With the release of the latest multiplayer video today for Modern Warfare 2, our very own gamexxover has been hard at work doing a very comprehensive breakdown of the video.
That coupled with all of the info he has put together over the past few weeks, this post is the most up to date info to be found anywhere on the net.
Check his forum thread out to view the latest video and also all the info that is available.
It's that time of year again, the time of the year when a new guitar hero game is released. Guitar Hero 5 promises the best guitar hero experience yet with 85 on the disc and many DLC songs soon to come, not to mention the player created songs that will be created with the new create a song feature.
Continuing to transform the way people experience music, the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero® 5 video game hits store shelves today with unprecedented music variety featuring an expansive, pulse-pounding 85-song on-disc set list, more than 150 songs available via downloadable content, and the capability to import select songs from other Guitar Hero® games. Featuring some of music’s leading bands and artists across a multitude of genres, the ability for players to rock any way they want with any combination of multiple guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers in any game mode, Guitar Hero 5 allows players to step into the spotlight as iconic rockers of the past, present and future with an all-star line-up of in-game playable characters, including Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana, Garbage’s Shirley Manson and Matt Bellamy of Muse. For a limited time, consumers who purchase Guitar Hero 5 will receive the unreleased Guitar Hero® Van Halen® when they mail in their proof of purchase.
Early reviews and previews of the game have been outstanding. Official Xbox Magazine gives Guitar Hero 5 a final score of 95 out of 100 saying, “Party Play mode instantly reinvigorates the social fun of music games… It is the new standard for social rocking.” The magazine goes on to say, “This is musical fun done right… This is the Guitar Hero to own.”
“Guitar Hero 5 is the best Guitar Hero game yet and an incredible value for consumers by providing hours of entertainment as they play along to the music they love and discover new artists and tracks,” said Dan Rosensweig, president and chief executive office of Guitar Hero. “The game offers consumers access to an extensive library of music, including 85 songs on-disc, more than 150 songs available via DLC and the ability to import music from previous Guitar Hero.”
Guitar Hero 5’s refined GH™Music Studio combines remarkably comprehensive features including improved editing tools, new guitar samples and more than 400 easy-to-use music patterns with complete accessibility for players of all creative abilities. To date, more than 300,000 songs have been uploaded to GHTunes and have been downloaded for free more than 17 million times by users.
The entire set list is at players’ finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalize and customize how they experience music by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero® series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.
Today we have some great news for the COD series gaming community. We have learned that the next instalment "Modern Warefare 2" will feature (for the first time ever) IN GAME ON THE FLY HOST MIGRATION! Now when a host quits out of a multiplayer match mid game or his internet connection goes to SH**, the game will no longer quit out and send everyone to the lobby, Now when this happens the game play will pause for a few seconds as a new host is chosen from the room list then the game continues where it left off. You can see this at the end of the new game play video below at the 1:41 mark.
But that is not all we have gathered from this new video, At 1:49 when the new host is chosen and game continues you will see FOURZEROTWO get pawned with a "THROWING KNIFE" to the back. As this happens you will see a box pop up at bottom of the screen showing who you killed, This is something new, What is this all about, First it says "my name is..." (why is this needed if the screen to the left already shows they guys name you killed? is this a possible area where you can put something other than your gamer tag, sort of like a clan tag option but with more letters? Then to the right of that in the same box you will see an avatar which looks like something custom? perhaps we get to choose or make our own avatar to show up? This might be fun, it would be more noticeable if you are killing or being killed by the same guy over and over if you see his avatar popping up a lot during a match. If you watch the video from the beginning you will see each player killed has totally custom looking boxes coming up.
MULTIPLE ATTACHMENTS?? If you look at the weapon being used by the player at 1:50 you will see that it has 3 attachments! Red dot sight, Grip, and a Suppressor. Ill tell you what, more attachments at once and host migration were 2 of the big issues for the series in our gaming community. Wonder if they got the "NAME TAG NOT SHOWING UP" issue fixed yet?
I have to say I am excited about some of the new environments we will have access to. First off the winter snowy levels we have seen in earlier videos (man we better get some of those for multi-player) and here we get to see a desert area, perhaps Afghanistan?
A few other items, the video gives away the first 3 kill streaks you can earn, 3 kills gives you UAV, 4 kills gives you AIRDROP (we do not know if this is supply replenishment or a weapon of some sort) and 5 kills gives you access to a PREDATOR DRONE MISSILE STRIKE.
