Capcom just let us know that the second Map Pack for Lost Planet was now available on the Live Marketplace. The Map Pack will set you back 400 MS points and includes two new multiplayer levels: “Hive Complex,” an abandoned mine with twisting tunnels and bridges set on a war-blasted mountain side, and “Trial Point,” a modern day office complex featuring a photorealistic backdrop of a busy city center.
It’s good to see Capcom continuing to bring out DLC for Lost Planet. It is by far one of my favorite games on the 360 and represents a huge success for Capcom on that platform. After all, when that game debuted everyone swore up and down that Microsoft was going to buy Capcom.
The Neverhood was a downright awesome game created by Doug TenNapel, the man responsible for Earthworm Jim. It featured a claymation puzzle solving game that was just the right mix of humor and puzzle. A recent posting on the forum of Doug’s official site reveals that he is in the process of getting the rights to possibly make a feature film of the game.
[quote]Just so you guys know, I’m in the middle of getting the feature rights to the Neverhood with a producer pal of mine. It’s going very well, everyone is being reasonable. I’ll keep you posted.[/quote]
This is great news for fans of the game and Doug’s awesome work. We’ll keep you posted with any new details that surface.
GameTap subscription gaming service has just announced that they have added Sega Saturn games to their service. First to debut is Bug!. The game’s description explains that it is a one-week sneak peek and that more titles from the Saturn library will start to appear later this year.
GameTap has been building up momentum lately and has recently done well with distributing the Sam & Max episodes as well as their own upcoming Myst Online: Uru Live.
With the release of the special edition version of Square’s Disney crossover, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+, now in stores it didn’t take long for the popular franchise to return to the top of the charts with 173,212 copies heading home with happy gamers. Coming in at number 2 is Musou Orochi (the follow-up to English Training) with 73,387 copies sold. Games for the DS rounded out spots 3 – 6 on the Japanese charts.
With what basically amounts to a re-release of a game that was released in late 2005 outselling everything by more than 2 fold you have to wonder why Square has neglected to regionalize the Final Mix games up to this point. I’m a fan of Kingdom Hearts and I’d gladly re-purchase both of those titles if given the opportunity.
Are you hearing me Square Enix? I will give you money to buy something I already own with a few additional levels, etc. Please do the rest of the world a favor and release Final Mix+ to us!
Bizarre Creations, best known for Geometry Wars, announced at an event in North London that their forthcoming XLA title would be available in mid-April. With only 3 Wednesdays left in the month you can expect to be getting down with some firework action in the very near future.
Boom Boom Rocket is centered around bursting fireworks to the beat of some good ole electronic music and is Bizarre’s first title to hit the Live Arcade since Geometry Wars. The game is being published by none other than EA.
