July 26th, 2010
According to IGN, our beloved protagonist Cole McGrath will be under-going another character transformation, and game feature/art will be changing and being added to (once again), and quite late in the production process. The tale of this game being made has already been a roller-coaster ride in the best and worst sense of the word, as the direction seems sorta wandering as it is now. But hey, some of the best games get made on the seat of the producers pants, we figure.
The PS3 version (according to Gaming Everything blog) will have the following game changes:
- Comic cut-scenes from the first game are returning
- New cut-scene was shown at Comic-Con
- inFamous 2 being made faster because a number of tools from the first game have already been developed
- inFamous 3 not ruled out, but the team says they are still working on the second game
- Not set in stone whether or not saves will carry over
- City in inFamous 2 chosen because they wanted players to recognize the setting easily, and Empire City was mostly destroyed
- Ideas for powers in the first game that weren’t used haven’t really come into play for the sequel
- Fan feedback have influenced inFamous 2, including people’s opinions of Cole and his voice
- Should be able to move about the city more quickly with new abilities
- On multiplayer: No announcement today, but fans were told to “stay tuned”
Interesting decisions all the way around, we think. We’ll see how it turns out.
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July 24th, 2010
It seems that 2K Games has announced that its upcoming big-time action crime game, Mafia II, will have a demo you can download available worldwide on August 10 for the PS3, among other platforms. Here’s is the company’s promo announcement for your reading pleasure:
Set in the fully realized and immersive 1940’s and 1950’s American urban cityscape of Empire Bay, soon all gamers will be able to experience the meticulously crafted atmosphere, intense shooting and driving gameplay, and character narrative in Mafia II that is set to be released on August 24 in North America, August 26 in Australia and August 27 around the world.
The Mafia II demo invites gamers to dive into the “Buzzsaw” level, where Vito and his buddies, Joe and Henry, are sent to take out a mobster known as “The Fat Man”. While the epic game spans two decades, the Buzzsaw demo takes place during the summer of the ‘50s – a time considered the “Birth of Cool”, and with it, rock ‘n’ roll, hot rods, and rebellious attitudes. The demo showcases the type of vibrant edge-of-your-seat action, as well as a slice of the expansive city of Empire Bay in the colorful era.
We are certainly looking forward to seeing how this plays and looks.
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July 23rd, 2010
It seems the news of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for the PS3 being pushed back to 2011 wasn’t accurate, as a recent announcement has it pegged as late this year, and the box art and early details have been released for public ogling.
The folks over at Konami were kind enough to finally announce a release window for the highly anticipated title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. When will it release? A specific release date has not been announced, however we can expect this title to released sometime in mid-October or so.
Here’s the (preliminary) box art for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow as the pic accompanying this article. It’s pretty spiffy and the early word on the game is that it will introduce lots of new elements to the gameplay, and some truly breathtaking graphics being on display as well.
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July 13th, 2010
Many have been waiting anxiously for more details (official ones anyway) regarding AC3 for the PS3, and now we finally have word about its direction and general details about where the project is headed:
Production Manager Jean-Francois Boivin spoke for the first time about Assassin’s Creed 3, confirming that it will feature a new setting and a new protagonist.
Unlike Ubi’s approaching Assassin’s Creed entry Brotherhood, the fourth title in the series will wave farewell to Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Renaissance Italy: “Assassin’s Creed 3: new setting, new hero. That’s the way it works. We know what we’re doing; we’ve had a plan for a long time about where this license is going to go.”
The project has had some controversy and turmoil (the departure of Creative Director Patrice Desilets a month ago for example) but is now on track for a early 2012 release, according to reports and rumors. We’ll update you of course, if this changes.
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July 10th, 2010
Haven’t you ever wondered if classic black is the only color option available for the PS3? Up until now, there wasn’t another choice (without the use of spray paint that is).
Well now you can buy a white PS3 model in Japan, and possibly the United States and Europe very soon.
Not only is Sony bringing a new “classic white” color to the marketplace, they are also bringing two new hard drive builds: 160GB and 320GB models. They say that these will be replacing there older 120GB and 250GB ones at some point.
The new units will be going for about ¥29,980 or $350 USD for the 160GB, and ¥34,980 yen or $400 USD for the 320GB. According to reports, these will be arriving July 29. It’s not yet clear if we will definitely be getting these in North America and Europe, but a Sony spokesperson has made this statement publicly (which means very little, we realize):
“We will consider every possibility based on the market demands, but have nothing to announce at this point in time.”
Hopefully Sony considers us deserving folks in the US for the new slick color scheme.
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July 10th, 2010
New game release details are something we always enjoy bringing you, and here is yet another example. 505 Games announced an agreement with Russian developer Biart Studio, to publish Deep Black on the PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox360 systems. Here are more details from the company press release coverage:
Deep Black lets players experience for the first time the thrills of a third-person action shooter in an underwater setting.
