EA and Visceral Games are gearing up for Dead Space 2. Although not much is known about the title — Isaac’s back, there are more necromrophs, etc. – a small snippet of the game was shown at PAX East just a few weeks ago. In that clip, Issac was rocking his new body suit, which will display all the health bars and functions of a HUD just like last game, and at one point leapt from a train car and flew with the next.
With the recent release of God of War III and mysterious website http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall, rumors have been spreading through the internet as to what the next title in the series will be. Sony Santa Monica has stated that while God of War III is the last in the current story arc, that it will not be the last game in the series hinting that the next game will feature a new hero.
What many might not know is that featured on the God of War collection disc is a "Fate of the Titan" video that can be unlocked after beating the game on Spartan Mode that hints at a possible sequel and new hero.
J. Evangelho writes:
"Since early 2009, a Russian game developer known as mif2000 has been quietly toiling away on a colorful new indie game called "Gamelet" but later renamed to (clears throat):
HAMLET or Last Game Without MMORPG Elements, Shaders and Product Placements.
More interesting than the snarky title, however, is the fact that it’s actually an adventure game based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet."
Mass Effect 2 was a game about choices. Yes, it did have aliens, a plot to shake the universe on its very foundation, sex sequences, and an epic soundtrack to tie it all together. But ultimately Mass Effect 2 completely hinged itself on the decisions commander Shepard made. The alliances you chose, the romances you engage in, and even your save file from the last game all played a role in shaping the storyline that unfolded till the very end. However, while Mass Effect 2 did keep many of its promises there was one really powerful storytelling element that was all but absent from the gameplay. Something that Playstation 3’s exclusive Heavy Rain has in spades.
ZeroTolerance writes: The Saboteur is one of the most interesting stories in gaming this year. I am not necessarily referring to the actual story of the game itself though as much as its transition up to its release. Pandemic Studios, the company most notably known for titles such as Mercenaries and Battlefront series, are at the helm of this latest open-world extravaganza. This is also their last game they will ever create as the team was released before it even hit shelves. Then we have the fiasco of downloadable nude codes and The Saboteur is ripe for failure at every turn. Still once you sit down with the game you will quickly discover that underneath its rough exterior is a game that is chock full of fresh and entertaining ideas, and will reward anyone with enough patience to get past its shortcomings.
GrE writes, "I have a little more confidence in this week’s pick. Saboteur is that last game from the recently closed Pandemic Studios. While set in World War II, this is no Medal of Honor game. Playing the part of an angry Irishman who wants revenge for his fallen buddy, your goal is to hunt down the high ranking Nazi who killed him. Too bad for the Nazi’s he is so high ranking. An angry Irishman like you might accidentally free Paris on your quest for blood. There are some in-game stealth mechanics, but it doesn’t appear that you will be using them very much…"
The first Indiana Jones Lego game, which spanned the three classic Indiana Jones movies, was not without its faults, despite its beloved source material and fun-as-ever block-smashing action. While the humor and whimsy showed through in the cut-scenes, the playable characters’ powers were not varied enough, and the few distinctions between the different characters (shovel guy, sword guy, gun guy, high-jump girl, and so on) were not particularly satisfying from a combat perspective. It was still good, mind you, but just not as good as it could have been.
Lego Indiana Jones 2, however, manages to fix all this, and improve on it in ways that I never knew I wanted from a licensed Lego game. The game not only revisits the original movies, it also covers the recent Indy flick, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And though the sheer variety of character types has not dramatically changed, some have been tweaked and Traveller’s Tales has added new fight animations to each character. Characters can do rolling punches, or kicks, or tosses depending on who they are, what weapon they’re using, and what enemy they’re fighting. Willie Scott’s power in the last game, which was to break glass with her high-pitched scream, has been replaced with a grenade-like perfume bottle toss, with the side effect of putting enemies in the splash zone under a charmed status. It makes combat that much more interesting, even though most of the time you’re still just repeatedly pressing the same button.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may not be the last game in the Prime series. With Other M on the way next year, some might have thought that the Prime series had come to an end but, as Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe told ONM, the series may still have a future.
Asked whether Samus will ever return to DS, Tanabe (who oversaw Retro Studios’ series for Nintendo) said "We are always planning to make new games in the Metroid Prime series. Depending on the timing and the situation, we cannot deny the possibility of realising it on DS or DSi."
Nick @ PS3Center writes:
Thus, Insomniac has come to the conclusion that this will likely be their last game to run at 60 FPS. They believe that they can achieve higher quality graphics while still maintaining a solid 30 FPS, and that would be a better use of their time.
