DJ Hero 2 celebrity roster expands with RZA

by Dan on September 2, 2010

Wu-Taaaang! Today the DJ Hero 2 team revealed that RZA — aka Bobby Digital, as you’ll learn in a moment — is a character in the game, which ships next month. Yeah, next month!

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“Life life and have fun, y’all.” Wisdom.

Note to the hip-hop noobs: It’s pronounced “rizza,” not “ar-zee-ay.”

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Black Ops MP segment from Inside Xbox

by Dan on September 2, 2010

Inside Xbox has posted a seven-minute look at the new multiplayer elements of Call of Duty: Black Ops. This is a good overview of what was revealed last night, including player customization, wager matches, theater mode, combat training, contracts and COD points as currency…this is really all you need to know in one very nice video. (You can also watch this on the Xbox 360 dashboard, of course.)

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In case you’re wondering, Microsoft co-sponsored the event last night, so that’s why there was such a strong 360 focus to all the coverage. But if you’re not a 360 gamer, do not worry — the game ships November 9 on PS3, PC, and Wii as well as Xbox 360.

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Behind the scenes at the Black Ops MP event

by Dan on September 2, 2010

The Black Ops multiplayer reveal event is in the books. I was there as promised and, despite some major technical issues, I liveblogged it, which you can still read if you like. It’s a miracle I was able to do it, actually — traffic from eager COD fans crashed my site four times before the event even started!

But while everybody else is (rightfully) discussing all the new gameplay elements and features that Call of Duty: Black Ops will provide this November, I got a different perspective. I was able to go visit the event site during setup and see how it all came together — the setup, the rehearsals, and ultimately the event itself. My podcast cohort Katrin Auch came along and took all the photos — enjoy the insider look.

There are more than 50 consoles on the floor, plus backups. And they travel in padded luxury.

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Black Ops – Wager Match

by Dan on September 1, 2010

One of the things revealed tonight was the Wager Matches — four new gametypes where you bet in-game currency against other players as to who will finish in the top three. It’s your skills against theirs in four matches, which are explained in this video (which was also shown at the presentation):
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I know I’m doomed — my money will be gone in an instant. But it will be fun trying to win it back. What’s your take?

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The COD: Black Ops MP event liveblog

September 1, 2010

Tonight at 6pm Pacific, there’s a big media event — the full reveal of multiplayer for COD: Black Ops, as promised by the trailer a few weeks ago. I will be there. Doors open at 6, theater opens at 6:30, presentation starts at 7. I am hoping — internet connections willing — to liveblog that [...]

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Shattered Dimensions launch trailer

September 1, 2010

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is less than a week away — it comes out Tuesday the 7th — so now’s a fine time for the official launch trailer to swing onto the web. See what I did there? Had a few questions about this, but to confirm — this is a single-player game. Not really sure [...]

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One of Swords Podcast 032: I Threw a Chair

September 1, 2010

I’m proud to welcome our friend Chris Baker from Marvel to talk about how he helps keep all the Marvel games (including next week’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions of course) to be worthy of the world’s greatest superheroes — but Hugh and I almost steal the show with a heated debate about the price and value [...]

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Dave Mustaine wants to kick your ass

August 31, 2010

That’s why he wrote “Sudden Death” for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock‘s epic final battle. I have had a chance to play it in a preview build of the game. My ass hurts.

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All 4 Shattered Dimensions Wizard covers

August 31, 2010

Look at what just arrived — Wizard #230, featuring four Spidey covers in honor of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions! It’s more than just a pretty collection of faces; behind the cover you’ll find an eight-page feature by Casey Seijas, where he interviews Beenox’s Stephane Gravel about the comic-specific decisions that went into the game, as well [...]

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Where do DJ Hero tracks come from?

August 31, 2010

Well, when a dance track and a hip-hop track like each other very much… Actually, it’s a little bit more involved than that. While the origins of a DJ Hero mashup are pretty much what you would expect — DJs testing out little scratch mixes to see if their audio instincts are correct and two [...]

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