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Monday, November 10, 2008

New Rage video game screenshots from QuakeCon 2008

From QuakeCon 2008 come these screenshots of ID Software’s latest game, RAGE.

Rage is a first-person shooter and driving video game in development by id Software. It will use the company's new id Tech 5 engine.

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world akin to those seen in the movies Mad Max and The Road Warrior, as well as the Fallout series of games.

Fallout 3 video game poster

Fallout 3 features one of the most realized game worlds ever created.

Set more than 200 years following a nuclear war, you can create any kind of character you want and explore the open wastes of Washington, D.C. however you choose.

Every minute is a fight for survival as you encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders, and other dangers of the Wasteland. Hailed as one of the most anticipated games for 2008.

Fallout 3 has already won numerous awards including Best of Show from the official Game Critics Awards at E3 2008, a selection voted on by an independent group of journalists from 36 leading North American media outlets that cover the video game industry.

Fable 2 video game cheat codes

Fable 2 now on Xbox 360 - discover cheats, codes, exploits and hacks are already surfacing.

Find them here on Gamespot Fable II hints and cheats guide including a list of unlockable achievments.

Or at IGN's Fable II game profile a review of the game.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider Underworld video game Beneath the Surface video

As Lara’s greatest adventure draws ever closer, Crystal Dynamics delve into the essence of Tomb Raider.

Lead Designer Haley White-Wiedow is joined by Creative Director Eric Lindstrom and Lead Artist Dan Neuberger talking through some of the newest additions to Lara’s growing arsenal, from gymnastic ability to roaring motorbike rides and beyond, everything has its uses in Tomb Raider Underworld including the environment locations!

Watch the video on my YouTube channel here...

Brain Challenge, Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam and Mega Man 3 added to WiiWare

Image via WikipediaAre you hungry? Think of this week's Wii Shop Channel lineup as a lively menu that aims to satisfy every appetite. You'll find a food-themed game to tempt your tummy, a challenging brain game to please your noggin and a classic sci-fi action title to fuel your imagination. Whatever the recipe, you're sure to come back for seconds-and thirds, and fourths, and beyond.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

WiiWare

Brain Challenge (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Just like your body, your brain needs to be exercised to stay in shape. Boost your brain and relieve stress through various minigames in a personal session to get a detailed evaluation. Challenge your friends' brains in delirious party games to see who is the smartest. Test your brain's abilities in Visual, Memory, Logic, Math and Focus minigames. Compare yourself with friends by challenging their brains in three multiplayer modes. Develop your resistance to stressful situations that could happen in real life. Use a customized Mii™ character to create personal sessions. Choose your favorite personal coach. Track your overall performance with detailed statistics and graphs. The special Kid Test and Senior Test modes will gather everyone around the game.

Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (Virtual Toys, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam is a frenetically active cooking game in which you must serve food to your customers as quickly as possible. This could be a simple task, but the customers aren't very patient, and you'll find a multitude of annoying insects that make the noble mission of satisfying your small gourmets' stomachs much more difficult. In the game's Career Mode, your goal is to become the best chef in the city. To do so, you have to prove your worth by cooking in four fantastic restaurants: the Hot Dog, Hamburger, Pizza and Mexican Restaurant. Enjoy playing Yummy Yummy with your family, serving delicious food to the most surprising characters: vampires, ninjas, extraterrestrials and mafia thugs. Put on your chef's hat, sharpen your knives and turn up the heat.

Virtual Console

Mega Man 3 (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): In the year 200X, the notorious Dr. Wily, now reformed and working for the forces of good, works hand-in-hand with Dr. Light to build a new type of peacekeeping robot. When a new set of eight Robot Masters escapes the lab to wreak havoc on the world at large, only Mega Man can save the day. This time, Mega Man must rely on his new slide move and canine companion Rush to conquer the stages and vanquish evil. A new character, Proto Man, adds to the mystery and appeal of this seminal title in the famous action-game series.

Grand Theft Auto IV download content information exclusive to Xbox 360

Rockstar said they are unable to put a date on the release of the downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV.

"I'm not sure. It's going well. But we don’t know a date," said Dan Houser when asked by Variety whether the digital extras would be released this year.

"We hope to be announcing that in the next few weeks. We're still figuring out a few things. We're more focused on quality than dates, always have been. But the development is going really good. It's shaping up to be something we're very proud of. That was our goal," he added.

Content will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, a fact that Microsoft has hyped as the distinguishing factor between its version and the identical game released for Sony's PlayStation 3. Microsoft are believed to have paid around $50 million for the exclusive rights to the content, with the company repeatedly stating it would be released this Autumn.
The company wants to manage expectations of what exactly the content will be, although the developer has not gone on record with any details of the Xbox 360 extras.

"We want to give people a rough idea so their expectations are roughly in line. We don't want them to imagine it's this enormous thing that it can never be," Dan said.

"Doing a big digital launch is something we've never done before. It's virgin territory, but at the same time, we feel very exposed because there's no case history. No one ever came out with major DLC for a major game like this before."

The exec said that the company is unsure whether all territories will get the extra content at the same time, suggesting a slightly staggered release dependent on regional variations.

"It's new territory for everybody. We're making it up a little bit as we go along. That's always fun, but it makes you nervous.

"How to price it. Whether to release it day-and-date everywhere... Europe and the U.S. I'm sure will be day-and-date or within a few days, but I'm not sure about Japan. It's a small Xbox market...

