Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Trailer

Sound familiar? Look familiar? I swear if I see a puzzle in this game that requires you to figure out how many moves it takes to stack a sandwich in 5 different ways then I'm screaming RIP OFF!

Now I'm being overly harsh since there is no actual gameplay footage shown in this trailer but the coincidences are just too.. obvious for them to not be noticed. If you don't know what game I am comparing this to then where have you been? I'm comparing this to the Professor Layton series. From the title, the setting, even the art style, Doctor Lautrec SCREAMS Professor Layton.

Looks like Konami is trying to nab the market that Level-5 has hooked. Then again, if the game is good, I might even like it. We'll just have to see.

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Vision Game engine running on the NGP

Trinity.net just released a realtime demo of their Vision Game engine running on NGP and i wasn't really impressed with what i saw. It looks ok but i'm positive NGP can do so much better.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NpgRgVgfoc]

This is only one of  the many engine's to be used for the NGP so don't get all depressed about the NGP all of a sudden. We'll see more footage of how powerful this device can be.

What do you guy's think though? looks good? nice improvements?  We'll just have to wait and see at this year's E3 because Sony will be all about the NGP.

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L.A. Noire Has Exclusive PS3 Content

PlayStation 3 owners are in for a surprise because Rockstar just announced that the PS3 version of L.A. Noire will be included with an exclusive mission.

From I.G.N.;

When L.A. Noire ships for PlayStation 3 next month, the game will include an exclusive mission called "Consul's Car Traffic Case."

Details about the mission are not known. A Rockstar representative said they'll have more information coming soon. Separate case missions are also available to those who pre-order the game at participating Walmart stores called "A Slip of the Tongue" and at GameStop called "The Naked City" for both PS3 and Xbox 360.

L.A. Noire is set for release on May 17, 2011.

Mega Man Legends 3 back in development

Oh thank God! Mega Man Legends 3 was my solid reason for even thinking of getting a3DS (c'mon, you know Nintendo is gonna release a better version).

Sure Ocarina of Time 3D looks sexy as hell and Super Street Fighter IV is one hot game in such a small portable package but so far no other 3DS game announcement has gotten me so hyped for the system until Keijin Inafune announced the Legends 3 will be on it.

From Destructoid;

In the wake of the earthquakes which have plagued Japan, many games were delayed or even outright canceled. Mega Man Legends 3, its development status already in question, is one of the games for which development was brought to a screeching halt following the disaster on March 11. Now, Capcom producer Tatsuya Kitabayashi has confirmed in a blog post on the Rockman DASH3 website that progress is once again being made on the project.

That's great news. I still have my doubts as to whether or not this game will see the light of day but I take comfort wherever I can.

Greetings Resume [Rockman DASH3 Project blog via andriasang - Thanks, Zetta!]

Portal 2 Boots

So Portal 2 will have equipment that will solve your 'fear of heights' or in this case, 'fear of going through portals so fast that your momentum builds up and you're going so fast that hitting the ground means instant death'.

I love the whole sports commentator commercial approach, it gives the video some humor and keeps you interested. Like John Madden telling you to buy a can of peas, except that you can actually understand the guy.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1m5_n9P9w&w=640&h=390]