Borderlands 2 Profile: Maya

I think that Maya could be one of the biggest suprises for Borderlands 2. Her Phaselock ability could potentially be a co-op player’s dream come true. Freezing your enemies in mid-air while all of your buddies light ’em up.

Gearbox has released Maya’s profile for Borderlands 2, check it out!

Borderlands 2 can’t get here quick enough for me, but you can expect it to hit stores September 18th, 2012.

New Screenshots From Rise Of The Guardians

Most of us as children remember the stories of the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Sandman. Well, for the first time to my knowledge, all of these fairy tale characters are coming together into one game. Dreamworks Animation and Torus Games team up to bring the video game tie-in of the movie Rise Of The Guardians to us this November 20th, 2012.

If you haven’t heard anything about this game, here are some key features from the game:

Here are some of the key features of Rise of the Guardians:

Join Forces with Your Favorite Characters From the Film – Play as one of the classic childhood legends from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature film, Rise of the Guardians, including: North, Tooth, Bunnymund, Sandman, and Jack Frost.

Battle Pitch in an Epic Adventure – Take on Pitch and his evil nightmares in a deep and intuitive adventure combat game that includes new original enemies designed specifically for each Guardian’s realm.

Unique Abilities and Upgrades – Unlock power-ups such as weapon upgrades for your character.  Plus, earn unique new abilities including special combat moves like a snowball attack, summoning a swarm of miniature tooth fairies, and more!

Explore Legendary Guardian Realms – Experience the imaginative worlds from Rise of the Guardians, including; Tooth’s Palace, North’s Workshop, Bunnymund’s Warren, and many more.

Team up in Multiplayer – Swap between any of the characters in drop-in-and-out four-player squad based multiplayer action on consoles.

Here are some new screenshots as well. Click on each picture for a larger version.

  

  

 

I’m all for a 4 player co-op game, even if its’ a movie tie-in video game. Will any of you be picking up Rise of the Guardians when it launches this November 20th?

Borderlands 2 Profile: Salvador

With Borderlands 2 less than a month away, Gearbox/2K are keeping the hype up for (probably) the most anticipated co-op title of this year. I can’t wait to see the improvements made from the first game. The skill trees, from what I’ve seen, are going to be a lot more awesome. Which could be a problem as well because there aren’t really any bad choices for any of the characters skill trees. So what to pick? I’ll probably spend as much time debating that as I will looting and shooting!

So here is the official profile for Salvador, the Gunzerker! (click on the picture for a bigger version).

I’d have to say my favorite part of his profile is: “Likes: Shooting Things, Dislikes: Not Shooting Things.”

Well, Salvador…we can’t wait to start shooting things with you and the rest of the vault hunters when Borderlands 2 arrives September 18th, 2012!

 

Aliens: Colonial Marines Set For This Year

Aliens: Colonial Marines

SEGA confirmed today that the previously thought canceled game Aliens: Colonial Marines will see release in 2009.   It’s expected to hit shelves during the first quarter of the companies fiascal year, which would set it around April – June.   Don’t know what Aliens: Colonial Marines is about?  Click below to see the teaser video and learn more about it.

