OPM Confirm Vehicles in Batman: Arkham City ?

First we get a huge surprise with Rocksteady including Multiplayer in Batman: Arkham City and now we seem to be getting what a lot of fans were demanding in the original; vehicle based gameplay. "So there in then" this is the remark the Official Playstation Magazine gave after Rocksteady claim that vehicles in Arkham City are "something they will cover at a later date" 

It's been argued here and on many other fan sites that getting to finally control the Batmobile will bring down the atmosphere and style everyone loved so much in the original. But with Rocksteady already confirming that Arkham City is five times the size of the original game there is plenty of room for areas to be designed purely for vehicle combat. 

Obviously this is still a shady PR response and no one knows exactly what we will be taking control of but it's looking even more likely we wont be on foot for the entire duration in Arkham City.


I do not take credit for this article , just trying to spread the news :)

Xbox live prices go up :(

Here are the new Xbox Live prices as of November according to Major Nelson .


US
Current
1M Gold: $7.99
3M Gold: $19.99
12M Gold: $49.99
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: $9.99
3M Gold: $24.99
12M Gold: $59.99

UK
Current
1M Gold: 4.99 GBP
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: 5.99 GBP

Canada
Current
1M Gold: $8.99 CAD
Starting Nov 1, 2010
1M Gold: $9.99 CAD

Mexico
Current
12M Gold: 499 Pesos
Starting Nov 1, 2010
12M Gold: 599 Pesos

Fallout New Vegas Achievements possibly revealed !

On the Xbox 360 achievements website , all 50 achievements for Fallout New Vegas are claimed to be revealed . These might be fakes , but here you go . Don't worry , there are no story spoilers .


New Kid - Reach 10th Level (10g)

Up and Comer - Reach 20th Level (20g)

The Boss - Reach 30th Level (30g)

Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal - Recruit any companion (10g)

The Whole Gang's Here - Recruit all companions (25g)

Crafty - Craft 20 items (15g)

Mod Machine - Install 20 weapon mods (15g)

Walker of the Mojave - Discover 50 locations (10g)

Master of the Mojave - Discover 125 locations (10g)

Globe Trotter - Discover all snow globes (25g)

You Run Barter Town - Sell 10,000 caps worth of goods (15g)

Blast Mastery - Cause 10,000 damage with energy weapons (15g)

Love the Bomb - Cause 10,000 damage with explosives (15g)

Lead Dealer - Cause 10,000 damage with guns (15g)

No Tumber Fumbler - Pick 25 locks (15g)

New Vegas Samurai - Cause 10,000 damage with melee weapons (15g)

Stim-ply Amazing - Heal 10,000 points of damage with stimpaks (15g)

Desert Survivalist - Heal 10,000 points of damage with food (15g)

Old-Tyme Brawler - Cause 10,000 damage with unarmed weapons (15g)

Jury Rigger - Repair 30 items (15g)

Hack the Mojave - Hack 25 terminals (15g)

Artful Pocketer - Pick 50 pockets (15g)

Outstanding Orator - Make 50 speech challenges (15g)

Know When to Fold Them - Win 3 games of Caravan (10g)

One Armed Bandit - Play 10 spins of Slots (10g)

Little Wheel - Play 10 spins of Roulette (10g)

Double Down - Play 10 hands of Blackjack (10g)

Caravan Master - Win 30 games of Caravan (30g)

The Courier Who Broke the Bank - Get banned from all the Strip's casinos (30g)

Hardcore - Play the game from start to finish in Hardcore mode (100g)

Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Completed Ain't That a Kick in the Head (10g)

They Went That-a-Way - Complete They Went That-a-Way (25g)

Ring-a-Ding-Ding - Complete Ring-a-Ding-Ding (25g)

The House Always Wins - Complete The House Always Wins (30g)

For the Republic - Complete for the Republic (30g)

Render Unto Caesar - Complete Render Unto Caesar (30g)

Wild Card - Complete Wild Card (30g)

All for Nothing - Complete All for Nothing (15g)

Veni, Vedi, Vici - Complete Veni, Vedi, Vici (15g)

Eureka! - Complete Eureka! (15g)

No Gods, No Masters - Complete No Gods, No Masters (15g)

Come Fly With Me - Complete Come Fly With Me (20g)

Talent Pool - Complete Talent Pool (20g)

Return to Sender - Complete Return to Sender (20g)

Arizona Killer - Complete Arizona Killer (20g)

You'll Know It When It Happens - Complete You'll Know It When It Happens (20g)

G.I. Blues - Complete G.I. Blues (20g)

That Lucky Old Sun - Complete That Lucky Old Sun (20g)

Volare! - Complete Volare! (20g)

The Legend of the Star - Complete The Legend of the Star (20g)

Mafia 2 Review

Hello I'm the SkyGamer and I will be reviewing Mafia 2 today . Mafia 2 is the sequel to the original Mafia which was a great hit back in 2002 . Will this one be as awesome as the original ? Read the review to find out .

Story : In Mafia 2 , you play as Vito Scaletta . A sicilian who will join a crime family later in the game . I cannot reveal more of the story without spoiling it for you guys . The story is by far the best aspect of the game . There are a lot of twists and turns . It's the greatest story I've seen in a video game in a long time . The dialog is great and you feel immersed in the universe of Mafia 2 thanks to the great story . The only complaint I have about the story , it's that it ends on a small cliffhanger , possibly creating room for some DLC or maybe even a sequel. 

The story gets an excellent 9/10

Graphics : The graphics in this game are also very good . They are not anything groundbreaking , but they are certainly not bad . There are no texture pop-ins while driving and there are very few visual glitches . I have only experienced one visual glitch during one cut scene throughout the whole game and it was nothing big .

