Monthly Archives: September 2011

Lo and behold, Game Informer‘s posted a brand new preview of The Last Guardian, just to calm fan nerves down because we all haven’t seem it in a while. Except it actually isn’t new: the preview is actually taken from when the game was shown to press at TGS last year for the magazine’s November issue in 2010, but has only gone online now on its website.

The Last Guardian, previously due for a holiday release this year, was delayed to a TBC new date by Sony back in April. Team ICO fans will have the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection to keep going on from tomorrow in Europe.

According to an internal email from PayPal, gathered by Kotaku, Microsoft is prepping to launch the new Xbox Dashboard on November 15, ten years to the day the original Xbox launched in the US. The mail asked employees at PayPal to try out the payment system, which was already included as a new way to pay on 360 in May, on the console before the new dashboard’s launch. We’ll ask Microsoft.

Syndicate’s out next February and Amazon’s on fire, or something. Here’s everything you need to know right now.

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Blizzard’s confirmed it won’t show its new game Titan next month at Blizzcon. It comes as it was predicted by one analyst yesterday that the next-gen MMO might get an airing in Anaheim, despite previous claims from Blizzard it won’t be shown until next year at least. Not to be though, according to Blizzard. 2012, it is. Hopefully.

Thanks, IGN.

What didn’t happen today, amirite? You’re right: I didn’t eat anything not “cooked” in a microwave. That did not occur. Good call.

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To celebrate id Software’s 20th Birthday, Bethesda booked out the Sydney Opera House. Toby McCasker dusted off the top and tails to hear what creative director Tim Willits had to say.

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While flattered by the suggestion, BioWare doesn’t believe Star Wars: The Old Republic will be the last major MMORPG to succeed with a subscription business model.

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Nintendo Australia – as spotted by Vooks – has slapped a local release date on two of its most anticipated titles, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land.

Both games will appear in stores on November 24, around a week later than US and European release.

Thanks, Kotaku.

TellTale’s Jurassic Park: The Game draws heavily on the original film’s cinematic style, using Spielberg-like tricks to conjure the right atmosphere.

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Pendleton Ward, creator of Cartoon Network’s cultural force Adventure Time, would like to see an open world RPG, or at least a side scroller, based on the series.

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Thatgamecompany’s Kellee Santiago has said the industry underrates gamers intelligence by pumping out identical games all the time.

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A pair of new DLC packs for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, previously only available as part of pre-order and limited edition bonuses, have appeared on Steam, sporting exclusive equipment and even – gasp! – mission content.

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Everyone’s talking about this new teaser trailer for Unity-powered iOS and Android game, Bladeslinger, in which you play a stabbin’, shootin’ magic casting cowboy while repeatedly exclaiming “is this really on an iPhone?” Check it out through the break.

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Gamers have once more come through for science, helping to spot what may be two previously unidentified planets outside the solar system.

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Avatar director James Cameron has opined that the 3D cinema show pony is “perfect” fodder for an MMO adaptation, and even very gently hinted that one may already be iplanned.

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On the day of its release, The Binding of Isaac – an indie rogue-like action RPG from Edmund McMillen, one half of Team Meat – has dominated Steam sales.

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Capcom’s Seth Killian has talked up the benefits of 3D character models over traditional 2D sprites, citing increased audience and expedited development.

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Joystiq reports that a Need for Speed: The Run demo has been scheduled for release on console networks on October 18.

In the interim, EA has yanked the announcement, suggesting a change of plans may be on the cards.

The demo was reportedly to feature a desert race in a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni, and to support a “refer a friend” feature giving players access to a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S.

Need for Speed: The Run is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid-November.

A former third-party developer has described the notion that Sony has better developer relations than Microsoft “laughable”.

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The imminent release of RAGE, id Software’s first new IP in yonks, may change how you think about the developer.

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