Thought it would be a good idea for the blog to have a news round up every week for the news that we neglected to mension and to keep people nice and up to date about the blog itself as well as games 
Plus XP on Twitter!
Yep thats right folks plus xp now has a twitter page to keep you upto date with posts from the blog as well as dropping in new info as we hear it. Follow us at http://twitter.com/PlusXp
Duke Nukem Forever – Probably now gone forever.
Mega sad face for Me as i am a huge Duke Nukem fan. Still play the good old duke 3d on my xbox. god bless xbox live. But the next installment may not even happen. 3D realms have gone bust possibly taking the franchise with it!
but according to some 3rd party developers. the hand held duke nukem games are still in the making.
Whats That? More Guitar Hero???
yep thats right lads and lasses. Keep your eyes peeled Q3 and Q4 this year. As guitar hero: Van Halen has been confirmed for a Q3/Q4 2009 release. Will be featuring other bands such as Queen, Offspring, Wheezer, Blink 182 and Queens of the stone age.
Yet even more guitar hero goodness!
Guitar Hero 5 has been confirmed!! The 5th installment (excluding the game GH rocks the 80′s, areosmith, metallica and the upvcoming van halen) sounds like its going to be………..interesting. Here is a quote from the publisher:
“there will be an unprecedented level of control over the way they play the game with the ability to drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments, and difficulty levels on the fly,”
My opinion: if it aint broke don’t fix it! Are activition probably over stepping the mark on this one? i mean dropping out mid song? whats the point?!
Doesn’t stop there for the now (what i will call) ‘Hero’ franchise.Taking a leaf from Wii Music’s book Band Hero has been confirmed. Boast it will be a fun game for all ages. Not much else has been confirmed but quoted from the publisher “the game will feature top-40 hits designed to expand the appeal to a broad family audience who can play together on the guitar, drums, bass, and microphone.”
You really didnt think Activision would stop there with their ‘Hero’ franchise would you?
DJ hero has been confirmed! *does double take* Yes thats right DJ hero. Featuring R&B, hip hop, motown, electro and dance tracks DJ Hero will let players produce “original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.” as quoted from the publisher.
The paripherals feature a microphone and, yes you guessed it, a turn table:
to be honest i wont touch it. but i can see the appeal for other gamers.
well thats all the big news i can muster up for this weeks round up. Plus xp will keep you up to date with whats happening with the site and the gaming world as it happens, through the blog here and on twitter
Garv
