TrueAchievements news archive for March 2010

DLC
Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero DLC for April
A good five weeks ahead for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero! Here's the DLC list for April: April 1st - Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Pack - 440MSP "Free Bird" "Simple Man "Gimme Three Steps" April 8th - Fall Out

Posted 13 years ago 44
Industry
Bioware Bazaar Bonanza
Yesterday, BioWare announced that it will run a week long series of auctions to reward the community for it's fifteen years of support. Starting April 6th at 9AM PDT the first of these auctions will

Posted 13 years ago 45
Video
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Announced
Activision and developer Beenox today revealed new information about their upcoming Spider-Man game, entitled Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The game will let you play as ol' Spidey through four d

Posted 13 years ago 27
XBLA
Microsoft's April Inventory Blow-out!
You may remember the great little bit of info that Major Nelson let slip about a week ago (originally posted in http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=119...): SALE: Between April 1

Posted 13 years ago 117
XBLA
XBLA Wednesday: March 31st, 2010
This week, coming to XBLA Arcade: Mega Man 10 - 800 MSP Thanks to the support of all the fans, we at Capcom are proud to announce the release of Mega Man 10! Now fans of all ages can enjoy the newest

Posted 13 years ago 46
Content roundup
Deal of the Week: March 29th, 2010
Another price drop this week on an XBLA title, seeing a 33% reduction on Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram from 1200 to 800 MSP for this week only. As always, this offer is exclusive to Xbox

Posted 13 years ago 24
XBLA
No Penny Arcade Episode 3
While speaking with Joystiq at PAX East, Penny Arcade’s Mike Krahulik was asked where Episode 3 of the 4-part series was. “There won’t be an Episode 3,” states Krahulik. It appears that is the offici

Posted 13 years ago 49
Upcoming
Halo: Reach New MP Rules
In Bungie's weekly newsletter they have announced an overhaul of the multiplayer system. Bungie.net describes rank in Halo: Reach as "a global, cross-gameplay-mode-encompassing representation of the

Posted 13 years ago 96
Industry
Major Nelson's Xbox LIVE Account Breached
Larry Hryb, better known by his monicker 'Major Nelson', is a popular resident spokesperson and podcaster for Microsoft, spending much of his time in the spotlight of the online community . Screensho

Posted 13 years ago 96
Screenshots
Atomic Games Breached and Cleared for XBLA
Atomic Games, developer of the controversial Iraqis war based Six Days in Fallujah that Konami backed away from, has confirmed the release of a new military first person shooter game, much in the sty

Posted 13 years ago 19
Upcoming
Hydro Thunder Hurricane coming to the XBLA
Years ago when the "next generation" was 32-bit, it seemed like all the major consoles had a water based racing title as a graphical showpiece for their system. I'm counting WipeOut for the Playstati

Posted 13 years ago 33
DLC
Rock Band DLC for 30th March
On Tuesday, coming exclusively to Rock Band, a full Jimi Hendrix Experience album! 'Axis: Bold As Love'. This includes: • “Up From the Skies” • “Spanish Castle Magic” * • “Wait Until Tomorrow” * • “A

Posted 13 years ago 43
Upcoming
Hydrophobia Trailer and New Website Launched
Like a perverse voyeur, I've been watching the countdown on Hydrophobia's website (http://www.hydrophobia-game.com/) for the last couple of days now, anticipating the impending announcement. Today's

Posted 13 years ago 25
Upcoming
Mafia II Release Date Announced
2K's upcoming '40s-set crime caper Mafia II finally has a release date, set to storm North America on August 24th, internationally on August 27th. No really, no more delays (supposedly)! Through a co

Posted 13 years ago 26
Industry
GameCrush brings PlayDates to Xbox LIVE!
Give me a moment. Just one. This is the first news article for TA that has made me really stop and think "hard" about the state of the world. Every now and then a story will "pop up" that makes you q

Posted 13 years ago 296
Industry
360voice Child's Play Fundraiser
I'm sure you guys know about 360voice, and I wanted to point out an awesome fundraiser that they are hosting on the site. If you don't already know about it, you can read below for the details. 360vo

