The most anticipated game of 2008 has officially gone gold, Take-Two announced today.
GTA fans across the globe, rejoice! The game you’ve all been waiting for is finished and ready to meet its April 29 deadline. Here’s what Take-Two top man Strauss Zelnick said at the company’s annual general meeting yesterday: “Trucks are rolling next week and there will be a lot of them”. So the GTA IV is hitting retailers soon, keep your eyes open, you might steal yourself a copy.
Pre-registrations for Rockstar Social Club have also been opened, so you’ll soon be able to record your stats in different Rockstar games, as well as compete to break other players’ records.
One last thing, Rockstar is giving out plastic keys to the first ten who complete the game 100%, so get ready.
April 18th, 2008
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Gearbox’s latest entry in the Brothers in Arms series finally gets a release date, and it’s not as bad as we thought.
After first being announced in April 2006 for a holiday release of that same year, developers pushed back the game for the last part of 2007, but it didn’t come out last year either, and although a new release was scheduled for early 2008, all we got was another delay, for fiscal year 2009 (which basically meant sometime between April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009).
Fortunately we won’t have to wait until 2009 to experience more tactical FPS combat in the same WWII setting, or at least that’s what the latest trailer says. It hints towards an August release and this time I hope Gearbox mean it.
The game is being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360 and the good-old PC.
April 18th, 2008
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Afro Samurai finally gets its already long announced video-game and it’s being developed by Namco Bandai, in the spirit of the manga and anime series.
Samuel L. Jackson will star in the game as Afro, the second-best samurai in the world, out to seek revenge for his father being killed by justice, a powerful fighter who cannot be killed by conventional means. So it will be up to the players to chase this Justice and his minions throughout a medieval imaging of Japan and leaving a bloody trail.
The game’s graphics will be cell-shaded, which I think befits it very well and you’ll be glad to know it’s going to have an M rating, which means you’ll enjoy plenty of bloodshed, dismemberments and beheadings.
As in the short anime series, the soundtrack will have hip-hop influences and it will be produced by Wu-Tang Clan veteran RZA. Music will have a great role in Afro Samurai, influencing the enemy AI and the gameplay (kind of like in Samurai Champloo?) says Namco Bandai.
Afro Samurai will be out in the US for the PS3 and Xbox 360, this fall.
April 16th, 2008
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A demo for the highly anticipated action game will be released sometime next month, according to CVG.
American Xbox 360 owners rejoice, a demo for The Bourne Conspiracy will hit Xbox Live Marketplace next month, says Vivendi. No dates have been revealed for Europe but it’s expected it will come a bit later, considering the game will first release in the US. Also nothing confirmed for the PlayStation Network either, strange.
The Bourne Conspiracy promises to be a mega crossover between the Bourne books and all the motion pictures, which should make for an interesting game…hopefully.
April 14th, 2008
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Well GTA IV must be a God-sent gift to all the video-games retailers in the world, as it looks like it will be the best selling video-game of 2008.
Several retailers have admitted that they are surely going to struggle to meet consumer demands when Rockstar’s GTA IV launches, on April 29. However, if you’re one of the lucky few that have preordered the limited edition version of Grand Theft Auto 4, you shouldn’t worry, retailers promise you will get your hands on a copy on day one. For the many who have preordered the standard version, the news aren’t that good- you may not be able to play GTA IV as soon as you’d wish.
Here’s what GAME had to say on the matter: “We cannot guarantee delivery on the day of release for orders placed on or after the 7th of April. We are currently sold out of this item. All orders will be dispatched on a first come, first served basis.”
Gamestation continues on the same note: “Due to unprecedented demand for the standard editions of Grand Theft Auto IV, we are no longer taking pre-orders for this version.”
With some analysts predicting GTA IV will sell up to six million copies in its first week, all this shouldn’t come as a surprise…aftar all Karl Lagerfeld is going to be in it 
April 10th, 2008
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After several push-backs PS3’s FPS finally gets a final release date, but for Europe only.
Although the game was announced for May back in February, but no one really believed it, and they had a pretty good reason, considering all the delays. Haze was originally planned for the first half of 2007, then it was pushed back to before March this year and then again to autumn.
Today Ubisoft announced that the PS3 exclusive sci-fi shooter, developed by Free Radical Design will reach European retailer shelfs on May 23. No official date was disclosed for North America by the publisher, but according to online retailers it will reach Americans on May 20.
What’s very interesting is that Rock Band for the 360 will hit European stores on the same date, May 23. Let the battle begin.
April 9th, 2008
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Get ready to be thrown in the action-filled world of rogue agent Jason Bourne, as the Bourne Conspiracy gets a summer release date.
Developed by High Moon Studios, Robert Ludlum’s Bourne Conspiracy promises to deliver a mix of shooting, hand-to-hand fighting, car chases and “dramatic escapes”. The game focuses on the background of elite agent Jason Bourne and the conspiracy that surrounds his life.
The Bourne Conspiracy will be released for the Xbox 360 and PS3, on June 3 in North America and June 27 in Europe.
April 2nd, 2008
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Get ready to upgrade your PS3 to version 2.20, here some of its crucial features:
- Full playlist support via PSP
- 2gb+ DivX and WMV files are now playable, along with DivX subtitle support.
- Resume play for DVD/Blu-ray discs (this is my favorite new feature), no more re-starting a movie from the beginning, this will allow you to stop a disc and resume it right where you left off previously.
