Sony launched a new Japanese teaser website today for a game that apparently involves a very large desert. The teaser website itself simply shows a tiny man, just a black silhouette really, walking slowly across a desert. If you click him he will run for a short while but then he will resume walking. There are practically no hints as to what the game could be on the page.
The URL has the word desert in it, but that is a tad bit obvious. The date in the corner is just a tad bit confusing, but we will let you know as we learn more. Now though we can speculate; will it be a title that is only being released in Japan, something brand new worldwide, or Western Sony title being released in Japan? What do you think it is going to be?
PlayStation users are starting to settle back into playing online (as long as their game doesn’t need a code that is) but those working at Sony are still a bit puzzled over the attack itself. Sony CEO Howard Stringer thought that the company would never see a PSN hack attack like what happened last month. Apparently as far as he is concerned, a free service should never have been attacked in the first place.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Howard Stringer stated, “Obviously our network security didn’t stop the attack and we’re trying to understand why, and we’ve made big strides in bolstering our security. We have a network that gave people services free.It didn’t seem like the likeliest place for an attack.”
He went on to say that he doesn’t believe he should apologize for not knowing how bad the breach was, simply because it was the first time it ever happened. I’m not entirely convinced that the defense of “free service” should be enough to let such an attack end up happening and not respond correctly about it. Perhaps the best thing Sony workers can do at the moment is just stop talking about it.
If you think that The House of the Dead needs to be on a system other than the Wii then you should find the following news quite pleasing. Sega announced today that they will be moving The House of the Dead: Overkill onto the PlayStation 3 and it will be compatible with the PlayStation Move. It will also receive a major graphic enhancement and 3D support if you have a TV capable of doing that. The new name of the title will be The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut.
The House of the Dead: Overkill was originally released for the Wii and was very over the top in its violence and language, much to the delight of its fans. With the move to the PS3 there will also be two new scenarios added into the game’s seven stages. These scenarios are exclusive for the PlayStation 3. Exactly what these two scenarios will entail has yet to be seen, but we’ll know when the title is released on October 25th in North America and on October 28th in Europe.
It was just a matter of time before someone took a wrestling video game and put in some motion controls. Of course we may not have thought that it would be a full blown Kinect game though, especially one focusing on Hulk Hogan. But they are making it, Majesco announced today that they will be publishing Hulk Hogan’s Main Event for the Kinect.
More information will be revealed at E3 in just over a week but Majesco revealed a little information today. Hulk Hogan will be in the game himself as he trains players and teaches them the ropes of professional wrestling. Then players will be able to create their own wrestler in the Main Event mode, perform over 30 different wrestling moves, fight in tag team or single matches and more. This title actually sounds like it would be one to dust off my Kinect for. But how these wrestling moves will be performed in front of the Kinect is a different thing entirely.
Californian based Turtle Rock studios, the company, who along with Valve were responsible for the Left 4 Dead franchise have signed a deal to bring THQ on board as publisher for a “new groundbreaking multiplayer” title. Danny Bilson of THQ studios, says the merger was in line with THQs mission to acquire the best artists and talent in the industry. He goes on to say “Turtle Rock Studios is responsible for one of the most original, critically acclaimed cooperative games of this generation, and we are incredibly excited to be working with them on their next project, which looks set to make a similar impact in the multiplayer space.”
Turtle Rock rocketed to fame and became well known amongst gaming circles through there association with the online phenomena that was Counter Strike. After Valve bought out the studio a few years ago it was disbanded but has consequently reformed. COO of Turtle Rock studios Phil Robb describes the project as the “most ambitious thing we’ve ever attempted”, and feels that THQ are the perfect partners to help them acieve their goals. He goes on to add ” that we plan to take first person shooters to a new level and cant wait to show off the new game in the months ahead.
With such major players involved this sounds like a massive project that could set a benchmark for online and multiplayer games to come. Lets keep a close eye on this one as it unfolds as it looks epic.
