Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is the prequel to the Wild West action shooter Call of Juarez. As the McCall brothers, players enter a doomed quest for the legendary Gold of Juarez leading them from a ravaged Georgia during the Civil War to the Aztec ruins of Mexico. They make their lawless trail into the wildest West ever depicted, using their gunslinging skills and killing all those that stand before them. But when the brothers face lust, their bond of blood feels thinner than ever…
EA SPORTS’ Fight Night Round 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. Building off Fight Night Round 3, one of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed Xbox 360 launch games, Fight Night Round 4 promises to be equally as ground-breaking and revolutionary. With an all new physics-based gameplay engine, truly unique and differentiated boxer styles, the fastest and most true to life representation of the “Sweet Science,” and the most impressive boxer roster ever including the return of the legendary Iron Mike Tyson, EA SPORTS’ Fight Night Round 4 takes video game boxing and fighting to an entirely new level. In Fight Night Round 4, you are only one clean punch away from victory, or from getting put on the canvas.
To celebrate Independence Day in the United States (July 4), Call of Duty: World at War will run Double-XP for the weekend. The weekend starts July 3 at 10:00 A.M. PST, and ends July 6 at 10:00 A.M. PST. The Double-XP is available worldwide.
Also taking place July 3 at 10:00 A.M. PST is a playlist update, where the Map Pack 2 maps will be incorporated into the main Core and Hardcore rotations. Don’t worry though, the Map Pack playlist will remain open for those of you looking to get your fix of the Map Pack 2 maps exclusively.
Microsoft Research’s Kodu Game Lab launched on Xbox LIVE Community Games today, giving aspiring game makers of all ages the chance to bring their own game creations to Xbox 360. For just 400 Microsoft Points anyone with a passion for game creation can harness the magic of programming and game development at every level.
Built using Microsoft’s XNA Games Studio, Kodu Game Lab is a pick-up-and-create toolset where any aspiring game creators can build their own unique world using a simple image-based creator menu that makes game-making easier than ever. With almost 200 different programming features to choose from, and the ability to share games with anyone on your Friends List, the opportunities are endless.
With its image-based user menu Kodu Game Lab enables game creation using only an Xbox 360 controller, right from the comfort of your couch. Kodu Game Lab comes with several tutorials and sample games to get aspiring game makers started. It also offers co-op gameplay for up to four players and 20 different characters with a range of abilities.
Kodu Game Lab made the same journey through Creators Club Online that any Xbox LIVE Community Game must travel. You can read more about that in our Community Spotlight on Kodu Game Lab!
Worms 2: Armageddon is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Worms 2: Armageddon is available in the all Xbox Live regions and costs 800 points.
Ten years on from Worms Armageddon and the turn-based mayhem and destruction continues! Worms 2: Armageddon is the most fully-featured digital version of the game ever. With four player online and offline multiplayer, voice support, a raft of new weapons (including the return of some iconic weapons from the past), all-new high-definition landscape themes, new play modes, hats, skins, speech-banks, loads of other customization and to top it all off, a highly-involving single player experience with tutorials, deathmatches, races, fort games, and puzzles. It’s a package as high on fun as it is destruction!
King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match is available in the all Xbox Live regions and costs 800 points.
The King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match comes to Xbox LIVE® Arcade! The KOF ‘98 fighting game has fascinated game fans all over the world, and now it’s powered up and ready to be on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Additional characters have been added from the King of Fighters universe, and new battle systems and moves have been implemented. Extend the fight to opponents all over the world. Face off against others to prove who is the real King of Fighters. Use Practice Mode to learn, Challenge Mode to improve your skills, then go to battle to show what you’ve got!
Overlord II is the sequel to the hit warped fantasy action adventure that had players being delightfully despotic. In Overlord II, a new Overlord and a more powerful army of Minions take on the Glorious Empire, an advanced Romanesque nation, in a truly epic, yet familiarly warped, adventure. As the Glorious Empire conquers kingdoms and destroys any sign of magic it finds, it’s time to go Minion Maximus with a rousing cry of “Veni, Vidi, Vici” and send in the horde.
The Minions return smarter, deadlier, (and funnier) and are ready to fight in large scale battles that will see their wild pack mentality squaring up to the organized legions of the Glorious Empire. As ever, they do anything and everything the Overlord commands of them, especially now that they can run ravage and wreck buildings and scenery. They’ve also learned to ride — Minions can mount up and ride wolves and other magical creatures around the landscape and take them into battle, making our band of merry fighters faster and fiercer than ever before.
Taking the ‘be evil or really evil’ theme to terrific new heights of tyranny, the new Overlord is empowered with forces of destruction and domination with which to carve out a new path of evil through the world. And, if the Minions have anything to do with it, that path will no doubt be strewn with the beaten bodies of terminally cute animals and littered with the remains of hippy elves …
Building on its strong following and consistently high review scores, the Virtua Tennis series delivers another ace. Virtua Tennis 2009 maintains the unprecedented realism and pin-point gameplay mechanics the series is known for and also now features improved shot accuracy, more control on serves, and the chance to compete for the esteemed Davis Cup.