Posted 13 years ago 0
Hardware
Standalone 250GB HDD Available for Purchase
Available from today in the US, Microsoft have confirmed that the previously Special Edition bundle-exculsive 250GB hard drive is now available as a standalone product, purchasable for $129.99 USD, a

Posted 13 years ago 184
DLC
Marketplace Schedule - March 23rd to April 5th
As he does every other week, Major Nelson has today revealed Microsoft's upcoming Marketplace schedule for the next fortnight, inlcuding Deals of the Week, XBLA releases, Games on Demand and the Avat

Posted 13 years ago 68
Industry
Fable III - An Episodic Story
In a very recent interview with bit-tech published only today, Peter Molyneux revealed some further information relating to the delivery of the story in Fable III. Speaking about the sheer size of Fa

Posted 13 years ago 81
Industry
EA's 'Extended Demos'? [UPDATE] EA's Clarification
It's no secret that EA has financially underperformed for the past two years, with seasonal sales last year alone slipping 25%. The CEO of EA, John Riccitiello, has acknowledged that the performance

Posted 13 years ago 133
XBLA
XBLA Wednesday: March 24th, 2010
This Wednesday the previously announced Game Room goes up for download. Remember pumping quarters into your favourite video games at the classic Arcade? Nothing would beat the colourfully-decorated c

Posted 13 years ago 162
Content roundup
Deal of the Week: March 22nd, 2010
A definite improvement over the last few weeks, this week's Deal of the Week sees a 50% price drop on each on of the five Fallout 3 DLCs, all reduced from 800 MSP to 400 MSP for the next seven days (

Posted 13 years ago 79
Industry
F1 2010 Gameplay Footage Unveiled
Codemasters have released a gamplay video as part of the latest development diary for the upcoming title F1 2010. Codemasters introduce the video by detailing that it covers, "key features including

Posted 13 years ago 47
Upcoming
Lord of the Rings: War In the North Announced
Armed with the license to the novels, and not the movies, WB Games and Snowblind Studios recently announced Lord of the Rings: War In The North for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011. War in the North is a

Posted 13 years ago 30
DLC
Chapters of Deceit DLC Now Available
To the glee and enjoyment of Co-op gameplay fans all around, EA Montreal has released the http://www.trueachievements.com/Army-of-TWO-TFD-xbox-360.htm DLC Chapters of Deceit earlier than anticipated.

Posted 13 years ago 66
DLC
Rock Band DLC for 23rd March
Coming to the Rock Band Store next week: • X - “Blue Spark” * • X - “The Hungry Wolf” • X - “I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts” • X - “Los Angeles” • Ace Frehley - “Outer Space” • Carrie Underwood - “All

Posted 13 years ago 34
DLC
Mass Effect 2 Free and Premium DLC Detailed
The free, meaning it will cost you nothing if you have the Cerberus Network, Firewalker DLC will be released on March 23rd. The Cerberus Network will notify you of the new content and you can downloa

Posted 13 years ago 56
Screenshots
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Screens Available
SEGA. Sonic. Goes together like a horse and carriage doesn't it? As we all know Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode 1 is coming to Xbox LIVE via a series of episodic content this summer. Currently the dat

Posted 13 years ago 40
Hardware
USB Storage Device Support Coming to 360
You've been eyeballing those fancy 250 GB HD bundles, with their pictures of Sam Fisher or stylistic colors, but don't jump at the new rig just because of the increased storage capacity! Why have a b

Posted 13 years ago 142
Upcoming
Final Fight: Double Impact Release Date Announced
Capcom's upcoming has finally been given both a release date and a price, hitting the Marketplace on April 14th and setting you back a very reasonable 800 MSP. The game is a duel release of classic s

Posted 13 years ago 40
Demo
Splinter Cell: Conviction Demo Out on March 18th
A video has appeared on Xbox Live for American users detailing the demo for the latest entry into the Splinter Cell series, Conviction. Be prepared for more stealthy operations, more brutal beat down

