Source: Kotaku; MW3 Best Buy Bomb Threat

The Playstation Network’s latest update include a download of the Battlefield Bad Company 2 demo.  The file size is just under 1GB.

The demo is for the online multiplayer feature, there is no story mode play.  After playing Mordern Warfare 2 for the last couple of months, BF:BC2 feels a bit clunky.  I’m assuming they will be tweaking the game for its launch March 2nd.

With his excellent programing skills and love of gaming, Eric Ruth has created an 8-Bit version of Left 4 Dead, which is now free to download.

The game features single player and co-op player modes, along with two difficulty settings, all in the glory of 8-Bit NES appearance.

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Battlefield 1943 is becoming one of the most downloaded games for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. If you have been a fan of the PC version of the last couple of Battlefield series games, don’t expect Battlefield 1943 to be the same game.

First off the game has a maximum of 24 players, not your bustling 64 player map like in the PC games. There are only 3 classes with a minimum of weapons.  You do get 4 vehicles though; a jeep, a boat, a tank, and an airplane. The airplanes definitely keep me playing, otherwise the rest of the game is your standard multiplayer shooter.

The Frostbite engine is a nice addition, letting you destroy the environment around you. I have a feeling the game will look a lot better once the PC version is released this Fall. I would definitely like to be able to use a keyboard and mouse as well, playing Battlefield with a controller is just unnatural.

As far as gameplay goes, it is fun for a quick game or two, but I haven’t become the Battlefield crack addict like I did for Battlefield 2 and 2142. It just doesn’t feel the same. The ranks and awards are pretty much meaningless since you don’t get any extra weapons or equipment. Also, the maps all feel the same, except for the Air Superiority map, in which the two sides are matched in dog fighting between adjacent battleships. The Air Superiority map is definitely my favorite, and is what keeps me playing.

There is a reason Battlefield 1943 is only a 15 dollar game, it isn’t the same Battlefield you would expect to pay 60 dollars for. Overall is a fun game though, I don’t think you would be disappointed if you don’t expect too much.

Take-Two Interactive is teaming up with Digital Extremes to bring multiplayer to BioShock 2. “The fans asked for a multiplayer experience and we answered,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “With Digital Extremes delivering a multiplayer experience for BioShock 2 that features all of the things that make BioShock unique, we’re holding ourselves to a high standard so that we can deliver the depth and variety that fans of the BioShock universe demand.”

Key features:

- Evolution of the genetically enhanced shooter – Earn experience points during gameplay to earn access to new Weapons, Plasmids and Tonics that can be used to create hundreds of different combinations, allowing players to develop a unique character that caters to their playing style.

- Extend the Rapture fiction – Players will step into the shoes of Rapture citizens and learn more about the fall of Rapture as they progress through the experience.

- See Rapture before the fall – Experience Rapture before it was reclaimed by the ocean and engage in combat over iconic environments in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked from the ground up to deliver a fast-paced multiplayer experience.

- FPS veterans add their touch to the multiplayer experience – Digital Extremes brings more than 10 years of first person shooter experience including development of award-winning entries in the Unreal® and Unreal Tournament® franchise.

Hines said the game will not be a sequel of Fallout 3, it will simply be set in another part of the Fallout universe, mos likely Vegas by the name of it.

Source: Kotaku; New Fallout Announced

The original BioShock won game of the year, and became a big hit despite its SecuROM usage. Its ratings from the beginning were sky high by all the major gaming reviewers. BioShock 2 will take place 10 years after the original, and you will play as the first Big Daddy in Rapture.

Let’s hope the game doesn’t come bundled with intrusive DRM like the last time. I never bought the original because of SecuROM, and might consider buying the second if it doesn’t have the DRM.