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Gears of War 3 gets stereoscopic 3D mode
If you thought Marcus Fenix and the rest of Delta Squad were frightening before, wait until you see them bursting out of the screen in stereoscopic 3D. Executive Producer Rod Fergusson confirmed that Gears of War 3 will include the eye-popping visual mode in an interview with Eurogamer.
“We asked, could we do it? It felt like something we wanted to have. It was a feature we didn’t want to be deficient in. […] It’s still fledgling technology,” Fergusson said. “It’s still a niche feature. But it was something we could support, so we felt, why not?”
Sadly, this means that Gears of War 3’s visuals will have to be rendered at a sub-720p resolution. Fergusson delivered the bad news himself: “It’s a little bit jaggier in certain areas. Instead of 720p you’re at five something.”
But fear not Xbox 360 owners, Fergusson used the same interview to reveal that “full” 720p stereoscopic 3D support is coming to the console sometime in the future. But obviously not before GoW3’s September 20 release date.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
Tagged Gears of War 3
BioShock: Rapture Review: A Man Chooses… To Not Read This Book
BioShock: Rapture is a prequel novel to the BioShock video game series. Author John Shirley takes us from the inception of Rapture: from an idea blossoming in the mind of Andrew Ryan, to its violent and inevitable descent into madness. Though Shirley has so much material to work from, he doesn’t quite bring it all together in a way that is satisfying; in fact, he does little to bring anything to life that wasn’t already in our imaginations from the games themselves. (more…)
First Lollipop Chainsaw trailer is full of candy, rainbows, pigtails and blood
Lollipop lollipop // Oh lolli lolli lolli // Lollipop lollipop…
The Chordettes’ 1958 classic “Lollipop” serves as the backdrop for the first trailer for Suda 51’s Lollipop Chainsaw. That piece of pop music candy is the perfect accompaniment to a cel-shaded cheerleader slicing and dicing zombies with a magical chainsaw.
Lollipop Chainsaw will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 by WB Games sometime in 2012. So start practicing your splits and high kicks now.
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Tagged Lollipop Chainsaw
Daily Scoop: August 15, 2011 – PAX approaches!
Oh man, I just realized PAX is next week. Let it be known I am officially freaking out. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Let’s see… Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Atari’s Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum which is just $14.99 today for the PC. They’ve also got their new weekly deals up – Dungeon Siege III is $32.99 on consoles and $25.99 on PC, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is $14.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360, and to top it all off, they just announced their Summer Road Trip Handheld Gaming Event. Don’t tell Ryan Littlefield, or he’ll make me buy all the Professor Layton games.
No gaming t-shirts, but I always love references to “A Game of Thrones,” whether I buy ’em or not. Today’s is over at Tee Fury, and it’s called “Game of Crossbones:” (more…)
Mr. Freeze tries to ice Batman in the latest Arkham City trailer
Cutting an imposing silhouette that bears a bit of a resemblance to BioShock‘s Big Daddy, Mr. Freeze says “ice to see you” in the latest Batman: Arkham City trailer. You should definitely give it a watch, it’s so cool.
OK, that’s enough icy puns for one article, I wouldn’t want you to give me the cold shoulder. Batman: Arkham City will be available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 18.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Batman: Arkham City
New comic by Penny Arcade and PvP, “Trenches,” details nightmares of game testing
Those brilliant minds behind Penny Arcade, Jerry “Tycho” Holkins and Mike “Gabe” Krahulik, have teamed up with longtime-friend-turned-officemate, Scott Kurtz of PvP Online, to create a new comic called “The Trenches.” The comic details the horrors of being a game tester, with added, anonymous commentary from a tester who has lived through it.
Having many friends who have worked or do work as testers, which they’ve mentioned several times in their webseries, this seems like a natural turn for the trio to take. “We’ve covered testing in Penny Arcade before, but the more we talked about it, the more we felt like it really deserved its own comic strip,” Krahulik told Kotaku.
The Trenches will update on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the three have balanced out all the work so their individual strips won’t suffer. After so much that has come from these guys – from PAX to PATV, to their D&D Podcast and Child’s Play – it’s a wonder that they keep churning out more projects, all of which pulse with creative energy. But as I’ve said for years – if they keep bringing it, I’ll keep consuming it.
New trailer for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will blow you away
The trailer for the latest in the Ace Combat series, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, has some powerful moments. In this “Full-Blown Assault,” we get to see some intense gameplay, including a massive battle going on just outside of Washington, DC. The music is pretty catchy, too – “Gotta stay fly, gotta stay strong.” I see what they did there.
Namco’s Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be out on October 11 for PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Tagged Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Operation Rainfall enters Phase Two
O Ep Operation Rainfall, the passionate, fan-driven campaign to have Wii JRPGs Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora’s Tower released in North America, has now entered phase two. Since Nintendo of America announced that they would be watching Xenoblade’s reception in Europe, this is a crucial time for fans of the game.
“As part of Phase Two of Operation Rainfall, we very much want to see Xenoblade Chronicles sell exceptionally well in PAL regions,” the press release stated. “To all residents in the regions of Europe and Oceania, we encourage you to pre-order and purchase it at your earliest convenience. In the Americas, we encourage you to promote awareness of these titles. Good sales abroad will be a strong indicator for the title making it to American shores.”
More details about the letter-writing campaign can also be found in the press release. The group also encourages everyone to purchase Final Fantasy on the Virtual Console on August 19th, and reminds everyone that piracy is neither condoned nor cool. They also explain the perils of purchasing a Wii and games from another region – both for your own sake (Nintendo of America will not fix your Wii if it’s been modified) and for their own (it won’t help sales figures if you’re off importing the games, kids).
Whether it’s futile, ludicrous, heroic, or some mixture of all three, Operation Rainfall is definitely determined.
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Tagged Wii, Xenoblade Chronicles