Posted 13 years ago 76
Upcoming
Kane & Lynch: Dog Days Release Date Confirmed
IO Interactive has revealed the release date for Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days in the last few minutes. Scheduled to arrive on August 24th (US) and August 27th (EU), the sequel to Kane and Lynch: Deadme

Posted 13 years ago 22
Upcoming
Skate 3 Release Date Confirmed
EA Black Box today confirmed the release date for Skate 3, now set to hit store shelves in North America on May 11th and Europe on May 14th. The game will expand of the previous Skate titles, continu

Posted 13 years ago 32
Video
Dead to Rights: Retribution Trailer
Volatile Games and Namco have released a new trailer for their upcoming Dead to Rights: Retribution, the long-awaited sequel the 2002 shooter. The original game was praised for it's impressive story

Posted 13 years ago 10
XBLA
XBLA Wednesday: March 17th, 2010
Finally, this week we get: Perfect Dark – 800MSP Agent Joanna Dark hit the ground running in Perfect Dark, an epic tale of galactic conspiracies in 2023 America. Now this classic shooter comes to Xbo

Posted 13 years ago 116
DLC
Bioshock 2 DLC Already On Disc
The recently released DLC for Bioshock 2 has upset users on the 2K Forums. Entitled Sinclair Solutions and costing $5, users noticed that the content is incredibly small: 24KB on the PC and 108KB on

Posted 13 years ago 124
Industry
Gears of War 3 Rumored for 2011
That's right folks, you heard correctly. While Epic quashed previous rumours of the game being in development and of a Christmas 2010 release, the rumour has yet to bleed out. With a quick 'roadie ru

Posted 13 years ago 130
Screenshots
NCAA Football Will Receive Mostly Graphical Update
EA Sports recently announced that NCAA Football '11 will be much like NCAA Football '10, but with the visual representations of the teams being more accurate. The company released the first screensho

Posted 13 years ago 24
DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Now Available!
The latest slice of Dragon Age: Origins DLC is finally here. Available right now for 3200 of your MSP. Xbox.com describes the DLC as follows: REQUIRES LATEST TITLE UPDATE FOR DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (ins

Posted 13 years ago 42
Upcoming
Majesco Brings Attack of the Movies 3D to the 360
Already announced for the Wii, Majesco Entertainment announced earlier today that their 3D 4-person co-op shooter Attack of the Movies 3D will be arriving on the Xbox 360 this May as well. 3-D Shoote

Posted 13 years ago 22
Opinion
The Top Xbox 360 Games of 2010... so far
It's pretty much known that I play almost every game that comes out. The good, the bad, and the really disgusting. I will update through-out the year on the best games of 2010. This will only be game

Posted 13 years ago 194
Content roundup
Deal of the Week: March 15th, 2010
This week's Deal of the Week sees a price reduction on three Xbox Original games, seeing Fable, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne all drop from 1200 MSP to 800 MSP.

Posted 13 years ago 39
Upcoming
Crackdown 2 Release Date Announced
Graeme Boyd better known amongst the Xbox LIVE community as AceyBongos (presumably in reference to his superior percussive skills) posted a tweet which was met with excitement earlier today. Listen u

Posted 13 years ago 57
Opinion
Patching Unobtainable Achievements
It was announced by EA not too long ago that there were to be further server closures. This time, it was the Skate.Reel servers that were being marched to the chopping block. This has drawn divided f

Posted 13 years ago 217
Video
Puzzle Quest 2 - Debut Trailer
At this week's GDC, Infinite Interactive released the debut trailer for their upcoming Puzzle Quest 2, set to hit the Xbox Live Arcade this Spring. Further expanding the Puzzle Quest franchise, the g

Posted 13 years ago 27
DLC
Marketplace Listing Reveals MW2 Map Pack Details
The Stimulus Package for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is still set to be released on March 30th, but the content is already visible on the Xbox Live Marketplace, revealing all the juicy info about

