Still in the middle of playing Insomniac's recently released (sort of) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction? Well, pause it for a second. Did you forget that the sidekick of Ratchet has his own title coming up soon for the PLAYSTATION Portable in 2008?
High Impact Games and Insomniac are working on this title, Secret Agent Clank.
According to Creative Director Brian Allgeier of Insomniac Games, Ratchet & Clank will be getting connected to it's PSP counter-part upon it's release.
"There are some less apparent bullet points to note about Tools of Destruction. It will connect to the 2008 PSP spinoff Secret Agent Clank in some secret, undisclosed way".What is this undisclosed way, we will just have to wait and see.
""Unreal Tournament 3" will be out for the PS3 and PC in November. An Xbox 360 version will follow early next year."I guess if FOX reported it, then it's news right? Unreal Tournament is coming out for the PLAYSTATION 3 this November.
Trying to get into the hype that is The Eye of Judgment? Can't find it at your local store? Your not alone. PS3Tag admin is under the same situation:
"I just got of the phone with a local Chicago Gamestop Eye Of Judgement .. sold out. Called 4 others before that because well I didn't pre-order it because that one time I thought would be retarded to pre-order a game .. oh well. I make my way over to the GameStop Web site to order it ... Back-ordered.Checking to see how crazy this shortage was, I called up my friend who happens to be manager of my local GameStop. They also have no Eye of Judgments in. Guess you will have to wait.
Amazon now tells me I have to wait until the 27th for it to be in stock.
Game Crazy reaffirmed the reason they are going bankrupt with the reply "I dont even know what that is."."
PSone ClassicsCrappy update if you ask me, no demos, no good videos, no nothing. I don't know about you, but the PLAYSTATION Store is a wasteland for me till next Thursday.Applications
- Spyro The Dragon ($5.99)
Add-Ons
- EyeCreate (free)
Game Videos
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma Rachel Master Add-On ($2.99)
- Piyotama Halloween Skin (free)
- Spider-Man 3™: New Goblin Add-on Game Content is now $2.99
Blu-Ray Trailers
- Time Crisis 4 trailer
- Bionic Commando trailer
- Theatrical trailer
- The Water Horse
Wallpaper
- Reign Over Me
- AC/DC Live At Donington
- 3 Eye of Judgment Wallpapers (free)
In for the music of Warhawk, well good news today.
SCEA has announced that this soundtrack, featuring 21 original tracks from Warhawk, is now available for download at the iTunes music store. The official released statement reads as follows:
"Composed by Christopher Lennertz and Timothy Michael Wynn, this musical masterpiece allows gamers to reminisce about their experiences in the non-stop, heart-pounding, adrenaline pumping action of Warhawk and will also get them amped for their next big match."
If you want to get the Warhawk beat in your head, go over to the iTunes music store and search Warhawk.
There was a rumor earlier today that this game, along with HAZE may have been delayed. But now that it's gold, it's definitely coming to us on it's release. Now we just need some confirmation of HAZE's gold status.
[Via Kotaku]
Issue 94 of The PLAYSTATION 3 Magazine (PSM3) has went on sale today, and already we have the reviews:
ARMY OF TWO. 71% & 85%What I don't understand is how was ARMY OF TWO delayed if PSM3 already obtained the full version?
Single player mode: The AI's passable, but you cant appreciate this game in full with a bot. 71%
Two player mode: You couldn't design AI that matches the feeling of playing ARMY Of Two with another man. 85%
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. 86%
Overall: A backward step in some ways. But it's still PES, and remains horrifyingly addictive.
FIFA 08. 63%
Overall: Impressive online modes and good graphics - but slow, predictable and unsatisfying. Shame.
WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008. 79%
Overall: Still fun and still addictive, but the new grapple styles add little and the old flaws remain.
Clive Barker's Jericho. 65%
Overall: A handful of original ideas lost in a thick mist of generic design, and lame scares. Oh, well.
