First off, I’m not sure about the technological specifics, but there seems to be two kinds of 3D technology being used: one that will make me dizzy and my eyes hurt, and one that is pleasant but still feels weird. For example: Avatar, the movie, was completely okay, but the screen before the movie that asked us to put on my glasses was completely blurry. Black Ops has the pleasant kind of 3D, where the depth of field just literally adds a dimension to the visuals without being too distracting. They demonstrated two single player missions and a multiplayer mode, and everything looked really cool. Nothing actually jumped out of the screen at us, but eventually I presume games will have bullets flying by our heads and we can watch the tracer lines come out of our screens to make us feel like we’re on Omaha beach. One thing I particularly enjoyed is the red dot from the laser actually feeling like it’s on the target. It’s pretty hard to describe the experience and we can’t show any video (one of the downsides of a 3D demonstration), but I think Call of Duty fans would not be disappointed if they invested in a pair of 3D glasses – if they already own a 3D ready television or video card.

Another thing that was cool about the demo was that there was an element of Real-time Strategy type gameplay in one of the missions, where you direct the squad to take cover or hide in buildings in order to avoid patrols. Sometimes there would be an action sequence when the player would go into first person mode to deal with the opposition first hand, and then revert back to the RTS mode. It helps to break the feeling that Black Ops is just generic First Person Shooter #4324255669.

The Activision rep said that the 3D feature is available on both PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as PC for people who have a fancy Nvidia card that supports the technology. I might actually be tempted to try a Call of Duty game since the original offering. Call of Duty: Black Ops releases for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii on November 9th, 2010, but again: Only the first three will have the 3D option.

Side note: My favourite part of the demo was at the end, when Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak came in to look at ‘Black Ops’. From the EA NHL Rookie event, we had heard from Nazem Kadri that the Leafs were more into ‘Call of Duty’ than EA’s NHL games, so maybe the rumours are true! I did later spot Mr. Kessel playing ‘Virtua Tennis’ with the Move controller and heard him exclaiming that it was “awesome!”

DJ Hero 2 releases October 19th!

From the press release:

“With the highly skilled DJs and music producers at FreeStyleGames – joined by Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert, RZA, Tiesto and a crew of world renowned mixologists – dropping the beats, everyone will have a chance to experience their favorite music like never before in the following mixes:

Produced and Mixed by A-Trak:

• Justice – “D.A.N.C.E.” Remix
• Naughty By Nature – “O.P.P.” Mixed With Jackson 5 – “ABC”

Produced and Mixed by Diplo:

• Kanye West – “Heartless” Mixed With DJ Shadow – “Midnight In A Perfect World”
• Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel – “Pon De Floor” Mixed With Harold Faltermeyer – “Axel F”

Produced and Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff:

• Busta Rhymes – “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” Mixed With M|A|R|R|S – “Pump Up The Volume”

Produced and Mixed by DJ Qbert:

• DJ Qbert – “Super Battle Breaks” Remix
• Newcleus – “Jam On It” (DJ Qbert vocals) Remix

Produced and Mixed by DJ Shadow:

• Kanye West – “Love Lockdown” Mixed With Metallica – “The Day That Never Comes”
• Young Jeezy ft. Kanye West – “Put On” Mixed With DJ Shadow feat. Q-Tip and Lateef The Truth Speaker – “Enuff (DJ Fresh Remix)”

Produced and Mixed by Tiesto:

• Adamski – “Killer” Remix
• Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” Remix

Produced and Mixed by Z-Trip:

• Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force – “Planet Rock” Mixed With The Crystal Method – “Busy Child (Still Busy After All These Years Remix)”
• Missy Elliott – “Get Ur Freak On” Mixed With Dillinja and Skibadee – “Twist ‘Em Out”

Produced and Mixed by RZA:

• Damian Marley – “Welcome To Jamrock” Mixed With Walter Murphy – “A Fifth Of Beethoven”
• LL Cool J – “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” Mixed With Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – “The Message”

