Movie Blog

The movie blog is now up so head on over and check out the red band trailer of Legion, it's freakin' awesome!

A Bat Cave For Your Home

Those of you who peruse Home are in for a treat if you are also planning to pick up Batman: Arkham Asylum for your PS3. If you pick up the game next week you will unlock a Bat Cave personal space for Home, which is awesome to say the least. There are other treats to be had as well so head over to the Playstation Blog to check them out.

PS Blog

Another Cop Out

I cannot stand it when people throw the PS3 under the bus for being hard to develop for. Personally I see it as a dev who can't code properly and since Microsoft made the X360 super easy to develop for, it always seems like someone needs to throw down the PS3. Yes, it is hard to develop for, so was the PS2 and the PSOne before it. If Sony didn't lay down these challenges then the videogame industry would have completely stagnagted after the SNES.

So here we are, about a year and a half since Haze was released, and former Free Radical and current Crytek UK managing director Karl Hilton, throws out that the PS3 being difficult to develop for made their game blow. Sorry guy's you made your game suck not the PS3. I don't know who played Haze, I myself couldn't make it through the demo without shaking my head in disgust.

The game was lauded by several game outlets as being a Halo killer, and the game looked great when you looked at screens or vids at any time prior to release. IT had lush jungle environments and a decent story to back up the gameplay. In the end it was just a generic FPS. Sure the PS3 is har d to make a game for, but using it at this point as the reason your game flopped is a cop out. Just say that you didn't do what you set out to and be done with it. There were numerous problems with Haze and most of them could be found in the demo.

A small interview is over at develop-online if you want to see what Mr. Hilton had to say

Awesome Dragon Age Goodies Just For Buying New!

EA has become to me what Capcom and Square Enix always were, one of the best publishers to get great games from. Though Squenix has slipped in the last few years from it's post EA has risen. They have released some of my favorite games this gen because they decided to focus on original IP instead of just rehashing sequel after sequel, something another company seems to love to do *cough* Bobby 'Activision' Kotick *cough*

Anyway, Dragon Age: Origins hits in November, the 3rd to be exact, and it's one of those RPG's I just can't wait to play(RPG's are my all time favortie games) and since it comes from Bioware that makes it even better. EA wants me and you to buy the game brand new, so they are giving some stuff away that is gonna make you want to buy it new.

Whether or not your picking up the Collector's Edition or just the standard, you will be getting a download code for 'The Stone Prisoner' and a free suit of armor. So your thinking that's just okay? Well the 'Stone Prisoner' DLC is going to available for download later for $15, which pretty much makes this almost as sweet of a deal as the Fallout 3 GOTY. If you want to read the original press release you can find the link below.

EA Press Release

New Spyborgs Screens

Spyborgs is one of those games I am looking forward to coming out for the Wii next month. There aren't too many Wii games that appeal to me as a gamer, core games aren't as hard to come by as they were but games that are sort of middle of the road are, and this is one of those games. It's a third person shooter, that seems to be in the vein of Bionic Commando.

That's not to say that you will be swinging around with a mechanical arm, but there are sure to be some similarities since they both come from Capcom. Check out the screens for a better idea of what it is.

Time to Get an Elite

Kotaku seems to have dug up the image of an Xbox 360 Elite with the low, low price of $299 in a Meijer catalogue. This is could also indicate that the PS3 price cut is in fact coming soon, that and the sales of the system have slowed so they need to do a price drop.

It doesn't neccessarily mean that the Pro model has been phased out either, it could very well be $249 once the price drop takes effect. This is however unlikely since the boxes that helped fuel one of the initial rumors was that the new Xbox 360 Arcade units only had the Arcade and Elite listed.

I like how at this pricepoint the Xbox 360 will be in direct competition with the PS3Slim(if it's real), as the Slim is shown with a 120gb. It's gonna make flaming and trolling even worse though, fanboy wars will reach epic heights. Head over to Kotaku if you want to see the proof for yourself.

kotaku

Three New Platinum Titles, One Package

I have always thought that Capcom aims to please the gamer, and it looks like they are doing so again. They will be combining three stellar titles in one handy package for the low price of $39.99. Dead Rising, Devil May Cry 4, and Lost Planet Extreme Condition Colonies Edition(added DLC), will go on sale September 8 of this year.

For those of you who have yet to purchase these games, this would be the best way to get in on what you have been missing(a lot). The original press release is below, with handy product descriptions.

THREE INCREDIBLE CAPCOM HITS FOR THE XBOX 360® IN THE AFFORDABLE PLATINUM HITS TRIPLE PACK
Dead Rising®, Lost Planet®: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition, & Devil May Cry® 4 Come Together in One Dynamic Package

SAN MATEO, CA — August 10, 2009 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced the Platinum Hits Triple Pack for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This affordable collection of three of Capcom’s greatest games for the Xbox 360 will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 beginning September 8, 2009.

The Platinum Hits Triple Pack combines Dead Rising®, Lost Planet®: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition, & Devil May Cry® 4 all in one box. Each of these games has been awarded Platinum Hits “Best Seller” status and together have sold over 3 million units in North America alone. Any gamer who had the bad luck of missing these legendary titles, will now have a chance to redeem themselves for a great low price.

Dead Rising is an action horror game that follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance photojournalist in pursuit of the story of a lifetime. What he finds is a small suburban town completely overrun by zombies. He seeks refuge in the local shopping mall, but soon learns it is far from the safe haven he had thought. Dead Rising takes place over 72 hours, during which Frank must unravel the mystery behind the catastrophe and survive the dangerous swarm of enemies that lie in wait. The unprecedented level of freedom provides players with a vast array of gameplay possibilities to do anything and everything they've wanted to do in a mall. Hundreds of unique objects can be used as weapons to fend off the hordes of zombies - everything from golf clubs and baseball bats to cash registers and stuffed animals.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is a sci-fi third-person action shooter that offers an amazing single player experience offline and a heart-pounding multiplayer experience online. The adventure takes place on the frozen alien planet E.D.N. III. To survive, gamers will battle snow pirates, gigantic indigenous creatures known as Akrid and harvest the precious thermal energy found inside them. To do this they’ll utilize hi-tech weaponry and Vital Suits (VS ) – gigantic mechs used to traverse the treacherous frozen planet they’re on. In Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition, players get the same compelling single player experience found in the original game, with the addition of three new modes. In Score Attack, all enemies have points assigned to them and the score awarded will change depending on how they are defeated, with skilled marksmen being rewarded. For those who thrive on a challenge, Trial Battle Mode delivers, pitting players against all of the game’s bosses, one after another. Players of both Score Attack and Trial Battle modes will be able to compare their skills and compete for bragging rights via the online ranking system. Finally things get a little crazy with Off Limit Mode which lets players take on Lost Planet’s harsh environments and enemies with over-the-top, super-charged weapons and a powered-up grappling hook. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition was one of the first games to allow cross-platform connectivity from Xbox LIVE® to Games for Windows – LIVE, allowing console and Windows-based PC users to battle it out on the same online battlefield.

Devil May Cry 4 immerses gamers in a gothic supernatural world, where a new protagonist, Nero, clashes with Dante, the featured character of the previous Devil May Cry® games. As Nero, players will unleash incredible attacks and non-stop combos using a unique new gameplay mechanic, his powerful “Devil Bringer” arm. Fans of Dante won’t be disappointed as he too will be playable during the course of the game. With the advanced graphics of the current game systems, high definition visuals and intricate detail come to life as players explore new and exotic locales. Dynamic action and undeniable style combine with unprecedented fighting options and a gripping story to produce the incomparable experience that only a Devil May Cry game can deliver.