- Your PSP can now be used as a remote control of sorts for PS3 media playback.
- Faster web browser
- ‘Save Target As’ option gives you broader hard drive save options when saving items directly from web pages.
- And the main update feature: BD-Live, which allows Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 support, allowing your movies to connect to the internet to download additional content and features.
It’s a little on the long side, so if you don’t have a powerful Internet connection, I suggest you start downloading, it’s going to take a while.
March 25th, 2008
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Not that everyone still plays Mortal Kombat these days, but I just thought you’d like to know.
During a recent conference call with Midway’s investors, top man David Zuckner leaked the info that a new Mortal Kombat game is coming out this year. Here are his exact words:
“…our focus really is not so much on the number of games as it is on creating games that are going to breakthrough and doing a better job of that historically.
“Games like This Is Vegas and of course you got Mortal Kombat game this year and others that we think have potential to give us higher unit numbers.”
The game will be powered by an Unreal 3 engine and it will launch for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Last MK game I played was Trilogy, haven’t touched it since then, there are far better games on the market right now.
March 13th, 2008
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Sony may receive a helping hand from where they least expect it, says iSupply analyst, Pamela Tufegdzig, as Wii owners buy the PS3 as a second, more powerful system.
According to Tufegdzig, Sony’s machine has some aces up its sleeve that might help it win the next generation consoles war by 2011. The most important card in Sony’s winning hand is the ability to cut PS3’s price again real soon, as component prices fall. “We anticipate Sony will have another price slash on the PS3 this year, and come Christmas, consumers who originally bought the Wii will likely purchase the PS3,” Tufegdzic said. That is a plausible theory, as many Wii owners don’t yet consider buying a PlayStation 3 because of its spicy price.
Another important factor in iSupply’s prediction is the Blu-ray player. PlayStation 3 is, as most of you know, the cheapest Blu-ray player on the market right now and even though Sony loses more than it gains with every player they put in their machines, this might actually be the edge they needed. “People may buy the PS3 not only for their gaming needs, but for video as well, which gives the PS3 a unique competitive edge over the Wii and Xbox 360 well into the longer term,” said Tufegdzic.
And last but not least, PS3 is bringing in the big guns this year with releases like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Grand Turismo 5, as well as interesting hardware bundles that include the DualShock3 controller. iSupply thinks that MGS4 could be for the PS3, what Halo3 was for the 360 and I for one share their opinion.
So in conclusion, PS3 is not yet threatening the Wii’s top spot position but it might become a favorite as a second, more powerful, Blu-ray compatible system, which isn’t bad for now.
March 3rd, 2008
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It seems not even the largest storage disk known to man, the Blu-ray, is enough to contain Hideo Kojima’s latest creation, Metal Gear Solid 4.
In a recent interview the Japanese producer said that MGS4 will push the limits of the PS3 and also the Blu-ray, saying “there simply isn’t enough space”. Not enough space? We’re talking about 50 freakin’ gigabytes and he says there’s no space? There are people out there still using smaller hard-drives on their PCs, but Kojima already wants something bigger.
Kojima previously announced that copies of MGS4 will only feature one voice-over language, rather than packing more on one disk like previous versions, due to storage limitations.
Source: CVG
March 3rd, 2008
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TopWare Interactive developed hack&slash, X-Blades, hits next generation consoles and PC at the end of this year
X-Blades features a female heroine called Ayumi, who uses pistol blade, acrobatics and magic to send her enemies to an early grave. Ayumi proves that female game heroines are very popular these days, with Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft and Heavenly Sword’s Nariko becoming virtual stars.
X-Blades is being published by Southpeak Interactive.
March 3rd, 2008
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Europeans finally receive some exclusive attention from SCEA and all we can say is: it’s about time!
SCEA has confirmed today that it will indeed release two PlayStation bundles exclusively to Europe, in March. First announced by Jeux France these bundles will include the 40Gb PS3 model, a SIXAXIS controller and will retail for about $600. One will include Grand Turismo: Prologue an the other 3 blu-ray movies: Casino Royale, Spider-Man 3 and 300.
SCEA has announced that it doesn’t intend to release these bundles outside of Europe, but will release a Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots bundle for North America.
February 28th, 2008
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SEGA has announced it has started working on Valkyria Chronicles, a tactical RPG for the PlayStation3.
Valkyria Chronicles is set in an alternate Europe, around the 1930s, during a conflict between the Empire and Federation, where the bad guys uncover an ancient race and use it to conquer the world.
SEGA will use the CANVAS engine for the game’s graphics, which will make it look like a watercolor painting in motion (something like Okami perhaps?). “With its stunningly unique visual style and the new BLITZ tactical system, Valkyria Chronicles is sure to entice gamers to enter its special world and join Welkin and Alicia in their cause to save Gallia” said Elliot Chin, director of marketing for SEGA of America.
Valkyria Chronicles is set to be released in fall 2008, exclusively for the PS3.
February 27th, 2008
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For some undisclosed reason, Codemasters has pushed the release date of its shooter to March 14 for Europe.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, a game that offers a different take on World War 2, where the Nazis actually won the war, won’t be hitting European retailers on February 29, as originally announced, but two weeks later, on March 14.
In Turning Point: Fall of Liberty you’ll be playing as an average American guy, fighting for survival against the invading Nazi troops, who later forms a resistance group and takes the fight back to the old continent.
The original release date of February 29 hasn’t changed for the US.
February 27th, 2008
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