SpiderMan: Edge of Time received a behind the scenes video earlier today which focuses on Mary Jane’s voice actor Laura Vandervoot who previously has worked in Smallville. In the video, which can be seen below, she talks about how she is jubilant that she is able to be the voice of Mary Jane, as well as a little bit of in-game footage.
Unfortunately the gameplay footage is nothing amazing, it is good to see some more footage of the game as the release date continues to creep closer and closer before it is released on October 4th by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Catch the video below!
So… Hideo Kojima… how long are you going to keep pulling Zone of Enders fans’ legs about the next game in the series? Despite previously confirming that a Zone of Enders HD Collection would be coming out in the future for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, no one has said anything about a Zone of Enders title on the 3DS.
That is until now, when Hideo Kojima tweeted that he “Found this at Omori-kun’s desk. What’s this?” with the below image of a Zone of Enders figure as well as the words Z.O.E 3DS in the background. Whether or not this is actually something that will happen or not has yet to be seen, though as a Z.O.E. fan I most certainly hope that Konami will make some announcement at TGS or before.
The Gunzerker is shown off in full glory in this latest teaser trailer from 2K all about Borderlands 2. Announced just a few weeks ago, this is the sequel to the hit shooter that Gearbox also developed.
Anthony Burch, who wrote the webseries “Hey Ash, Whatcha Playing?”, has said that he will be writing Borderlands 2. In addition, a first look at the game will be available to see at PAX Prime from August 17-August 21 at Booth #3417.
As far as we can tell from the trailer below, Borderlands 2 looks like an action filled romp with the same unique art style as its predecessor. It looks like it will continue the fine work done on the first Borderlands game. Only time will tell though.
Anonymous in conjunction with many unrelated activists have successfully closed down multiple SF train services in retaliation of BART’s recent police killings and denial of cell phone services. Protesters staged a very peaceful resistance, voicing their opinions regarding the deaths of two innocent citizens as well as the company’s treatment of its customers. Bay Area Rapid Transit area police were forced to shut down the stations due to public safety not from any violent behaviour on behalf of the crowd.
More specifically the protesters were angry over the killings of Charles Blair Hill and Oscar Grant by BART police when non-lethal means were freely available. Videos of the arrests on the unarmed and restrained men have since been posted up all over the internet.
Zero arrests were made during the protests, proving that although they cannot be responsible for the actions of every member, Anonymous promote themselves as a peaceful organisation. Even deputy chief of police of the area commented that he was not opposed to these people expressing their first amendment rights.
It was interesting to also note the power that Anonymous has amassed with many protesters claiming to have no affiliation with the group but felt strongly about the issues they stood for. In relation to the recent hacking of BART websites, whoever responsible, every motivation behind it is exposing those who have no concern for their customer’s security.
Despite having a very weak start you shouldn’t be counting Final Fanatasy XIV out of the running yet as an MMORPG. Today producer Naoki Yoshida went into detail about what players of the struggling MMO should be expecting in Patch 1.19. The two highlights of this patch are something called the “My Little Chocobo” system and the Materia Crafting system.
The full patch details can be found at the Letter from the Producer column that Yoshida posted earlier today. The Chocobos will be part of a new transport system which will allow Chocobo rentals from the three main city-states. Though they can also acquire personal Chocobos for themselves. Chocobo rentals will cost in game Gil, while the Materia system will help expand the crafting in the game. Yoshida warns fans however that not everything may make it in the patch as the team is “running on a tightrope to stay on schedule.” Still, you can finally get your Chocobo on in FFXIV.
Atari’s sale of Cryptic Studios to Perfect World Entertainment is being blamed for the delayed release of Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter. The game is being planned for a late 2012 release and will feature traditional D&D characters, the ability to team up with 4 other players and a single player campaign that can team you up with an AI companion.
In other Dungeons and Dragons news, Hasbro and Atari have agreed to settle their legal dispute over the rights to use the D&D license. Hasbro will keep the digital licensing rights, while Atari will be able to develop and sell a “selection of games” under the Dungeons and Dragons name.
The popular Angel Beats anime series has now made its way to Netflix for streaming.
Angel Beats was released by Sentai Filmworks with an English dub version this year in the US and was also recently licensed for distribution throughout Australia by Siren Visual, with a release coming next month for DVD and Blu-Ray Disc.
The series follows the battles of Angels in a surreal afterlife world. You can stream the Angel Beats anime series now on Netflix here. Be sure to check it out. Also if you are more interested in physical copies of anime, go purchase the Sentai Filmworks release or pre-order the upcoming Siren Visual release.
Another day another acquisition, this time involving electronics giant EA who have announced the purchase of iOS developer Bight games for a mystery amount. Bight games are a Canadian studio who are well known for their free to play titles including Trade Nations which has topped the charts on both Iphone and Ipads as well receiving a Facebook port.
EA’s Barry Cottle explains that the two companies are already very well acquainted, having worked on many projects together in the past with much success. He goes on to say how Bight deepens the company’s expertise in such a fast moving segment of the mobile industry.
Recently EA moved around many of its studios, appointing Barry Cottle as head of EA interactive, a position imp more than willing to take over should he decline. EA have also been buying up big lately, acquiring PopCap as well as many smaller companies.
Orcs Must Die will be making a appearance at PAX Prime this week and Robot Entertainment will let attendees play it. Plus, they will be giving away codes for a special character in the game: the War Mage. The War Mage was modeled after Penny Arcade’s Cardboard Tube Samurai. All you need to is register for the Robot Entertainments forums and visit the booth to get a Steam code. In addition, each day, the first 200 peeps who play the demo of the game at PAX will receive a prequel comic book. Orcs Must Die is coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PC in 2011. Check out Robot Entertainments website for more information.
Sony have got a battle on their hands according to two well known industry executives, who say the console is over-priced and serves no purpose in a market that demands multi-functionality. Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour from Heavy Iron studios believe the mobile gaming industry has undergone so much change since its inception that Sony’s new Vita is doomed to fail from the get go.
Using the failed launch of Nintendo’s 3DS as an example, Hall and Seymour told gamesindustry, “If people aren’t willing to pay $249 for a Nintendo 3DS why would they pay $299 for Vita? People don’t want to carry more than one thing in their pocket, that’s why Android and Iphone have done so well, they are the devices of choice, they offer multiple functions outside of gaming.” Seymour went further regarding the Vitas launch referring to it as “a train wreck.”
We’ve all seen the latest 3DS price drop, a concise indication that sales figures are low and something drastic needed to be done to perk interest in the device. With very little software of interest available besides remakes, customers reacted by keeping their wallets closed.
Despite their harsh words, Hall says himself and everyone at Heavy Iron would like nothing else than to see the Vita succeed, he just doesn’t see it happening in todays gaming environment.
“The technology is sweet, I’m a huge fan of mobile technology, but I just don’t know there’s a market out there anymore for the hardware. I can’t see why you would want to put a device out that only does games.
“The consumer has spoken. We wanted to see that world exist – more players, more opportunities for us, but at the same time people don’t want that. Unless there’s a super technology paradigm shift it’s not going to shift back.”
While I haven’t been in the industry for the 20 years that these guys have a have to disagree that there is no place for a dedicated gaming machine. What happens when the zombies attack or the aliens take out our communications and we can’t connect to the gaming servers? I’m quite happy with dedicated gaming machines. Every console I own is purely for games, I thought that was the idea but maybe imp wrong. Anyway imp off to play with my Sega coffee candy floss maker.
