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Sonic 4 official – fanbase wees self.
Feb 4th
Project Needlemouse has been revealed and it's cleverly titled 'Sonic the Hedgehog 4'
What we do know:
- It's console bound (all 3 main platforms, with motion control for Wii & PS3 via SIXAXIS)
- It's 2D
- It's *the* official sequel to Sonic 3/Sonic & Knuckles
- Green Hill Zone features (incl. Mobius Loops)
- It's episodic
- Sonic is the only playable character
- Online Leaderboards
What we don't know:
- How big the episodes will be?
- Will any of Sonic's 'pals' feature?
- Will it be any good?!
The game is due during that barren gaming season we refer to as 'the summer' - Trailer below.
PAX 2009 Trailers
Sep 9th
Never before has a post title so essentially decided the tags I attach too it!
PAX 2009 has just finished and, swine-flu not-withstanding, it was a success.
There's a metric ass-load of trailers after the cut, some of which require you to prove that you were born on January 1st, 1900... You have been forewarned!
Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Review
Jul 27th
Andrew Bryant, Mighty Pirate™, returns to the Caribbean to tackle a new Monkey Island game!
Because it ain’t just about the comics no more – SDCC trailers
Jul 24th
It seems these days that every expo under the sun is suitable for showing off the latest trailers for games - when the Call Centre Expo in the Brimingham NEC starts showing off the latest 360 releases, they can pay me royalties or something for calling it!
Regardless, hit the jump for footage from the show. Highlights include some proper stylish Borderlands footage, further proof that the PC is realllllly the platform too play Left 4 Dead 2 on, more sneaky Alpha Protocol footage and more...
Ghostbusters (literally) half-baked
Jun 18th
Think the EU Sony-exclusive cluster fuck that is Ghostbusters: The Game couldn't get any worse?
It just did...
E3 Round-up
Jun 9th
With the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo is now in the past, lets have a look at the highs and the lows of the event...
Nintendo made so many waves with the Wiimote 3 years ago, it's surprising it's taken Microsoft & Sony so long to get comparable technology out there, but this years E3 will be fondly remembered for both Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PS3-nis PlayStation Motion Controller.
Now too the games! For the first time since I can remember, there seem to be almost as many original IPs than sequels. Games such as Realtime World's APB, the clever and damn innovative Scribblenauts & Schafer's Brütal Legend (PC release plskthxbye?) all went down a storm.
Alas, nothing can compare really to the majesty & controversy of the sequels - Assassin's Creed II seems to (on the surface) have definitely made strides over the first game, Modern Warfare 2 looks to be a heart-pounding action game (but can it really step out of the cloud cast by COD4's mushroom cloud?) whilst Left 4 Dead 2 is generating all the wrong publicity - could it be Valve's un-doing?
Notable Trailers & Game/Device Listings after the cut...
OMG OMG OMG OMG! (or ‘How Andrew got really excited about new Monkey Island stuff’)
Jun 1st
There isn't a lot in the world that simultaneously makes me wee and crap my pants... This very nearly was one of those moments!
Anyway, E3 this year is just getting better and better, with both the afformentioned Monkey Island re-release now confirmed for PC as well as XBLA and, in a completely left-field move, LucasArts putting everything they said that hurt the entire adventure community SO MUCH behind them and teaming up with Telltale Games to bring a series of Monkey Island episodes to both PC & WiiWare starting next month!
The former, which features both revamped graphics and voice-overs (no definite confirmation of Dominic Armato... yet!), is due 'sometime this year'.
Change of heart, or just the realisation by LEC that they were just complete tools to reject the market that made them a true gaming force in the 90's.
Trailers for both and a HUGE Press Release after the cut...
Sony poach (PAL) Ghostbusters – Bad Times
May 6th
Mere weeks from release, Sony has decided that the imminent Blu-Ray release of the original Ghostbusters films didn't have enough of a marketing push, therefore they have thrown a hefty chunk of cash towards the as ever terminally-strapped-for-cash Atari.
The result = Platform exclusivity for the PS3 & PS2 (with the PSP coming along later) for the foreseeable future.
What this means for the Xbox 360, PC, Wii or DS releases at the moment is unknown, although rumours state that Atari will be publishing them later (presumably using the bung from Sony as finance, assuming they haven't died off by then).
*sigh* Games industry, I do love you really...
*Update*
It seems that, so far, this only extends to the PAL release (possibly because Atari hates the EU, as evidenced by its spotty history with Steam in the EU).
Source - GI.biz
Lego Rock Band Announced – First Screens
Apr 21st
Warner Bros have announced Lego Rock Band for 360, PS3, Wii and DS.
The game aims to be a "family friendly" take on Rock Band and of course, is full of little lego characters and oozing with charm. The game will feature lots of customisation as you would expect from Lego and promises humour too.
