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Gears of War 2 NOT at E3 2007-06-19 17:29:00
Despite the rumors , Gears
of War 2 will not be shown in any form at this year’s E3. Epic Vice-President Mark Rein, in a statement given to beyondunreal.com had the following to say, “We are not announcing a sequel to Gears of War at E3 this year,” Rein continued “Did you see the update we just did for Gears of War last week? We’re still working on the first one.”
The fact that this rumor was debunked lends very little creditability to the the remainder of the rumors “leaked” on the Wii60 forums.
-David Patterson
Transformers game opening cinematic 2007-06-19 07:38:16
Check out the the opening cinematic of the Transformers
game Activision has released. The cinematic is created by Blur, an effects house that has also done cinematics for games like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
SKATE vs Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground graphics comparison 2007-06-18 14:20:02 Seeing both EA and Activision release some new materials for their upcoming, very much competing, skating games made me want to put together a few comparison
images and see how the two compare visually. Here they are, you be the judge:
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, Tony Hawk
Band of Bugs this Week’s Live Arcade Release 2007-06-18 13:36:52 Band of Bugs from “Outpost Kaloki X” developers Ninjabee will be this week’s Live Arcade Release
. The game is a mix of strategy and fast-paced action according to the developers. The game will be on sale June 20 for 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JxtmYColOw
-David Patterson
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground facts, video and screenshots 2007-06-18 13:19:19
Activision has released some mighty fine screenshots and a gameplay video
from their next Tony Hawk
game today, just in time to counter EA’s latest SKATE video. As you know the Tony Hawk games have dominated the skating games without competition for a number of years but finally, EA has decided to give them a run for their money with SKATE. (more…) Read more:Proving
, facts
Microsoft to make a big bang at E3 ? 2007-06-18 07:48:39 UPDATE: Microsoft
has responded to this rumor saying it’s bull with some educated guesses mixed in.
There’s a rumor going around that an E3 Floor Manager has leaked some information regarding Microsoft’s announcements at E3 this July. Here’s a list of what was posted at the Wii60 forums:
New Crimson Skies game to be announced.
Bungie working on new title/series not related to anything in the Halo/Marathon Universe.
Epic Games to show some form of Gears of War 2 Trailer.
Microsoft have bought the Star Wars Battlefront 3 rights. Trailer/Demo to be shown.
Rare to show off Banjo Kazooie 3 (Banjo-Theerie).
Rare to announce 2 new games.
Rare to announce Kameo 2.
Lionhead Studios show more of Fable 2.
Microsoft to fund a new game based on Jason Bourne. It’ll be based on the books and not the film with Matt Damon.
Team Ninja to show off Ninja Gaiden 2. Labeled 360 Exclusive.
Apparently there’s news of a MGS Game for the 360. May or may not be the 4th Instal
Tomb Raider Anniversary coming to 360 after all 2007-06-18 06:28:16 The rumors are true - Eidos announced today that Tomb RaiderAnniversary
will be coming to Xbox360 as downloadable episodic content, with a retail version to follow.
The content will be released as four separate episodes, costing 2400 Microsoft Points in total, and will surprisingly only be available to owners of Tomb Raider
Legend. The first two episodes will be available sometime in September with the next two following shortly after them. The retail game will be released later in the year.
While I’m definitely disappointed that we have to wait several months for the 360 version, this announcement makes me a happy camper. I love Tomb Raider and really enjoyed the time I spent on getting the full 1000 Gamerscore for Tomb Raider Legend.
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GTA IV trailer on the 28th 2007-06-22 08:43:19 Looks like Yahoo! has grabbed another exclusive as that’s where Rockstar Games will be launching the world-premiere trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV next week.
The new trailer will be available in high-definition on Yahoo! Games GTAIV page next Thursday, June 28 at 12 p.m. EST. This is the first full trailer for the game and we’re promised some action-packed game footage.
Starting today, Yahoo! will also be releasing GTAIV content like an interview with the creators and new screenshots. So keep checking that page every once in a while.
ARG…more Halo 3 viral madness 2007-06-21 19:37:35
The Halo 3 hype machine continues its forward assault. In addition to the posts made on the bungie.net forums , a selection of cryptic videos have also been released. Check out one of the ARG videos and another showing the Halo 3 hype machine as it hits the streets after the jump.
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Blue Dragon European release date set 2007-06-28 09:13:52 Microsoft sent out word that the widely anticipated role-playing game Blue Dragon
will be available in Europe on August 24th.
Blue Dragon
is a culmination of the work of famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker game studio and developer Artoon. The game features the character design of Akira Toriyama, who designed “Dragon Ball Z,” and music by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer for “Final Fantasy.”
Blue Dragon is an Xbox360 exclusive, with a combination of realistic environments, anime-styled characters, unique battles and a compelling storyline.
