Dead Space 3 WILL recognize your screams of sheer terror

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John Scalzo

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A few weeks ago, EA and Visceral revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Dead Space 3 would include Kinect support for voice commands. At the time I wondered, “will it recognize your screams of sheer terror?” Apparently, the answer is yes, yes it will.

Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis recently sat down with CVG and confirmed that swearing and screaming at the Necromoprh terrors within the game will prompt a response from your Xbox 360 copy of Dead Space 3…

CVG: When we think of horror games we think of people screaming and swearing… will Kinect pick up on our feedback?

Papoutsis: Yes! We actually have some commands that people will need to figure out. But there are commands where you might be in a certain situation and you might yell a specific expletive and it might behave in a way that you want it to. We definitely have done some things there…

Wow. Innovation of the year!

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Aliens: Colonial Marines story trailer nuked my brain from orbit

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John Scalzo

Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines is less than two months away. February 12, 2013 to be exact (though TBA on the Wii U). The game has been in development a long time, but it looks like it might just be worth the wait. Especially after the epic story trailer that Sega has dropped onto the Internet today.

“In about 30 seconds that horizon is going to turn black as the most dangerous killing machines in the universe rise up over it.”

Whoa! Welcome to the official sequel to Aliens. It is about time!

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Nintendo Download: Fluidity Spin Cycle, Super Mario Bros Lost Levels, Mega Man, more

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John Scalzo

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Did you get a Wii U for Christmas? Although I guess the more important question is… have you finished downloading the massive system update required to get it online yet? If you said yes to both questions, you might want to check out a few discounted eShop games. Chasing Aurora, Little Inferno, and Trine 2: Director’s Cut are all on sale for the next week and a half.

What abput what’s new? This week Nintendo has added a trio of big games to the 3DS eShop including Fluidity: Spin Cycle, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and the original Mega Man!

You can read all about those games, as well as the rest of the new releases, after the break.

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See the wild weapons from the Rise of the Triad reboot in latest trailer

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

The long awaited Rise of the Triad reboot is slowly working its way towards a 2013 release. To celebrate the Christmas season, publisher Apogee and developer Interceptor Entertainment have released a new trailer highlighting the game’s many implements of doom.

Behold the power of the the pistol, rocket launcher, the Flamewall, the God Mode, and the Excalibat!

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XBLA Today: Field Goal Contest, Prize Driver, Reaction Rally

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

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Microsoft has used the final Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday of the year to add the second wave of “Kinect Sports Gems” to their game download service. Today’s new releases include:

Field Goal Contest – A field goal kicking “sim” perfect for your living room.

Prize Driver – A golf game where players compete for the longest drive.

Reaction Rally – Tennis practice where players have to return multiple tennis balls at once.

Each of today’s releases in the “Kinect Sports Gems” series have been priced at 240 Microsoft Points ($3) apiece.

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Guerrilla Games is gearing up for their biggest year since original Killzone was released

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

guerrillachristmasGuerrilla Games has made quite the name for themselves since Killzone was released in 2004. Originally derided as the PS2’s answer to the Halo series, two ambitious sequels and a well-regarded PSP spinoff have made Guerrilla one of SCEA’s most important internal studios.

But Guerrilla doesn’t have any desire to rest on their laurels. The developer’s Community Editor, Victor Zuylen, told the PlayStation Blog that he expects 2013 to be a big year the company:

2013 is gearing up to be another big year for Guerrilla – quite possibly the biggest since we released the original Killzone way back in 2004. We’ll have more details for you at a future date, but until then we hope you share a wonderful holiday with your loved ones, and we’ll see you in 2013.

So what could he be talking about? Guerrilla does have another handheld Killzone game in development at their Cambridge studio, but something tells me they’re thinking “bigger” than that. Hopefully we’ll find out soon.

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Dead Space 3 demo coming January 22; Xbox 360 owners can get it a week early

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

Dead Space 3 will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on February 5. But if you want to give the first co-op entry in the series a tryout before you buy it, you’ll be happy to know that EA is adding a demo to the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network on January 22. And if you own an Xbox 360, you can download it a week early (on January 15) by signing up for early access to the demo at demo.DeadSpace.com.

In the demo, players will be thrust into deep space terror when unwilling hero – Isaac Clarke – and all-new co-op companion – Sergeant John Carver – crash land on Tau Volantis, an unforgiving ice planet teeming with Necromorphs.

If you need a refreshed course on the entire Dead Space saga, be sure to check out the “Story So Far” trailer that EA released yesterday.

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z confirmed for release on PS3, Xbox 360

Posted on December 24, 2012 by John Scalzo

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z finally has a home. The wild Spark Unlimited/Team Ninja/Keiji Inafune’s Comcept collaboration was announced at this year’s Tokyo Game Show for “Consoles.” Today, thanks to a series of job postings on the developer’s official website, we’ve learned that it’s coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Here’s what Spark said to the prospective employees interested in joining the Yaiba team: “Spark is looking for an experienced Senior Designer to join us in making a breakout hit called ‘Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z’. This is an opportunity for you to have a hand in creating a bold new take on 3rd Person slasher with Horror elements for the PS3 and Xbox 360.”

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is currently on track for a 2013 release.

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