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Not “waving my arms around”.
Multiplayer FPS Blacklight: Tango Down finally hits PlayStation Network this week but gamers looking for Move compatibility will be disappointed. Developer Zombie Games is much more interested in 3D.
Project lead Jared Gerritzen told Eurogamer, “Move is definitely one of the cooler motion controllers just because it’s really easy to track. It’s cool, but I think if anything Sony has is going the right direction, it’s 3D.”
“We have that working on some of the graphics cards for the PC. Other than the fact it gives me a splitting migraine after half an hour it’s just so awesome. Actually looking into a screen and having it feel 3D is absolutely the best way to make a player feel like they’re in that world.
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And a Facebook app.
DS game Okamiden will be released in Europe on 18th March 2011, Capcom’s announced.
Okamiden is, of course, the sequel to the much-loved PlayStation 2 and Wii game Okami.
Capcom also revealed a Goblin Mask Facebook app based on the in-game challenge that Kuni and Chibi encounter in the Demon Market where they draw a face on a cloth in order to pass through without being recognised.
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Blizzard confirms that Red Shirt Guy of viral Internet fame will appear as an NPC in World of Warcraft’s upcoming expansion.
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Microsoft announces new $300 system collection; Turn 10’s racer, Remedy’s mystery title included in pack due out in the “next few weeks.”
This Thursday Microsoft will unleash its full-body motion-tracking tech, Kinect, to the masses both as a $150 stand-alone product and in bundle form. In addition, the company is preparing another Xbox 360 bundle that includes popular system exclusives.
Director of Xbox Live programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb recently announced the Xbox 360 holiday bundle via his blog. The bundle will include a 250GB Xbox 360 and two system-exclusive titles: Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport 3 and Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake, which will be available via a download token. The system bundle will retail for $300 and will be available at retailers “in the next few weeks.”
Last year Microsoft offered a holiday bundle as well. That $300 version included an Xbox 360 Elite and copies of Disney Interactive’s racer Pure and Warner Bros.’ superhero action game Lego Batman.
For more on the two bundled titles, check out GameSpot…s reviews of Forza Motorsport 3 and Alan Wake.
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HMV exclusive.
Those who pre-order the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 versions of Def Jam Rapstar with HMV will get British rapper Bashy’s “Kidulthood 2 Adulthood” free as exclusive download.
The track will also be available to buy on the game’s 26th November release.
You can also get your grubby mitts on the track by picking up a voucher from HMV when bought in store.
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But brands face re-invention challenge.
Despite shaky performances of Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2, Screen Digest analyst Piers Harding-Rolls doesn’t think the music genre is at a “dead end”.
There are several factors at work, he explained.
Number one, “over exposure”: the number of sequels and peripherals released are “undermining the freshness of the experience”. Number two, the songs are “not as mainstream or well known” as they once were. Number three: Guitar Hero and Rock Band have become “more niche in many ways” by focusing on a core audience.
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EA does a COD with alternating dev strategy.
EA’s vision for the Need for Speed franchise involves alternating the developers behind every November release in a similar way Infinity Ward and Treyarch alternate development of Call of Duty games.
This November’s game, Hot Pursuit, was created by Criterion. November 2011’s game, unannounced at this stage but confirmed to be in EA’s plan, will be created by Need for Speed: Undercover developer EA Black Box in Canada.
EA also plans to make a franchise out of side series Need for Speed: Shift designed to compete with the likes of Forza and Gran Turismo in the authentic simulation racing genre.
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Latest chart reveals year-on-year drop for apps such as FarmVille.Inside Social Games has revealed monthly user information for the top 25 games on social network Facebook in October 2010.
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Relocation of indie games leads many to question the recent update to the Xbox Live Marketplace.Microsoft’s update to the Xbox 360 dashboard moves the category of Xbox Live Indie Games from the game store section to the “Specialty Shops” area of the Marketplace in the US.
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Carmack reckons he could do it.
Only John Carmack could claim it’s possible to recreate Rage entirely on iPhone – and then be taken seriously.
That’s why people have gotten the wrong end of the stick.
“While it would (amazingly!) actually be possible to compile the full-blown PC/console Rage game for an iPhone4 with some effort,” wrote Carmack on the Bethesda blog, “it would be a hopelessly bad idea.