Posted 13 years ago 195
Site news
Digital Cowboys podcast on TrueAchievements.com
This week I was invited to be a guest on the highly regarded Digital Cowboys podcast. They were planning a show about achievements and trophies, and they thought that a representative from TA might b

Posted 13 years ago 68
DLC
Rock Band DLC for 16th March
That's right, Lady Gaga! Heading to the Rock Band Store next week: Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance” Lady Gaga – “Just Dance” Lady Gaga – “Monster” Lady Gaga – “Poker Face” 3 Doors Down – “It’s Not My Time”

Posted 13 years ago 36
DLC
Mass Effect 2’s First DLC to Purchase
Bioware has finally announced the first piece of DLC that you can purchase separately outside of the Cerberus Network. Mass Effect 2’s first Purchasable DLC (PDLC) is currently titled “Kasumi’s Stole

Posted 13 years ago 87
Screenshots
Fable III Screenshots Released
Lionhead have shown new pictures of Fable III while at The Games Development Conference, held in San Francisco. The pictures show a moody and darker enviroment, that looks much more sinister then the

Posted 13 years ago 51
Upcoming
Green Day: Rock Band Release Date and Info
Lots of big Harmonix news lately, eh? Today Harmonix confirmed the release date for the upcoming Green Day:Rock Band, set for release simultaneously in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand o

Posted 13 years ago 87
Upcoming
More Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Details
At GDC this week, developer Crystal Dynamics (the brains behind Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld) announced more details about their upcoming title Lara Croft

Posted 13 years ago 23
DLC
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Map Pack 2 Announced
Those cheeky guys over at DICE have announced that an upcoming release date for the VIP Map Pack 2 in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, while making a joke about the recent MW2 DLC announcement (which, if

Posted 13 years ago 50
Upcoming
Monkey Island 2: Remade and Reimagined This Summer
After the stunning critical and commercial success of The Secret of Monkey Island last year, it should comes as no surprise that LucasArts is bringing a remake of the sequel, LeChuck's Revenge to the

Posted 13 years ago 66
XBLA
XBLA Wednesday: March 10th, 2010
The Block Party promotion continues this week with: Scrap Metal - 1200MSP Drift around corners with guns blazing and take out legendary competitors in the fast-paced, top-down racing game Scrap Metal

Posted 13 years ago 32
Upcoming
The Final Super Street Fighter IV Character
Capcom have announced details of the final Super Street Fighter IV character. Footage has been released of Hakan and his fighting style seems unconventional and whacky. His torso is a shiny crimson c

Posted 13 years ago 25
Industry
MW2 DLC Arrives March 30th
...annnd we JUST hit 25 MILLION unique players on Modern Warfare 2. Insanity! Also, got a lot of #MW2 DLC details coming this week! FINALLY! That was the tweet earlier this week from Robert Bowling,

Posted 13 years ago 105
Video
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Dev Diary
Ubisoft's upcoming Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a return to last generation's Sands of Time, with updated HD graphics and stunning visuals and utilizing Assassin's Creed's Anvil engine. T

Posted 13 years ago 25
DLC
More Freebies for Mass Effect 2
BioWare have revealed even more free DLC for their epic Mass Effect 2. This time, the freebie is a fancy new heavy weapon. The 'Arc Projector' is now available through the Cerberus Network, which Bio

Posted 13 years ago 24
Upcoming
Rock Band 3 Announced
Today, Harmonix confirmed that they are currently developing Rock Band 3. Harmonix has stated they are developing it to be ready by the Holiday 2010 season. This news came as a bit of a surprise, as

Posted 13 years ago 79
DLC
Aliens vs Predator DLC Coming March 18th
In a pretty unsurprising move, SEGA today announced that the previously Special Edition-exclusive DLC will be hitting the marketplace on March 18th, for a price of 560 MSP. The Swarm Map Pack feature

Posted 13 years ago 18
DLC
Microsoft's Marketplace Schedule
Here's what I said a fortnight ago, quoted verbatim because I'm lazy: Microsoft have released their upcoming Marketplace schedule for the next fortnight, including Deals of the Week, XBLA releases, G