Eye Of Judgement. 79%
Overall: A gimmick, yes, but a good one. While it lasts it's fun, but it needs more game modes.
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. 85%
Overall: A bumper package with some great new ideas, but rough around certain edges.
Juided 2: Hot Import Nights. 80%
Overall: Suprisingly good fun. A tad easy, but with loads of variety.
Conan. 45%
Overall: Every slasher on PS3 is better than this, even Genji. A ropey God Of War tribute act.
Bladestorm: The 100 Year War. 61%
Overall: A so-so mix of tactics and chaotic combat.
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam. 49%
EyeCreate. 56%
All-Pro Football 2K8. 74%
LocoRoco Buu Buu Cocoreccho. 56%
Pixel Junk Racers. 80%
Konami is suffering criticism from gamers who say the PS3 version of the game suffers from frame rate issues and slowdown.
Earlier today Konami apologised for the quality of online play with an online notification displayed when gamers enter the PES 2008 lobby. It revealed that the publisher has uncovered "issues which can affect the online gameplay quality of PES 2008" and is working "full strength to find a solution as quickly as possible".
Pro-G gave Konami's UK office a call posing as a customer to ask what the publisher would be doing to combat the problems. They were told that a patch was being worked on that would not only attempt to improve offline play but also online play. However, Konami does not have a timeframe on when that patch will be released.
It remains unclear how PES fans who are not connected to the Internet will be able to improve the quality of their game experience, however.
They are also working on a fix for the online lag.
[Via Pro-G]
Today is Thursday and that means a Store update, Europe has received a fair amount of content this Thursday. Still no Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 demo though.
[Via WWW]Games
- Aqua Vita (£1.99 / €2,99) EyeCreate (free)
- Operation Creature Feature (£3.49 / €4,99)
- PixelJunk Racers (£4.99 / €7,99)
- The Trials of Topoq (£3.49 / €4,99)
Demos
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground demo
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction demo
Content
- Folklore kidnapped pack (£1.49 / €1,99)
- MotorStorm Halloween livery (free)
Games Videos
- Toy Home (trailer)
- Midnight Club LA (trailer)
- Metal Gear Online (TGS 2007)
- The Eye of Judgment (introduction)
Movie Trailers
- Courage Under Fire (Blu-ray)
- Beowulf
- Stardust
Matt Grandstaff, Bethesda Community Manager, writes on the Fallout forums that it is nice when you get a demo, but as a gamer, he don't always expects one:
"One thing to consider about demos though. For certain kinds of games, I'd say its not as easy to just break off a piece, and say, here's the demo. Sure you can take a game of Madden, let someone choose between two teams, and then make it one quarter. Or as of yesterday, just release a few songs for Guitar Hero III.[Via Bethsoft]
For a game like Fallout (or Oblivion), there's a lot of details that have to go into it since the game plays as a sandbox... where do you cut the user off. You might bring up that we have a playable demo that we've shown at events, but from the previews you read, you'll notice that the G.O.A.T exam is never taken, we never decided to save Megaton instead of blowing it up, and so on. Part of the reason for this is that for the purpose of showing the game, they didn't need to flesh out those details.
If we were doing a demo, there'd be a lot of time spent on deciding where a user could go, what quests to include, etc. For Fallout 3, we'd rather commit the time that can be used for delivering a demo into spending more time working on the final product."
"If you mess up 30 minutes into a level, you don’t want to have to start it all over again, which is why we’ve made all of our levels really short and intense. If you miss a bad guy, or think you’ve been a bit inaccurate, then you hit pause and restart and give it another go… it can prove to be a wonderfully addictive mechanic when done right."Another element from The Club that keeps us on our toes is the combo system, which Davies described as something more old-school. Players who can string kills together in quick succession or frag in stylish manners will be rewarded with points, so they'll try to improve and set that steep high score. Instead of camping, those who want bragging rights will have to actively chase their prey.
