Just a few short days ago, Activision announced Blur’s Twitter integration.  Now, Lead Designer Gareth Wilson and members of his team at Bizarre Creations have put together a new video detailing even more of Blur’s social gameplay. 

This new clip takes a close look at Blur’s four player split-screen mode (which, judging by the footage, is running super smoothly).  The extensive customization options available for each event are also examined.  Have a look:

Details and videos for Avalanche Studios’ upcoming title, Just Cause 2, keep pouring in.  Today we received information detailing the game’s demo, which I have included for your reading pleasure.

Available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC from March 4th, 2010, the Just Cause 2 demo will feature a massive 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, a vast expanse of stunning, sun-scorched scenery taking up just one of the many islands in the 400 square miles of the Panau archipelago. Packed with towns, villages, military installations, mountain ranges, missions and more, the demo will feature an astonishing amount of activities for the player… and opportunities for adrenaline-fuelled chaos are limitless.

Hunt down and assassinate one of the game’s 50 military colonels; devastate military bases, bio fuel chambers, government infrastructure and more; hijack tuk tuks, military 4x4s, armored vehicles, mopeds, helicopter gunships, light aircraft, mini vans and numerous other military and civilian vehicles; freefall from desert outcrops or from burning planes at 20,000 feet; and unlock one full, multi-stage mission, traversing the mountains to a heavily fortified government radar station and ending in an unforgettable desert car chase.

The Just Cause 2 demo will be available March 4th, 2010, on PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and Steam.

Also included in the release was their newest trailer, titled “Mid-Air Sabotage,” which features something that no human would ever attempt in real life.  But that is precisely the reason I’m excited about this game.

Just Cause 2 sabotages store shelves March 23, 2010 on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC

As we detailed just over a week ago, everyone who picks up a new copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will receive free day 1 DLC.  We knew that the content would feature 2 exclusive maps, but that was where the details ended.  Thankfully, EA and DICE have released a video that shows off both of these maps, and they look like they’ll be a lot of fun.

Check out the trailer below.

And no, that isn’t ‘New Super Mario Galaxy 2‘ – That’s due for release in 2040.

Following yesterday’s release date announcement, here at Game Rant, we realize that you probably want to see more of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Well, look no further dear reader, because we’ve got the brand new trailer for your viewing pleasure.

Thematically, the first half of the trailer appears to be very similar to the first Super Mario Galaxy – a title which, admittedly, I wasn’t too fond of. Heck, they even re-use the same robot-boss that was in the first title. My first thoughts were; do Nintendo not care that they’re rehashing the same game? Will they really force the Nintendo faithful to buy the same game again?

Hot water, Check! Dirty plates, Check! Washing-up liquid, Check! Blood soaked katana, Check! Of course, this can only mean one thing, everybody’s favorite Dishwasher is back in town – Marigolds at the ready!

Ska Studios have revealed that last years gory slice-em-up, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, will soon be getting a bigger, more bad-ass sequel in the form of The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. The game was unveiled via the website for fictional washing up liquid Fervor Shine which has spent the last week counting down to today’s reveal.

Even more delicious Splinter Cell: Conviction news is coming to light as the game gears for release in a little over a month now. This new trailer from IGN focuses on the co-op aspect of Conviction and touches base on a bit more of the two characters who star in it as well as some minor story details. Keep an eye out for some new footage, as well as a brief look at the weapons menu system.

It seems like with every week comes a fun new trailer for Just Cause 2.  This one, as you may have guessed, displays yet another stunt that you can do in the game.  It features a jet airliner and a firetruck in a friendly game of chicken, on an airstrip.

I’ve personally enjoyed all the trailers so far, and liked this one as well.  The game seems like a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to messing around in the game world doing whatever I want.

Have you pre-ordered your copy of Sony’s MLB 10: The Show for the PS3?

If not, hurry over to Amazon, Amazon Canada, GameStop, Best Buy, Hastings, Transworld, or Game Crazy to make sure you get your copy as well as an enticing pre-order bonus redeemable for six historic fields.

The fields included in the pre-order six pack are:

Here at Game Rant, we haven’t been the kindest of folks when it comes to Prison Break: The Conspiracy. From the initial screenshots we posted back in December, through to the screens we saw in February, we’ve been rather skeptical, to say the least. And who can blame us? With little to no real information to go on, we were forced to make judgements based on the screenshots provided. Suffice to say, we weren’t that impressed.

Yet, with the release of a new trailer, I have to say that my curiosity has been piqued. Sure, the visuals aren’t of the caliber of Alan Wake or Heavy Rain, but does that really matter? Perhaps it’s fair to say that as soon as the Prison Break score kicked in, my judgement was impaired somewhat as I was transported back to the show’s original release back in 2005, but that’s neither here nor there. It’s a release clearly aimed at the hardcore Prison Break fan, and as a member of that group, I have just one question; Where do I sign?

