Achievements Unveiled: Gears Of War 2

Yes..they are finally here!

Gears of War 2 Achievements
Green as Grass	Train the rook (any difficulty)	10
It’s a Trap!	Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2	10
Escort Service	Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4	10
Girl About Town	Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6	10
That Sinking Feeling	Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4	10
Freebaird!	Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5	10
Heartbroken	Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6	10
Longitude and Attitude	Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3	10
Tanks for the Memories	Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4	10
Water Sports	Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6	10
There’s a Time for Us	Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2	10
Better Wrapped in Beacon	Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3	10
Have Fun Storming the Castle	Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6	10
And the Horse You Rode in On	Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1	10
You Are the Support, Son	Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2	10
Brumak Rodeo	Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4	10
Does This Look Infected to You?	Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5	10
Tourist of Duty	Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty	25
Guerilla Tactician	Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty	50
Artist of War	Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty	75
Suicide Missionary	Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty	150
Collector	Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty)	5
Pack Rat	Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty)	15
Completionist	Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty)	30
One-Night Stand	Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom)	10
Open Relationship	Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom)	30
Friends with Benefits	Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom)	50
Once More, With Feeling	Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode)	10
Takes a Licking	Melee 30 Tickers (any mode)	30
Organ Grinder	Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode)	10
Shock and Awe	Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode)	10
Said the Spider to the Fly	Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode)	10
Crowd Control	Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode)	10
Smells Like Victory	Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode)	10
Variety Is the Spice of Death	Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode)	30
Seriously 2.0	Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode)	50
Standing Here, Beside Myself	Win 3 matches of Wingman (public)	10
Beat the Meatflag	Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public)	10
It’s Good to be the King	Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public)	10
You Go Ahead, I’ll Be Fine	Win three matches of King of the Hill (public)	10
Back to Basic	Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds	10
Party Like It’s 1999	Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode)	30
Around the World, Again	Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode)	30
Dirty, Dirty Horde	Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map)	20
Hoard the Horde	Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map)	30
Crossed Swords	Win 10 chainsaw duels (any mode).	10
A Parting Gifts	Kill 10 enemies with a grenade while down but not out (any mode).	20
Pound Of Flesh	Use a meatshield to save your life 10 times (any mode).	10
Photojournalist	Submit a spectator photo.	10
Kick ‘Em When They’re Down	Perform all 11 unique executions on a downed enemy.	10

As for the linked achievements:

Complete Act 1 in Gears of War: Unlock Anthony Carmine multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.

Find 10 COG tags in Gears of War: Unlock Minh Young Kim multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.

Defeat RAAM in Gears of War: Unlock RAAM multiplayer skin in Gears of War 2.

New Warhammer 40K Project Coming to PS3/360?

As posted on IGN.com

An interesting job listing went up on Tsumea, the well-known site for Australian and New Zealand game developers, yesterday, advertising a number of positions for a new game based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

The game is to be developed by Brisbane-based THQ Studio Australia and the listing simply states that the company is “seeking videogame development talent across all disciplines to work on an action game for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 universe from Games Workshop.”

“We want the most talented, most enthusiastic and motivated developers to join us,” it goes on to say, “and help push Brisbane and THQ Studio Australia to the forefront of Australian development.” The company is looking for a Lead Artist, Lead Animator, Environment Artist, Animator, Senior Designer, Audio Designer, Engine programmer, Game Programmer and QA Lead.

While the listing itself gives no details as to the type of game it may be, THQ Studio Australia’s website states that: “We are currently looking for people to work on a next-gen brutal, intimate melee combat game using a world-class brand”.

