Halo Reach will Feature Campaign Matchmaking August 22, 2010

While Bungie had previously mentioned their firefight mode will use matchmaking, they announced Halo Reach will feature matchmaking in campaign too.

Really could’ve used that in Halo 3 when I was trying for Annual. Or in Halo 3 ODST when I was trying for Deja Vu.

Complete Rock Band 3 Setlist August 20, 2010

Officially announced today, here is the complete tracklist of Rock Band 3.

1. Amy Winehouse – Rehab
2. Anthrax – Caught in a Mosh
3. At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
4. Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
5. The B-52s – Rock Lobster
6. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
7. Big Country – In a Big Country
8. Blondie – Heart of Glass
9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
10. The Bronx – False Alarm
11. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
12. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
13. David Bowie – Space Oddity
14. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
15. Def Leppard – Foolin’
16. Devo – Whip It
17. Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
18. Dire Straits – Walk of Life
19. The Doobie Brothers – China Grove
20. The Doors – Break on Through (To the Other Side)
21. Dover – King George
22. Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
23. Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
24. Faith No More – MidLife Crisis
25. Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
26. The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
27. Foreigner – Cold as Ice
28. Golden Earring – Radar Love
29. HIM – Killing Loneliness
30. Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
31. Hypernova – Viva la Resistance
32. Ida Maria – Oh My God
33. INXS – Need You Tonight
34. The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
35. James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
36. Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
37. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Crosstown Traffic
38. Joan Jett – I Love Rock N’ Roll
39. John Lennon – Imagine
40. Juanes – Me Enamora
41. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
42. Maná – Oye Mi Amor
43. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
44. Metric – Combat Baby
45. The Muffs – Outer Space
46. Night Ranger – Sister Christian
47. Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
48. Paramore – Misery Business
49. Phish – Llama
50. Phoenix – Lasso
51. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me
52. Poni Hoax – Antibodies
53. Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter
54. Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
55. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
56. Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
57. Rammstein – Du Hast
58. The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
59. Raveonettes – Last Dance
60. Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes
61. Riverboat Gamblers – Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead
62. Roxette – The Look
63. Slipknot – Before I Forget
64. Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
65. The Smiths – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
66. The Sounds – Living in America
67. Spacehog – In the Meantime
68. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
69. Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
70. Swingin’ Utters – This Bastard’s Life
71. T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
72. Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
73. Tegan and Sara – The Con
74. Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
75. Tokio Hotel – Humanoid
76. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need to Know
77. The Vines – Get Free
78. War – Low Rider
79. Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
80. The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button
81. Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
82. The Who – I Can See for Miles
83. Yes – Roundabout

Yes!  “Free Bird”!  And 82 other songs!  But one of them is “Free Bird”!  Another is “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”!  Defiantly a great list!

Rock Band 3 is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii October 26th, 2010.

Official Metroid Retrospective August 19, 2010

In order to promote the upcoming release of Metroid: Other M later this month, Nintendo has released an official retrospective on the Metroid story, narrated by Samus Aran herself.

It’s a great starting point for people who aren’t familiar with the Metroid series.

Are you pumped to play?  Metroid: Other M will release August 31st, 2010 exclusive to Nintendo Wii.

Epic Mickey Opening Movie August 19, 2010

The opening cinematic to Disney’s Epic Mickey (or at least part of it) has been released at Gamescom.

The attention to detail on the art style and animation is very reminsant of many of the classic Mickey Mouse cartoons. Take a look at this yourself and tell me it doesn’t make you feel like a kid again. I can’t wait to see what this game has in store.

Epic Mickey is coming Holiday 2010 exclusive to the Nintendo Wii.

Portal 2 Release Date August 18, 2010

The sequel to the 2007 PC Game of the Year has a release date.  Portal 2 was orignianlly scheduled for a release this fall, but was delayed to next year becuase “making games is hard.”  Well now there is a new release date for the game again.

Portal 2 will release February 9th, 2011 for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Infamous 2 Gamescom Trailer August 17, 2010

Sucker Punch has released a new trailer today for the upcoming Infamous 2.

It’s nice to see them restore Cole to his original appearance.  I have no idea what prompted the complete redesign of his character, espessially given that you can really get connected to a character’s appearance when you play through a whole game.  On a side note, the guy looks identical to my sister’s boyfriend.  Seriously.

Infamous 2 is coming exclusively to Playstation 3.

Resistance 3 Announced August 17, 2010

The Resistance series has been a staple of Sony’s console since the launch day of the Playstation 3.  The original game, Resistance: Fall of Man, was the launch day killer app of the PS3 back in 2006, and its sequel Resistance 2, released around the same time as Xbox 360 big wig Gears of War 2, was able to hold its own and offer players a new experience.

Insomniac Games has announced Resistance 3 today in Germany at GamesCom.

Resistance 3 will come in 2011 exclusive to Playstation 3.

Dragon Age II Trailer August 17, 2010

Here’s the first trailer for Dragon Age II, coming March 8th, 2011 for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

Enjoy, Bioware fans.

Dead Space 2 Trailer August 17, 2010

EA finally got done twiddling their thumbs after several months and posted up their most recent trailer for Dead Space 2.

This is mostly a bunch of snippets from their live E3 demos, but those demos were so awesome I don’t mind one bit.  You can see some new enemies, new weapons, and new armor for Issac here, on top of some of the new settings he’ll be traveling through, including the Unitologist Church (Unitologist Churches scare the hell out of me).

Dead Space 2 is coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 January 25th, 2011.  PS3 version will include an HD version of Dead Space Extraction for Playstation Move.