Dante’s Inferno New Trailer on GTTV

For some reason my DVR didn’t record the last episode of GTTV so I had missed it until now. a real shame too because it’s feature was Dante’s Inferno, a game I wanted to get more info on and am now eagerly awaiting!

The game is being developed by Visceral Games, the guys who brought us Dead Space last year, so you can expect good things.
The game looks truly amazing and if you’re interested I suggest you check out the full GTTV episode. But just to wet you appetite I’m posting the new trailer which plain rocks!

Now go to Hell!

Michael Jackson’s Arcade

I just finished watching the Memorial that aired on TV and it was a mix of people saying various things, some more heartfelt than others, but on the whole it was a beautiful ceremony that could have been a big circus but wasn’t.

Anyway you may be wondering why I’m talking about this on my gaming site, well it’s because recently a website has popped up which offers a 360° virtual tour of the King of Pop’s own arcade ‘room’ and boy oh boy….
Tons of arcades, statues, lifesize replicas…. a geek’s heaven.
Be sure to check it out over there.

LucasArts Brings Games to Steam!

LucasArts is hard at work on their old franchises lately. They are remaking The Secret of Monkey Island and today they announced that a number of their back catalog will be available on Steam.

The first wave will be on July 8 and include 10 titles most notably (for me) The Dig! Amazing adventure game with an amazing ambiance and an amazing soundtrack. It is amazing.

The developers have confirmed that more games will be available in the future. No price has been announced yet.

Here is the list for the first wave:

Armed and Dangerous
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Loom
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Starfighter
The Dig
Thrillville: Off the Rails

inFAMOUS Vs. [Prototype] With Bras!

If there’s one thing that the Internet has given us the opportunity it is to voice our opinions easily. It also allowed budding journalist (or people just wanting to rant) the opportunity to make video game reviews for the masses.

Most are forgettable but there are a few that stand out in there own right. One such man is Yahtzee, a crazy Brit (dare I say Rostbeef!) who lives in Australia and makes review in a very original way.
The appropriately called Zero Punctuation reviews are delivered at a rapid pace with no pauses whatsoever. They are also accompanied by some very nice simple animations to animate the video.

But I digress, we all know the big debate about which is the best game. inFAMOUS and [Prototype] came out very close to each other and both feature a sprawling open-box city with a hero who suddenly gains powers and must seek answers. There are obviously some differences but the similarities are also numerous and so it has spawned numerous debates, battles, wars…

Yahtzee reviewed both games and after his second reviews decided that the best game would be decided by getting a picture of the opposite team’s hero in a bra (drawn by the developers). Obviously this was a joke and no one expected much but Sucker Punch and Radical obliged, much to their credit.

Here are the results. Personally I prefer the inFAMOUS one made by Radical, it is more risky and really gives a good Drag Queen vibe. But Ben decided he prefered the other one, and to each his own obvisouly, so Sucker Punch won the contest and inFAMOUS was declared the better game!

Congratulations to Ben for his fun reviews and props to both developers for getting in on the joke and proving they are good sports.

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Timeline Trailer #3

If any of you is either interested by the prospect of The Old Republic, or just a Star Wars fan, chances are you would enjoy these timeline trailers.

They are narrated to perfection by actor Lance Henriksen (Bishop from Aliens) and give you a nifty background story to the events leading up to the game. I would suggest you check out the previous trailer as there is a continuity to the story.
You can find on the official website and also on GameTrailers, Youtube and probably a bunch of other places.

Right now enjoy the rise of Mandalore!

Blizzard Trademarks ‘Cataclysm’

The net has been abuzz  recently because when the Blizzard howls, people listen. But of course no one really knows what the whole thing is about.

The name itself could very well refer to the next World of WarCraft expansion or even the one for the upcoming Diablo III… or really just another game. The most popular explanation though is that it could be the title of their new MMO project.

After several job openings at the Irvine firm people started speculating that a new online game was in the works. The rumor grew ever bigger until Jeff Kaplan, then lead designer on WoW, announced he was moving on to a new project.

So the bottom line is that we don’t know much but we love Blizzard and want to know more.

See you Soon!

Alright guys. I’m leaving for about two weeks to France for a bunch of weddings.

I’ll be back in July. Have fun!

Necessary Force Could Be the New Max Payne

While Max Payne 3 is being developed we are, as best as I can put it, cautiously hopeful. The game looks very different and developed by a new company so there is worry. But we shall wait until we actually play the game to pass final judgment.

If all else fails there is one game that could carry the torch. Necessary Force looks to be this game. I just discovered the debut trailer and it looks very promising.
The setting is very noir, looks to be set in a New York type town, featuring a gritty detective and even the music sounds very similar. It looks great and I will keep an eye on this one.

The issue being that is is developed by Newcastle, a Midway UK branch, who may go under soon…. Let us pray people.

Max Payne Voice Actor to Change

The Max Payne series was known for a few things. The Bullet Time, the dark gritty New York ambiance and Max’s voice…among other things.

But this time things are different. Max is old, he’s not in NY but in Sao Paulo, Bullet Time has been done to death…. and we just learned that he had an operation on his vocal cords.
Rockstar announced that the actor who voiced Max to perfection int he first two games, James McCaffrey, will not be returning. The main explanation is that Max is older and so his voice has changed and the actor needs to reflects this.
Now I get the idea but I don’t know about you, my mom’s voice hasn’t changed dramatically in the 29 years I’ve known her… But let’s give them that.

What worries me is that Rockstar’s art director Rob Nelson stated that “All the Max Payne themes will remain intact – manipulation, betrayal, and the stuff that really made Max Payne“. But that’s not it! What Made Max Payne Max Payne was the noir ambiance, the NY setting, the moody soundtrack and of course Max’s thoughts being voiced by James McCaffrey.

I fear Rockstar will not be able to capture the feeling that Remedy gave to the series. But I will wait and hope.

Max Payne 3 First Info

Game Informer once again scores big, after Halo 3: Recon, Uncharted 2, God of War III, BioShock 2, Assassin’s Creed II and Modern Warfare 2 (Phew!) it’s now time for our favorite gritty cop (sorry Vic Mackey) to take center stage.

Taken from the cover story of their last issue we get the first few details of Rockstar’s Max Payne 3.

• Max is bald (as we can see)
• He has become addicted to Pain Killers which will affect gameplay in some way
• The game will take place 10 years after The Fall of Max Payne
• It will take place in Sao Paolo with urban battles in the slums
• There will be Bullet-Time but it will be more violent
• There will be a night/day cycle
• You can destroy environments
• The game uses the RAGE engine (GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption)
• There will be a multiplayer mode