Shippin’ Archive

Shippin’ Out July 17-23: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Bastion

New release slate led by Ubisoft’s modern shooter, Supergiant’s downloadable game for XBLA; Captain America: Super Soldier, Fallout: New Vegas DLC, Just Dance Summer Party also out.

619748 217237 Shippin Out July 17 23: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Bastion

This week in new releases sees a host of new titles hit store shelves ranging from Ubisoft’s Mexican drug war game to Supergiant’s downloable role-playing title.

Leading the pack this week is Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez: The Cartel for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Unlike its predecessors, which were set during the Wild West, Call of Juarez: The Cartel takes place during modern times.

CallofJuarezCartel 76067 embed Shippin Out July 17 23: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Bastion

The cartel comes to town this Tuesday.

As the name implies, the game chronicles a drug war along the Mexican border, casting players as a female FBI agent, a Wild West sheriff type, and an undercover drug agent. Polish developer Techland said it chose the setting in order to capture a “relevant plot” that would connect with today’s gamers.

Also debuting this week is Supergiant Games’ downloadable action role-playing title Bastion. The release kicks off Microsof’s Summer of Arcade promotion, which includes From Dust, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Fruit Ninja Kinect, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

As for the title in question, Bastion relies heavily on storytelling, offering more than 40 hand-painted environments that gamers explore to uncover the origins of Calamity, a civilization-destroying event.

Gamers looking to pick up a film tie-in title this week can grab Captain America: Super Soldier this week. The game arrives before its theatrical counterpart on Friday, and will hit the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, with a 3DS version following at some point later on.

Bastion 092010 00041 44597 embed Shippin Out July 17 23: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Bastion

Bastion kicks off Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade this Wednesday.

Super Soldier will offer an original storyline based on the Captain America film, which stars Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men), and Samuel L. Jackson (Iron Man 2). Harking back to the comic franchise’s roots, Nazis will be the target of Captain America’s ire, as the shield-wielding hero squares off against his nemesis, Red Skull, in an effort to stop the evil machinations of the scientist Arnim Zola.

Also out this week on downloadable channels is the Old World Blues add-on for Fallout: New Vegas, as well as the PS3 iteration of Candygun’s zombie survival game Dead Block.

Lastly, gamers looking to boogie to a new tune in Ubisoft’s popular Just Dance franchise can pick Just Dance Summer Party this Tuesday on Wii. The game will include 20 new songs stemming from the ’80s, ’90s, and today, including Katy Perry’s “Firework,” Rihanna’s “Pon De Replay,” and Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of Monika).”

For further details on the week’s games, visit GameSpot’s New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and subject to change

TUESDAY, JULY 19

Call of Juarez: The Cartel–X360, PS3–Ubisoft

Captain America: Super Solider–X360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS–Sega

Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues–X360, PS3, PC–Bethesda Softworks

Just Dance Summer Party–Wii–Ubisoft

The Smurfs–DS–Ubisoft

The Smurfs: Dance Party–Wii–Ubisoft

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Bastion–X360–Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Dead Block–PS3–Candygun Games

Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot

“Shippin’ Out July 17-23: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Bastion” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:48:26 -0700

GameSpot’s Wii News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features

Tags: 1723, Bastion, call, Cartel, juarez, July, Shippin'

Asia Shippin’ Out July 3-9: EDF: Insect Armageddon

Posted in: Gaming News

Gamers will have a week dealing with all sorts of alien invasions, ranging from space primates to bugs.

606328 200670 Asia Shippin Out July 3 9: EDF: Insect Armageddon

While last week was all about the debut of Resident Evil on the 3DS and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition on consoles, this week will be bombarded with a number of games hell-bent on invasions from extraterrestrials. First up, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon will be out tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Developed by Vicious Cycle Games, the people behind the Matt Hazard series and Dead Head Fred, EDF: Insect Armageddon will put gamers in the role of an EDF soldier as he kills all manner of giant ants, spiders, and other insects and bugs invading Earth. Bug-hunters will get access to 300 weapons and tools and a chance to play the campaign mode with two other people. Multiplayer options include a six-player mode where gamers battle waves of bugs until they all are overrun.

The English version of the Move-enabled Ape Escape game will be out exclusively for the PS3 via the PlayStation Network. The game pits players to rid the world of the alien ape invasion by using a slingshot to lure them and a net to catch them in a rail-shooter perspective. Players will use the Move controller to capture the many types of space-faring apes led by head honcho simian Specter. The game will be available for download tomorrow.

In lieu of the upcoming shooter Resistance 3, Sony will be releasing a Resistance Dual Pack for the low price of S$ 52.90($ 43.23). The bundle will contain both Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. Head down to GameSpot’s reviews page of these two titles for more information. The bundle will be out tomorrow.

Finally, the zombie-slaying DLC game Dead Block will be out on Xbox Live Arcade. Players control either a construction worker, a traffic warden, or a boy scout as they survive waves of zombies using all sorts of armaments. Players can either fight it out alone or with a friend in split-screen mode. The game is slated to be out on July 6.

July 5

EDF: Insect Armageddon (Xbox 360, PS3)

Ape Escape Moves (PSN)

Resistance Dual Pack (PS3)

Ninjamurai (PSP)

July 6

Dead Block (XBLA)

Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot

“Asia Shippin’ Out July 3-9: EDF: Insect Armageddon” was posted by Jonathan Leo Toyad on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:31:51 -0700

GameSpot’s Xbox 360 News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features

Tags: Armageddon, Asia, Insect, July, Shippin'

AU Shippin’ Out May 9-13: Brink

Posted in: Gaming News

Brink leads Aussie releases, with Steel Diver and MX vs. ATV Alive rounding out the pack.

