L.A. Noirereleases next week after ten billion years, and we’re all looking forward to it at Dtoid Towers. Here’s the official launch trailer for the game, to get you in the mood. Check out that facial animation, it’s absolutelyludicrous. We will have our review for the game in the near future, and make sure you check out sister siteFlixist, which is anticipating the game’s release bylooking at the Film Noir genre....
This week’snew HAWPis one of my favorites, which means you probably won’t like it at all if you areretarded. Most of the HAWP’s we’ve done fall into either two categories: they’re referential just for the sake of being referential but are still enjoyed theplebeians, or they exchange reference for original material and are thus not enjoyed by the selfsameplebeians.This episode is sort of a mixture of the two. Typingplebeianin italics is fun, and not at all hypocritical even though at least two of the past episodes involve poop as a punchline....
Film has never been a medium that videogames translate particularly well to. I am in complete agreement with Jim Sterlingthat the reason for this(aside from obvious time constraints) is mostly due to a removal of the interactivity that makes a videogame a videogame. So long as a profit comes in, though, most of the people in Hollywood don’t seem to think too much about it. It’s like they see gaming as a conveniently placed field of ideas and pre-established IPs that’s just begging to be reaped in the name of media synergy....
THQ Vice President Danny Bilson said that their upcoming shooter,Homefront, set for release next week on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, has already pulled in over 200,000 pre-orders in the U.S. alone. It’s now the company’s most pre-ordered game. Congrats, THQ! That’s the good news. The bad news is more of a rumor, but points toHomefrontdeveloper Kaos Studios being dissolved. The same rumors say that a relocation of staff is planned, from New York to Montreal....
Earlier today, weposted a storyabout Jonathan Blow, who stated in an interview that Sony was prone to put more adventurous indie games on the PlayStation Network when compared to Microsoft. A fair comment, I thought. However, Blow was pretty pissed at the post. In fact, he turned out to be quite furious. The fallout from Blow’s indignation has stirred up an online storm already, and since it was partially my fault, I figured I’d talk about it a bit, as well as address Blow’s driving criticism about blogs who use attention-grabbing headlines to generate traffic....
Lionsgate studio’s hasbought the rights to make a film basedonKane & Lynch: Dead Men. The big name actors they are trying to get for the main roles are Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton. The script for the movie has apparently already been written and Michael Bay is set to produce the film. The Times report also brings up a good point at stating that “The project marks the first time a studio has bet on making a major game-based film before the release of the game itself....
You guys rememberKiller Instinct, right? You know, Cinder? Glacius? Well it looks like Rare might be coming out of the dark with an Xbox 360 edition. At least that’s what the UK gaming magazine Games TM is saying. If this happens to be true, this could be a great move for Rare. Rare hasn’t exactly had the best lineup so far, starting the 360 out withKameo: Elements of PowerandPerfect Dark Zero....
While many of you might not remember this,The Kore Gangwas a title originally announced for release on the original Xbox some six years ago. The title was never released, eventually fading into obscurity as Microsoft moved into what was then known as the “next-gen.” Well it’s back, simply known asKore, and has now found a home on the Wii. The game — which has a veryPsychonautsfeel and look — puts players in a cybernetic K....
Rockstar Games highly-anticipatedL.A. Noireis out this month, and along with it, music fans can expect two album releases.L.A. Noire: Remixedis a partnership with Verve Records with modern spins on some of the classic tunes from the 40s. The six track EP will feature jazz standers “re-interpreted” by folks like DJ Premiere and Dave Sitek. The game’s score, by The Getaway composer Andrew Hale, will also be available as a separate release....
Almost a month after it’s lukewarm release, Sega has just released a short comic based on the Kinect action-horror titleRise of Nightmares. Written by Al Ewing, who has worked on comics from the Judge Dredd series as well as the Hulk; and with artist Marc Olivent whose thick shadows and stylized inks give this comic a rough and grimy feel that plays well with the story. The comic tells the tale of Roland Childs, a private detective on his last case, recounting the details of what happened....
A now-removed listing forDisgaea 3 Returnwas spotted on Yahoo! Japan. MoreDisgaea? No kidding! Interestingly, the title was listed as a launch game for PlayStation Vita. Nippon Ichi Software has previouslygone on recordto say that development is happening internally for Sony’s next handheld. I could more or less see NIS’ entire library meshing well with Vita, especially theDisgaeaseries. Throw in some extras, and you’re looking at an easy sell.
[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] After nearly an entire week of wandering around in rusty darkness while playingSilent Hill 3, we have finally made it to the actual town of Silent Hill onBacklog. And, as everyone knows, the very first tourist hotspot everyone needs to hit as soon as they arrive in Silent Hill is the legendary Brookhaven Hospital, where you’ll meet an array of interesting people and helpful staff (and then kill them because they’re horrible monsters)....
[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Justin.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] Last night onBacklog, we started in on the twentieth game from my wall of shame,Devil May Cry 4. And damn am I rusty. Nevermind that I completely forgot how different it is to play as Nero than Dante and it wasn’t until the last thirty minutes of the program that I started to get my rhythm....
