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Posted by: LemonManX - Today 07:04 PM
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Sony officially announced their motion controller at E3, but at that point in time it did not have a name. Well, rest assured the wait is over. The controller will officially be called the Playstation Move, as well as the ambitiously named sub controller. At the Game Developers Conference this week, Sony showed off what this controller will be capable of as well as a release window and price point.
The controller works in co-operation with the Playstation Eye, so the bundles will be including one of them, as well as the controller and a piece of software (presumably the "working title" game called Sport Champions).
It functions with the help of a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, coloured sphere and a terrestrial magnetic field sensor. The sensor pin-points the position of the Move, and allows it to easily track whether a movement is slow or fast, small or sweeping.
The controller is estimated to release sometime this Fall, it will be available in a bundle with the Playstation Eye for $99USD. So far 36 companies have signed on to support and develop games for this new controller. Sony also went on to reassure that there will be more than 20 titles available supporting these controls by the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
Today, Valve announced that they will be bringing their Steam service and Source engine to the Macintosh platform.
To make this announcement with your while, Mac fans, Valve says that they'll be releasing their library of games including Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series along with Steam come this April.
In their announcement, Valve says that they'll be treating the Macintosh as a "tier-1 platform", meaning that you'll be getting new game releases at the same time as Windows and Xbox 360 users, updates for Mac versions of games will release as the same time as the ones for Windows, and that Mac and Windows users will share "the same multiplayer universe". This means you'll be sharing servers, lobbies and such.
So what do you think of Valve's approach to reaching out to the Mac platform for gaming? Do you think it's a good thing that we'll be expanding the "proper" audience of gamers or do you think it's a complete waste of time?
Posted by: LemonManX - 03-08-2010 02:13 AM
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Game Informer- 9.25/10: "A good story is of paramount importance in a role-playing game, but the fact that FF XIII’s other elements compensate for its disappointing narrative is a testament to the overall quality of the experience. For years, gamers have had visions of this title as an industry-transforming epiphany, but no game could possibly live up to such astronomical expectations. That’s no reason to lose faith; though reality doesn’t match the myth, Final Fantasy XIII is a phenomenal RPG destined to be remembered as a technical milestone for the series."
1UP- A-: "Like Mass Effect 2, FFXIII seems to be an attempt to answer the question of how to create an RPG for the modern, console-owning masses. Square Enix's solution is certainly different than BioWare's, but it's arguably just as effective in its own way. I can't say that this is the direction I want the genre as a whole to go -- or even the Final Fantasy series, for that matter -- but Square should be commended for embarking on an interesting journey down a daring road when so many of their competitors are content to stand, directionless, back at the crossroads."
GameTrailers- 8.6/10: "What seems like an odd experiment at first ends up feeling very familiar as you settle into the experience. Final Fantasy XIII embraces a feeling of immediacy that ultimately serves it well. Yeah, there aren't any towns, at least not in the classic sense. But once you're fully invested in the deep, demanding combat, you probably won't miss them. If you've been waiting years for Final Fantasy XIII, don't let its streamlined approach scare you away."
IGN AU- 8.4/10: "How, then, do we feel about Final Fantasy XIII? Well, I’ve really enjoyed my time with the game, but there’s no question that the mechanics are far less involving than in XII. There’s also no question that if Square-Enix had used the present mechanics, only with a little more choice – a better Crystarium system for role development and a less linear path through the first 20-30 hours, for starters – this would have been a much better game. Even so, this is a staggeringly pretty PS3 game, and for all its faults, it is enjoyable and it is a meaty adventure... just not meaty in some of the ways we would have hoped."
GamePro- 4/5: "Complaining about the lack of a Japanese audio track might seem like nitpicking but it goes back to my main point: XIII ignored me -- me, a dedicated JRPG and Final Fantasy fan -- to try and seduce someone else with user-friendly tutorials and a Leona Lewis theme song. Seriously, I think even after 20 hours in, I was still getting tutorial messages. They were skippable, thankfully, but if a game feels compelled to tell me how to play it more than five hours in, I can't help but feel stifled, as if the game is my overprotective mother who embarrasses me in front of a mid-game boss by asking if I remembered to take a sweater."
Posted by: LemonManX - 03-08-2010 01:47 AM
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Earlier this year, the rumbles started and now here we are in March and one particular game from that list seems to be sounding a bit more likely. According to CVG, their source has confirmed to them that the next installment in the Killzone franchise is due to hit shelves around Christmas this year and will feature 3D technology as well as "Arc" controls with Sony's want controller.
It will be part of Sony's large 3D push for the Playstation 3 system this Christmas. Their source also goes on to assure them that this information is "rock solid." When you throw in that PSM3 officially said that Killzone 3 information was due in the coming months, perhaps now it is only a matter of time.
