Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: 360

ToeJam & Earl readying a funk bomb for release on PSN, XBLA

ToeJam & Earl (360, PC, PS3, Wii) XBLA and PSN Announcement - Screenshot 1

The baddest duo to wear gold chains, shades, and over-sized hats will be strutting onto Live Arcade and PSN soon with ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron. The Genesis classics will be released as part of Sega’s Vintage Collection series, with 360 gamers getting an 800 MS Point bundle on November 7 and both launching separately on PSN for $4.99 each on November 6. Both titles will include achievements and trophies and support for online co-op play.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

South Park: The Stick of Truth shows off its truthness in new shots

South Park: The Stick of Truth (360, PC, PS3) July Screenshot Announcement - Screenshot 1

THQ has released some new screens from their upcoming role-playing game, South Park: The Stick of Truth. Only four shots were released, but they cover a bit of everything, from combat to the town’s mighty kingdom with its stable and armory.

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PC News, PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Lollipop Chainsaw out, already making a mess on store shelves

Lollipop Chainsaw (360, PS3) Launch Announcement - Screenshot 1

It is time to once again dispatch the shambling hordes. Your latest tour of zombie-gutting duty comes from Warner Bros. and Grasshopper Manufacture, Lollipop Chainsaw. As 18-year-old chainsaw-toting Juliet Starling, players will face the undead apocalypse as Starling squares off against—let me double check this…yep—zombie rock lords. Sounds about right for Grasshopper Manufacture.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

E3 2012 – Konami: Castlevania: LoS 2, Metal Gear Rising demo

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (360, PS3) Announcement - Screenshot 1

Konami held their pre-E3 show last night and kicked the expo off with a number of announcements. Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, and the Karoke series were all accounted for, as well as news that a new studio has launched to focus on mobile gaming and all things social.

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3DS, Convention, PlayStation 3 News, Wii News, Xbox 360 News

E3 2012 – Sega: Aliens: Colonial Marines screens released

Aliens: Colonial Marines (360, PC, PS3) E3 2012 Screenshots - Screenshot 1

Sega has released four new screenshots from Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. The upcoming squad-based first-person shooter is scheduled to launch on February 12 for the 360, PC, and PS3, and later in 2013 for the Wii U.

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Convention, PlayStation 3 News, Wii U, Xbox 360 News

E3 2012 – Ubisoft: ACIII Liberation, Splinter Cell, Watch Dogs, ZombiU

Splinter Cell Blacklist (360, PC, PS3) E3 2012 Announcement - Screenshot 4

Ubisoft has had a surprisingly busy E3 2012. From the return of Rayman for a new Wii U adventure to the open-world, open-ended action title Watch Dogs. And of course, there were zombies, assassins, and Fishers in abundance.

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PC News, PlayStation 3 News, Wii U, Xbox 360 News

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier available for 360, PS3

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360, PC, PS3) Launch Announcement - Screenshot 2

The ghosts are back today with the release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for the 360 and PS3. Developed by a triumvirate of Ubisoft studios—Paris, Red Storm, and Romania—Future Soldier once against puts players in the boots of a globetrotting special ops soldier whose squad finds itself in the world’s most dangerous hotspots. The troops have access to an arsenal of high-tech gadgetry and weaponry, as well as downloadable player-customized weapons for those moments when the standard assault rifle just won’t do.

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Android, Apple Handheld, PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Far Cry 3 summer Multiplayer Beta announced for 360, PS3

Far Cry 3 (360, PC, PS3) Multiplayer Beta Announcement - Screenshot 1

Far Cry 3 will be showing off its goods a few months early during a two-week beta run this summer. The Multiplayer Beta will be open to 360 and PS3 gamers who are GameStop PowerUp Rewards members and purchase Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on May 22. Players have the option to choose which system they want to participate in for the beta, which they will confirm through the PowerUp Rewards site. For those who want to try their luck, Ubisoft is offering 500 keys in a Facebook contest, while “Ubisoft social channels such as Ubi.com, farcrygame.com, along with partner social channels and community and media websites” will also have be doling some out.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier goes gold for 360, PS3

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (360, PC, PS3) PC Release Date and Requirements Announcement - Screenshot 3

The troops are about to start pounding the pavement again with the announcement that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has gone gold for 360 and PS3. Players will lead an elite team of special ops troops around the world as they chase down the world’s baddest with all sorts of high-tech weaponry. Future Soldier will not only support heavy weapon customization but also the Ghost Recon Network, a franchise-spanning app that will keep players abreast about what their friends are up to and what new user-tweaked guns have hit the (virtual) market.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Prototype 2 – preorder contest announced, win a trip and cameo

Prototype 2 (360, PS3) GS Preorder Announcement - Screenshot 1

Activision’s sent word that they’ve teamed up with GameStop in a Prototype 2 preorder contest. From now until September 1, gamers who are at least 18 years old and preorder at GameStop will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada. The winner will also be made into a character for the game—a trip and immortality, a double whammy.

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Contests, PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News