Saints Row: The Third is a game that is being hotly anticipated by THQ’s fanbase, so much so that Volition has implemented a character sharing system that will allow players to upload their own character creations directly to the Saints Row community website as well as download any characters they want directly from the console or the PC depending on which one they prefer to use.
Called the Initiation Station players will be able to create their own character ahead of time before the game is even released this holiday season. It is supposed to be released some time before the release for free but you can get your hands on the Initiation Station early if you end up pre-ordering Volition’s other upcoming game, Red Faction: Armageddon. Doing so will give you access to the Initiation Station a week before everyone else can access it for free if you can’t wait a little extra.
Brink is a unique game in and of itself. The marketing for the title has been even more unique with a series of Get Smart videos released to give everyone a full rundown of how to make the most of the game’s online experience. Since those videos just wrapped up yesterday with video number six and the game being released within the next few days Bethesda must have thought it was time to show off the game’s free running aspect.
Parkour, better known as free running, has been implemented into Brink so you can navigate through the environments any way you find suitable, no one said taking the stares is the only way to climb up a stairwell right? They have compared the game’s parkour abilities to Daniel Ilabaca’s free running by showing a comparison video between the two as it flashes between Ilabaca free running in some European city and Brink’s free running gameplay. Catch the video below and try to catch Brink when it releases next week on May 10th.
Bethesda has released a new developer diary from inXile Entertainment focusing on how they created the world that you will be experiencing when you play Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. The developers go into detail about how they made the world as realistic as possible with as many interactive pieces of the world as they could get away with.
Using the Unreal Engine they were able to take a lot of time with the actual world itself and create something they believe is unique in the world of dungeon crawlers. The latter section of the video then talks about the previously mentioned Crucible content that allows users to create their own dungeons through a variety of different modifiers. With the Crucible added in it will be interesting to see what type of areas players will create once they get the game in their own two hands next month.
Tons of video game deals are appearing lately. Today’s deal is especially good though. On Amazon.com, for today only, Mortal Kombat is $20 off its standard price. Thats right. For only $39.99, you’ll be able to rip virtual people apart. Its too bad though that their medical bills will not be discounted as well. But hey, thats why we play video games right? To avoid those unpleasant circumstances when real life gets REAL! Grab the game on either Xbox 360 or PS3 here.
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This week, BioWare announced the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3 will be released in early 2012. Fans worldwide were outraged over the sudden delay in the space adventure.
But why do developers push back releases?
It has taken 12 years to get Duke Nukem back to our consoles but within weeks of release, Gearbox announced Duke will be slated for early June. An extra month can’t hurt, right?
It’s the oldest tool in the developer’s book. By delaying an anticipated title, not only does it add excitement, press and thrill, it also improves the game’s marketing and spot on the gaming industry pedestal.
The release of Gears of War 3 was due for June/July this year but Epic decided it needed more tweaking. Questions were raised when the multiplayer beta was announced for eager gamers to test out on April 25th. If the multiplayer is complete, where does the single player campaign stand?
If a developer constantly delays a game, what perception does it give to players? Deus Ex is one of this year’s biggest titles but Square Enix has pushed it back three times. Is it that good or is it so bad they need to rework it until they are happy?
Diablo 3 is one of those games where it stands high above its competitors. However Blizzard, a developer notorious in delaying its titles, hasn’t announced an official date for the RPG, only stating it has been made. Fans have been waiting for years.
Rumours swirled around the internet for a December 2011 release but Blizzard is yet to confirm. It is believed Diablo 3 might be out early 2012.
Fear 2 hit stores back in 2009 and fans eagerly waited for the next instalment. Small studio Monolith had mammoth success with the series and reported Fear 3 was on the cards. The title was due for a February release, showcasing impressive real life trailers and screenshots but Monolith delayed the title until April. Like Duke Nukem, within weeks they pushed the date and reported it for a May 22 slot instead.
Nintendo anticipates huge success with the massive title Legend of the Zelda, Orcania of Time this year. Many believed it might have accompanied the 3DS when it was released in March but Nintendo are yet to confirm a date for the game.
Go ahead and buy your favorite games while there’s some hours left for these deals, and remember to keep checking the steam website as new deals will be taking place each day until May 9.
The other day we brought you a bit of news on the upcoming European release, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter which will be hitting the Nintendo DS on July 1st. To go along with that date, Nintendo and Namco have now released the first of four english trailers for the RPG. In this clip we don’t get a whole lot of actual gameplay footage as the whole trailer mainly just shows Red soar through the air on his trusty robot as a brief synopsis on the story is given.
Personally, while the overview of the plot was interesting, I immediately found myself paying attention to the score used for the trailer and if that is in fact just a sample of what is to come, Solatorobo might be a serious contender due to it’s soundtrack alone. You can watch the clip below and don’t forget in just two more weeks, another trailer will be gracing us which hopefully will cover some of the actual gameplay so stay tuned.
