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Transformers War for Cybertron Sequel Confirmed

High Moon Studios announced they will be making a follow up to Transformers: War for Cybertron.  The sequel, titled Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, continues the story of the Autobots and Decepticons and looks to darken the tone significantly.  When High Moon set about going to work on Fall of Cybertron they really took the fan feedback to heart.  High Moon says they have made significant and fundamental changes to the game in developing Fall of Cybertron and feel it is “a natural successor more than a true sequel.”

Is GT5 Spec 2.0 enough?

After an extremely long development period Gran Turismo 5 launched at
the end of 2010.  Although GT5 was underwhelming to say the least,
Polyphony Digital has not given up on it, in fact they have been
providing steady updates to improve and refine the game.  The continued
support is encouraging but it has not been enough.  Almost a year has
passed since the game’s launch and details of DLC and a significant
update have only just recently surfaced.

Mass Effect 3 Now Has Multiplayer

Those looking to save the world in Mass Effect 3, but wishing to do so with their friends, have reason to rejoice.  A recent cover of PC PowerPlay all but announced that there will be a multiplayer component in the third iteration of Bioware’s hit franchise.  Mass Effect 3 is the first game in the series to feature multiplayer of any kind, something that could very easily add a whole new layer to an already extremely enriching experience.

Since this announcement is being made without much detail, it leads gamers to wonder what type of multiplayer this could entail.  Will it be a single player experience that can be played along with a buddy at the same time, or will it be a much more competitive affair?  If I were a betting man, I would guess that it is the latter, but without much information until the magazine releases in November, it is hard to tell.  No matter the decision that the Bioware gents decided to make, as either one will probably end up working well, Mass Effect 3 will most likely make quite a few game of the year 2012 lists.  You can check out more in the magazine, which will be released in November, as well as Mass Effect 3 which will be coming out on March 6^th 2012.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One Preview

After four releases on PS2 and three on PS3, Insomniac Games is handing over the latest entry in the series, entitled All 4 One, to its secondary studio which was foundered a few years ago.  While the primary Insomniac team is busy working on its cross-platform title Overstrike, it will be interesting to see if their newer team can meet the high bar of quality that has been set by the main studio for many years since its first release.  In all honesty, I was pretty burnt out on Ratchet and Clank after the last game and although I have been a fan since the original and own every one of them (save for the PSP releases), I didn’t think I would be interested in another and after hearing that a new studio is working on it, I initially thought this was a good reason to move on from the series.

But gosh darn it, All 4 One looks so fun!  While the original gameplay videos showed a much slower paced game with a massive emphasis on co-op that I wasn’t really liking, the latest videos demonstrate the single player campaign and somehow it just looks much faster and more close to what I know and love about RnC.  Now I’m all excited once again.  So much so that I decided to review it in two weeks.  Who knows?  I might end up liking the co-op even more than single player, as one would hope, since the game is built around it.

Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 and DLC

After almost a year of radio silence, Gran Turismo fans finally have some exciting news in the form of upcoming DLC.  Kazunori Yamauchi announced via his official Twitter account that Gran Turismo 5 would be receiving its Spec 2.0 upgrade followed up by multiple DLC packs.  The update will add simple interior views for all standard cars, improved UI, user control of the weather change feature, improved physics and much more.  Spec 2.0 will also add 11 NASCAR models and the Nissan GT-R N24 Schulze Motorsport that Yamauchi drove in the Nurburgring 24 hours.

Space Marine Co-op DLC Dated

The highly anticipated downloadable co-op mode for one of the most successful games of the year has finally been given a release date.

On October 25th, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, relic’s latest offering for Warhammer fans the world over, will receive a sizable free update including a full co-op mode called Exterminatus on 360, PS3 and PC.   It will be playable by up to four players, carry over all the perks and unlockables from competitive multiplayer, and feature the same three character classes of Tactical, Assault and Devastator.  Like all good survival horde modes, you will be pitted against wave after wave of increasingly tough enemies and forced to defend your position at all costs.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Revealed

A sequel to 2010’s Transformers: War for Cybertron has been revealed, entitled Fall of Cybertron.

War for Cybertron was, arguably, the best Transformers video game released to date, due largely to having a reasonable development cycle and budget, as well as notbeing forced to release alongside a film or TV series as per standard for licence-based games.  While I can’t imagine it sold anywhere near as many copies as the abysmal train wreck of mediocrity that was the Dark of the Moon film-game released this year, it is nice to know Activision is still allowing High Moon to geek-out once again with the Transformers through the Cybertron titles.