Gaming News of May 2010

[vyn]

is Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype a co-op couch (as in two controllers on the same play station) game?? or is it online coop only. If its coop couch im getting it.

[ATiC3]

I like how Brink looks like Mirror's Edge but better... (and hopefully longer...) ...

[DEMONKAI]

is Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype a co-op couch (as in two controllers on the same play station) game?? or is it online coop only. If its coop couch im getting it.

Hmm doesnt look so "Right now". I kinda wondered the same thing. But give it time they may spit out some more details on this. If i find out ill post on it

I like how Brink looks like Mirror's Edge but better... (and hopefully longer...) ...

yeh it looks sweet man Nowadays im only convinced by actual hands on gameplay. Knowing bethesda, they should be on point though

[Vitamin]

Brink looks like a cool innovative game.
And I still need to get L4D 2, so I can enjoy killing some zombies. And at those 2 hating things!

[DEMONKAI]

Brink looks like a cool innovative game.
And I still need to get L4D 2, so I can enjoy killing some zombies. And at those 2 hating things!

Yeh L4D2 is one of those Die Hard games you just gotta love picking up and playing. Plus Valve is so freakin cool testin new stuff every week with it on Thurs (plus u can play with the developers online that day). This new thing called "Mutation". Basically its various upgrades. Monsters. Gameplay or whatever. They take a vote for that week from the fans on the blog on xboxlive and if its high enough the new upgrades or new perks stay. I wish other gaming companies did that for the fans. But yeh its fun.

Hopefully Dead Rising 2 is just as fun also
Post Merge: May 11, 2010, 08:05:59 PMMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Genre: Fighting
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: Spring 2011
 
 
Here are some new images of Capcom's cross over fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds for Xbox 360 and PS3. Confirmed playable characters include Ryu, Chris Redfield (Resident Evil), The Hulk, Dante (Devil May Cry), Captain America, Felicia (Darkstalkers), Wolverine, Morrigan (Darkstalkers), Deadpool and Iron Man.

 

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Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: Spike
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Genre: Fighting
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: 2010
 
 
Namco Bandai announced Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will have over 90 playable characters, including characters that have never been seen in the series. Unconfirmed rumor also suggested that the game will have 2 vs 2 tag battle, similar to the PSP version.

 

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LittleBigPlanet 2
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Media Molecule
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: Winter 2010
 
 
Sony and Media Molecule have offically announced LittleBigPlanet 2 for PlayStation 3. The game will further expand on the create your own game features, not only the game is fully compatible with all the levels from the original game, and there will be all new themes and Sack Bots, which are customizable NPCs in the levels. LittleBigPlanet 2 also features a new streaming mode for you to view your levels while you're away from the PS3.

 

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- Capcom confirmed that the Monster Hunter DLC for Lost Planet 2 will be coming to North America and Europe as well, but it is uncertain whether it also for Xbox 360 as this DLC is only available for PS3 in Japan.

- Capcom mentioned that the sales forecast of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is 2 million units worldwide, and Monster Hunter Portable 3 is 3.6 million copies.

- Square Enix confirmed that its newly released action RPG Nier will have new DLC "The World of Recycled Vessel", which includes 15 new battles, new weapons, costumes and a bonus quest. The download will be available on May 11 for Xbox 360 and on May 12 for PS3.
- Square Enix announced its PSone action RPG Dew Prism [Threads of Fate] from 1999 will be coming to PSN under Game Archives in Japan.

- Sony revealed in its Ape Escape Twitter page ApeClub that a new Ape Escape title will be coming to PS3 in the second half of 2010.

- Famitsu reported that the Japanese release date of Level 5's White Knight Chronicles 2 will be revealed later this week.

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- Microsoft's marketing manager Syed Bilal Tariq mentioned that the Xbox 360 motion technology Natal will have a worldwide release in October 2010.

- SNK Playmore announced its action shooter Metal Slug XX will be coming to XBLA in Japan on May 19, 2010, for 1200 Microsoft Points.

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- Nintendo announced its E3 press conference will take place at the Nokia Plaza Area in Los Angeles at 3PM.

Post Merge: May 11, 2010, 08:20:06 PMMore on "SPLIT/SECOND" racer here:

[vyn]

Hmm doesnt look so "Right now". I kinda wondered the same thing. But give it time they may spit out some more details on this. If i find out ill post on it

tnx

[DEMONKAI]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: Fall 2010
 
 
Ubisoft released a new teaser trailer and images of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the game will be heading to PS3 and Xbox 360 in fall 2010. The game will have 4 playable characters. The single player campaign will take place in Rome, and will have 15 hours of gameplay in which Ezio recruiting and training young assassins. The multiplayer mode will feature multiple authentic character classes
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMCX4MbEWEA&feature=player_embedded#
Post Merge: May 12, 2010, 04:47:28 PM


Bethesda’s upcoming Fallout: New Vegas is a pretty sure bet, but those of you willing to roll the dice on the game’s Collector’s Edition today get some details regarding exactly what you’ll find inside. Via the Bethblog:

As you can tell from the above image, every extra has been crafted to resemble items from the world of New Vegas, from the distressed deluxe box to the poker chip recreations. On top of that, this stuff won’t just look great on your shelf — it’s also surprisingly functional.