Achievements Unveiled – Lord Of The Rings: Conquest

There are 47 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
		War of the Last Alliance	5
		Complete the training level.
		Battle of Helm’s Deep	25
		Complete the Helm’s Deep level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Conquer over Isengard	25
		Complete the Isengard level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		The Mines of Moria	25
		Complete the Mines of Moria level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Siege of Minas Tirith	25
		Complete the Minas Tirith level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Battle of Pelennor Fields	25
		Complete the Pelennor Fields level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Assault on Osgiliath	25
		Complete the Osgiliath level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Assault on Minas Morgul	25
		Complete the Minas Morgul level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		All’s Well as Ends Better	35
		Complete the Black Gate level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign.
		Assault on Mount Doom	25
		Complete the Mount Doom level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Siege of Osgiliath	25
		Complete the Osgiliath level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Fall of Minas Tirith	25
		Complete the Minas Tirith level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Battle of Weathertop	25
		Complete the Weathertop level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Siege of Moria	25
		Complete the Mines of Moria level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Razing of Rivendell	25
		Complete the Rivendell level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		The Land of Shadow	35
		Complete the Shire level in the single player “Rise of Sauron” Campaign.
		Splintered Shields	15
		Kill 100 enemies in one life as the warrior.
		Blade That Was Broken	15
		Score 30 hits on the combo counter as the warrior.
		Blademaster	20
		Kill 25 players as the warrior in any ranked match.
		Eagle Eyes	15
		Get 25 headshot kills in one life as the archer.
		Rain of Fire	15
		Kill 25 enemies in one life with the archer’s fire arrows.
		Marksman	20
		Headshot kill 10 players as the archer in any ranked match.
		A Knife in the Dark	15
		Use the scout to backstab 10 enemies in one life.
		Fire and Slaughter	15
		Kill 25 enemies in one life with the scout’s bombs.
		Assassin	20
		Backstab 10 players as the scout in any ranked match.
		House of Healing	15
		Heal 30 allies in one life as the mage.
		Flame of Anor	15
		Kill 100 enemies in one life with the mage’s fire wall.
		A Storm is Coming	20
		Kill 15 players with the Mage’s lightning in any ranked match.
		Storm and the Lightning	50
		Score the most points on the winning team in any ranked online match.
		A Red Sun Rises	50
		Kill 30 enemies in a ranked Team Deathmatch match.
		Rings of Power	50
		Capture 3 rings in a ranked Capture the Ring match.
		Ride to Ruin	50
		Capture 10 control points in ranked Conquest match.
		Return of the King	15
		Defeat 3 Nazgul as Aragorn in Minas Morgul (“War of the Ring” Campaign).
		You Have My Axe	15
		Kill 20 enemies with Gimli in any Team Deathmatch game.
		You Have My Bow	15
		Kill 20 enemies with Legolas in any Team Deathmatch game.
		I Will Take It	15
		Capture a ring with Frodo in a ranked Capture the Ring match.
		You Shall Not Pass!	15
		Defeat the Balrog as Gandalf in the Mines of Moria (“War of the Ring” Campaign).
		No Living Man Am I	15
		Defeat the Witch King as Eowyn in Pelennor Fields (“War of the Ring” Campaign).
		Lord of Mordor	15
		Defeat Gandalf as Sauron in the Shire (“Rise of Sauron” Campaign).
		Lord of the Nine Riders	15
		Kill 10 players in one life as the Witch King in any ranked match.
		Never Toss a Dwarf	15
		Defeat Gimli as the Balrog in the Mines of Moria (“Rise of Sauron” Campaign).
		The Way of Pain	15
		Defeat Aragorn as Saruman in Weathertop (“Rise of Sauron” Campaign).
		Stupid Hobbitses	10
		Kill 300 hobbits in the Shire in one playthrough (“Rise of Sauron” Campaign).
		Mithril Armor	10
		Complete any campaign level without dying.
		Fellowship of the Ring	10
		Complete a campaign level cooperatively.
Secret Achievements
		Secret Achievement	10
		Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
		Secret Achievement	10
		Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

RUMOR: Left 4 Dead Local Co-op

This part is not a rumor…according to project lead Mike Booth, Left 4 Dead has been confirmed for a November 4th release date. 

Now, on to the rumor part:  We know that 4-player online co-op has been confirmed for the game.  But now, rumors on the internet are saying that there will be a split-screen 2 player ‘local’ co-op as well.  Which is fine by me, I’d enjoy that just as much as playing online (but…4 players are obviously cooler than 2 player).

Whether true or not…only time will tell and we’ll be here to confirm or deny this rumor when it’s announced.