Today came the news that Sony Computer Entertainment’s UK managing director, Ray Maguire, has made the decision to leave the company. With a career spanning 17 years, Maguire helped establish the PlayStation brand in Europe, but on a personal basis has decided to leave the company following “a lot of soul searching”, describing his future personal growth as “essential.”
He joined Sony in 1993 as Director of Sales, Europe, having made his presence felt while at Sega as UK sales manager when he oversaw the successful launch of the Mega Drive.
There’s no news yet on what he will be doing next or who Sony will put in his place.
3DS exclusive game Steel Diver has been given a solid release date for the UK and Europe.
Nintendo have confirmed that the game will arrive on 6th May on their latest platform, which is actually quite a while considering it is already out and available for purchase in the US. Still, it’s not too far away, so Europeans won’t have long to wait until they can engage in naval warfare using their submarines underwater. Using strategy you must hide your own ships and successfully locate enemy ships before trying to sink them with your torpedoes.
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has called Steel Diver 3DS a ‘sleeper’ hit, but is this one on your radar?
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have today announced that Mortal Kombat has officially gone gold on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, meaning the development has been completely finished and it is ready to be shipped.
It is due for launch in the UK on 21st April, and in the US 2 days earlier on 19th April. Sadly for our Australian followers, it won’t be coming to Australia as it has been denied by the Australian ratings board, as you will have already heard if you’ve been following our coverage of the game so far.
The game hopes to mark a triumphant return for the series, with the fan favourite Fatality back and presented in more gory detail than ever before thanks to improvements granted by the graphical capabilities of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. There’s also plenty of new modes adding to the game’s traditional line-up.
When a video game is marketed, pushed and hyped as the biggest title of the year, always has the opportunity to heighten the anticipation and thrill of the release.
THQ’s Homefront was named as one of the most emotional and overwhelming games of the year but when it was released in March, it failed and as like EA to its Medal of Honor, stocks fell and people denied the game.
The apocalyptic title certainly had its epic moments and had magnitudes of potential but sadly it couldn’t live up to its predecessors like Fallout 3 or Gears of War. The AI was lousy and relied too heavily on the player’s extra movements.
One of last year’s major disappointments, despite its acclaimed name was Call of Duty: Black Ops. The Treyarch blockbuster defied its history and took risks, making the game distinctive from its ancestors. Despite its massive sales, the shooter failed to live up to the hype it enabled many months before its release. With the success of Modern Warfare 2, Treyarch and Activision relied on the name alone to push Black Ops into history.
Polish studio People Can Fly had a distinct title on their hands with the space adventure Bulletstorm. The game was certainly unique, unusual and very different from anything else in the industry. The characters were clever, cunning and held an appealing comic relief. But sexual innuendos, constant swearing and gory deaths did not make the game a favourite among parents. The exclusivity of the game was a major factor in enabling it to grow above its competition. But being different can also be a flaw.
The mother of all disappoints would have to be last year’s Medal of Honor. The Afghan based shooter had so much potential but many found it’s AI and similar looking characters weighed down any positives it might have had. The plight of Rabbit and his team could have had the opportunity to rival Soap MacTavish and his Task Force 141 but the foursome didn’t have the lift to push them that far.
Another EA title to disappoint fans is Crysis 2. Despite coming from an epic series, Crysis fell among other alien shooters, becoming a Halo clone. The graphics and maps might have shadowed its flaws but Crysis didn’t live up to the massive hype it caused before its release.
With this year yet to provide a plethora of awesome games, we should never accept the hype and learn to love games as they are.
Have you ever wanted to BETA Tester ? Well nows your chance. Com2us have some great news.
As a part of their amazing line-up of iPhone/iPod Touch games, Com2us have begun their Previewing (beta testing) for ‘Tower Defense- Lost Earth’.
By the looks of it ‘Tower Defense- Lost Earth’ sounds like the perfect game for Tower Defense fans. Also a small piece of trivia, Com2uS are the only right owner of the trademark for the term Tower Defense, so better to make a Tower Defence game 🙂
If you’d like to be a part of the BETA Testing, get cracking right now don’t waste anymore time, apply now!
To be eligible to enter, follow the steps in the attatched image.
Madman Entertainment’s June 2011 DVD lineup is an exciting one, but none is more exciting than the release of Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s HOWL on DVD.
HOWL features an all-star cast with the likes of of James Franco, Oscar® nominee for 127 Hours, and Madmen‘s Jon Hamm. James Franco plays the young Allen Ginsberg in a tale that sees him find his voice, the nature of the poem HOWL, and the court case that resulted from his work. The film uses solely the text from Ginsberg’s poem, transcripts from its trial for obscenity, and audio interviews with Ginsberg.
HOWL retails for $34.95 and is available for pre-order at the Madman site here. June will also see the release of DVDs such as Blue Valentine, Holy Rollers, Reign of Assassins and The Age of Reason.