"You even have to ask what time to release it at. We have some experience of doing through releasing our trailers. It can slow down sections of the 'Net. What works as a great time on the east coast may be late for Europe and too early for the west coast. Those are all things we wouldn’t normally think about," he confessed.

LittleBigPlanet levels removed over copyright issues

While one of the biggest draws for the PlayStation 3 game is the ability for users to create their own content, such freedom is providing a headache for the developer faced with moderating submissions for download.

Simply removing the offending content has sparked some complaints from the fan community, but Media Molecule has said that it is working on a solution to better communicate with users as to why levels have been deleted.

"We're reviewing the moderating system currently to provide better feedback on why levels are moderated," said a spokesperson for publisher Sony on the official forums.

"Primarily, any level that is reported using the grief tool will be checked over by a moderator, at which point they'll examine it in line with the EULA (End User Licence Agreement). If a level is found to be in violation of the EULA it will be moderated and you'll receive a message to that effect," explains the post.

"We're moving towards a system where additional information is given, however for the time being if you don't want your level moderating avoid anything unsuitable for users of all ages and copyright content."

Levels featuring content from games and other media including Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda, Batman and Scrubs have all been removed from the servers – with users complaining that they have spent hours creating content and have no back-up of their work.

Sony has said it hopes to inform users how they can tweak their creations to make them suitable, rather than be forced to delete the entire level.

"We want to ensure that creators' levels are only permanently removed if they warrant it. In most innocent cases a simple tweak to the level may be required and that's what we're working on communicating," said Sony.

Source: GamesIndustry

25,000 free games uploaded by Yo Yo games users

The world's biggest casual gaming site gets bigger.
The world's largest user-generated games portal, YoYoGames.com, just got bigger. As its 25,000th game was uploaded this week, YoYo Games pulled further ahead of the competition in the crowded casual gaming market.

And every one of those games has been created and submitted by one of the nearly 186k members of the YoYo Games community - that equates to over 45 new games uploaded every day since the site's launch last year. Each one of them created using YoYo Games' own powerful and easy game development software - Game Maker (Free to download).

About YoYoGames.com

YoYo Games Ltd is a UK Based Game Start-up founded by games industry veterans, Sandy Duncan and Michel Cassius. YoYo Games launched its beta site in May 2007 and has grown to be the world's largest user generated game site with over 25,000 games.

Employing a web 2.0 community model YoYo Games allows users to "Play, Make and Share games" for free.

You can visit YYG at www.YoYoGames.com.

Jumpgate Evolution sign up for beta test

BETA signups for the highly anticipated elite space combat MMO, Jumpgate Evolution have now exceeded 150,000 with numbers climbing rapidly! Gamers can continue signing up for the chance to participate in the upcoming BETA at www.jumpgateevolution.com.

‘We are pleased to announce this exciting landmark for Jumpgate Evolution,” commented Edward Relf, Director, Marketing, Codemasters Online. “Since the commencement of the BETA signup program three months ago, we have seen overwhelming support for the game and look forward to inviting players into the BETA in the coming months. We encourage everyone looking to get into BETA to sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.”

Jumpgate Evolution is the definitive elite space combat MMO published by Codemasters Online and developed by the US-based NetDevil. This unique new title will allow players to choose from one of three playable Nations and engage in an intense action experience featuring ship-to-ship combat in a persistent online universe.

Gamers can embark on an immersive and accessible space adventure where they can trade valuable commodities, take part in dangerous large-scale intergalactic battles, meet and play with friends and live out the dream to become an elite space hero. Jumpgate Evolution features both a rich and varied universe to explore and has been designed for experienced and novice MMO players alike.

Jumpgate is set for release in 2009 with closed BETA due to go live soon. For more information on Jumpgate Evolution or to sign up for BETA visit: www.jumpgateevolution.com

Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches PC video game launched

At long last, Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches – the highly anticipated Mythological Adventure game for Windows - is now available at retail stores across the United Kingdom. Published by leading video publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer Arberth Studios, Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches has garnered rave reviews from top Adventure game sites. The story is based on the gripping tales of the Mabinogion, a collection of eleven prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. The game is deep rooted in Celtic mythology and follows the present day haunting of a lonely teenage girl named Rhiannon, as she unwillingly enters a world filled with supernatural phenomena, magic, and legend. Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a must-have Adventure game for this holiday season.

Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is set on the Celtic fringes of Britain; a place where myth and magic spill into reality, threatening the sanity of a teenage girl named Rhiannon Sullivan. An ancient battle for revenge engulfs Ty Pryderi, the remote Welsh farmstead Rhiannon now calls home. She begins to hear unexplained noises, see disturbing visions, and experience other chilling paranormal phenomena. There is an ancient evil lurking in the walls of Ty Pryderi that holds a terrible connection to a timeless struggle between man and magic fabled in the Mabinogion Legends. Her parents take Rhiannon away, leaving Ty Pryderi to your watch and exploration, but their absence can only postpone the inevitability of revenge and death. Unless you can stop it!

FEATURES

· Set in present day, the plot draws from ancient Welsh myths and legends
· Explore the haunted Welsh farmstead, from the imposing house, to its extensive grounds and buildings
· First-person, point-and-click with approximately 20 to 30 hours of largely non-linear gameplay
· Involved, multi-threaded plot
· Features classic themes such as: magic, paranormal phenomena and technology
· Interact with a comprehensive inventory of nearly 200 items
· 1024x768 full-screen graphics
· Engaging and unusual challenges, mostly plot and inventory-driven
· A haunting musical score will send chills up your spine
· Solid chapter structure to the compelling and ultimately uplifting story

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