With the all talk surrounding Valve’s upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 you’d think that they wouldn’t give the origional Left 4 Dead any more support. Well according  to Valve’s Doug Lombard Left 4 Dead wont be any time soon. The company plans on releasing at least one more DLC pack and of course coming from Valve, it will be free.

Valve didn’t mention what the pack will contain but Doug went on to say that “you can expect an official announcement in the coming weeks.”  I guess this is going to keep the zombie slaying going until Left 4 Dead 2 arrives this November.

It’s no doubt that Wii owners get the short end of stick when it comes to mature titles and it appears that stick just got shorter. After No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is released on the Nintendo Wii next year, it will be the last in the series for Nintendo’s platform. The series will continue on another platform, either for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 or Sony’s PS3.

The series creator Goichi Suda (aka Suda51) has stated that he’s no longer interested in developing NMH games for the Wii. He recently told Edge in an interview that the series still has a lot of potential and that it can only be reached on another gaming console. This is what Mr. Suda 51 had to say:

“I really want to make NMH a big franchise, and with this second episode have bigger success. I’m putting a lot of care into developing this IP, as I feel there’s a lot of potential.”

Ouch, harsh words coming from Mr. Suda 51, sounds like he’s fed up with the Nintendo Wii. But I wonder if this is the mystery title that the Grasshoper Manufacturer was referring to a couple of weeks ago reported by Kotaku?

Sources:

IGN.com

http://kotaku.com/5293153/grasshopper-manufactures-ps3-title-is-risky

Blue Omega Entertainment’s Damnation was released on May 26, 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Now we’ve all seen our share of bad games in our day, but it’s sad when a group of people are fired over one. Major game sites like IGN, Gamespot, Gamespy, etc, didn’t hold their punches back when it came time to review the title and most, if not all of their readers felt the same.

According to an unconfirmed Twitter post from a Blue Omega programmer Geoff Rowland stated, ”The entire Blue Omega team was laid off today (well, starting Friday). If anyone has job openings, send them my way and I’ll pass them on,”  It was unclear if Rowland was referring to the entire film-and-game production company or simply those employees who were involved in the game’s development. The rumor was later confirmed by Kotaku, stating there were “citing issues” with Codemasters, that range from behind-the-scenes lawsuits and disputes over cost development.

According to Gamespot, “The company filed a lawsuit against Point of View, a company it subcontracted for work on the game. The complaint states that Point of View violated its contract by seeking payment directly from Damnation’s publisher Codemasters. According to the suit, Codemasters “consistently was delinquent in making the payments it owed to Blue Omega,” and the direct payments would have enabled development on the game to continue despite the publisher’s refusal to pay its debt to Blue Omega. The suit alleges that Codemasters missed almost every payment deadline and that the publisher’s liaison to Blue Omega said the tardy financing was happening on a number of its projects.” If that wasn’t enough the sale figures for Damnation were poorly. My prayers will go out to the people who have lost their jobs at Blue Omega Entertainment.

Sources:

Kotaku.com

Gamespot.com

NEWS:

The punisher was a great game on xbox and ps2, full of executions, great graphics, the story was strong and the action left you wanting more. Now we have more alot more thanks to the Playstation Network today fans all over the world can experience this high quality shooter right now.

The Punisher: No Mercy delivers a fast-paced multiplayer experience loaded with original and comic-inspired in-game taunts, as well as access to a wide array of weaponry, intense combat and deafening destruction. Players can fight alongside or take on an eclectic mix of Punisher allies and villains in a series of arena-style multiplayer matches that feature solo and team-based missions for up to eight players. Battle arenas span from shipyards rife with contraband to the “birthplace” of Jigsaw, the Punisher’s archenemy.

In addition to the exceptional online gameplay, No Mercy also boasts a single-player campaign where players can unleash their vengeance on hordes of villains while unfolding an original storyline that’s brought to life with exclusive artwork from acclaimed Marvel artist Mike Deodato.

Delivering an intense and faithful first-person shooter experience, No Mercy is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB with descriptors of Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language and it is now available exclusively through PlayStation®Store for $9.99.

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A mystery record has been released promoting bioshock 2 the videogame. Rapture Records may very well given us the details on the next experience gamers will have soon.

The lyrics to this paticular song goes as follows

O rise, Rapture, rise We turn our hearts up to the skies O rise, Rapture, rise
Upon your wings are dreams with life

Rise, rise, rise!

Seems that the underwater city man not stay underwater after all. I guess Rise, Rise, Rise means that gamers will really seem something new and amazing for Bioshock 2 stay tuned for more on this game.

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Ratchet & Clank are back again and being the first to reserve this game has a tremendous amount of benefits. First off they announced the Discovery Package which will give you the Insomniac Moon wow that sounds cool, how cool well the Insomniac Moon will mirror the look of the Insomniac office layout as well as a virtual museum of content that wasn’t featured in the game.

The next package is The Power Package which gives you an exclusive weapon skin and starts you off with more hit points and the Cryo Mine Glove, which freezes enemies.

The Bolt Package starts your game out with the Bolt Magnetizer, Box Basher, and 5,000 bolts in your Ratchet and Clank account.

Lastly the Space Package gives you an exclusive hotrod skin and gives you 5,000 bolts to start the game with and on top of that you will receive the Ratchet & Clank Playstation Home Avatar.

Amazon.com, Best Buy, Game Crazy, GameStop, and so on will have these pre-order bonuses available to get going and purchase.

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Alpha Protocol is looking like a nice purchase this fall. The game features some unique gameplay tactics combining RPG and espoinage which will have you either playing a James Bond type of style or the ruthless Jason Bourne style. Either way welcome to the story of Michael Thornton and soon we all will experience the Virus button a new gameplay mechanic that should add some excitement to this new franchise.

THE VIRUS BUTTON LOOK BELOW

Obsidian is also gearing up for the new game entitled Fallout: New Vegas. Not exactly a sequel to the Fallout 3 Smash Hit but it will keep the RPG format and should be a great game.