There's actually going to be a Risen 2?!
It's not a bad thing that there's going to be a second, it's actually a good thing. Risen is an Open world RPG that was released in 2009 for the PC and Xbox 360 and received decent reviews from metacritics.I played it myself and needed an RPG fix at the time. Dragon Age: Origins was still a month away and i was needed a filler to keep me busy while waiting. I wasn't expecting anything from this game but it surprised me just like how Two Worlds 2 did. It's a pretty decent RPG with minor flaws that didn't break the experience.
Risen 2 is being developed by Piranha Bytes and confirmed that it will be out on Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3. Risen 2: Dark Waters is set several years after the end of Risen. Titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Creatures have emerged from the sea and stopped poor boats from doing their business. You, the hero, must set out to stop the chaos.
Player choices will have an impact on progression and will unlock certain paths and will also affect certain features and additional skills your character can learn. There will also be an interactive environment and a full day/night-cycle affecting countless aspects of the game world.
Quite promising. They have no definite date but Risen 2: Dark Waters is aiming for a 2011 release on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
[Source: Eurogamer]
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Gears of War 3 beta dates announced
Gears of War fans, the beta is coming and you have some unlocking to do when the beta kicks off on April 18. Flaming weapons anyone?
Excited? well mark your calendars to April 18 if you're a proud owner of Bulletstorm's "epic edition". The epic edition only gives a 1 week head start. People who pre-ordered Gears of War 3 at gamestop in either standard, epic or limited editions can join the beta on April 25. Beta ends on may 15.
During the beta you get to unlock special weapons to be carried over to your gamer profile to be used on the final game. Here's what you can unlock during the beta:
Beta Tester Medal - Complete one match in the beta to unlock the Beta Tester medal, which will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game. The Beta Tester title will be featured in the "Gears 3" multiplayer lobby as well.
Thrashball Cole - Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock the Thrashball Cole character variant in the beta. Once unlocked, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the beta and the character will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game.
Gold-Plated Retro Lancer - Show your ultimate "Gears of War" fandom by unlocking the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer. Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock it for the beta, and score 100 kills with it once unlocked to carry the exclusive weapon skin over to your gamer profile in the final game.
Flaming Hammerburst - Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 and unlock this weapon variant.
Flaming Lancer - Complete one match during the week of April 25 and unlock this weapon variant.
Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of May 2 to unlock this weapon variant.
Flaming Gnasher Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of May 9 to unlock this weapon variant.Gears of War 3 comes to the Xbox 360 on September 20.
Quite the nice incentive to help in the beta. Won't it be awesome if every beta you join in the future gives you a chance to unlock something special that can be carried over to the final game?
[Source:Kotaku]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Official GDC Trailer
"GTFO of my property!" "But I have to save the world"
Here we have the latest trailer of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword from this year's Game Developers Conference. It shows the precision sword control that the game has since it will be using the Wii Motionplus. As well as what looks to be parts of the actual dungeons that will be in the game.
Coming off of Twilight Princess' darker art style, Skyward Sword might look weird at first glance since it went with the opposite with bright colors. But the graphics do look very impressive and I believe the use of Motionplus for 1:1 sword movement will prove to have a more immersive experience.
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Alice: Madness Returns Teaser Trailer
A third teaser trailer for Alice: madness Returns has been revealed and gives us a taste on the dark and twisted version of Alice in Wonderland. I personally think its genius. Alice in Wonderland to begin with is messed up. Just think of it as Alice in Wonderland minus Disney's influence.
Alice: Madness Returns is actually a sequel to the 2000 Windows and Mac game called American McGee's Alice and takes place eleven years after the events of the first game. Alice has been released from Rutledge Asylum and into the care of a London psychiatrist. Since she was moved somewhere else, her hallucinations gets worse. So she resorts going back to Wonderland hoping everything will be better. But she then realized that she has changed Wonderland because of her insanity and now must save her old friends and herself from this evil thats overwhelming Wonderland.
Alice: Madness Returns will be released on June 12 2011 on PC. Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.
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Catherine will be on her way to the US! :D (Update: Trailer)
UPDATE!
Remember when Atlus said they had no plans for Catherine in the US? Well soon after that announcement Atlus sent out emails with a simple question, “Do you still like us”?
At the time the answer was probably no.
But now a new website has just opened up stating that Catherine is on course for a US release sometime in the Summer of this year. The site itself seems pretty bare bones, simply linking to Amazon, Gamestop, and VGP for preorders. Keep your eyes peeled for further site updates.
SITE: http://www.catherinethegame.com/
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRhB9KVHTc&w=640&h=390]
Source: 4PlayerPodcast