Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[GRAW and Splinter Cell: Double Agent infiltrate Games on Demand]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/03/graw-and-splinter-cell-double-agent-infiltrate-games-on-demand/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/03/graw-and-splinter-cell-double-agent-infiltrate-games-on-demand/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/03/graw-and-splinter-cell-double-agent-infiltrate-games-on-demand/#comments Grab your night-vision goggles and strap on your Kevlar, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Splinter Cell: Double Agent have been added to Xbox Live's Games on Demand service. While GRAW is available in nearly all Xbox Live regions, Splinter Cell: Double Agent is only available to (most) European Xbox Live users. Prices vary by region, but we're confident in saying that no matter where you live, the asking price is probably too high for games that launched in 2006.

JoystiqGRAW and Splinter Cell: Double Agent infiltrate Games on Demand originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Advanced-Warfightergames-on-demandghost-reconghost-recon-advanced-warfightergrawGRINMilitaryRed-StormRed-Storm-EntertainmentShootersplinter-cellsplinter-cell-double-agentTom-Clancys-Ghost-Recon-Advanced-WarfighterubisoftUbisoft-ParisUbisoft-Shanghaixbox-livexbox-live-marketplaceThu, 03 Sep 2009 10:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Steamy Ghost Recon savings, 50% off the Complete Pack]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/07/steamy-ghost-recon-savings-50-off-the-complete-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/07/steamy-ghost-recon-savings-50-off-the-complete-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/07/steamy-ghost-recon-savings-50-off-the-complete-pack/#commentsThis is not a drill. Keep your head low, your wallets open and your Steam account information at the ready, because this is an official weekend deal alert: The Ghost Recon Complete Pack is 50% off through Steam.

For only $19.99 or roughly the cost of Tom Clancy's Fighter Wing guide, you can be the proud owner of all five PC versions of the Ghost Recon series including the original, Island Thunder, Desert Siege, GRAW and the latest installment, GRAW2. The money savings will expire prior to Monday, so make your "should I buy?" or "should I pass" decision in a timely manner.

Please, try to keep an orderly line so the cashier can smoothly operate the checkout lane.

JoystiqSteamy Ghost Recon savings, 50% off the Complete Pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tom Clancy might be this generation's Nostradamus. Although off by about three months, the first level in 2001's Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is eerily familiar to the past week's events, where Russia and South Ossetian rebels have been fighting with Georgia. Unlike Ghost Recon, however, there has been no signs of US special forces armed with technologically advanced firepower and controlled by a mysterious "player."

Scholars are already sifting through The Great Texts in anticipation of any potential conflicts in 2014 Mexico City.

[Via Game Politics]

JoystiqRussian-Georgia conflict predicted by Ghost Recon originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What's this? More rumors about another Halo? The latest Gamespot Rumor Control has a source that claims the next Halo title will be tactical, "a cross between Ghost Recon and Gears of War" and will be announced sometime this year (maybe tomorrow?). According to the source, the "darker, grittier" iteration is more akin to Neil Blomkamp's shorts. Oh yeah, and that Master Chief guy is nowhere to be found.

In terms of gameplay, you can reportedly play as an entire squad (huh?) in the entire campaign, and there will be online co-op. The mention of Ghost Recon is particularly interesting, as a former creative director from G.R.A.W. developer Red Storm joined Bungie in August 2007. Gamespot seems confident with their source, and that would make for quite a big E3 announcement.

JoystiqRumor: Next Halo is 'darker, grittier,' tactical and without Master Chief originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: At the time of this story the Rainbow Six website wasn't acting properly, however it has been reported that it too is pointing to the Ghost Recon website via a similar overlay. This story has been updated to include the Rainbow Six site.

In the early hours of the day this morning one of our readers helped us spot a strange overlay on the official Ghost Recon website. Visitors of the site were treated to a smoking dossier (which might be a black box after all) but nothing could be done other than close off the overlay and scratch your head.