960409 153625 AU Shippin Out May 9 13: Brink

Splash Damage’s newest shooter Brink explodes onto Aussie store shelves this week, bringing with it a high level of character customisation, four archetypes (or character classes), and the ability to do smooth parkour-like moves around levels with the game’s SMART (smooth movement across random terrain) system. Brink takes place in the year 2035 in a floating city called The Ark following the Earth’s near-total destruction. Two warring factions, the Security and the Resistance, are going head-to-head in a bid to outdo each other and take control of the city. You’ll be able to choose between these two factions when playing through the campaign. The shooter comes out on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 on May 12.

The Nintendo 3DS’s game library continues to grow, with Steel Diver finally getting a local release on May 12. The submarine game is an adventure that features two different modes–mission (a traditional side-scrolling mode where you have to navigate your sub through various obstacles) and periscope (a first-person view that uses the 3DS’s internal gyroscope to line up attacks).

To find out what else is out this week, check out the list below:

May 12, 2011

Brink (360, PC, PS3)

Steel Diver (3DS)

MX vs. ATV Alive (PS3)

Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 (Wii)

Exerbeat (Wii)

Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot

“AU Shippin’ Out May 9-13: Brink” was posted by Randolph Ramsay on Sun, 08 May 2011 18:04:47 -0700

GameSpot’s PC News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features

Tags: brink, Shippin'

Shippin’ Out May 1-7: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Black Ops DLC

Posted in: Gaming News

New release slate championed by third entry in racing series, latest volley of $ 15 content for Treyarch’s shooter; Thor: God of Thunder, Section 8: Prejudice for PC also out.

978624 146647 Shippin Out May 1 7: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Black Ops DLC

It’s not a busy week for new releases, but the week’s two leading offerings pack heavy punches.

Leading the pack this week is the warmly received MotorStorm: Apocalypse for the PlayStation 3. The game includes a single-player story mode that lets gamers experience a plotline unfolding through the eyes of three characters who represent the game’s different difficulty levels. The game also sports five new vehicle classes, 40 distinct races, and a four-player split-screen mode that’s compatible with online modes for up to 16 players. Finally, Apocalypse will feature customizable vehicles and a game mode creator so players can put their own stamp on the action.

motorstormapocalypse 84852 embed Shippin Out May 1 7: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Black Ops DLC

The apocalypse is nigh.

The other prominent new release out this week is the $ 15 Escalation downloadable content for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Due out on Tuesday, the DLC will include four multiplayer maps: Hotel, set “on the roof of a Cuban luxury hotel and casino against the vivid backdrop of old Havana”; Convoy, which offers up “intense, close-quarters combat at the scene of an ambushed US military convoy”; Zoo, set in a derelict Soviet-era animal park; and Stockpile, which is set in a small Russian town that contains secret facilities housing weapons of mass destruction.

Also included in the Escalation pack is a new level for Black Ops’ zombie mode, called Call of the Dead. It will feature a storyline inspired by famed horror director George A. Romero and will feature the voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Danny Trejo, and Romero himself. The zombie-slaughtering co-op level features a ’70s movie aesthetic that sees the four action stars fending off hordes of zombies on and around a ghost ship.

Like other Call of Duty map packs, the Escalation add-on will debut on Xbox Live, arriving for Microsoft’s platform on May 3. Activision has not yet announced when the DLC will be released for other platforms.

CODBlackOpsEscalation 96030 embed Shippin Out May 1 7: MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Black Ops DLC

Black Ops gets its second batch of postrelease DLC Tuesday.

PC gamers can get in on the sci-fi shooter action this week in Section 8: Prejudice. The game features online multiplayer modes with up to 32 players, as well as a four-player cooperative mode called Swarm. The game also makes concessions to offline gamers with a five-hour single-player campaign and full bot support, ensuring all the game modes can be experienced without going online.

Debuting just ahead of the May 6 premiere of the film Thor will be Thor: God of Thunder. Sega will be crafting custom experiences for Thor’s various platforms. On the Xbox 360 and PS3, the Norse god’s first stand-alone adventure will be told from a third-person perspective, where he battles to save Asgard from marauding mythological beasts, as well as iconic comic foes such as Ulik, Ymir, and Surtur. The game will pull heavily from the Norse mythos, and Thor will journey from the fire world of Muspellheim to the frozen tundra of Niflheim.

The Wii version of Thor will largely share the high-definition consoles’ storyline. However, Sega has swapped out the graphics for a more stylized look, as well as different cinematic sequences, plot developments, dialogue, and locations. Meanwhile, the DS version will be a 2D side-scrolling adventure, complete with its own plot and gameplay.

TUESDAY, MAY 3

Back to the Future: The Game – Episode III: Citizen Brown–PS3–Telltale Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops: Escalation–X360–Activision

Dead Meets Lead–PC–Keldyn Interactive

The History Channel: Great Battles: Medieval–X360, PC, PS3–Slitherine Software

MotorStorm: Apocalypse–PS3–SCEA

Thor: God of Thunder–X360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS–Sega

Under Siege–PS3–Seed Studios, Lda

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury–X360–D3Publisher

Moon Diver–X360–Square Enix

Section 8: Prejudice–PC–Timegate Studios