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Just Cause 2: Amazing Stunt Video Nets $10,000

Daniel Steinberg is $10,000 richer as of yesterday. The Saint Louis Park, MN gamer impressed Square Enix enough with his Just Cause 2 stunt that he won their$10K Stunt challenge. "I've seen some impressive stunts from the JC2 community since release, but never anything like this - flying a plane through a casino? That takes balls,"...

Posted October 8, 2010| 30 Comments
Just Cause Movie Planned

Hollywood has optioned the film rights to open-world video game Just Cause. According to move-biz Bible Variety, Eric Eisner's L+E Productions owns the rights to the Just Cause movie script written by Michael Ross. Producer Adrian Askarieh is on board as well. The movie will be (presumably) a huge action movie that tells the story of Rico...

Posted October 4, 2010| 13 Comments
Six Months Worth Of Crazy Just Cause 2 Stats

It’s been six months since Avalanche Studios unleashed the open-world action extravaganza that is Just Cause 2. And in that time, players have hit a number of staggering milestones. Like one guy who has clocked in 1,100 hours of game time (that’s 45 days of continuous play!), or the fact that players have driven the equivalent of...

Posted October 1, 2010| 19 Comments
Avalanche Studios Working On Licensed Action Game

Despite the impressive success of their original IP Just Cause 2 Avalanche Studios have revealed that they are currently working on their first licensed game. In an interview with CVG, Avalanche head Christofer Sundberg said little about the studios next project, however he did say, “it’s definitely within the action genre,”...

Posted June 10, 2010| 2 Comments
Just Cause 2 Black Market DLC Packs Trailer Delivers Happiness

This is one of those “don’t waste our time with your words” situations, so I’ll keep the explanation short. Below is a trailer for the Black Market downloadable content packs for Just Cause 2. The first batch, the Aerial Pack, is now available on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live; the second will be available May 25. Both...

Posted April 30, 2010| 14 Comments
Two New DLC Packs Announced For Just Cause 2

For Just Cause 2 fans looking for even more reasons to waste away hours upon hours in Avalanche Studios’ massively open-world explosion fest of a game, you’ll be pleased to know that some rather impressive new weaponry is heading your way over the coming weeks. The first batch of downloadable content, the Black Market Aerial Pack...

Posted April 23, 2010| 9 Comments
Feedback -- Just Cause 2 And iPad Gaming Edition

You don't have to deal with my awkward pauses anymore, as Adam Sessler has returned to Feedback, albeit with some disappointing news: he didn't find the intrepid Yeti during his fever dream. Abbie Heppe, Adam, Jake Gaskill and myself tried to soothe our crushed hopes and dreams with discussion about Apple's new iPad and the launch games...

Posted April 7, 2010| 86 Comments
Mid-Day Discussion: I Want To Break Apart Just Cause 2

Just last week, I confessed a desire to skip the nearly intolerable cut-scenes in Just Cause 2, a game whose completely ridiculous gameplay scenarios trump the afterthought of a story. Besides that, however, I'm having flashbacks of experiences with previous open world video games where I eventually became fed up with having to rely on the...

Posted March 30, 2010| 22 Comments
Morning Hangover -- I've Never Wanted To Skip A Cut-Scene...Until Now

Just Cause 2, as Jake Gaskill pointed out in his review this week, is a pretty great game. The reason Just Cause 2 works is because Avalanche Studios has crafted an impressive open world that, more impressively, has loads of cool toys to play and experiment with. The story is dead awful. In fact, it's so terrible that I'm considering committing...

Posted March 25, 2010| 35 Comments
Nugget From The Net: Lost Easter Eggs In Just Cause 2 Blow My Mind

I’m lovingly referring to this Easter Egg video for Just Cause 2 “Lost Cause,” because it reveals a particularly awesome secret hidden in the massively massive world of Eidos’ out of control action adventure title. We’re going to try it out for ourselves to make it’s real, but in the meantime, enjoy some...

Posted March 24, 2010| 17 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: An Open World is Not Enough

By now, gamers are very used to playing a large collection of open world games. From GTA IV to Fallout 3 to Just Cause 2, there are plenty of high quality titles that allow you to make your own story and go about missions how you see fit. But is that enough to make a great game? Such is the subject of this week's Soapbox. The Sess uses his...

Posted March 23, 2010| 56 Comments
Morning Hangover -- Just Cause 2 And The "Easy" Problem

I had no problem playing Red Faction: Guerrilla on easy. The combat wasn't anything to write home about -- it was about blowing the heck out of buildings -- so why struggle with something that clearly wasn't the focus? I'm getting a similar vibe from Just Cause 2, not coincidentally another open-world game whose combat is...erm, based on the...

Posted March 23, 2010| 21 Comments
Just Cause 2 Demo Grapples Your Way March 4, New Stunt Trailer To Celebrate

Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Here’s a stupid question: Do you want an early taste of what it’s like to pull off ridiculous acrobatic maneuvers while grappling off moving cars, blowing up buildings and shooting dudes while parachuting off mountains in Avalanche Studios’ open-world stunt-tactular Just Cause...

Posted February 26, 2010| 8 Comments
Just Cause 2 Pre-Orders Come With Free DLC

And the excessive video game pre-order madness just keeps on coming. This time, compliments of Avalanche Studios’ free roaming action bonanza Just Cause 2. In addition to a limited edition case and foldout intel map of the entire game map, pre-orderers will also get their virtual hands on all the downloadable goodies available in the...

Posted December 10, 2009| 6 Comments
Just Cause 2 Release Date Announced

Open-world action game Just Cause 2 will be available for purchase on March 23rd, 2010, in North America. We've been holding our breath for a long time for Just Cause 2; originally, the game was announced for a Christmas 2008 release. Judging from what Square Enix says, it will be worth the added wait. Just Cause 2 features over 1000Km...

Posted November 24, 2009| 6 Comments