All of us here and many of you are excited for one of Sony’s biggest titles, Uncharted 3 is expected to blow us away and many are already enjoying the beta. As many of us know Hollywood is trying to take this franchise to the sliver screen, but what you may not know is that the project is changing directors.
Neil Burger best known for movies like Limitless and The Illusionist will be taking the place of David O Russell. O Russell has left the project reportedly due to “creative differences”. Burger had landed the job because him and the other producers decided to make a plot that had more to do with the games than the terrible father and son adventure that O Russell cooked up.
Still no word on when this movie will come out but as long as we don’t have to deal with some lame Indiana Jones rip off we will be fine. We don’t need another Crystal Skull.
There hasn’t been a lot of information revealed yet regarding the Eve-themed shooter called Dust 514. The game is a PS3 exclusive at the moment and was originally meant to be entirely free to play. That is until now apparently. In an interview with GI.biz, CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson revealed that those who wish to play the game should expect some sort of “cover charge” to gain access to the title.
To be more exact he said the following: “In the beginning you have to pre-buy credits, so you pay something like $10-$20 to enter the game and you get the equivalent number of credits in the game once you do that. We call this the cover charge. You’re really getting the game for free but you have to pre-buy credits in the beginning. We might go fully free-to-play down the line, but in the beginning we have a cover charge just to manage the initial launch of it.”
It seems that although there is a price point for some early adopters to the game, those down the line will not have to worry about paying any price to play the title. Though it is nice that the developers are going to provide in-game money and items to those who pay the cover charge.
Remember back in Batman: Arkham Asylum how the Riddler was just a guy who would occasionally mock you over the microphone and that is about it? Well looks like he got tired of just sitting around, and apparently watched one too many Saw movies.
Because in this latest trailer that PC Guru has found, the Riddler is a bit more like Jigsaw this time around. There are tunnels full of spinning blades, traps that Batman looks to have to save people from and his demeanor is much more menacing than it ever was before. Catch the trailer below and the game itself when it releases on October 18th for the PS3, 360 and PC.
Last week we caught word from Jump Magazine that Square Enix had a unique Final Fantasy game they were going to soon reveal. Today is the day that they chose to reveal it by releasing a website for the game. Andrisang has translated the page and revealed that the game is being worked on by both Square Enix and developer Indies Zero and it will be a music game that will contain Chaos and Cosmos from Dissidia: Final Fantasy.
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy will contain heroes from FFI to FFXIII and each game is considered an episode in the Theatrhythm that players will play through. The player will be able to make a party of four characters to advance through each episode in three stages, a field, battle and event stage. All of the stages are played as a music game with multiple difficulty levels.
The game itself will also draw upon the vast mount of music that has been created in the Final Fantasy series, including “One Winged Angel,” “To Zanarkand,” “Sunleth Waterscape” and more. Square Enix has yet to provide a release date for Japan, nor any new of a Western localization. Though any 3DS games being announced in development is always a good sign.
Whoever said lightning never strikes in the same place twice obviously never played against Rain in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3! Players will now be able to do so again soon, with Rain coming to Mortal Kombat very soon via DLC. Today Warner Brothers and Netherrealm Studios have released a gameplay trailer of the ninja, and he’s never looked better! His signature thunderbolt attack returns, his weird ‘move-you-around-the-screen-thingy’ is back, and he can still preform a roundhouse kick that defies the laws of gravity by making you appear on the other side of the screen for some reason. His combos look crazy as well, and appears to be one of the stronger characters of the MK9 roster.
For those who didn’t know, Ed Boon is a massive fan of Prince and his song ‘Purple Rain’, and that’s why Rain’s outfit is purple and is known as ‘The Prince of Outworld’. But don’t worry I assure you, he is much cooler than the origins of his name. Just check out the trailer below to find out!!!!
According to a recent articlefrom the technology-based news site Arstechnica, Law enforcement have conducted 32 raids in Italy an one in Switzerland, resulting in the arrests of 15 alleged members of the hacktivist group Anonymous, accused of performing denial of service attacks on Italian government web sites on both state and private broadcasters. The Italian authorities have said the detainees were aged between 15 to 28, most surprisingly 5 of which were under 18 years of age, the supposed ‘leader’ of these attacks was a 26-year-old Swiss-Italian going by the alias ‘Phre’. 30 additional suspects currently being sought after.
In response to this, the AnonOps faction within Anonymous has vowed revenge and is going to “let them have it”, and have also pointed out there are no leaders within Anonymous as “Anonymous has no leaders, no structure”. However other Anonymous members have been angered by the announcement, not for the actions but rather for grammatical errors and the lack of professionalism of the AnonOps individual. Comments on the post show further debates and arguments within the legion shows different sides of view on the topic as well. This has happened within the same week the more peaceful faction, The Anon Party has said they would not be involved in any hacking or DDOS attacks anymore.
Given the success of last years “tweet to get general admission tickets” campaign, the Tokyo Game Show has decided to hold the competition again. The Tokyo Game Show 2011, presented by the Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association, in cooperation with Nikkei Business Publications is giving away 100 double passes to 200 lucky gaming fans to attend the public days of the event being held September 15 to 18 at Makuhari Messe.
