Tomb Raider delayed to 2013

Square Enix just announced that the Tomb Raider reboot has been delayed to early 2013. Bioshock Infinite, Prey 2, now Tomb Raider, what's next to get delay to 2013?

I was excited for this game thanks to the impressive gamplay demo shown in last year's E3. It was set for a fall released of 2012 but I guess Crystal Dynamics believes they need more time to make the best Tomb Raider game.

Darrell Gallagher, studio head at developer Crystal Dynamics, released a message regarding the delay:

When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, there were two goals that we were extremely passionate about. The first was to create a modern Tomb Raider game that would surprise and excite gamers.

The second was to make this the best game of our careers, something we would be really proud to be a part of. We truly believe that we have something very special on our hands and we can’t wait to share it with you.Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very highest quality game. In order to do this, we have decided to move the game’s release date by a few months, from Fall 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.

We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game and the additional development time will allow us to put the finishing touches into the game and polish it to a level that you deserve. We believe this is the right choice and I guarantee it will be worth the wait.

The game is looking amazing and we can’t wait to show it to everyone at E3 in a few weeks.

Darrell Gallagher

Delays to make the game even better is always a good thing but being pushed out of 2012 is big. With Tomb Raider now for 2013, games coming out during the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2012 is looking weak compared to last year. Thank god Resident Evil 6 was announced.

Crystal Dynamics will be presenting Tomb Raider in this year's E3 so can't wait to see that. E3 2012 is a few weeks away.

[Source: GameInformer]

Soul Sacrifice - A twisted PS Vita action horror game

Soul Sacrifice. An action horror game coming to the PS Vita. If you actually have a list of games you can't wait to get for your Vita, maybe you should also add this into your list. It's from the mind of Keiji Inafune, one of the creators of Mega Man that apparently has a twisted mind to conceptualize a game like this.

You play as a Sorcerer's slave, who is now in prison to be sacrificed to some demon. he then finds a book containing someones journal and I believe that's where he starts reading of this guy's rebellion again this sorcerer and the demons. That's what I understand so far about the game's story but the interesting thing about Soul Sacrifice is that in order for players to use specific abilities or magic, they need to make a sacrifice.

Soul Sacrifice - Teaser trailer 

What the character did in the teaser is pretty much him sacrificing his own spine to wield that creepy looking sword named Excalibur. Problem is, no spine = death. That's pretty much the core concept on the game's gameplay - Sacrificing game environments and even parts of your body to use certain abilities. Sacrificing your own blood, your eyes, fingers, and certain objects in the environment can be sacrificed to perform certain magics. Pretty interesting stuff.

Soul Sacrifice will also support 4 player co-op. Everybody loves co-op and I'm sure this will be the game's biggest selling point. I wonder if you can sacrifice your own teammate though?

The game so far looks amazing on the Vita. That handheld sure has a lot of power in it. A presentation was held showcasing the game and thanks to Sony, they released a dubbed version of that presentation for the people who don't speak Japanese. Best parts are really Part 1 and 2 since you actually see gameplay of the game. If music is your thing, you might get a kick of part 2 of the presentation.

Soul Sacrifice Presentation Part 1 - Story, concept, offscreen single player gameplay

Soul Sacrifice Presentation Part 2 - Sound score, game sound

Soul Sacrifice Presentation Part 3 - 4 player co-op

It was just revealed in Japan on May 10 and so far, no word if this game will receive an english version. I have no doubt it will get an english port, the question now is when will it happen?

Screenshots:

Source: [Famitsu]

Assassin's Creed 3 Debut Gameplay trailer

Amazing, it only took 3 days to have enough shares, tweets, and likes to unlock Assassin's Creed 3's debut gameplay trailer. AC3 fans sure love to tweet. This is first look at in-game footage and gameplay, and I have to say; it's looking pretty good for pre-alpha stages.

I lost interest in Assassin's Creed when I finished the second game and didn't even bother touching Brotherhood or Revelations. But thanks to this trailer, it got me interested again. Not sure what got me - The fact that you can ambush soldiers in the woods or the fact that you get to fight bears.

Assassin's Creed 3 is out on October 31 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The game is also hitting the Wii U when the console launches.

Play the game that started the FPS genre on your browser

In celebration of Wolfenstein 3D's 20th anniversary, Bethesda released the browser version of the game free of cost. For the people who love FPS games - If you want to know what created your beloved genre, this is it.

You can start playing this classic just by visiting this link.

I've been playing the browser version for a while now and thanks to shooters we play today, the controls took awhile to get used to. First time players will be shocked with the number of lacking features that come standard now to modern-day shooters. For instance, the game didn't even need you to reload your gun. I was literally pressing R on reaction, because that's just what you do in games like these.

While playing, it made me realize one thing - Modern day shooters are too damn linear.  The need to explore in order to survive the stage are close to non-existent now in modern-day shooters. Sure, there are games that provide a less linear experience, but there isn't enough going around. Nowadays, it's pretty much go to point A to point B by following that damn arrow. Oh, and stay in cover if you need to recover. The fear of getting lost and dying isn't the same nowadays. Playing Wolfenstein 3D made me miss that. I'm playing the game on the second to the last highest difficulty and the need to explore to find those health packs and ammo in order to stay alive brought extra fun out of this classic.

Id Software created Wolfenstein 3D and even the Doom series, which again was the first of its kind. Rage is the latest title from Id Software and is one of the best looking shooters out there thus far.If you haven't got a chance to try Rage, I suggest you give it a try.

The iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad version of the game called Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum is also said to be free for a limited time only.

Diablo 3: Wrath finally unlocked

If you have been following the Darkness Falls, Heroes Rise, you probably know that it has finally reached 100% unlock. The last unlock is the reveal of the animated short titled "Wrath" - A 6-minute video of an endless battle between angels and demons. The short was directed by Peter Chung(Æon Flux ) and was created over at animation studio Titmouse. Gamer's waiting for Diablo 3 - This won't make the wait easier.

Pretty darn amazing. I have a feeling we get to fight one of the angels as a final boss in one of the acts of Diablo 3, wanna bet it's Archangel of Valor?

Just like everybody else - I can't wait for Diablo 3. Playing the beta and re-playing Diablo 2 made me realize how addicted I'll be when May 15 hits.