Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

At a Modern Warfare 3 preview event this morning 50 floors above Central Park, Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling spoke with me about a variety of IW-related topics. Ranging from MW2's controversial "No Russian" level, to the importance of the Modern Warfare series' running plot threads in the eyes of both IW devs and gamers alike, Bowling took a proud and optimistic stance on the franchise's less-than-clear "Task Force 141" storyline.

"For the

...

Originally Posted by wraggster

Production on Lost Legacy, the 3DS installment in the Assassin's Creed series, is believed to have been cancelled.

In an interview with Joystiq, Assassins Creed's lead writer Darby McDevitt explained that the concept for Lost Legacy eventually became the basis for the upcoming November title. The 3DS project was then dropped in favour of Revelations.

"You may have heard of the game Lost Legacy for the 3DS. It was announced, but that kind of morphed into this idea,"

...

Originally Posted by wraggster

Annihilation, the third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be released for PS3 and PC on July 28th.

The DLC features four new maps, including a Cuban golf course and an American drive-in theatre, as well as a new scenario for the ever popular Zombies mode.

Annihilation was released for Xbox 360 last month as part of an ongoing exclusivity deal between Activision and Microsoft.

"With Annihilation, the team at Treyarch and Activision has shown

...

Originally Posted by wraggster

Unlike its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will support Party Chat for the majority of its multiplayer modes, developer Infinity Ward has confirmed.

Creative strategist Robert Bowling told MTV that the studio was aiming to make the third entry in the series more accessible, in doing so loosening its hardcore attitude to Party Chat.

"A major focus of 'Modern Warfare 3' multiplayer is allowing you to have a lot more control over [how you play], looking

...

Originally Posted by wraggster

Sega has detailed all the exclusive additions coming to the impending PlayStation 3 version of Wii rail shooter House of the Dead: Overkill.

Highlights include two additional levels, new weapons, game modes and some hitherto unseen enemy types.

Here's the full list, as posted on the PlayStation Blog:

PlayStation Move and Sharp Shooter compatible
OVERKILL fully remastered – available in high definition graphics and stereoscopic 3D for the first

...