A little info about id Software's RAGE

I can't wait for this game. This game has been in my 'to buy list' since the first gameplay footage was shown. This is old school FPS at it's best. It's not a trailer, but more like a six part  behind-the-scene series of the game. With these videos, the hype for this game just gets bigger and bigger.

id Software, if you guy's don't know, are the makers of Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake. Pretty much the founders of the FPS genre. This is the first video of the six part series, giving us a brief history on id Software and what they are trying to Achieve with RAGE.

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The Dawn developer diary gives us an idea of the story in Rage. This instantly popped in my head when they explained how the game starts, Fallout 3.The way the game starts out, the factions included in the game, everything feels similar to Fallout 3. But don't get me wrong, it's definitely a great start to introduce players to a new world they have never been experienced.

They talk about your role in the game, and as you progress you slowly get a bigger picture on your characters part in the story.

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Graphics are amazing. This is the first time id Software will be using their new tech engine id Tech 5. They have been working on this game and this tech for years. First glance of the game was first seen in 2007. So yea, that's a lot of years of development to peek anybody's interest. The next game to use id Tech 5 is Prey 2, but that's set to be released till next year.

This is the latest video released just today. This may seem like a Fallout game, but it's not. As said in the video 'Arsenal', there is currency but not in an RPG aspect. There are vehicle combat included, but like what the video has mentioned, they want the focus to be mostly on the FPS experience. Weapons are important in any FPS game, and with this kind of game, the different guns you acquired as you progress is what makes you go forward. Arsenal explains the weapons in RAGE, showing off the unique guns and equipment you can use to take down any baddie.

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If you want to see more gameplay footage, click the link now to see past gameplay trailers of RAGE. There are three more developer diaries to be revealed. I'll be updating this post when id Software reveals the latest developer diary.

RAGE has a new release date, pushed back a bit, it will now be released on October 4 for NA, and October 7 for EU on PC, Playstation, and Xbox 360.

Street Fighter X Tekken Character Teaser 6

A new character teaser just surfaced and again I am stumped. These teasers are getting harder and harder.

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that it's Steve Fox. One picture showed what looked like a gold boxing glove and Steve is the only character from Tekken that has purple shoes. As for Street Fighter, I don't know anyone who has purple shoes. Aside from that there was a picture of a bare back and steve's stances often show his bare white back.

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Popcap gets acquired by EA

EA buys Popcap games for a value near 1 billion dollars (750 million). Popcap games is responsible for the smaller but wildly addicting games such as Plants vs Zombies and Bejeweled.

What does this mean for us? Knowing EA, I think the word "free" will no longer exist with some of Popcap's games, especially with EA's new Steam clone called Origin. But this is good for Popcap. EA is a pretty large publishing company that do put out a lot of quality games and this means more exposure for the company and possibly even more games. Let's just hope EA doesn't be a big dick and exploit the success of Popcap's games too much.

Distant Worlds - music from Final Fantasy

AWR Music Productions, LLC is proud to present the official symphony concert world-tour Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY.

Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of Final Fantasy, this concert tour features the music of Japanese video game composer Nobuo Uematsu and is conducted by Grammy award-winner Arnie Roth. This multimedia experience combines stirring screen images to match the soaring emotions of a symphony orchestra performing music from SQUARE ENIX’S world-renowned FINAL FANTASY video game series.

If you're near or within the aforementioned areas, mark your calendars for an eargasm.

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Catherine Demo out now

Curious about what Catherine is all about already? well the demo is out and gives the beginning of the game and 2 levels to feel the gameplay.It's definitely a weird game. You get the gist of it but the nightmares? and all the stuff happening in his head? still no clue.  The gameplay is puzzle based, with you moving blocks for you to climb in order to reach the top. During my playthrough in the demo, i had fun with the 2 levels given. I'm still kinda iffy if it's still worth a buy, it's really interesting and bizzare. But is that enough? I guess the price point when it hits the Philippines will be the deciding factor for me.

Catherine will be out on July 26, 2011 in the US for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Anybody still interested??