- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Left 4 Dead 2

Now I can understand Batman, Uncharted 2, and Modern Warfare 2 being nominated for this “prestigious award” but Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin’s Creed II. Both of these games just came out yesterday, now before I go further I know Spike obviously has a deadline in which they no longer accept a game for a nomination but come on. It just so happened that deadline ended when Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin’s Creed II hit store shelves, I refuse to believe that. I love conspiracy theories which is why I’m gonna say that these two nominations were negotiated. Either way, we all know Uncharted 2 will win. Even after all this, I must say I’ll still be watching the show just to see the world premier trailer of Halo: Reach.

P.S. Stop making these award shows look cheesy Spike. You make people think of gamers as fat kids who drink Mountain Dew and eat pizza all day. Oh and please no silver girls this year, just give them a bikini.

* 01 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
* 02 Wii Sports Resort
* 03 FIFA 10
* 04 Wii Fit Plus
* 05 Forza Motorsport 3
* 06 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* 07 Lego Batman: The Videogame
* 08 Mario Kart Wii
* 09 Pure
* 10 Grand Theft Auto: Tales from Liberty City
* 11 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
* 12 Football Manager 2010
* 13 Dragon Age: Origins
* 14 Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
* 15 SingStar: Take That
* 16 WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010
* 17 Need for Speed: Shift
* 18 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
* 19 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
* 20 Tekken 6

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Overall synopsis:

When the Duke of Milan is brutally murdered, Giovanni Auditore an Assassin – is dispatched to investigate the crime. His mission: determine who is responsible and why. The answers he uncovers implicate Italys most powerful families reaching all the way back to the Vatican itself. As Giovanni draws closer to the truth, he becomes hunted himself. He must expose the conspirators before he joins their ever growing list of victims This is the Prequel to the Assassins Creed 2 Story.

source: Assassin’s Creed UK

Note: If the video stutters please pause it for a minute or two (depends on your internet connection). This will allow the video player to download more of the movie.

Well Sony had its top spot for a month, but the Wii is back on top. PS3 managed to outsell Xbox 360’s which is what Sony wants most. Now to the software, Uncharted 2 managed to take the number one spot selling 537K. While we’re still enjoying Uncharted 2, 441K people are working out thanks to Wii Fit Plus. At number three is Borderlands on the Xbox 360 which sold a very impressive 418K despite analyst predicting the game to flop. The sleeper hit is here. Halo 3: ODST managed to sell another 271K, a little low for the second month of Halo but it sold its mil considering its an expansion. Forza 3 came in at number eight with 175K sold in just about a week. That’s all I care to point out…..oh wait. Where’s Brutal Legend? Another flop for Mr. Tim Schaffer it seems, we’ll have to see the top 20.

Hardware

PlayStation 2 117.8K
PlayStation 3 320.6K
PSP 174.6K
Xbox 360 249.7K
Wii 506.9K
Nintendo DS 457.6K

Software

UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (PS3; Oct-09) 537,000
WII FIT PLUS* (WII; Oct-09) 441,000
BORDERLANDS (360; Oct-09) 418,000
WII SPORTS RESORT* (WII; Jul-09) 314,000
NBA 2K10* (360; Oct-09) 311,000
HALO 3: ODST (360; Sep-09) 271,000
NBA 2K10* (PS3; Oct-09) 213,000
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360; Oct-09) 175,000
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS (NDS; Sep-09) 169,000
FIFA SOCCER 10 (360; Oct-09) 156,000

here is the full top ten below, courtesy of Chart-Track.

# 01 Wii Fit Plus
# 02 FIFA 10
# 03 Wii Sports Resort
# 04 Football Manager 2010
# 05 Dragon Age: Origins
# 06 Forza Motorsport 3
# 07 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
# 08 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
# 09 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
# 10 Tekken 6

In traditional form, Infinity Ward reps stated that this is a violation of street date policy and will be met with harsh consequences. I highly doubt Activision would ban selling future COD games from any store especially when their goal is to sell as many copies of each game as possible. What does this sound like to you? A Marketing strategy by Activision to try and build more hype and sales for the title? or an honest error on the part of the retailers to break the date? Even with an announcement like this, one would question why Activision wouldn’t just officially release the game today as opposed to tomorrow. However,  if by any chance you reserved COD: Modern Warfare 2 then I would recommend you call to see if you can pick up your copy today. Credit to GamesIndustry.biz for this report

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Below I have a fantastic interview with Jade Tidy who represents Relentless Studios, we have a video version but it was ruined due to noise from the expo. So I have worked hard at writing the interview out for all you fans out there. You can still check out the video version of the interview if you wish to however. Also check out the artwork from the game, and thanks again to Relentless Studios.

 

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Gary A Swaby Interviews Jade Tidy of Relentless Studios

Gary A Swaby: Hi jade, we had the privilege of checking out this game yesterday. But could you just tell the fans a little bit about the game.