Today, both the End War, Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six sites have received similar flash-based marketing treatments. Each site includes an overlay of smoking items that appear to be from a wreckage which, when clicked, redirects visitors to the official Ghost Recon website -- home of the original mystery.

While it could all end there, today the Ghost Recon site updated with new information and a mysterious countdown timer.

Continue reading End War & Splinter Cell sites redirect to Ghost Recon, countdown to April 2 appears [Update]

JoystiqEnd War & Splinter Cell sites redirect to Ghost Recon, countdown to April 2 appears [Update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of our eagle-eyed readers tipped us off to an interesting development on the official Ghost Recon site. Users are treated to a large smoking file flash overlay when the site is loaded up. It appears that some information still marks the burning folder but as it stands the entire thing is a mystery. With the recent release of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, the ownership agreement with Tom Clancy and the continued domination of Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Xbox Live (proving gamers want more than just Halo 3) is it possible this new smoking file could contain a gun? A gun called Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3?

[Thanks, Jbarnum]

JoystiqGhost Recon's smoking file teases us originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those of you still grooving on GRAW 2, grab a buddy and download today's 800 point ($10) "Co-op Collection," a DLC package for Xbox 360 featuring nine new maps (seven inspired from preview Ghost Recon games, two all new) and five co-op campaign missions that pick up where GRAW 2 left off.

If you're too cheap to even consider getting in on the action (feel free to leave your usual diatribe about why additional maps and modes should be on the retail disc in the comments), then Ubisoft has something just for you: a totally freetastic "more guns pack" that locks and loads seven new gats into the single player quick mission mode. Be honest, are you going to drop the points or hold out for a potential future pricedrop that may or may not ever happen? ... Yeah, us too.

[Via X3F]

JoystiqNew GRAW 2 DLC offers new maps, missions, weapons originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wait. This game came out?

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 silently released to PSP systems, with no advertising and no coverage. Perhaps Ubisoft was too afraid to send review copies? (As of writing, there are no published online reviews of the game.)

Without the help of critics, we can only look to you, our readers, for sage advice on this game. PSP GadgetZ has once again captured some of the first footage of the game. Does it still look like a N64 game to you?

JoystiqGRAW silently released to public, footage captured originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite the steady hiss of internet pundits that suggests otherwise, Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter development team doesn't believe that it's harder to code games for the PlayStation 3 compared to the Xbox 360. Yann Le Tensorer, who co-created the graphics engine powering GRAW and the upcoming Beowulf, re-ckons that any uphill development battles are to blame on the learning curve associated with newer hardware. "It's wrong to say it's harder to code on the PlayStation 3, it's just something that needs to be learnt," he told GamesIndustry.Biz. He goes on to stun the less observant by pointing out that "it's just a different console."

Le Tensorer isn't the first to comment on the hardware's perceived difficulty. In June, Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi engaged in less subtle commentary by simply telling complaining PS3 developers to "get out of the ring." The GRAW developer goes on to state, "Developers might says [sic] it's harder because it just takes time to understand the technology, we're still early in the lifecycle."

In other words, it is tougher to program for the system, but only while you're still learning the technological ropes. It seems a fair explanation for the publisher's poorly received Splinter Cell: Double Agent port and EA's lack of frames in Madden NFL 08 -- at least from a developer's point of view. Consumers may feel otherwise as they await the PS3 arrival of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.

JoystiqGRAW developer: PS3 not harder to code for than 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Christian Allen, former creative director at Red Storm, which creates the Ghost Recon games, has taken a new job at Bungie as "design lead." Allen doesn't say what game he'll be working on, but having been a Marine and working on one of the top military-themed franchises in existence, we're going to guess it involves guns -- which he seems well-versed in.

