Welcome to the first of the weekly game news updates. Up-to-date, reliable news to keep you abreast of whats happening and provide you with plenty of gaming pub ammo. Relish the praise from peers as they coin you as the GTA Galileo, the Need For Speed Nostradamus, the Devil May Cry Derron Brown.
27/07/09
Pre-paid cards Europe
Several sites are reporting a rumor today that PSN Cards will finally be coming to Europe on October 1, 2009.
To quote: October 1st will be an important day for Sony. With the launch of the PSP Go and the much-awaited Gran Turismo PSP already confirmed for that day, now it's been reported that the same day what European PSN users have been clamoring for years will be finally released: PSN pre-paid cards.
While we're labeling this as rumor since it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, the timing of release makes it seem very likely, given that the download-only PSP Go launches on the same day, it makes sense for pre-paid cards to accompany it.
We'll keep you informed when Sony finally confirms the rumor.
To quote: October 1st will be an important day for Sony. With the launch of the PSP Go and the much-awaited Gran Turismo PSP already confirmed for that day, now it's been reported that the same day what European PSN users have been clamoring for years will be finally released: PSN pre-paid cards.
While we're labeling this as rumor since it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, the timing of release makes it seem very likely, given that the download-only PSP Go launches on the same day, it makes sense for pre-paid cards to accompany it.
We'll keep you informed when Sony finally confirms the rumor.
27/07/09
Uncharted 2 update
News of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer DLC was recently revealed at Comic-Con 2009 along with some active cinematic gameplay (video below) courtesy of IGN.
Creative director Amy Hennig stated that Naughty Dog’s latest will get post-release support in the form of multiplayer DLC.
To quote: “One of the great things about the multiplayer and the co-op is that it gives us great opportunities to expand the experience for players with downloadable content, unlockables, things like that.
Which of course you don’t really do with the single-player game that much. We tried to pack a lot of value into the first game in terms of unlockables, but with that online component the game can kind of keep growing, especially based on players’ feedback too.”
Creative director Amy Hennig stated that Naughty Dog’s latest will get post-release support in the form of multiplayer DLC.
To quote: “One of the great things about the multiplayer and the co-op is that it gives us great opportunities to expand the experience for players with downloadable content, unlockables, things like that.
Which of course you don’t really do with the single-player game that much. We tried to pack a lot of value into the first game in terms of unlockables, but with that online component the game can kind of keep growing, especially based on players’ feedback too.”
25-07-09
MySpace takes gaming direction
News Corp, the owners who bought MySpace in 2005 when it was at its most popular have announced that they will be launching a new
gaming platform for myspace to combat fleeting users of the site to facebo
ok. MySpace has been loosing users to facebook at an alarming rate and in an attempt to reposition and re-brand they are targeting a lucrative gaming market.
Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena California. Johnathon Miller said that he saw opportunities for game developers to put their games on the site and use the sites user data to take comments and improve the game. Like online testing and feedback, ultimately better developing games. I'm not quite sure how it is exactly they will put large HD files online for gamers to play, but I'm intrigued to see.
"MySpace is and will be more in the future a gaming platform, a space for people to meet and play games," Miller said.
But Miller described video games as an opportunity for expansion not only for MySpace, but for owner News Corp, which has the Fox network and movie studio and other media companies.
"None of the traditional media conglomerates are also significant video game players, so to speak, and I think that that's the missing piece of the equation, particularly when you see how much time is spent playing games online," Miller said.
Analysis
With this new direction, news corp could be onto a winner. It's no secret that the gaming market is massive and overtaking the film industry. With many blockbusters making (albeit lacklustre) games, the market is a good place for news corp to focus their efforts. It's unlikely they will be able to beat the galactic facebook, but if they manage to convince gamers they are the real deal...they will find that gamers are very loyal.
As far as I know, there is know other source for gamers to try out HD games before release, obviously there are demos but these are promotional tools rather than feedback forums. Demos for games are usually for the big releases, development companies with a lot of money, a lot of the PS3's problems is the lack of small developers that make games. This equates to the £10,000 price tag for a Dev kit, which I understand has now been dropped to £1000. A small step forward, but if news corp pull this off I foresee wiping off that old "no games on PS3" mantra.
22/07/09
Modern warefare 2
Infinity Ward is hinting at the production of an exclusive Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 controller. It looks like Infinity Ward might be planning an extra peripheral for the release of Modern Warfare 2. Most likely a pre-order incentive, it doesn't look like the company is simply producing a few stickers, with a decision on "concave or convex analogue sticks" to be made. "In a design meeting for a #MW2 controller. Need your advice - Concave or Convex grips for the Analog sticks? Whats your preference and why?" Infinity Ward tweets. Would it be a good idea to release a specific controller for a particular game? If it's not available to all players, couldn't this be seen as an unfair advantage for some gamers in online play? Tell us what you think in the comments section.
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