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Rockstar has announced that a reworked version of its controversial Manhunt 2 has been granted an M rating by the ESRB. Free of the shackles of its original AO classification, the game is currently scheduled for release in the US on Wii, PS2 and PSP this Halloween, October 31.
Sam Houser, founder and executive producer of Rockstar Games noted of the decision, Manhunt 2 is important to us, and were glad it can finally be appreciated as a gaming experience. He continued, We love the horror genre. Manhunt 2 is a powerful piece of interactive story telling that is a unique video game experience. We think horror fans will love it.
In its original guise, Manhunt 2 was granted an AO rating by the ESRB, meaning that neither Sony or Nintendo would permit the game to appear on its consoles. Meanwhile, Rockstar is currently appealing the British Board of Film Classifications decision to refuse certification for the game in the UK, effectively banning it from sale in the country.
Rockstars UK PR team were unable to comment on the status of the appeal, nor whether we can expect this reworked version of Manhunt 2 to be resubmitted to the BBFC in the near future.
Well it has been a VERY busy week for me and here at the site. Just because there is so many news and games that I need to cover. As PAX has kicked off this weekend that just past. A good amount of news has been hitting the internet tubes. The most and more exciting that has been a game which has been getting a great amount of great scores and when I say a great amount it has been getting 9 and 10s across the board. From gamers to major websites have been enjoying the game Bioshock. I myself is playing it and I have to say it is one of the best games right now this year, 2K games kicked off a great title to get us gamers ready for one of the most impressive line-up of games in a long time. Maybe I could say the year of 1999 where games coming out in the fall into next year. Where just all hype and blockbuster titles a good majority of casual and hardcore gamers are looking forward too. I also started to play Two Worlds which some of my friends on my xbox live friends list says it is okay. But not great and I think playing a title like Bioshock might be hard to find a other title right now that could draw you in. Bioshock has it all great story, visual, gameplay, controls. It has it if you have not played it download the demo right now on Xbox Live, and if you want more of the game and find out what is Rapture and why you are there, rent it, buy it gamefly it do whatever because you will not go wrong with this title. I myself is enjoying it a lot and a lot of gamers out there on the forums have complain and said Wheres the Online Play here is my answer there is no need for one. WHY? The game is amazing as is. If 2K Games makes any download content that is great, but this game is amazing as is and trust you. This title is fine without multi-player. Well I will be having a full review of Bioshock and maybe Two Worlds have not made the full decision on it yet. I will for sure have a full review of Bioshock have not made a choice if it will be on video, audio or just a write up. So stay tuned for further updates and the latest headlines as we are less than a month away from Halo 3 and also a couple of days away from another titles Stanglehold which also the demo is ready for download on Xbox Live. Check it out!
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It's Metroid month. Nintendo's amazing first-person adventure sequel debuts on Wii August 27 and the company last week released the classic that started it all on the Virtual Console. Now, it's following up with what many to be the greatest Metroid game ever made: Super Metroid. It's available now for download on the VC, so what're you waiting for?
In addition to Samus Aran's S-NES adventure, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master and Neutopia are also available for download. We've got descriptions of all the games below, verbatim, courtesy Nintendo's release:
Super Metroid (Super NES, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Violence, 800 Wii Points): The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy. Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E10 for Everyone 10 and Older - Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): In this thrilling sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi, Joe Musashi finds that Neo Zeed - the crime syndicate he believed he had wiped out two years earlier - is indeed still alive and well. The return of Neo Zeed and its leader, the mysterious Shadow Master, forces Musashi to return from exile and confront the growing evil. As the Shinobi, the master of long-forgotten Oboro Ninjitsu martial arts, Musashi must utilize all his powers to overcome his various enemies. Thanks to his considerable combat skills and special Ninjitsu moves, only the Shinobi can thwart Neo Zeed and vanquish the Shadow Master.
Neutopia (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): In this action role-playing game, you take control of a brave boy who sets off on a journey to rescue the kidnapped princess and reclaim the eight medallions that were stolen by the evil demon, Dirth. You'll need to rely on your magic compass and information you've gathered to find entrances to labyrinths and defeat the bosses in them. Solve puzzles, avoid traps, move blocks and destroy walls to uncover secret rooms in the labyrinths. Carefully use your map to uncover hidden treasure and powerful equipment. Travel the land, underground, sea and sky on your quest to recover the medallions. With a save function, the right difficulty level and a system that doesn't include experience points, this is truly an RPG that anyone can enjoy.
Earlier today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the Folding@Home application for the PS3 would be updated to version 1.2. The popular distributed computer application receives a number of additional features with this firmware update, including the following functions:
# Now Folding@home can be remotely operated through PSP utilizing the Remote Play feature of the PS3 system. With this feature, PS3 users are able to view on their PSP the exact same Folding@home information that is viewable on their PS3, complete with the map of the world and the protein that their particular system is simulating
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Microsoft creates more excitement with the launch of the Xbox 360 Elite in India.
The premium black console provides enhanced features along with video game and digital entertainment system in a 120GB hard drive. Consumers can enjoy Elite, which offers space to store music and movie downloads
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Pachter believes that for the month of July, which will be official from NPD on Aug. 23, that the DS (450,000 units) and Wii (330,000) dominated sales in North America. Although, for the first time ever, the PS3 will show sales of 160,000 units, while the Xbox 360 will have 115,000. This would also mean that the PS3 will have doubled sales since announcing their 60GB clearance sale last month. He goes on to say that the Xbox warranty issue was a speed bump for Microsoft as as consumers struggled with the meaning of the three red rings of death issue. He believes that the price cut and apparent fix of the design flaw will rebound Xbox 360 sales.
Experience the next chapter in the immersive and ever expanding world of Vanadiel in FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS, a content-rich expansion pack that brings exciting new features to the world of FINAL FANTASY XI. Delve into new quests, meet new players, view new sights and experience the fourth chapter in the award-winning MMORPG.
FINAL FANTASY XI is capable of triple-platform simultaneous multiplayer, allowing players to take up arms together on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Windows and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, whether they are in North America, Europe or Japan
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Remember earlier this summer when Capcom released three new super-sweet multiplayer maps Xbox 360 hit Lost Planet: Extreme Condition? Well, if you had the patience to wait a mere two months to download those maps, youve just dodged paying $5.
Major Nelson informs us that as of today Lost Planet Map Pack #3 is 100% free to download. Numerous sites are reporting that a new patch for the PC version of Lost Planet makes these maps freely available on that platform as well. If you already love the game, get these maps and frag to your hearts content for no charge
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GameFront is reporting (with a handy screen shot, no less) that applicants for the Metal Gear Online beta test have started receiving their invitations to download the beta software. Lucky dogs. So far, however, those who snuck non-Japanese applications in dont seem to have received invites.
It looks like Microsoft has already started development on their next Xbox console, well I assume it will still hold the name Xbox, but who knows?
Microsoft EMEA Veep Chris Lewis says the company has already started working on its next next-generation console because we have to.Preliminary work is already under way, he told UK games site Kikizo
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