Achievements Unveiled: Warhammer: Battle March

There are 42 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
	Baptism of Fire	10
	Successfully complete the tutorial
	Aspiring Champion of Chaos	10
	Successfully complete the first chapter of the Chaos campaign
	Captain of the Empire	10
	Successfully complete the first chapter of the Empire campaign
	Greenskin Boss	10
	Successfully complete the first chapter of the Orc campaign
	Exalted Champion of Chaos	20
	Successfully complete the second chapter of the Chaos campaign
	General of the Empire	20
	Successfully complete the second chapter of the Empire campaign
	Greenskin Big Boss	20
	Successfully complete the second chapter of the Orc campaign
	Elector Count	40
	Complete the Empire campaign
	Lord of Chaos	40
	Complete the Chaos campaign
	Greenskin Warboss	40
	Complete the Orc campaign
	Focus of the Gods	30
	Complete all optional missions in all campaigns
	Tender Master	10
	Fully heal/reinforce at least 1 squad in a refill camp
	Besieger	15
	Kill at least 1 enemy artillery unit based on a tower, during a siege
	Swordmaster	15
	Win any duel in the campaigns
	Exterminator	20
	Kill every single enemy model in a campaign map
	Path to Glory	50
	Finish any campaign with all heroes at lvl 40
	Wall-crawler	30
	Win a siege without siege weapons (by using only ladders and powder kegs)
	Logistician	50
	Win a normal multiplayer battle while spending only 75% of your available money
	Versatile Commander	20
	Win at least one multiplayer battle with each race
	Foe-Bane	30
	Win at least one multiplayer battle against each race
	Honoured Ally	15
	Be on the winning side in a 2v2 battle
	Duelist	15
	Win a duel in a multiplayer battle
	Tribute to the Staff	10
	Watch the complete credits video
	Master Tactician	20
	Win 3 multiplayer battles in a row
	Master Strategist	30
	Win 5 multiplayer battles in a row
	Master Architect of War	50
	Win 10 multiplayer battles in a row
	Dog of War	25
	Win a multiplayer battle with only mercenary units
	Master of the Baggage Train	15
	Refill every squad in your army during any campaign
	Drillmaster	10
	Purchase any upgrade for a regiment in any campaign
	Rising Force	15
	One of the campaign Heroes reaches lvl15
	Paymaster	10
	Sell a non-expendable artefact to the alchemist
	Master of the Winds of Magic	15
	Kill at least 3 enemy models with a single hero spell
	Cavalry Leader	10
	Enter a battle with a mounted hero in Campaign
	Warlord of Chaos Unified	50
	Complete Chaos campaign twice. Once with Khorne and once with Nurgle
	Veteran of Battle	20
	Win 10 multiplayer battles in staged arena mode
	Army Battle Standard Bearer	20
	Win 10 multiplayer battles in the escort the flag mode
	Skull-Taker	20
	Kill 100 heroes in multiplayer games
	Longbeard	40
	Play 100 multiplayer games
	Grand Despoiler	20
	Win 10 Siege multiplayer battles
	Hammer of the Gods	50
	Complete all campaigns on hard difficulty
	Ways to Command	20
	Complete an entire campaign with the advanced controller scheme
	Heroism	30
	Win a multiplayer battle with only Heroes

