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June 14, 2010

Dead Space 2: Electric Boogaloo

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , , , — Brad Johnson @ 7:12 pm


Footage from EA’s press conference is presently being dispersed throughout the internets, and one of the items to filter out is the impending Dead Space 2. What’s obvious is that Visceral would actually like you to use some of your weapons this time around; whereas in the original game your plasma cutter was the only weapon you ever needed—and often the most efficient, too boot—this footage emphasizes the efficacy of some of your other options. The largely combat-ineffective kinesis module from the first game has been revamped; we can see the player sever a bladed enemy limb with the plasma cutter, snatch it up with kinesis and launch it back for an instant kill, quickly and efficiently.

The demo begins with Isaac in a decorative church, a far cry from the strictly function halls and chambers of the Ishimura, and goes on to feature a fantastic view of the Sprawl, the massive space-based city in which the game takes place. If you had your fill of cramped corridors in the original, Dead Space 2 looks to offer superior variety with the same exceptional design. See for yourself after the break.

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Washroom Break

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: — Aileen Viray @ 6:33 pm

Washroom Break

Trailer Park – Child of Eden

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , — Jamie Love @ 6:12 pm

Child of Eden
Above all else, I’ve been waiting all day for a chance to see even a glimpse of Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s spiritual successor to Rez. My wish fulfillment can be found after the break with the E3 trailer for Child of Eden.

Keep in mind that I won’t even pretend to understand what is going on within the game just yet, I only know it’s hitting PS3 and the 360, with some putting the words Move and Kinect into play – and that getting my hands on any part of it to feel the game out is my new priority.

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Check Your Enthusiam – When Star Wars Meets Kinect

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 4:45 pm

Kinect Star Wars
I guess anytime you want to create excitement for a piece of gaming hardware, you could still drag the Star Wars license into it. Okay maybe I don’t entirely believe that, but it did help get me to buy a Gamecube back in the day.

As for the bit of Star Wars Microsoft had to show at their Press Conference today, ideally to demonstrate a harder core of game for Kinect…

Keep in mind people always tell me that this or that might be early in development, and certainly that’s true. But it’s also true that you bring the best you have to an event such as this, and this video has bizarrely taken me back to the days of Rebel Assault, and offers up a short battle that looks as if storm troopers are playing laser ping pong.

Take it with a grain of salt I suppose, either way I think it’s kinda hilarious to watch, after the break.

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The 360 Slim, Now Shipping

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 3:43 pm

Xbox 360 Slim
They waited until the last minutes of the Press Conference to announce it – in fact I was seriously wondering what was going on, but the Xbox 360 Slim made its appearance after months of rumor and speculation. On the list of things I wasn’t expecting, certainly built-in Wireless of the N variety, and that it would be shipping to stores today. The 250 GB hard drive wasn’t nearly as much of a surprise, and it remains to be seen if it’s whisper quiet like they say – also it’s $299 in case you were wondering.

The only thing more surprising was the Oprah moment where everyone in the audience found out that they’d be receiving a slim courtesy of Microsoft. Well, either that or not getting any price point on Kinect… :/

UPDATE – Word is our friends in Europe can expect the slim on July 16
UPDATE 2 – Internal Removable 250 GB Hard Drive

Microsoft Had Me At Hideo

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , — Jamie Love @ 2:42 pm

Metal Gear Solid : Rising
Microsoft might have opened with an obligatory look at Call of Duty Black Ops, complete with an early exclusivity on DLC arrangement that explains where Activision got more cash to throw E3 parties with this year, but the show didn’t really start until Kojima came on stage – even if he did quickly pass the torch.

The trailer for Metal Gear Solid Rising may not have shown a tonne, but it was more than I expected and had it where it counts – namely in showing me a game that finally lets me slice a sword through everything from vehicles to bricks. And this is an aside to the game’s driving philosophy of Zan Datsu, or “Cut” and “Take” which brings a vampire edge to the title with Raiden slicing characters in two and claiming energy from their glowing innards.

If you haven’t seen it yet, or want to see it again and again, you can join my MGS fan party after the break.

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Can Microsoft Kinect With Gamers?

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Sam Scott Given @ 12:14 pm

Connect with Kinect
As we all know, Microsoft held a large scale press extravaganza last night to showcase their new “Kinect” peripheral. What we’ve known as Project Natal hasn’t changed much with this new name, but there are some key factors in all of this that still need to be announced before I can see myself proudly displaying it under my TV.

I’ve been up all night attempting to write this article, until one specific line hit me while talking with Jamie about it: The price of novelty. The price of novelty is a simple rule about how much you are willing to spend on a device, for the length of time you think having it will be interesting. My hesitation in writing anything quite yet is the lack of a price point. Sure there have been rumors floating around, but nothing set in stone, and no prices that yet sound very appealing to me. What I’m left with is wondering how long will I, as a gamer, be able to enjoy the novelty of the Kinect?

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