Monthly Archives: August 2009

Colour us interested if true.

According to PSX, God of War and God of War II will be coming to Blu-ray in time for Christmas for the PS3 for anyone who hasn’t played the first games yet, thats if a tweet from a Sony Mexico employee is correct.

Thats all well and good, but whats to stop you from buying both games for the PS2?

Simple – the Blu-ray also contains a demo for God of War III. Earlier this year, a survey went out asking people what they would like to see in a GoW III collectors edition. GoW and GoWII for Blu-ray was one of then options.

Take with a serious pinch of salt as always,

God of War III is out March 2010 for the Playstation 3.

Namco Bandai announced during it’s GamesCom conference yesterday that it’s teaming up with Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory to publish it’s brand new title from the dev for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

The game’s development, which we know very little about at this point other then the platforms, will be assisted by producers from Namco Bandai America.

“This new project pushes our core strengths of rich story-telling, cutting-edge technology and exciting gameplay beyond anything we have created before,” said Nina Kristensen, co-founder of Ninja Theory.

“The support of Namco Bandai combined with the skills and talent we have nurtured over the years means that players are going to be in for a truly deep and memorable experience.”

The game’s due in 2010.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Harmonix boss Alex Rigopulos played The Beatles: Rock Band to a party crowd on top of Microsoft’s Cologne offices the other night. We filmed it. For a laugh.

Live the rooftop Beatles German plastic instrument dream right along with us by hitting the link.

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Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has weighed in on earlier news that Modern Warfare 2 will not be getting a public Beta.

Instead of rehashing what he said, we will let the man tell you himself, via his blog.

I wanted to clarify the supposed “news” coming out of GameCom this morning regarding no MW2 Beta.

First, nothing has technically changed by this news. As I’ve told you many times in the past, expect no Public Beta unless we announce otherwise. That is still the case. We would never say something as definitive as “No Beta Ever!” as that’s simply not how we work. We’ll do an internal beta, if we feel a public one is needed, we’ll explore that route as well.

It is true that we have not announced a Public Beta for MW2, and that remains true unless I announce otherwise.

However, while no Public Beta is currently announced we do plan on running an extensive Closed Beta among Infinity Ward, Activision, and possibly 1st party partners worldwide. The internal beta will allow us all the benefits of a public beta test without the impact it takes on the time required to prep, distribute, & manage a public beta during this crucial time in development.

Once the internal beta is completed, if for any reason we feel we didn’t receive the feedback, address the issues, or have the result we expect. We would consider pushing forward with a public one, however at this point only an internal Closed Beta is planned.

That said, any fears that no Public Beta will result in any quality loss in the final multiplayer game is completely unfounded; Multiplayer has always been and will always remain a major focus for the team at Infinity Ward and we would never ship a product we didn’t feel lived up to the high standards we hold ourselves to.

This decision allows us to deliver a more polished experience, which in the end, is what we all want.

There’s loads more there, go have a read.

Dante’s Inferno has a new trailer, and it’s the one that was shown at GamesCom.

Shows deadly sins, tells you to go to hell, gives flashes of cutscenes and some gameplay.

Basically just something to whet your appetite until it’s out Feb 9 and Feb 12 in the US and Europe, respectively.

Watch below courtesy of Joystiq.

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If a number of listings from major US retailers are to be believed, then yes. GameStop, Amazon, and Best Buy all have Modern Warfare 2 listed at the PC-unfriendly price of $60.

Only Walmart’s still asking $50 for Activision Blizzard’s next cash cow. But no one ever tells Walmart anything. It’s not cool.

We’ve sent an email over to Activision to confirm this expensive turn of events.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Valve has cut the price of Left 4 Dead from $39.99 to $29.99 on Steam.

This is not another temporary price cut either, it’s permanent.

Not bad if you have been sitting on the fence considering Crash Course will be free when it is released for the game in September.

Via BigDownload.

Pirates and ninjas? On Titan Studios’ website? What could this possibly mean? Could Fat Princess’ already sublime recipe be adding a couple dashes of stealth and swashbuckling?

Considering that one of the pictures is titled “FatPrincessPirates,” we’re going to say yes. Titan Studios, however, is saying nothing, so we’re just going to let the evidence speak for itself.

EA Sports and US Soccer announced the joint venture of EA Sports Interactive Training, which is a free, online tutorial using technology to train the “soccer stars of the future”.

Available here, the tool interactively demonstrates the Best Practices for Coaching Soccer book which serves as the sport’s definitive player development guidelines in the US.

Each video features John Hackworth, U.S. Soccer Development Academy Technical Director and U.S. Men’s National Team Assistant Coach, handing out advice for players ages 8-12 along with their coaches to help improve real-world technique.

Lordy. EA’s taking over the wide world of sports.

Hit the link to see for yourself and read the official press release below.

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Fallout 3′s through. Over and done. So, what bomb is Bethesda dropping on the videogame world next? Well, we don’t really know. And Bethesda’s not telling. For now, anyway.

However, MTV Multiplayer sends word that we’ll hear something from Bethesda “in the next month or so.” What will it be? Well, according to Pete Hines, it won’t be an iPhone project or Todd Howard and co.’s next big thing.

Perhaps it’s that Wii game we’ve been waiting so long to hear about?

New screens for BUZZ! Quiz World for PSP showed up over on Eurogamer today.

The PSP version features online infrastructure support, over 3,000 new general knowledge questions in a larger single player mode, and players can also access MyBUZZ! content on-the-go.The game will also be supported post-launch with additional PSP-specific expansion Quiz Packs available on the PlayStation Store.