So, super speculation time. Now that Bungie has Halo 3 almost in the bag and they've brought this guy on board, what could they be working on? A Halo-themed squad game? A Halo-themed squad game? Or, a Halo-themed squad game? What, you don't think it'll be a squad game? Ohhh, you don't think it'll be Halo-themed. OK, in other news, Nintendo isn't making Mario games anymore either.

JoystiqGhost Recon creative director moves to Bungie originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let's face it, the only way an epic English poem is going to make the jump to video game form is if there's a movie adaptation in-between. Beowulf is quite the lucky (or unlucky, depending on your level of cynicism) piece of literature then, as Ubisoft has announced the development of a game based on the upcoming Robert Zemeckis film of the same name. MCV notes that the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter team is behind the poetic adaptation of the poetic adaptation, with the voice talents of Beowulf stars Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins expected to feature.

Speaking at the ongoing Ubidays conference in Paris, Ubisoft Europe chief, Alain Tascan, promised that Beowulf would "reinvent the hack and slash genre." Perhaps the publisher plans switch things up, defy convention and craft a slash and then hack game instead? Let's aim for another King Kong and not another TMNT, shall we?

JoystiqUbisoft's Ghost Recon team developing Beowulf game originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BeowulfGhost ReconGhostReconGRAWmovie adaptationMovieAdaptationPS3UbidaysUbisoftWiiXbox-360Wed, 23 May 2007 10:15:00 EST<![CDATA[PS3's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 delayed again]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/21/ps3s-ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-2-delayed-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/21/ps3s-ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-2-delayed-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/21/ps3s-ghost-recon-advanced-warfighter-2-delayed-again/#commentsFiled under: ,

Following an announced delay back in January, it looks like the PS3 version of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 is being moved again from June to a (tentative) August release. The Xbox 360 version of GRAW 2 released in March. No explanation is given for the delay.

It's no secret now that Ubisoft has not been happy with the PS3's sales. The delay doesn't mean they are adding extra content -- although given the extra time sitting around it'd be nice. All PS3 owners can do now is hope this game does eventually come out and, with any luck, won't just be canceled like the PS3 version of THQ's Saints Row.

[Via PS3Fanboy]

JoystiqPS3's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 delayed again originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 May 2007 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Leading to the obvious conclusion: Ubisoft needs to somehow combine the gritty realism of the Tom Clancy franchise with the anthropomorphic antics of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Politically charged yet irresistibly adorable properties like Tom Clancy's Splinter Shell and Tom Clancy's The War on Terrapins are sure to tap into hitherto untapped fountains of marketability and financial prosperity. Not that Ubisoft is currently in dire need of money, mind you. Gamasutra's detailing of L'Ubi's most recent financial report suggests that the publisher is already exceeding analyst expectations by exchanging one type of green for another.

The company's fourth quarter sales saw an increase of 37% to $267.5 million, largely instigated by the one million unit success of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 on Xbox 360, as well as the TMNT film-based game which dragged in 1.1 million units in its eight platform-wide net. Sales for the full 2006/2007 fiscal year stand at $923.4 million following a jump of 24.4%, with earlier titles such as Red Steel, Rayman: Raving Rabbids, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas and Petz being key contributors.

Ubisoft expects profitability to increase further in the coming year by supporting new-gen consoles and expanding their presence in "the casual market on the Wii and Nintendo DS systems." Oh! We've yet to add casual games into our bubbling cauldron of cross-franchise success! So, that'll be Tom Clancy's Krang Age, then?

JoystiqUbisoft fourth quarter sales pushed up by warfighters, turtles originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week Circuit City is hastily clearancing out a few popular video game titles, selling the original Xbox 360 version of GRAW for $19.99. Yes sir, $20 will get you one of the prettiest looking advanced war fighting games this side of the moon. Even if you're not a huge fan of war-style games, GRAW at $20 is a great "try me" price for anyone sitting on the fence. And if you are sitting on the fence ... why? Fence sitting results in 280 deaths a year, just get down and go buy GRAW already.

