Just a bit of news to all of the Wii owners out there with Heavy Fire for the WiiWare download service. Developer Teyon has now announced that secret codes gained in the game to submit their best results to the world ranking. How to celebrate this news? With an awesome competition! 3 best scores and one randomly picked result will be rewarded with 2000 Wii Points coupon. So if you haven’t already, pick up the game and start aiming for the top.
Since the U.S. launch for BackBreaker for the Xbox 360 and PS3, reception has been mixed. Many players have very openly shared opinions on how the football game had great realism but other flaws in depth, passing and other areas of gameplay. Lucky for gamers, NaturalMotion and 505 Games have taken all of this in and are now releasing a huge update called CodeName: Greathouse. Here is the official statement released today:
“We are lucky to have such a passionate community who have supported us throughout the development of Backbreaker and continue to do so post-launch,” said Todd Gibbs, Head of Game Development, NaturalMotion Games. “Greathouse will give them what they have asked for, packed as it is with additions, changes, tweaks and requests taken directly from our online forums, reviews, as well as from individual players who spent time at our offices testing the latest features. I am extremely proud of what the team has managed to achieve in just a month.”
Major features in Greathouse include:
Brand new replay system with the addition of seven fully functional cameras, including free flight mode and a cinematic ‘ball-lock’ option.
More than 100 new plays added, including an additional nine formations.
Improved Quarterback camera view and passing game.
A user-catch system, giving the player a much greater level of control over the on-field action.
Interception control, the user is now given full control over interception attempts when controlling a defensive player.
Comprehensive review of the penalty rulings following an analysis of reported errors.
“We were stunned by the sheer volume of user videos that were posted on YouTube following the release of Backbreaker,” said Ant Lewis, Lead Designer, NaturalMotion Games. “It is obvious that the community loves the realism and live nature of the game and wants to share their unique moments. The new suite of cameras introduced with Greathouse will give them complete creative control over their footage and we are excited to see what appears as a result.”
To me it seems like almost a whole new game. This is what all developers should do. Listen to the players and deliver a better product if needed. I am extremely happy to see this news as maybe more companies will take into consideration the people who purchase the product and worry less about profit. If two smaller companies can make huge changes to a product like BackBreaker, now there really isn’t any excuse for all others to follow suit. You can pick up BackBreaker right now wherever video games are sold for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Namco Bandai has put together an official website for what can only be described as “Tales Of” and given a timer to count down too. What could this count down be for? Could it just be for a bit of extra information? Or maybe even what the Tales will be of. Hideo Baba who is the producer of the Tales series was able to not only confirm the PS3 Tales being developed, but also shot down rumors that had been circulating that the game was to be titled “Tales of Unitia.” All I can say is that from the concept art shown above and on the website, it appears that there will be a change of pace from your standard Tales’ anime style.
Feel like a little Blazybloo with your brawler? Aksys games has released Blazybloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale today for the DSi Store and you can purchase it now for only 500 DSi Points. This isn’t your standard brawler either because you will be playing with chibi versions of some of your favorite Blazblue characters! What is chibi you ask? It is a cute character form of more advanced models that do have less detail but will definitely have you loving them, see above for what the chibi versions will look like. You can even equip various items to use to cause devastation to your foes!
What should you expect if you happen to get this game?
Two modes featuring Single Player or Free Battle!
Take on the CPU or up to 4 friends. Set the rules, select the stage and match type!
Engage in combat with Four Match modes!
Good ol’ beat-‘em-up Life Match requires fighters to put the smack down on each other until your life meter is drained! Collect soba noodle points in Point Match by attacking other fighters or play snatch the panda in Flag Match; whoever has the panda when time runs out wins!
Play as Five Adorable Brawlers from the smash 2d fighter hit BlazBlue!
Battle as Ragna, Noel, Rachel, Taokaka or Jin! Create mini combos with their normals and drive attacks!
I don’t know about you but I’m loving the way this game looks. It’s like a mini smash brothers using Blazblue characters. With the different items and weapons to use, there looks like there is tons of fun to be had, especially when you consider the cheap price tag.
Yes, you heard that right for the most part.The Titantic is being rebuilt for the digital world. Developer O-Game’s are releasing a new title, Titantic Mystery this fall. Players will set sail on the Titantic II to mark the 100th anniversary of the original ship.
Titantic Mystery is a pure mystery/exploration title where players will go in search of a hidden bomb on the new ocean liner, Titanic II. Along the way players will uncover clues and investigate the ship while learning secrets of the original Titanic. With 30 intricate levels each containing challenging mini-games, players will encounter elaborate twists and turns around every corner.
