The above text and a lot more of somereallybright yellow is all you’ll see atthis new Atlus teaser site. Given the stylish angle, font, and use of the letter “p”, I’d put money down that it’s in some way related toPersona 4. But what could it be? There’s already aPersona 4TV anime series coming out this fall. If I were to conjecture, it’d be an announcement of a PSP (or perhaps PS Vita) port of the PlayStation 2 classic....
Cipher Prime’sAuditoriumis a relatively simple, very self-explanatory game that’s presented brilliantly. Rather than listen to me elaborate further, you canhear Samitdiscuss it or eventry a demo, for that matter. Oddly enough,GamerBytes reportsthatAuditoriumis making it beyond the realm of PC exclusivity and onto Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and even PSP Minis sometime next year. Not to discredit the game, but it doesn’t seem like the sort of thing those services tend to offer usually....
Those gamers planning to buyBattlefield 3on the Xbox 360 will be able to voluntarily install a hi-rez texture pack, producer Patrick Liu has confirmed. It’ll sit on that version’s second disc, and will operate in a similar way toRAGE‘s install. “There’s a voluntary install on the 360,” Liu stated. “I thinkRAGEdid it as well, where you can install content to stream higher res textures. We’re pushing that technology to the limit, and compared to our competitors, I would argue that we’re the best looking game....
EA has released some new information, screenshots and a making-of video (mysteriously titled, “Part 1”) for their upcoming videogame adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Of particular note is the knowledge that players are, “free to explore every inch of the castle and its grounds.” I’m not entirely sure what that even means in the context of an ever-changing, practically living structure, but EA says you’ll be able to explore all of it and you’ll do so in an open-world capacity....
The internet image ofMetal Gear Solid’sSnake in Altaïr’s (Assassin’s Creed) robe may have got a “meh” or a giggle betweenFoxtoidposts on April Fool’s Day this year. But now we hear that “Assassin’s Solid” is real, no fooling. IGNreports that you will be able to actually play as Solid Snake in an Altaïr costume from Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creed. This news comes out of Konami’sMGS 4Completion Ceremony in Japan, where other nifty collaborations were revealed....
In an interview with Edge, Bigpoint boss, Philip Reisberger, had some less than flattering things to say about big publishers’ approaches to f2p and premium content. I do love a good bit of smack talk. Reisberger thinks that EA, Valve, Ubisoft and their like are wrong to offer premium virtual goods when the items don’t give the players an advantage. It wouldn’t ruin the game. If selling an advantage ruins the game, you haven’t done the balancing right… It’s a delicate balance, though, and that’s why I love my game designers....
Last week, a good portion of the Internet flipped the eff out upon hearing theDRM specificationsfor the digital versions ofBioShock 2, and rightfully so. Games for Windows LIVE and SecuROM attached to a single game is not a pleasant sight for many a PC gamer. Thankfully, what you heard about the DRM is likely no longer the case; 2K has scaled back the protection against piracy. LeadingBioShockexpert Elizabeth fromThe Cult of Raptureinforms us that “SecuROM will be used only to verify the game’s executable and check the date....
You better believe that theBioShock“brand” is here to stay. The sequel to 2007’scritically acclaimed gameis not even out yet, but that hasn’t stopped2K Marin‘s creative director Jordan Thomas talking about games beyond the next chapter, possibly set in Rapture, possiblyset beyond. “I think Rapture remains fertile for as much expansion as a team sees in it,”he states.“I absolutely believe that there might be future games set in Rapture in whatever time period, but I would also say that I think that theBioshockbrand is big enough that it could evolve....
GamesIndustry.biz hasan article upwith snippets from an interview they conducted with Blizzard developer Itzik Ben Bassat regarding consoles, and more specifically, Blizzard’s feelings towards them. The sad part is that the article seems to be hinting at Blizzard’s desire to bringWoWto consoles, but in actuallyreadingthe thing, you realize it has almost no useful content whatsoever. Here’s a quick synopsis; Bassat thinks consoles are becoming mini-PCs. He likes Microsoft’s Live service....
Activision really wants you to buyGuitar Hero 5, and it wants to give youGuitar Hero: Van Halen… for free. Before it’s even on store shelves. The publisherhas announced a ridiculous offer— buy specially-marked copies ofGuitar Hero 5in September, and it’ll send you an advanced copy ofGuitar Hero: Van Halen. The catch here is that this is a mail-in offer, and you’ll have to wait up to six weeks to receive your copy ofGuitar Hero: Van Halen....
Unless I’m sorely mistaken about the number of European readers we get, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve never heard of the European documentary show, “Into the Night With…” The basic premise is as follows: – Get two remarkably interesting people to have a conversation with one another – Film it In the most recent episode’s case, those interesting people happen to be Chris Crawford, arguably one of the greatest minds in videogame history, and Jason Rohrer, arguably one of the art form’s most interesting rising stars....
Oh, Chicago. There was trouble earlier this year when the CTA pulledGrand Theft Auto IVads from buses early, breaking contract. They pulled them following some violence in the city, but a settlement has those ads back up for the next six weeks, reportsGamePolitics. After the six-weekGTA IVstretch is over, Chicago is pulling ads for M-rated games from the CTA’s vechicles and properties, and then banning them forever. Check out this crap:...
Sniper: Ghost Warriorwas released this week for the Xbox 360 and PC so to celebrate, we’re giving away an 16 GB iPad decked out with aSniper: Ghost Warriorskin! To enter, you need to locate the snipers hiding in each of the images below. We’ll be randomly selecting a winner to give theSniper: Ghost Warriorthemed iPad to after the contest closes onJuly 5 at 11:59PM CDT. 10 random runner-ups will also received a copy ofSniper: Ghost Warriorfor the Xbox 360, t-shirt and an ammo box....
