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Game Informer Sets Journey to Release in March

Thatgamecompany is a name that doesn’t really mean much to anyone who isn’t that big of a gamer.  In fact, even if you listed the games that Thatgamecompany has developed, most non-gamers would not be able to recognize the titles, let alone describe the gameplay.

But for those of us who have played this generation of consoles and have been particularly fond of the “indie” genre, Thatgamecompany is a name that we have learned to cherish.  Between Flow and Flower, Thatgamecompany has done well in securing a fan base and developing games that are unlike anything else that is out on the platform.  Their newest release, Journey, has been getting quite a bit of prelaunch hype, and for very good measure.  Their traditional style of simplistic gameplay with beautiful graphics is present in Journey, but the road to release has been plagued with hiccups.  After being delayed multiple times though, it looks like Journey may be coming much sooner than we think.  A recent preview article in Game Informer stated that “No matter how you describe [Journey], it’s a title that should absolutely be on your radar as we near its release in March.”  While Game Informer is certainly not the know all for release schedules, their rumors often turn out to be quite true, and a release next month would give it little competition (in the market that it is appealing to)

Preview Operation Raccoon City

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is shaping up to be unlike any Resident Evil game you’ve played.  For starters it focuses heavily on multiplayer.  Operation Raccoon City features a four player cooperative campaign as well as competitive multiplayer.  In the campaign, you and up to three friends play as Umbrella operatives sent in to clean up Umbrella’s mess amidst the chaos of the T-virus outbreak.  Zombies are everywhere and your team has a set of specific objectives that you will have to complete.

The Darkness 2 Review

While The Darkness 2 is a direct sequel to the original from 2007, it’s important you know that it’s a very different type of game. The original had an almost adventure game type structure and simply labelling it a first person shooter was quite misleading, while you do indeed shoot guns from the first person perspective, The Darkness was obviously more concerned with its story and characters. However, while The Darkness 2 offers quite a different experience than that of its predecessor, everything that made the first game great has been preserved for the sequel and The Darkness 2 manages to deliver on all fronts for returning fans and change enough to (hopefully) draw in anyone who didn’t warm to the original.

Fans Give Double Fine a Million Dollars

In case you’ve missed the ongoing story from the past few days; following the Notch (Minecrafts creator if you didn’t know) and Double Fine’s discussion that happened over Twitter which is now rumoured to be resulting in a possible Psychonaughts 2, Double Fine has continued their unusual activity by starting a kick-starter for another project.

Dirt 3 Complete Coming in March

In case you missed Codemasters latest off-road outing they’re re-releasing it for $20 dollars less and it comes with a tonne of free dlc content on this disc.

Jak and Daxter Collection to Distribute Games Digitally in Separate Pieces

Regardless of my opinions on the state of HD Remakes, the fact remains that this Tuesday (the 7^th), the newest HD Collection pack will release in the form of the Jak and Daxter Collection.  This seems to make sense, as the Jak and Daxter series is fairly highly regarded, and there is a high likelihood that stores will sell a lot of copies. 

But the interesting part to me comes in the way that they have decided to distribute the game.  As per usual, there will be a disc out in stores that one can buy for $39.99 that includes Jak 1, 2, and 3, but there is also going to be a digital distribution that will make it so that you can download any and all of the three games separately, which means that if you didn’t care for the third but really enjoyed the first two, you can download the first two onto your console and completely bypass the disc.

MLB 12 The Show Introduces new Pitching and Batting Controls

MLB The Show, arguably the best baseball game, brings two new gameplay wrinkles to MLB 12.  Zone Analog Batting combines the Zone Batting mechanic with Analog Batting to provide, what San Diego Studio’s believes, the most realistic batting simulation available.  Zone Analog Batting allows the batter to swing with the right stick and choose their hitting location with the right.  Timing is key in giving yourself ample time to read the pitch and select your hitting zone.  Poor timing and plate coverage will drastically affect the quality of contact on the ball, assuming you didn’t whiff, leading to pop flies, ground balls and easy outs for the defense.