Features Include:
Explore the ship and meet different members of the crew along the way
Investigate clues and get closer to uncovering the ultimate mystery
Search for hundreds of objects containing timeless secrets about the original Titanic
30 intricate levels
30 challenging mini-games
Players that want to go aboard the unlucky ship will be sure to be in for a treat if you are a mystery or exploration fan or just might be curious to see the newly crafted Titantic II. Titantic Mystery is set to release September 28, 2010 for the U.S. on the Nintendo DS, Wii and PC. No word if the forecast calls for icebergs or Celine Dion but we will keep you updated!
Xenome Episode 1 is an original rpg developed by Nine Pound Studios. The game looks like a nice alternative for anyone looking for an action/adventure rpg on their portable systems.
The game’s story happens in Silica Flats. A wasteland ripe for exploration. That is, if you manage to stay alive long enough. The land looks different from what you remember, but that’s bound to happen to anyone who’s been in cryo-stasis for the last 250 years. You’ve been reactivated during the advent of the Union-Prime war. Both factions want your allegiance. More importantly, either faction would rather see you back on ice (in one way or another) than to be aligned with their enemy.
Features:
Fully immersive, open 3D environment using cutting edge technology, ready to be explored.
Intense gameplay with realtime combat and powerful abilities.
Enormous game world – over 5 square miles of seamless, immersive territory teeming with mutated creatures and other dangerous aberrations of nature.
Gain experience and wealth while performing missions and killing monsters.
Customize your character with abilities, stats and over 500 items that best suit your play style.
Stylized, intuitive user interface.
An engaging storyline that will take hours to unravel as you make your way through the wastelands.
Loaded with secrets for the adventurous. Enough creatures, missions and areas to keep you playing long after the main plot has unfolded.
Xenome Episode 1 is already out, you can see more about the game from it’s page on the appstore.
*note* The game requires the iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4, 3rd gen iPod Touch with 32 or 64 gb storage, or the iPad. They are currently working to bring support for 2nd gend devices in the near future.
Ever wanted to play Little Big Planet on Xbox360 or Wii? Well, don’t get your hopes up, because LBP will remain PS3 exclusive, but you will have something similar…EA announced today their new upcoming title, Create. A game for the whole family, which will let you create your own environment and experiment with it.
“We wanted to design a game where the entire family can explore, decorate, and solve challenges where no solution is wrong and the only limit is the imagination,” – Harvey Elliott, VP and General Manager at EA Bright Light.
Create will have the player’s solve different puzzles and levels by using their imagination…the more creative you are, the bigger the reward will be. So it’s not an actual “create-anything-then-play-it” game, but rather a puzzle game. How this turns out…we’ll have to wait and see.
Create will be released “this holiday” on PC, Mac, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Regarding peripherals, the Playstation Move will be supported, though no info on Microfts’s Kinekt just yet.
Lionhead Studios announced today a new feature on their site: Create a Villager
With this little tool, you can design you very own unique villager, with over 2000 different variations, including personality traits, clothing, accents, hairstyles etc. You’re also able to compose a backstory for the character to give it even more uniqueness .
But, unfortunately, there IS a “catch”: in order to upload the created villager in your Fable3 universe, you must first preorder the game, thus receiving a unique code which is used on the Villager Creator Page.
But you can still do this for fun, so if you want to check it out, here’s the Character Creator.
On the 30th of July Joseph Tung, an Executive Producer at Bungie Studios who has been working on Halo: Reach, has stated through the Reach Developer Blog that Halo: Reach has been completed:
A few days ago we released Halo: Reach to Xbox Certification. Assuming things go well in certification, that means the only things standing between you all and Reach are the manufacturing process and shipping the discs to stores. It’s been a long haul getting the game to this point but the team is incredibly proud of the game and can’t wait to play with everyone on September 14th.
A few folks from Bungie will be travelling all over the world in the next few weeks to demo the game: Brian Jarrard and Niles Sankey are currently touring Europe, Joe will be headed to Oceania soon, and Chris Opdahl and David Allen will be taking Asia by storm in August.
Yes that right .. Kick in the HEAD is 2K Games latest Mafia II trailer which I must say is absolutely smokin’ hot… No love songs here, no That’s Amore, no pizza pie, just all out mayhem, shooting, kicking and in true Mafia fashion burying 😉 I must say that Mafia II is looking very nice, lot of hard work and detail has gone into this game. See for youself, click on the play button below and enjoy.
