PS3
GDC 2010 – Deus Ex drops ‘3′ – now ‘Human Revolution’
Mar 12th
Using '3' in the title was always a silly idea... after all, it was a prequel ffs! Whatever next, Th4if?
Anyway, some marketing bod has obviously come to his/her senses, since GDC 2010 sees a bullshot teaser for the newly christened 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution' released into the wild by Squeidosnix or whatever we're supposed to call them these days.
No gameplay, just typical pretentious exposition and CGI, it's after the cut.
Nice shades... JC would be proud!
GDC 2010 – War for Cybertron interview
Mar 12th
War for Cybertron is edging closer and keeps looking better and better. What's more, High Moon Studios are fans of the Transformers metaverse and seem to want to do things right.
In an interview with Game Trailers at the GDC (after the cut), Matt Tieger relates the Civil War back story and the backwards-up approach taken when developing the game ('get a good game working, then stick a license on top', as opposed to 'here's some money and a license, get it working by next week').
If this works, it could be very, very good, especially when 3-way co-op, 2 distinct campaigns, class-based gameplay and transformation are taken into account.
Thanks RPS.
Shank Trailer – Bloody Marvelous!
Mar 10th
Shank has a lot of people interested...
Whether it's the Penny Arcade-esque imagery, the Streets of Rage gameplay or the metric shit-ton of violence, it just can't seem to hit our desktops/consoles quick enough. The fact it has been picked up by EA Partners is even better.
There's a trailer after the cut from the GDC. It might be loosely considered 'Not Safe For Work'.
Hard Sell – Hothead Games disappointed in Rain-Slick sales
Mar 7th
In an interview with Gamesutra about the signing of DeathSpank to EA Partners (alongside fantastic looking indie bludgeon-em-up Shank), Hothead Games Ian Wilkinson let slip his disappointment in the sales of their recent offering, the episodic 'On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness' series, developed alongside Penny Arcade.
Y2K10: PS3 *UPDATED*
Mar 1st
By now many of you will have encountered today's problem with the PS3 and how the hardware clock seems to think it's the 29th Feb and the OS clock is saying it's January 2000.
Here is Sony's explanation and advice:
As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.
We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.
Errors include:
* The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
* When the user tries to sign-in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)".
* When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.”
* When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
* Users are not able to playback certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.
As mentioned above, Please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
*UPDATE*
Sony 'apparently' now consider the situation resolved, although any 'fix' seems to revolved around letting the console think that the 29th of February 2010 has passed (which is sort-of has) and letting the console re-sync to PSN & correct its time.
We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally.
If the time displayed on the XMB is still incorrect, users are able to adjust time settings manually or via the internet.
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We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
More info when known.
Transformative Years – War for Cybertron footage
Feb 27th
The teaser trailer for War for Cybertron didn't give a lot away... The bullshot rendered movie showed everyone where they were intending to go but didn't drop much in the way of gameplay.
As a result, reservations were cast and everyone moved on, leaving everyone firmly divided into either the 'wait and see' or 'it'll be a pile of poo' camp. After all, every other attempt to provide a video game outlet for everyone's favourite Robots in Disguise has been average at best.
Well, now Activision have given us a trailer, which lives after the cut.
Sparky – Rocket Knight Reboot Concept Art
Feb 9th
Rocket Knight Adventures was a good Mega Drive game, often quoted when discussing platform greats (alongside other memorable offerings as Gunstar Heroes). There's a reboot coming (as is the trend these days) and here's some concept art for it...
HD-licious!
Thanks D-toid.
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.
My Hands! Final Fantasy XIII International Trailer
Jan 13th
Square Enix have sent along the new "international" launch trailer for Final Fantasy XIII.
It's the first trailer to use Leona Lewis' "My Hands", which is the english theme song for the game, and shows off a few new scenes and a bit of gameplay we've not really seen too much of before. You could also consider it quite spoilery (unless you've been looking on internet message boards where people are playing the Japanese version).
We'll have a lot more on Final Fantasy XIII at release.
See the trailer after the jump.