Beginning on April 11, 2011, it will be possible to wear Metal Gear Solid clothing with labels that come from the Peace Walker version of the game, released on PSP last year. The clothing was stitched up with the help of musterbrand LLC and will be available in the US or Canada.
“Our partnership will give fans the opportunity to ‘suit up’ for one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, specifically for METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER,” said Careen Yapp, Vice President of Acquisitions and Franchise Development of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. “The mass success and support for our latest METAL GEAR SOLID hit has allowed us to expand beyond what we’ve done in the past with the series, and we are very much looking forward to offering this new line to a global community of fans.”
“METAL GEAR SOLID is one of the longest running video game franchises with an incredibly dedicated fan base, making METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER and KONAMI the perfect choice to partner with for a new collection,” said Knut Bergel president and chief executive officer of musterbrand LLC. “The new clothing line allows fans to extend their experience with the franchise even further through a unique and fashionable style.”
Ok, now that you’ve calmed down a bit and stopped laughing, we can tell you that L.A. Noire doesn’t believe in that kind of fairy tale either. In addition to stopping criminals in 1950’s California, you will, of course, get Achievements and Trophies. Without further ado, lets get started on this list:
A Cop On Every Corner
Complete a single street crime case.
Johnny On The Spot
Respond to 20 street crime cases.
The Long Arm Of The Law
Complete all street crime cases.
The City Of The Angels
Reach 100% Game Complete.
The Up And Up
Complete a story case with a five star rating.
Shamus To The Stars
Complete all story cases with a five star rating.
The Brass
Achieve maximum rank.
Not So Hasty
Stop a fleeing suspect with a warning shot as an LAPD Detective.
Asphalt Jungle
Chase down and tackle a fleeing suspect on foot as an LAPD Detective.
Traffic Stop
Disable a suspect vehicle with help from your partner.
The Straight Dope
Use evidence to prove a lie as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
One For The File
Find and inspect a clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
Golden Boy
Clear a case finding every clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
The Plot Thickens
Find and solve an inspection puzzle.
Lead Foot
Keep the needle above 80mph for more than ten seconds while driving.
Miles On The Clock
Drive more than 194.7 miles.
Wooden Overcoats
Bring down a total of 30 bad guys with head shots.
Dead Men Are Heavier
Shoot and kill a total of 100 bad guys.
Roscoe And Friends
Kill at least one bad guy with every gun.
Magpie
Find and inspect 95% of all clues.
The Shadow
Tail a suspect without being spotted, in a single case.
The Third Degree
Correctly branch every question in every interview in a single story case.
The Hunch
Use five intuition points in conversation with a single suspect, correctly branching each question.
Star Map
Discover all landmark buildings around the city.
Public Menace
Rack up $47,000 in penalties during a single story case.
The Moose
Tail Candy Edwards from the parking lot to her destination without using cover or going incognito.
Keep A Lid On
Complete a brawl without losing your hat as an LAPD Detective or Investigator. Auto Enthusiast
Drive 5 different vehicles.
Auto Collector
Drive 40 different vehicles.
Auto Fanatic
Drive every vehicle in the city.
Hollywoodland
Find and inspect all gold film canisters.
Nine secret Achievements & Trophies
"The Woman in the Window", one of 50 gold film canisters to find and collect for the 'Hollywoodland' Achievement/Trophy.For the 'Traffic Stop' Achievement/Trophy, Detective Herschel Biggs fires from the passenger seat intent on disabling the suspect's vehicle.Examining a clue like this golden butterfly broach will earn you the 'One For The File' Achievement/Trophy.Phelps manages to 'Keep a Lid On' during a dust up with an uncooperative suspect.
Fresh off of Wrestlemania last night it seems that Stone Cold Steve Austin has left the ring after his usual beer bath and stepped into a THQ trailer. Even though WWE All-Stars has been out for almost a week now it doesn’t mean that Steve Austin can’t say his peace about the title, because I certainly wouldn’t want to stop him.
One of the judges of the WWE’s newest Tough Enough series Stone Cold rants about the various superstars that wouldn’t be able to stand up to him, whether it be old legends or the new superstars of today. Now Stone Cold is a legend in THQ’s latest wrestling title and it is apparently a really interesting take on wrestling as a whole, and that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!
Nothing says 3D like being smacked in the face with a fish. Wait… what? Carrying on… Marvelous Entertainment has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming 3D fishing game called Reel Fishing Paradise 3D. Of course since Marvelous Entertainment is from Japan the trailer is in Japanese. Natsume on the other hand is handling the localization of the title when it comes out in the U.S.
You can catch the trailer below but before you do there are a few things to know about the title. There will be forty different kinds of fish to catch with plenty of customizable equipment to catch them with. You will then be able to put any fish you catch into an aquarium and then manage the aquarium itself. The 3D effects should be pretty interesting for this title, especially considering the fish themselves will be getting the 3D treatment.
