Monthly Archives: October 2009

The BBFC’s rated Assassin’s Creed II a 15.

The game was made with no cuts, but info did reveal that the game will contain over three hours worth of cut-scenes in the game.

A minute and a half is put aside for a  trailer of Avatar: The Game.

ACII is out on November 20 for PS3 and 360.

So says a powerpoint slide at a Microsoft invitational in Korea, Lost Planet 2 could still see a release this year.

The slide shows Capcom has the game down for “this winter” in Japan, compared to the PS3 version: that doesn’t have a date yet in the country.

Be that as it may, it will get a 2010 release in the West for both platforms.

From Silconera.

Speaking in this week’s Famitsu in a co-interview with creative producer of Assassin’s Creed II Patrice Desilets, Hideo Kojima has labeled Desilets’ game “incredible”, alongside Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Modern Warfare 2.

“I’ve been telling this to everyone who interviews me lately but I think there are three games that stand out above the rest of the pack in the remainder of this year. One is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, one is Uncharted 2, and the third is Assassin’s Creed II. Those three are just incredible,” said Kojima.

“Assassin’s Creed II has been watched since before it was made, what with the first game selling over 8 million copies worldwide. You have intense pressure from the publisher and from gamers, but you still have to keep your schedule and strive to improve on the last game. I think that pressure has crushed more than a few creators over the years, but Patrice overcame it and clawed his way to the end of the project.

“I think he’s a genius for achieving that, and I’m really looking forward to what he does in the future.”

And what does Desilets think of Kojima’s high praise on his game?

“I really never felt much pressure, but with Kojima saying things like that, I’m starting to feel it now.”

Assassin’s Creed II is releaed on November 20, MGS: Peace Walker is released next year for the PSP.

Thanks, 1Up.

Codemasters’ announced that DiRT 2 for the PC will release on December 4 in the UK, with a release on December 1 in the US and December 2 in mainland EU. The game will support DirectX 11.

To celebrate the announcement, CM’s sent out brand new screenshots.

Find them after the jump, as well as the PR.

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DLC for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be released this month, hopefully alongside the release of a network patch, according to executive producer Sion Lenton.

Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, he said:

“Within two-to-four weeks of release, tops.

“Our intention is to align [the patch] with the first DLC pack that’s coming out as well, which is due around the end of October. Hopefully we’ll do the whole thing in one.”

He further added that there will be more DLC down the line for the game, but that is hasn’t been decided yet.

“It’s quite open-ended. It’s not a lot of fuss for us to make new content – it’s actually quite easy for us to get it out there, with regards to things like levels, game modes, etc.”

Find more info through the link.

Last year’s VGA’s had the reveal of Dante’s Inferno, Uncharted 2 and Fight Night: Round 4, as well as a new trailer of God of War III.

But what about the VGA’s 2009? Geoff Keighley’s said in an interview with Coin-op TV (via BigDownload) to expect more of the same.

“We haven’t announced any exclusives, but I promise you we’ve got some amazing stuff,” said Keighley.

“And one cool thing this year is we’re actually going to be announcing a lot of games at the show. There are some games that are announced you haven’t seen yet you might see at the show. But we’re actually going to break a lot of news at the VGA’s, it’s gonna be sort of like E3.”

Lovely. Megatons just before Christmas. Find the full video after the break.

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A bit earlier then usual, the Japanese hardware sales has been released by Media-Create.

The Nintendo DSi, as most of the time, has come out on top in this week’s hardware charts: selling over 49k units.

PSP sells 33k, 30k for the PS3 and the Wii sold 29k.

Full charts are below. Last week’s data is here. Thanks, Nintendo Everything.

• DSI – 49, 145
• PSP – 33,508
• PS3 – 30,231
• Wii – 29,965
• Xbox 360 – 3,662
• DS Lite – 2,590
• PS2 – 2,109

A Sony spokesperson has confirmed to GameSpot that the PS3 Slim has sold over 60k units in the month and a half it has been on sale in the region, also outselling the Xbox 360 and Wii.

“I can confirm that in excess of 60,000 units of the PS3 120GB have been sold since launch,” a Sony rep told the site.

“I can also confirm that since the launch of the new model on September 3 [in Australia], total sales for the period since introduction have outperformed our competition.”

If ony we could say the same for the PSPgo, hmm?

Via GI.

Got a good chunk on money?

Well, you can buy this. This is a special Audi TT Forza Motorsport 3, which is being sold to celebrate the release of Forza 3. When you buy it, you also get a 360 Elite and a copy of the game.

It’s branded white with the Forza 3 logo. Looks nice, innit?

