Monthly Archives: September 2011

During a chat with Digital Foundry regarding design, dev culture, and tech, creative director of id Software Tim Willits explained why there would be an 8GB install of RAGE on PS3, and why the Xbox 360 version comes on three discs.

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Slightly Mad Studios has launched a new project called World of Mass Development, which allows those using the firm’s tech to work with developer on building games from scratch.

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Sony will be bringing 13 games offline tomorrow, September 25, for maintenance, meaning those who have a European PSN account will not be able to log into the games online between 5.00am and 12.00pm BST.

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Display boxes for Super Mario 3D Land, which were set out on Japanese store shelves today, show that the game includes StreetPass and Super Guide features. The former will allow those passing by each other to trade in-game items and the P-Winged Assist Blocks will help players having a tough time in the game. P-Wing items were first implemented in Super Mario Bros 3 on NES, and gave players the ability fly continuously across a level they found a trifle hard.

Pre-orders for the game have started in Japan, and the game releases on November 3. North America gets it on November 13. Thanks, Nintendo World Report.

Below the break, is a trailer for The Darkness II which catches you up on the story so far. Apparently, you can’t own the Darkness – it owns you. Game’s out in February for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Thanks, IGN.

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During the EX Expo, Rocksteady’s community manager Sarah Wellock and Noel Chamberlin held a session for Batman: Arkham City. Johnny attended it, and liveblogged the happenings. Get caught up on what you missed by not being there below.

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“In my opinion, the deal we had — had it been honored — was a great deal [with Activision]. But you need control. If you want people to be invested, you have to put something into it. It’s an industry that demands that you put a lot of yourself into it; it’s creative, it’s driven by what you’re going to put into it, the end product. So if you want people to be invested, who are putting their hearts and souls into it, they need to feel like it’s protected, and what they do means something.” – Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella speaking at the 3D Gaming Summit, via Gamasutra.

38 Studios has released a story trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. You can watch it below. Called “A Hero’s Guide to Amalur”, it gives you an idea of what is going on in the game. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning lands on February 7 in North America and on February 10 in Europe on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Get acquainted with the pre-order bonuses through here. Thanks, GameFront.

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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair will land on PSN in the US on September 27, Konami has announced via Twitter. It will land in Europe the following day. The game will include co-op for up to four players and online play for six, Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades and the Pyramid of Ruin map will also be included, as previously announced. Thanks, Siliconera.

Following the BioWare SWTOR date bombshell, Ubisoft held a session on Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, which was hosted by Brent Ashe and Raphael Lacoste of Ubisoft Montreal.

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BioWare has confirmed that EA MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will release on December 20 in the US and December 22 in Europe, and has finally announced subscription fees.

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Here at Eurogamer Expo, Mass Effect 3 is probably the show’s biggest game in terms of lineup of titles coming next year. Johnny Cullen goes hands-on with the final chapter in BioWare’s sci-fi space opera.

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This will be the big developer session to be at from Eurogamer Expo this year. The Doctors are in the house, and are giving you your prescription of all things BioWare, from Mass Effect 3 to The Old Republic.

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The weekend is here, which means you are stuck with only me tomorrow after having Alex, Jessica, and Stace pop in to help while Brenna is on vacation, and Johnny is at the EG Expo.

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It’s Friday. Likely, you are screaming whoo-hoo as you run out the door of your office, Costanza-style, to your cars and flying home down the freeway. Celebrate with some shorts before you go.

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“The story for Other M was definitely the product of Mr. Sakamoto at Nintendo. We definitely worked with them on the project, but that was all him. For NG3, we’ve worked with Masato Kato to create our own story. It’s going to be different in a lot of ways. There are definitely things we learned from Other M by working with Mr. Sakamoto and with Nintendo that we’ve applied to the NG development. The actual story that you will experience here, however, will have a very different feel. A ‘Team Ninja’ feel, you might say.” – Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi to G4 regarding the stories in Other M and NG3.

Capcom has posted a reminder on the PS Blog, that Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD arrives next week through the normal PSN update. Along with notice to mark your calendars, is the news that Plus subs can get the game for 50 percent off. Also, anyone who purchases the game will receive five free PSN avatars. Hit up the link for more.

Eidos has released a developer walkthrough for the first five minutes of the Missing Link DLC for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. You can watch it below, courtesy of IncGamers. Missing Link will release in October on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Steam, and OnLive.

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Like Sony before it, EA has added a clause to its Origin EULA which would keep users from bringing a class-action suit against the firm. The updated terms-of-service agreement, once accepted by the participant foregoes the right to sue and have a jury trial, allowing only individual cases to be brought against it. Like Sony’s agreement, the Origin agreement includes an opt-out clause which much be submitted to EA in writing. You can thank AT&T and the Supreme Court for this.

A US district court judge has denied Bethesda’s request for a temporary restraining order against Masthead, co-developer of Interplay’s Fallout MMO.

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