Posted 13 years ago 44
Xbox 360
Design A Kill For Dead Space 2
Were you unsatisfied by the dismemberment of Dead Space? Did you sit there on your couch, thinking of better and better ways to bring about death? All that creativity left over from your days playing

Posted 13 years ago 40
Content roundup
Deal of the Week: March 8th, 2010
This week's Deal of the Week sees a price drop on the huge Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack Bundle, down from 2000 MSP to 1600 MSP. Xbox.com gives the following description of the content: Call of

Posted 13 years ago 37
Site news
A Host of New Features
A resonably large update this week, with quite a few new features: Achievement TA Score Changes On each Achievement panel you will now see a number that represents the recent change in TA Score for t

Posted 13 years ago 73
Screenshots
Fallout: New Vegas Screenshots Emerge
New screenshots from Obsidian Entertainment's new installment of the Fallout series showed up on various gaming publications. The screenshots show that the game will in fact use the Fallout 3 engine

Posted 13 years ago 83
Upcoming
Valve Announces Portal 2
The PC version of Portal recently got an update, adding in loads of incredibly cryptic messages, CCTV footage and morse code, as well as a changed ending to the game. Hardcore Valve fans have spent t

Posted 13 years ago 75
DLC
Rock Band DLC for 9th March
Plenty of new songs hitting the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday! These are: The Futureheads - “Decent Days & Nights” * The Futureheads - “Hounds of Love” * The James Gang - “Walk Away” * The White S

Posted 13 years ago 19
Industry
Xbox LIVE Code of Conduct Updated
You may remember the story last year of a woman named Teresa who was banned from Xbox Live for identifying herself as a lesbian within her gamercard. There was quite a furore surrounding the issue, w

Posted 13 years ago 133
Xbox 360
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year in 3D
On March 26th across Europe and Australia, the Batman Arkham Asylum: Game of the Year Edition will be hitting shelves for both the 360 and PC. There will be a separate achievement list, meaning that

Posted 13 years ago 43
Xbox LIVE
Halo 2 Loyalty To Be Rewarded By Microsoft
If you've been firing up your original Xbox console in order to indulge in some Halo 2 action online, then you could be in line for a reward by Microsoft. In recognition of the loyalty of Halo 2 game

Posted 13 years ago 67
Screenshots
New Screenshots For Vanquish
Platinum Game's new sci-fi shooter Vanquish is really beginning to earn my undivided attention. Platinum Games has given a short synopsis of what Vanquish's main storyline is going to revolve around,

Posted 13 years ago 17
Industry
DeathSpank and Shank
Two new partnerships were solidified today by Electronic Arts, through its division EA Partners, both with small Vancouver based game development companies, and in doing so EA have picked up their fi

Posted 13 years ago 22
XBLA
Toy Soldiers - XBLA and Facebook Connectivity!
For the first, but probably not the last time, Facebook and Xbox LIVE have overlapped. Signal Games unique WW1 tower defense title Toy Soldiers, released this past Wednesday over LIVE, has a counterp

Posted 13 years ago 16
Upcoming
Shaun White Skateboarding Announced
Ubisoft Montreal has officially announced the development of a new Shaun White title, this time out it's all about the skateboarding and it promises to "provide an innovative twist and fresh take on

Posted 13 years ago 32
DLC
Rock Band Network Launched Today
Harmonix have announced that today is the big day, launching the Rock Band Network Music Store to the public today through Xbox LIVE. The RBN is launching with over 100 songs readily available from t

Posted 13 years ago 58
Upcoming
Atari Has Confirmed Test Drive Unlimited 2
Atari confirmed that they are going to be making a sequel to the popular Test Drive Unlimited. The game is set to be released on Xbox 360 in the Fall of 2010. Atari still intends to blur the lines be

Posted 13 years ago 32
Upcoming
New Lara Croft Game Announced
Crystal Dynamics have announced Lara Croft will return in a digital download entitled Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Announced on the Eidos forums today, David Gallagher says “This is a really