The graphics get a 8.5/10

Gameplay : The gameplay in Mafia 2 is OK . The typical get into cover , shoot and reload . The controls are also average .Driving can get frustrating at times because you get a lot of damage to your health when you're being shot , even when you're in the car . At one point in the game , I had to drive away from people shooting at me from other cars . Somehow , I always died and I was playing on normal . I died like 6 times before I finally got through and survived . I have no idea why died all those times , I did nothing different and there , I didn't die and I was able to continue on with the mission .I guess the NPC's did something different . Oh , and about NPC's acting differently , that can get weird sometimes . During one mission , I had to follow a guy . He encountered a car in the middle of the road ( It wasn't mine ) and he couldn't go on so I had to start over the mission .The gameplay is linear , you cannot take choices and all that stuff. There are no day and night cycles . But this linear gameplay sets the mood for the missions . Some missions are just meant to be played at night and vice-versa . Also , there is not much to do in the beautiful city of Empire Bay , which is a 1940's clone of New York . The gameplay did not feel repetitive , it's probably because of the amazing story and how everything goes together so well.

There are a few gameplay glitches , but besides that , the gameplay is good  . The gameplay gets an okay 7/10

Replayability : This is the part of the game that is bad in my opinion . After you beat the game , you cannot free roam . There are magazines and wanted posters to collect between missions , but that can get real boring real fast . You might think that you can go get them after you beat the game , but you can't . The game ends on a cliffhanger . It will probably take you around 14 hours to beat Mafia 2 and a few more if you want to collect everything. 

Replayability in this game is bad . It gets a 5/10


Overall , Mafia 2 is a great game with an amazing story . But there is nothing to do when you beat the game . My suggestion is to rent it or wait for the price to drop a bit and then to buy it . 

Mafia 2 gets a good 7.5 /10

Grand Theft Auto 5 ?!

A Swedish retailer has listed Grand Theft Auto 5 for pre-order on their website . According to them , the game will release in 2011.  We don't know if this is real or not since GTA V has not even been officially announced . 
The website is Webhallen.com 

Call of Duty Black Ops Hardened and Prestige Editions available for pre-order

For everyone who's crazy about Call of Duty , you can now pre-order the Hardened and Prestige Editions of the game. Here are the details of the two versions provided by Buy.com

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened Edition – Includes a limited edition Black Ops Collector’s Medal with display case; four extra playable co-op maps not in the standard edition; exclusive Black Ops PS Home avatar outfit; premium, special-edition SteelBook case; the full game for $79.99.

• Black Ops Prestige Edition – Includes the full Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened Edition w/ Collector’s Medal and four extra playable co-cop maps not in standard edition; RC-XD Video Surveillance Vehicle – Fully custom RC vehicle modeled after in-game RC-XD Killstreak Reward; RC-XD Transmitter – 2″ backlit TFT 220 x176 color screen to receive video from car for $149.99.

You get a remote-controlled car if you buy the Prestige Edition . First night-vision goggles then a RC vehicle , what's next ? A mini nuke ?

Fable III New Gameplay Video

Here is a new video showing off Fable 3 gameplay in Mourningwood Fort. Hehe......morning wood...

New Bioshock !!!! Bioshock 3 First trailer !!!!

This is the trailer for a third Bioshock game . It seems that the third game will take place in the sky , not the ocean . That's right the freaking sky !!!!!! There is a city in the sky now!!!! Watch the awesome trailer down here. It looks like this game is going to be a prequel and that it is going to be released in 2012 ........

Borderlands Claptrap's New Robot Revolution

The fourth DLC for Borderlands will release at sometime in September . Here's the official press conference quote : "Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution invites single-player and co-op fans back to try to suppress a deadly Claptrap revolution using one of four infamous vault hunters. The foursome find themselves caught in the crosshairs of a deadly civil war between the Hyperion Corporation’s well-armed armadas and the ever-amassing army of homicidal Claptraps led by one of the most eagerly awaited characters in the franchise’s history - the cunning Ninja Assassin. As vault hunters, players must put aside their past differences with the Hyperion Corporation, namely the organization’s repeated attempts to wipe them from existence. For a hefty payday, they will join forces to help beat down the mechanical uprising and thwart the dastardly kung-fu expert, the Claptrap known only as Ninja Assassin.

Like its add-on predecessors, Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution offers extensive co-op integration that seamlessly melds single and multiplayer experiences, and incorporates the most explosive role-playing shooter fun imaginable. Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution will provide more than 20 new missions to loot and tons of fresh enemies to blast through, including original boss battles, waves of homicidal Claptraps, well-armed Hyperion soldiers, and local creatures that have been Claptrap-ified - including crab-traps, rakk-traps and skag-trapps. Fans can earn an additional 10 skill points for a total of 71 available skill tree points, and three more backpack slots for additional blood-yielding weapons and many hours of enjoyment. " 

Here are a couple of screenshots.

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Batman Arkham City details revealed

The Game Informer magazine released details as well as a few screenshots of the sequel to one of the greatest comic-book games of all time , Batman Arkham Asylum . The sequel is named Batman Arkham City . Here are some details regarding the sequel ( according to Game Informer ) . Arkham Asylum and Black Gate Prison are no longer fit to hold inmates so Quincy Sharp buys slums and demolishes them to create Arkham City . Hugo Strange , a psycho who is obsessed with Batman will run Arkham City . Catwoman will take part in the sequel and Two-face plans to execute her. Also , the overdose of venom may not be what is wrong with the Joker , we have seen that the Joker is sick in the very first teaser trailer of Arkham City . In the gameplay departement there are a few other details as well . You will be able to have all the gadgets you had from the first game from the start , you will have more puzzles to solve , you will have side missions , Batman's got a smoke bomb ! Here are some screenshots scanned from the Game informer magazine .Click on them to view them in full size .