The Twitter campaign starts as of today. All you have to do is follow the Tokyo Game Show official Twitter account, @Tokyo_game_show and tweet, in your own words, your “wish to visit the Tokyo Game Show”. Tickets for the days of September 17 and 18 will be offered to 50 couples, that’s 100 lucky video game enthusiasts. Make sure you include the hashtag #tgs2011ticket in your post otherwise your brilliant entries will go unnoticed! If you are not following the official Tokyo Game Show Twitter page at the time of the drawing you will not be eligible for the prize. Winners will be conacted via Direct Message.
If you are not a Twitter user, do not fear. Tokyo Game Show is also giving away another 50 tickets to couples who are users of Facebook. The Facebook giveaway campaign runs until August 31st. All you will need to do is post a comment on “things that I look forward to the most at the Tokyo Game Show” on the wall of the Tokyo Game Show 2011’s official Facebook page. Make sure you enter “see you @ tgs#” before writing your post in order to qualify for the competition. Please note that winners will be contacted via email, so make sure that you have your email registered with Facebook.
The deadline for both Competitions is August 31st (Japan time) and tickets are valid only for the public access days of Saturday September 17 or Sunday September 18. Visit the official Tokyo Game Show website for more information about the upcoming show and competition details.
QuakeCon, one of the largest and most popular gaming festivals ever, begins August 4th, this year. And leading the convention is John Carmacks annual keynote speech.
Also during the show, attendees will be given the opportunity to experience other key games coming from Bethesda and id Software, including Skyrim, RAGE and Prey 2. As everyone might know, Skyrim is the next installment in the amazing ‘The Elder Scrolls’ series of games, Prey 2 is the the sequel to the amazing Prey and of course RAGE is the upcoming game from id Software.
QuakeCon
2011 will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. The event remains FREE to general admission and BYOC attendees thanks to the support of id and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2011 event sponsors and exhibitors. Doors to the QuakeCon BYOC will open on Thursday, August 4th at 9:00am CST and will remain open through 12:00pm CST on Sunday, August 7th.
QuakeCon Exhibit Hall Hours are:
Thursday, August 4, 2011 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday August 5 2011 10:00 AM ‐6:00 PM
Saturday August 6, 2011 10:00 AM ‐ 6:00 PM
Be sure to check the official website closer to the date for more info.
With only a week until the highly anticipated fourth season of the emmy-award winning series Breaking Bad commences, AMC has given fans a chance to get an inside look at the undoubtedly epic continuation of the series.
The past 3 seasons have solidified Breaking Bad in the history of television as one of the greatest television series of all time, with season 4 looking to continue to hold that reputation. You can check out the inside look videoes below, featuring many cast and crew members discussing what to expect from the next season as well as recap the unanswered questions from the past seasons and whether we will get some answers this time around.
After waiting over a year for this, finally the time has almost come. Until then, check out these videoes from AMC below:
Another week gone…l haven’t done much gaming, but I was lucky enough to get some hands-on and play a few hours of Driver San Francisco and Call Of Juarez Cartel multiplayer over at Ubisoft offices here in Sydney. Check out both of our previews here and here. As always I’ve been playing with my 3DS, I’ve nearly finished Shantae which I recommend anyone that’s got a 3DS (or on DSi, you can pick it up from the Virtual Store). I have also been playing some Resident Evil Mercs as well. It’s not a bad game and you can check out our review of it here. It’s something to keep us all busy till Resident Evil Revelations comes out next year. I’ve bought a few games on Steam (even though I have them already on my consoles) as they’re so cheap I couldn’t resist…I might end up playing them one day.
That’s it for me. I’ll see you all again next week. Remember, play hard or don’t play at all!
Senior Editor: Dustin Spencer
This week I finally finished Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident for the Nintendo Wii. It is pretty much like all other hidden object games we see released on the PC, but the combination of a point and click adventure was done rather well and the story is actually well made, which I guess was a bit of a surprise considering the genre. I have also been working on Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, which is about the same as every other SF release, but with extra characters and a few new trials, characters, and new achievements. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is also a fantastic new release so far, and while it’s just a shooter with bugs, it still feels well made and completely polished.
I also have been doing a bit of iPad gaming as of late, as I finally got my first Apple product ever. I am not crazy for some of the controls on the console ports, but the casual titles in the marketplace perform near flawlessly from what I have downloaded so far. On the 3DS, I have been working on a bit more Resident Evil: Mercs as well as Shantae: Risky’s Revenge to finish off the week of gaming.
Senior Editor: Jed Bradshaw
This week I celebrated Bungie Day by playing Halo: Reach of course. I won a 30,000 cR jackpot, but I didn’t get to play with any of the Bungie employees. I did buy an avatar t-shirt for charity though! Woohoo. By the way MasterAbbott, Halo eats Gears for breakfast!
Other than Halo though, I played MLB Bobblehead Pros for review. You can check out my feelings for it in a review that will hit soon. So far though, the game feels like a really well designed baseball sim. The bobblehead part of the game is a gimmick for sure, but the rest of it is very hardcore. Buy it if you like playing actual baseball and not just arcade baseball.