Produced and Mixed by The Scratch Perverts:

• The Chemical Brothers ft. Q-Tip – “Galvanize” Remix
• The Prodigy – “Omen” Mixed With Orbital – “The Box”

Produced and Mixed by FSG DJs:

• 2Pac ft. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman – “California Love Remix” (Remix by FSG)
• 2Pac ft. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman – “California Love Remix” Mixed With B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ On You”
• A-Trak – “Say Whoa” (Remix by FSG)
• Basement Jaxx – “Where’s Your Head At” Mixed With Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix )”
• BlakRoc ft. Pharoahe Monch & RZA – “Dollaz & Sense” (Remix by FSG)
• Calvin Harris – “I’m Not Alone” Mixed With New Order – “Blue Monday”
• Daft Punk – “Human After All” (Remix by FSG)
• Damian Marley – “Welcome To Jamrock” Mixed With Dillinja and Skibadee – “Twist ‘Em Out”
• David Guetta & Chris Willis – “Love Is Gone” Mixed With Sam Sparro – “B&G” a/k/a “Black & Gold”
• David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi – “Memories” Mixed With Pirate Soundsystem – “Bashy Bashy”
• Deadmau5 & Kaskade – “I Remember” (Remix by FSG)
• Deee-Lite – “Groove Is In The Heart” Mixed With Chic – “Le Freak”
• Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – “Bonkers” Mixed With Basement Jaxx – “Where’s Your Head At”
• Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – “Bonkers” Mixed With The Prodigy – “Omen”
• DJ Shadow – “Midnight In A Perfect World” (Remix by FSG)
• Edwin Starr – “War” Mixed With Justice – “Waters Of Nazareth”
• Eminem – “Not Afraid” Mixed With Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major – “Lollipop”
• Estelle ft. Kanye West – “American Boy” (Remix by FSG)
• Estelle ft. Kanye West – “American Boy” Mixed With Chic – “Good Times”
• Flo Rida – “Low” Mixed With David Guetta vs. The Egg – “Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)”
• Flo Rida ft. Will.I.Am – “In The Ayer” Mixed With Clinton Sparks, DJ Class, & Jermaine Dupri – “Favorite DJ”
• Gorillaz ft. Mos Def & Bobby Womack – “Stylo” (Remix by FSG)
• Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – “The Message” Mixed With Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie”
• House Of Pain – “Jump Around” (Remix by FSG)
• House Of Pain – “Jump Around” Mixed With Busta Rhymes – “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”
• Iyaz – “Replay” Mixed With Rihanna – “Rude Boy”
• Janet Jackson – “Nasty” Mixed With Justice – “D.A.N.C.E.”
• Kanye West – “Heartless” Mixed With Lady Gaga – “Lovegame”
• Kanye West – “Heartless” Mixed With DJ Shadow – “Midnight In A Perfect World”
• Kanye West – “Love Lockdown” Mixed With Donna Summer – “Bad Girls”
• Kaskade & Deadmau5 – “Move For Me” (Remix by FSG)
• Kelis – “Acapella (David Guetta Extended Mix)” (Remix by FSG)
• Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis – “Just Dance” Mixed With Deadmau5 – “Ghosts N Stuff”
• Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins – “Get Low” Mixed With 50 Cent – “In Da Club”
• Lil’ Wayne – “Go DJ” Mixed With 50 Cent – “In Da Club”
• Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major – “Lollipop” Mixed With Flo Rida – “Low”
• LL Cool J – “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” Mixed With Chic – “Good Times”
• M.I.A. – “Galang” Mixed With Wayne Smith – “Under Mi Sleng Teng”
• Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel – “Pon De Floor” Mixed With Harold Faltermeyer – “Axel F”
• Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel – “Pon De Floor” Mixed With New Order – “Blue Monday”
• Malcolm McLaren – “Buffalo Gals” Mixed With M|A|R|R|S – “Pump Up The Volume”
• Missy Elliott – “Get Ur Freak On” Mixed With Sean Paul – “Infiltrate”
• MSTRKRFT ft. N.O.R.E. – “Bounce” (Remix by FSG)
• MSTRKRFT ft. N.O.R.E. – “Bounce” Mixed With A-Trak – “Say Whoa”
• Nas feat. Keri Hilson – “Hero” Mixed With Talib Kweli – “Get By”
• Nelly – “Hot In Herre” Mixed With Warren G feat. Nate Dogg – “Regulate”
• New Boyz – “You’re A Jerk” (Remix by FSG)
• Newcleus – “Jam On It” Mixed With Donna Summer – “Bad Girls”
• Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” Mixed With Nightcrawlers – “Push The Feeling On (MK Mix 95)”
• Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes – “Don’t Cha” Mixed With Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”
• Robin S. – “Show Me Love (Stonebridge Radio Edit)” Mixed With Calvin Harris – “I’m Not Alone”
• Salt N Pepa – “Push It” Mixed With Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force – “Planet Rock”
• Salt N Pepa – “Push It” Mixed With Armand Van Helden – “I Want Your Soul”
• Sam Cooke – “Chain Gang” (Remix by FSG)
• Sean Paul – “Get Busy” Mixed With Harold Faltermeyer – “Axel F”
• Sean Paul – “Get Busy” Mixed With Rihanna – “Pon De Replay”
• Snow – “Informer” Mixed With Jackson 5 – “ABC”
• Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” Mixed With Chamillionaire – “Ridin’”
• Sparfunk & D-Code – “Apocalypse” (Remix by FSG)
• Stevie Wonder – “Superstition” Mixed With Edwin Starr – “War”
• The Chemical Brothers ft. Q-Tip – “Galvanize” Mixed With The Chemical Brothers – “Leave Home”
• The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Mase & Diddy – “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” (Remix by FSG)
• The Prodigy – “Firestarter” (Remix by FSG)
• Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System – “I Will Be Here” Mixed With Tiesto – “Speed Rail”
• Tiesto vs Diplo – “Come On” (Remix by FSG)
• Timbaland ft. Drake – “Say Something” Mixed With Young Jeezy ft. Kanye West – “Put On”
• Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. – “The Way I Are” Mixed With Tiga – “You Gonna Want Me”
• Tweet ft. Missy Elliott – “Oops (Oh My)” Mixed With Snoop Dogg – “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”