Achievements Unveiled: Pure

There are 50 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
	Finished an event	5
	Complete an event.
	Unlocked Stage 2	5
	Successfully unlock the 2nd Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 3	5
	Successfully unlock the 3rd Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 4	5
	Successfully unlock the 4th Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 5	10
	Successfully unlock the 5th Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 6	10
	6. Stufe freischalten.
	Unlocked Stage 7	10
	Successfully unlock the 7th Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 8	10
	Successfully unlock the 8th Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 9	10
	Successfully unlock the 9th Stage.
	Unlocked Stage 10	10
	Successfully unlock the 10th Stage.
	Completed Stage 1	10
	Place first in all four events in Stage 1.
	Completed Stage 2	20
	Place first in all four events in Stage 2.
	Completed Stage 3	20
	Place first in all four events in Stage 3.
	Completed Stage 4	20
	Place first in all four events in Stage 4.
	Completed Stage 5	20
	Place first in all five events in Stage 5.
	Completed Stage 6	20
	Place first in all five events in Stage 6.
	Completed Stage 7	20
	Place first in all five events in Stage 7.
	Completed Stage 8	30
	Place first in all six events in Stage 8.
	Completed Stage 9	30
	Place first in all six events in Stage 9.
	Completed Stage 10	50
	Place first in all seven events in Stage 10.
	1 of a kind	5
	Build an ATV from scratch in the garage.
	Fully Loaded	10
	Unlock and then fill all ten ATV slots in the garage.
	Mechanic	10
	Build five ATVs, each with a different engine.
	Flawless Lap	5
	Complete a lap of a Race event in World Tour without dismounting.
	Flawless Event	10
	Complete a World Tour event without dismounting.
	Tricked Out	20
	Perform every normal trick in a single World Tour event.
	Specialised	25
	Perform 8 different special tricks in a single World Tour event.
	Freestyler	30
	Extend a Freestyle event past the third lap.
	Triple Flip	20
	During an event; pull off a 1080 forward or backward rotation in a single jump.
	Nice Combo!	10
	During an event; perform a combo of at least 50,000 points.
	Sick Combo!	20
	During an event; perform a combo of at least 125,000 points.
	Killer Combo!	30
	During an event; perform a combo of at least 250,000 points.
	You’re special!	20
	During an event; perform every special trick in the game.
	Pure perfection	100
	Come first in every event in the Pure World Tour
	Grease Monkey	25
	Earn a 1st place with every engine type in World Tour Mode
	Comeback Kid	10
	Come from last place on the last lap to win a race event in World Tour Mode
	Fresh Air	20
	Win a competitive Freestyle event with Fresh tricks only.
	No Messing	25
	Complete World Tour Mode while participating in a maximum of 42 events
	Zero to Hero	20
	Acquire a special trick within 30 seconds of starting a Race event.
	You reckon?	20
	Pull a special trick during a Sprint event.
	Two time!	25
	Perform two special tricks in one jump.
	Hang Time	25
	Spend 150 seconds in the air and go on to win the event.
	Learner Driver	25
	Lap another rider during an offline Sprint event.
	No pain, no gain.	25
	Crash more than ten times and still win a competitive Race or Sprint event.
	Full speed ahead.	25
	Hold down the accelerator for an entire competitive Race or Sprint event and finish in first place.
	Show Off	20
	Win a Race or Sprint event and crossing the line doing a Wheelie on every lap.
	Win Online	10
	Come first in an online event.
	5 in a row	30
	Come first in 5 online events in a row.
	Underdog	30
	Use a class D engine to beat an opponent with a class A engine in a ranked match
	Online Champ	30
	Come first in a online championship.

Xbox Live Top 10: 8/11 – 8/17

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. GTA IV
4. Star Wars: TFU Demo
5. Madden NFL 09
6. Gears of War
7. Guitar Hero III
8. Rock Band
9. Battlefield: Bad Company
10. Soulcalibur IV

Xbox 360 Top Arcade Titles

1. Fable II Pub Games
2. Galaga Legions
3. Braid
4. BC:Rearmed
5. Geometry Wars Evolved²
6. UNO
7. 1942: Joint Strike
8. DOOM
9. N+
10. Marble Blast Ultra

Rock Band DLC: Week of August 26th, 2008

Here’s the track-list:

Tom Sawyer (Original Version)
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight (Original Version)
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs

The album, which is comprised entirely of original master recordings, will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms and will cost $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) for the full album, or $2 (160 MSP) for the individual tracks

Infinite Undiscovery Ships With Two Discs

Yep, that’s right folks, apparently Infinite Undiscovery is too small for one disc, so I’ll be appearing 2 discs instead.  Honestly…we thought those days were behind us, but if the game is good enough, then why not!

You can pick up your two disc game on September 2nd

Achievements Unveiled: Rapala Fishing Frenzy

	Easy Cup Master Complete the Easy Cup Tournament.	100
	Normal Cup Master Complete the Normal Cup Tournament.	150
	Hard Cup Master Complete the Hard Cup Tournament.	200
	Largemouth Bass Expert Catch 50 Largemouth Bass.	75
	Smallmouth Bass Expert Catch 25 Smallmouth Bass.	100

	Spotted Bass Expert Catch 25 Spotted Bass.	125
	Striped Bass Expert Catch 25 Striped Bass.	50
	Fish Connoisseur Catch at least 15 different fish species while fishing in the Tournaments.	150
	Quick Fishing Expert Successfully complete at least 30 Quick Fishing Challenges.	50

World Of Zellians Announced for PS3/X360/PC/WII

Portugal’s leading video games investor and developer, GAMEINVEST, is creating a beautiful and expansive world for multiple platforms this fall with World of Zellians. Currently in development for Nintendo Wii™, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 3, and PC platforms, World of Zellians is a strategic life simulation game where players must create, manage and grow a prosperous new civilization while caring for the wellbeing of the community. GAMEINVEST is currently looking for qualified distribution and publishing partners for World of Zellians on the various platforms.