Sony has recently mentioned some of the new additions to the All-Star Week festivities in MLB 10: The Show. In addition to playing in the All-Star Game (as you could in MLB 09), you can now play the All-Star Futures Game and start swinging in the Home Run Derby.

While playing the franchise mode you’ll also be able to participate as either the US or World teams in the All-Star Futures Game. In addition, you’ll be able to choose which players you want to enter into the Home Run Derby, and have the abilty to fast forward past computer controlled players. Of course, you’ll still be able to play the standard All Star Game.

The fun and entertaining Just Cause 2 trailers keep coming.

Like Avalanche Studios’ last trailer, this new footage entitled “Gravity” continues the over-the-top nature that we’ve come to expect from the title. The video shows gamers how to pull off a variety of awesome stunts that make use of our old friend gravity.

MotoGP 09/10 is racing to consoles on March 16, 2010. Capcom will deliver a demo of their sim racer to both PSN and Xbox Live in advance of its debut.

Not just another pretty racer (though it does look good – check out the video below), MotoGP 09/10 is packing a lot of content. The standout feature has got to be online races for up to 20 players. Twenty players!  That’s a lot of people for the game to keep track.  If Capcom’s net code can keep everything running smoothly, that mode is going to be a blast.

Splinter Cell: Conviction is shaping up to be a great looking action/stealth title, with definite emphasis on action in this new trailer Ubisoft has been so kind to release upon wanting eyes. This new trailer focuses a bit more on the story of Sam Fischer’s past and his future (which is filled with shooting people and punching them in the throat with guns). Keep your eyes peeled to see a bit of pre-Third Echelon Sam Fischer in the Middle East as a Navy SEAL.

We already went through the 3 brand new (…errr old)  characters joining Super Street Fighter IV today, but a trailer has now shown up showing off not only the 3 newcomers, but the rest of the new roster additions in action!

You can check out some ass-kicking right after the jump.

Trackmania, “the most fun-filled racing game played by millions of PC players worldwide,” will arriving on your Wii consoles soon, and we’ve got the trailer right here at Game Rant.
For those of you unacquainted with the Trackmania franchise, I highly suggest you check it out right now. After all, it’s free!

 Is it possible for an arcade game to win Game of the Year? Perfect Dark is my favourite game of all time and to see it running smoother and more beautiful than ever before has me very excited. I’m glad to see that 4-player split screen is confirmed in the trailer after Microsoft listed the game to be 2 player split-screen earlier this week.

Here is the trailer for Xbox Live Arcade’s Perfect Dark which was shown at the X10 event:

If you think “Splinter Cell: Conviction is going to be more bad-ass then a zombie ninja riding a Tyrannosaurus Rex fighting a flying robot pirate” then I don’t think you’ve exaggerated at all. This is one of those games that every time you see it in action a little bit of you dies because you can’t play it right now!

This trailer does just that. Sam is surgically removing each and every bad guy while they run around so afraid that if they somehow manage to luckily make it out alive (and by luckily I mean Sam lets them go) then they just might go patch things up with their god(s).

There are still 48 days left until Opening Day of the MLB season, but you only have to wait 14 more to get your hands on MLB 10: The Show.

On Monday, Sony posted a new trailer for their exclusive baseball title. The trailer shows some great highlights from last season interlaced with some beautiful game play footage from the PS3 version of the upcoming title.

One month out from the hotly anticipated PS3 exclusive God Of War III and Sony Computer Entertainment America is inviting gamers to the game’s official website.

The site is packed with GOWIII news and gives visitors the chance to sign up for the Spartan Army. Sony promises that those who join will gain access to “exclusive content such as News, Artwork, Screenshots, Wallpaper, Behind the Scenes, Developer Commentary, Community Q&A’s, and many more ‘vengeful’ updates that are truly worthy of the Gods.”

The website is just one of many promotions Sony is running for God of War III.  Those who still haven’t played the original games should know that the God Of War Collection has recently received a price drop – down to $29.99.

Oh, Valentine’s Day. Delicious candy, romantic dinners, and…Super Street Fighter IV? You better believe it.

To help better celebrate this most amorous of holidays, your friends over at Capcom have put together a little virtual gift-basket, chock full of Street Fighter-y goodness. Need to send some last-minute Valentine’s to butter-up that special someone? Capcom’s got you covered with a selection of Street Fighter cards to send via email. Romantic Valentine’s messages from “How Bout A Hug?” to “Let’s Get Horizontal” are scrawled atop appropriately painful looking Street Fighter moves. Seriously, you’ve got to check these out.

