Monthly Archives: November 2011

“The whole Ubisoft/Sony deal is a waste of ink, paper and time. The level of control Sony gave up means, effectively, that Assassin’s Creed will never — and I mean never — get made.”

“They want to be able to pull the plug on the whole movie’s development if they decide to. It’s ridiculous.”

“As a director, even Steven Spielberg cannot get this kind of deal.”

Speaking to NY Mag, anonymous studio executives and insiders express doubts over Ubisoft’s insistence on creative control.

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter expects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to outdo every other game this year.

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Square Enix ha announced a Winter of RPG promotion for the US PlayStation Network, bringing three long overdue classics to North American players.

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German browser-based games publisher Gameforge has announced a re-organisation, laying off one fifth of its staff and canceling a number of games.

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Lexis Numérique has allowed that comparisons between AMY and ICO, which both feature handholding and silent AI companions, are somewhat justified.

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A new developer with impressive industry chops is asking gamers to decide what its first project should be.

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Following on from confirmation earlier it would debut at the Spike VGAs next month, Nelson’s confirmed on Twitter the next Alan Wake from Remedy will be a digital affair on Xbox Live.

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The Japanese release of Super Mario 3D Land comes with a sneaky firmware update for your 3DS.

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Eric Chahi, the creative force behind Another World and From Dust, has a mysterious new project in mind.

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Awesomenauts will be released on PSN and XBLA in February, according to developer Ronimo Games. “Though we understand that fans may initially feel disappointed that the game will not be released before the end of the year, we will make sure to use the extra time available to us to polish Awesomenauts even further,” said studio co-founder Jasper Koning via Eurogamer. The 80′s TV-inspired 2D multiplayer brawler was announced earlier this year.

Did you think we’d let you finish out your evening with only one shorts post today? Think again minions.

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With Sonic Generations’ release, the Guardian traveled to Japan to speak with the game’s director, producer and sound director regarding all the hard work which went into the game. According to the development team, rather than just create any Sonic game for the blue fella’s 20th Anniversary, it wanted something which would instead be a present to those who have loved the series over the past two decades. In order to do this, it had to compress a score of history into one game, so everyone could come together and celebrate. It’s a very interesting video, and it’s posted below. Sonic Generations is out now on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and on November 22 and 25 for 3DS in the US and Europe, respectively.

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SOE president John Smedley announced on Twitter today that 120,000 new players signed up for DC Universe Online on PC since going free-to-play on November 1. Smedley also revealed that the game’s number of concurrent users increased 400% during that time. Numbers for the PS3 version were not provided. The game has seen a few server issues since Tuesday due to the influx of new players, but hopefully Sony will get things sorted soon. To find out how to join up, or to get acquainted with what is free in the game and what is not, click here and here. Thanks, PC Gamer.

Funcom has said that while it’s too soon to give an exact date, it hopes to launch the open beta for The Secret World fairly soon. According to an interview with Funcom Canada CEO Miguel Caron (posted below), the firm is looking at around “Christmas” for the next beta phase, but it may come afterward. Back in August, the firm announced that 500,000 had signed up for closed beta, so hopefully it’s only a matter of a month or so before the doors are flung wide. The game is slated for an April launch. Thanks, Massively.

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Namco Bandai has announced that Bugbear Entertainment’s Ridge Racer: Unbounded will launch in North America on March 6 and in Europe on March 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. To mark the occassion, it has also released a new video for it, which you can watch below courtesy of Gematsu.

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Bethesda has released a developer diary for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which focuses on the music, sounds, and voice talent in the RPG.

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Activision has released a new behind-the-scenes video for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 which walks you through Facebook and ELITE integration. It’s posted below. Also, those who frequent Walmart should know that over 2,700 stores will be holding tournaments for the game starting at 8pm Monday, November 7. Here’s a list of store locations. Modern Warfare 3 is out November 8.

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Spike’s announced in a release this evening the next game from BioWare will be among several announces for the Spike Video Game Awards on December 10.

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Sony has announced the Heavy Rain: Director’s Cut, a package which includes the original game, Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode 1 – The Taxidermist DLC, the original soundtrack, bonus videos, Move support, dynamic themes, and new concept art, will arrive in US stores on November 8. It will run you $29.99. The PS Store will also have the Heavy Rain Crime Scene Dynamic Theme available for free on that day as well.

Capcom has sent over some lovely new screensshots for Devil May Cry. In the shots below, you can look at Dante smack enemies of Limbo City around and observe how buildings, streets and environments will morph in an attempt to kill him. Don’t worry about our demon hunter, though: he can always activate his Devil Trigger, slow time and turn the world monochrome and unleash nasty combos upon the baddies. There is also a look at one of the game’s bosses in there as well. For more DmC action, check out the trailer posted yesterday.

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