JoystiqOriginal GRAW goodness for only $20 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We now have seven PlayStation 3 titles that will miss their original European release date alongside the console's launch. The dubious septuplet and their new release dates:
  • Splinter Cell: Double Agent -- March 30
  • NBA 2k7 -- April 6
  • F.E.A.R. -- April 20
  • Oblivion -- April 27
  • Untold Legends -- April 27
  • GRAW 2 -- June 2007
  • Rainbow Six: Vegas -- Spring 2007
While more than a few of those are top-notch titles, Sony still has 27 launch titles -- 23 disc-based and four downloadable -- and at their disposal, including Virtua Fighter 5. Will the absence of these seven games affect the launch? No more than the price, and the delays aren't very far behind the March 23 launch. In three months, no one is going to care about the delays. The initial momentum lost, however, is debatable.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

JoystiqSeven PS3 titles delayed from Euro launch, 27 still left originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The hip and trendy kids over at G4's The Feed put together a list of what they think are the 17 lamest Xbox 360 achievements to date. Horrible games like Bomberman Act Zero and NBA Live '07 made the list as well as our favorites like Gears of War and Rainbow Six Vegas. We agree with most of their picks, but really agree with hating NBA Live's "Online With 1,000 People", GRAW's "Committed (Multiplayer)" and FFXI's ridiculous "Reach Level 75 with each character class". We guess this article made us further realize that there are truly lame achievements out there and that we have to be careful. Remember, friends don't let friends spend days on end trying to earn lame achievements. It's one epidemic that we can stop.

[Via Digg]

JoystiqThose are the lamest achievements ever originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yes, we are a little slow on reporting this, but better late than never right? Gamertag Radio found out that in the April issue of Official Xbox Magazine you'll be pleased to find that the Chapter 2 content for GRAW will be included on the demo disc. True, the magazine does cost $10, but if you're a regular subscriber or are a religious purchaser, then all the better. If you remember, the Chapter 2 content was originally released to on the XBLM for a whopping 1200 Microsoft Points, but was recently discounted to a more reasonable 600 Points. So, if you play GRAW, buy the April issue of OXM, haven't purchased the Chapter 2 content, and won't be purchasing GRAW 2 ... then it'll be like Christmas all over again, but in March.

[Via Joystiq, Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]

JoystiqFree GRAW Chapter 2 in latest OXM originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last week, Crackdown came on strong with bronze position on the Live top ten. Now it's swapped spots with Rainbow Six: Vegas as Call of Duty 3 continues to be just shy of the podium. GRAW 2's mulitplayer demo makes a return to take the Crackdown demo's position, which moved to 7th. Madden refuses to budge at sixth while Lost Planet and Oblivion get nudged to eighth and ninth, respectively. GRAW rounds out the bottom of the list while last, and obviously not least, Gears of War retains its top spot over all of Xbox Live-dom. Do you feel slightly confused? If so, our simple, yet eloquent list awaits your review after the break, complete with last weeks standings in parentheses.

Continue reading Live top ten: Sin City descends

JoystiqLive top ten: Sin City descends originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you've been in search for one of the best GRAW 2 deals this week, it looks like Circuit City is the winner. For this week's release of GRAW 2 Circuit City will be discounting the game by $10 and will retail for $49.99. It's not an amazing offer, but it sure beats paying the full $59.99 price tag. And, as an added bonus, if the game isn't in store by 2PM on Wednesday they'll give you a $20 gift card. So, save yourself $10 on the (very similar to GRAW) sequel and hope the UPS guy gets lost in the massive urban sprawl.

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Speaking to Godfree from Gamertag Radio, Official Xbox Magazine writer Ryan McCaffrey revealed that the April issue will include Chapter 2 of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for free (the revelation is found 61 minutes into the interview). Chapter 2 was initially released on Xbox Live in June for 1,200 MS points but has since been halved to 600 MS points, or $7.50 in US dollars.

