Kane & Lynch Free DLC Set for April 17, 2008

Today Eidos Interactive announced that on April 17, 2008, gamers will be able to download four new multiplayer maps for their "hit" Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. The new maps will be for the Fragile Alliance mode and be completely free. View the mini-press release below.

Eidos will be announcing on Tuesday April 8, the upcoming release of four new downloadable maps for the Fragile Alliance multiplayer mode in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. The maps will be downloadable for FREE on April 17, from Xbox LIVE and from the PLAYSTATION Network for the PS3. The new maps will be released in one downloadable pack entitled ‘The Dope Bag’, with each of the four maps featuring its own unique scenario.

[Kane & Lynch Downloadable Content Coming Soon]

First Concept Art for Deus Ex 3?

French website Denis-Talbot seems to have scooped the first piece of stand-alone artwork for Eidos' upcoming Deus Ex 3.

The artwork comes along with a quote from Eidos Montreal's David Anfossi (roughly translated): “These tables help our artists with visualizing well the spirit which one wants to release in Two Ex 3. We called upon the original originators of the preceding iterations in order to determine well the direction which we took”. Or, to understand it a bit better: “These pictures help our artists with visualizing the spirit we want to realise in Deus Ex 3. We called upon the original concept artists for the preceding games in order to determine the direction which we took”.

It certainly looks genuine, if not, you need to be one hell of an artist to pull this off.

The trench site also mentions a possible Thief 4 in the works, since Eidos is recruiting team members for a project that starts with "T" and that Eidos Montreal's Stephane D’Astous' Facebook image is the letter "T" from the Thief logo. We weren't sure whether or not to report this due to the fact the last Thief game was not on a Sony console.

[First Deus Ex 3 Concept Art?]

Legacy of Kain & Pandemonium Rated for PlayStation Network

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated two more PSone Classics for the PlayStation 3 and PSP to arrive on the PlayStation Network.

These two titles are Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Pandemonium! from Eidos Interactive. When will these titles arrive? We are not sure. All we know is that we are still waiting for the other titles rated by the ESRB, such as Street Fighter Alpha.

[Entertainment Software Rating Board]

Battlestations Developer Interested in PlayStation 3

Atilla Soross, the Senor Developer over at Eidos Hungary, stated in an interview that although the Battlestations series have only appeared on the Xbox 360 and PC, that the developer isn't ruling out bringing the series to the PlayStation 3.

"We are certainly interested in PS3 as major current-gen platform, but at this point I cannot reveal more about our plans with the brand," explained Soross.

He offered some insight of what the series could lead into in the future, saying: "... the team has several ideas about the settings of future Battlestations games and the modern era is one of them. However, currently we are focusing on realizing the potential in Battlestations: Pacific."

You never know, we could hear about a Battlestations: Pacific announced for PlayStation 3 sooner or later.

[Battlestations dev is interested in PS3]

Just Cause 2 to Feature No Multiplayer

Peter Johansson, the lead designer for Avalanche's upcoming Just Cause 2, has revealed that the game will launch with no multiplayer. They want to focus on offering the best single-player experience possible. They will think about adding the ability to play with friends in the future.

"It would have been simple to just jump onto the multiplayer bandwagon, but in the end we decided on designing Just Cause 2 with the focus of delivering the best single-player free roaming experience," Johansson told Play.tm.

"It's likely that Just Cause will have multiplayer in the future but only when we believe we can deliver something truly new and exciting to the multiplayer community while retaining all the core values of the game."

The game takes place in a big world with tons of activities, so the game isn't so non-linear. I wouldn't worry about never getting multiplayer at all.

[No multiplayer for Just Cause 2]

The Bourne Conspiracy: Official Trailer

I wouldn't call myself a fan of the Bourne movies, but they were pretty enjoyable. Now, Jason Bourne is back at it again in his own cat and mouse style espionage action adventure video game, The Bourne Conspiracy. Enjoy the video!

Just Cause 2: New Details Revealed

Today, we bring you some new info on the sequel to the PS2's Just Cause, which is convienatly called Just Cause 2.

A new preview with IGN reveals new details. Some of these improvements include better enemy AI, a targeting system where you can aim at enemy body-parts, better vehicle handling along with better vehicles, and less empty space on the game's maps.

This new Just Cause takes place on a fictional Malay Island, leaving South American to the first game. Read the full preview at the link below.