Get ready to don your national kit in 2010 FIFA World Cup and build up your own international powerhouse in FIFA Ultimate Team. EA recently released some new screens and video of the successors to their FIFA lineup. 2010 FIFA World Cup will feature all 199 teams that competed in the World Cup qualifiers. Personally, I’ll be wearing the orange kit of my motherland Holland when this game comes out on April 27, 2009.

Additionally, Xbox Live and Playstation Network will be receiving FIFA 2010 add-on Ultimate Team, in which you build your team up from a group of nobodies to become a team destined for global domination. This title will arrive on February 25th and cost 400 MS Points ($4.99) on Xbox Live and $4.99 on the Playstation Network.

What country are you pulling for?

As part of the ongoing Mirosoft X10 event, Remedy Entertainment have released a new trailer for the upcoming psychological-action-thriller Alan Wake and boy, does it look good.

Have you downloaded and played EA and DICE’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo?  Are you having trouble understanding what’s happening, with all the bullets, vehicles, and helicopters flying around everywhere?  Well you’re in luck, because producer Gordon Van Dyke would like fill you in on what’s going on all around the battlefield.  The video details the multiplayer gametype “Rush,” gives a nice overview of the strengths of each player class, and talks about vehicles and tactics as well.  Check it out below.

It’s been a couple of years since we last spent some time with the Ghost Recon series, but, if like many of the staff here, you were wondering when the squad based shooter would return – wonder no more.

Today Ubisoft officially announced that the next title in the series will be Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The title is being developed by Ubisoft Paris and is scheduled to hit shelves in time for the holidays. It promises to deliver a fresh gameplay experience that features cutting edge technology and prototype weaponry. Laser beam anyone?

Endless Ocean: Blue World, Nintendo’s sequel to its 2008 fish touching… er, scuba diving simulation is due in just a few weeks.  To get everyone ready for a second trip into the briny deep, Nintendo today released a new trailer.

The trailer shows off the expanded set of “unique tools” available to the diver, not the least of which is the Pulsar, which will “heal and calm aquatic life.”  Whether the tool was healing or calming the sharks in the video remains, for now, unclear.

No one should worry about Blue World coming up short on the content side of the equation.  Over 300 species of fish are present and accounted for.  Multiple dive environments, from the icy arctic to the balmy tropics, are available to explore.  Blue World also features support for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and will even make use of the Wii Speak peripheral.

A new, and absolutely awesome might I add, trailer for Just Cause 2 has been released for your viewing pleasure.  It is titled ‘Freedom and Chaos,’ and after you watch the video, I think you will see why it was named just that.

Here is a list of what you will see going down in this trailer:

ModNation Racers seems to be taking the road that its inspiration, LittleBigPlanet, has laid out before it with its own PSP version. ModNation Racers allows players to create their own race track, car, and racer. The best part about the game though is the fact that everything can be shared online, so people all over the world can race on your tracks!

An official trailer has been released showing off a PSP installment and you can check it out right after the jump.

Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming Iron Man 2 game based on this Summer’s sure-to-be-smash-hit movie. This trailer is a bit more interesting than the initial game footage (below), as it depicts the War Machine character model in his shoulder-canon firing glory!

Movie based video games do not have a great track record over all, and Sega’s first Iron Man game was definitely not without its flaws. In that game, playing as Iron Man was entertaining enough, as you could fly the character around, use various weapons, and even upgrade armors throughout the game. However, the game suffered from incredibly poor perspective problems – characters who were within an arms length of Iron Man appeared out of scale and miles away. An obvious example was the final battle with Iron Monger where that character’s on-screen size never correctly matches his distance from your character. Essentially, the Iron Man model (taken directly from the CG renders of Iron Man in the first movie) never appears to be occupying the same space as the game’s other characters. That was just one of the problems.

Fallout: New Vegas, the latest game in the Fallout series, was officially announced today along with a teaser trailer. Bethesda, who is known for their massive single player RPGs, is continuing along the journey they know so well. Although not a direct sequel to Fallout 3, this should add a new experience to those who enjoy a ravaged post apocalyptic world.

I was a fan of Fallout 3; however there were a lot of flaws that hindered my experience. I hope they can learn from previous games, and make the features of this game more fluid.

In an interview with Gamespot, Sega’s Ken Balough confirmed that “Project Needlemouse” was indeed a new Sonic the Hedgehog game. It will sport 3D visuals on a 2D plane, much like Bionic Commando: Rearmed or Shadow Complex. It was also revealed that the game will have multiple episodes, hence the title, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. All of your favorite gameplay elements will return, as well as a new “homing attack.”