Call of Duty Classic is a six year old PC game, brought to consoles for the first time. It runs in HD, but that’s pretty much it. All the original models, textures and levels are here. It’s not a super-impressive experience, and doesn’t even compare all that well to Call of Duty 2 (an Xbox 360 launch title), but it’s still very cool to have more Call of Duty in one place.

Like Call of Duty 2 (and Call of Duty 3, and World at War), Call of Duty Classic is a World War II shooter. There’s a single player game, spanning British, American and Russian campaigns, with a game style and over-the-top touches similar to the more modern versions of the game. The console versions suffer because of the PC roots, with weapon switching ending up a little awkward and significantly less hand-holding in the accuracy department.

Still, this is pretty fun stuff. I never played the first game, so it’s all new to me. Graphics, AI and some general design choices reflect that generation – dated. Taking the experience as a whole, it’s amazing how little the series has changed. The single player is exciting, iron sights are still great, although the lack of an off-hand grenade button is a bit of a drag. What can you do, though?

On the multiplayer end of things, the game supports lobby-based games of up to eight players, across more than a dozen maps and a handful of gametypes. Most of these are team-based, and there’s even a survival-style one named Behind Enemy Lines that pits unbalanced teams of Axis and Allies against each other. There’s none of the persistent character stuff from modern Call of Duty titles, so everyone’s on an even playing field.

It’s nice of them to offer multiplayer support, albeit for only eight players with no support for local split-screen or even LAN. That’s a little weak. Still, there’s a good amount of content packed into these modes, for those who enjoy the smaller games.