[Just Cause 2 First Look]

Conflict: Denied Ops Dated for February 8, 2008

Eidos Interactive today confirmed that Conflict: Denied Ops will be shipping on Friday, February 8, 2008. Previously, we only knew the game would launch sometime in February, with retailers listing different dates.

Expect to see it alongside other great February releases such as Devil May Cry 4, Turok, and more.

[Via VideoGamer]

Highlander: The Game: Official Trailer

Eidos has released a new trailer for it's upcoming game based on the hit movie and television series, Highlander. Enjoy the watch, it looks very mystical and electrifying.

Sales Ain't Lynched: Kane & Lynch Sell A Million

Even though Kane & Lynch received low review scores and even cost a GameSpot employee his job, it's sales performance weren't harmed at all.

Since it's November 2007 launch, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men have sold over one million copies, according the the Next Generation report.

As far as we know, if this sold a million already, then Motorstorm already sold around five million.

[Via Kotaku]

CES 2008: Turning Point, Frontlines, Conflict: Denied Ops Videos

The Consumer Electronics Show 2008 is full of games, including games like Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Frontlines: Fuel of War, and Conflict: Denied Ops. Enjoy these new videos of the three titles made especially for the event.

Tomb Raider Underworld: New Information

Thanks to Portuguese gaming site LusoPlay, we have some new information on Crystal Dynamics' upcoming Lara Croft title, Tomb Raider Underworld for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360. The new information is listed below.

- The events of Underworld take place after the previous game.

- According to Eric Lindstrom, the director of the Crystal Dynamics, Lara will go to have to fight against the nature and the wild world. Lara affects the enviornment and the enviornment affects Lara.

- The game is currently in pre-alpha stages. The shown levels are located in the State of Chiapas, in Mexico. History will go as deep cloth of the Mayan civilization.

- The game will recreate Xibalba, a local Mayan.

- Some of the enemies incldue leopards, bats, and "other humans", and the latter trying to reach Xilbalba.

- The envirornment is well done. Lara leaves footprints in the mud, dead bodies don't disappear.

- The light, animation, and sound physics are all excellent.

- Lara can climb any structure that has bumps.

- Lara's grappling hook can be used freely and in more situations.

- Lara can target a single target or several at once.

- Lara is more vulnerable in this game.

- Tomb Raider: Underworld is launching late this year.

[Via LusoPlay]

Tomb Raider: Underworld: 3 New Screenshots

Thanks to the guys/gals at Tomb Raider Chronicles, we have three new screenshots of the upcoming Tomb Raider title, Tomb Raider Underworld. This upcoming Tomb Raider title is set around the ancient Mayan Calendar. Enjoy your screens!

Surfer Girl Talks 2008: Factor 5, 2D Grand Theft Autos, More

Surfer Girl updated her blog today with ten new pieces of information. This includes what Factor Five has been working on, the old 2D Grand Theft Auto games coming to us in downloadable form. Take a look at her list below. As usual, the PLAYSTATION related stuff is bolded.

1) Factor 5's next title, a downloadable affair out next year, will feature multiplayer.
2) Discs of Tron and Tron will see finally release next year on XBLA.
3) The Grasshopper DS remakes (The Silver Case, The Silver Case Ward 25, and Flower, Sun, and Rain) will see stateside release next year.
4) EA Tiburon's Wii-exclusive title is a new intellectual property that is one of the two or three new intellectual properties from Tiburon that will see release next year.
5) Some of the 2008 additions to the Xbox Originals lineup: Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Amped 2, Armed and Dangerous, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space, Blood Wake, Brute Force, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Dead or Alive 3, Deathrow, Dino Crisis 3, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Fable bonus content, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, GunValkyrie, Halo 2, Jade Empire, Jet Set Radio Future, Mechassault, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Midtown Madness 3, Ninja Gaiden, Quantum Redshift, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Phantom Dust Rent-A-Hero No. 1, Sneakers, Shenmue II, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, Tork: Prehistoric Punk, Voodoo Vince, Whacked!. Service expected to have over one hundred titles end of next year.
6) The two-dimensional Grand Theft Auto titles (with Mission Packs included) will grace console(s) next year in a downloadable form.
7) Watch out Mario Kart because Electronic Arts racing to the finish line next year with MySims: Racers for the Wii and DS.
8) Cryptic's Marvel project is dead, but they have two or three other MMOs that they are working on. One will peep its little head out next year.
9) Next fall's Wolfenstein takes place in some large, open hub city where you select missions and go about them. And there are side quests too! So it's like Saboteur, except with more shooting, less French people, and is not published by Electronic Arts.
10) Next year, Eidos hopes you want to survive a virtual recreation of an existent earthquake.