Early in the interview, which starts about 36 minutes into the podcast, McCaffrey laments the struggle of getting good content on the included disc to justify its existence, especially with Xbox Live Marketplace being an efficient and convenient means to obtain demos for free. Still, with a purported subscriber base of 425,000, they don't seem to be doing too bad. McCaffrey cited an issue from early last year where their disc included a free 6-week trial of Final Fantasy XI, and noted that they will try to have similar goodies whenever an MMO is slated for Xbox 360.

Around the 39 minute mark, McCaffrey also revealed OXM Universe, "a persistent game" found on the disc. The point of the game is to build a probe and spaceship and interact with other OXM subscribers online (presumably online via the computer, though an Xbox Live title would be an interesting test of convergence).

Also available on the OXM disc will be the GRAW2 demo as well as an "exclusive review" of the full game. The April issue of OXM will hit newsstands soon for $10 (or $2.50, if you exclude the standard price of GRAW Ch. 2)

JoystiqOXM bribes readers with free GRAW Chapter 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Gamerscore Blog guys are confirming a few games that will be headed to the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits lineup on March 16th in North America. If you didn't know, the Platinum Hits program is a list of games that have been singled out to retail for $29.99, because they "supposedly" achieved greatness during their lifetime. We may not always agree with certain games that come to the Platinum Hits, but nobody can disagree with the cheaper pricetag. Below is a list of games that will become Platinum Hits in North America.

  • Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
  • Burnout Revenge
  • Call of Duty 2
  • Dead or Alive 4
  • Fight Night Round 3
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Top Spin 2
  • Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis

JoystiqNew Platinum Hits games coming in March originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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fcs testing
The US Army recently conducted its first live-fire exercise using Future Combat Systems technologies and equipment, including what appears to be anti-sniper bot RedOwl. The assortment of robotics and unmanned vehicles are controlled, in part, by modified Xbox 360 controllers, which look to be wired into Cross-Com devices straight outta GRAW. What?! The military didn't budget for wireless controllers? That's, like, sooo last-gen...

But seriously, how far could FCS technology evolve? Will future American soldiers be judged by how fast they can work their thumbs? Will boot camp become a LAN lab? Will combat become as distant as an Xbox Live deathmatch?

[Thanks, Sgt Malcolm W. Thomas Jr.]

Gallery: US Army FCS

JoystiqUS Army using Xbox 360 controller in Future Combat Systems tests originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ever since we told you that the GRAW 2 demo would arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace "possibly by the end of the month," we have been shivering with anticipation, hoping our conjecture might side with truthiness. With over 12 hours left, we're happy to tell you that you can now enjoy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter -- but only if you're an Xbox Live Gold member. The Silver member version, presumably, will arrive in a little while.

The 650 MB download may not make up for XBLA's vacation, but we do have Frank Black asking for us to give him danger, little stranger. Let us know what you think of the demo.

[Thanks, Jonah Falcon and Stephen W.]

JoystiqGRAW 2 demo assaults XBL Gold members originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ubisoft sent out emails this morning with a few morsels of information to make us fanboys out there starving for more. They gave word that there will be a demo for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 available on Xbox Live Marketplace in the very near future. No word yet if the demo will be either single player or multiplayer, although in a perfect world it would be both. News0r presupposes that the demo will be available before the end of January, which isn't too much of a stretch, so hopefully we'll be taking headshots on tangos before dying of hunger. So, if you could have only one or the other, what kind of demo would you want, Single or multiplayer?

JoystiqGRAW 2 Marketplace Demo "Coming Soon?" originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our brothers in arms over at Gamertag Radio (also running a cool Bullet Witch contest, by the way) have posted some 'effing amazing shots of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2. Seriously, if we hadn't already seen how nice the first GRAW turned out, we wouldn't have bought these screenies for a minute. Just look at the smoke. Look at it! Head on over to GTR and check 'em out. You'll even get a chance to check out the European cover for the game, which isn't nearly as exciting as the actual screen shots.

