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Xbox 360 Spring Showcase 2008 Coverage Round Up

Matt Litten — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:10:59 +0000

This week has been abuzz with exciting Xbox 360 game news stemming from Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Spring Showcase event on Tuesday. In case you haven’t been following along since then, here’s what you’ve missed. Enjoy!

Let the Blood Flow: New Ninja Gaiden II Gameplay Footage is Goretastic!
Meet the Cast of Ninja Gaiden II
Box Art Alert: Fable 2
Box Art Alert: Too Human
Fable 2 Update: Game Footage, Concept Art and Screenshots
The Piñatas Are Back: Microsoft, Rare Announce Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Too Human Co-op Trailer and Game Footage
First Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Game Footage!
Ninja Gaiden II PDLC Now Live
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Unveiled
Four New Gears of War 2 Screens
Too Human Gets a Release Date (Finally!)

Let the Blood Flow: New Ninja Gaiden II Gameplay Footage is Goretastic!

Matt Litten — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:43:24 +0000

OK, so enough of the character cut scenes. You want to see more actual Ninja Gaiden II gameplay, right? Well ask and ye shall receive. These four gloriously claret-filled clips enough to sate your gaming blood lust?

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Meet the Cast of Ninja Gaiden II

Matt Litten — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:26:06 +0000

If you don’t mind potentially spoiling some cut scene moments before Ninja Gaiden II comes out here in a couple weeks, give this collection of seven character intro videos a look.

Alexei:
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Elizebet:
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Genshin:
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Joe Hayabusa:
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Muramasa:
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Volf:
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Zedonius:
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Box Art Alert: Fable 2

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:10:11 +0000

Still no final ESRB rating logo (though it’ll surely be Mature given the game’s sandboxy, morality-themed design and the fact that the original was M-rated), but here’s what the official Fable 2 box artwork is gonna look like on store shelves come this holiday season. Pretty spiffy, I like it a lot.

Box Art Alert: Too Human

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:53:00 +0000

One last Too Human update to bring you for the day. It’s the final box art! Take a look.

Oh, and one other thing. Am I the only one surprised at the Teen rating? I thought this was going to be an “M” game. Must’ve missed something…

Fable 2 Update: Game Footage, Concept Art and Screenshots

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:49:22 +0000

Nothing all that new regarding Fable 2 game info came out from today’s Xbox 360 Spring Showcase, but some new media has at least come along. Below you’ll find the latest gameplay trailer and a gallery filled with new concept art and screenshots.

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The Piñatas Are Back: Microsoft, Rare Announce Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:29:38 +0000

Rare has more than just the new Banjo-Kazooie game in the works for the good ol’ Xbox 360, the team is also hard at work on a real sequel to Viva Piñata (forget about that Viva Piñata: Party Animals crap). Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is currently on track to ship this September, and it’ll feature everything you’d expect from a sequel. 32 new piñata species to “attract, capture, protect, train and manage,” new interactions, a new “Just for Fun” mode offering quick pick-up-and-play accessibility, new two-player co-op garden building over Xbox Live, a new photo mode and The Eye of Judgment-style Xbox Live Vision Camera functionality for scanning printed cards in through the camera to introduce new items directly into the game world. Microsoft’s Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise game page has all the details. Before jumping over there, continue after the break for the first gameplay footage and screenshots.

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Too Human Co-op Trailer and Game Footage

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:55:29 +0000

While Too Human finally getting a launch date was great news, unfortunately there is some not-so-great news to report today too. The game’s touted four-player co-op mode will no longer be able to handle four players, sadly enough. Now it’ll be for two players only. Sure, that definitely stinks, but don’t get too down because even with two less players the co-op still looks plenty badass. See for yourself in this new pair of co-op related videos, the first a trailer and the second a b-roll gameplay clip.

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First Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Game Footage!

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:38:47 +0000

This morning’s Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts unveil was pretty anticlimactic since everyone already knew it was coming, but this, my friends, is most certainly not. That’s because the “this” I’m talking about is the first ever gameplay footage posted directly underneath these words!

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Ninja Gaiden II PDLC Now Live

Matt Litten — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:58:21 +0000

Microsoft and Tecmo have announced plans for a PDLC campaign leading up to the retail release of Ninja Gaiden II on June 3rd, starting with today’s launch of new Gamerpics and Themes available now through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamerpic packs come with five images apiece for 100 Microsoft Points per pack, with hero and boss Theme packs priced at 150 MP each. Even more undisclosed PDLC will be coming on May 20th and in continued updates “throughout the summer,” so be sure to check the XBLM regularly from here on out.

New Ninja Gaiden II concept art and screenshots after the break.