Take Two has unveiled the teaser site for Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams, as well as some viral marketing posters. Though there isn’t much content there to see yet, you’ll find a picture of a Big Daddy doll, a mysterous newspaper clipping about a kidnapping, and a note that attempts to explain the link between the clues.
March 2009
Though Harmonix has said previously that their Beatles project wouldn’t be a Rock Band title, apparently it will be. The official site just launched, revealing only the release date: September 9. Harmonix and MTV Games released an announcement that the title will be available in two forms: a limited edition $250 bundle with special Beatles instruments, and a standalone $60 version.
The demo for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is now available on Xbox Live. The preview showcases the Dark Athena Main Decks level. PlayStation 3 owners can expect the demo sometime this month. For more information, visit the game’s official site.
Details keep surfacing about ExciteBots: Trick Racing, the Wii title just name-dropped in last week’s press release. The title is a party-racing hybrid game, with players piloting animal-shaped robots around a track, occasionally participating in minigames along the way.
The game will feature 6-player online play, and will be marketed in two versions: a $39.99 standalone version or a $49.99 Wii Wheel bundle.
Modding community site ModDB has named its top ten mods of 2008 with a Battlefield 2 mod that creates ultra-realistic gameplay taking top honors.
Based on votes by more than 115,000 gamers, Project Reality took the grand prize, while six Half-Life 2 mods dominated the top ten. Multiplayer undead Half-Life 2 mod Zombie Panic: Source placed second and an unofficial prequel to Portal earned third place. Other winners included a Half-Life 2 mod pitting pirates, Vikings and knights against each other, another zombie mod for Half-Life 2 and a Stargate conversion for Star Wars: Empire at War.
Winners received prizes from the awards’ sponsors, which included Garage Games, Good Old Games, and server provider Nuclear Fallout.
ModDB also gave out editors’ choice awards. Unreal Tournament 3 mod The Ball won for best single-player mod while Project Reality earned the best multiplayer mod prize.
