Monthly Archives: December 2010

Following news that Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list, the developer has told VG247 that the recognition is “important” for the games industry as a whole.

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We’ve seen it. We’ve talked to Naughty Dog about it. Fallon made an ass of himself playing it. Now we can watch a bit more of it. Hit the link for two new Uncharted 3 videos.

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Uncharted 2 proved to be something of a lifeline to Sony when the PlayStation 3 console was still finding its feet. A blockbuster hit which managed to snatch limelight (and the lion’s share of accolades) away from the Modern Warfare 2 juggernaut, the title not only was an accomplished demonstration of software engineering, but also told a pretty mean story.

When Naughty Dog unveiled Uncharted 3 at an event in Hollywood a couple of weeks back, we took the opportunity to talk to the game’s cinematic lead (and Naughty Dog’s first hire back in the day), Taylor Kurosaki. The film-trained Kurosaki left Naughty Dog after Crash Bandicoot 2 released to work on music videos and commercials, but returned six-and-a-half years ago, stating “this is where all the cool stuff is happening.”

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Harmonix has confirmed that it’s bought itself from Viacom, and will now operate independently.

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Activision has put a hefty $400 million price tag on the amount of damages it’s seeking from not only Jason West and Vince Zampella for breach of contract, but EA as well for supposedly luring the duo away from the company.

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Hollywood is a logical place for Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog to throw an event to unveil Uncharted 3 to games press. The series has evolved into one of gaming’s best examples of the interactive medium taking on film at their own game. In fact with Indiana Jones’ last cinematic experience verging on self-satire, there’s merit in the argument that Uncharted protagonist Nathan Drake is a figure more sympathetic to modern times; the everyman adventurer.

The goal with Uncharted is to capture the feel of the classic action adventure movies but front them with a contemporary hero, states Amy Hennig, creative director. The 17 year-old games industry veteran has won recognition not just from games press but also awards from the Writers Guild of America for Uncharted 2’s storyline, and it’s clear from Uncharted 3’s presentation that the ND team is committed to continuing down the same path that saw Uncharted 2 move over 4 million copies to date and a slew of “best of” gongs.

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Screw you guys.

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The best of the best. Of the best.

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Wow, that’s just absolutely… what’s the word we’re looking for? Wild, over-the-top, batty, bizarre, mad, loony? No, no.

It’s on the tip of our tongues.

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Playthroughs numbering well into the double-digits. Every weapon, ring, and piece of armor mastered. So many duels with the God King that we’ve started attempting to translate his weird gibberish language for fun.

We need more of this game. Like, now.

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The second animated Dead Space feature’s looking suitably nasty in its latest trailer, and has now been dated for a January 25 release, the same day as Dead Space 2.

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Once upon a time, the Tony Hawk series was one of the biggest in videogames. If you listen to Metacritic, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater titles are some of the best games of all time, and every one of them was a runaway bestseller. At the beginning of the last decade – just after the release of Pro Skater 2 – the franchise was generating $250 million a year, according to figures from analyst Wedbush Morgan.

Last year, the year of Tony Hawk: Ride, franchise sales were closer to $100m. This year, Activision’s trying – failing – to flog $120 fake skateboards to children, whilst Activision publicly defends its abysmal sales.

What on earth happened, and why, when Activision is culling the likes of Bizarre Creations, won’t Activision finally shoot the Hawk?

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Remember the Ender’s Game title Chair said it was working on back in January 2008? It isn’t any more.

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Famitsu’s confirmed that Ryu ga Gotoku Of The End, the next game in the Yakuza series, will release for PS3 on March 17 in Japan.

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The latest trailer for Kaos Studios’ Homefront isn’t for the faint-hearted.

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Microsoft has released free DLC for Kinect Sports today, and has promised no-charge content for Joy Ride at the beginning of January.

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Five games. For charity. Pay whatever you like.

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You can now watch on-demand content from Channel 4 and ITV on your PS3 if you live in the UK. Let the good times roll.

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Warner’s announced two special editions for its upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot.

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Naughty Dog boss Evan Wells played Uncharted 3 live on US TV last night, showing an action section involving a burning house.

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