Monthly Archives: May 2009

Guinness World Records has recognised Codemasters racer FUEL as having the largest playable environment of any game.

The open-world racer packs 5,560 of US terrain. Apparently, this is the approximate area of Trinidad & Tobago, and larger than Hong Kong, Singapore, St Lucia and the Isle of Man put together. Fancy.

“We knew FUEL was going to be big,” said producer Phil Wright, “but to have this confirmed officially by Guinness World Records justifies our faith in this ground-breaking title.”

Press release after the break. It’s out on June 5.

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Codemasters has confirmed to VG247 that the 360 and PS3 versions of open-world racer FUEL have been delayed to June 5, a little slip of a week.

The PC version? It’s coming, we’re assured. There’s no solid date on it as yet, but it’s “to follow” in the very near future. We’re talking weeks.

Eidos just confirmed that Tomb Raider: Underworld is now part of 360′s Classis and PS3′s Platinum Hits ranges.

It’s yours now for £20, which isn’t very much. Give it a waz.

Press release after the break.

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Can your weak, feeble mind cope with the insane conundrum that is Heavy Rain? Don’t worry. Your confusion’s “normal”.

“It’s difficult to understand,” Quantic Dream’s David Cage told Eurogamer.

“Don’t worry, that’s normal, but the more scenes we show, probably the more lost you’ll be.

“We’ll show you things that are really, really different from what you’ve just seen. And that’s going to be a pleasure.”

A veritable fuck-load of new gameplay footage and screens of the PS3 thriller were released this morning, a media deluge so baffling it caused our brains to shut down. Even more so than normal.

It’s out later this year.

GTTV just went live with its latest episode, showing loads of new in-game footage of Quantic Dream thriller Heavy Rain. See it here.

There are two developer interviews and a character reveal in there, as well play video of two completely new scenes.

New in-game shots were also released this morning.

The game’s a PS3 exclusive, out this year.

Go!

This isn’t looking very rosy, is it? Either Japan had something more important to do that play videogames last week, or it really has given up.

Last chart here. Data below for the week ending May 17.

• DSi – 34,152
• PSP – 28,683
• Wii – 15,116
• PS3 – 11,605
• DS Lite – 4,888
• PS2 – 4,020
• Xbox 360 – 3,233

Don’t own a Wii? Want to play No More Heroes? Tough. Suda51′s told 1UP there are no plans to do so. “Yet”.

“Actually, a lot of the fans were dying to play the game on other consoles, so I think it’d be great if I could do it, but there’s no plan yet,” said Suda.

“[If so,] I would match the content to [fit] the other consoles. No More Heroes could be a big title, like a big IP, so it’d be good to have a chance to release the game on other consoles, and that would maybe maximize the market.”

There’s a full interview through there. Via Develop and Kotaku.

US mag Game Pro’s posted the first image of BioShock 2′s new Big Daddy, as you can see here.

This is the guy you play in the game. He’s mean. He’s got a mental helmet.

The issue is to contain “more new images and concept art, new HD screenshots, and a huge analysis of BioShock 2′s new multiplayer mode”.

More through there.

Just Add Water’s posted a timer on its site which appears to count down to Sony’s E3 press conference on June 2.

JAW’s working on something called “Project V” at the moment, a “retro shooter,” so we were told at GDC.

For the win. More soon.

It’s after the break, as promised. There’s a mix there of new stuff at the front and video from the last trailer at the back.

The full thing’s going to be shown on US TV on Sunday.

Go, soldier.

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Eurogamer.pt’s got a new gallery of Heavy Rain screens here, showing what looks to be gameplay.

Keep watching this morning. Spike’s going to air a new trailer of the Quantic Dream PS3 exclusive at around 8.30am BST. We’ll let you know once it’s gone up.

The Kojima teaser site finally switched around a bit, and after waiting around for the update, we were presented with yet another teaser.

The clock was reset, and now along with the flashing “S” or “5″ there are the  new letters and numbers “E”, “3″, and either a “q” or backwards “g”, possibly a “9″ or something else entirely.

