The original Crackdown was a massive commercial success, but just how much of that success was down to the fact the game came bundled with Halo 3 beta access is difficult to estimate. Crackdown 2 has been left to stand (and jump) on its own two feet, but has Ruffian games managed to create a worthy successor to a game that became a hit in its own right amongst gamers, or have they fallen flat on their faces? Read on to find out…

Crackdown 2 sees us once again returning to …

Future Soldier beta still a long way off, may not arrive until next year.
 
Ubisoft has told GamerZines that the Xbox 360-exclusive Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta will go live "a couple of months" before the game’s release next spring, suggesting that we may need to wait until 2011 for the chance to give the next Ghost Recon a whirl.
 
"It’s still coming," said Ghost Recon Future Soldier’s International Product Manager Aziz Khater when we asked what was happening with the beta. "The game is coming in Q1 of …

The below is a reprint of an superb and brilliantly thought provoking article originally released on Kotaku. There’s a lot to get through here, but I thoroughly recommend reading it in it’s fullest and then joining the discussion of it over in the News section of the forums. I’m not going to put forward my personal view on the opinions raised here, but I would encourage each and every one of you to do so in the comments or in the forums.

The original version can be found here.

Are games our …

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Castlevania Harmony of Despair, fan favorite vampire hunters from throughout the series come together in order to return Dracula to his eternal slumber. Joining forces with friends on Xbox LIVE, up to six players can explore massive levels inspired by the worlds of Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia via online co-op play. As players employ their cooperative skills to unleash devastating attacks and fight the forces of darkness, they can discover hidden locations, special items and equipment to help in their quest. Fearless …

Just  a few screen shots for you FIFA fans. Click on the images to enlarge

 
Hydro Thunder Hurricane is the first official sequel to the classic Midway hit Hydro Thunder, which splashed into arcades and consoles over 10 years ago. Rather than simply recreate the original game with updated graphics, Vector Unit has delivered an all-new game engine for the sequel, with gorgeous HD visuals and amazing dynamic water physics.

The indie developer’s motto is “Big games in small packages,” and their first game as a studio delivers on that promise. The downloadable game features 8 all new interactive race tracks, new Single Player game modes, …

360G are back after a week off and mostly discussing what we have been playing.
 
The crew discuss some news and  have a discussion about why people listen to the podcast.
 
We hope you enjoy the show and don’t forget to leave those very important itunes reviews

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It’s the 7th day of the 7th month and that means it’s Bungie day! As a thanks to the fans Bungie, in association with Rooster teath, have released this quality video showing off some hereto unannounced features of Halo: Reach. Coagulation, aka Blood Gulch, will be making it’s return to the Halo franchise. As a fan of big team battle from Halo 2 I’m rather excited by this news and it’s now absolutely safe to say I’m fully on board the Halo hype train! Also look out for a new …