Thursday, August 20, 2009

Castlvania Lords of Shadow GC09 Trailer!




If you have already seen the new Castlevania game in action then this won't entirely surprise you. What will though is the stellar vocal talent they drummed up for the game. Patrick Stewart, Robert Carlyle, and Jason Isaacs are the only ones mentioned in the trailer but that is enough, at least for me. You can tell this is a western take on a great franchise with Kojima behind the proverbial wheel. Just watch I have kept you too long already.

Demo Madness on Euro PSN Update!




Those of you who have European accounts, whether in Europe or America should head on over to the Playstation Store for demo's. In no particular order there is a Wet, DiRT 2, Mini Ninja's, and IL-2. That's a lot of demo play! Plus there is a smattering of new trailer content from Gamescom, that is if you haven't seen them online already. Why are you still here, go play!?

Mass Effect 2, GamsCom 2009




There were only small new snippets of info released at EA's preeser since Bioware was discussing two other games along with it. But the info will suit fan's of the series and work to entice new players into the fold.

First and foremost they stressed that your party needs to be carefully thought out, and the way you treat the members of your team as it affects not only the game as it plays but it will affect you in the end as well. It literally means life or death for Sheppard. If he is dead by game end then he is dead, and I presume that to mean he won't be a playable character in the next game.

They showed the Omega Mining Satation which looked very, very nice in presentation. Surrounded by asteroids and meteor rock, it looked dark and formidable in the dust, with it in front of the sun hiding light and creating shadows. They are obviously taking every single detail into account and want players to be even more immersed in the world this time around. That immersion was present in the two other games shown, Bioware is aces at what they do for sure.

The last thing was a new character called a Grunt, pretty simple. They stressed his strength and aptitude for violence and unpredictability. He is a fierce looking character, as you will see from the screens I have below.

All said Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be a better ride through SciFi gaming than the first and should be eagerly snatched up by veteran and new players alike. Check the screens and feel free to comment!

Final Fantasy XIV Footage From the Floor




Here's some Final Fantasy XIV footage from Gametrailer TV or GTTV, it's all in game footage and it looks great, and even better in HD. It show Lalafell, range combat and animations, in that order going down. Enjoy!





I Apologize



I have not posted any substantial news in a day and I apologize to everyone, and I will get everything up periodically throughout the day. There's a lot from EA and Capcom which will make up the brunt of the day and any other significant news. So let's get started with the next post!