Oh Sony, you really need to stop saying that each year will be “the year of” something, because when it invariably isn’t, you look like a real prat. I know, you’re not listening, sogo right aheadand claim that 2009 will be the year of the PSP. Clearly 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 were all practice years. “I also think 2009 is going to be the year of the PSP,” claimed PlayStation Canada’s PR boy Mark Levitan....
Unlike Microsoft with Project Natal, Sony wasn’t looking to reinvent the wheel when it debuted the Sony Wiimote at this year’s E3. It basically gives the PS3 the same functionality as the Wii with a little extra kick, but that’s certainly no bad thing according to Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi. In fact, he’s stated that developers are rubbing their hands with glee at the opportunity to port Wii titles to Sony’s big black box o’ Blu-ray....
According to eagle-eyedScore Hero forum folks, a sneak peak at next week’s Rock Band downloadable content briefly appeared on the in-game music store. And what exactly did they see? Oh, just this pile of rad … Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01“Red Devil’“Damnation Game”“Caprici Di Diablo” The Kilers Pack 01“Spaceman”“Mr. Brightside”“Smile Like You Mean It” If this is true, it looks like there’s a little something here for everyone. Or, from where I’m looking at things, nine God damned songs I’ll be spending money on next week....
Capcom did fairly well withDead Risingon the 360, and now they’re prepped to come hard again withLost Planetthis January. With a huge marketing campaign that includes pre-movie trailers and a sweet pre-order bonus action figure, the hype around this game is about to reach a deafening pitch. You’ve played the E3 demo ad nauseum, and you shunned your family on Turkeyday to play themulti-player demowith sweaty, mouth breathing nerds. Now hit the jump for the full list of achievements (including 23 secret achievements – no spoilers here!...
Fable IIIis in development, and we can hear the hype wheels slowly begin to grind and turn. It’s starting small, as usual, with this simple piece of concept art showing off a new look for Bowerstone. Things will progress in due course, however, with Peter Molyneux saying that this game will brush our teeth and fly us to the Moon. There’s not too much to say about this. It’s a painting of a town....
We’ve all seen movies in which a down-and-out athlete beats the odds to win. That’s pretty much the plot of every sports film, it seems, thoughRocky IVis probably my favorite example. Videogames are slowly starting to emerge as competitive sporting events. So, where is our inspirational tale of plucky underdogs who come together to defeat an unstoppable opponent? Here’s a good start. This mock trailer for Sunday Night Starcraft blends together just about every cliché moment you can imagine from sports films with a heavy dollop of dorkiness....
Snoopy Flying Aceis a terrific flight combat game. I feel like I have to reiterate this point every time we bring it up, because you can’t be blamed for thinking otherwise, at least initially. Its always nice to see a solid game get follow-up content, and that’s exactly what’s happening. The “Suppertime of Destruction” pack (fantastic name!) includes some neat stuff: two new planes, one of which is piloted by your Avatar; five additional multiplayer modes (Dirty Boy, Turret Defense, Wild Woodstock, Team Wild Woodstock, and Top Dogs); three weapons; 11 pilot costumes; 30 plane skins; and three new Achievements....
GSC Game World’s upcomingS.T.A.L.K.E.R.title,Call of Pripyat, takes place immediately after the events inS.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl. The story will focus on the inside of the zone — a place where no one really wants to be. Pripyat. And it at least appears that GSC is taking the recreation of Pripyat seriously. In an interview withRock, Paper, Shotgun, PR director Oleg Yavorsky revealed thatCall of Pripyatwould have several new locations, all faithfully modeled after Prypiat....
A lot of readers have asked me aboutDeadly Premonitionon the 3DS, as if this lowly blogger has some sort of power to make it happen. Unfortunately, I have no such power, but Idohave the email address ofDeadly Premonitiondirector Swery65. I asked the developer about the possibility ofDeadly Premonitionon the 3DS, and while he said he could not promise anything, he did answer in the fantastic way that only Swery can answer a question....
The Bad Dudes are back again. Following up after the Super Dodge Ball EPNo Balls, No Gloryand the Sagat Theme remix collectionThai Guy, they’re back just in time for Halloween with thisCastlevania: Symphony of the Nightcollection. With the help of some friends, they’ve createdSymphony of the Night – Resurrection, a fifteen song EP of remixed tracks from the classic game. Free for download, this collection includes an epic 13-minute medley called “Heart of Vlad....
Something is a’brewing on theL.A. Noirefront. Details on the PlayStation 3 exclusive title have been hard to come by, but if Team Bondi’s recruitment drive goes over well, we could be swimming stream of knowledge in no time. (I’m assuming that if people are hired to work on it, the game will come out sooner.) Right now, the studio responsible for the game are advertising numerous jobs ontheir Web site(viaCVG). Most recently, Team Bondi is looking for animators, artists, and designers....
Chris Cashman’s smooth voice blasted into over 22,000 people’s ear holes last evening during the live debut of the second season of1 vs. 100. I was one of those in attendance, listening to the Cashman in rapture while plugging in answers to questions about Michael Jackson and even Steven Colbert. Since I was there (along with a few buddies), I figured I could try to pull some of you along for the ride via a Ten Minute Taste....
So let’s say that I give you free reign to re-create any classic NES title with a full 3D overhaul and new features for a downloadable current-gen game console. What would you pick? I know for sure it wouldn’t be the 1985 cave-mining NES classicSpelunker. Sure enough, right there at Sony’s massive Tokyo Game Show booth, among the other PlayStation network titles wasMinna de Spelunker. This game takes the original craptastic/difficult controls and mechanics of the original NES title and slaps a pretty new face on them....
