NBA 2k11 Review (PS3, X360)

Until recently, Electronic Arts has been the dominant developer in the field of sports games. In 2009 2K Sports took the basketball championship away from them with NBA 2K10, while October of 2010 saw the release of one of the best basketball games ever made – NBA 2k11. Basing a big part of the game on Michael Jordan’s career might seem like a hype move, but this title truly deserves to have His Airness on the cover.
Gameplay
There are several new modes based around the career of one of the greatest players of all time – Michael Jordan.
The first one is the Jordan Challenge mode, where the player gets to relive 10 of MJ’s greatest games, starting with his 1986 debut game against Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. We then move on to his 69 point game against the Cavaliers, The Shrug game that forever put the Trail Blazers’ Clyde Drexler into Jordan’s shadow, all the way until Michael’s last dance against the Utah Jazz. … Continue Reading

How to Power-Level a World of Warcraft Character

For those who have already played their first character to level 85, currently the maximum attainable level in World of Warcraft, completing the whole grind all over again can become boring, especially after the second or third time. Many avid players have multiple secondary characters, popularly referred to in-game as “alts.” Fortunately, the levelling grind has become somewhat easier and faster, especially up to level 80. To avoid boredom when rolling a new character, you should also consider creating a character with a class of a different role to what you are used to. For example, if you have always played a damage-dealing class, why not choose a class which can take on the role of healer or tank? You may even want to try playing a character of the opposite faction. This gives you the opportunity to experience a completely different side to the game along with thousands of different quests and storylines. … Continue Reading

Battlefield: Bad Company

Strategy Informer – Electronic Arts announced the public beta test for Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer on Xbox 360. This public beta test is only for gamers from North America or Europe who has Xbox Live Gold account.

Just go to FilePlanet, there are a limited amount of keys, but they will also be available through IGN.com, GameSpy, TeamXbox, Planet Battlefield and Voodoo Extreme. So if you are too late for the FilePlanet batch, keep checking those sites. Additionally, for those in North America, Gamestop will offer 5000 keys.

PS3 Firmware 2.20 Will Include BD-Live Interactive Blu-ray

Engadget – Sony Inc recently announced that the next PS3 firmware update (v2.20) will add the new interactive features to the console. Playstation 3 owners should expect downloadable video content, interactive movie-based games, and the always intriguing “more” when the software is released in “late March.” In other words, in the next 11 days. The update will also allow you to copy photos and music playlists over USB from your PS3 to your PSP.

Rock Band Music Store Coming This Week!

Destructoid – While the question remains as to how long Harmonix and MTV Games will continue to support the current iteration of Rock Band, it’s evident that they’re committed to providing additional game content on a frequent basis. Prior to the game’s release, I was told — in so many words — that there would be no “f**king around” when it came to downloadable content, and there’s no question that they’ve delivered.

Parents Are Worried With Violent Games in Wii

The Onion – The incident involving 13 years old boy’s limp-wristed attack on his classmates in United States raise concerned among parents. Parents blaming several violent games in Nintendo Wii for that incident. They claimed that those games are a prissy little menace to the society.

Condemned 2 Demo is Out

IGN – EGA Europe Ltd. today announced gamers can sample the highly anticipated Condemned 2 video game from esteemed development studio, Monolith Productions, via a demo released on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Prediction: GTA IV Will Sell 6 Million Copies in a Week

gamezine.co.uk – Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has claimed Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) will sell six million copies in its first week of sale.

He also predicted GTA IV will be responsible for recouping $450 million (£221 million) of Take2′s expected $1.073 billion (£0.52 billion) revenue in 2008, generating a total of $135 million (£66 million) of the firm’s overall profit.

Capcom Announced Plunder for PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PSNetwork

Capcom announced that its developing Plunder for the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. Developed by Certain Affinity, known for their previous work on the Halo series, Plunder is a real-time multiplayer strategy game that puts players in command of a pirate ship with the goal of destroying your enemies and capturing towns for your pirate faction. Plunder is currently scheduled for release this summer.

There Will Be No Blu-ray for Xbox 360

Microsoft recently said that the world-known game console Xbox 360 will not support Blu-Ray. “Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience,” Greenberg told Reuters in an interview.”