Through the PS Blog, Sony has announced that the rebuild of the PSN is complete, and it is now being tested internally by “global network and security teams” and they are in the “final stages of internal testing of the new system, an important step towards restoring PlayStation Network and Qriocity services.”
Its tough to say how soon the PSN will be back online for everyone, but hopefully it will be soon.
Meanwhile, CNET has obtained some info that another hack might be on the way. A person watching the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers said today that a third hack is planned this weekend against Sony. The publication of information like credit card numbers and addresses copied from Sony’s servers is rumored to take place as well. The hackers say they still have access to Sony’s servers.
This situation started a a few weeks ago when the hacker group Anonymous targeted Sony websites because of the alleged unfair legal treatment of a hacker named Geo Hot. Later, the Qriocity service and Sony Online was the subject was the subject of an attack that that exposed the information of over 100 million people. Sony took these websites, including PSN, offline in order to fix the problems. Anonymous has denied responsibility for the information leak saying, “While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our ‘leadership’ does not condone credit card theft.”
However, Sony has stated that files left on their servers indicate that Anonymous is indeed the enemy. Kazuo Hirai, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, told Congress that the file contained the statement “We are Legion,” which is Anonymous’ tagline.
Whatever the case, it appears that once the sites are back online, Sony better prepare itself for another attack by the same people who hacked them in the first place.
Sony has also faced public backlash due to the fact that were reportedly lax in their security measures before the attack and they did not involve law enforcement until several days after the attack happened. Customer notifications of the problems were also delayed, as was a public apology by Sony executives. Several lawsuits and governmental investigations have been started.
Anonymous has also faced criticism by gamers and the public.
Although probably not every detail of this situation will ever be known, both parties, and possibly others, appear to have performed some bad actions. Hopefully at least gamers can just get online soon.
Coming May 10th is a huge patch from TRIONWorlds for the game RIFT. This patch offers a range of interesting new features, as well as some features lifted from other major MMORPG games on the market.
The patch title ‘The spoils of War” adds these new features, features such as a new raid instance and social networking integration. Users of the game are now able to link to their facebook from the “Plane of bragging rights” in the form of youtube videos, screenshots and achievements from within the game. But not only does the update provide a new social networking feature, it also comes with some interesting gameplay additions, such as the long awaited 5th soul slot, the new wardrobe feature for outfit sets; as well as the highly anticipated new 10-man raid, Slivers, which promises to be a challenge for all players.
As with any major patch from TRION, starting from now in game, players can experience the prelude to the patch, which involves fire and earth Rifts opening all across Telara for players to defeat, as well as Golden Dragon Egg Fragments and other kinds of monsters.
Below is a full list of features coming from the 1.2 patch.
Full list of Rift 1.2 Features:
· Facebook Integration – Post updates, screenshots, or Achievements from Telara directly to your Facebook profile!
· Looking for Group– Automatically form groups for dungeons, rifts, and group quests. Complete random expert dungeons for additional bonuses, both for the daily player and the weekend warrior!
· Wardrobe – Players can configure up to five outfit slots to choose between – look however you want, and break out those costume items.
· New Ascended Powers – Omen Sight (Guardian) and Quantum Sight (Defiant) reveal openings to Slivers and even more in the future.
· Additional Role – By popular demand, players can purchase a 5th role for even more class flexibility.
· Many UI Improvements –Auction House, Crafting, and Artifacts all receive useful new refinements.
New Content in Rift 1.2:
· Gilded Prophecy Sliver – Rift extends its support of 10-player raids to this new type of instance! Fight against Golden Maw cultists from another reality to prevent them from gaining relics of vast power.
· New Dynamic Content –Two new raid rifts, one new expert group rift, rifts specifically designed around rewarding crafters, and easier access to expert group rifts.
· New Zone Events:
o Planar Chill – Control strategic locations in Iron Pine Peak against planar onslaught
o Scourge of the Sands – Defend precious resources as they are moved to critical locations in Shimmersand Desert, then launch a counter attack
o An Eye for an Eye– Guardians and Defiants summon their respective champions in order to defeat the Colossi in this end-game brawl.
The Witcher 2 is getting an MA 15+ rating in Australia, and that means that certain features in the game must be censored. Luckily, the censors present in the Witcher 2 are small: the Witcher can’t accept sex as a reward for completing a side quest. Namco Bandai removed the “feature” but the quest and NPC are still in the game; the reward options are simply different. For example, maybe upgraded weapons and armor will be available. So far, its the only change made for gamers in Australia.
Later this summer, legislation is supposed to be enacted that will quell most, if not all, censorship issues in Australia.
