Monthly Archives: April 2010

EA reckons Crysis 2 might be one of the biggest games of 2010. EA might well be right, and for more than one reason. While the title is obviously spectacular on a tech level, as proven in a first trailer and initial gameplay showing last week, Crytek’s convinced it’ll set a new benchmark in games-based storytelling, showing seriousness of intentions by hiring celebrated sci-fi author Richard Morgan to pen the plot. Narrative is a major concern in Crysis 2′s development; we figured it deserved its own interview.

While we got the chance to speak to Crytek boss Cevat Yerli immediately after the game’s New York reveal last week, we were gifted another session with the exec the following day. The first interview was held in a packed room and focused more on the shooter sequel’s most immediate aspects, but the second chat took place in a quiet hotel lobby and dwelt on story only. See what happened below.

[Interview by Patrick Garratt]

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Nelson’s announced that Tomb Raider: Legend and Devil May Cry 4 are now available on Games for Demand for Xbox Live.

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Michael Pachter’s predicted we will see a $300 bundle from Microsoft that will have a Xbox 360 Slim, with a 250Gb HDD and Natal packed in with it.

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has a big party trick up its sleeve: it supports Natal.

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Hey, you! Yes, you! Have you bought Grand Theft Auto IV yet? You haven’t? Get to it now: it’s on sale now for Games for Windows.

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According to triple trademark filings, found by superannuation, EA and Swedish developer has trademarked Syndicate.

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Take Two president Strauss Zelnick has said that unless the company doesn’t “get bigger”, the firm won’t make a profit in a year where a major Grand Theft Auto doesn’t release.

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Today’s your last full day to get in some Halo 2 multiplayer action: Live for the original Xbox shuts down tomorrow.

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Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino has revealed that one of the developer’s newest projects concerns time-travel.

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White Knight Chronicles has only just gotten a western release, but White Knight Chronicles 2 is already on its way for Japan. These new shots prove it.

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Update: OXM will have the first look at the game in its June issue. You can also check out the teaser site here.

Original: Hey, you got your first-person shooter in my turn-based strategy classic!

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Halo? “Bullshit”. Modern Warfare 2? “An immense disappointment”. Uncharted 2? According to Crysis 2 writer Richard Morgan, it was “the perfect example” of storytelling in games.

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When it rains and your old bosses open up a new studio, it pours.

Or at least, we’re pretty sure that’s how the saying goes.

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier producer Jean-Bernard Jacon has said that while the game is staying true to Tom Clancy’s ideas, it adds plausible future conflicts with some advanced tech that’s currently being tested as prototypes throughout the armies of the world.

He also chats about the four different classes you will be playing as in the game.

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A rather uncomfortable video for SAW 2 has popped up over on FileFront.

We also have it posted below the break.

It’s from Konami’s Gamers Night, and shows a man deciding whether he wants to live bad enough to cut his own eye out, in order to obtain his key to freedom.

The new game’s out this fall, and the timeline takes place between the SAW and SAW II movies.

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Update: Apparently, Microsoft has issued a fix for the problem. According to Jamie, a member of the Xbox 360 Support team: “If you were seeing freezing in Splinter Cell – it’s been resolved. No need to do anything, just play and enjoy!”

No word on what caused the issues just yet, but you may want to follow the steps listed below the break just in case.

Via: The Lost Gamer.

Original: Ubisoft’s currently investigating an issue where Splinter Cell: Conviction is locking up for some Xbox 360 users.

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Jerry Bruckheimer, him that does movies and such, has offered his opinion on why movies adapted from videogames usually bomb at the box office.

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Patrick Redding, the game director for Splinter Cell: Conviction’s multiplayer, has revealed that the co-op portion of the game came about because no one wants a “solitary experience” anymore.

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THQ has released a new developer video for UFC Undisputed 2010, and you can get it below the break.

In it, the fine folks behind the game go into detail on the three  fighting styles added to the game.

You can also “combo anything together” in the 2010 version.

Game’s slated for release in May for PS3, PSP and 360.

Thanks, Joystiq.

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Turn 10 has released a new add-on for Forza Motorsport 3.

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