The Official PlayStation Magazine Insider Whispers for May 2008

The latest issue of The Official PlayStation Magazine UK has released today, featuring that Grand Theft Auto IV review (10/10 baby). Lets look at the smaller things now, the 'Insider Whispers'.

- Bite-sized episodic gaming will be hitting the PlayStation Store “before the end of the year”. I guess that means Rat Race.
- Heavenly Sword 2 will feature a male lead and will take place ten years after the original (as long as Kai is still involved and we are still able to play ‘twing-twang’).
- In-Game XMB should be arriving in the summer.
- Ready at Dawn, the now expert PSP developer, is now working on a PlayStation 3 title.
- “The bizarre Linger In Shadows, complete with flying dogs and deadly black smoke, will be a PSN download”

I'd much want in-game XMB before summer, but I guess they are doing what they can.

[Heavenly Sword 2, XMB and more rumours from the Official Magazine]

Linger In Shadows: Real-Time Video Available

A download for the tech demo we revealed to you yesterday titled Linger in Shadows is now available for download on Pouet. The download keeps breaking everytime I try to download it it. Once I can get it to fully download, I'll get a version of it up on GameTrailers.

[Linger in Shadows Download]

Update 8:35 PM: The download is now available here.

Update 9:21 PM: Don't know if it's just me, but I've downloaded it three times, and the video is still not working. The YouTube video was removed as well.

Update 10:41 PM: Yet another update. Here it is in high quality thanks to Capped.TV.

Amazing Real-Time Demo Shown Running on PlayStation 3

Original Post: A website known as 4Sceners have uploaded an image gallery of screen caps they received when they viewed an amazing in-game demo on the PlayStation 3. They said the game's graphics were truly in-game and looked better than Crysis, KILLZONE 2, and Metal Gear Solid 4.

The translation is rough, but they describe the video as opening up with the PlayStation 3 logo showing. The video is called Linger in Shadows. They say the experience was so intense. The gallery features many animals, such as a huge cat showing near a Greek temple, and a dog. They say the quality is something to be desired. We have no idea if this is a game, because of translation. But if you could help us out, here is the original link.

[Linger in Shadows]

Update: Okay, some new information. Seems that this was shown b y a demoscene group called Plastic. Sony Computer Entertainment trademarked the title Linger In Shadows back in November 2007. The demo for this was shown at the Breakpoint 2008 gathering this weekend, saying it would release publicly on the PlayStation 3 as a possible graphical showcase for the system. They said it isn't really a game.

Other people who attended the Breakpoint 2008 were talking about it on the Pouet forums, saying that a playable Linger In Shadows was one of the projects commissioned by Sony. When we find out more, we will update you.

[First Tiny Look At Linger In Shadows, A Mysterious Real Time PlayStation 3 Demo]