I don't know about you but I got a bit jealous at number five. The Xbox Originals service just launched and yet they are soon getting all those titles, while the PSone Classics service has been around for a year and we have nearly 20 titles. Hopefully, Sony will start picking up the pace.

[Via Surfer Girl]

Conflict: Denied Ops Dated

Eidos Interactive today announced that it's new co-op first person shooter developed by Pivotal Games, Conflict: Denied Ops, is hitting store shelves February 12, 2008 in North America for the PLAYSTATION, Xbox 360, and PC.

The gameplay for this title is focused on massive firefights across highly destructible environments. A sure buy for people with destructive personalities.

[Via TeamXBOX]

Tomb Raider Underworld to Be Revealed In Next Issue of PLAY

The next issue of PLAY will feature a little treat. The cookie? The unveiling of the Crystal Dynamics developed Tomb Raider Underworld. The issue features a world-exclusive including screenshots and an interview with Eric Lindstrom and can be purchased online and downloaded right now.

PLAY writes "Lara's adventure takes place after the events of Tomb Raider Legend. Her adventure will be a thrill ride for anyone new to the franchise. The emphasis is on bringing Lara's world to life, a lush, vast interactive world that reacts and remembers. It's pure woman versus wild."

Commenting on one of Lara's locations, PLAY says, "In the level where Lara explores Southern Mexico, she leaves footprints in the mud, but it's raining so they wash away. The bodies she leaves behind in combat encounters will stay, however, as will the debris from any destruction she causes."

On an immersive and epic environment and weather system, Eric Lindstrom says, "we developed a hybrid lighting model that combines dynamic lights with carefully created light maps to make our world look stunning in ways that none of the available methods could achieve alone."

Crystal Dynamics have also given Lara full motion capture "to bring a more natural fluidity to her movements, with proper weight and secondary motion." Moreover, when Lara kneels on a muddy outcrop, only her knee will be covered in dirt and this will gradually dissipate as she continues on her journey.

The game has been tentatively pencilled in for a 2008 release and is expected to court Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and Windows PC. Stay tuned for more info soon.

[Via TRC]

Tomb Raider Underworld to Be Unveiled at December's End

Eidos has signed an exclusive deal with with a U.S. based Xbox 360 print magazine to unveil Tomb Raider Underworld at the end of December. An online PR campaign will mobilize in January 2008, with Tomb Raider Chronicles launching a microsite, preview and fact sheet for Underworld.

The game is being developed by Crystal Dynamics and will release in 2008 for PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. The story centers on the Mayan calendar and the brief time frame where portals between the mortal realm and the Underworld dissolve.

[Via N4G]

Kane & Lynch Site Nixes The Stars

Yesterday, we reported about a little scandal on the official Kane & Lynch: Dead Men site. The site was stating every review gave the game five stars.

Today, if you visit the site, you'll notice the stars are gone and the game is going out starless. Something is seriously up with Eidos.

[Via Kotaku]

Kane & Lynch Site Lies About Review Scorese

As if things couldn't get messy enough for Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. The official site is now displaying incorrect review scores as well.

The site shows five stars flash by with a good quote for the GameSpy & Game Informer reviews. When in reality, Game Informer gave the game a 3.5 and GameSpy gave it a 3.

Something has seriously been going on with Eidos over the past few days.

[Visit Kane & Lynch: Dead Men]
[Via Kotaku]

1UP Strikes Outside the GameSpot Office

A bunch of the guys over at Ziff Davis (including 1UP workers) marched over to the GameSpot offices two blocks away from theirs today to show their support for their fellow game reviewers.

This was all due to the firing of Jeff Gerstmann at GameSpot, with no actual reason specified, but many say it was because of his negative tone in his Kane & Lynch: Dead Men review.

Though 1UP & GameSpot are competition, what may have happened at GameSpot could have wide-spread implications in the game publication industry. Many people at GameSpot had been canceling their subscriptions as well.

We are not sure how GameSpot will address this issue. Only time will tell.

[Via Kotaku]