Crackdown 2

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Deathmatch vid

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Eurogamer Hands On

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Crackdown 2 VGA Trailer

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On Major Nelson's weekly podcast -- with a host left laughing and teary-eyed due to the Xbox head's dental-related lisp -- Aaron Greenberg did some NPD boasting before ruminating on the first half of 2010. After pointing out Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, and Alan Wake, he confirmed Crackdown 2 as part of Microsoft's list of "triple-A, exclusive" titles heading to the Xbox 360 during "the first half of the year."

"Those are just the exclusives, that doesn't include Final Fantasy ... there's no way we had a first half of the year like that last year," Greenberg added. The back end of the upcoming year is no slouch either in his eyes, with Halo Reach and Fable 3 said to be on schedule for launch in the Fall. Considering the first Crackdown's February release date, we're hoping for a similarly timed release of the sequel (just in time for its third birthday!). We've followed up with Greenberg and will update this post if we hear more.

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Crackdown 2 release date announced
Microsoft reveals the date you can superjump around buildings for the second time...

Microsoft and Ruffian Games have announced the release date for Crackdown 2.

The second helping of the superjumping, explosive adventure is pencilled in for release on July 9th.

The original Crackdown sold well on the back of the in-game Halo 3 beta, so it'll be interesting to see how well the sequel does on its own two legs. Still, the summer months are traditionally quiet, so it won't have any major competition to fend off...

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Crackdown 2 gets ultra-violent prequel cartoon



You know what violent video gaming franchise we always thought would make an excellent Saturday morning cartoon? Crackdown. We're thinking of a modern day GI Joe series, with rugged super soldiers, death-defying acrobatic feats, the occasional car chase and a helpful PSA at the end of each episode. However, Machinima.com recently posted the first episode in a real cartoon series based on Crackdown 2, and ... well, let's just say they went in a much different direction with it. A much bloodier direction.

Check past the jump to see the first installment in "The Pacific City Archives," and think about how happy you are that whatever city you may be living in is relatively killer-mutant-free.

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Crackdown 2 Preview

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Achievements

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E3 2010: 100G Achievements in Crackdown 2 demo
Ruffian innovates with gamer rewards

Crackdown 2's demo will feature ten Achievements worth 10G each when it is released next week, Microsoft has revealed.

Official Xbox Magazine editor John Hicks sends back word from E3 that the announcement was made at a swanky game-related launch party in Los Angeles tonight.

Sadly, you'll still have to buy the full game to add your Achievements to your Gamerscore. You thought they'd make it that easy for you?

However, until then, you'll still get the bragging rights. And that's 50 per cent of the battle.

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Crackdown 2 demo today

Ruffian Games' Crackdown 2 may not be out until 9th July, but a demo version of the Xbox 360-exclusive third-person openworld effort is due today.

According to publisher Microsoft, the demo features "accelerated Agent levelling, four-player co-op, and the ability to earn Demo Achievements".

Apparently if you earn Demo Achievements you will be rewarded with full Achievements when you play the retail version of Crackdown 2.

The demo weighs in at 1.07GB.

Crackdown 2 takes players back to Pacific City where the Agency is now up against The Cell and an army of mutants that roam the streets at night.

Developer Ruffian has introduced lots of new elements including a "wingsuit" and new types of collectable orb, along with new multiplayer modes.

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sweet i will download that later 

[GamerMan316]

sweet i will download that later 

Me too, about time I actually put some stuff on that 250GB drive, looking forward to Crackdown 2, might give the first one a blast again too.

[DFUSIONITE]

sweet i will download that later 

Me too, about time I actually put some stuff on that 250GB drive, looking forward to Crackdown 2, might give the first one a blast again too.

good idea mate. If ya wanna do some co op give us a shout. Never even tried co op on crackdown!!

[GamerMan316]

sweet i will download that later 

Me too, about time I actually put some stuff on that 250GB drive, looking forward to Crackdown 2, might give the first one a blast again too.

good idea mate. If ya wanna do some co op give us a shout. Never even tried co op on crackdown!!

Will do mate, i've done some co-op with DC and Tara, was good fun, didn't do much of the missions just mooched around killing stuff and ourselves a few times too.   

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Crackdown co-op was awesome, played quite a lot of it. As I've stated before, it is my favourite xbox game, I'm hoping they haven't changed it too much for the sequel.