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Two more Battlestations Pacific content updates coming in July to PC

by John Callaham Jul 2nd 2009 @ 11:00AM

Eidos's recent WWII action-strategy game Battlestations Pacific was released last May and later this month folks who picked up the title will be able to download two new content update for the game. One of these updates is called the Mustang Pack which will add six new units to the game including the P-51 Mustang plane, the US Navy's Alaska Class cruiser and the Japanese Super Yamato Class, a bigger version of the legendary Yamato battleship that in real life was never made.

The second content update is the Carrier Battles Map Pack which adds four new maps to the game that can be played on all five of Battlestations Pacific's multiplayer modes. The map pack even includes a level set in Aleutian Islands near Alaska. PC owners can download the Mustang Pack sometime today for 160 Microsoft points on Games For Windows Live. The Carrier Battles Map Pack will be released on July 23 for 800 Microsoft points.

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Second Hitman movie in the works

by John Callaham Jun 25th 2009 @ 11:00AM

Even though the reviews were, well, crappy, the 2007 movie adaptation of Io Interactive's Hitman game series was a money maker for its studio Twentieth Century Fox. It earned nearly $100 million worldwide in theaters and was also a sales success in its DVD release.

Now movie web site IESB.net is reporting that the studio has hired scriptwriter Kyle Ward to write a treatment for a second Hitman movie. There's no word yet if actor Timothy Olyphant will return as Agent 47 in the sequel. In the meantime publisher Eidos is reportedly working on getting a new Hitman game in stores for 2010

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Just Cause 2 video dives into a corrupt island paradise

by Steven Wong Jun 13th 2009 @ 9:00AM

This gameplay walkthrough video for Just Cause 2 covers much of what was presented at E3 2009. Just Cause 2 will offer plenty of open-world action set on an island paradise, and the gameplay presentation is about 10 minutes long. Those looking for something a little shorter can view the game trailer after the jump. The game is expected to come out in 2010.

"Set on an Island Paradise, Just Cause 2 is an explosive open-world adventure of insane, adrenaline-fueled stunts and action. Using the grapple and parachute combo, Just Cause 2 has no vertical limit and takes to the air like no other game."

Download HD Just Cause 2 E3 2009 Walkthrough Video (374 MB)
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More layoffs at Eidos' Crystal Dynamics reported

by John Callaham Jun 11th 2009 @ 8:00AM

Eidos may have been bought out by Square Enix recently but the game developer/publisher is still cutting jobs at its Northern California-based team at Crystal Dynamics. After letting 30 team members go last January, Kotaku has learned that the team has let go of another 25 people this week.

The team's last project was Tomb Raider Underworld which didn't meet Eidos's sales expectations. There's no official word yet on what Crystal Dynamics' next project will be although many assume it will be yet another Tomb Raider game. Meanwhile Eidos' Montreal studio is actually hiring for their two announced projets Deus Ex 3 and Thief 4.

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Battlestations: Pacific trailer takes players to Volcano Island

by Steven Wong Jun 10th 2009 @ 11:30AM

This trailer for the upcoming Volcano Island Map pack for Battlestations: Pacific, which adds two new areas to the game. The first map is called simply Volcano and the other is Choke Point. Both support different modes of play. The map pack is scheduled to release on June 25th and will be available to PC players via Games for Windows Live for 560 Microsoft Points.

Download HD Battlestations: Pacific 'Volcano Island Map Pack' Trailer (168 MB)
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PC gamers get new Battlestations Pacific maps June 25

by John Callaham Jun 10th 2009 @ 11:00AM

Eidos' recent WWII naval action-strategy game Battlestations Pacific is getting some post-release support. Eidos sent over word that PC games will get a chance to download the "Volcano Pack" on June 25. The pack adds two more maps to the game.

The first, Volcano, will be playable in Island Capture, Competitive and Duel modes and takes place on, natch, a series of volanic islands. The other map is called Choke Point and also is set in a volanic island with support for Escort, Siege and Duel modes. The map pack will be available for download via Games For Windows Live for 560 Microsoft points. You can check out a trailer for the map pack right here at Big Download.

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Square Enix/Eidos drop partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive

by John Callaham Jun 1st 2009 @ 5:00PM

One of the longer publishing partnerships in games is apparently kaput. Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Eidos will no longer use Warner Bros.Interactive as its publishing and distribution partner. Batman: Arkham Asylum and Mini Ninjas will be the last Eidos games that will be involved in that deal.

It's pretty easy to figure out the reason; Eidos was bought out by Square Enix earlier this year and with Square Enix trying to gain more of a foothold in the Western market (with its own games and with titles under Eidos) having Warner Bros. Interactive in a threesome was not a good fit for the newly combined company.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum gets final release date

by John Callaham May 29th 2009 @ 6:00PM

A few weeks ago Eidos pushed back the release of their super hero action game Batman: Arkham Asylum from June to "later this summer." Today, in a press release announcing their official E3 2009 line-up Eidos snuck in a final release date for the game.

The third person action title from developer Rocksteady Studios (using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 as its basis) will now be released on August 25 in the US. Europeans will have to wait a few extra days to get in some Dark Knight action. It will ship to stores in that territory on August 28. Again it is scheduled to support Microsoft's Games For Windows Live with achievements and other features.

[Via email press release]

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Mini Ninjas bring big adventure with small sized heroes

by Steven Wong May 29th 2009 @ 4:45PM

These trailers for the upcoming platforming adventure game, Mini Ninjas, reveals the game's background story and introduces the main character, Hiro. Hiro uses a variety of ninja magic skills to make his way through the woods, rescue animals and free his fellow ninjas from the clutches of evil. Continue reading after the jump for more videos, including a gameplay trailer and one that provides an in-depth information on Hiro and his abilities. Eidos will be showing Mini Ninjas at E3 2009 and the game is scheduled to release in September.

Download HD Mini Ninjas Trailer (168 MB)
Download HD Mini Ninjas Gameplay Trailer (289 MB)
Download Mini Ninjas 'Hiro' Trailer (37 MB)
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Poison Ivy grows out of control in Batman: Arkham Asylum trailer

by Steven Wong May 22nd 2009 @ 3:30PM

A Batman supervillain that needs no introduction is the plant controlling Poison Ivy, the temptress with the enthralling kiss. Her powers and green entourage will be getting a sizable upgrade as they evolve in Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Download HD Batman: Arkham Asylum 'Poison Ivy' Trailer (91 MB)
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