Find some shots over at Gamikaze. The game is out in the UK tomorrow.

Thanks, TomisH.

Ubisoft’s confirmed that Avatar: The Game will get a release date of December 4 in the UK.

Thats two weeks before the movie’s release on December 16.

Meanwhile, C.O.P.: The Recruit has been given a release of November 13, which is also the release date for Shaun White: Snowboarding: World Stage.

Thanks, EG.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat has said to Videogamer that when Splinter Cell: Conviction is released, it will be “worth the wait”.

He was speaking at the premiere of Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, where he already hinted that a PS3 version of Conviction isn’t out of the question just yet.

“The answer definitely is that Splinter Cell: Conviction will be a better game in February than any time earlier. The level of polish that we are achieving as we speak is definitely worth the wait,” said Mallat.

“You know Ubisoft is committed to quality. We apply that to all our games. Splinter Cell is not excluded from that.”

Conviction is exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PC. It releases on February 26 in the UK.

Eidos has announced that Championship Manager will get a Mac release on November 13.

“Following our successful launch of the PC game and strong PR campaign, we’ve seen a lot of requests for a Mac version and there is not long to wait now,” said Roy Meredith, GM of Championship Manager.

PR is after the break.

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The EU PS Blog has gone live with the list for this week’s PS Stoe update.

Nothing awe inspiring. Just GTA: Chinatown Wars and WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 to tide you over when they’re released tomorrow. As for today, nothing special at all. Just DLC for Eyepet, Midnight Club LA, Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band etc. And special offers on a couple of games.

No mention of that Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time demo though.

Hit the first link to see the full list.

GTPlanet has a couple of off-screen videos and screens of Gran Turismo 5 being played at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The latest update to the demo build, which was at GamesCom in Cologne in August and at Tokyo Game Show in September, is the inclusion of the Toyota FT-86: announced earlier this week.

And if you’re attending the show, you can gain a free 100 car pack for Gran Turismo on the PSP. Good deal.

GT5 is out in March 2010 in Japan.

THQ’s announced first-person shooter Metro 2033.

It’ll release on the PC and Xbox 360 next year from 4A Games.

And yes, this was the game connected to the letter sent to Pat, yesterday.

PR is after the break, along with the teaser trailer, thanks to TLG.

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Sent to die, Mr. Pachter? Gearbox laughs at you!

VP of Marketing at the developer, Steve Gibson has said to IGN that Borderlands has been selling out in some regions of the US when it went on sale in the US on Tuesday.

“Yes, Borderlands copies of the Xbox 360 SKU have run out in a few regions, especially the east coast,” said Gibson.

“There will be more copies of Borderlands available on shelves as early as Thursday or Friday at many retailers. The PlayStation 3 SKU issues on the west coast are mostly regional and can be addressed by reallocation. We are confident that will happen quickly.”

The game is out tomorrow in the UK for PS3 and 360.

Thanks, Blerk.

Sega’s announced that End of Eternity will release in Japan in January 28 2010 for PS3 and 360.

The game, made in conjunction with tri-Ace, is known as Resonance of Fate in the West.  That will see a release here in spring 2010.

There was also new screens released as well to celebrate the announcement. Get them after the jump.

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Media-Create’s released the latest software charts in Japan with, surprise surprise, Pokemon topping the billing.

It sold over 165k units sold, with over 2 million units sold this year.

Uncharted 2 entered the charts respectively enough, selling over 54k.

Full list is after the jump.

From Exaimner.

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Eurogamer.pt has live shots of the new Uncharted 2, Street Fighter and Tekken spaces that are coming to PlayStation Home tomorrow.

Go through the link to catch the screens.

But after the jump, you can catch a video from PlayStation Home director Jack Buser, showcasing the Uncharted 2 space: thanks to the US PS Blog.

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Here we go again.

Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused classification by the OFLC once again, despite recieving a MA 15+ rating for a watered down version two weeks ago.

This is what it says in the media send-out, sent by the OFLC.

A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board (the Review Board) has unanimously
determined that the computer game Left 4 Dead 2 is classified RC (Refused Classification).

In the Review Board’s opinion, Left 4 Dead 2 could not be accommodated within the MA 15+
classification. The computer game contains a level of violence which is high in impact, prolonged,
repeated frequently and realistic within the context of the game.

In addition, it was the Review Board’s opinion that there was insufficient delineation between the
depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures, as opposed to the clearly fictional
‘infected’ characters. This was a major consideration of the Review Board in determining the
impact of this game on minors.

It was refused the first time in mid-September.

Thanks, wearetheinternetz and mescalineeyes.