checking your inbox and spam folders!

Win Spore Hero Arena for the DS

Spore Hero Arena for Nintendo DS builds on the success of Spore Creatures and allows players to create fully-3D Spores and take them into battle with an array of other creatures across the galaxy. Players create a unique gladiator Hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight dangerous enemy creatures and complete special missions, collecting new parts and abilities, gaining upgrades along the way. In the quest for combat, they’ll seek out to defeat each local champion and unlock special abilities that will benefit their Hero.

By combining special abilities, parts, and upgrades, players create a fighting style of their own in hopes to stop an evil force and save the galaxy. Spore Hero Arena will also feature multiplayer capabilities as players can battle with up to three friends locally or play with a friend over Wi-Fi.

We have 5 copies of Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS to give away to lucky readers.

Win SimAnimals Africa for the DS and Wii

Pack your bags for an African adventure with the sequel to SimAnimals. In SimAnimals Africa, gamers play with and tame all new exotic animals including lions, elephants and gorillas as they explore exotic landscapes from savannas to jungles.

With a playful new art style, SimAnimals Africa allows players to play with wild African animals while they venture across jungles, deserts, savannas, river deltas and more! Each brand new animal has their own unique skill and it’s up to you to find their secret abilities. Kicking zebras, rock-breaking rhinos and crocodiles that excel at hunting will assist players in keeping the environment happy and unlocking new areas, animals, and special items. New mini-games give players more ways to interact with the animals. The ring toss, drumming, and petting games help the animals hone their unique skill and assist players in achieving their goals more quickly. Additionally, there are over 70 rare objects for players to collect including bugs, fruits and flowers. If players feed one of these rare items to an animal they may get an unexpected surprise! Kids can now choose to play as an animal. Will they water the terrain with their trunk as an elephant, kick fruit off trees as a zebra or jump over riverbeds as a gazelle? Players will have fun developing relationships with wild animals and their babies, and experience the humor and drama of life in Africa.

Thanks to our friends at EA, we have 10 copies of the game to give away (5 for the Wii and 5 for the DS).

SEGA Fixes a Date With Bayonetta

SEGA has announced that their upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 title, Bayonetta, will release on January 5th, 2010 in North America and January 8th in Europe. The DMC-esque action game, which launched yesterday in Japan, received a perfect score of 40/40 on the Xbox 360 and 38/40 on the PS3 from the acclaimed and highly regarded Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. It became only the 12th game to receive a perfect from the famous the mag in it’s 20+ years of publishing.

“Traditionally high scoring games in Famitsu go on to perform very well at retail in both Japan and the rest of the world. PlatinumGames set out to deliver a game that redefines the 3D action genre, and we feel that they have set a benchmark for future games in the genre to aspire to,” said Mike Hayes, CEO of SEGA America & SEGA Europe. “We chose a January ship date for Bayonetta as we firmly believe that it is the best time for SEGA and our retail partners to launch this exciting new IP in the West, and push for a number #1 retail slot. Bayonetta is a huge title for us and the perfect start for the New Year, both for SEGA and gamers across the West.”

Below is a developer diary giving an insight on how Bayonetta was created:

Army of Two: The 40th Day – ‘Halloween’ Trailer

Halloween is around the corner and the two armor plated beef cakes from Army of Two are out playing trick and treat, as gently as they can. Watch what happens when they catch a bored developer, who looks a little bit above than required, off guard in his dark little chamber of binary secrets.

Bullies!

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