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NFS: SHIFT Team Racing Pack FREE on December 1st

Electronic Arts has announced that the Team Racing Pack for Need for Speed SHIFT will be released on December 1st for FREE. The pack will allow gamers to form race teams and compete against other teams. The Team Racing Pack also includes a host of new vehicles, including the 1967 Shelby GT500, 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and 1969 Dodge Charger R/T.

Check out some screenshots of the new vehicles, After the Break!

New Space Exploration Trailer for Star Trek Online

Cryptic Studios’ latest Star Trek Online trailer shows off the aspect of ‘space exploration’ in the upcoming MMO. Star Trek Online is due out on February 2nd, 2010 on Windows PCs and promises to allow gamers to live out all their Star Trek fantasies. Now if they have Orion Slave Women in the game, my friends will have to pry me from the keyboard!

EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios – Brand Name to Live On

Approximately an hour ago, employees of the now-defunct Pandemic Studios were informed that parent Electronic Arts was dissolving the developer. Some of their employees would be carried over to other EA studios to continue work on the developer’s many IPs such as the Mercenaries and Dead Space series of games. Most, however, will not be so lucky and we wish them all the best in finding future gigs. The Pandemic Studios brand will continue to be utilized by EA, even though the studio is no more…

Hey, take heart as Gearbox Software says they will hire you!

Via Kotaku

MotoGP 09/10 Career Mode Announcement and Screenshots


Capcom has announced that its upcoming MotoGP 09/10 will have the most detailed of any in the franchise’s history. It features a heavy emphasis on reputation, which can be earned by skilled racing and some showboating for the fans, and taken away by getting into crashes or riding too recklessly. MotoGP 09/10 is due out next year for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game consoles.

Check out the new screenshots, After the Break!

New Trailer for Two Worlds 2

TopWare Interactive has released a new trailer for their upcoming RPG, Two Worlds II, as well as launched it’s teaser website. Two Worlds II picks up a couple of years after the first game leaves off, putting players into the shoes of ‘The Hero’.

EA Releases SKATE 3 Debut Trailer

Electronic Arts has released the debut trailer for its upcoming SKATE 3. The third in the series, SKATE 3 will be released sometime in May of 2010. The trailer also features the caption, ‘Team up, Throw down’, in the title card along with the release month. Speculation indicates this is a sign to greater multiplayer functionality including team competitions, but time will tell.

Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Avatar Items Released

Activision has released a plethora of new Xbox 360 avatar items based on their upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. While the game might be due out on November 10th, your Xbox 360 avatars can now dress up in full Ghost uniforms and even play with an R/C UAV! Each costs, of course, mostly in the 240 Microsoft Point range.

You can see the full array of Modern Warfare 2 avatar items here.

Valve Releases Halloween Team Fortress 2 Update


Valve has announced that a new update has gone live for it’s multi-player frag fest, Team Fortress 2. This time, it is a Halloween themed update with five new achievements, a new map, and two new hats to snag. The new map, King of the Hill Halloween Harvest Event, is the only place to get some of these achievements done. The map is filled with ghastly ghosts that will scare you and force you to flee from the fight, booby trapped pumpkins that with blow up when a stray bullet hits one. The two new hats are the Ghastly Gibus, which was given out to those lucky few who found it on Valve’s website, and the Halloween Paper Bag Mask, my personal favorite.

You can get all the info here at the Team Fortress 2 update page.

Don’t forget to click on the tombstone on that page to find out more about the mysterious Zepheniah Mann….

DJ Hero Gets First DLC Pack


Activision has released the first DLC pack for its recently-released rhythm title, DJ Hero. The DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01 features the following new mixes:

– “All Of Me” by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen
– “DARE” by Gorillaz vs. “Can’t Truss It” Performed by Public Enemy (See the video below)

The DLC pack retails for 480 Microsoft Points on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and $5.99 on the Playstation Network.

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero Gets Release Date


Capcom has announced that their upcoming re-issue of Resident Evil Zero will be released across North America on December 1st, 2009. Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero promises to take gamers on a terrifying journey as a rookie member of the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team.

Resident Evil Zero was originally released for the Nintendo Gamecube console back in 2002.