This video found on Game Theory is pretty cool. Some of the game industry’s legends regarding interactive storytelling, like Richard Garriott and Jane Jensen, pitch in on the rise and fall of the importance of storytelling in games. They talk about the early days of adventure games, the shift to 3D action games and how both are now coming together in a way to tell interactive stories through different narrative approaches....
They have been through more than their share of tough times, but Infogrames has always managed to trudge on — they are survivors. Even if the company has been dancing around the red since 1999,CEO David Gardner feels that the upcoming game,Alone in the Darkis going to set things right for them: “Over the life of the product in this business year [April to March] across platforms we are expecting between two and three million units....
Irrational Games is working on something that’s set to be revealedsometime this year. Riveting, I know. The folks at GamerNode attempted to squeeze more info on the subject out of Irrational’s Ken Levine. Here’s what they were able to find out: “We’ll be at PAX East. I’m on a couple of panels and all my guys are gonna be there because we’re in Boston, so we’re sending out entire team. We’ll have some fun things for our fans there I think....
I’m already planning a party at my house for October 19. That’s whenDJ Hero 2ships, and that’s when I’m going tear the ceiling down around my family with 83 original mixes. I’m not going to, you know, actual mix any of them, though. I’m just going to press some buttons and it’s going to sound super sweet. On “Easy.” I alreadyknow the tracks I’ll be playingfor my family, friends, and frustrated neighbors....
Square Enix recently announced that it will be bringingKingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleepto America this Summer. The prequel to the originalKingdom Heartsgame will be out exclusively for the PlayStation Portable and will feature new areas such asSleeping Beauty’sEnchanted Dominion, the Dwarf Woodlands fromSnow Whiteand you’ll even be going to outer space in theLilo and Stitchlevel. Birth by Sleepfollows Terra, Ventus and Aqua as they take on the evil threat and you’ll need to play through the game as all three characters in order to get the full picture....
It’s been a long time since we last heard anything about the fan madeLegend of Zeldamovie. Well after a few years in the works,The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Timeis finally out! The epic adventure is about two hours long and the full movie is up above for your viewing pleasure. I got to about the ten-minute mark before my A.D.D. kicked in andWWTDDtook my attention away. I’m sure the lot of you have a lot more patience than me though....
Champions Onlineis an MMORPG I plan to spend a lot of time with. Late this afternoon Cryptic Studios — the developer of the title — released a new trailer for the game that exclusively deals with the creation of the nemesis character. After forging your own unique hero, you’ll be tasked with creating his or her arch nemesis. These powerful baddies will challenge you throughout theChampions Onlineexperience and probably shadow your character as he grows and learns new abilities....
Yesterday was quite the immense cavalcade of Nintendo news. Release dates, game announcements and impressions galore were to be had and, as usual, Europe was left wondering whether it had anything to look forward to. Don’t worry though, because we’ve got you covered. Here are the European release dates for yesterday’s big Nintendo titles: As well as the Wii games, Nintendo Europe has also confirmed a bunch of DS titles —Dragon Quest IX,WarioWare DIYandPhoto Dojo....
Just announced, this Cerberus Network isMass Effect 2‘s dedicated pipeline for downloadable content. It’s an in-game portal that will be unlocked by a single-use conde included with the purchased game. Once you’re rigged up, you’ll be able to get news and game DLC from The Cerberus Network. You’ll be getting all of this bonus content and daily updates at no extra charge. “The Cerberus Networkaugments and extends the rich universe ofMass Effect 2,” said Dr....
Rockstar is getting serious about thisMax Payne 3business, first withtwo new screenshots last week, and now with talk of a brand new trailer. We’ll get our latest look at the long-awaited third game in the series next week, at 12:00 noon (Eastern time) on Wednesday, September 14. That’s my wife’s birthday, and that reminds me… I should get her a present or something, right? You guys think aMax Payne 3trailer is an acceptable gift?...
Best known as the aggressive, in-your-faceScary Spice of The Spice Girls, Mel B has a new fitness game coming to the PlayStation Move. In the above trailer, you can see some of the title’s features which include putting video of yourself on the screen next to her so that you may better mimic the exercises. She likens it to having a friend with you to exercise with, which sounds great until you realize that the friend is Mel B, someone who happily went through stardom being referred to as “Scary....
Level 2is an “interactive concept album” from Last Chance to Reason. The music-alone release by same name dropped two weeks ago along with the demo you can see being played above. The album is described in the press release as follows: Set in a Tron-like virtual world, the album’s concept revolves around the relationship between man and technology, our move from physical reality to virtual spaces and what these changes mean to our lives and our art....
Let’s kick off the evening with a double shot ofEpic Mickeynews. First, a quote from designer Warren Spector from aninterview with 1UP: “I don’t do anything that isn’t extensible. In my head, I’ve got two more planned.” Whoa whoa whoa. AnEpic Mickeytrilogy? But what aboutDuck Tales? “In the business world of reality, those games have not approved, and who knows if we’ll ever see them.” You had me there for a second, Spector....
