Daily Gaming Tidbits 03/03/10

• Atari announced a new sequel to Eden Games’ Test Drive Unlimited. Look for Unlimited 2 to add in day-night cycles, weather effects, vehicle damage, etc… It should launch this fall for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 & Windows…

• The Ska Studios Indie hit I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 has cemented itself by hitting the 200,000 units sold mark. Although, for only $1, there’s no reason why every LIVE gamers shouldn’t have it in their library…

• Courtesy of Dual Shockers: Turtle Beach announced a successor to their Ear Force X1 headsets. Dubbed the X11, it’ll bring better comfort & improved sound quality over the X1. Cost will be $60 & it’ll be carried by retailers like Best Buy & Amazon…

• Forza 3 players who weren’t privy to the VIP package that was available in the Limited Edition of the game can now enjoy the same benefits. Turn 10 Studios has released the VIP Membership Car Pack for 800 MP. Beyond all the special recognition a VIP member gets, the pack includes 5 exclusive cars:2008 Aston Martin DBS, 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, 2007 Ferrari F430 Scuderia, 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, and 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997). The best part is Turn 10 is donating $10 of every purchase to Save the Children (with a maximum donation of $100,000)…

• Sony officiated their relationship with Media Molecule by acquiring the Little Big Planet developer…

• Valve released a series of teaser images today. All depict icons from their top franchises with some form of Apple innuendo thrown in. With Gabe Newel scheduled to do some talking at GDC next week, it’s a safe bet that some of their announcements will be bringing Steam along with some of their top franchises to the Mac platform…

• Looks like that GotY edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum rumored about awhile back is panning out, with a new feature: 3D…

• Toy Soldiers launched today on Xbox LIVE Arcade, firing the first shot in Microsoft’s month-long Block Party event. Grab the demo here or pick up the full release for 1200 MP here…

• Mega Man 10 will be getting it’s first piece of DLC on April 5th. The little blue guy’s rival, Bass, will be available as a downloadable character for 200 WP…

• The 2nd DLC pack for Resident Evil 5 released today for the Xbox 360 (it’ll hit the Playstation 3 tomorrow). Desperate Escape (the new chapter) will run you 400 MP while the Costume Pack 2 will set you back 160 MP…

• Look for the MotoGP 09/10 demo to launch this week on both the Xbox 360 & the Playstation 3…

• And I’ll leave you with a new Halo: Reach video (posted below) that teases what we will see in the upcoming beta this May…

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