The asking price for all of this seems a bit on the steep side of things, given how limited the appeal is going to be. Looking back at classic titles is usually best reserved for those who have some sort of emotional interest in the game to begin with. As far as features and content goes, Call of Duty Classic seems pretty decent. So it’s just a matter of giving the trial a download and testing out the presentation.

And hey, at least there’s no jerks wielding akimbo shotguns or running around at the speed of sound knifing dudes in the back.

Activision was demoing Spec Ops, a new cooperative mode in Modern Warfare 2 that is completely independent from the single-player campaign and online multiplayer modes. Spec Ops places you and a partner in a series of short and medium-length missions with varying objectives and settings. The missions are meant to be standalone affairs, similar to the airplane rescue mission at the end of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and each mission will see players controlling different operatives with a pre-determined arsenal of weaponry and equipment. Activision was mum on how many missions will ship on the retail disc, but did state that the architecture of the game would allow for additional missions to be added via downloadable content. Start saving your money now!

The Spec Ops mission that we were shown involved the two operatives attempting to eliminate a terrorist cell of unknown allegiance after breaching through a wall with an explosive charge. The players began by priming and placing the charge on the wall, then waiting patiently for the charge to announce their arrival. When the charge exploded and the players spun into action, the game entered slow-motion, illustrating the confusion amongst the terrorist ranks while the room filled with dust and debris. The operatives wasted little time and used this confusion to their advantage, eliminating several enemies before the speed returned to normal and the terrorists regrouped. Moments later, as the dust cleared, the operatives found themselves in what appeared to be the shower room of an abandoned prison. If you seen The Rock with Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage, the inspiration for this scene is immediately obvious. Targeting lasers swept across the room from the balconies above, enemy soldiers took cover and engaged in suppressing fire, and the room erupted into utter chaos.

The action seemed very similar to that of the original Modern Warfare, with knife kills and penetrating cover, but with a few new gameplay additions, like the ability to pick up and use a riot shield. With experienced players at the helm, it wasn’t long before the mission was over, but Activision encouraged us to try it again, stating that each experience will be different. We were more than happy to oblige.

Similar to the Terrorist Hunt mode found in Rainbow Six: Vegas, the missions in Spec Ops will involve a variety of random components. The enemies will spawn in random places, and each one will be outfitted with a random assortment of equipment. Activision also stated that there are some rare enemies that will be tougher to beat that will make an appearance from time to time to keep players on their toes. The mission objectives and player characters will remain specific to each individual mission, but beyond that, nothing is set in stone.

As players complete missions, new ones will unlock and may be played in any order. Once again, we were not told how many missions will appear in the final version of the game, but we were told that Spec Ops mode actually rivals the single-player campaign in length, so we expect there to be plenty. Spec Ops mode can be played with a maximum of two players via online or local split-screen, so find a friend and start training now.

With an exciting single-player campaign, an extremely robust multiplayer mode, and the addition of Spec Ops, Modern Warfare 2 will have plenty to offer. It’s easy to see why many have predicted that this game will surpass sales records worldwide, as it has already surpassed our expectations.

The skateboard works like a regular skateboard, except it has four sensors at the cardinal directions. Doing tricks simply involves leaning and covering one of these sensors with a hand or foot. Leaning forward or backwards on the board does exactly what you’d expect. The use of the sensors did cause a kind of disconnect between what I was actually doing versus what was happening on the screen, so in the end it felt like I was just using a weird controller rather than actually using a skateboard. I would describe the various tricks I did, if I had any clue what I was doing. The mode that was being demonstrated was a casual mode involving a half-pipe, so it was hard to determine whether the game was too easy.

All that being said, it was a fairly fun way to kill ten minutes. I can’t help but get the feeling that it’s exactly the same game as the last Tony Hawk except with a gimmicky controller, though.

We’ll post more information and impressions on the game as they become available.