About time, wouldn’t you say Professor? After releasing in Japan nearly 2 years ago, Level-5 have now trademarked Professor Layton and the Last Specter (known as Professor Layton and the Specter’s Flute in Japan) for a western release for the Nintendo DS. This Layton game has been on my radar for a while, as it is a prequel to the series which takes place three years before Curious Village.
I would imagine Professor Layton and the Last Specter will be released sometime later this year as the 5th title for the series – Professor Layton & The Mask of Miracle has been out in Japan for a few months now as it launched with the 3DS. Last Specter could also be a nice reveal for this years’ E3, so stay tuned as more information should be confirmed shortly.
Dirt 3 ships to stores worldwide today as the game is going to be launched very shortly! The game is the sequel in a highly regarded franchise and also boasts the most features in the franchise.
The title, releasing on PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, will have players racing in multiple environments in a wide array of game modes, “from traditional Rally to innovative freestyle Gymkhana events, plus Trailblazer, and multi-car Head 2 Head, Land Rush and Rallycross stages”. The game will also have the largest amount of cars seen in the franchise and will double the ‘track content’ of the previous title.
Dirt 3’s Extensive online component will be accessible via a special VIP pass included with a retail copy of the game. PC users needn’t worry themselves with the code. The code gives players access to various online components, such as the ability to upload Youtube videos of the game as well as 5 additional vehicles for your enjoyment.
The game launches this Thursday worldwide.
To mark the launch, Codemasters have released a new trailer; which is embedded below for your viewing pleasure!
Madman Entertainment has recently announced that they will be continuing their Anime Hour television block on the hilariously awesome Community TV stations around the country. Madman currently airs Gundam 00 and Gurren Lagann in the block and has announced that they will be replacing them with Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Black Butler.
That’s right you can now watch anime about Alchemists and Butlers as well as handy-cam filmed Indian dancing, Powerpoint presentation commercials about STD awareness and the local butchers late night talk show. Is there anything you can’t find on Community TV?
Madman haven’t released a date for both series to begin besides a vague comment of “in June”, but it should be assumed that they will begin when the current shows end. They will be available on Community stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (sorry to the rest of the country). Check your local guides for channel numbers and programme times.
Online pre-registration for QuakeCon has begun for the year! While the event is free for all attendees, there are special things that happen for those who pre-register!
The event is going to take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas on the 4th of August at 10:00AM until the end of the 7th August, 2011.
There are three premium packages this year for the convention, which are: BYOC -Select-a-Seat package, Swag pack and the QuakeCon Done Quick Pack. The first package runs at $20 which allows you to reserve a seat in the BYOC area, as well as giving you some merchandise. The next is a little more expensive at $35, but you also get a bit more with a couple of t-shirts, a lithograph and some zipper-pulls. The last of the packages costs $50 and includes guaranteed reserved seating in the BYOC area, express access to panels and speakers, reserved seating at panels and some nifty goodies!
Be sure to attend QuakeCon this year, as it is known to be an entertaining outing!
There certainly has been a lot of Zelda news as of late, and honestly why wouldn’t there be? This is the franchise’s 25th year anniversary. Interestingly enough, the ESRB has rated a new game under the name of “Zelda Universe” recently, which has struck the curiosity of fans worldwide. An “online” platform for Zelda Universe is about all that is listed or known as of now, which baffles us a little more quite honestly.
Zelda Universe is the official website for the Zelda series as a whole, but the question is, why just now rate a website that is already fully functioning? Being such an anticipated year for the fans of the franchise, I really want to think that Zelda Universe is an upcoming online service, much like Pokemon’s Global Link – which has been highly successful for Nintendo since launch at bringing fans of the series together. Do I have the slightest idea of how this would work? No. Just pure speculation at the moment, but if you think about it, what better way to celebrate a milestone than with the fans all uniting in some unique way?
Zelda Universe’s rating could very well just be for the website for some odd reason, but being rated this close to E3 makes me think a new console will not be the only big announcement Nintendo have up their sleeve, and with Skyward Sword coming soon to the Wii and Ocarina of Time 3D launching next month, a sheer coincidence is looking less likely at the moment. What are your thoughts? What do you think Zelda Universe could be?