“The concept of creating a balanced society in World of Zellians is truly engaging and challenging, and we are designing this experience to be fun and accessible for all audiences – from casual to core gamers,” said GAMEINVEST founder and CEO Paulo Gomes. “As the ruler of this society, players will be responsible for developing the community as well as providing a positive influence in the world – creating a very challenging and interactive gaming experience.”

In World of Zellians, players will develop and manage a civilization of villagers called Zellians. As the ruler over the Zellian planet, players must manage a “Maslow’s Pyramid” hierarchy of Zellian needs, and help evolve the primitive tribe of Zellians into a self-sustaining and prosperous urban society. Players will develop the society by building streets, farms, ranches, watermills, and more. Also, players can assign in-game “Disciples” for the recurring tasks like planting corn, watering fruit trees, and managing the marketplace for Zellians to prosper.

Players will be charged with protecting the Zellian society from an evil god called Zorm. The Zellians live in darkness and fear of Zorm, and players must provide a positive force that brings hope and happiness to the Zellian world. There are many “areas of influence” in the Zellian world that are controlled by Zorm, and players must take control of all these areas and increase their influence over the Zellians in order to succeed in the game. Engage in challenging levels of gameplay to create a balanced and thriving society of Zellians.

Utilizing a Wii remote, a controller or mouse to simply point-and-click on-screen, players will create, destroy or move objects, control weather and time, and more. With accessible gameplay mechanics and increasing levels of tasks and villagers to manage, players of all ages and skill levels will be drawn into the World of Zellians.

Codemasters Announces MMO Racing Game: Fuel

Not really sure if I’d consider it an MMO just yet, but it still sounds cool.  FUEL is set in an “alternate present” where the world’s been wrecked by the effects of climate change, FUEL claims a 5,000 square-mile playing area with “no boundaries” and 16-player racing.

Players race in “grungy home-tuned vehicles” across the “tsunami-wrecked pacific coast through the Nevada wastelands, including the Grand Canyon, up treacherous snow-capped mountains, thick forests, arid deserts, abandoned lakeside resorts and much more”.

Along the way racers will encounter tornados, sandstorms, thunderstorms, lightning strikes and blizzards thanks to a dynamic weather system, and experience a full day-and-night cycle.

You probably know Codemasters from their great games such as: GRID, DIRT, and my favorite Overlord!

 

Achievements Unveiled: Duke Nukem 3D

There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points.
	Piece of Cake	25
	Complete “L.A. Meltdown” on any difficulty or in co-op.
	Let’s Rock	25
	Complete “Lunar Apocalypse” on any difficulty or in co-op.
	Come Get Some	25
	Complete “Shrapnel City” on any difficulty or in co-op.
	Game Over	25
	Complete “The Birth” on any difficulty or in co-op.
	Duke’s Mighty Foot	10
	Step on 40 enemies after using the Shrinker on them.
	Looks Like Cleanup on Aisle 4	10
	Step in a pile of excrement.
	Shake It Baby	10
	Tip an exotic dancer.
	Oomph, Uugh, Where is it?	10
	Find 70 secret areas.
	Alien Maggots are Gonna Pay	10
	Finish the “Hollywood Holocaust” level in under 3 minutes.
	Gonna Rip Em’ a New One	10
	Get 100 total kills in ranked Dukematch games (Online).
	See You in Hell	15
	Get 250 total kills in ranked Dukematch games (Online).
	Hail to the King, Baby	25
	Earn respect and get 500 total kills in ranked Dukematch games (Online).

Alan Wake Still Coming

On the Alan Wake forums, Remedy CFO Mika Reini put out a post confirming that they are still working on Alan Wake

Dear people,

We feel we owe you all a small heads up, and our apologies for lack of updates. This is just part of our psychological thriller, is it all real or imagined…

Seriously, yes, we’re still here and working hard on getting Alan Wake for you to enjoy. Sure, we’ve been in development for a long time and if everything had gone perfectly smoothly there probably would be a game out for you guys to play already. But designing a completely new game can be hard, and sometimes you need to take a detour to find the best route forward.

We want to entertain you guys in the best possible way and our team is putting in every effort possible in order for that to happen. That is the way Remedy wants to do things. I’m sure you will enjoy Alan Wake when we’re done.

Just follow the light…

IGN reports that there a rumors of Alan Wake appearing at the Tokyo Game Show in October, but there has been on confirmation or anyone deny it.