Coming soon: Battlefield Bad Company 2

As we anxiously await the highly anticipated release of DICE's online shooter Battlefield Bad Company 2, we can look at what we can expect to see when the game is finally inserted into our consoles.

Hitting store shelves this Tuesday, Bad Company 2 is promising to deliver a multiplayer experience on par with its #1 rival Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and a single player mode with an immersive storyline.






Single-Player:


The single-player campaign features the same characters from the first game and will have 11 intense missions. Players will fight through many different settings, from cutting through jungles in South America to sliding down snow-capped mountains in Alaska.


The humor which made the first installment so popular will return with a vengeance in BF:BC2. Your allies will not hesitate to comment on the action, even harassing you or your teammates (In a friendly way of course).






Multiplayer:


The multiplayer mode is a completely different beast compared to its single-player component.

Some returning players may recognize the Rush mode taken from the original Bad Company, which is now referred to simply as Rush. The goal in Rush is to either attack the opposition defending their crates full of gold or to defend your gold-filled crates against the attacking team. 


In-between deaths and respawns, players can choose the weapon kit to outfit themselves with. The difference is now players can choose from only 4 kits instead of 5. These kits are Assault, Engineer, Recon, and Medic.


Experience points gained from kills, goal completions and assist points can go toward add-ons for weapons such as grenade launchers, improved sights and even a shotgun canister.

The destruction mechanics have improved from the first installment featuring more realistic explosions. Players can now level an entire building including the framework where the original left the framework.


This game improves from its predecessor in many ways, and we have to say that DICE has done a great job of creating an all-around shooter experience. Battlefield Bad: Company hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on March 2nd.

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Hijack a Plane in Just Cause 2

Just in, players of Just Cause 2 can hijack an airplane in mid-air. Don't believe me? Just check out the video below!






Just Cause 2 will land on store shelves on March 23rd for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

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New Gran Turismo 5 Screens Show Some Decals

The lucky ones over at Video Games Zone have unveiled some new screens of Gran Turismo 5, the upcoming  graphically-inclined racer for the PlayStation 3.

These new screens look hot, check them out.

Gran Turismo 5 will be available for the PlayStation 3 this coming fall.

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Alpha Protocol Gets Release Date

Sega has just announced that their upcoming RPG Alpha Protocol will hit stores June 1. The game was originally set for a Holiday 2009 release but was delayed to improve the game.

“The wait has been worth it. It is time for an RPG to go beyond fantasy and space,” said Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing for SEGA of America. “The genre needs a shot in the arm, and renowned developer Obsidian has delivered. Alpha Protocol will be the absolute best it can be, and we look forward to revealing fresh aspects of it to the community in the upcoming months.”

Sega also released their new trailer, showing off some crazy action and storyline.

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Trailer: Alpha Protocol - A Man Alone

Here's another trailer for Alpha Protocol from Sega. This new trailers shows some slick gameplay and gives you a preview of the storyline you should expect to take part in once you play the game.



Check out the video below:



Alpha Protocol will be available on July 1st for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

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MLB 2K10 Demo Available on Xbox Live Marketplace

When the calendar turns towards March and ball clubs around the country gather in Florida or Arizona for Spring Training, you know that a new baseball season is upon us. When Spring Training hits, teams are looked at and previewed for the upcoming season, just like the newest version of Baseball video games.

The two main video game Baseball Franchises, MLB 2K10 and MLB 10: The Show, are promising to deliver an all-around better gaming experience this year and it looks like they will keep their side of the deal.



Lucky Xbox 360 gamers will be able to download a demo of MLB 2K10 from the Xbox Live Marketplace starting today.

Content: MLB 2K120 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Japan and North America
Dash Text: Practice for a perfect game by playing the Major League Baseball 2K10 demo, available now for download. Play three full innings with either the New York Yankees or the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium and get a chance to check out MLB 2K10’s new Total Control Pitching and new Total Control Hitting. Get ready to battle with Major League Baseball 2K10 on 3.2.10!

What better than to get a head start and train yourself back into Baseball shape for the upcoming season?

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Mother Attacked for Interrupting a WOW Session

Crazy things happen when sane people get in the way of a gamer and his World of Warcraft.

27 year old James Swan of Manatee Florida attacked his mother at around 10 p.m. on February 11th. The reason? She tapped him on the shoulder and tried to quiet him down so that her grandchildren could fall asleep. Seems like a gentle gesture, but he grabbed her hair and threw her down.

The woman was able to get to the kitchen to call 911, but Swan ripped the phone off the wall, banged his head into the drywall and then grabbed his mother and threw her on the floor. He then back to choke her, "saying he was going to kill her," the report states.

Swan's grandfather — and the father of the woman — tried to stop the attack, but Swan warned that he would kill him, too.

The older man retrieved a gun out of a closet. He returned to the living room, and while the gun was still in the holster, Swan grabbed him by the arm and the gun fired, according to the sheriff's office. The bullet grazed Swan behind the left ear, and struck the living room window and the wood frame of the porch.

 Swan is now sitting in his cozy local jail hoping for a breakout from his WOW raiding party.
 

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