Jade Tidy: Sure, its called Blue Toad Murder Files. It’s coming out on the playstation network, and will be available in December. You play as a detective; as you begin the game you are having a good time chilling out, until someone gets killed. You then need to figure out who committed the murder. You are introduced to four possible suspects, you then go around the village chatting to the suspects and gathering their alibis. In between this there are puzzles and all kinds of extra clues for the players to figure out.

Gary: That sounds like a very cool concept right there, also unique. Speaking of unique tell us about the art style, because I see it is very fun looking and cartoonish for a murder mystery type of game.

Jade: We made about four or five different prototypes of the game and came up with a bunch of different styles. Then we came up with the sort of Pixar/Disney kind of style and that was a really strong image for us. It was a great job by our artist, and I can’t take any credit for that. It looks great.

Gary: Exactly, I love the art style and the way it looks. So as far as the missions in the game and how the player interacts, could you tell us a little more?

Jade: As a company we like to make games that are easy to interact with, so the challenge should be playing the game aside from actually getting to grips with the controls first. We have controls that are a bit like moving around a board game, so sometimes there’s one location and sometimes there’s multiple ones. So once you pick the location you will then go on to interact with the characters in that specific location. You may then be presented with a scene, and then after that scene you may be presented with a puzzle for instance.

Gary: Just expand on the puzzles for me if that’s ok.

Jade: All the puzzles are different, so they all have their own unique element to them. There is a range of different difficulties on each puzzle, but ultimately it should not be hard for a non gamer to figure them out.

Gary: Ok so would you say this game is very complex, or would you say it’s a very user friendly experience that perhaps a family could enjoy together?

Jade: We really tried to create an element of fun, we don’t try to take ourselves too seriously. We like to work on games where everyone can have fun, so it’s not a serious story where there is lots of blood and gore, it is not that type of game. It’s more about having a laugh as you go along; so it should be a game you could play with your mates, or on a Sunday, or when you have the family around.

Gary: We heard that there will be multiple episodes for the game, so let the fans know exactly how this will work.

Jade: We have 6 episodes in total for the series, two of which come out December the 17th. So you could choose to buy just episode one, or you could buy both episodes together. Then we will be releasing the next four episodes in a similar manner after the New Year. The story continues through, you could play them by themselves as well, you don’t have to play the whole lot. However you will get the full experience if you play them all.

Gary: So is there any chance that the story will continue after the six episodes?

Jade: Maybe not for this particular series, we might move the series to a new location. However we cannot really confirm nothing at the moment, I hope that we will get the chance to though as it has been a great experience for us.

Gary: Ok thanks for your time Jade, the game looks exciting so congratulations. We at the Koalition will let everyone know about the game.

Jade: Are you going to buy it?

Gary: Hell yes, of course.

Jade: (Laughs), thanks guys.

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All images are property of Relentless Studios.

The game had Ruthless kid very excited, and for good reason. The game is dope, so good that you cant even believe it’s an indie game. Joe Danger is an indie game that you would think was a full disk distributed game. Just watch the video to see why.

On This Episode
- Joe Danger footage + Interview
- Ruthless plays God Of War 3
- Heavy Rain Footage
- Interview with Split Second game director
- Plus more

Notes:
- The video is around 22 minutes
- There’s a point where it says ruthless is playing gears, it’s supposed to be GOW, oops!

Global Agenda is a fast paced third person shooter MMO which utilizes the Unreal 3 engine, it takes a very futuristic approach which allows for many nice gadgets and technological advances.

In the wake of severe global disaster, the political face of 22nd century earth has changed and player-created factions scheme against each other for power. Traditional full-scale wars a thing of the past, factions must rely on covert agencies, teams of elite special operatives able to seize and defend key facilities. The future of humanity is their battleground, where knowledge is power, technology is a race, and everyone has an agenda.

As you can see the game has a very strong base as far as a storyline, I get the impression that it will be very engaging. The game will allow you to jump in with friends and team up with agencies to topple the common wealth government, which should provide a strong sense of achievement within the gaming experience. If you have a couple of fellow PC gamers to create your own agency (which is basically Global Agenda’s version of guilds) this will surely provide a very fun experience that you will no doubt come back to over and over again.

Game wise you could compare this experience to a franchise such as Unreal Tournament or Quake. It is an extreme player driven world that is only as good as it’s player community. Global Agenda is a seamless multiplayer experience which should provide months of entertainment building up not only your character, but your agencies, advances in technology, weapons, industrial facilities and much more. Remember however that this is not just a third person shooter experience, it is an ongoing MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game.

Global Agenda will be available with a one time purchase package which gives you the main portion of the gaming experience, and in buying this you are never forced into paying a subscription. However the option for a subscription is there for those who wish to take the experience even further. This subscription will give you tons of extra content; such as more customization options, player crafting with blueprints, a mail system, an auction house with bidding and buyouts, and access to Alliance vs Alliance world domination game play and more.

