Starting April 18th Xbox Live Arcade will launch one hot new game every week, right through May 9th. The month-long event is being touted as XBLA “Arcade NEXT” and will include MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION, plus Fable Heroes, Trials Evolution, and the Celtic slaughterfest Bloodforge.
Honestly, internet, what’s all the fuss about? Did Commander Shepard wake up and realize it’s all a dream? Did Shepard transform into a gigantic human-shaped Reaper and kung fu fight the Reaper King? Did Liara peel off a face mask revealing that she’s really been Nihlus in disguise all along, and everything in the whole trilogy has been part of his cunning plan for galactic domination “And you walked right into my trap, Shepard”. Honestly, was the ending of Mass Effect 3 really THAT bad?
In an interesting development regarding the multiplayer portion of long awaited shooter Max Payne 3, Rockstars Crew System will carry over in to GTA5.
While it’s not a surprise another developer is already hard at work on a title slated for the next wave of consoles it’s nice to get confirmation of which studios are so we can all start wondering.
No one should really be surprised Blades of Time is a bad game given it’s a spiritual successor to an even worse game.
Ubisoft has announced pre-order bonuses and DLC packs for their upcoming shooter Far Cry 3. These include online codes for single-player missions, plus retailer-specific bonuses from stores like Gamestop.
In 2006, Quantic Dream floored geeks and gamers with The Casting. A tech demo that featured a digital actress auditioning for a movie role. The entire scene played out with the actress’ performance conveying a full range of emotions for the camera. The realism and emotion conveyed in the performance was unlike anything seen before in game engines. Heavy Rain was eventually born out of this technology and was extremely impressive. The game was critically acclaimed and pushed many boundaries in how video games were played. Building on what they learned from their previous game Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain provided an expertly executed, fluid storytelling mechanic that featured branching paths. Heavy Rain kept the story advancing regardless of player performance. In fact there was no incorrect way to play, as the death of a main character simply altered the story and ultimately its ending.