The last fiften tracks are:

3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm
Blink-182 – The Rock Show
Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American
Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
Megadeth – Sweating Bullets
Motley Crue – Looks That Kill
Muse – Plug In Baby
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
The Killers – All The Pretty Faces
The Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes
TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me

Previously announced tracks include:

A Perfect Circle – Judith
AFI – Medicate
Attack! Attack! UK – You And Me
Band Of Horses – Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
Beastie Boys – Gratitude
Beck – Gamma Ray
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
Billy Squier – Lonely Is The Night
Blur – Song 2
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
Bon Jovi – You Give Love A Bad Name
Brand New – Sowing Season (Yeah)
The Bronx – Six Days A Week
Bush – Comedown
Children Of Bodom – Done With Everything, Die For Nothing
Coldplay – In My Place
Darker My Love – Blue Day
Darkest Hour – Demon(s)
David Bowie – Fame
Deep Purple – Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)
The Derek Trucks Band – Younk Funk
The Duke Spirit – Send A Little Love Token
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Eagles Of Death Metal – Wannabe In L.A.
Elliott Smith – L.A.
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
Face To Face – Disconnected
Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
Gov’t Mule – Streamline Woman
Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life (Live)
Iron Maiden – 2 Minutes To Midnight
Jeff Beck – Scatterbrain (Live)
John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat
King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Kiss – Shout It Out Loud
Love and Rockets – Mirror People
My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday
Nirvana – Lithium (Live)
No Doubt – Ex-Girlfriend
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)
The Police – So Lonely
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – Bring the Noise 20XX
Queens Of The Stone Age – Make It Wit Chu
Rammstein – Du Hast
The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
Rose Hill Drive – Sneak Out
Rush – The Spirit Of Radio (Live)
Santana – No One To Depend On (Live)
Scars On Broadway – They Say
Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Sonic Youth – Incinerate
Spacehog – In The Meantime
Sublime – What I Got
Sunny Day Real Estate – Seven
T. Rex – 20th Century Boy
The Sword – Maiden, Mother & Crone
Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
Thrice – Deadbolt
Tom Petty – Runnin’ Down A Dream
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – American Girl
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Weezer – Why Bother?
The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
Wolfmother – Back Round

Furthermore, Activision has assured us that the entire set list will be available to players from the moment they load the game, with no need to unlock any of the featured songs. That’ll make playing the songs you love with friends or entertaining at parties all the more easier!

After little effort on my end I found out that a pair of similar goggles costs anywhere from $150-$300 CAN on the Internet. The Limited Edition is about $130 CAN, meaning that they will be on the low end and next to useless if and when you choose to use them. The only way I would even consider upgrading my pre-order would be if I read a review of them and am thoroughly convinced that they are worth another $50 dollars on my end. Thanks Infinity Ward, but I prefer thermal vision anyway.

Here’s a list of tracks that will be available to living room rockers when Guitar Hero 5 hits the stage on September 1:

Band Of Horses – Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
Beastie Boys – Gratitude
Beck – Gamma Ray
Billy Squier – Lonely Is The Night
Blur – Song 2
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
Children Of Bodom – Done With Everything, Die For Nothing
Coldplay – In My Place
Darkest Hour – Demon(s)
David Bowie – Fame
Deep Purple – Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)
Elliott Smith – L.A.
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life (Live)
Jeff Beck – Scatterbrain (Live)
John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Queens Of The Stone Age – Make It Wit Chu
Rose Hill Drive – Sneak Out
Santana – No One To Depend On (Live)
The Bronx – Six Days A Week
Thrice – Deadbolt
Tom Petty – Runnin’ Down A Dream
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Wolfmother – Back Round

Furthermore, Activision is putting the call out to gamers to join the VIP community on the official Marvel: Ultimate Alliance website. Starting today, fans can log on and become VIP members, earning exclusive and early access to insider content such as classified game content and character revelations, Ask-a-Developer sessions, VIP-only screenshots and videos, and community prizes!

What are you waiting for, true believers? Excelsior!

Also of note, the list includes “Queen & David Bowie” but not just “Queen”. Since I only know of one song in their collaboration, I’m going to guess Under Pressure is one of the available songs.