This video shows a new game play mode as well, FLAG RUNNER, in this game mode it is also given away that you can use a swat Shield in multi-player, but it is not 100% protective as we see a player get shot in the face with a pistole right through the shield.
You can see the video and screen shots of the Shield use, kill streak icons, new in game gamer tags, the throwing knife etc. by clicking HERE
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We here in the states and a few other places have already seen the price cuts from Microsoft when it comes to the 360, now are friends in Japan have all got to be thinking "what about us" and i got the details about that right here so stay calm and you will get yours.
People in most of the Western world will start seeing price reductions on Xbox 360 game consoles Friday, but Japan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region will have to wait.
Japan, home to Microsoft's biggest rivals in the game console wars, Sony and Nintendo, may see price cuts to Xbox 360 consoles next week, but Microsoft is keeping the official time quiet. The company plans to hold an Xbox news conference in Japan next Wednesday, according to Julie Leong, at Microsoft in Hong Kong.
Other parts of Asia-Pacific will begin enjoying lower priced Xbox 360s on Sept. 10, the company said Friday.
The suggested retail price of an Xbox 360 Elite console with a 120GB hard drive will be lowered by around 28 percent to US$305 in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Microsoft has taken the HDMI cable out of the Xbox 360 Elite, one of the reasons for the price reduction. Amazon.com lists a number of HDMI cables for sale for between $10 to $20.
The difference in timing for the price reductions is because the new Xbox 360 Elites without HDMI cables won't hit stores in Asia until Sept. 10, said Leong. The consoles are also slightly different than consoles sold elsewhere because they conform to television standards used in Japan, which are different from other parts of the world.
The Xbox 360 is not officially sold in China, where the sale of game consoles is restricted.
The announcement follows Microsoft's $100 price cut on the Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite console in the U.S., which will end up at $299.99. The company also lowered the price of the Xbox 360 Pro console to $249.99, a $50 reduction, while the Xbox 360 Arcade remained $199.99.
Microsoft has made some notably different moves with the Xbox 360 in other regions of the world. In the U.K., the company will phase out the Xbox 360 Pro, which has a 60GB hard drive, and only sell the Elite and Arcade versions of the console in future.
Just over a week ago, Sony lopped $100 off the price of its premium PlayStation 3 game console to $299.99 in the U.S. That machine boasts a Blu-ray Disc player in addition to gaming functions. Sony has sought to make the device a product for anyone's living room, not just people who enjoy games.
Some reports indicate the price reductions by Microsoft and Sony pressure Nintendo to follow suit on the Wii, which at US$249.99 remains less expensive than its rivals.
In Portugal the arcade rise 20€, Spain 10€, both now at 199,98€
In UK the price rise £30 to £159.99.
Microsoft says:
"We have not made upward adjustments to the trade price of consoles before. A modest increase on the trade price of Xbox 360 Arcade consoles in EMEA allows us to offset exchange rate fluctuations and changes in local market conditions while still offering the most affordable console on the market," Microsoft told CVG.
"Xbox 360 remains the most affordable console in the market and offers a great value entry point into a fantastic range of entertainment experiences available on Xbox 360 now and in the future like Zune Video Marketplace, Facebook, Twitter, Avatar Marketplace and of course Project Natal which will be compatible with all Xbox 360 consoles," the company added.
Earlier today Microsoft confirmed that it is to cut the price of the Xbox 360 Elite, raise the price of the Arcade model and phase out the Pro unit.
One thing is for sure here and that is if Microsoft was going to try and surprise us with the 250GB Elite then that plan is shot to hell, with more leaks then the Titanic I doubt that any one has not got wind of the new hard drive and i can only hope this will end with the 250GB drive being sold separately.
Engadget said: So much for secrecy. South African Xbox 360 distributor Comztek has told local gaming news site XboxGaming.co.za that the a 250GB "Super Elite" model is due there in October. Additionally, the Forza 3 bundle we saw heading to Germany is also en route to SA, retailing for R4,999 (US $646), or around the same price as the Elite before its recent global price cut. South African retailer BT Games has apparently also posted a flier in honor of the launch (pictured), offering a R500 discount on the Super Elite (non-Forza 3 bundle, presumably) with the trade-in of a slimline PlayStation 2, totaling R4,199 (US $541) post-discount, or a 120GB Elite for R2,999 after the same trade-in rebate. Let's hope the folks in Redmond have as much of a sense of humor about leaks as Sony does.
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