Activision Reveals DJ Hero Downloadable Content for March

Joining the critically-acclaimed, 93 original mix soundtrack on DJ Hero – the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 – are chart topping hits from hip-hop legends and DJ Hero Renegade headliners, JAY-Z and Eminem – as DLC.

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Mass Effect 2 Game Guide PDF – Unlocked by Hot Pockets

Save the universe as a Paragon or a Renegade with the help of GameSpot’s Mass Effect 2 game guide.

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Frankenreview: Mass Effect 2 [Round Up]

Commander Shepard is back, and he’s pissed, but what is he pissed about? Surely it’s not our Mass Effect 2 Frankenreview. There’s no way I could possibly bluff my way through this one. You know exactly what you’re going to see when you scroll down to the chart – a ton of yellow, and very little blue. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if you scroll down and find that several reviewers despised the game, calling it out for every little flaw they encountered? What if one reviewer stood up from his desk, steadied himself (one of his legs fell asleep), and loudly declared that he didn’t like this game one bit? What if, indeed! GamePro It took me 28 hours to beat Mass Effect 2 on my first run through, and I think it’s safe to say that for more than 27 hours of that experience I was, for the most part, elated. Before I dig into what makes it such an enjoyable ride, I think it’s worth addressing the score right here at the beginning. The half-point lopped off the top is due, almost entirely, to the game’s climactic battle and my entirely subjective response to it. It’s difficult to address directly without spoiling an important part of the narrative, so forgive me if the following seems a little vague but the bottom line is that it’s just preposterous. Yes, I know this is science fiction, but the whole thing is absurd when you really think about it — for approximately 27 hours and 40 minutes the game builds beautifully towards something epic but the climax, the glorious denouement, is so inexplicably and almost comically absurd, I couldn’t help but feel a little betrayed. Part of the strength of the entire Mass Effect franchise is that there’s a credibility to its fiction. CVG These missions are, for the most part, unique, interesting and, most of all, fantastically written. Though cinematic wonder Heavy Rain looms near on the horizon, Mass Effect 2 is arguably the closest to an interactive movie we’ve ever come. BioWare’s awesome conversation system is as impressive as ever and the choices you’re presented with – and their consequences – are more apparent and liberally scattered than before. Should you execute surrendered hostage takers or stick to your promise to let them live? Does a murderer deserve to die or go to trial? You’ll be faced with both of these questions and more during the campaign and some are almost certain to have you pondering over your mouse or joypad. Gamer Limit shooter fans will no doubt feel right at home with Mass Effect 2’s combat system. Almost all of the RPG feel is gone, to the point where BioWare practically invented an entirely new genre: “Story-Driven Shooter”. The limited ability count works in your favor if you hate menus, given that there are three hot keys (left bumper, right bumper, and Y), basically every ability you’ll ever need is right on your controller without the need to access a radial dial. During a firefight, your enemies react more when you hit them in certain places, and even though you are limited by an ammo system, the action feels a lot more intense. The cover system is still a bit jerky, in the sense that you can’t snap to cover if you’re looking away from it, but that’s just about the only issue with Mass Effect 2’s combat. Game Informer The shift away from RPG-style customization may sound like a major setback, but the new format keeps the focus on the action. The combat scenarios deliver more excitement, not to mention a wider breadth of enemy types. Teammates no longer mindlessly shoot walls like they did in the first game. Rather than acting like flashbang victims, they demonstrate intelligence on the battlefield as they take cover, advance, and unload everything they can on the enemy. TeamXbox Finally, there’s the presentation, and I’ll start with the negatives: We experienced strange (though infrequent) bugs, ranging from bizarre collision issues to sound cut outs to occasions where the console hard-locked (which happened to each TeamXbox editor playing a retail disc). Other than these issues, the game looks terrific and performs well. The visual issues in Mass Effect are gone, as the frame rate rarely drops below 30 or so; when it did, it was during specific in-engine cutscenes. The presentation is dynamic and interesting, and the Interrupt system-which enables the player to perform a specific Paragon of Renegade action at key moments during a conversation or cutscene-works very well. Paragon players should be advised, though, that they may find it irresistible here or there to let a little Renegade through. This is, thankfully, not a problem, as the morality system isn’t all or nothing. Instead, it segued into the light or dark side as preferred. Then there’s the score, which is outstanding and distinctive, and helps to establish a dire or heroic tone at times. Kotaku The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s a tired old adage, but one that fits Mass Effect 2 to a tee. The combat system has been overhauled to appeal to an entirely different type of gamer, and some of the role-playing elements have been streamlined to ease shooter fans into the experience. I understand BioWare’s reasoning for doing this, and I appreciate the fact that new fans will be drawn to a series that richly deserves their attention because of it. Perhaps the formulaic side quest structure is the developer’s way of reassuring the RPG fans who loved the original game that this is still, to some extent, the Mass Effect they know and love. Put the two together, and you have a game that should appeal to a much broader audience, while maintaining the degree of emotional engagement that brings the whole experience together. Okay, I was totally bluffing. I should have started the chart at 90.

