Wednesday, May 12, 2010


New Zero Punctuation - Nier

This weeks new Zero Punctuation is on Nier. Yahtzee says he didn't see it coming but will he find the same problems with the game as others or will he find some good in the game?




Namco Bandai Announce Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team For The PSP

Namco Bandai have announced Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team is coming out this fall on the PSP. this fighter features 4 player simultaneous battles via Ad-Hoc. Namco Bandai have also released new screenshots for this game. they appear to be in-game and show 3 player battles, two human controlled characters against 1 computer character.

Screenshots


Game Information From Joystiq


Namco Bandai Announce Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 For The Xbox 360 And Playstation 3

Namco Bandai Have Announced Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. This sequel to Dragon Ball: Raging Blast features 20 more characters and a new "Raging Soul System". this new system enables the characters to reach a special state where their combat abilities reach the ultimate level. Namco Bandai have released some in-game screenshots showing a fight between Goku and Vegeta. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 is set for release this fall.

Screenshots


Game Information From Joystiq


EA Have Released New Ambitions DLC Screenshots For The Sims 3

EA have released new screenshots for the upcoming Ambitions DLC pack for The Sims 3. these screenshots show some more of the activities that you can do in this Ambitions pack, with the first screenshot showing the Mad Doctor and the final screenshot showing the good tattooist.

Screenshots



EA Announce Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DLC, Onslaught Mode, Brings Co-op To The Game

EA have announced the next DLC coming to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. the Onslaught DLC brings the Onslaught Mode to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. This mode Brings Co-Op gameplay to the Battlefield franchise for the first time on a Console. Onslaught is coming soon to both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.

Onslaught mode can be played with up to 4 players, across 4 multiplayer maps - Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Isla Inocentes, and Nelson Bay. each of these maps have been redesigned with new lighting, time of day, vehicles and more. Each map has a gameplay focus, requiring teamwork to complete and stave off the enemy AI. The Atacama Desert map focus is Vehicle Warfare, whilst Nelson Bay focuses on infantry assault.


Onslaught Teaser Trailer


Press Release

Guildford, UK – May 12, 2010 – DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is expanding its award-winning multiplayer experience with the introduction of an all-new mode called ‘Onslaught’. This mode brings co-op gameplay to the Battlefield franchise for the first time ever on console. Coming soon, Onslaught mode will be available on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace and on the PlayStation®Network, creating more reasons for players to check out the game that Seth Schiesel of The New York Times says “is a better game than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.”

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Onslaught mode can be played with up to four players across four multiplayer maps – Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Isla Inocentes, and Nelson Bay – redesigned with new lighting, time of day, added vehicles and other effects. Each map has a dedicated gameplay focus, requiring different levels of teamwork in order to complete the objectives against an onslaught of enemy AI. Vehicle warfare comes to the forefront in Atacama Desert while Nelson Bay focuses squarely on infantry assault. Players can compete in squads and check individual progress via the dedicated Onslaught leaderboards.

“We’re thrilled to bring something new and fresh to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 while still keeping Battlefield’s signature gameplay intact,” says Patrick Bach, Senior Producer at DICE. “We want to consistently support the over 4 million fans playing the game with new ways to get into multiplayer and also challenge the elite players with new experiences to improve their performance online. Effective squad play is the key to success in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer and this new mode will provide players with a dedicated environment to test their team skills and rank against the competition.”

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is available in North America and Europe for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC.

For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se. For more information on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 please visit:www.battlefield.com. Or follow us on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.co.uk.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Battlefield: Bad Company is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

The Starter Pokémon From Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Have Been Revealed By A Leaked Magazine Scan


The latest CoroCoro Magazine has fully revealed the starting Pokémon for Pokémon Black And Pokémon White. The Japanese names for these Pokémon have not been confirmed by the mag, but other sources put the names as, from left to right, Tsutaaja, Pokabu, and Mijumaru. They are, again left to right, Grass Type, Fire Type, and Water Type. The new battle stance, between Pokémon, is also shown with a battle between Pokabu and Tsutaaja.

The Leak has also revealed that the game will take place in a region called Isshu, again a Japanese name, and it appears from the picture in the top right that the region is the furthest west a game has been set in. it reveals that the main characters, shown in the bottom left picture, in the game are not children and that they are older than previous main characters.

From Pokébeach


Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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