Gaming Roundup: Project Natal in Oct., MW2 DLC

Microsoft Saudi Arabia's marketing manager Syed Bilal Tariq confirmed with Saudi TV that Project Natal will be launched worldwide in October. Tariq's confirmation clip was captured by Gamertag Radio guys and according to the clip, a concrete date will be confirmed only after the E3 2010 convention at Los Angeles which takes place on June 15-17. The interesting part here is that the official Xbox Project Natal website still puts up Holiday 2010 season as the launch date.

After the recent Stimulus DLC pack, Activision has announced to bring new DLC pack called Resurgence for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2. New DLC will have three new maps - Trailer Park, Carnival, and Fuel. Trailer Park would be a "super condensed" map in which the player will go cutting through abandoned trailers and will be pretty much like "a maze". Carnival, as the name suggests, would be a daytime map for a "decimated amusement park" which will include rides in rollercoasters and fun houses. Fuel would be a Sniper Heaven and will be set in an open Oil Refinery. Two old maps - Vacant and Strike from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfware will also be included.

After the success of Assassin's Creed II, Ubisoft will now bring the next installment in this series. Ubisoft has launched a new website for its upcoming game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and the only section the site has so far is - Weapons. Looks like Ubisoft will be showing the AC: Brotherhood game at the upcoming E3 Expo from June 15-17. 

The sequel will have more creativity options for the users. The changes and list of features will surely amaze anyone, regardless of whether he has or hasn't played LBP game yet. The LBP2 will allow users to record sounds and use them, give them an option for video editing and so on. The entire game would be focused more on creation rather than creating. Catch up the launch trailer at http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/2/.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told Associated Press that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS console will feature anti-piracy measures and a 2D switch. This new handheld console will be shown at the E3 2010 convention in Los Angeles next month. Piracy, in several regions, has caused worries to console makers and hence, Iwata stated that new anti-piracy technology would be employed in Nintendo 3DS console. Iwata noted that Nintendo 3DS is a temporary name for the console. Considering the mal-effects of 3D on children, Nintendo 3DS handheld console will come with 3D-to-2D switch. Nintendo has been banking on the fact that the console won't require anaglyphs for 3D gaming.

We might be bit late but it's never too late to share good information. The seventh Call of Duty game is being planned and is dubbed as Call of Duty: Black Ops. This game will be developed by Treyarch instead of Infinity Ward. Mark Lamia, Treyarch studio head, confirmed with Computer and Video games that CoD: Black Ops players will get dedicated game servers for the PC version of the shooter action game. Finally, PC gamers will get a chance to rejoice.

Just in case you have nothing interesting to play, then do log in to Xbox LIVE and check out some games in Arcade section. More importantly, Mac users shouldn't miss out to install Steam for Mac client and play Portal game for free! We wish you happy time gaming and yeh, do take a break to enjoy some time with family too.