With the release set for Q1 2011, the unique setting of Deep Black combines action-packed battles with an immersive story line, of complex science-fiction mystery, espionage and bio-terror. Offering realistic physics in an underwater environment brings new “depths” to in-game challenges in Deep Black.
Players will take to the murky depths armed with a wrath of underwater equipment from specialized underwater jet packs with integrated harpoons, mini submersibles and other high tech equipment in pursuit of enemies. With the majority of the game play taking place below the water’s surface, action-adventure fans will need to master new skills to fight hostile enemies and infiltrate enemy bases.
Sounds pretty cool to us, we’ll update you as we hear more, as usual. January 2011 is pegged as the early rumored released date.
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July 2nd, 2010
Criterion Games’ Twitter page has definitely been buzzing since Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was officially unveiled at this year’s E3 Expo, and reports indicate the game is worth waiting for, to be sure.
The British company, who created the highly-successful Burnout series, is on track to restore the Need for Speed franchise to its former glory, and many fans are wanting to find out all they can before the game’s early November PS3 release. Over the last few days, the company’s Tweets have let eager gamers know what could be coming in the near future regarding the game, which is quite awesome.
Here’s a rundown of the some of quick details to be considered noteworthy:
- Like Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit will be an open-world game, just bigger and better! Chases will take place all over the game’s map, not on predetermined routes
- There will be no options to tune or upgrade the game’s cars. Similarly, visual customisation will be very limited
- Most if not all cars will be exotic by classification, though unfortunately Ferrari will not be appearing in the manufacturer line-up
- Hot Pursuit will feature two individual campaigns of almost equal length, one for the police and one for the criminal
- The custom soundtrack feature will be supported
- Multiplayer modes will be online-only. There will be no split-screen mode
- A cockpit viewpoint will not be available
We like many of the features so far (lack of a cockpit viewpoint and lack of upgrades kinda makes us sad a bit), but overall we can’t wait. Bring it on!
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July 1st, 2010
Have one of those older PS3 models with the chunky body? Well, Gamestop is here with one of the more interesting solutions/offers out there:
Thats right, Gamestop is offering customers $200 trade-in credit toward a new PS3 slim. The old console must be in working condition, and include both the A/V Cables and a working controller.
Not a bad deal at all, if you ask us…it will encourage more PS3 owners to ‘go slim’, but at the same time, owners with a launch model with backwards capability probably won’t bother with the offer at all. The offer also has a limited time period as well: it ends July 18th, so you’d better hurry if a slimmer model is something you’ve always dreamed of.
No word on whether these traded in models will be resold to other customers later on; our guess would be probably so, in one form or another. It’s a Gamestop thing.
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June 29th, 2010
From what we’ve been reading and recent interviews concerning the project, we’re sorta not shocked, but a little sad to report that it doesn’t look like there is any post-release content in the pipeline for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, the first game to embrace online multiplayer in the series.
Despite the increasingly important role download addons play these days in adding fresh blood to an existing game, Ubisoft is confident there will be enough in Brotherhood out-of-the-box to keep the community interested for a long time. Odds are, it won’t be enough for very long, but we could be wrong.
In a recent interview with video game blog VG247, developer Mathieu Gagnon was quoted:
“There are absolutely no plans for DLC at this time. By ‘no plans,’ I mean I have no clue of the plans. If we have plans, I’m really not aware.”
No shock here. Probably an act of a company a little short on funds to save some cash, and play on an existing name that already has a fanbase. The game is scheduled to be released for the PS3 in early November or so, but we may have to admit: our enthusiasm for the game has diminished a bit.
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June 29th, 2010
LittleBigPlanet will be quenching our thirst for Marvel flavored content very soon, it appears. While we’ve been happy enough dressing our boys and girls as animals, Incredibles, Judge Dredd and Jack Sparrow, this hasn’t stopped the community wanting Marvel Comics’ iconic characters. On July 7th, their cries will finally be answered. We like to cover all things PS3.
Media Molecule will release a total of four Marvel Costume Packs on the PlayStation Store over a period of four weeks, and here’s a full list of all the super characters joining the parade:
- Captain America
- Daredevil
- Doctor Octopus
- Elektra
- Ghost Rider
- Green Goblin
- Hulk
- Invisible Woman
- Iron Man
- The Human Torch
- Magneto
- Mystique
- The Punisher
- Rogue
- Spiderman
- Storm
- The Thing
- Thor
- Venom
- Wolverine
Also coming soon with this is Marvel Level Kit, four specially-crafted levels of adventure that will pit our courageous superheroes against the evil Magneto, and the ability to create your own levels as well with a bevy of special items and such to go with it. We like the direction this is going in, for certain.
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