Any GRAW fans chomping at the bit to get this yet?

JoystiqRidiculously nice shots of GRAW 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter's expansion pack came out on the XBLM there was a little uproar from the fans. Not due to the luscious content it held, oh no, but because the download cost a whopping 1200 Microsoft Points! But today Ubisoft announced that the Chapter 2 expansion pack has been discounted to a more reasonable 600 Microsoft Points. Go download the expansion pack for the new uber low price and if you already purchased it for 1200 ... that kind of sucks. Maybe Ubisoft will be nice next time and not gouge their loyal fans who ate up the content right away.

[Thanks, Derka]

JoystiqGRAW Chapter 2 expansion is now 1/2 off originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some brand spanking new trailers were unveiled at the Spike Video Game Awards last night. It's a good thing that somebody was actually watching the show, otherwise we never would have known about these new trailers for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 and Bioshock. GRAW 2 is of course the highly anticipated sequel to GRAW (perhaps you've heard of it). Bioshock is the spiritual successor to the System Shock series and contains some very, very freaky environments and monsters. The GRAW 2 trailer is embedded above, and the Bioshock trailer is (appropriately) embedded below the break. (Underwater humor, get it? ... oh, never mind.)

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JoystiqNew GRAW 2 and Bioshock trailers originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After snooping around Xbox 360 Achievements we found one game's achievements to be rather interesting. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has been out for a long time and now it has just came to our attention that its achievement point totals are extremely odd. Take a look at the whole list of them, notice anything a little weird? If you look closely you'll notice that there are achievements that award you Gamerscore points listed at 2, 8, 16, 24, 28 and 32. We've never seen any games offer such odd Gamerscore point totals, usually they are in increments of five, never being as odd as these. Are we missing something here or are there other games out with such odd Gamerscore point totals attached to achievements? Microsoft, don't let them do this to our nice rounded multiples of five ... it's just not right.

JoystiqWait ... what's up with GRAW's achievements? originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We got a great deal for all the Canadian readers in Xbox 360 Fanboy land. Future Shop (the "it" electronics retailer in Canada) is offering an irresistible Xbox 360 bundle. What's included is a premium Xbox 360, G.R.A.W, XBL Arcade: Unplugged, Ridge Racer 6, and our little gem Gears of War. The price is pretty nice and may make you want to slap yourself and call your pet salamander Sally. You get everything for the low, low Canadian price of $449.99. Better than playing hockey in the Summer and is just an all around good deal isn't it, eih?

[Thanks, Randy]

JoystiqSweet Xbox 360 bundle from Future Shop originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Assassin's CreedExpected to headline Ubisoft's early 2007 release list, Assassin's Creed and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway have been delayed at least six months, likely pushing their releases into Q3 2007 or beyond. Ubisoft did not give specific reasons for the setbacks.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is now set to fill the fourth fiscal quarter gap (January-March 2007), meaning, for better or worse, the sequel to this year's hit will be developed and released in roughly a year's time. Despite critical and consumer acclaim, the original GRAW had some glaring flaws that should not be ignored the second time around -- laughable (and often frustrating) A.I. being the most obvious. At least GRAW2 will be up against some genuine next-gen competition when it hits the market.

[Thanks, Indy; Via Digital Battle]

JoystiqAssassin's Creed & BIA slip, GRAW2 must satisfy originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dutch gaming site, Xboxworld, is reporting that Ubisoft has delayed the launches of both Assassin's Creed and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, pushing them into late 2007, possibly next Christmas. This information was contained in Ubisoft's quarterly earnings report, along with the announcement of a sequel to the massively popular Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. There is some more good news here, too. GRAW 2 is apparently set to release in the first half of 2007. The delay of Assassin's Creed is upsetting to be sure, but GRAW 2 makes a damned fine replacement. Still, we're very excited to see Assassin's Creed and we hope that it comes out sooner rather than later.

