Archive for September 11th, 2007
Project Gotham Racing 4 Photo Mode Details, Screenshots
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in Xbox 360 |
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A few new details about the Photo Mode in Project Gotham Racing 4 have been revealed. It will feature the same set of standard effects from its predecessors, but with a couple of additions including noise, wobble, tunnel and vehicle blur filters.

They also revealed that a “3D filter” will be applied on images. This effect will apply a sort of 3D effect on the images, which can be seen when one wears those crazy red-blue glasses. Some screenshots below:




The Club Delayed
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
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Through an updated release date schedule Sega announced a delay to The Club, an upcoming third-person shooter from Bizarre Creations. Originally set for release later this year, the game is now expected to hit stores in February 2008.

Only the most ruthless killers can join the underground elite known as The Club, where the world’s rich and powerful watch merciless fighters test their skills through secretive tournaments. While highly trained and effectively brutal, most combatants find themselves forced to participate. The posse of urban warriors represents a variety of countries and backgrounds. They share almost nothing in common except for participating in the ultimate blood sport where the greatest reward is survival.

Players will choose between eight unique fighters, each with their own combat style and agendas, as they travel the globe in a series of visceral urban battlefields. In addition to a variety of single-player scenarios, The Club boasts an array of multiplayer options to satisfy even the most discerning action aficionado.

The game is being developed for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Army of Two Trailer
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PS3, Videos, Xbox 360 |
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A new trailer of Army of Two, an upcoming co-op action shooter.

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God of War PSP Delayed
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PSP |
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Confirming rumors of a delay to the game, Ready at Dawn revealed to Gamespot that God of War: Chains of Olympus will be released on March 4, 2008. The developer also revealed that in addition to the demo disc being sent to those who signed up for it earlier this year, they will also release a second UMD demo of the game, including a section from the Cave of Eos section as well as “making of” footage. No release date was provided for the second demo.

They hope on making the first demo available later this month. It wasn’t revealed how the second demo will be distributed once released.

Take-Two Sells Joytech
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in Industry |
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In a bid to shift its focus to software, Take-Two Interactive has sold Joytech, its video game accessories subsidiary, to Mad Catz Interactive. The sale has been conducted for $3.7 million. “Joytech’s strong presence in Europe and growing presence in North America are expected to complement our current operations and further enhance our worldwide distribution network enabling Mad Catz to more efficiently deliver a larger portfolio of innovative gaming accessories to our customers worldwide,” Mad Catz CEO Darren Richardson said in a statement.

As mentioned above, the sale is part of Take-Two management team’s plan to cut its unessential businesses and increase its focus on software, which it is doing very well currently.

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Screenshots
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PS3, Xbox 360 |
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Three new shots from Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, an upcoming action game from Io Interactive, the maker’s of the Hitman series.

Demos
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in Demo, PC |
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Two new demos have hit the web recently. Check them out:

Tom Morello as Boss in Guitar Hero 3
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |

tommorello.jpegIn more Guitar Hero 3 news, it has been announced that award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, from legendary band Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and the Nightwatchman, will guest star as a boss character in the upcoming game.

“Whenever I play Guitar Hero my opponent always kicks my ass on my own riffs. It’s embarrassing,” he said. “Now that I’m actually IN the game I hope the digital me will win once in awhile!”

Joining Slash, Morello will be pitted against players who are required to deplete the boss’ Rock Meter before he goes into his Death Drain Solo. After defeating Morello, players unlock him as a playable character and continue to the encore for the set list, which is a master recording of Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade”, during which he performs on stage with the player.

Guitar Hero 3 is set for release on October 28 on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

Dragon Lair DS Announced
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in DS |
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You’ll soon be heading to the beast’s lair as Conspiracy Entertainment sends word that they have secured the publishing rights to Dragon Lair, the classic arcade game. As part of the deal, they will be releasing the original Dragon Lair and Dragon Lair II ‘Warp Time’ for the DS; they will also publish the DS version of Space Ace. United Coders are developing all versions of the game.

Dragon Lair DS will feature two modes of play - Arcade mode and Director’s Cut. The arcade mode plays just like the classic game, with all the original scenes, death scenes and oddities found in the version. The latter one is played differently, with support for Rumble Pak, Stylus, and voice recognition.

The game is due to ship during Q1 2008, with others following at a later date.

Campus Announced
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in PC |
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Kalypso Media has announced Campus, a new adventure-RPG that focuses on the life spent in colleges and universities.

Players begin their university careers in merry ol’ England as a humble ‘fresher’, but will travel across the globe, throughout the course of the game, to a variety of countries to complete their education. Picking up friends along the way is key to furthering your objectives and helping you deal with problems encountered on the way. The ultimate goal of the game is to achieve a career in science, but the pace of this game is very much up to the player.

Using a mission-based structure, Campus follows a wider story line where a nefarious corporation has devious designs that only the player can foil. As a lifesim title, this can be pursued at the player’s leisure with other objectives to be achieved, from more day-to-day living tasks to more lofty ambitions such as winning the Nobel Prize no less.

The game is currently set to hit stores this October. More information can be found on its website.

Bounty Bay Online Updated
Posted on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in In Other News |
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An update for Bounty Bay Online has gone live, offering improvements and additional content. It adds new quests and NPCs to the gamers, with a new beginner quest offering more opportunities to get into the game. Additionally, the first quest of the Hunters Alliance, the first Pet Bait quest and a new prison NPC have been implemented.

The game’s going through beta testing now, with an expected release later this month.