Also to made available, is the PS3 version which includes over 5,000 new questions, enhanced online multiplayer “Sofa vs. Sofa” action, along with new rounds and characters set in a new TV-studio setting.

It’s expected to be released just in time for the holidays.

Go have a look at the screens.

Steam has added some Interplay titles to its download catalog.

Now, users of the service can purchase Fallout and Fallout 2 along with Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Kingpin: Life of Crime, and Sacrifice.

For the next week, you can get each one for 10 percent off the normal price as well.

“We are excited to offer the millions of Steam customers online access to Interplay titles beginning with some jewels of our classic PC catalog priced below $10,” said Interplay CEO Herve Caen.

“Interplay is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC gamers and distribution on Steam is one of the many steps we are taking to increase accessibility to our content for fans around the world.”

Sounds great.

Full press release through the jump.

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Playlogic has announced that Fairytale Fights will release on October23 and 27 for PS3 and Xbox 360 in the UK and US, respectively.

Using the Unreal 3 Engine and inspired by cartoons like Happy Tree Friends and Itchy and Scratchy, the game takes characters and tales from well known fairytales and makes them more macabre. Players must fight their way through “hordes of bloodthirsty enemies on a quest to restore their own personal honor and re-establish peace in the land of fairytales.”

Players can also cooperatively complete quests in the single-player storyline or multiplayer battles with up to 4 others with over 100 weapons, and DLC is expected to be released on a regular basis post launch.

The game will also be made available for PC in 2010.

Full press release is below, and D’toid has a hands-on preview if you would like to have a look.

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CVG‘s gotten a quick peek at Lego Rock Band on this Nintendo DS, and apparently, it’s even more family friendly than the main versions of the game.

For one thing, “suggestive lyrics” will be absent from the game. Songs included on the DS’s surprisingly capable cart are Ruby by the Kaiser Chiefs, Monster by The Automatic and Ray Parker Jr’s theme from Ghostbusters.

The game includes an ad hoc multiplayer mode, and its single-player functions similarly to that of Rock Band Unplugged.

More through the link.

New screens for South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defense Play popped up on the net, courtesy of Shack.

To be made available on October 7, it’s exactly as the name suggests. A tower defense game.

What could be better than a game starring a fat fascist, a bleeding heart, a poor pervert in a hoodie and a kid whose Dad holds the record for the largest poo?

Dunno really, but we’ll find out soon enough.

So Fable III was announced this morning.

How awesome.

But words nor pictures don’t do justice. Instead, there is footage! Lovely, sweet, Molyneux-filled footage!

It’s over at Eurogamer.

It’ll be out for December 2010 on the Xbox 360.

Assassin’s Creed: Discovery is real. We’re sure now. The ESRB has spoken, and it doesn’t lie. Ever. Here’s the ESRB’s description of the game, courtesy of GoNintendo.

“This is a side-scrolling action game, set during the Renaissance, in which players assume the role of an assassin fighting against an enemy group known as the Templars. Players traverse rooftops and alleyways, employ stealth attacks to kill targets, and engage in combat by using swords and throwing daggers.”

“The stealth attacks represent the most intense instanced of violence and usually require players to sneak up on targets unnoticed. When players stab enemies in the back or chest, a blade unsheathing noise can be heard as the target falls to the ground and disappears.”

So that’s that.

SCEE president Andrew House has told VG247 that initial feedback for PSPgo has been positive, and the consumers who hop on board first will benefit.

The console was given prices of $249/€249/¥24,980 when the console was announced back at E3 in June. And only last night did SCEE tell us that it’ll retail for £224.99.

“I think, clearly, there is a delta there between PSPgo and the existing PSP-3000. We’ve received, to date, some tremendous anecdotal feedback on the form factor and the sheer sexiness of the device which I think bodes well for its launch.

“We, at least for Europe, were very keen to put an initial offer in place that would reward the consumer who jumps on board first. Therefore, I think the offer that we announced yesterday, that those initial purchasers will be able to get GT for PSP absolutely free. I think that goes a long way to addressing that.

“We’re also looking at some other plans further down the line that will come together for launch around people who have existing UMD libraries and what we can do to incentivize those as well. So, I think that and a combination of what is a really very attractive portable device leaves us feeling fairly confident where we are right now.”

Go through the link for the full interview.

Microsoft’s put out 22 new screens of Halo 3: ODST. Some maybe new, some may not be, you decide.

Catch them over at Eurogamer.

Game’s out from Bungie on September 22nd.

SCEE president, Andrew House, has said that Sony would like to knock down the price of PS3 to the same £199 price point PS2 saw during its peak last generation.

However, that is providing the decision to lower the cost that much was within the boundaries of “sensible business”.

“If we could get to a more aggressive price point within the boundaries of sensible business, absolutely would we wish to do that?  Yes, we would,” he told VG247 exclusively during GamesCom.

“We have to deal with an exchange regiment that is-what-it-is right now, and not something that we are obviously in control of. I also think, as well, that that we have – let’s not forget – a great line-up of content coming for PS3 this year that I think will be very motivating and I think what we are also trying to do – we spent a lot of time yesterday very deliberately talking about the network – talking about what we are doing to improve, refresh, and add more capabilities to the network.”

As far as making a splash during this holiday season, House believes with the recent announcement of the movies on demand service along with the size of PSN, Sony is in good shape.

“What I hope is starting to become very apparent with PS3, is that the network has a larger community that you can engage with because there are more services, more things that you can do – access to movies now coming in November – and we are adding value to the existing PS3 owner as well.

“I think, will put us in reasonably good shape for this holiday.”

You can read the full interview through the link.