Jul 29
With the beta testing phase having ended, Worms Reloaded now has a release date. The newest game in the franchise will be launching in August on the PC and Mac.
Worms Reloaded marks the franchise’s first 2D appearance on the PC since 2001, when Worms World Party was released. More recent Worms games have been developed for consoles and downloadable services like Xbox Live Arcade.
Worms Reloaded is based on Worms 2 Armageddon, which was originally released for the Xbox 360, but is being billed as an “extended edition.” It’s currently available for pre-order on Steam.
Look for it on August 26.
written by cimaul
\\ tags: PC
Jul 29
Maybe Microsoft isn’t losing as much money on consoles as previously thought. According to news and rumor site Fudzilla, cost improvements for the Xbox 360 Slim have the Redmond giant making more money on its console than ever before, which could result in upcoming price cuts.
“According to our sources, it is likely that Microsoft will drop the prices of both the low-end and high-end models by as much as $50 next year,” Fudzilla says. “It is already being suggested that the news could come as soon as E3 next year.”
What’s more, Fudzilla says its sources have also indicated a two-phase price drop for the Kinect. The first is rumored to come when Microsoft drops the Adventures pack-in title, and then another closer to the holiday shopping season in 2011.
written by cimaul
\\ tags: Xbox 360
Jul 29
A key PlayStation Move-compatible title won’t be launching until 2011. Zipper Interactive confirmed today on their official website that SOCOM 4 has been delayed.
While the game was playable at both GDC and E3, it seems that it wasn’t quite ready. Zipper didn’t say why the game has been delayed, but they did say that they didn’t want to take “any shortcuts.”
“Instead, we want to deliver the best and most immersive SOCOM game we possibly can and we’re going to use our extra time to do just that,” Zipper Interactive community manager Jeremy Dunham wrote.
SOCOM 4 was originally slated for this fall, making it a key cog in the launch of the PlayStation Move. While SOCOM 4 doesn’t have an official release date, the new 2011 window puts it close to Killzone 3, which is slated for next February.
We’ll let you know when Zipper announces a new release date.
written by cimaul
\\ tags: game, Playstation
