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Tecmo Koei supporting Wii 2
During an earnings briefing, CEO Yoichi Erikawa, who took the CEO position last November, spoke on the future plans for the company. Erikawa said he would like to have launch titles for the Wii 2.
Erikawa did not end the Nintendo love there as he also noted that the 3DS is helping boost their sales. Tecmo Koei also plans to release their many series on the 3DS and Sony’s NGP.
Warner Bros. announces Gotham City Impostors as a first-person shooter
Last month, WB went on a domain-registering warpath, nailing down websites for batman titles such as Hush, Knight Fell, and Red Hood. We had a hunch at least some of them would be games, and now that’s been confirmed with Gotham City Impostors.
The game will actually be a first-person shooter, where players can create their own customizable Bats (vigilantes) and Jokerz (villains) along with homebrew gadgets in order to go head to head with each other online.
“Gotham City Impostors blows apart expectations for superhero games with an exaggerated take on first person shooters, set in a part of the DC Universe players have never seen before,” said WB Senior VP of Production and Development, Samantha Ryan.
So, do you think those other Batman domains will actually pop us as games? Will Impostors even be good? We’ll find out when it hits PC, Xbox Live Arcade, and the PlayStation Network at a later date. You can visit the official website of the game here.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Gotham City Impostors
Atari preparing five-game lineup for E3
All your favorite publishers and developers will have their chance to let the world know about their upcoming projects at next month’s E3, and Atari has narrowed down the selection it will be bringing. Their presence will consist of five games, two yet to be announced, and three of which we already know about: TERA, Warlords, and Centipede: Infestation.
TERA (PC) looks to shake up the MMO scene a little bit, bringing in a sense of urgent action combat to what is traditionally a point-and-click endeavor. The game will be powered by Unreal Engine 3.
Warlords (PSN, XBLA) will bring the arcade classic into the modern day, with both co-op and competitive modes for both local and online multiplayer.
Finally, Centipede: Infestation (3DS, Wii) will be another iteration of one of the most beloved arcade games of all time, featuring 40 levels, 20 power-ups, five boss battles, and a slew of monsters. A co-op feature will be included in this 3DS reimagining, as well as Street Pass features.
We’ll have more informtion on what the other two games are come E3.
Ubisoft Motion Pictures details strategy for Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon
Earlier this month, we explored the convoluted relationship between video games and film, noting the creation of Ubisoft Motion Pictures to handle the movie adaptations for their games. Today, we learned a little more info about the three main properties being looked at for the studio’s first projects: Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon.
“We want to keep ownership, retain control over the film content, and we’re open to work with studios on the development of our projects,” said division head Jean-Julien Baronnet. “Our strategy is not to diversify but to bolster the appeal of our franchises.”
The goal seems to be staying away from all the mistakes and common criticism most mainstream adaptations have suffered under – they don’t represent the games. Instead, Ubisoft Montreal looks to keep their studios in the loop at many stages in production, from getting project members familiar with “the DNA” of the franchise, making sure the stories are consistent, and even up to working on the project itself, with Ubisoft Digital Arts and Hybride Technologies looking to lend a hand.
Ubisoft Motion Pictures claims to have already received interest from U.S. studios and screenwriters, and will be travelling to Los Angeles in June to meet with potential partners. Looking to have a script by the end of the year, hopefully this endeavor will lead to the rise of a respectable video game film culture.
Posted in Etcetera, News
Tagged Assassin's Creed
Sony answers PSN-related questions, PS Blog back to normal tomorrow
We’re all back online playing our favorite multiplayer games (Black Ops w00t), but many issues still remain for the PlayStation Network. Jeff Rubenstein from the PlayStation Blog took the time to answer some of the more prevalent questions.
For one, a couple PlayStation Store updates were missed, and there was a lot of great content scheduled to go up, such as a demo for Motorstorm: Apocalypse. Rubenstein expains that once the Store becomes operational again, there will be a couple of publishes throughout the week to bring all of the missed content back. For PlayStation Plus subscribers, they’ll be picking up where they left off on the schedule of games to go up/come down, so you won’t miss your chance to get a free download before it’s unvailable. Also, Sucker Punch is working out the details on a possible InFamous 2 beta extension, and a missed Call of Duty: Black Ops double XP weekend will be made up to us very shortly.
As you can tell, I’m particularly excited about that last bit!
Also, if you’ve been following the PlayStation Blog, you’ve noticed that their regular content of interviews, previews, and features has been interrupted while Sony dealt with the PSN outage crisis. Fortunately, some new content will be coming tomorrow and we’ll all be more in touch with our favorite games, series’ and services.
Posted in News
Tagged ApocalyPS3 2011, PS3, PSP
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad to tear up XBLA, PSN this summer
D3 Publisher announced today that it will be bringing 2XL Games’ Jeremy McGrath: Offroad to Xbox Live Aracade this summer, with a PlayStation Network version being handled by Reverb Publishing. 2XL was founded by devleopers who have worked on the MX vs. ATV series, so that should make for a strong pedigree going into this one.
Offroad will be making its debut at the Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Series event at the Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA from May 21-22.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Jeremy McGrath's Offroad
Gears of War 3 gets two “epic” special editions
Epic Games’s latest Video Documentary takes you “Inside the Wicked Workshop” to get a look at the two collector’s editions they have planned for Gears of War 3.
Chris Perna, Epic’s Art Director, takes viewers through the process and mindset required to create the unique art piece at the center of the $149.99 Epic Edition, a giant Marcus Fenix statue. Perna also showcases some of the beautiful artwork found in the Epic Edition’s exclusive 96-page art book.
A $79.99 Limited Edition will also be available that contains a fabric COG flag, an Octus Service Medal replica, an unlockable multiplayer skin of Adam Fenix (Marcus’s father) and the “Personal Effects of Adam Fenix.” All of the contents of the Limited Edition will be included in the Epic Edition.
Hit the jump to view a few more details (straight from Epic) about the complete contents of the Epic Edition and the Limited Edition. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Gears of War 3
Rumor: Microsoft to unveil ten “not obvious” Kinect games at E3
The E3 2011 rumors continue to trickle out as Eurogamer has revealed that their sources are telling them that Microsoft plans to announce ten Kinect games at the big show. Other tipsters told the site that these games will “serve the hardcore” and they “won’t be obvious.”
The ten titles include:
- Forza World, an open world driving game from Playground Games
- A “AAA” shooter from Microsoft Vancouver
- A game with “highly experimental gameplay” from Microsoft Family
- A game “aimed at the younger audience” from Microsoft London
- A new game from Rare
- Two titles from an anonymous developer who has previously worked on a Kinect game
- Three other unknown games.
On top of these new announcements, Eurogamer is also reporting that Microsoft will unveil a string of sequels to many current Kinect titles, such as Dance Central 2 (from Harmonix) and Kinect Sports 2 (from Rare). Forza MotorSport 4, with added Kinect features, will also be on display.
Finally, third parties will use the E3 Expo to showcase previously revealed Kinect titles such as LucasArts’ Star Wars Kinect and Crytek’s Codename: Kingdoms.