Backs to the pillars and swords to the gates, its time for another edition of EpicBattleCry! This week, we discuss the new Grand Theft Auto 4 DLC pack, The Ballad of Gay Tony, face front on the news that Stan Lee will be a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, take a look at the Wii/DS exclusive Need for Speed: Nitro, and raise a glass to Double Fine for showing us all how to wield the axe as they counter-sue Activision over the attempt to cancel the release of Brutal Legend.
Battlefield 1943 has already sold over 600,000 copies on XBL and PSN. We take a look at the emerging download-only games market and ponder if these cas-core titles will rival on-disc releases in the not-too-distant future. Next up, we run down the movie/game crossover announcements coming out of the San Diego Comic Con including the Warcraft film and the Halo Legends anime.
The Battle Cry of the Week goes to Daigo Umehara, the reigning EVO 2009 Street Fighter IV champion, the Chicago Transit Authority for having its head shoved someplace dark, Warner Bros. for packaging coupons for the special-special edition of Watchmen with the plain old special edition, and Game devs and publishers who complain about Gamestop’s aftermarket profits but still send people into their stores with exclusive DLC.
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DICE today announced that Battlefield 1943 is the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game worldwide on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. It is also the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game on the PlayStation Network in North America. Overall since its launch on July 8th, Battlefield 1943 has sold over 600,000 copies on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.
If you’ve played the game, you surely know why…
“We are honoured by the reception that the game has received so far,” says Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on Battlefield 1943. “Watching and participating in this non-stop multiplayer action has been a real treat for us and we can’t believe how fast our fans reached 43 million kills. We can now truly say that we have set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category and gamers recognize the endless value that Battlefield 1943 provides for just $15.”
For those that don’t know, Battlefield 1943 is an all-new download-only multiplayer action game where 24 players can compete across four classic WWII Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea. These maps are inspired by the award winning Battlefield 1942 game, and have been redesigned and reengineered from the ground up using the DICE Frostbite engine allowing players to wreak havoc and destruction via land, sea or air.
It’s just so much…FUN!
Check out the game’s official website for more.
Draw them into an L-shaped ambush and open fire, its time for another edition of EpicBattleCry! In this week’s skirmish we check the just-announced Mech Warrior game, laugh ourselves silly over Singularity being delayed to make way for Modern Warfare 2, discuss the news of a fourth and final installment for Command & Conquer, and check out the DLC that enhances (some would say fixes) the control scheme for Fight Night Round 4.
The, Eidos goes under the axe, as we examine the recent reports that they once again trying to fix review scores for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum, which leads to an even deeper discussion on game scores and whether or not they’re still relevant. Next, we open a galactic can of worms by evaluating the state of the Halo franchise and pondering whether it deserves its considerable accolades.
The Battle Cry of the Week, goes to Japan’s recently unveiled life-size Gundam model, Battlefield 1943, the ridiculous new Wii title Walk it Out, and reminisces about the good ‘ol days when buying a game meant that you received all the content for that game.
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Happy Saturday fellow fellows. I hope you’re weekend is producing a bountiful harvest of awesome.
Here’s a question….Did you scour the net looking for the best and worst gaming media of the week over the past seven days? Did you meticulously thumb through thousands of videos in an effort to produce a comprehensive rundown of the videos that encapsulate the week that was? Did you ask the gods for strength and mercy as you compiled clips for the sheer love of doing so? Well, neither did I, but I did throw together my Top 5 Best/Worst Gaming Videos of the Week, which you can check out after the jump and simultaneously produce a great way to kill five minutes of your life…or more, depending on whether you follow the included links to the full versions of the videos featured within,
Partake.
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DICE has sent word that Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8th on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and July 9th on the PlayStation Network. For those that don’t know, Battlefield 1943 is an all-new download-only action game that brings DICE’s popular vehicular warfare to gamers for the low price of $15 or 1200 MS Points.
Pretty sweet…
For more on the game, hit up its official website.