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PAL PlayStation Store: No Thanks Given [Europe]

Not much in the way of games this week in the PAL PlayStation Store, but those looking for more stuff to do in games they already own, they’re being looked after. There are add-ons for nine games, ranging from the usual suspects (Rock Band, Fallout 3) to Borderlands to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 to Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. There is one game available, but since it’s Madden Arcade, its allure for the European market won’t be quite what it is in the US. PS3 STORE Downloadable Games Madden NFL Arcade (£9.99/€12.99) Lilo and Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (£3.99/€4.99) (PS1 Classic) Demos Comet Crash Mushroom Wars Game Add-Ons Fallout 3 o Broken Steel (€7.99) o Operation Anchorage (€7.99) o The Pitt (€7.99) o Point Lookout (€7.99) o Mothership Zeta (€7.99) Borderlands – Zombie Island (£6.29/€7.99) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Character and Mission Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – Costume Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Dragon Ball Raging Blast – Warriors on Earth Pack (free) EyePet – Lucky Dip Styling Pack 6 (free) LittleBigPlanet – Limited Edition LBP for PSP T-Shirt (£3.99/€4.99) Rock Band o Beautiful Thieves by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o End Transmission by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Love Like Winter by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Medicated by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o The Leaving Song. Pt 2 by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles (£0.99/€1.49) Guitar Hero 5 – Neversoft Thanks the Fans Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12+ Videos Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 1 (Motion Comic) (free) Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 2 (Motion Comic) (£0.79/€0.99) The Last Guardian Trailer Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta Anouncement Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 1 Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 2 Assassin’s Creed II Gamescom Trailer Assassin’s Creed II TGS Trailer Gravity Crash Crash Creator’s Tutorial Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Replay Trailer DC Universe San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Vlog Polar Panic Story Trailer Premium Themes Chinese Fighting Dragons Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Deep Space Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Hell’s Head Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Mans Best Friend Theme (£1.19/€1.49) PSP STORE Downloadable Games Breath of Fire 3 (£13.99/€17.99) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (£15.99/€19.99) Obscure the Aftermath (£23.99/€29.99) Power Stone Collection (£13.99/€17.99) Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (£15.99/€19.99) Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (£31.99/€39.99) NBA 2K10 (£15.99/€19.99) minis Blast Off (£2.49/€2.99) Dracula – Undead Awakening (£3.99/€4.99) Videos Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Official Trailer

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PAL PlayStation Store: No Thanks Given [Europe]

PAL PlayStation Store: No Thanks Given [Europe]

Not much in the way of games this week in the PAL PlayStation Store, but those looking for more stuff to do in games they already own, they’re being looked after. There are add-ons for nine games, ranging from the usual suspects (Rock Band, Fallout 3) to Borderlands to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 to Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. There is one game available, but since it’s Madden Arcade, its allure for the European market won’t be quite what it is in the US. PS3 STORE Downloadable Games Madden NFL Arcade (£9.99/€12.99) Lilo and Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (£3.99/€4.99) (PS1 Classic) Demos Comet Crash Mushroom Wars Game Add-Ons Fallout 3 o Broken Steel (€7.99) o Operation Anchorage (€7.99) o The Pitt (€7.99) o Point Lookout (€7.99) o Mothership Zeta (€7.99) Borderlands – Zombie Island (£6.29/€7.99) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Character and Mission Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – Costume Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Dragon Ball Raging Blast – Warriors on Earth Pack (free) EyePet – Lucky Dip Styling Pack 6 (free) LittleBigPlanet – Limited Edition LBP for PSP T-Shirt (£3.99/€4.99) Rock Band o Beautiful Thieves by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o End Transmission by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Love Like Winter by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Medicated by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o The Leaving Song. Pt 2 by AFI (£0.99/€1.49) o Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles (£0.99/€1.49) Guitar Hero 5 – Neversoft Thanks the Fans Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12+ Videos Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 1 (Motion Comic) (free) Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 2 (Motion Comic) (£0.79/€0.99) The Last Guardian Trailer Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta Anouncement Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 1 Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 2 Assassin’s Creed II Gamescom Trailer Assassin’s Creed II TGS Trailer Gravity Crash Crash Creator’s Tutorial Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Replay Trailer DC Universe San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Vlog Polar Panic Story Trailer Premium Themes Chinese Fighting Dragons Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Deep Space Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Hell’s Head Theme (£1.19/€1.49) Mans Best Friend Theme (£1.19/€1.49) PSP STORE Downloadable Games Breath of Fire 3 (£13.99/€17.99) Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (£15.99/€19.99) Obscure the Aftermath (£23.99/€29.99) Power Stone Collection (£13.99/€17.99) Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (£15.99/€19.99) Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (£31.99/€39.99) NBA 2K10 (£15.99/€19.99) minis Blast Off (£2.49/€2.99) Dracula – Undead Awakening (£3.99/€4.99) Videos Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Official Trailer

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Why Jay-Z Is Involved With DJ Hero [Music]

Rapper Jay-Z is appearing in DJ Hero : Renegade Edition. Why, you ask? Well Jay-Z will tell you why: The success of Guitar Hero and Jay-Z’s desire to spread hip-hop. “Immediately, of course, with the success of Guitar Hero, it piqued my interest,” Jay-Z tells MTV. “Then, you know, on top of that, it was something from the hip hop culture, so any time, you know, I can expand the genre and introduce it to new audiences and widen it. You know, the reach of what hip hop can do, you know, I’m interested in that. And then, you know, after playing the game, you really get the feeling, like you know, you can be Grand Master Flash.” Money, of course, had nothing to, you know, do with it. Jay-Z Talks ‘DJ Hero’ And His Gaming Habits [MTV]

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Best Buy Doing The Buy 2, Get 1 Free Thing Too [Deals]

Electronics retailer Best Buy will be following in the footsteps of Toys ‘R’ Us and Amazon.com , running a “buy two games, get one free” deal starting next week. Perfect for anyone who missed out on previous like promotions. The sale, which was spotted at NeoGAF and runs October 25 to 31, applies to all new Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games, and is limited to games priced $59.99 or less. Sorry, no DJ Hero Renegade Edition for you, bargain hunter! The timing looks a hell of a lot better for the cash-strapped holiday gamer, considering that Forza Motorsport 3, Tekken 6, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will all hit North America next week.

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