by Dan on September 8, 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops showed the world its multiplayer features last week, but in addition to the content, there’s some star power as well. Two A-list Hollywood actors have signed on to lend their voices to the game.
Gary Oldman in "Air Force One"
Gary Oldman portrayed Viktor Reznov in Call of Duty: World at War, and he’ll be reprising that role for Black Ops — which I think is cool on two levels. One, we get some continuity over a long period of time between two games. Like, I expected Soap to return for MW2, but here we’re talking a much longer time and a very different situation. Two, not only does the character come back, but there’s continuity in the portrayal by having the same actor again.
Ed Harris in "The Truman Show"
The other big name you’ll recognize is Ed Harris, who will be voicing Jason Hudson, a CIA operative. He’s a major character so you’ll hear a lot from him.
The full/final cast list has not yet been announced; I’ve seen a lot of names thrown around but I don’t think a lot of those guesses are accurate. Guess we’ll find out as we get closer to November 9.
by Dan on September 8, 2010
This week, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is available in retail stores. It’s off to a good start, which put the Spidey team here in a good mood, which means a nice giveaway to celebrate.
I have ten prize packs, some of which are more prize-filled than others. So let’s break down exactly what you can win this time around:
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by Dan on September 7, 2010
Heads up: You are on your own while I actually take a break for a few days and celebrate my 15th wedding anniversary at Disneyland. I’m on vacation for the rest of the week.
That doesn’t mean I didn’t plan ahead. There will be a contest announced tomorrow, while I will be in Tomorrowland. There will be a podcast available on Thursday morning, which will cover the Black Ops event, PAX, and feature a really nice interview with Dee Brown of Beenox. I’m not going to leave you hanging. Just know that everything you read for the next few days is powered by pure Disney magic.
See you when I get back. I will give your regards to Jessica Rabbit. Don’t break anything.
by Dan on September 7, 2010
Sounds obvious, but the folks who work here at Activision like games. And we celebrate when they finally get released, because it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work by everybody, from the developers and producers through the marketing and PR teams, right down to the folks in finance and accounting and the team in the mailroom. For the release of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, the occasion was marked with sugar, booze, and disembodied heads.
You may recognize those big heads from the San Diego Comic-Con booth. They were placed out front to let everybody know what day it was.
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by Dan on September 7, 2010
The wait is over — Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions swings into retail shelves today (come on, everybody else got to make that dumb joke, I want to make it too), and the early response from the press is very positive.
"Just your friendly neighborho -- whoa, GamePro really likes me!"
GamePro: 4.5 out of 5.0
“Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions made a lot of promises that I wasn’t sure it was going to keep. [...] But after three full days of web swinging, wall crawling, and old-fashioned fisticuffs across several amazing, action-packed levels, I’ve never been happier to be wrong. Shattered Dimensions is easily one of the best Spider-Man games I’ve played yet.”
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by Dan on September 7, 2010
Rock! Rock?! ROCK!!1!! Those three words and superfluous punctuation marks define Guitar Hero, and this week’s DLC gives you more rock by giving you more rock. You can’t argue with logic like that!
The Rock 1 Track Pack features six very well known singles from heavy artists — it’s like an all-star summer tour in one handy six-pack:
- Faith No More – “Epic”
- Godsmack – “I Stand Alone”
- Limp Bizkit – “Nookie”
- Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show”
- Orgy – “Blue Monday”
- Papa Roach – “Last Resort”
This DLC content, as usual, will work in Band Hero, Guitar Hero 5, and the forthcoming GH: Warriors of (wait for it!) Rock.
The double-sized pack will be available today for 880 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360, 1100 Wii Points on Wii, or $10.99 US Treasury points on PS3. If you don’t want the full track pack, songs are available individually for 160 MS Points, 200 Wii Points, or $1.99 respectively. See your local console for the digital store of your choice, but if you’re an Xbox 360 owner, it’s here and if you play on PS3, check here.
Rock, as always, on.
