Lame headline I know, but, what can I do? In an interview with OXM, Rocksteady’s Sefton Hill said that he doesn’t consider Batman: Arkham City to be a sandbox title, but did say that you will start the game with all the abilities and gadgets unlocked in Arkham Asylum. “This is a balancing act which is very important to us.…
Details have been emerging during the course of the day about the Call of Duty: Black Ops MP, and it is looking all rather tasty. To start with, a new mode, called Wager Matches has been announced, and it appears to be absolutely stunning in its concept.
In Wager Matches you can bet your Cod points on four game modes were the top three players take all.
Chamber is a three-life, pistols and knives-only mode. Each player has one bullet apiece with extra ammo only available from the bodies of your dead enemies. Stick and Stones kits you with a tomahawk(!!!) and crossbow – getting a hit with the tomahawk(!!!) bankrupts the victim. Gun Game increases your firepower with each successive kill, while Sharp Shooter is the Russian Roulette of the four, randomising weapons and perks upon entry.
“Cod points? Fish?” No, but the standard XP has been replaced. Don’t go fretting now. It’s possibly for the better. CP is earned when playing MP and can be used to purchase new abilties for your player character, or time-limited challenges, called Contracts.
Player customisation has been generally overhauled and Create A Class now lets you tailor your in-game model depending on what perks you set. You can also alter the look of your gun, and design and edit together your own emblem.
Treyarch is also perking up supply crates by filling them with rare weapons. Alongside the remote buggy that explodes on impact, there is a rapid-fire machine gun (called Death Machine), a fast-fire rocket launcher (Grim Reaper), a gunship and a SAM launcher.
All this, but still no news about a Zombies mode. Still plenty of time before release though.
**UPDATE**
Following the above news, more was revealed after we posted, so here is a little bit of an update. The game keeps looking better and better.
If players are not ready to jump online, Treyarch is adding “Training Dummies” for some botmatches in “Combat Training”. Players will level-up and unlock new gear offline, but it will be separate from the online persona. The bots will have three difficulty levels and can play on any map in free-for-all and team deathmatch games. This mode can also be played cooperatively with friends against bots.
Black Ops will also include a theater mode, which will allow players to view replays of their most recent matches, chop out video clips and screenshots, and share their creations with the community at large. It will allow players to view the action, in both first- and third-person, from any participant in the match.
Check the new trailer after the jump.
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For anybody still a little undecided about this little gem of a game, come October the 12th, you really don’t need to find excuses anymore. Borderlands: Game of the Year edition will land and it will bring with it a whole host of DLC (all of it actually), making the game an absolute bargain. So, you get the original (duh)…
Most of these have been known for some time now and some are new, but the full setlist for Rock Band 3 has been announced and confirmed by EA.
The tracks are immensely diverse, but I still get the feeling that Rock Band 3 is being positioned to target a slightly mainstream music audience, while Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is heading in a slightly more metal/alternative route. At least there’s variety, and when you consider that Harmonix will probably pump DLC, there will be enough to suit all music tastes.