Just a heads up for the COD fans out there that have allot on there minds, the Call Of Duty WAW Map Pack is out today and i am downloading as i type this, see you on the battle field.
Update: X2 XP starts today though the weekend starting 3/19/09 1:00 EST.
With all the staff cuts that have been in the news over the last few weeks you would think that Sony might be saving a buck or two but you would be wrong, the staff at Sony might just start quiting on there own after they get news of the wage freeze.
Edge-Online.com reports: Sony will freeze the salaries of its workforce throughout the entirety of the next fiscal year.
Starting from April, the electronic entertainment enterprise will hold off any salary gains, as well as cut bonuses from six months’ pay to four months.
The measures affect the entire corporate structure, including senior management. Annual compensation for managers will fall 10-20 percent through wage cuts, as well as 35-40 percent bonus reductions.
“Executives will also be slugged with huge cuts to bonuses and salaries,” Japanese trade publication Nikkei said.
Unemployment remains on the upswing in Japan as global demand for cars and electronics continues to fall. The strength of the Yen recently reached a thirteen-year high, diminishing opportunities for the nation’s export trade.
Such sliding exports have forced a number of Japanese companies to curb production, and look for alternative ways to recoup losses. On Wednesday, three key technology groups – Toshiba, Hitachi and NEC – claimed they were considering similar measures to Sony.
Sony is expected to report a group operating loss of $2.65 billion for the year ending March 31. The firms’ shares dropped 1.4 percent following the news.
While this is not all on the PS3 side as Sony is a huge company it is sure to effect the game side as much as any department in the Sony corporation.
You may recall a little game called Mass Effect that sold more then a few copy's and was talked about last year as if it was the best thing since sliced bread, so if you have beat Mass Effect 1 and need to know more about the story and ware its going then BioWare has set a date for you.
Electronic Arts Inc. press release: The Dark Second Chapter to the Epic Science-Fiction Trilogy - Coming Early 2010 for Windows PC and Xbox 360 (poor PS3 fans. LOL)
EDMONTON, Alberta, Mar 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today officially announced Mass Effect(TM) 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the multi award-winning 2007 hit, Mass Effect. The Mass Effect trilogy is a masterful science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril...
"We're going to surpass the extraordinary gaming experience we brought our fans in Mass Effect by delivering intensified combat and expanded weapon options as well as increased depth of planet exploration, all while delivering a powerful, emotionally engaging story," said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager and CEO, BioWare and General Manager and Vice President, EA. "Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be an unforgettable RPG-shooter experience, taking players on a non-stop roller-coaster ride filled with stunning plot twists and no-holds-barred action."
I know 2010 is a long ways off but rest easy knowing that we here at 360-HQ will do all we can to keep you on top of the latest news and info for this and all Xbox 360 games.
No doubt this game is big but ten million views of the GameTrailers.com videos is a big honer, so big that Treyarch has received the coveted GT Diamond Award for this major accomplishment and here is the scoop from VG247.
VG247's report reads as follows: More than 10 million Call of Duty: World at War videos have been viewed on GameTrailers.com, the site said today.
That’s it, really. There’s a map pack arriving for the game on Thursday. Get the press release after the break.
Call of Duty®: World at War Assaults the Pacific and European Theatres and Hits Ten Million Views on GameTrailers.com
Santa Monica, Calif. - Mar. 16, 2009 - GameTrailers.com (GT), the premier provider of video for gamers and a division of Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks Entertainment Group, announced today that Treyarch’s first-person action game, Call of Duty®: World at War, published by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), has won the coveted GT Diamond Award. From facing Imperial Japanese Banzai charges and guerilla tactics in the Pacific to beating back Nazi troops to the steps of Berlin, players fight alongside memorable characters like Sergeant Roebuck and Sergeant Reznov.
As Treyarch gears up to launch the first downloadable content for Call of Duty: World at War on March 19, the GameTrailers community continues to enjoy videos on the site. Using its StreamStats tool, GameTrailers calculated that Call of Duty: World at War had reached ten million downloads, earning the GameTrailers Diamond Award.
“GameTrailers has played a critical role in allowing Call of Duty: World at War to reach its fans and tell its story,” said Mark Lamia, Treyarch’s Studio Head. “Teaming with GameTrailers throughout our campaign helped us bring fans and gamers videos that demonstrate the intensity and action they’ve come to expect from a Call of Duty game.”
