Nothing can pull on a person’s heartstrings more than seeing a legitimate looking crying person. Of course there is more than just sadness involved when we talk about Elizabeth’s tears. There is of course her tears which are running down her cheek in the below screenshot, or also the tears in the world itself which can spawn new cover and items or even throw them into an alternate timeline.
The below screenshots come from 2K Games and Irrational Games today for Gamescom and they focus entirely on Elizabeth, the main heroine of the title Bioshock Infinite who the player has to rescue and protect from Songbird. Bioshock Infinite will be released to the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 sometime in 2012.
Age of Empires Online is out and it is free-to-play. The game is an MMORTS and although the game is free to play without any hidden charges, there will still be some content that will be in the game that you will have to pay for. Gas Powered Games, developer of the title, has announced that they are going to be working on new content for the MMORTS all the time and of course this content will have a price tag on it.
For this, Microsoft will be releasing a Season Pass for the game. At Gamescom, Microsoft said that the Season Pass will allow gamers to access all premium content and download it for free. The pass itself will cost $99.99 and last for six months at a time. Although this may be a bit expensive, though at the moment if you bought everything available for the game right now it would cost around $60, so perhaps this pass is actually a must have for hardcore fans of the game.
If you thought that you had done everything that you could possibly do in Dules of the Planeswalkers 2012 then you should be happy to hear that your favorite downloadable card game is about to get itself an expansion, or should I say booster pack? Wizards of the Coast announced earlier today that they will be releasing the Ascend into Darkness DLC package on September 14th across all platforms which the game is available for.
The DLC will include new cards and feresh art for each deck, three new playable decks as well as a handful of new campaign levels. Plus players can take on the role of Archenemey either through online matches or local matches. In Archenemy mode, three players will be bit against a very overpowered opponent. Sounds like a great time for those who can’t get enough of Magic: The Gathering.
To the surprise of nearly everyone, Gears of War 3 was rated “18” in Germany, meaning it can be sold there. It is the first game in the Gears series to be sold in Germany. Whilst speaking at GDC, Epic Games President Mike Capps gave his thoughts on the rating:
“We were so surprised that Gears of War 3 was rated here that we really didn’t have an action plan. I’m very happy that the marketing team at Microsoft was able to put together a booth presence for us at Gamescom with a couple weeks notice. I’ve never even met them, cause we’ve never sold anything [Gears of War] in Germany before.”
He would also like to try to sell Gears 1 and 2 in Germany, and Microsoft is “looking into” that possibility. In Australia, the game is rated MA15+ and in the USA, it is rated M for Mature. Both regions will also get to experience the game on September 20th, 2011.
Currently, PlayStation 3 owners can watch a number of sports games on their console if they have the right services established. While fans of sports could watch either baseball or Hockey, they could not watch football on their entertainment console… until now that is. Earlier today the PlayStation Blog revealed that Sony had entered into a partnership with DirecTV to offer the satellite’s popular NFL Sunday Ticket service which will let viewers watch even un-aired football matches.
The service will cost current DirecTV subscribers an extra $50 to the original price of the Sunday Ticket and can use their PlayStation 3 as an extra receiver. On the other hand if you don’t use DirecTV, you will have to pay a whopping $339.95 to access the service. Those who do use the service will see up to 14 games a week in HD as well as DirecTV’s Red Zone service. Painful to the wallet, but who says that football fans can’t pony up some more cash to see more of what they love.
In an effort to keep gamers interested in the Far Cry series, and remind them that they are indeed working on a new title named Far Cry 3, Ubisoft has released a few images for the game for Gamescom. The screenshots don’t show off a whole lot of action, nor what looks like gameplay footage minus one screenshot of what appears to be a sniper rifle taking out a base.
But there is something else to see in these screenshots as well. It appears that the bad guys in Far Cry 3 have a habit of putting their corpses in the water, as not only are we shown bodies tied underwater, but a poor corpse stuck on the riverbank. Whatever happened to decency after killing people with bullets?
How many adventures does Nathan Drake have to have before he realizes that he is always going to almost end up dying, or meet strange people who might be shady? Regardless of the answer, we always have fun playing his game too, and his portable adventure on the Playstation Vita certainly looks to continue the quality that Naughty Dog has always brought to the table. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up against its big brothers.
Being developed by Sony Bend, the latest trailer from Gamescom 2011 promoting Uncharted: Golden Abyss introduces new characters and an original story. In addition, we get to see some gameplay footage, which includes gunplay and platforming. Enjoy.
Konami are providing football fans with a demo of Pro Evo Soccer 2012 at gamescom 2011. The demo will feature a wide variety of playable clubs and national teams, as well as introduce users to the new features of the upcoming title.
Users will be able to play as England, Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, or Germany; alternatively, they can choose between a selection of the following clubs: Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, Villareal, Lille, FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Stade Rennais FC, Ajax, FC Twente, PSV, AZ, FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Bayern Munich, Leverkusen, Santos, Penarol, Club Atletico Velez, Club Cerro Porteno.
The demo will also showcase Football Life, a new career mode that allows users to experience a career as either a manager, club owner, or player. This mode will also include an unlockable Club Boss mode, where users can manage a club fiscally. Training Challenge mode allows users to refine set-piece skills, including that in the new Teammate Control system, which allows two players to be controlled at once.
Konami will also use gamescom as a chance to promote their online gameplay revamp, with the return of Master League Online.
PES 2012 will release on September 27, 2011 on PS3 and Xbox 360. Konami have also just announced the title will release for Wii, PSP, and PS2 on November 8. A 3DS and iOS version have also been announced.
Yes, you read it right. While Lionel Messi has graced the cover of PES for the last 3 years, Konami has in fact unveiled that Cristiano Ronaldo is going to be the face of the latest addition to the franchise, Pro Evo Soccer 2012.
The announcement was made for gamescom 2011, and will see the Real Madrid player gracing the cover of all packaging and marketing materials. Jon Murphy, the European PES Team Leader, said the midfielder was a perfect fit into the new innovations that are being introduced into the title.
“Cristiano Ronaldo embodies everything we are trying to achieve with PES 2012. He is quick, skillful, with an eye for a pass, and devastating in attack. His movement and energy brighten any game, and we are delighted that he has agreed to work with us in the pivotal title in the PES series.”
When asked to comment on PES 2012, Ronaldo was quick to praise the game.
“I have long admired the PES series, but what KONAMI has achieved this year is remarkable.
“Football is all about teams working together and making assists and runs that create attacking opportunities. KONAMI has recreated this perfectly, and PES 2012 is a brilliant simulation of a real match. If you know football, you are going to want to spend some time with this amazing game.”
Ronaldo, currently one of the world’s top 10 highest-paid footballers, was last seen on the cover in PES 2008 alongside Michael Owen (UK) and Lucas Neill (Australia). It is unclear exactly why Konami chose Ronaldo over Messi (Messi was ranked La Liga Player of the Year in 2011), but only time will tell whether he is as well-received as the face for the 2012 edition of the game.
Playstation and Sony are showing up at Gamescom with their guns loaded and their videos ready to launch. One trailer from their conference was to promote Resistance 3.
Resistance 3 is aiming to be the game that the franchise is remembered for. To that end, Insomniac is really stepping up the intensity in the story and atmosphere departments. This latest trailer, inspired by the recent artwork done by Olly Moss, does not show any actual gameplay, but it left me with a lump in my throat. We can’t wait to get our hands on this game when it comes out in September, exclusively for the PS3.