As of this time, there is no confirmation but it is sounding more and more likely as we get closer to E3.
Posted by: LemonManX - 03-08-2010 01:37 AM
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Sad news as Data Max are reporting that Japanese developer CING are filing for bankruptcy. Allegedly the developer have suffered from liabilities equating to 256 Million Yen.
For those who are not familiar with CING, they have developed several popular DS and Wii games. Some of their games include Another Code, Another Code: R, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Last Window, and Little King's Story.
Disappointing news to anyone who has played and enjoyed a CING title. Recently their website appears to have closed down as well.
Posted by: LemonManX - 03-07-2010 07:24 AM
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Not heard of Vanquish? Well, basically it is the fourth title that will be released by Platinum Games (under a deal with Sega) and is being created by the mastermind behind the Resident Evil franchise. So what exactly does this mean? Your guess is as good as ours at this point in time because details have been light.
At a recent media event in Tokyo however, finally some information slipped out for the public to devour. The game is due to release in a Winter window in Japan, and unlike Platinum Games former title (Bayonetta) this game will be developed with PS3 as the lead platform.
Shinji Mikami has shed some light on the plot, the Russian military has been using some advanced satellite technology via a space colony to ravage a major American city, to counter this the American military mobilizes on the colony to defend it. The main character, Sam, joins the battle sporting a high-tech futuristic suit which provides him with enhanced physical abilities. Sam is a researcher for DARPA, a team that played a pivotal role in the development of the ARS (Augmented Reaction Suit). In the demo, Sam was seen combating a giant mech. Sam has an arsenal at his disposal such as weapons, his enhanced physical abilities and a bullet-time feature.
One final piece of information, there will be no multiplayer. Mikami has said he would much rather focus on the single player experience than worry about putting in multiplayer to be everyone else.
Posted by: LemonManX - 03-07-2010 07:02 AM
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Portal 2 isn't the only sequel revealed on a magazine cover this week, joining it is Scribblenauts 2. Announced through the newest issue of Nintendo Power, details are still a bit vague on this second installment of 5th Cell's word orientated puzzle game.
So far we know that the game as a release window of Fall, it will also feature an additional 10,000 words and 120+ new and improved levels. If that isn't quite enough to get you excited, then you'll be happy to know that it is also going to feature the use as adjectives in conjunction with words. Possibly the most exciting piece of information that has come out is that the game will feature improved controls.
Portal was a small-scale experiment Valve pushed along with their heavy-weight franchises Team Fortress and Half-Life in The Orange Box. As many of you know, it became a huge hit in it's own right, garnishing many a reviewer's seal of excellence, and the love of many fans. With that said, it shouldn't surprise you that Valve has decided to make a sequel. What may surprise you is that it will hold it's own weight as a standalone sequel.
Gameinformer has the exclusive 12 page reveal, and will be bombarding us with more info on the game throughout the month. Their first big reveal? You'll be solving mind-bending puzzles with a friend in a co-op mode.
No platformss have been set as of yet, but one should automatically assume the PC dev will release the game on it's home turf of Steam on the PC, and with the reveal of a co-op mode, you would be hard pressed to rule out the 360.
Portal 2 has a release window of "this holiday season" according to the Steam update; they mean "Easter" right?
Last week we got some impressions that came from journalists getting a chance to play Metroid: Other M as well as a release date (June 27th in America, Q3 2010 elsewhere), however Nintendo have also taken this chance to release a new trailer.
It should be noted that this footage is not from the demo provided at the summit, and it also features no actual gameplay.
As of today, Playstation 3 consoles around the world seem to be experiencing technical difficulties and are being rendered unable to play games online. Just to make matters worse, some games are even unable to be played offline as well.
Europe, America, Australia, all regions appear to be affected by this strange system error. Sony were contacted to try and discover exactly what has been happening here, and their reply is that they were "looking into it."
Perhaps if it was only PSN connection errors it wouldn't be such a big deal, but some gamers cannot even play offline games. Luke Plunkett over at Kotaku has reported that he is greeted with an error screen when he attempts to play Heavy Rain. Upon exiting out of the error screen, the console reboots and returns him to the main menu screen.
We will try to contact Sony for further information, but so far it appears it will become a waiting game to see how quickly Sony can get to the bottom of this problem.
Have you been a victim of this strange occurrence? And to what degree is it affecting you?
UPDATE: It appears the worst is over and the RTC errors have stopped. PS3's are now able to go online again and games are playable. So that's a huge relief for PS3 owners worldwide. However, a more curious case arises when trying to figure out how this happened and why Sony hadn't already dealt with it. Either way, hopefully a fix will be out soon to prevent it happening in the future.
