Robert ‘FourZeroTwo’ Bowling departs from Infinity Ward
The face of Infinity Ward, Robert ‘FourZeroTwo’ Bowling has resigned from the developer and Activision today. Serving as the creative strategist for Call of Duty and lead at Infinity Ward, Bowling announced his resignation via Twitter.
Activision had this to say about his departure:
“We sincerely thank Robert for his many years of service. He’s been a trusted and valued member of the Infinity Ward team. We wish him all the best on his decision to pursue future opportunities.”
Bowling has yet to announce where he will be going next.
Shoot Many Robots heads to PC on April 6, features pre-order bonuses
After releasing a couple of weeks agoon Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, developer Demiurge’s 2D run-and-gu platformer Shoot Many Robots is heading to PC. Currently set for release only on Steam, the game will be available on April 6. Ubisoft has also added some Valve-themed pre-order bonuses to sweeten the deal.
Those who purchase the game between now and launch will recieve a set of gear which will allow the main character to become Half-Life‘s Gordon Freeman while some robots will be replaced with Portal 2 turrets. Also included will be a backpack item for Team Fortress 2 which can be equipped by the Pyro and Medic calsses.
The game will cost $10 when released. There will also be a “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” promotion for the game which will surely encourage many to spread the love and pick up a few extra downloads for their friends.
Xbox Live receives HBO Go, MLB.tv and Comcast Xfinity Apps
Xbox Live’s latest update adds some premium streaming video content from HBO Go, MLB.tv, and Comcast Xfinity. The update, which was announced via Major Nelson’s blog won’t replace cable as users will need a cable subscription to access the features.
Gamers can use their Kinect to control the Xfinity and MLB.tv apps with their voice or hand motions. Kinect can also be used with HBO Go to control the service’s entire catalog with your voice.
Comcast users who are worried about their bandwidth cap will be happy to know that the company has announced that Xfinity on Demand on Xbox will not count against bandwidth caps:
“Since [Xfinity On Demand] is being delivered over our private IP network and not the public Internet, it does not count against a customer’s bandwidth cap. XFINITYTV.com and the XFINITY TV app stream content over the public Internet and count toward the customer’s bandwidth cap,”
Users can now head to Xbox Live to download all three of these premium content apps.
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition on iPad will cost $10 or less and support multiplayer
Beamdog has revealed to Kotaku that the iPad version of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will cost $10 or less and support multiplayer. Talking to Kotaku, Beamdog COO Cameron Tofer didn’t confirm a final price for the app but did note that a price ”past ten dollars doesn’t make sense.”
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is set for release on PC and iPad later this year.