“Call of Duty: World at War is another great title in the franchise’s history. With superb voice acting and intense action, the videos were sure to be a hit with the GameTrailers community,” said Shane Satterfield, editor-in-chief of GameTrailers.com. “We’re happy to present Activision Publishing Inc., and Treyarch with a GT Diamond Award and look forward to partnering with them in the future to bring fans the latest exclusives.”
The figures for the GameTrailers Diamond Award were compiled by Stream Stats, a proprietary tool that gives gaming industry professionals insight into which games the GT audience is interacting with the most in order to anticipate upcoming sales and analyze post release performance. To learn more, visit: http://stats.gametrailers.com.
The guys from spywarguide are bloggin about a collection of 270 xbox live login details which have been phished via a fake XBox Live login page. Read on..
Today we came across a collection of approximately 270 sets of login details that have apparently been Phished via a fake XBox Live login page. The list, some 27 pages long in Word format, would allow people to access stolen XBox Live accounts, some of which may have credit card details stored against them (along with other forms of personal information, of course).
Phished XBox Live Accounts
This list seems to be in circulation on a number of hacking forums; the majority of the accounts were phished between November and December of last year. Despite the relatively long time that's elapsed since the data was first collected, a lot of the accounts still seem to be accessible based on comments we're seeing on those underground sites. It seems someone might have put their personal stash on "general release" to gain some kudos with others.
Epic have just announced some huge changes and additions coming this month for Gears of Wars 2 on the Xbox 360. A New map title "Snowblind" will become available March 31, 2009.
The new title update will include new features and achievements plus a brand new map called "Snowblind" and many other enhancements. Here is the full list of upcoming changes for Gears 2.
Some big additions are in the works for Gears of War 2. The first is Title Update 3, which brings a load of improvements and exciting new features to the game, including an all-new experience-based ranking system. That's already cause for celebration, but there's more the Snowblind Map Pack, a bundle of four wintery Gears 2 multiplayer battlefields, hits the Xbox LIVE Marketplace shortly after Title Update 3.
Title Update 3- March 24, 2009
A culmination of the tireless efforts of the Gears team and mounds of player feedback, this latest Gears 2 update is our biggest yet. Title Update 3 contains a bounty of additions ranging from new features and achievements to exploit fixes and matchmaking tweaks, with highlights below:
New experience-based ranking system: The new system gives you 100 levels of player experience, gained through scoring in Public matches. The game still uses TrueSkill to set up the most competitive matches possible, but skill ranks are now hidden. Players who quit matches early see their experience docked as a penalty.
Public Match autobalancing: Bots now automatically join a Public Match to fill any slots left vacant by players who quit early or disconnect.
Improvements: You get region preference for matchmaking, improved standby detection, playlist optimization, plus nine new achievements - six of which require the Snowblind Map Pack - worth a total of 250 points.
Exploit fixes: Title Update 3 eliminates the ability to mantle greater distances by swapping weapons during cover slide and to melee attack through walls while holding an enemy weapon, plus adding many more fixes.
General fixes: These include more reliable chainsaw interruption detection, improved headshot detection for certain character model heads, improved flag AI in Submission games, plus other fixes.
Balancing: Title Update 3 makes changes to Subway weapon spawns for greater balance, reductions to smoke-grenade stun duration, an increase to the forward angle that triggers chainsaw duels, and several other balance revisions.
Of course, that's just some of what's in store for players in Title Update 3. For the complete skinny, be sure to check out the complete patch notes.
Coming 31st March is the new map pack called "Snowblind". Snowblind consists of 4 winter-themed maps named: Courtyard, Grind Yard, Under Hill and a winter-remake of Fuel Depot.
Snowblind Map Pack - March 31, 2009
Don't worry, that rush of cold up your back is just the Snowblind Map Pack, a winter-themed batch of four new Gears of War 2 maps bound to crank up the heat on your multiplayer and Horde matches. The four maps are:
Grind Yard - a massive industrial complex with low bunkers and high sniping positions.
Under Hil - which takes players through snowbound tunnels and beyond.
Courtyard - a wide-open battle royale.
The popular Gears 1 map Fuel Depot - back with a blast of winter courtesy of Mother Nature, aka Epic Games.
As always for more information visit the official website or just keep track on 360-HQ for the latest gears of war 2 news and gaming info.
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