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the CE will all include the following:

♠ Seven “Lucky 7” poker chips, each designed to represent chips from the major casinos found on the New Vegas strip and throughout the Mojave Wasteland.

♠ A fully customized Fallout: New Vegas deck of cards. Each card in the pack has been uniquely illustrated to depict characters and factions found within the game. Use the cards to play poker, blackjack or Caravan, an original card game that was created by Obsidian especially for New Vegas.

♠ A recreation of the game’s highly coveted “Lucky 38” platinum chip.

♠ A hardcover graphic novel “All Roads” that tells the story of some of the characters and events that lead up to Fallout: New Vegas. “All Roads” was written by Chris Avellone, the game’s creative director, and created in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics.

♠ ‘The Making of Fallout: New Vegas’ DVD. This documentary DVD will contain exclusive video content, including interviews with the developers in which they take you from concept to creation and discuss topics such as story, setting, legacy of the Fallout franchise and more.

The Collector’s Edition is listing for $79.99 on both the PS3 and 360 while PC owners will score the collectible goodness for $69.99. North Americans can pre-order at any participating retailer starting today and according to Bethesda European pre-orders will be available throughout Europe in the weeks to come.
Post Merge: May 12, 2010, 04:54:00 PMNew Downloable XBL Game

"LIMBO: Treacherous World"

[DEMONKAI]

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Publisher: Ignition
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Origin: Japan
Release: 2010
 
 
Ignition announced El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron for PS3 and Xbox 360, which is a new fantasy action game based on the Judaic God mythology. The protagonist is a blonde man named Enoch who services the god, but he is set on a journey to protect the world from the god's plan to wipe out the world with a great flood. The game director is Sawaki Takeyasu who worked on Devil May Cry and Okami.

 

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- Weekly Famitsu reported that Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of the Two Worlds will have over 30 playable characters, and DLC is being considered.

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DragonBall Tag VS
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platform: PSP
Genre: Fighting
Origin: Japan
Release: July 2010
 
 
Here are some new images of Namco Bandai's PSP 2-on-2 fighting game DragonBall Tag VS , the game will be released in Japan this summer.

 

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- MTV announced that they will be broadcasting Microsoft's E3 press conference on TV, including the World Premiere of Project Natal for Xbox 360. The conference will be on June 15, at 3:30PM ET.

- Sega announced they are currently working on a new Xbox 360 action game in Japan.

- Capcom mentioned that the Monster Hunter Frontier closed beta test has been running since yesterday, and there are roughly 21,595 players simultaneously in peak time.

- Activision announced the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack will be coming to Xbox Live on June 3, 2010. This second map pack will have 5 multiplayer maps.


Post Merge: May 16, 2010, 01:27:25 PMChoujigen Game Neptune
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Compile Heart
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: RPG
Origin: Japan
Release: Summer 2010
 
 
Here are some new images of Compile Heart's PS3 fantasy RPG Choujigen Game Neptune, the game takes place in a fictional world Geimugyokai (game industry), which has two realms. The realm of gods have 4 floating continents with 4 goddesses representating console hardware. The goddesses are in constant dispute and competition over who is superior, they decided to engage a console war to determine who is the fairest. There are also game makers who appears as NPCs as well.

The four continents and goddesses are:

The Innovative Purple Land "Planetume" - Goddess Neptune
The Grandoise Land of Green "Rinnebox" - Goddess Green Heart
The Heavy Black Land "Lastation" - Goddess Black Heart
The Dreamy Land of White "Ruwii" - Goddess White Heart 

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Another Century's Episode: R
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: From Software
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Origin: Japan
Release: Summer 2010
 
 
Here are some new images of Namco Bandai and From Software's mech combat action game Another Century's Episode: R, the game will be available in Japan in summer 2010.

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[DEMONKAI]

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- Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimota mentioned to Financial Times that Capcom will not develop brand new titles with Western developers, instead they will be developed in Japan only. Western developers will only work on successors of well known brands or porting existing titles. The reason is due to weak sales of new games developed in the west such as Dark Void.

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- Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg denied the rumor from Swedish retailers that Project Natal will launch with at a price around 156 euros (US$200). He said price has yet been decided, the rumor was pure speculation.

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- Media Molecule's Alex Evans mentioned that LittleBigPlanet 2 will probably not be 100% backward compatible with all user generated levels in LittleBigPlanet 1, because of the exploits people have used to build these levels.

