Archive for November, 2011
Max Payne 3: Design and Technology
Posted by Jay in Max Payne 3, Media on November 17th, 2011
Oh how I love Rockstar Games. As you know, over the past few titles released by the company, we’ve been treated to a number of narrative gameplay videos detailing some of the features of a game or the technology behind it. You might remember these namely with titles such as Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire (I’m not completely sure, but maybe GTAIV used them as well).
Keeping with this new tradition is another upcoming Rockstar title, Max Payne 3, and I gotta say, based on this video alone (there will be 5 of these types of videos in all), I am pretty speechless. In fact, you should have seen me struggling to pick my jaw up off the floor with my bad back. Every bullet is rendered in real time? 360 degree shooting, even in prone? Thousands of animations that seamlessly flow into each other? Natural Motion’s ‘Euphoria’ physics for dynamic reactions to gunshot wounds? Well, I’m pretty confident this has now made my Most Wanted list.
The video above showcases gameplay design choices from targeting and shooting, movement and animation, to the series staple, Bullet Time. Hell, even the artificial intelligence has a wide breadth of capabilities.
Seriously, just watch the video.
2011 VGA Nominees Announced
All the nominees for the 2011 VGA’s have been announced along with a interesting piece of info in regards to Zelda being the first franchise to be inducted into the hall of fame. Guess Link has paid his dues. You can even bet your points on the VGA game of the year! Now on with the nominees.
IGN Live Does a WWE ’12 Playthrough and Launch Trailer
If anyone has been paying attention to the WWE games, you know that WWE ’12 has included a LOT of improvements over last year’s Smackdown vs Raw 2011, which I reviewed here.
Anyway, the above video is approximately an hour and 35 minutes long and includes IGN’s Rich George, who is sitting with THQ’s Cory Ledesma and Bryan Williams, discussing the game, changes, features, etc while playing the game. How many other wrestling and WWE fans are looking forward to this?
UPDATE
Be sure to check out the launch trailer after the jump!
Poll Results and New Poll: Are You Satisfied with the XMB?
| First of all, I apologize for the length of this poll, as it has been running since September 21st. As for the results, despite being up for that long, we only had 163 votes. Don’t forget, voting gets you a quick, easy 5 points! Anyway, it seems most peoples’ PSN purchases are determined by the price. Following behind that is a need for a quality demo, which is something I would agree with.
All of the Above comes in at third, which is a bit surprising, since there are probably very few games that meet all the other choices. 11 people also asked why we still had that option. I’m inclined to agree, so we’ll try to stop using it as an option. There should always be one factor that sticks out for you over every other one. That doesn’t mean other factors can’t help you make the decision, of course. Anyway, there were a few that were also not interested in PSN purchases at all, with even fewer purchasing based on a favorite developer or publisher behind a title. |
| A lot of the poll ideas, I think at this point, are pretty outdated. Although this poll is about a month old, it is generally relevant over a longer period of time. Anyway, the idea comes from CHEETO, who will receive 200 points for his submission. I will also reward 100 points each to the people who submitted poll ideas between the last one and the current one since I was never able to get around to starting a new poll.
Anyway, Cheeto asks us, since the 360 received a Dashboard update last month, are you satisfied with the looks of the XMB, or do you think it’s up for a long-overdue redesign? You can either vote here, or at the lower end of the sidebar. |
Are You Satisfied with the XMB User Interface?
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PS3BlogCast Episode 26
Posted by Jcmdaddy in Media, PS3, PS3BlogCast, Talk on November 16th, 2011
Welcome back! Has it already been a week? Man time just seems to fly by when you’re enjoying all the games that have been coming out lately!
It’s another light crew this week, just FooBear and I holding down the fort! We do a good job of course, always with the chit chat, the pitter patter, the ramblings of mad men, but you love it! So sit down, or stand up, and listen in on the two of us discussing the week in PlayStation news.
Also a shout out to the PS3 as it will be turning 5 this week!
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06:54 — 91.9MB)
Sega is Making a BIG DEAL for PSN Users
From now through November 29, 2011, PlayStation Network gamers can enjoy a feast of savings on SEGA classics including:
• Comix Zone™: $2.99 (was $4.99)
• Streets of Rage 2™: $2.99 (was $4.99)
• Golden Axe™: $2.99 (was $4.99)
• After Burner Climax™: $4.99 (was $9.99)
Source Press Release
PSN Down For Maintenance Tomorrow
The PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 17th, from 8 AM until 10 PM Pacific time. You won’t be able to access the PlayStation network during the scheduled 10 hours maintenance, but if you sign in before down time then you might still have a chance to save your Thursday night online gaming session. Sony will be using this time to introduce the new game sharing restrictions, which will limit your purchased content from the PlayStation Store to two PS3 systems or two PSPs. Fore more information on the new Sharing restrictions, refer to Eddie’s post.
Skyrim Ships 7 Million Units
Skyrim has gotten over 50 perfect review scores, and has shipped 7 million copies across the three platforms! I am currently loving the game, and let me tell you, all the anticipation was worth it. Skyrim is truly amazing!
Hit the jump for the full Press Release on Skyrim’s success.
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