Brink, the new shooter from Splash Damage and Bethseda Softworks is here bringing us a complete cinematic trailer to continue to get us excited. It's definitely amazing how far this game has come in development.
The game is set for release this holiday season for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Peter Moleyneux held his press conference and revealed some rather interesting details about the upcoming Fable 3. Here's is a bit of a talk Moleyneux had during the Game Developers Conference this week. Via Destructoid.
Molyneux wanted to make Fable III's story is much clearer, and more different, than the narratives from the first two games.The team could have retread the same narrative ground and made another Hero's Journey where you start weak, then get really strong, and then kill a baddie at the end, but Molyneux asked: "what if we made that hero's journey the halfway point in our game? What if we constructed this story where you started as a hero without any power at all, and what if there was this evil terrible tyrant king, and what if you went out as a rebel, took forces and took on and overthrew that tyrant king, and then you became that king yourself? Would that be a unique and original story if that was a halfway point? The answer was yes."
You can check out a whole new batch of screenshots below.
At the Game Developers Conference, something overheard at the show floor was a glimer of hope that Kid Icarus might be making the jump to the Wii. You can still purchase the original game on the Virtual Console for now.
"If we can find some sort of way to bring it to the Wii, a way to make the game for the Wii that makes sense, we would happily do so," he said. "But just keep in mind it may not be me making the game."
Earlier today it was one of the games creator, Yoshio Sakamoto, that spoke with Kotaku. Real excitement could be had here and a boost in sales as well if Nintendo found some way to bring the favored character into the next generation. We'll just have to wait and see.
The Playstation Move is Sony's latest effort into digging the motion control world that has been kicked started by the Nintendo Wii. Here, Sony hopes to take a strangle hold on the market base Nintendo has and stretch it then some. Here at GamePlasma we took all the details we could find an put them all into one report so you could see for yourself how the Move works and what we can expect from the Move this year.
Harmonix and MTV Games announced the release date for Green Day Rock Band this morning for a worldwide simultaneous release of June 8th, 2010 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Introduced in The Beatles: Rock Band, Green Day Rock Band will feature the three-vocal harmony technology to a track list of 47 songs to start you off that span the entire career of the hit rock band. You'll also be able to unlock collectible images and rare, unreleased video interviews, outtakes and performances. Here is how the pricing sturcture will work.
Green Day: Rock Band standalone game for Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 system
US MSRP $59.99
Green Day: Rock Band standalone game for Wii system
US MSRP $49.99
Green Day: Rock Band Plus for Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 system (US/Canada only)
US MSRP $69.99
Includes special packaging, export and six Green Day DLC tracks ($22 total value)
Also, the 6 tracks that are available now from the band now on the Marketplace will be playable with this game and the added features. The game will be shipping simultaneously in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand as well as other territories. The game is also playable with original Rock Band instrument controllers as well as Guitar Hero and other third-party controllers.
Sony currently has its press conference going on now over at the Game Developers Conference. They have officially named their motion controller, Playstation Move. The Move will also be avaialble in store shelves for what everyone wants to hear; under $100!!
"The Move is fast precise and accurate. From the tiniest twist to the strongest punch, you can express yourself. This is the next generation of motion gaming," said Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing and the PlayStation Network. "Nothing has been this precise."
The system uses the PlayStation Eye, the Move wand and the PS3 itself to register player movements and translate them into on-screen actions. Dille said Sony plans to launch the system this fall. A bundle will be available that includes the Move controller, the PlayStation Eye and an unnamed game.
All this week, the Game Developers Conference will be taking place in San Francisco and we got some news for you PC gamers out there. The OnLive team has announced tha the OnLive service will be available starting June 17th and will require a 15 dollar per month service fee. However, if you are one of the first 25,000 people to sign up, they will waive the frist three months free of charge for you. Any game purchase or rental will carry a seperate charge, however, on top of the service fee.
If you want to get a leg up on the registering, you can pre-register to qualify for the first 25,000 by going here.
Are you an aspiring producer? Then you might want to check this deal out that 2k Sports is sponsoring. Starting on March 3rd, any aspiring producers will have 3 weeks to create a sample-free instrumental. All submissions must be emailed too nba2k11@duckdown.com by March 22nd. Now that's only phase one of the contest.
For phase 2, all MC's starting on April 6th will have 4 weeks to submit one clean track using the winning producers instrumental from this month. For those entries you can also send them on over too nba2k11@duckdown.com by May 4th. The top ten songs will be determined by Duck Down and 2k Sports and be posted on the official website listed at www.XXLMag.com for fans to hear the tracks and the winner will be announced on May 11th.
The grand prize winners of the contest, which will consist of one producer and one MC, will have their song placed in the music soundtrack for NBA 2K11. In addition, each winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City, where they will have the special opportunity to perform the song live at Duck Down's CMJ Showcase in October 2010.
2K Games has announced that they have signed a licesnse agreement with Playboy magazine for implementation of more than 50 of their vintage covers and centerfolds in Mafia II. The game, set in the 1940s and 1950s, will make use of these vintage covers which will further deepen the "compelling narative that is embellished with a sophisticated, era-evoking atmosphere," states Chirstoph Hartmann, President of 2K.
"For more than 55 years, Playboy has been a part of America's pop culture landscape, engaging its readers with insightful features, interviews and fashion spreads, as well as pictorials of some of the world's most beautiful women," said Playboy magazine's Editorial Director Jimmy Jellinek. "Mafia II is set when Playboy first came into vogue and features characters whose style and attitudes mirror content from our early issues. We're excited to bring an element of authenticity to the game that is unmatched in the men's publishing category."
Mafia II is currently being developed by 2K Czech for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. For more information, head to www.mafia2game.com.
The highly anticipated and beloved Final Fantasy series returns with the release of Final Fantasy 13. I'm heading straight towards Final Fantasy 13 as I can't ignore my childhood playing through just about all the Final Fantasy's so far. Anything else striking your fancy? As you may have noticed from the Nintendo Download: Max & The Magic Marker became available today so that's something else to think about. Here's the lowdown on other releases.
MARCH 8, 2010
Max & the Magic Marker--WiiWare--TGC
MARCH 9, 2010
Final Fantasy XIII--360, PS3--Square Enix
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition--360, PS3--Capcom
Yakuza 3--PS3--Sega
Foto Showdown--DSi--Konami
Racquet Sports--Wii--Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed 2--PC--Ubisoft
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger--PSP--Aksys Games
Sam and Max 2: Beyond Time and Space--Wii--Atari
Calling--Wii
The Daring Game for Girls--DS--Majesco
MARCH 10, 2010
Scrap Metal--360--Slick Entertainment
MARCH 11, 2010
Mega Man 10--PS3--Capcom
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising--PC--THQ
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II: Gold Edition--PC--THQ
Spectral Force Genesis--DS--Ignition