Gamers will find themselves exploring and discovering the vast world of Blue Dragon as they assume the role of Shu, a young boy who along with his band of four friends, embarks on a quest to combat the evil forces that have come to their world. These unlikely heroes possess miraculous strength and the magical power to control their phantom shadow creatures that range from a Minotaur to a phoenix to a dragon and more. Read more:European
Sid Meier brings Civilization to next-gen consoles 2007-06-28 07:53:00 2K Games announced today that Sid Meier
has been keeping busy by designing and building a new Civilization
game from the ground up for next-gen consoles
and handhelds - “Sid Meier
’s Civilization Revolution” to be exact.
This would be the first next generation game designed by Meier. Civilization Revolution is being developed by Firaxis Games, where Meier is the Director of Creative Development, and is currently slated for a spring 2008 release.
Sid Meier: “Civilization Revolution is the game I’ve always wanted to make! We are excited to take advantage of the power of next generation consoles and the ingenuity of handhelds, to create a great and unique strategy game for newcomers to the series, as well as the millions of fans around the world who enjoy Civilization on the PC.”
Hopefully we’ll get to see some media rolling out during E3 in July.
New GTA IV shots 2007-06-27 21:54:11 Earlier today Rockstar released two never before seen screen-shots
of GTA IV . I have to say, everything I’ve read and seen of GTA IV sounds great and this is coming from a gamer who couldn’t care less about the previous games in the series or the entire “thug” genre for that matter. Screen-shots after the jump.
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First trailer from the Hitman movie 2007-06-27 02:42:34 We’ve seen photos from the set and a still from the movie
. Now it’s time for the first teaser trailer from the Hitman
movie:
I love it that they used the “Ellens dritter Gesang” music in the trailer. It doesn’t seem to be the same version as the last game had but it’s close enough and it immediately made me think of the game. Besides the music, pretty much everything else is straight from the game as well so to be honest, this teaser got me fairly hyped for the movie.
Could it be, are gamers finally getting a true-to-the-game movie ? Hopefully so. Just as long as there won’t be too many big explosions as this teaser suggests - this IS a movie about an assassin who’s silent in his ways, after all. Read more:First
Forza Motorsport 2 still king in the UK 2007-06-26 22:54:07 Microsoft can be happy as ForzaMotorsport
2 is selling as well as expected. For the second week, Forza2 has not let go of the top spot in the UK sales chart.
Here’s the Top 10:
01. Forza Motorsport
2
02 . Colin McRae: DIRT
03. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
04. Spider-Man 3
05. Tomb Raider: Anniversary
06. Mario Strikers Charged Football
07. Shrek the Third
08. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
09. Tiger Woods PGA Tour
10. Fantastic 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer
Soul Calibur 4 will be online-enabled 2007-06-25 22:25:32 According to the August issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, the next iteration of Bandai-Namco’s weapon fighter will be online
-enabled.
Previously it was though that the minute reactions required by fighting games would be impossible to deliver over current broadband networks. In fact, previous attempts in other online-enabled fighters such as the laggy online matches in DOA4 and the XBLA release of Street Fighter II Turbo pretty much prove the notion true.
Gamer’s will have a chance to see if Soul Calibur 4 can buck the trend when the game is released sometime in 2008.
-David Patterson
The Darkness is a brightspot in this summer’s releases 2007-07-01 01:37:23
Historically, it seems publishers are content on releasing licensed properties and other “filler” titles to round out their financial profiles during the summer months. The heavy hitting titles, such as entries in the Halo or Final Fantasy series are usually released during or right before the all-important Christmas season.
Times seem to be a-changin’.More and more it appears that publisher’s are realizing gamers buy games all year round and the summer releases of big titles such as The Darkness
, Bioshock and Blue Dragon further lend some amount of credence to the notion.
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First Civilization Revolution trailer 2007-06-28 14:02:11
Well well well, we didn’t have to wait until E3 to see some media from the newly announced Civilization
game after all. 2K Games has released the first “Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution” trailer. Unfortunately there’s no in-game footage in there but it’s worth the watch anyway. Read more:First
New Halo 3 screenshot 2007-07-05 15:22:35
There it is folks.The second in-game screenshot released thus far from Halo 3’s campaign mode.
It’s looking pretty darn good if you ask me. This screen-shot will hopefully put to rest all those “Halo 2.5″ comments. However, this trickle of information is just wrong for a game the will see its release in only a few months. I say stop the trite “viral” ads and bring on the full on ad assault. Hopefully, E3 will bring more news and footage of the game’s single player campaign.
Some goods from Area51 2007-07-05 10:04:27 Midway shot over a few new screens from BlackSite: Area51 as well as a trailer that is a part of their presence at E3 next week.
The screenshots feature Special Forces assassin Aeran Pierce, an Iraq war veteran, as he leads his Delta Force squad against a mysterious insurgency who have emerged from the concrete tombs of Area 51, thought to have been sealed off forever.
