Monthly Archives: June 2009

Just Add Water retro shooter Gravity Crash will run at 1080p and 60fps, the UK dev said today.

The PSN retro shooter was announced in the Sony conference at E3 yesterday.

The title, which harks back to 80s arcade shooters, features a level editor, multiplayer and 37 planets for you to blow up.

Screens and a press release after the break.

It’s out in “Q3/Q4″.

Update: There’s an IGN preview here.

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IGN‘s posted a mini hands-on of Metal Gear Solid on US PSN and you’ll be pleased to know it still plays great.

From the piece:

The load times were nonexistent, and the game looked pretty good. Basically, I can’t fricking wait for this game to get its crap together and get on the PlayStation Network.

Through the link for more.

BBC tech journalist Darren Waters admitted to VG247 this morning that his secret “BBC game” is The Last Guardian, previously known as Project TRICO, saying it was now “impossible” for the title to satisfy expectations.

“I’ve carried this secret for so long that it is an incredible relief to finally be able to talk about it openly,” he said.

“Obviously, the length of time that has passed between my first glimpse of the game and its unveiling at E3 means that it is impossible for the Last Guardian to live up to the hype built around this so-called ‘secret BBC game’.

“As a passionate gamer I’m really excited to see what the final playable game will be like. Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are such great titles, and the studio behind them so talented, that while there is a lot to live up to there is plenty of reason for optimism.”

The Ueda game, aired publicly for the first time in the Sony E3 press conference last night, is the PS3 title Waters described in February 2008 as having the potential to deliver a “step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion.”

The BBC man went on to denounce the fanboyism generated by his original remarks.

“I hate the way this game has been used as yet another stick for fan boys to hit each around the head,” he added.

“The reality is that all three of the big platforms are producing the kinds of games I could never have imagined years ago when I first fired up my Dragon 32 computer and played Chuckie Egg.”

And there you have it. Watch the game’s beautiful announce trailer here, and get all the news from yesterday’s PS3 conference here.

Happy now?

Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has revealed via his Twitter account that he could be set to make another announcement later today.

“Just finished the first day of the show but tmw is another anouncement,” wrote Pete roughly seven hours from the above date stamp.

We’re treating it as rumour for now, however Shane Kim did say more first party titles were on their way.

Let’s wait and see.

If you want the experience of driving really, really fast then it doesn’t seem like you can go wrong with EA’s Need for Speed Shift.

Through this link are four videos from E3 that prove that what we’re saying is 100 per cent correct.

Take a look.

Watching Nathan Drake in a building with the outside wall torn off, being hunted by an attack chopper, whilst simultaneously trying to take out the bad guys during Sony’s E3 presser was mind-blowing.

Game of E3? Could well be.

Anyway, all we know is we really want to see it again. Now we can. So can you.

After the break.

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Needs no introduction, really. It’s not often a few pixels and a bit of classical music can be stirring, but this is Ueda we’re talking about.

You might have seen the older version, but this is way, way better.

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The Heavy Rain E3 trailer’s after the break, and very cool it looks too.

There was no showing for the Quantic Dream title in the Sony press conference last night, but you can expect plenty more from Cologne.

Look, see.

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Below is footage of Valve’s Doug Lombardi explaining the Left 4 Dead 2 E3 teaser trailer in great detail.

We see the Charger, a huge but deformed zombie with a small head. We find out the game is taking place in a “non-Katrina New Orleans” and of course, get to see the excellent teaser once again.

Not for the squeamish, this one.

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Below is Nintendo’s E3 press conference presentation of Wii Sports Resort.

The footage focusses on how Wii MotionPlus really changes the way you play the game.

Check it out.

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Below is the full God of War III demonstration from Sony’s E3 press conference last night and it looks so good we want to play it now.

However, March 2010 is the protracted date so we’ll have to make do with this for now.

Take a look.

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii looks like it could be yet another jewel in Nintendo’s already diamond encrusted crown.

What makes us certain of this are the seven videos – two from Nintendo’s E3 presser and five off-screen from the show floor – that you can watch below.

NSMBW is out later this year. It’s on our Christmas list already, if we can wait that long.

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In a sit down with IGN, Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said Mario Galaxy 2 is more geared toward the hardcore gamer than the first game.

“What Mr. Miyamoto has shared is that if the first Galaxy was maybe more inviting in terms of all the audiences, what Galaxy 2 is going to be is maybe a little more Nintendo fan / harder gamer focused. A little tougher,” said Reggie.

“The use of Yoshi makes it a little more challenging. We showed some of the snippets of some of the activities — it’s a bit more challenging.

“It’s going to be, if you will, for more of that passionate Mario fan who grew up getting challenged with Super Mario World. It’s going to be much more in that area.”

Sounds good to us.

Full thing through the link.

Below you’ll find footage of Nintendo’s E3 2009 briefing in its entirety.

See the announcement of Team Ninja’s new Metroid title, Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Bros. Wii, Golden Sun for DS, Wii Vitality Sensor and of course Reggie playing basketball.

It’s all there.

Of course, if you’d rather read than watch, all VG247′s news coverage can be found here.

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GameInfoWire has a bunch of Capcom’s Lost Planet 2 screenshots showing huge mechs and highly detailed explosions.

Sony announced last night during its E3 briefing that the game is heading to PS3 in early 2010.

Check them out.

Geoff Keighley has twittered that SCEA boss Jack Tretton has confirmed to him that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will indeed come to PlayStation 3.

“Spoke to Tretton – he confirmed Metal Gear Rising is absolutely coming to PS3 alongside Xbox 360,” tweeted Geoff.

This one looks like it’ll run and run.

Game of the year? Modern Warfare 2 isn’t looking too shabby, to say the least. There’s a lengthy video of direct-feed gameplay after the break, straight from E3.

It’s out later this November, 360-exclusive maps and all.

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Asked about his ideas for the Wii Vitality Sensor, Shigeru Miyamoto said today that the peripheral could be used to help people learn to control their blood pressure. Thus, they would be able to relax more fully and de-stress.

Vitality Sensor: the anti-Wii Fit?

The developer was talking in a roundtable discussion at E3 earlier.

The Vitality Sensor was announced in Nintendo’s E3 press conference this afternoon.

Miyamoto just said he’s working on a new Zelda for Wii. He also showed us a piece of art for the game.

He’s hoping to incorporate Wii MotionPlus into the game.

He wants to launch it in 2010. Might not happen, though.

The news came from a roundtable discussion at E3 today.

During today’s Nintendo roundtable, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto said that Super Mario Galaxy 2 was originally intended to be a remix of the original Galaxy’s content. However, it was expanded into a full sequel.

A small percentage of the game — about five percent — is essentially composed of remixed levels from the first game. But really, only five percent? We’ll live.

Game’s out in 2010.

We’ll keep you updated as Miyamoto continues his talk.