Posted 13 years ago 52
DLC
Bass returns as DLC for Mega Man 10!
Bass and Treble, Dr. Wily's evil team to counter Mega Man and Rush, make a return from their hiatus in the upcoming Mega Man 10. Coming out on April 5th for 160 MSP, you can play the entirety of Mega

Posted 13 years ago 17
DLC
Take Two Talks About Everything for Q1 2010
Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way first: Take Two’s financials from Q1 2010. Revenue was up to $163.2M over $149.4M from Q1 2009 with losses down from $53.8M to $33.8M. The company attributes

Posted 13 years ago 42
Video
Halo: Reach Multiplayer Trailer
Here is over 90 seconds of what we can expect from Halo: Reach! http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&lin... Bungie has let us see a glimpse of what to expect from the multiplayer mode

Posted 13 years ago 47
Screenshots
Beautifully Surreal Limbo
The independent game developer Playdead has announce today, that their platform puzzler Limbo will be released on XBLA in the near future. Limbo, nominated at the 12th annual Independent Game Festiva

Posted 13 years ago 17
DLC
New Resident Evil 5 DLC Available Now
Capcom has announced today that the second major story DLC installment for http://www.trueachievements.com/RESIDENT-EVIL-5-xbox-360.htm was made available today. Titled, Desperate Escape, this packag

Posted 13 years ago 65
XBLA
XBLA Wednesday: March 3rd, 2010
Week one of the Block Party promotion kicks off this Wednesday with: Toy Soldiers -1200MSP Put your foot soldiers, snipers, cavalry, and fighter pilots to the test in Toy Soldiers. Poised to be a sma

Posted 13 years ago 25
Upcoming
Blur Release Date And Beta Confirmed
Bizarre Creations have announced a release date for their forthcoming chaotic racer, Blur along with worldwide beta testing program. Blur will see a general release in Europe on May 28th, with the US

Posted 13 years ago 18
Screenshots
Tecmo Super Bowl Remake
For the fans of Tecmo Super Bowl this will come as good news. Game publisher Tecmo officially announced it's plans to release a remake of the Super NES genre defining classic through XBLA this coming

Posted 13 years ago 19
Hardware
Splinter Cell Conviction 250GB 360 Bundle
Major Nelson tweeted this morning about the latest 250GB bundle to hit stores. Arriving in early April, the Splinter Cell Conviction bundle comes with a 250 GB Xbox 360, 2 wireless controllers and a

Posted 13 years ago 48
Xbox 360
Throw A Perfect Game In MLB2k10, Win $1 Million!
Pitching a perfect game is considered to be the Holy Grail for MLB pitchers. Perfection is only achieved if they face the minimum possible 27 batters and not one of them reaches base. Any walk, any h

Posted 13 years ago 60
DLC
New Dragon Age Origins: Awakening Trailer!
Bioware has released a trailer revealing one of the new characters that appears in the upcoming expansion Dragon Age Origins: Awakening. It shows Mhairi as an experienced warrior, who is as deadly as

Posted 13 years ago 17
Upcoming
Mega Man 10's Endless Mode is now DLC
Mega Man 10 is the successor to the largely popular Mega Man 9, which was released in October of 2008. DLC soon came out for it, which included harder difficulties, the ability to play as Proto Man,

Posted 13 years ago 34
DLC
Borderlands' DLC Add-On Pack
2K Games has stated that two of the three DLC packs for http://www.trueachievements.com/Borderlands-xbox-360.htm will be issued on disc with an April 1st release date in the US and April 9th for the

Posted 13 years ago 45
Upcoming
Blur Will Have Twitter Integration
Recently Bizarre Creations, developers of the upcoming Blur, have announced that you will be able to make posts to your Twitter account from inside the game. The developer suggests using Twitter to s

Posted 13 years ago 33
Content roundup
Deal of the Week: March 1st, 2010
This week's DotW is a bit of an odd one, sure to raise an eyebrow or two. For this week, all Xbox Live Gold members will be able to purchase Gears of War 2 Avatar clothing for a reduced price. Via th

Posted 13 years ago 41

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