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- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Author: John Scalzo
Pre-order Crysis 3, get a downloadable copy of Crysis for free
Are you looking forward to next February’s release of Crysis 3? But are you feeling a little lost since you never played the original Crysis? Well, good news! EA has announced that if you pre-order Crysis 3, you’ll receive a download voucher that can be exchanged for a digital copy of Crysis on the PC, PS3, or Xbox 360.
“The release of Crysis in 2007 was truly a watershed moment for first-person shooters and raised the bar on cutting-edge visuals and gameplay and we could not be more thrilled to include the original game as a pre-order bonus,” said Cevat Yerli, Chief Executive Officer of Crytek. “Building upon the framework laid by the previous games, Crysis 3 offers unparalleled tactical freedom as players experience New York City’s Seven Wonders and adapt to the truly unique challenges they present. By blending the best elements of the series so far, we’ve created an action experience that we believe will blow fans away.”
If you are interested in pre-ordering Crysis 3, EA also wants to remind you that you’ll receive the Hunter’s Edition, which will include access to the Predator Bow and the Hunter Nanosuit module.
Nintendo’s Wii U advertising campaign begins in US
We’ve already had a look at how Nintendo plans to advertise the Wii U in the United Kingdom. But today, the consolemaker has unveiled the commercial that American audiences will soon see on their TV screens.
I think the idea we’re supposed to take away from this is that the Wii U is futuristic… like Jetsons style.
Nintendo Download: Freakyforms Deluxe, 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, more
Today’s Thursday and that means another round of Nintendo downloads:
2 Fast 4 Gnomz (3DS eShop) – Four brave gnomes venture on a journey so epic, they don’t even know where they’re going. Join Bumb, Berzerk, Speedster and Uncle Time as they run, fly, bounce, glide and break their way through the magical lands of Gnomia to reach their mysterious destiny.
Spot It! Mean Machines (DSiWare) – In “Spot It! Mean Machines”, players race the clock to find the hidden objects in cleverly arranged scenes. The puzzles are based on the popular “Spot-It!” book series published by Capstone Press. See how many objects you can spot in 10 different puzzles. Vibrant graphics make spotting objects fun and challenging.
Cake Ninja 2 (DSiWare) – Slice and dice cakes.
Nintendo also plans to add Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! to the 3DS eShop (and retail store shelves) on Monday, November 5…
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! (3DS eShop) – Create wacky creatures called “formees” and bring them to life on your Nintendo 3DS system to populate your very own planet. Choose from more than 600 different forms to complete your creation. The choices you make will determine what abilities your formee will have and how it will move around the world.
Supermassive says Happy Halloween with a new Until Dawn trailer
For all its rustic charm, a run-down “cabin in the woods” is definitely one of the most exciting places in the entire horror genre. From Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s recent film of the same name to the Sam Raimi-produced Evil Dead reboot, everyone is getting their own place among the trees.
Supermassive Games is attemtping to bring the “cabin in the woods” genre to gamers with their PlayStation Move-exclsuive title, Until Dawn. And we’re in for a treat as the developer has unveiled a special Halloween teaser trailer for the game:
Until Dawn puts you in control of eight teenagers, stranded in a remote location, under threat, and trying with all their might to survive ’til sunrise. When your friends are in danger, will you do everything you can to save them, or will you do nothing and watch them die?
Until Dawn is scheduled for a 2013 release.
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Peter Moore wants to embrace used games and the gamers who buy them
After hearing all of these developers and executives badmouth the very idea of used games, it’s refreshing to find one that realizes they’re an important part of the industry.
In an interview with Wired, EA’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Moore, laid down the case for why used games are ultimately good for a publisher’s bottom line:
“Used games were a bigger issue for the industry – I wasn’t resigned to it, but I recognised that it was the right of gamers and the right of our retailer.”
“Our job is to take that consumer and say, you’ve got a used game consumer and embrace that guy rather than shun him and say ‘no, not a penny of what we spent on this we get from you.'”
Moore would go on to point to the robust sales of FIFA 12 and FIFA 13‘s DLC expansions as a way to engage a consumer who may have come to a game through a used game shop like GameStop. So while his motives aren’t entirely pure, it’s nice to know that killing the used game is not on his radar screen… yet.
