There is a lot going on in the above dev diary for the upcomingCommand & Conquer 4. The short video takes you through most of the new changes in the game and talks about what they were trying to do this time around with the franchise. I find the class structure interesting and possibly a good way to gain replayability, but I’m not sold on it really being an actual change to the game....
Modern competitive online multiplayer gaming is in many significant ways unrecognizable, when compared to its ancestors. In the 30+ years since the pre-internet days of its infancy, it has changed so dramatically that it almost seems quaint to put games from the two eras in the same category. At first glance, it’s no different from going to a science museum and seeing a giant vacuum tube side by side with a transistor and an integrated circuit....
SOCOM is an interesting franchise. Back when the original released for the PS2, SOCOM was seen asthemultiplayer experience for consoles. Times have changed, and the SOCOM series has made itself comfortable on the handheld side of things with the PSP. Sony is very much looking forward to the latest entry in the franchise,SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. Yes, the third game in the Fireteam Bravo side of things, this PSP franchise seems to have slipped under the radar for a while....
I’ve always wanted a Sega Mega Jet, though I could never tell you why. It’s just a unwieldy controller with a Genesis/Mega Drive built in. It’s got a d-pad, six buttons, and a cartridge hole in the top. But no screen. You’ll have to connect it to your television…just like your Genesis, but with a worse controller. Or call it a Sega Nomad without the screen and dogsh*t battery life. Wow, I just kind of talked myself out of it....
[As posted on Japanator] Are you planning to buySakura Wars: So Long, My Lovefor the PS2 or Wii this March? Haha! I kid,of course you areplanning to buy it. However, decisions must still be made for exactlywhichversion ofSakura Warsto buy.Will you be getting the “premium” PS2 edition, which comes with an art book, poster, and (most importantly) a second disc containing the game with its original Japanese voice acting? Or will you be getting the cheaper, “standard” Wii edition, which only incorporates the English-localized dub?...
There’s something going on at Cryptic Studios, best known for their work on the PC MMOsCity of HeroesandCity of Villains. Today, thestudio announcedthat they would be closing both their official forums and their official blog. “As work on Cryptic Studios’ upcoming projects progresses,” wrote Community Content Writer Christine Thompson (under the handle “Kestrel”), “we have reached a point where we must focus all of our energies towards ensuring that our presentations of those projects are the absolute best work we can do....
Dark Voidis out for PS3 and Xbox 360 very soon, but Capcom isn’t satisfied with restricting its Rocketeer freedom fighters to home consoles.Dark Void Zerois coming to the Nintendo DS, but it’s not going to bring Vertical Cover and crazy, 360 degree dogfights to the portable system — instead, it looks exactly likeMega Man. Dark Void Zerois a remake of an unreleased 8-Bit game that served asDark Void‘s inspiration. It’ll be hitting the DSiWare service and should be a pretty neat little retro experience....
Gilbert didn’t comment on why he left Hothead, or if he has another project in the works, but the creator does have plans to be a part of the marketing forDeathspank, which is still due for release at some point in 2010 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and [REDACTED]. ‘Monkey Island’ creator wraps ‘Deathspank” work and leaves Hothead[MTV Multiplayer]
Renegade Kid are the guys behind the second best FPS on the Nintendo DS,Dementium: The Ward(the first beingMetroid). For some reason a system that seems tailor made for some really great FPS gaming almost completely lacks it. Renegade Kid sees a problem with this. That’s probably why they put outMoonand are about to releaseDementium II. However, they don’t just see the lack of FPSs on the systems as a problem, but the lack of original games on the DS in general....
“Kicks ass” works in two ways here. First off, great trailer, Atlus. It really gets you pumped for the game. But it also kicksyourass, and reminds you how much the game kicks your ass. I haven’t had a lot of time to spend with my review copy due to travel, but the time I have had has been great. There’s not really anything else like this action RPG out on the PS3....
Disaster: Day of Crisisis one of those Wii games that have existed in theory before the console even launched, and likeSadnessorProject HAMMER, looked destined to become vaporware. However, unlike those latter games,Disasteractually has anofficial release date— scheduled to launch, in the UK at least, on October 24. The game sees main character Raymond Bryce tackle all manner of natural disasters, ranging from tsunamis and earthquakes to volcanic eruptions and hurricanes. An interesting concept indeed, and one that has a lot of potential on the Wii....
The hits keep on coming. Today, Activision has revealed yet another track that will appear inDJ Hero— Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘n’ Nite” with Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow.” Cudi’s DJ Hero relationship doesn’t stop there, either. In his latest video for “Make Her Say” (featuring Kanye West and Common), Cudi rocks aDJ Herocontroller. Because he has one and you don’t. Because he’s played it, and you haven’t it. Rub it it, Activision....
DMV. DBZ. MMO. Capeesh? Ok, I’ll slow things down a little. Over onJapanator, DMV found out that there’s an MMO DBZ game in development for a 2008 release in Japan, and a beta testing session in Korea this summer: The game is set 200 years from the end of the manga, so all the main characters are dead, or so it seems. The world has been divided by some evil organization, and with the help of “Time Patrol Trunks,” you’ll help to reunite the world....