With that being said, watch the interview below with Stew Chisam the vice president of Hi-Rez studios to find out more. Also enjoy the range of images we have for you below in the gallery, and don’t forget you can enter the beta on the Global Agenda website.

 

Speaking of disappointments, how about DJ Hero entering at number 20? I guess the UK DJ scene ain’t as strong as I thought, because people really are not messing with it over here.

See the top 20 charts below.

* 01 Football Manager 2010
* 02 Wii Fit Plus
* 03 FIFA 2010
* 04 Forza Motorsport 3
* 05 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
* 06 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
* 07 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* 08 Tekken 6
* 09 Borderlands
* 10 Wii Sports Resort
* 11 WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010
* 12 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
* 13 Need for Speed: Shift
* 14 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
* 15 LEGO Batman: The Videogame
* 16 Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
* 17 Wii Fit
* 18 EyePet
* 19 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* 20 DJ Hero

Props to Chart-Track

Running time around 15 minutes

On this episode

- Swiff and Ruthless attempt to find Krypt
- Coverage of the Expo
- Exclusive Army Of Two: 40th day interview with the creative director Alex
- Impressions on the show and the games

Plus more

Also the Eurogamer Expo just went down here in London, so myself and Ruthless kid discussed our impressions from the event.

Me and ruthless was chilling out in the press office while we waited for a press conference to begin, we got the chance to talk to a site that TheKoalition.com respects known to the world as Playstation Lifestyle. Sebastian Moss is the sole UK editor for the site, so I decided to interview him about his experiences as a journalist so far.

Remember make sure you keep checking out the site for more Eurogamer Expo related content.

Here is a quote from analyst  Doug Creutz from his interview with EDGE:

“On DJ Hero, despite some recent positive comments from company management about pre-orders, we remain very cautious about the title’s prospects at launch,” he noted. “A survey of online retailers indicates a demand profile that is well below what we would have expected to see just a few days before launch for a title that was destined to be a big (or even modest) hit. As a result, we are reducing our estimate for DJ Hero Q4 US unit sales from 1.6 million to 600,000, and we are reducing our first year estimate from 2.5 million to 950,000.”

props to EDGE

This could also mean more Ninja Turtle video games, as we are in dying need of an outstanding next gen Ninja Turtle game.

Who even knew Nickelodeon had cake like that?

EA’S NEED FOR SPEED FRANCHISE RACES PAST 100 MILLION COPIES

Innovation and Intensity are the Only Constant for a Racing Franchise that Re-Invents Itself Year After Year

Guildford, UK. – October 21, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) is proud to announce today that the Need for Speed™ franchise has surpassed 100M units sold life to date.* The newest release, Need for Speed SHIFT, pushes the franchise over the 100M mark, making it the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world. Need for Speed has become a driving force for innovation in the racing genre. Known for delivering unparalleled white-knuckle racing, creative customization and street style, the Need for Speed series has generated over $2.7B in life-to-date sales and has become a powerful pop culture phenomenon.

“Few videogame franchises ever reach the 100M units mark, so this is a huge honor. We have millions of fans to thank for driving us to this milestone,” said Frank Gibeau, president, EA Games Label. “With the launch of Need for Speed SHIFT and the upcoming release of Need for Speed NITRO, we hope to continue to deliver the most entertaining, action-packed racing experiences.”

Since the release of Need for Speed in 1994, the franchise has…

• Launched 15 blockbuster titles across more than 14 platforms
• Released in 22 languages in over 60 countries
• Players have raced over 279 billion miles of roads & race tracks
• Generated over 17 trillion user-generated vehicle customizations
• Featured actors, models & musicians including: Brooke Burke (Wild On), Christina Milian (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Two and a Half Men), Josie Maran (Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and actress), Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III), Kanye West, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Prodigy
• Debuted exclusive remix from Snoop Dogg of The Door’s classic song Riders on the Storm
• Sold more games than all new passenger cars sales in the U.S since 1994**
• If Need for Speed boxes were laid out end-to-end, it would span 173,609 football fields
• 100M units represents nearly every household in the United States and is 3x the population of Canada

This year, there are three titles being launched under the Need for Speed franchise. Need for Speed SHIFT delivers a true driver’s experience and has been heralded by press worldwide for being the most exciting and polished Need for Speed game in years. SHIFT is available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC, and PlayStation®Portable system. Shipping in November, Need for Speed NITRO has been developed specifically for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS to capture the fun and exhilaration of arcade racing at 200 MPH. Need for Speed World Online for the PC is the largest open world game in the history of Need for Speed, with an extensive roster of licensed cars and game modes – all for free online. The game follows the free to play business model which generates revenue through advertising and in-game item sales. World Online will begin the beta process in Taiwan this winter and will open to players around the world in fall 2010.

More information about the Need for Speed franchise can be found at www.needforspeed.com, or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed. Press can download assets at http://info.ea.com.

*According to internal EA data
**93.8 Million according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics