Dead Island announcement trailer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTtv3DyXRow] I don't know about you guys but I'm never going to be sick with the zombie apocalypse setting because it has fun written all over it. Dead Island is another open world zombie apocalypse but with a more serious note. The trailer was all in CG and i think it's one of the most amazing trailers I've seen in a long time. Well edited and engaging. Kudos to whoever directed this trailer.
Dead island will be set on a resort island with four Characters said to be immune to the outbreak. The game is playable as a four player co-op and There will be RPG elements implemented in this game with a skill tree and an experience system. It will be played as an FPS.
The game is dated for a 2011 release with no official date. Can't say if it will be a game worth waiting for but this trailer is worth the watch.
Dragon age II demo coming feb 22
The dragon age II website announced that there will be a demo for Dragon Age II. Thank god they decided to release a demo because a lot of people have doubts and issues on the changes made for the sequel. People saying it being less of an Baldur's Gate RPG game, more of a fast paced action with mashing buttons and it being in-tuned on how Mass Effect was developed. It being more like Mass Effect in terms of conversation I think is a step forward and i can't believe people were complaining about this. Don't you want a voice with your character?
Well with this demo, we can now all see for ourselves and all those doubts and speculation will go away. And honestly will be replaced with what we love or hate about the game. Regardless, We get to go hands-with this game to finally decide if the game is for us and if its worth the reservation or buying the collectors ed. Aside from the demo, Bioware is adding something special with the demo. They are calling for a Call to arms, asking you all to support the Dragon Age 2 demo reach 1 million downloads. If this is done, bioware will unlock 2 items for the community..........wow. Not much incentive if you ask me. Regardless of the items, i think we all want this demo.
Again for people who didin't get the memo up top, Dragon Age 2 demo coming to PSN Xbox live and PC on feb 22.
Dragon age II will be released on March 8, 2011 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.
Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia now in HD
Ubisoft fans will be pleased to hear that there will be HD releases of Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia collections on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD and Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD will be on retail this March.
Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy will feature the original Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow, and Chaos Theory in the form of a disc release. The games will be getting not only an HD upgrade, but will support stereoscopic 3D as well for Playstation owners.
The Prince of Persia collection will feature Sands of Time, Warrior Within, and The Two Thrones; they'll be getting the same upgrades as the Splinter Cell collection.
Both will be available at retail on March 22 for $39.99 a piece. Digital bundles will also hit PlayStation Network at the same time.
Hudson Shuts Down
A blog post by Hudson Entertainment brand manager Morgan Haro reveals that Hudson Entertainment, the California-based American arm of Japan's Hudson Soft, is closing down. "It was revealed today," Haro said in the post, "that all of Hudson's previously planned projects have been canceled and that our office will be closing it's doors at the end of February." Hudson Entertainment has been active since 2003; prior to that, "Hudson Soft USA" published games from 1988 through 1995.
The closing is a result of Konami's full acquisition of Hudson Soft, after which Haro speculates "there apparently won't be any need for the talents within the San Mateo offices of Hudson Entertainment." Haro also speculated that the difficulty of finding an audience for Japanese games in the west, and the proliferation of both giant publishers and indies, as recent problems for Hudson. "You're either a hit, or an indie developer looking to be a hit."
Hudson's most recent American release was Lost in Shadow on Wii.
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Guitar Hero / DJ Hero Dead?
Activision/Blizzard announced that they will be dropping development the Guitar Hero game scheduled for 2011 including any future DJ Hero games. They will also be disbanding the whole Guitar Hero division as stated by the company:
“Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011."
As for the future of the series, nothing is confirmed. Perhaps Guitar Hero will be back in 2012 or so but no music games will be coming out of Activision this 2011.
Development on True Crime: Hong Kong has also been stopped because it was "just not good enough" to compete in the open world genre. Which is probably why you haven't been hearing much about it for a while now.
Activision/Blizzard will instead focus on Call of Duty titles, the development of a "best-in-class digital community surrounding the Call of Duty franchise". A new Bungie IP and some new and "innovative universe with broad appeal" that will be revealed at Toy Fair later this week.
If you're all wondering about Guitar Hero DLC, that'll be done after the month of February too. All previously announced DLC will be released and that's it.
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