Check out Far Cry 2's map editor (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters Ubisoft has released video of Far Cry 2's map editor, complete with a soothing narrator that holds your hands through the 5-minute trailer. Quite frankly, we're excited for how intuitive it seems to be, but perhaps that's wishful thinking we'll be able to accurately recreate the island from LOST and play out our own scenarios (only with less polar bears).
GC 2008: Stare into the new videos of Dark Void (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Capcom is showing Airtight Games' Gears of War/Crimson Skies/Rocketeer mash-up, Dark Void, at Games Convention - in fact, it's the very same section of the game that was on display at last month's E3. What's changed, though, is quite important: the frame rate.
GC 2008: Sega screenshot roundup (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Fighting, RPGs, Strategy
Sega has a mighty lineup on public display (and behind closed doors) at Leipzig Games Convention 2008, comprised of titles from the East and West.
GC 2008: Prince of Persia gameplay run, jump, and climb-through (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 Now here's an interesting twist on your average game video - Ubisoft has created a "guided tour" of the first area from its jaw-dropping, new-gen Prince of Persia. In fact, it's the entire first zone of the game, and the same area we played at this year's E3.
Sources: Xbox 360 price cut week of Sept. 7 60GB $299, Elite $399, Arcade $199 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
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It appears that two of the Xbox 360 SKUs will receive a $50 price drop by the week of Sept. 7, making the 60GB model $299 and the Elite $399 -- we've yet to hear any change on the $279 Arcade meanwhile, the Arcade will drop $80 to $199.
PSP's Parasite Eve '3rd Birthday' a third-person shooter (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PSP, Action
In development for PSP and mobile phones, Square Enix's third Parasite Eve game has largely been - like many of the company's titles are wont to be - a mystery. A new Famitsu interview with director Hajime Tabata (who's also heading up Fantasy Agito XIII for PSP) reveals that the game is a third-person shooter.
Rumor: Konami's Rock Revolution may occur in 2009 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
An associate producer for Konami's Rock Revolution confirmed that the game would be delayed until early 2009 during the company's Leipzig press conference, IGN reports. We've contacted Konami to find out if the representative meant that the title will be available for Europe in 2009 (this is a European press event after all), or if the game has actually been delayed from its original Fall '08 release in North America as well.
GC 2008: Resident Evil 5 co-op clips (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action We feel terribly sorry for the first man to come waltzing down the stairs in this video. No doubt venturing into the kitchen for an early morning snack, he's suddenly confronted by two gun-toting interlopers.
GC 2008: Grappling with Bionic Commando multiplayer (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Onlineclick to enlarge
Capcom is showing the first multiplayer map from its next-gen current-gen Bionic Commando at Leipzig Games Convention, but isn't making with any screens of the mode. What you see above (and in the gallery below) are the latest screens from the solo campaign, which, oddly, isn't on display.
GC 2008: Silent Hill coming home to PC, possibly delayed until November (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure
Konami announced today that Silent Hill: Homecoming will release on PC, in addition to PS3 and Xbox 360. The press release states the game "will be available as a digital download" through Steam and doesn't mention anything about retail.
GC 2008: 3 minutes of new Mirror's Edge footage (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
After seeing the same few minutes of Mirror's Edge footage ad nauseam, EA has seen fit to release three minutes of new parkour goodness from the game for Leipzig. In the newly released video found after the break, Faith works her traceur magic and attempts to escape from snipers inside some kind of warehouse/hydroelectric plant.
Joystiq hands-on: Need For Speed Undercover (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Drivingclick to enlarge
Call us old fashioned, but we're just a little more interested in how EA's next Need For Speed will stack up as a gameplay experience than a Hollywood movie starring Maggie Q. (No offense, miss, er, Q.
GC 2008: What's new in Need for Speed Undercover? (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving, Mobile To be blunt, after some of the series' most disappointing entries, Need for Speed Undercover has something to prove. Today, EA revealed some of the features of the November release, the opening salvo in the battle to win back our hearts (unless you count the announcement of Maggie Q's involvement .
GC 2008: What's new in Need for Speed Undercover? (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving, Mobile To be blunt, after some of the series' most disappointing entries, Need for Speed Undercover has something to prove. Today, EA revealed some of the features of the November release, the opening salvo in the battle to win back our hearts (unless you count the announcement of Maggie Q's involvement .
Fallout 3 falls into retail October 28 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs
"Prepare for the future" indeed! And by "future" we specifically mean October 28th (or October 31st for our European pals) because that's when Bethesda's "Best of E3"-award winning Fallout 3 - including the Collector's and Survival editions - falls into retailer's laps.