We have no idea at this point.

All we know is that it’s a countdown to a countdown of sorts. Wait til E3 basically.

Go see for yourself.

Thanks for the company, Michael.

Drop dead gorgeous shots of Demon’s Souls are up over on IGN.

There’s dragons, a giant moth, fiery pits with maniacal flying beetle things and loads of other neat, scary stuff.

Atlus just announced it for North America yesterday.

Here’s hoping a European date is not far behind.

Capcom plans to release more than ten mobile titles for iPhone by March 2010.

This bit of information was dropped by the company’s chief financial officer, Kazuhiko Abe, during the Global Tech Summit in Tokyo, according to a report from Reuters.

Earlier this month, Capcom launched its first title for iPhone and iPod Touch with Resident Evil: Degeneration.

More through the link.

Highlights from the US PS store update this week include demos for inFamous, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.

User can also expect two PS1 games and the usual DLC along with the LittleBigPlanet Monster pack.

You can get the full list after the break, courtesy of Joystiq.

Playable Content

• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six PS1 game ($5.99)
• Ford Racing PS1 game ($5.99)
• inFamous demo
• Up demo
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 demo

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GameTrailers TV filmed a special E3 episode full of news and some other goodies that will be ready to view come May 28 at 11:00pm EST.

We do, however,  know a bit about what to expect from the show and here’s just some of it:

• Tricia Helfer and Rose McGowan are  cohosts.

• An Uncharted 2 spokesman talks multiplayer and confirms that the beta will go live on the first day of E3.

• Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time features time travel and Ratchet will have hover boots, allowing him to move around in new ways.

• The president of Infinity Ward stops by to talk about Modern Warfare 2 and introduce the new trailer.

• More details  for Mass Effect 2 will drop.

• A “big” Madden NFL announcement is expected.

• Bethesda will be revealing a new game.

• Batman: Arkham Asylum, Alien Vs. Predator, Dante’s Inferno, Lost Planet 2, and Need for Speed: Shift will also be featured.

Massive show, apparently.

More over on Kotaku.

Eurogamer Germany has posted a few screens for Prototype.

You know, that game from Radical due for release on PS3 and 360 on June 12?

Maybe you have heard of it.

Loads of game shots and videos are popping up all over the place this evening. The internet is preparing you for E3 we guess.

Hopefully you won’t be sick of ‘em by then.

Hit the link for the rest.

Blue Omega and Codemasters will release Damnation on Steam, PC, PS3 and X360 in the UK tomorrow, and to get folks ready, some screens and a multiplayer video were handed out.

The video is after the break and the screens are over on Shack.

Come May 27, North America will get its hands on the game as well.

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The Armored Front map pack is now available for PS3 and Xbox 360.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin players can shoot their way through maps Conductor and Decoy, and use four unique heads to add a bit of customization to their character.

It will run you 560 MS Points ($6.99 USD).

Map details from the press release are posted below.

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The Nintendo investor briefing that was held on March 8 is now translated and up for your reading pleasure.

In it, Satoru Iwata suggests that he is not adverse to DS or Wii price drops at all – just that it would have to be a global thing.

“I have never said that cutting the suggested retail price is not in the cards. However, price cuts in one country can certainly affect other countries,” he said. “For example, when you say that we should cut the price in Japan due to the current domestic market situation, once the suggested retail price is cut in Japan, people outside Japan will anticipate the same around the world.

“While the price cut is said to surely increase demand, it must be clear from a variety of analysis so far that the effect cannot last very long. Accordingly, if we really do enact a price cut, it must be exactly when it can maximize the business.

“At least for now, I have no specific ideas about the price cut at all.”

Iwata also talks possible pricing strategies, the used game market, and teases titles to be released later in the year.

“The reason why I said today that April, May and June sales of Wii will not reach last year’s results but that the situation will change from the summer of this year was because the company has been preparing for several titles to be launched toward the end of this year that can drive the market.”

Can’t wait.

Hit the link to peruse through things you may or may not have already heard.

Thanks, IGN.