By Hector Cortez May 28, 2009, 14:48 GMT
Activision has revealed the linup of games it will debut at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next week.
Activision has revealed the linup of games it will debut at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Activision's full E3 slate includes:
Blur, a racing game with power-ups, real-world locations and over 60 licensed cars. Also includes competitive and team-based multiplayer with up to 20 racers online, or on a single console via 4-player split-screen; plus create custom groups to design your own complete game mode. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows.
DJ Hero, the latest in the musical HERO franchise, comes with a turntable controller which resembles professional setups, complete with fully-rotating turntable, sample buttons, effects dial and cross fader. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii.
Guitar Hero 5 features the most varied set list to-date comprised of master tracks from 85 bands including Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, plus more than 25 artists from a variety of music genres that will be making their music video game debut. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 incorporates elements of the Marvel Civil War storyline and allows players to choose their side and team up with heroes and villains, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool, Venom, Green Goblin and Captain America. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii and PSP.
On November 10, 2009, Infinity Ward will make its return with the release of Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which has sold more than 13 million copies to date. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows.
An all-new, third-person open-world/action game, PROTOTYPE puts you in the shoes of Alex Mercer - a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to discover what created you and determined to make those responsible pay. As Alex, you'll tear through a densely populated contemporary New York City with Parkour-style agility, consuming anybody that gets in your way...assuming their physical identity, memories and abilities. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows.
In Singularity, players attempt to unravel a conspiracy as they fight their way through shifting sci-fi environments, occupied by Russian soldiers and time-ravaged creatures, while sudden time waves hurl them back and forth between 1950 and the present day. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows.
Featuring a skateboard-shaped controller, Tony Hawk: RIDE uses full motion sensing technology, allowing players to physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into tricks in the game. The new wireless skateboard controller eliminates the need for button combinations and analog sticks. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.
Based on the upcoming feature film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the video game thrusts players into a battle for supremacy across the globe as either AUTOBOTS or DECEPTICONS. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS and Games for Windows.
Wolfenstein brings the Nazi's dark obsession with the occult to life, by intertwining fast-paced story-driven combat with sci-fi elements. As BJ Blazkowicz, a highly decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA), you are sent on a special mission into the heart of the Third Reich to investigate evidence that the SS hierarchy may possess a new and mysterious power. Wolfenstein is scheduled to be on store shelves on August 4, 2009. Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows.
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