By
Eli Green
February 11, 2008 - 23:59
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Microsoft
and Bizarre Creations announced today that they will be releasing new
downloadable content for
PGR4
this
Thursday, February 14
th
(Valentine's Day). Two new packs will be available, one free and one
which will cost 400 Microsoft Points. The Free Challenge Pack
contains
the
hydrogen-powered
2007 Peugeot Flux, two new game modes (Tourist and Free Roam Cat &
Mouse) and seven new achievements.
Tourist Mode is a simple mode forum users have requested. Players drive round an open city for a period of time determined by the host. The player with the most kudos is determined the “winner”, but this is really a sandbox mode where players can drive around looking at the environment and making their own games up.
Free Roam Cat & Mouse Mode is a team based game where each team has a slow “mouse” vehicle, with the rest of the players in high powered “cat” vehicles. The mouse earns kudos for every 2 seconds it avoids being hit by enemy cats. On being hit by a cat the mouse is “wasted” and can’t earn kudos for set period of time. Cat players get a kudos reward for hitting an enemy mouse and also for defending their own mouse. The team with the most kudos after a time period set by the host wins the event.
The 7 new achievements are:
1.
Tourist Kudos King – Earn more kudos than anyone else in a Tourist
event – 15 points
2.
Open Cat Champion – Be a cat on the winning team in a Cat and Mouse
Open Event – 15 points
3.
Open Mouse Master – Be a mouse on the winning team in a Cat and
Mouse Open Event – 15 points
4.
Cheater- Activate one of the cheats in the cheat menu – 5 points
5.
Make the Grade – Attempt to qualify for a Tournament –10 points
6.
01 Yee Haw: Puzzle 4 –10 Points
7.
Are You the One? Puzzle 5 –10 Points
The Premium Challenge Pack costs, as previously mentioned, 400 Microsoft Points and comes with everything the Free Challenge Pack has, plus seven new cars, three new bikes, 20 arcade events, five platinum-only events and three achievements not included in the Free Challenge Pack. The new cars included in the Premium Challenge Pack are the 2008 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept, 2007 Volkswagen Golf GTI W12-650, 2007 Peugeot Flux, 1987 BMW M3 E30 DTM, 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia, 2008 Honda S2000 CR, and 2008 Callaway C16 Speedster. The three new bikes included in the Premium Challenge Pack are the 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1, 1995 Aprilia RS 250, and 1998 Aprilia RSV 1000 Tuono R.
The Premium Challenge Pack's new World Challenge Mode is a new option that appears in the single player menu, and contains 20 arcade events split into 3 themed chapters:
1.
Platinum Plus – Arcade chapter that is harder than Platinum
difficulty
2.
DLC Challenge – Arcade chapter that limits vehicles to the Premium
Challenge Pack cars
3.
Arcade Challenge – Similar to the shipped Arcade mode
The three extra achievements, available only in the Premium Challenge Pack, are:
1.
Platinum Plus – Get all the platinum medals in the Platinum Plus
Challenge – 60 points
2.
Download King – Complete the DLC Challenge chapter – 60 points
3.
Arcade Challenge – Complete Arcade Challenge chapter – 50 points
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Electronic
Art's Casual Entertainment Label announced what it call “its first
step in transforming
the
interactive family entertainment landscape
”
today, with the announcement of its initial slate of Hasbro games in
development for various platforms. Starting this fall, Wii and
Nintendo DS users will have the opportunity to play
Littlest
Pet Shop
and
NERF
“N-Strike”
.
EA also said that it is currently developing new
Monopoly
and
Scrabble
(for North America) titles for multiple platforms, along with other
titles that will be announced later in the year.
Scrabble
(for North America) and
Yahtzee
Deluxe
are
already available for the mobile platform and, starting this spring,
EA Mobile will be introducing more classic Hasbro titles, including
Monopoly
Here & Now
,
Trivial
Pursuit
,
Risk
and
Yahtzee
Adventures
,
which re-invents the classic dice game.
Pogo.com will also be receiving many of the same Hasbro titles, plus additional downloadable titles, Operation and Pictureka , which can be played either offline or online on Pogo (which will open bonus features and social gaming).
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Today,
Blizzard Entertainment announced its plans to hold its fourth annual
Worldwide Invitational on the 28
th
and 29
th
of June in Paris, France. Designed to bring the company and gamers
together under one roof, the Worldwide Invitational celebrates the
communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment’s
Warcraft
,
Diablo
and
StarCraft
series as well as showcasing the skills of top eSports gamers from
around the world. “We look forward to bringing the Blizzard
Worldwide Invitational to Europe for the first time and sharing our
latest news with players there,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and
cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “In addition to the great
tournament gaming that will be taking place at the event, we’re
planning an entertaining show for all attendees.”
The Worldwide Invitational is open to gamers ages 16 and up, or younger if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. Aside from tournaments, the Worldwide Invitational will include:
Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
Artist and developer signings
Hands-on play with World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King™ and StarCraft II
Merchandise and other products based on the Blizzard Entertainment game universes
A silent auction
Musical performances
And more exciting activities to be announced
Tickets for the event will be limited and will be made available for purchase in the next few weeks at the price of €70/£55 per ticket. At the current exchange rate, that comes out to approximately $101 USD or CAD for any North Americans out there considering making the trip. More information on the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational will be posted at http://us.blizzard.com/wwi08 as Blizzard announces it.
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