[Via Xboxic]

JoystiqAssassin's Creed, BIA pushed back, GRAW2 coming originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Club Skill reports that Microsoft will release a new 360 Premium bundle on September 30 that incudes a copy of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfigher and Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged for $399.99. XBLA Unplugged includes 6 titles:

- Geometry Wars Evolved
- Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
- Wik: Fable of Souls
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Texas Hold'em

That's a great deal. But Club Skill doesn't reveal their source or offer any proof. File this under "wishful thinking" until we get official confirmation. Nice idea though. While we're talking fantasy bundles, why not throw in Oblivion and a 12 month subscription to XBL?

[via 360stuff]



JoystiqGRAW / XBLA Bundle on the way? originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let's face it, some 360 achievements are pretty difficult to get. Others are pretty easy. However, there are some that are too easy or too hard. And of course there are those that are just stupid (here's looking at you Kong). GamersReports has taken our distaste for crappy achievements and combined them with our love of easily digestible lists of information. The product of this peanut butter/chocolate creation? A top ten list of the worst achievements on the Xbox 360, of course! Even better, Joystiq went to the trouble of recreating this list, which we will delicately lift for our own personal gain. It's the American way. Behold:

  • Mini-Games (Enter the Mini-Games mode); Madden 2007
  • Pyromaniac (Jack used fire to scare off enemies and get out of harm's way); King Kong
  • The Graduate (Earn the highest score on every drill in Training Mode); Rockstar Table Tennis
  • Tactical Instructor (Top marks in every Story Mode mission); Chromehounds
  • Play Some Online (Compete in each of the online game modes at least once); Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
  • Food Bank; Feeding Frenzy
  • Game Master (Finish the entire game without continuing while using default settings); Smash TV
  • Complete 99 Stages (standard mode); Bomberman: Act Zero
  • Transmissionary (Answer all calls from Otis); Dead Rising
  • World Champion (Multiplayer: Climb to the top of the universal leaderboard); GRAW
Do you agree with this list? Any others you'd care to throw up there?

[Via Joystiq]

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The results of last Sunday's GRAW poll are in. A full 26% percent of those polled have already downloaded the new GRAW content. While a majority of those players seem to be happy with the purchase, just over a quarter feel that the content wasn't worth the money. Comparing those who've already purchased it with those who'd only get it for free, it's pretty close with 575 votes and 509 votes respectively.

Looking at the overall results, it seems that the sweetspot for content downloads is somewhere between free and $5 US. Still, a quarter of GRAW players are willing to shell out 15 bucks, and another third are willing to pay 5 or 10. That means 60% of those polled are willing to pay something. That's a pretty clear message for would be content providers.

Remember folks, you vote with your dollars...er...points. Judging by these results, Ubisoft didn't quite hit the nail on the head, but they made out pretty well.

What do you think?

JoystiqSunday at X360F: GRAW aftermath originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some of you may have noticed the rather vocal response to the news that new Ghost Recon content costs 1200 points. Most responses went to the tune of "Kiss my ass." Some have bitched and moaned, others gladly opened their wallets, and one person actually burst into flames. So, now that the content has hit, bringing with it the first signs of the apocalypse, the question is: did you get it? We'll take a look at these numbers next week.

Who's got GRAW content?
I got it. It's GRAWsome.
I got it, but it's not worth 1200 points.
15 bucks? No way.
I'd buy it for 800.
I'd buy it for 400.
I'd only get it if it was free.

Basic poll stuff: don't vote if you don't have XBL and a copy of GRAW. And yes, you could spam the poll and throw off the results, but then you'd be a stupid jerk. You're not a stupid jerk, are you?


Update 1: this poll is now closed. Check out the results here.

