Gamepress sent us some great screen shots of the new Devil May Cry 4 today. It will be so nice to have this game on ps3, xbox360, and even the PC. While most of this game is normally real dark these show a bright texture package and some killer sprites. Check out more screen shots below.

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Looks like Call of Duty 4 has beat out Gears of War for #2 rung of MajorNelsons top 10 most played xbox live games .  This comes as no surprise since they finally broke the mold of WWII games in the series. This will spark sales and play for any gamer. Great graphics and game play make this an easy choice as well. While it may be hot this month wait to see if it can out hold that rung for as long as GoW did.

Localtechwire.com release an article today talking about an event in SanFran hosted by Epic/Midway to give journalist a chance to check out Unreal Tournament 3.  Also has an interview with James Brown lead level designer for UT3 where he talks about the differences between the systems, and the evolution of Unreal. UT3 for the PC will be packaged with the latest Unrealed from the sounds of it.

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Gamepro.com did a nice video comparison of the PC version of Gears of War vs the Xbox 360 version. A few points that are made in the video are a bit obvious but nice to know how the pro’s feel about it (har). The main difference is going to be control, the PC game aims, tracks, and shoots better but the 360 has the action controls down better (weapon pickup,switch,reload ect.). This of course is based off of the hardware, a controller is easy to pick up and pound buttons with your thumb where the comp your dealing with a keypad/board and four fingers. While a mouse is the best to aim/shoot with. The controlling of actions will not effect hardcore PC gamers as much as console gamers who mite find it 10% harder than a controller. Another big point made was how great the PC version looks. It uses a more advanced unreal engine, making for better looking shaders, textures, ect.

“In its PC form, Gears has several additional goodies for gamers: five new singleplayer chapters, a new Annex multiplayer game mode, three new multiplayer maps, and a game editor. You also get to throw down with the Brumak, that big scary thing you never actually got to fight in the 360 version.”

A last point that was not made in the video is online play. To play this game online through a 360 you need to pay for Xbox Live. Epic however did not buy into this idea for their PC version, even though Microsoft wanted them to make it for Windows Live/xbox live on the PC…… Epic shot them down (way to go guys)! So you wont need a live id or any fees to play Gears online. Gears of War: PC is gold and will be shipped out Nov. 6th.
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Looks like the next installment of Burnout “Paradise” will hit stores January 22 ‘08. We will be able to calm our fix with a demo said to be out some time Dec. The original was a big hit and considered by some to be the best Racing game to hit consoles in along time. Nothing beats being able to wreck your car as you go 120mph and watch that baby just rip it self apart. It seems the demo will feature some multi-player support up to 2 players pretty damn sweet if you ask this LG’er.

The demo will have the new “stunt” mode and also feature online support for apparently one other friend. You’ll be able to play with them in three challenges or “simply smash each other up and grab your friend’s Burnout Mugshot.”

Capcom launched their new website for the remake of one of my favorite NES action games. Head over to BionicCommando.com to check it out. While there is still no release date for the game we can hope for early next year. The game will grace the x360, ps3, and PC. Even though the classic was on Nintendo hardware does not look like any plans to make a port for the Wii yet. Here is a little bit of background and story line for you all.

Taking its inspiration from its 8-bit namesake released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988, Bionic Commando features Nathan Spencer (voiced by former lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton), a government operative who represents the ultimate fusion of man and machine. After distinguishing himself in a fierce conflict against the Imperials, Spencer is betrayed and falsely imprisoned by the very people he unquestioningly served.
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