The 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards took place last night and among the awards and game announcements came the Halo Reach debut from Bungie. You can see the trailer below!
Also announced, a sequel to Batman Arkham Asylum, Rock Band Green Day, and more.
In a not-so-surprising move EA and it’s sub-studio Visceral Games have announced Dead Space 2 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Dead Space, which launched in 2008, became on of EA’s best new IPs and received very high acclaim.
“Like so many gamers worldwide, we love the Dead Space franchise and are very excited to announce a new game in the series,” said Nick Earl, Senior VP and Group General Manager at EA. “Visceral Games is quickly becoming known for delivering high-quality, action-packed games. Dead Space 2 is on target to deliver a jaw-dropping experience gamers won’t soon forget.”
“We’re thrilled to jump back into the series, making the next chapter in Isaac’s journey. The infection continues to spread throughout space and our hero Isaac Clarke is the only person able to contain it. There are still loads of necromorphs that need killing!” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer of Dead Space 2. “In Dead Space 2, not everything is exactly as it seems. Expect plot twists that will surprise you and a huge cast of twisted, disgusting monsters that are sure to scare the daylights out of you.”
No release date has been given for the game, but signs would point to late 2010.
The Medal of Honor series has been in hiding for a few years, but EA and DICE look to bring the game back from the shadows. Today EA announced that their Los Angeles team would be developing a new single player experience in the series and DICE would be taking the multiplayer content.
“Medal of Honor is being built with a best-in-class single-player campaign. The Medal of Honor development team at EALA has been hand-selected by the studio leadership of General Manager Sean Decker, Executive Producer Greg Goodrich and Senior Creative Director Rich Farrelly. To compliment the single-player experience, EALA has enlisted the multiplayer expertise at EA DICE. This team will develop the multiplayer experience of Medal of Honor. These two studios are coming together to deliver a world-class Medal of Honor that is poised to re-set and re-boot the franchise for a new generation.”
The debut trailer will air at December 12’s Spike Video Game Awards.
Modern Warfare 2 is merely days away and we now bring you the launch trailer straight from Infinity Ward!
Bioware has just announced that Mass Effect 2 will be releasing in North America on January 26, 2010 and in Europe on January 29, 2010. Also announced are pre-order incentives including armor and weapons to help gear Commander Shepard for the battles in the game.
“Our fans are in for a genuine thrill in the New Year with Mass Effect 2 – the second installment in the trilogy will be of amazingly high quality,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA. “BioWare’s fans worldwide have been eagerly awaiting this epic sequel, and we couldn’t be more excited to reward them for pre-ordering by delivering some awesome bonus content!”
In North America, pre-order bonuses* include special-ops armor and weaponry that are designed to boost Commander Shepard’s skills and abilities. At GameStop, Terminus Gear is available with pre-orders, which includes the powerful Terminus Assault Armor and the M-490 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon:
The Terminus Armor is designed for use in extreme planetary conditions, increasing run speed and personal shields, and augmenting weapons with an additional magazine of reserve ammo.
The M-90 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon generates a high-powered localized gravity well, accelerating particles to near-infinite mass, and ultimately expanding the selection of heavy weapons available to players when they gear up for combat missions in Mass Effect 2.
Players that pre-order Mass Effect 2 at other retail outlets in North America will receive the potent Inferno Armor, which is used by officers to monitor battlefield conditions by recognizing elevated heart rates, and regulates sub-systems with extreme efficiency to allow for greater response times – together these abilities translate in-game into a negotiation bonus for Commander Shepard and an increase in run speed and augmented damage from combat powers.”
Head out today and pre-order to get your bonus items, and get ready for Mass Effect 2 in January!
While Mass Effect 2 doesn’t hit for another half-year, the box art for the game has just been release by EA for you to enjoy while thinking of how much longer you have to wait to play. The box shows on again-off again dead-man Commander Shepard as well as what looks to be two new counterparts. The game is set to release next spring on the Xbox 360 and PC. Enjoy!
Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward is up to his old Twitter tricks again, this time debuting the first ever footage of Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer and the customizable kill streak bonuses. Enjoy!
EA and Bioware have just released more footage from demos of Mass Effect 2 E3 2009 footage, enjoy!
Bethesda has announced today that the next installment of DLC for Fallout 3, entitled “Point Lookout,” will be available June 23rd on Xbox Live, PC, and PSN. The theme of Point Lookout looks swamp/back woods related and rather erie. Check out the trailer.
The Ubisoft Press Conference opened with Joel McHale hosting and then moved on to Ubisoft’s future in entertainment. The projects they showed are listed below.
Avatar – James Cameron talked about the movie and the game
Red Steel 2 – will have Wii Motion Plus bundled in
Shawn White Snowboarding: World Stage
Academy of Champions Football – Soccer game which Pelé helped with
Splinter Cell Convictions
RUSE
Imagine Series
Petz Series
Style Lab Series – New line of tween games
Your Shape – fitness game that uses a camera to help you with your workout
Rabbids Go Home
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up – Game by the Smash Bros. team
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Assassin’s Creed 2
Ubisoft also announced a new game in the works by Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
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