The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II for Xbox 360 is releasing today. Next-Gen talks to EA about the game's prospects and gauges press reaction.
One good thing about the summer game release doldrums is that when a game is released, there isn't much competing noise to drown out its arrival--a nice advantage for the marketing folks who are trying to get the word out about their game. Case in point, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II for Xbox 360, which is releasing today.
Yes, this game was released back in March on PC, so the public has already had a taste of the marketing push, but the Xbox 360 version is of special note, being a next-generation console real-time strategy game.
Salman from Tech4Gamers writes "Mortal Kombat 9 revived the series from a low point after bringing it back to 2D combat. It marked a new high-point for the franchise due to its incredible roster, exciting cinematic story mode, and high-octane combat."
That game was actually goated. It was the first time ever that I actually tried to get good at a fighting game. Unfortunately the online connection was so dogshit it made it hard to enjoy and eventually I gave up. Haven't really played much fighting games since.
Microsoft has slashed the prices of games across the Xbox 360 store in preparation for its July 29th closure.
The Dishwasher
Vigilante 8
Two non-BC and no-PC-version Arcade titles I downloaded recently. Dishwasher's sequel is on Steam at least.
I've also downloaded Ninety-Nine Nights II (shame the first wasn't available). I still want to download Burnout 3: Takedown before the weekend's up, though that is still the full $9.99 non-discounted price
The Xbox 360 Marketplace is officially shutting down in three days, which means dozens of exclusive, digital-only 360 games will no longer be available to purchase anywhere else once it does.
The Xbox 360 will be almost 20 years old next year, and to celebrate this milestone Microsoft have decided to obliterate all of its online functionality.
Fortunately, the X360 was jailbroken a long time ago, so a good part of its library is available for download from 'alternative' sources. Still, it's a bummer to see the store going away.
Dawn of The First Day
-72 Hours Remain-
Also they can keep the store up for life if they wanted.
Series X for the back compat titles, and OG Xbox and X360 for those not on BC. I pretty much bought all of the digital games I want for the 360 so I am good.
it got a 90% review, sweet it's shaping up to be a great game.
http://www.gamerankings.com...
All the reviews I read said this was a AAA title. Really nice.
"EA LA said that it realized early on the importance of releasing a demo for BFME2, and will be releasing a demo on Xbox Live later this month. The demo will feature a single player mode as well as online multiplayer over Xbox Live."
That's even better a playable SP and MP demo on live this month!
why do demos come out after the game?
Has anyone purchased this game yet? I would like to hear gamers reviews especially on the XBL multiplayer aspects...