- Disney reported that the PS3 version of Split/Second will have a hard drive installation of 7GB, the game will be available on May 21, 2010.
Post Merge: May 19, 2010, 11:39:19 PMKnights Contract
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Origin: Japan
Release: 2011
 
 
Namco Bandai announced a new action adventure game called Knights Contract for PS3 and Xbox 360, you play as an immortal man named Heinrich and his sidekick Gretchen, a witch who placed a curse on him. Heinrich wields a great sword in battle, while Gretchen uses magic spells.

 

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- Sega announced its Hikaru arcade battle game Virtual On Force will be coming to Xbox 360, the home version will be released on disc instead of XBLA download. The game will have single player mode, 2-on-2 leader battle, co-op battle mode and also four player split screen offline.[/b]

[DEMONKAI]

Final Fantasy XIV
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PlayStation 3, PC
Genre: MMORPG
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: 2010
  
  
Square Enix released new screens of the beta version of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV for PS3 and PC, which will be available sometimes in 2010.

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Killzone 3
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Guerrilla
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First Person Shooter
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: TBA
  
  
First details of Sony and Guerrilla's sci-fi first person shooter Killzone 3 has surfaced. According to Gamespot forum, the game will be playable in both regular TV and 3-D TV.

The Helghast have humanity left in them, the game will show off the Helghast culture
The game will have the feeling that "of being in a place far away from home, outnumbered by people who want to kill you."
The setting is similar to the movie Inglorious Basterds.
There will be arctic levels, one mission involves rescuing ISA Captain Narville.
Game is playable in 3D, will require 3D glasses, apparently the 3D effects are "crazy."
Combat is "unchanged from predecessor", hand to hand combat involves you "Unloading a string of different (and often brutal) attacks on stunned enemies."
The scale is supposed to be bigger this time
The Jetpacks are "surprisingly lightweight and agile, Killzone 3's jetpack is easier to maneuver compared to the sluggish incarnations of the gadget found in other games."
Jetpacks double as a weapon, which basically means a machine gun mounted right on top of it.
If you shoot Helghast with jetpacks, they'll "explode like roman candles"
To control the jetpack, you have to activate bursts of speed in midair, propelling yourself across further distances.
In one mission, you have to use the jetpack by launching yourself from glacier to glacier
New weapon called the Wasp, basically shoots a "flurry of rockets" at an enemy.
There will be a number of snow levels

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Another Century's Episode: R
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Developer: From Software
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Origin: Japan
Release: August 19, 2010
  
  
Namco Bandai released new screens of its upcoming mech combat action game Another Century's Episode: R for PS3, the game will be available in Japan on August 19, 2010, for 8379 yen.

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Sengoku Basara 3
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Wii, PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Origin: Japan, North America
Release: July 29, 2010
  
  
Capcom released new screens of its upcoming hack n' slash action adventure game Sengoku Basara 3 [Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes for Wii and PS3, the game will be available in Japan on July 29, 2010

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Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Origin: Japan
Release: Winter 2010
  
  
Sega released new screens of the Xbox 360 port of the arcade 2-on-2 mech combat game Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force, the game is expected to hit Xbox 360 in winter 2010. The home version will have 2-on-2 and cooperative play via Xbox Live and split screen.

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Post Merge: May 25, 2010, 09:55:02 AMKnights Contract
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Origin: Japan
Release: 2011
  
  
Namco Bandai released new images of the hack & slash action game Knights Contract for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will be released in Japan in 2011.

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Gears of War 3
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Origin: Japan, North America, Europe
Release: April 5, 2011 [NA], April 8, 2011 [EU]
  
  
Epic Games has released new images of its Xbox 360 sci-fi 3rd person shooter Gears of War 3, the game will run on Unreal Engine 3.5, scheduled for release on April 5, 2011.

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Quantum Theory
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Third Person Shooter
Origin: Japan, North America
Release: Summer 2010 [JP], October 2010 [NA]
  
  
Here are some new images of Koei Tecmo's fantasy third person shooter Quantum Theory for PS3 and Xbox 360, the game will be released in Japan this summer..

 

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[DEMONKAI]

 Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada mentioned at The Legend of Tekken conference in Madrid, that Tekken 7 is in development.

- Virgins announced they will return to the videogame industry and new games will be published under Virgin Gaming.

- Sledge Hammer Games is recruiting new developers for an action adventure game, which is probably a new Call of Duty title
- Sony announced the new Ape Escape title for PS3 will have PlayStation Move support, the game will appear in Q3 2010.

- RUMOR: TheSixthAxis reported a rumor that the two classic PS2 titles Ico and Shadow of Colossus will be released in HD format on PS3 in the first quarter of 2011.

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- ESRB has offically listed Castlevania: Harmony of Despair for Xbox Live Arcade in its database.