JoystiqSunday at X360F Poll: Who's got GRAW content? [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That low, droning whine you hear is the predictable response to the price of the Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter's Chapter 2 Expansion pack, now available for download on Marketplace. Here's what you get for 1200 MS Points:
  • Continuation of the multiplayer Co-op campaign with 4 all-new missions in Chapter 2
  • 8 revisited, relit multiplayer Adversarial maps
  • 2 all-new game types with 1 new game mode - Team Battle
  • 2 new camouflage patterns
  • 4 new character customization faces
  • 5 new weapons
Holy crap! 1200 MS Points! That's 171.75 Pesos, 576.453 Thai Baht or $15 American Dollars, the most expensive downloadable content we've seen so far. I think your level of acceptance/disgust with Ubisoft's Ghost gouging depends on whether you convince yourself this content is a true expansion pack ( the kind you used to pay $20 or $30 on an old-fashioned disc) or glorified horse armour. Team Xbox's hands-on will help you make up your mind. Of course, some people over at Major Nelson's complaint repository already have. Sample quote:

"1200 MS Points? Kiss my ass."

How many people will be shelling out for this relatively expensive expansion? Also, can somebody tell me what the PC people are getting for free?

[Thanks Andy]

JoystiqGRAW backlash: "1200 MS Points? Kiss my ass" originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The much-anticipated downloadable content for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is finally here. Dubbed Chapter 2, this 724Mb download promises new weapons, new game types, and new missions, all for the low, low price of 1200 Microsoft points ...

... wait, 1200 Microsoft points? That's $15 in the US! That means a fully-loaded Xbox 360 version of GRAW is going to run you $75. Granted, that $75 nets you one of the best looking next-gen games along with an absolute crapload of downloadable content. Check out Team Xbox's hands-on to see what your $15 nets you or read this concise list and start making assumptions over whether or not it's worth it:
  • Continuation of the multiplayer Co-op campaign with 4 all-new missions in Chapter 2
  • 8 revisited, relit multiplayer Adversarial maps
  • 2 all-new game types with 1 new game mode - Team Battle
  • 2 new camouflage patterns
  • 4 new character customization faces
  • 5 new weapons
[Thanks, Scott and X Budd]

JoystiqGRAW downloadable content up for 1200 MS bux originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Racing fans rejoice! Like GRAW, Blazing Angels, and Far Cry before it, Moto GP '06 has no region encoding. That means you can pick up a copy from Play-Asia for the delectable price of US $39.10 plus $3.90 shipping. A brand new 360 game for forty-three simoleons isn't bad at all. Those of you in doubt can check out X360F's previous proof of this amazing deal.

Anybody know of any other region free games out there?

[Via del.icio.us]

JoystiqMoto GP for 43 bucks originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Still don't have an Xbox 360? Do you live in Chile? Then you're in luck my friend! The curvy white box hit store shelves in Chile last week, inspiring these ladies to impersonate protagonists from mediocre launch titles. Just for a moment, recall how disappointed you were when you played Perfect Dark Zero for the first time. Let that sink in for a second. That is what it's like to be a 360 fan in Chile right now. At least they have access to the best launch title, right?

Good lord, can you imagine having to wait 5 months for GRAW and Oblivion again?

JoystiqChileans get their 360 on originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Xboxyde has scored a handful of screenshots from the upcoming GRAW XBL content. The screens feature some of the new co-op campaign maps as well as some new equipment. The content will be released later this month and features "12 additional maps designed for Live multiplayer play, four new missions that extend the co-op campaign through Nicaragua, new game types (Team Blind Siege and Team Battle), more camouflage customisation options and five new weapons." Xboxyde also mentions that they are accepting questions for an upcoming interview with the GRAW team. If you have any burning questions for the team, you may submit them in the Xboxyde forum. If anything else is burning, I'd suggest you see a doctor.

If -- on the other hand -- you'd like to see more screens, click the read link below.

[update: removed (sic) from 'customisation' on account of it being the Queen's English.]

JoystiqSneak Peek at GRAW DLC [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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