The full list of band is:

• 3 Doors Down
• A Perfect Circle
• AFI
• Attack! Attack!
• Band Of Horses
• Beastie Boys
• Beck
• Billy Idol
• Billy Squier
• Blink-182
• Blur
• Bob Dylan
• Bon Jovi
• Brand New
• Bush
• Children of Bodom
• Coldplay
• Darker My Love
• Darkest Hour
• David Bowie
• Deep Purple
• Dire Straits
• Duran Duran
• Eagles Of Death Metal
• Elliott Smith
• Elton John
• Face to Face
• Garbage
• Gorillaz
• Gov’t Mule
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Iggy Pop
• Iron Maiden
• Jeff Beck
• Jimmy Eat World
• John Mellencamp
• Johnny Cash
• Kaiser Chiefs
• King Crimson
• Kings Of Leon
• Kiss
• Love and Rockets
• Megadeth
• Mötley Crüe
• Muse
• My Morning Jacket
• Nirvana
• No Doubt
• Peter Frampton
• Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde
• Queen & David Bowie
• Queens Of The Stone Age
• Rammstein
• Rose Hill Drive
• Rush
• Santana
• Scars On Broadway
• Screaming Trees
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Sonic Youth
• Spacehog
• Stevie Wonder
• Sublime
• Sunny Day Real Estate
• T. Rex
• The Bronx
• The Derek Trucks Band
• The Duke Spirit
• The Killers
• The Police
• The Raconteurs
• The Rolling Stones
• The Sword
• The White Stripes
• Thin Lizzy
• Thrice
• Tom Petty
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• TV On The Radio
• Vampire Weekend
• Weezer
• Wild Cherry
• Wolfmother

Activision answered the call.

Stan Bush’s The Touch will be available as a free download for Guitar Hero: World Tour today. Yes, today. Like the Matrix of Leadership, Activision has come to light our darkest hour. Guitar Hero: World Tour wins the war.

You got the touch, you got the power. YEAH!

Modern Warfare 2 is scheduled for release on November 10th, 2009.

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]]> http://gamenorth.ca/2009/05/21/activision-gives-us-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-modern-warfare/feed/ 0 http://gamenorth.ca/2009/05/20/deadpool-shows-off-in-new-marvel-ultimate-alliance-2-video/ http://gamenorth.ca/2009/05/20/deadpool-shows-off-in-new-marvel-ultimate-alliance-2-video/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 12:49:07 +0000 Richard Mitchell http://gamenorth.ca/?p=1017 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 stars none other than the Merc with the Mouth.]]> Making Canada’s Weapon X program proud, Deadpool dispatches enemies with style in the latest Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 character profile video. Deadpool continues to do what he does best by punching, slashing, and shooting his way through waves of nameless henchmen. Unfortunately, still troubled by his experiences in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, the Merc with the Mouth does so in uncharacteristic silence. Don’t worry Deadpool, it hurt us too.

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Stay tuned for more character profile videos. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is scheduled to release this fall.

Guitar Hero 5 will also feature new game modes, such as Party Play and Rockfest, allowing fans of the series to experience the game in a variety of new ways. According to Activision, these modes will also become available for Guitar Hero: World Tour, providing players with the option to sample them before committing to the newer version.

• Party Play: An all-new mode allowing players to seamlessy jump-in or drop-out of the Guitar Hero experience.

• Rockfest: A comprehensive, competitive experience featuring five new head-to-head modes playable online or in your living room; and the ability to play the entire set-list from the first time the game is turned on.

Guitar Hero 5 will feature 85 new music tracks, from bands such as Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, plus more than 30 artists from a variety of music genres that will be making their music game debut. In addition to these artists, all previously released Guitar Hero: World Tour downloadable tracks will be fully compatible with Guitar Hero 5.

Confirmed songs include:
The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
Santana – No One To Depend On (LIVE)
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Tom Petty – Runnin Down a Dream
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire

No release date has been announced, but I can’t wait to play All Along The Watchtower to find out which of my friends are actually Cylons.