The internet was ablaze with talk about Dead Island for months, even though all we had to go on was an animated short film that didn’t actually have any footage of the actual game. After a few months of salivating over the awesome teaser video, we can finally see what the game looks like in action, thanks to this video that the developer released today.
The new screenshots for Atlus’ weird new adventure/puzzle/ girlfriend sim game, Catherine confirm that the game is still weird. The new images show a cute new redhead, lots of sheep symbolism and our band of heroes goofing around at the bar that serves as a gathering point for characters in the story.
As the
PlayStation Network finally starts to get up and running again Sony have
detailed the free games that they promised all PS3 and PSP users as compensation
for the inconvenience of 25 days without online gaming.
As a gamer of many years, I’ve noticed a very common trend: Trailers for games that do not include gameplay. Oftentimes video game producers will throw up a few cinematic trailers, talk very little about a game, and then release it with so much baseless hype that people are confused as to what the game even is.
Saints Row has always been the twisted cousin of the Grand Theft Auto series. The first two games were generally well received due to the hilariously over the top sandbox gameplay and extensive character customization they gave gamers. Saints Row: The Third is looking to follow up on the things that made the previous two great but is also looking to push the franchise in new directions. One of the biggest changes you’ll see in Saints Row: The Third is that it is no longer set in the city of Stilwater.
After a
3-week outage, Sony has finally started restoring PlayStation online
services in phases, and will continue their efforts worldwide until
the systems are fully operational. It could take until the end of the
month to fully restore PSN, PlayStation Store, Qriocity and other
services to all its customers, but all U.S. states and other regions of
the world should be seeing partial restoration as the result of phase
one. Sony has been updating a set of map graphics which show the
areas where service is live, along with web updates, and the United
States is now in the green zone. As announced prior to restoration,
all users will be required to download a firmware update and to
change their passwords in order to connect to the servers. This comes
as the first step in ensuring data security and protecting user
information.
While Codemasters has always been appreciated for it’s work, it’s easy to look at Dirt 2 as it’s American market breakout success. The addition of head to head competitive racing made the off-road racer appeal to gamers in the US, and it was universally praised for it’s entertaining racing model. Now, Dirt 3 is on the horizon, and Codemasters is adding plenty of features to keep the formula fresh.
