This year has been a fantastic year so far for
games. No matter what you’re into there has been something released that is for
you. Our PS3 department of Thomas Markey, Aaron Betts, Josh Margolis, Joe
Button and Matt Jacobs bring their personal top three games of the year so far.
What happens
when you take a guy who worked on Half-Life 2 and a guy who worked on Deus Ex?
No idea myself but the potential outcome might be amazing. Revealed in the latest issue of Game Informer is a title
going by the name of Dishonored,
being developed by Bethesda. The two big names associated with its
production are Harvey Smith, who was a key figure in the creation of the
original Deus Ex,
and Viktor Antonov, who worked as a designer on Half-Life 2 but is specifically known for the
creation of the iconic City 17 local.
Ubisoft’s Yves
Jacquier has spoken outwardly towards the current elongated console cycle; his
studio now feels limited by the PS3 and 360. As
Executive Producer at Ubisoft, he and his company are ready for the next
console generation now. While it is obvious they aren’t so limited they
can’t release games, given Assassins Creed Revelations releases in November,
it’s definitely true that the hardware from 2005 is starting to show its age to
more than just the super high-end developers.
According to information released by
German video game forum Konsolentreff, there is set to be yet
another Resistance 3 released. The game will be packaged with a 320GB
PS3 Slim with no price mentioned. It is expected that this bundle
will be released with the game this September and it joins the two
other Resistance 3 bundles announced by Sony at E3. With Resistance
being one of Sony’s biggest exclusive games this holiday season, it comes with
no surprise that it is getting the huge push that it is. Personally I
would have preferred to see an Uncharted 3 bundle as it is more
likely to move more units and attract new consumers. Don’t get me
wrong, I think Resistance is a fine series, but if I really wanted to
increase console sales, Uncharted 3 seems like the more enticing game
to present.
As far as new content, this week is pretty bare, though there are a few
options if you’ve missed games before and want to benefit from waiting
to check them out. We also see the return of a well liked but long
forgotten franchise in downloadable form.
Sony stated that the PS4 is currently in development. The time when we will see it in our entertainment centers is yet to be determined, but new rumors have emerged concerning the next generation system.
For those of you that bought inFamous 2, the multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3 is available now for you jump in and enjoy. Everyone else will gain access from July 5th and last until the 13th, and first impressions are simply great. Uncharted 3 is easily the Playstation 3’s biggest exclusive this year and, as such, it has incredible expectations to live up to. I haven’t played a great deal of the multiplayer in Uncharted 2, but what I’ve seen so far from this beta is certainly impressive.