Oh, and if you haven’t already, be damn sure to download the demo off Marketplace to get a taste of this game. Although it’s just a very short teaser demo, it’s well worth the download. (more…) Read more:goods
Devil May Cry 4 Preview 2007-07-05 00:42:34
There is a great DMC 4 preview over at Next Gen. The article is a bit PS3-centric, but well written nonetheless.
I personally cannot wait for this game. I thought DMC3 was a blast and I welcome a return of the frantic action gameplay DMC is known for.
Devil
May Cry 4 Preview Read more:Devil May Cry
TimeGate announces Section 8 2007-07-04 04:13:44
TimeGate Studios, the company behind the F.E.A.R. expansion set announced today that they’re working on their most ambitious game yet - a new sci-fi shooter called Section
8. No information was released except for some images and a trailer. It looks promising thus far but we won’t be able to play this game any time soon unfortunately - it’s going to be released sometime in 2009. Hit the break for the images and trailer. (more…)
Elder Scrolls IV GotY Edition this September 2007-07-09 10:28:31 Bethesda sent out word that they’ll be releasing “The ElderScrolls
IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition
” this September
.
The GotY edition will include both the official expansion (Shivering Isles), the downloadable content (Knights of the Nine) and will be available for Xbox360, PS3 and PC.
Since its release in March last year, TESIV has one more than a few awards in different categories, including numerous Game of the Year and RPG of the Year awards. Gamerankings.com and MetaCritic.com list Oblivion as the highest rated game of all time on both Xbox 360 PS3. Read more:Elder Scrolls
New Gears of War content is coming… 2007-07-06 22:26:02
..to the PC. That’s right, despite the statements otherwise, Gears
of War is making its way over to the PC.
Apparently, the folks over at Gamevideos.com were a bit too trigger happy when they posted a Pre-E3 PC video of GOW earlier today. The video has been subsequently pulled. But, not before it was posted to Youtube.
Video after the jump.
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Xbox360 takes Virtua Fighter 5 online 2007-07-06 11:58:44
SEGA announced today that the Xbox
360 version of Virtua Fighter 5 will have online
multiplayer functionality and sent over some screenshots as well.
A year or so ago the producer of the Virtua Fighter series, Hiroshi Kataoka, said that the VF series will never have online play because tests carried out specifically to evaluate online play proved to be unsatisfactory. Never say never I guess..
Gary Knight, SEGA Europe: “For a lot of very good reasons, Virtua Fighter 5 is regarded as the deepest and most revered fighting game available on next generation consoles. Bringing Virtua Fighter 5 to the Xbox 360 will not only capture an entirely new audience, but will allow gamers to show their Virtua Fighter skills online against friends and foes”. (more…)
A Nazi invasion of NYC 2007-07-06 06:47:08
Codemasters has released the first trailer for Turning Point: Fall of Liberty - the upcoming World War II alternate reality first person shooter, where America is not drawn into the war until the 1953 Nazi invasion of the U.S. east coast.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty explores the consequences of what may happened if, after being struck by a cab in New York in 1931, Winston Churchill had died and wasn’t alive to rally the Allied forces and confront Nazi forces during WWII.
I have to say that while I’m really sick of WWII games, this one looks very promising.
E3: New Assassin’s Creed screens 2007-07-12 10:55:29 Here are some fresh screenshots from Ubisoft’s oh-so-highly anticipated Assassin
’s Creed
and I have to say, it looks better than ever.
The game seems to have lost its blue’ish overlay, which was very apparent in previous screenshots, and looks a lot more natural now. Like we learned last month, Assassin’s Creed will be released this November.
Here are some of the games features, check out the new screens below:
• Be an Assassin
Master the skills, tactics, and weapons of history’s deadliest and most secretive clan of warriors. Plan your attacks, strike without mercy, and fight your way to escape.
• Realistic and responsive environments
Experience a living, breathing world in which all your actions have consequences. Crowds react to your moves and will either help or hinder you on your quests. (more…)
E3: New Halo3 trailer 2007-07-11 12:13:51 To accompany the load of information and new campaign mode screenshots we posted earlier today, here’s the latest Halo3 trailer:
E3: First Battlestar Galactica screenshots and info 2007-07-11 11:48:11 Here we have the first screenshots and game features from the top down sci-fi shooter Battlestar Galactica
that will be released on Xbox Live Arcade in Q3 this year.
We’ll be able to play as both humans and Cylons and either defend Galactica or try and destroy it.
Here’s some of the features of the game:
Single-Player Campaign – Pilot various ships and complete memorable missions from the TV series.
Multiplayer Game Mode – Play online with 8 players in this relentless space-based action shooter in Firefight, Skirmish and Domination modes.
Legendary Spaceships – Fly 4 Human and 4 Cylon ships from the Viper II to the Cylon Raider, each with unique weapon capabilities.
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