GC 2008: Konami spinning twisted tales in Lords of Shadow (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure
American McGee would be so proud. Konami has announced a new upcoming third-person action title called Lords of Shadow, which the company's European arm describes as "a dark fairy tale" in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
GC 2008: Prince of Persia gameplay featuring dude's head (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Video
Down in front! Wacth as some guy's head almost steals the spotlight from the Prince ... almost. Be sure to stick around for the slick Okami-esque effects near the end (warning: they're after the lame voice work.
GC 2008: Joker, Green Lantern duke it out in new MK vs. DC screens (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting
Let's put a smile on that face by checking out Midway's latest batch of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe screenshots, rife with cross-dimensional brawling and enough continuity issues to drive fanboys round the bend.
Xbox 360 sold out in Japan (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Go ahead, rub your eyes and read the headline again. The Japanese are so gaga over Tales of Vesperia that they've gone and bought up every last Xbox 360, Engadget Japanese's Ittousai reports to Joystiq. Sold out!Granted, Microsoft isn't exactly pumping units into Japan, but even this sudden surge in demand has knocked the console manufacturer square off its feet.
Microsoft: Grand Theft Auto IV DLC coming this Autumn (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure
In the midst of the Leipzig Games Convention, Microsoft has issued a statement (via IGN) about the much-ballyhooed and long-delayed Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content. Said Microsoft, "In autumn there will be news from Liberty City; the first episodes of GTA IV will be available for download exclusively on Xbox LIVE, underlining Xbox 360's leadership role in the field of digital entertainment.
First PSP-3000 pics yeah, it's got a PS button (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PSPclick to enlarge 3000%
There's not much to see here but we wanted to share with you anyways. Behold, the PSP-3000! Yeah, it looks just like the PSP-2000 (aka the PSP Slim) but, lo! What's this? A PS button and internal microphone? Take that Home button and super cumbersome external microphone attachment! Check out more pics in the gallery right there.
PSP-3000 also coming to North America this fall (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PSP
If those promises of a sexy new screen and built-in mic in the PSP-3000 at the Leipzig Games Convention left you North Americans feeling left out, fear not: Sony has just let us know that the system will also be coming stateside, providing all of you the chance to buy the PSP .
GC 2008: Revised 360 controller is 'limited edition, promotional item' (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360
No sooner had we ecstatically bid the old d-pad adieu than Microsoft advised that its tweaked Xbox 360 controller is not yet destined for mass distribution. While confirming an October 24 release date with Eurogamer, the publisher noted that the new controller, sporting an "optimized" and not-entirely-awful d-pad, will be released as a Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 tie-in product.
GC 2008: Sony officially announces PSP-3000 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PSP
Sony has taken the opportunity of the Leipzig Games Convention to reveal the brand-spanking new PSP-3000, arriving Oct 15 in Europe for €199 (around $250), according to our main man Jem Alexander who's currently on site at the press conference.
GC 2008: Guitar Hero World Tour to work with all instruments on PS2, 360 and PS3 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
Well, this should make the patented Joystiq Instrument Compatibility Matrix a bit easier to memorize. Straight from our special Leipzig correspondent Jem Alexander, Activision says that If you play Guitar Hero World Tour on PS2, PS3 or 360, your instrument is going to work.
GC 2008: Xbox 360 controller's d-pad d-leted (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360
Finally. After molesting countless thumbs and ruining everybody's Pac-Man CE scores, the Xbox 360 controller's dismal d-pad looks to be replaced by, well, a functional d-pad. IGN's Martin Robinson claims to have played with a redesigned controller at Leipzig's Games Convention, describing it as "aesthetically identical" to the original (it's actually a sickly green), with "the d-pad sitting in a larger rocker and proving more tactile.
Behold: The first trailer for LocoRoco 2 (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PSP, PuzzleDo us a favor, just for safety's sake: If you've recently been eating sugary foods (Blueberry Muffintop cereal springs to mind) do not watch this Leipzig Games Convention trailer for LocoRoco 2, which is so adorably, pinchably sweet that combining it with other glucose-rich product is a one way ticket to diabetes.
Red Alert 3 cast not likely to be taken seriously (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Strategy
The thing about camp, i.e. the utter failure of seriousness, is that it's often difficult to judge whether it's intentional or not. The live-action cutscenes populating EA's (and Westwood's before that) Command & Conquer games have always had an aura of sincere goofiness about them, the source of which can be traced to somewhat respected actors playing all-too-silly roles all too seriously.