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XBLA Today: Pid, Pool Nation
Two new games have been added to the Xbox Live Arcade today, though neither one seems particularly frightening on this All Hallows Eve…
Pid is a puzzle platformer where young Kurt must use his “gravity-defying beams” to save the day:
A young boy named Kurt finds himself stranded on a peculiar planet, and he must find his way home. Finding help from unlikely allies and the curious tools in his backpack, Kurt must use gravity-defying beams to conquer every platform and solve every puzzle on this strange journey. Featuring over 12 hours of action-adventure gameplay and fully-realized co-op, players are poised to experience a beautiful world set to an evocative soundtrack. With twenty-two different locations, dozens of foes and hundreds of secrets, Pid is like your world… only different.
Meanwhile, Pool Nation is being touted as “the ultimate pixel-perfect pool game for Xbox.” Which is pretty impressive as I don’t think the graphics use pixels at all:
Pool Nation is the ultimate pixel-perfect pool game for Xbox, featuring photo-realistic graphics, real-world physics, and a wealth of game modes and rule sets. Slow down and rewind time with the unique replay system which lets you review the action close up. Take on skilled virtual opponents in the extensive career modes, unlocking new balls, locations, and cues. Play other users around the world on Xbox Live, with single matches and tournaments. Get hooked on the insanely challenging Endurance mode, a frantic pot-against-the clock game which will keep you coming back for more. Share your times, scores and Achievements with friends, family and the world through Facebook.
Both Pid and Pool Nation have been priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
PSN Today: Assassin’s Creed III, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Okami HD, More
Sony has added another massive mess of new games to the PlayStation Store, so let’s not waste any time…
This week’s biggest new release is, without a doubt, Assassin’s Creed III. The PS3 game brings the Assassins versus Templars feud to Revolutionary times and marks the end of the AC trilogy as we know it. But never fear, Assassin’s Creed spinoffs are coming, such as the Vita-exclusive Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, which is also available to download today.
Speaking of PS3/Vita pairings, Criterion’s Need For Speed: Most Wanted is available in both a PS3 and Vita version. Each edition of the game will have to purchased separately, but you can challenge those cops whether you’re at home or on the road.
Capcom’s beloved Okami has also been added to the PSN today in a special HD remake. If you’d prefer something a little more action-packed, the Twisted Metal reboot is also available on the PS Store today. Rounding out the rest of the PS3 releases are two Move-based titles: Sports Champions 2 and Toy Story Mania.
Vita owners will also get three more games to choose from: the Norse mythoogy of Ragnarok Odyssey, the brain training of Smart As…, and the bricky lit of Lego Lord of the Rings.
Hit the jump for more information on all of these (as well as one PS2 Classic and two PSP games) and check out the PlayStation Blog for all the latest game add-ons recently added to the PlayStation Store. (more…)
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Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Lego Lord of the Rings, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Okami, Twisted Metal
Disney buys Lucasfilm, announces Star Wars: Episode VII for 2015
I… I… are there even any words?
Disney has done it again. After purchasing Marvel in 2009 for $4.24 billion, the House of Mouse has now turned their sights on Lucasfilm and the entire Star Wars empire. And like Luke Skywalker in the Death Star’s canyon, they’ve hit their target and are taking home a shiny new medal.
During an investor’s meeting earlier today, Disney CEO Robert A. Iger announced that the company has purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. This includes all rights to the Star Wars franchise (and Indiana Jones too) as well as Industrial Light + Magic, Skywalker Sound, and Lucasfilm’s game division, LucasArts.
As if this wasn’t wild enough, Iger also announced that production on Star Wars: Episode VII has begun. The film will be released in 2015 and will be followed by Episode VIII in 2017/2018 and Episode IX in 2020/2021. George Lucas will serve as a creative consultant on all three movies.
“For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has been to see Star Wars passed from one generation to the next,” said Lucas. “It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers.”
LucasArts is currently devloping Star Wars 1313, which debuted at this year’s E3 Expo. It’s unknown how this acquisition will affect the game’s development, if at all.
Whatever happens, may The Force be with all of us.
[Source: Deadline]
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