[Rock Band Weekly] May 22nd, 2012

Iron Maiden was formed back in 1975 out of Leyton in east London.  They have been a very successful band in their time putting out total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; ten live albums; four EPs; and seven compilations.  That’s quite an accomplishment indeed.

Maiden Epics – 800 Microsoft Points for the pack 

160 Microsoft Points each

 X = 80 Microsoft Points per track for a Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

O= support for keyboards

• Iron Maiden – “Phantom of the Opera”
• Iron Maiden – “The Prisoner”
• Iron Maiden – “The Flight of Icarus” X
• Iron Maiden – “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” X
• Iron Maiden – “Infinite Dreams” O
• Iron Maiden – “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” O

[ACHIEVEMENTS] The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man [46 Achievements/1000 Gamerscore]

(Achievements Could Contain Spoilers)

Gladiator 15

Completed all Oscorp Secret Research Labs

A Dash of Spider 15

Completed all XTreme Race challenges

The Camera Loves You 15

Completed all XTreme Video challenges

Friendly Neighbor 15

Saved a hostage caught in a petty crime

Call Interrupted 15

Destroyed a Seeker before it could call a Hunter

Negotiator 15

Resolved all police deadlocks

Car Hopper 15

Cleared all car chases

[WP7 Releases] May 2nd, 2012

I’m not sure if someone new has taken over the release schedule for the Windows Phone games, but they sure have been on time for the last few weeks.  This week is no exception as Pac-Man Kart Rally hits the Windows Phone.

For the first time in history of Xbox Live games on the WP7 it will feature mulitplayer through a Wi-Fi connection (pretty much meaning that you have to have a buddy close by).  Fortunately or unfortunately, it does have an achievement that requires you to win 50 races in multiplayer.  So you and your buddy are going have to swap 100 races to obtain this achievement.

Pac-Man Kart Rally boasts 10 characters and 13 different race tracks for you pleasure.  These characters include:

Pac-Man characters:
Pac-Man
Blinky
Pinky
Inky
Clyde

Katamari characters:
The Prince
Ichigo

Dig Dug/Mr. Driller characters:
Hori Taizo
Hori Susumu

 Galaga character:
Fighter

You can probably already find Pac-Man Kart Rally on the marketplace already, but you will have to search for it as it’s not showing up under the Xbox Live games tab.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC Announced: Dawnguard

I’ve gotta to say that, I don’t know about you guys, I just love announcements for announcements dont you?  So today, Bethesda announced that is indeed working on new Skyrim downloadable content.  It’s called: Dawnguard.  Now as to when it will be out you wonder?  Well Bethesda had to say this, “Coming this summer to Xbox 360. More details at E3.”

You just gotta love it…but they were nice enough to leave us this teaser image below!

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 – Debut Trailer

So here is the debut trailer to one of the biggest franchises in gaming.  Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2.

So, what do you think?  Do you approve of this whole futuristic warfare?  But I have to believe that they’re starting to do what Ubisoft was doing with Ghost Recon…copying off the the other franchise.  But I guess we’ll just have to see how it all pans out…it is only one trailer after all…

[ACHIEVEMENTS] Awesomenauts

Awesomenauts [12 Achievements/200 Gamerscore]

(Achievements Could Contain Spoilers)

Hawk, wolf, puma and bear (5)
Kill 1000 droids/creeps.

T-U-R-R-E-T powah! (15)
Destroy 25 turrets.

Bionic family (15)
Win game sessions with six different characters.

Let our powers combine! (15)
Play a game session with friends invited in your game session.

Party at Sky Vault (15)
Win a game session with 2 friends splitscreen.

In pole position (15)
Make the most kills of both teams in an online match.

Thunder, thunder, thunder! (20)
Get a killing spree.

[XBLA] Wednesday – May 2nd, 2012

This week sees the release of the third Arcade NEXT games: Fable Heroes.  Not only do we get that game this week, but we also get Awesomenauts as well, despite the financial trouble that the publisher, dtp, is having.

Fable Heroes
Developer: Lionhead Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Price: 800 MSP

Fable Heroes is a fresh spin on the beloved Fable franchise in which up to four players play both cooperatively and competitively in this hack-and-slash adventure. Work together as heroes of Albion to defeat familiar foes and new enemies while collecting as many gold coins as possible to unlock upgrades, characters, and items in both this game and Fable: The Journey for Xbox 360.

Awesomenauts
Developer: Ronimo Games
Publisher: dtp entertainment
Price: 800 MSP

It’s the year 3587; conflict spans the stars. Huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. In their bid for galactic conquest they call upon the most powerful group of mercenaries in the universe: the Awesomenauts! Play as one of several Awesomenauts and storm the online arenas alone or with friends. Each Awesomenaut can be upgraded with their own unique items to suit different strategies. Expect new items and Awesomenauts to be added regularly! You like Awesomenauts? Also check out TNT Racers and Crazy Machines Elements.