Finally, I have been addicted to Angry Birds on my Windows Phone. There is nothing better than finally having a reason (achievements) to get 3 stars on a level. Its still the same ole awesome game, except for $2.99. Oh well, achievements are worth it.
Editor: Kyle Moore
This week I have been sticking with my portable gaming. I’ve played the odd bit of Tiny Tower, like I am sure most iOS users have been over the past few weeks. Essentially I just check it twice a day, but that counts as playing right? even if it is only for 1 minute a day? Great! Apart from that I have been playing Swords and Soldiers on my iPhone, which is a fun little battle game, expect a good review of it coming in the near future. You can also expect another review from me about a little 3DS game called Sports Island 3D. So far I am not overly impressed, it has some redeemable features, but overall it is a little dull. I am still hoping to stumble on some really awesome hidden game play feature that makes me jump up and say YES! but time will tell. I have also been getting into the Steam sales, which (at the time of writing) end in I think three hours. By the time you read this, it will be over and I hope that you all got a good haul! So far the only game I have played from my collection is Lume, which I was blown are by, despite it being a really small game. I finally got my hands on Portal 2. It is currently downloading, but hey, it should be pretty nice, and can have a nice little feature spot on next weeks “what are we playing”. That pretty much sums up my slow but substantial weekly game play.
Editor: Matt Vella
This week I had the pleasure of visiting Ubisoft’s Sydney office with MasterAbbott and LinkageAX, where we got to try out some multiplayer builds for Driver: San Francisco on Playstation 3 and Call of Juarez: The Cartel on Xbox 360. Both games were big chunks o’ fun and are looking great, Ubisoft never disappoint! You can see my hands on, in-depth preview/impressions here, and LinkageAx’s impressions here. I also had Blue Valentine on Blu-Ray playing which I reviewed here. An amazing indie romance film, not usually my thing but the direction and acting is beyond superb and just blew me away. If you don’t believe me when I say how good it is, just ask our editor Kelly who is currently Blu-Ray deprived, and therefore is planning to steal my PS3 and copy of the film!
As for gaming I’m mostly on the iPhone at the moment, going nuts on Street Fighter IV: Volt Battle Protocol which is nothing short of a masterpiece. I’m more than impressed with it’s Wi-Fi capabilities, controls, content, sound, graphics….so far it seems almost flawless! I MUST own game for fighting fans with iPhones, expect a review up within the next day or two. On top of that, I just bought an Angry Birds cover for my iPhone, so that got me playing a lot of Angry Birds, and now I’m addicted again. It’s only a matter of time until one of my family members call an intervention…
Editor: Jared Hilliers
So here we are again, I’m possibly still playing the same games since the last time I did this as I haven’t finished them, I’m determined to finish games I start these days. I don’t want a pile of shame anymore and it’s hard to avoid being sucked into the hype, buying the game, spending a few hours on it then losing interest because of the next big thing or a fail attention span. So right now I’m towards the end of LA Noire, Portal, Dragon Age and Assassins Creed: Brotherhood is on the do list. There’s alot on the plate, but I have limited time, I use it carefully. Luckily I can’t really think of anything that’s come out lately that I actually want, other than Portal 2, I’m still behind the release calender. How does anyone keep up?
Editor: Jack Joly
Without anything to review this week, my gaming has been fairly sporadic, namely putting into some time on Lazy Raiders on Xbox Live Arcade to complete it as part of my achievement challenge. Other than that, this week I’ve briefly played some tables on Williams Pinball Classics, and visited my Nintendo DS courtesy of copies of Pokémon Platinum that I picked up recently.
Editor: Jorel Alvarez
This week, I borrowed some of my brother’s games and ended up playing Resident Evil 5. I did the co-op and considering I’m kind of a scaredy-cat, I usually panicked when the zombies came out to get us. Panicking for me means confusion, plus fingers moving crazily by themselves, plus shouting foul language; this equals to basically the brink of death. Thankfully my partner is pretty attentive and heals me before dying ( I know, how embarrassing). For me, playing Resident Evil 5 is like my relationship with roller coasters. I’m game and courageous trying to convince people to go on the ride with me, but as the start of the line approaches, fright starts creeping in and I start sweating, shaking and hyperventilating! All in all, the game was thrilling and fun.
Editor: Luke Halliday
Oh it’s that time of the week again eh? Well I have been playing a few things this past week. One Piece for the GBA enjoyed a large amount of play-time from me, as I Gum-Gum Kicked some pirate ass, in what is one of the most underappreciated titles for the GBA. It was indeed a hidden gem on the handheld that a lot of people neglected due to the stigma attached to the series at the time, because of the dreadful 4kids dub of the anime series.
I’ve also cracked into Game Dev Story for iOS at the request of my fellow editors. It has in the span of a day and half stolen my soul, dreams and heart. I am freaking obsessed with this, so much that as I type this I am playing it with my other hand. My game just won game of the year guys! Take that Indendro with your god damn Super Sergios Bros.!
