Rumor: New Tidbits on Eight Days and The Getaway 3

In a supposed chat with one of the developers at Sony Computer Entertainment Studio Soho & London, the developer revealed some tiny information on a few anticipated titles.

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue's London track is using assets taken from The Getaway 3.
• Designer reckons The Getaway 3 looks a little better than the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue London track, only on a bigger scale. Essentially The Getaway 3 will look similar.
• When quizzed about how this was possible, he merely stated that it's easier to manage when you don't have to worry about 60fps or 1080p.
  
• The Getaway 3 will run at 720p and 30fps.
• This time around The Getaway will focus more on crime/thriller suspense.
• Eight Days is coming along very well. First proper public showcasing of gameplay will be this summer.
  
• Eight Days will not be quite as revolutionary as some have mentioned, but will have numerous innovations.
  
• Designer reckons Eight Days looks so good, he wouldn't be surprised if it gets 10's from reviewers for visuals.
• Eight Days and Getaway 3 are visually quite different, namely in contrasting art styles.
• When asked which game of the two he thought looked better, he said he thought The Getaway 3 looked "a little bit better", but that both looked fantastic.
• He also mentioned what kind of mock scores early play tests of Eight Days had been getting. Ranging from 8.5 - 9's for gameplay and 10's for visuals. But said he wouldn't go in to much detail or blow his trumpet, as we could decide for ourselves later this year. I'll take that as a hint the game is being released later this year. But he didn't budge on the subject.

For now, we will classify this as a rumor, due to the fact we have no idea whether this user is telling the truth or not.

[NeoGAF]

Sony Still Hard At Work on Getaway for PlayStation 3

Since we first saw the trailer for The Getaway 3, we've only seen it once more a year after. It was first shown at E3 2005, then E3 2006. The crowd was amazed upon seeing London's extreme detail in the game.After that however, the game went into silence, with nothing to be heard.

DenofGeek recently interviewd one of the writers of The Getaway and its sequel, Katie Ellwood. She reassured us that the game is still in the works and that Sony is hard at work on the open-world franchise. She, however, did not mention if the game is set for a 2008 release.

[Sony Hard at Work on The Getaway PS3. Feature Film in the Future?]

The Getaway 3 & Eight Days Have Revelations Coming

The Getaway and Eight Days were two games shown at E3 2006 & GDC 2006 that wowed the crowd. Ever since that day, information on these two titles were silenced. Today, LusoPlay has some new information on the game from a trustworthy source.

First, they state that next month, November, will be the month of revelations for the two Sony exclusive titles.

They also have details of the production of The Getaway 3, under development by SCE Studios Soho, and under the supervision of Sony Europe. The state of development is already advanced, and now the whole structure of the environment and scenarios are finalized. The team is now working on the structure of the story and the whole plot, as well as the "gameplay".

LusoPlay's source ensures that the game is equal to the level graphic video shown at GDC 2006, which shows the quality of the game in real time.

Release date for The Getaway 3? LusoPlay's source says Q2 2008. Stick here next month for all the coverage on Eight Days and The Getaway 3.

[Via LusoPlay]