Halo 3, Trials HD tops on Xbox Live
What’s hot happening and downright exciting on Xbox Live lately, According to data from Major Nelson’s official Blog, Halo 3 is all the rage for the week of Oct. 26, 2009. The top Arcade title for the week (based on sales, not usage) was Trials HD, followed by the new South Park tower defense game, Konami’s Zombie Apocalypse and Battlefield 1943. I can’t believe that Castle Crashers is still in the top ten after all this time.
The top Indie game for the week was Avatar Drop, followed by I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1, Pumpkin Chop, Miner Dig Deep and Headshot. It’s nice to see that Miner Dig Deep is getting some sales because it is one of the best Indie games released so far in my ever so humble opinion. The full list of games after the break.
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Need for Speed NITRO released
Need for Speed NITRO is now available in North America and will be available on November 6th in Europe. Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO brings arcade racing to Nintendo’s platforms.
Besides a NFS branded arcade racing experience for Nintendo platform owners, the game features a soundtrack with such artists as k-os, Placebo and Crystal Method. EA’s NFS NITRO promises arcade racing for all kinds of players - from the casual to the hardcore - by offering accessible controls, and competitive multiplayer events.
For more information on the game check out www.ea.com..
Monster 4×4 Stunt Racer in stores
Ubisoft has released Monster 4×4 Stunt Racer to stores across North America today. Monster 4×4 Stunt Racer promises over 50 different challenges, brand new vehicles and tracks, vehicle customization, a wall-riding feature and a “party-play” split screen mode for up to 4 players locally or online. Some of the modes in these challenges include a combat option where you can launch bombs and missiles causing your challengers to take flight, and a stunt option where you can multiply maneuvers and tricks to increase your score.
Monster 4×4 Stunt Racer is available for the Nintendo Wii system, is rated “E” for Everyone and available for an MSRP of $29.99 with the wheel or $19.99 without the wheel.
Need For Speed reaches 100 million units sold mark
Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold life to date, according to its own internal sales figures. The newest release, Need for Speed SHIFT, managed to push the franchise over that mark, making it the best-selling racing brand in the world, says EA. EA says that, life-to-date, the Need for Speed series has generated over $2.7 billion in sales as well.
Since its launch in 1994 on the PlayStation, there have been 15 Need for Speed titles released across more than 14 platforms in over 60 countries around the world. The game franchise has been released in 22 languages and players have generated over 17 trillion user-generated vehicle customizations and raced 79 billion miles of virtual roads and race tracks.
This year there are three titles being launched under the Need for Speed franchise: Need for Speed SHIFT (available now), Need for Speed NITRO, and Need for Speed World Online .
It came from retail: what’s in stores this week
Tuesday is release day and there are plenty of new games to choose from including shooters, games based on movies heavy weight sports titles, games for girls, games about apocalyptic wastelands, ports of games that should have sold better than they did, games involving dudes in spandex and more.
Come and take a tour of this week’s best and worst releases after the break - you probably won’t regret it, but if you do i’ll give you a refund (let’s see, 0 - 0 = ?).
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Need for Speed NITRO gold
Electronic Arts announced that Need for Speed NITRO has gone gold and will be in stores early, arriving to retailers on November 3rd in North America and on November 6th in Europe. Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO brings arcade racing to Nintendo’s platforms. Besides a NFS branded arcade racing experience for Nintendo platform owners, the game features a soundtrack with such artists as k-os, Placebo and Crystal Method.
EA says that NFS NITRO give high-speed racing to all types of gamers with unique gameplay, accessible controls, and competitive multiplayer events. We’ll soon see whether or not this Nintendo exclusive NFS is the real deal or just a throw-away product to cash in on the Wii and DS’ success.
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier in Nov.
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier will be coming to the PSP (and no doubt as a download for the PSP go) and PlayStation 2 on Nov. 3, Sony computer Entertainment America announced this week. The Lost Frontier was developed by High Impact Games, best known as the developers of Ratchet & Clank Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank.
This new Jak and Daxter adventure for PSP and PS2 promises the usual amounts of action, platforming and even a little combat racing thrown in for good measure. The game will also feature the new Jax weapon, the gunstaff, which has the ability to transform into a myriad of different weapons. Handy dandy sweet as candy.
Look for the game early next month.
