Sucker Punch’s inFamous was without a doubt one of the best games released in all of 2009. Not only did the game have an incredibly high replay value; it also featured one of the most impressive and explorable cities of 09′, Empire City. Divided into the three unique sections, with each being detailed down to the smallest degree. It must have took over a 75 developers to make such a gigantic city, right? Wrong! You’re not going to believe how small the team was that build the world Cole protected (or destroyed).
After many delays and extensive beta testing, PlayStation Home is finally coming into its own. In one of the last panel meetings of this year’s Games Developer Conference, PlayStation Home director Jack Buser gave some impressive figures that should easily impress even the most severe Home naysayers. Numbers across the board are up, and the community is finally creating a niche within the PS3 fanbase.
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God of War III is almost here. To celebrate the launch of the PS3 exclusive, Sony and the PlayStation Blog put on a pre-release party in San Francisco during the Game Developers Conference. Not only were we there, but so was most of the top developers of the game as well as MTV, and G4TV.
Well as you know, we reported a few days ago that Monkey Island 2 would be making its way to the PlayStation Network in the future. This left many wondering if the first game, which released for the XBLA some time ago, would ever be ported over as well. Well don’t worry your pretty little heads anymore as Monkey Island Special Edition has been announced for the PSN.
In a recent interview taken at GDC, THQ’s executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson talked about how his studio will concentrate more on creating downloadable titles destined for the PSN and XBL marketplaces. Even though the company already has two studios, THQ Digital Studios Phoenix and THQ Digital Studios UK, dedicated to the online market, it isn’t enough, according to Bilson. He would like “up to six” major downloadable titles per year, with some of those being based on the studio’s biggest IP’s.
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If you missed Sony’s briefing at this year’s Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, and want to learn about what they have in store for the rest of the year, what the name of the PlayStation Motion Controller is, and which major PlayStation franchise will be getting the motion control treatment, don’t worry. You can watch the entire briefing right here:
Announced this past week, SOCOM 4 will be one of Sony’s biggest PS3 exclusive releases this fall. We have fantastic news for fans of the series as Sony has announced a huge new feature for the title.
Update: Sony’s conference is now over, for more news about GDC stay connected to PlayStation LifeStyle.
Games Developers Conference 2010 marks the first major gaming event of the year, with numerous new titles rumored to be revealed, as well as juicy new details about the PlayStation Motion Controller set to be announced. To watch Sony’s biggest GDC since 2007, check out a live feed of the entire conference below:
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Since it’s debut at E3 2009, the PS3 motion controller has been known by the boring working title ‘Motion Controller’. Just a few weeks ago it rumored to be named ‘Arc’, a trademark and a domain name registration backed up those claims. However, a recent finding of a trademark for the name “Move” threw us for a curveball. Finally all the speculation can end, as the real name for the PS3 motion controller has officially been revealed.
In support of Sony’s promise to deliver a wide array of Move supporting titles, comes word from Electronic Arts that their next installment of Tiger Woods PGA Golf Tour will please both golf and motion controller enthusiasts.
Since the official unveiling at last year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony has released a number of demo reels exhibiting the technical abilities of Sony’s PlayStation Move , however the firm has been pretty tight lipped regarding how and in which ways it will perform when tasked with everyday, in game uses. To answer some of the Move related questions most of us have been wondering, Gamespot sat down with SCEA’s R&D Manager of Special Projects, Dr. Richard Marks.
The Game Development Conference is just around the corner and the rumor mill is hard at work churning out plenty of juicy tidbits. This latest one comes by the way of Kotaku and mentions that LucasArts will be putting out a special edition release for Monkey Island 2 and unlike the first, this one will be seeing a PS3 release.
OK, we were a little off when we suspected the mystery sequel to debut on GTTV was Killzone 3, however the core belief that such an announcement is nigh still stands as recent forum chatter from a reliable source suggests that a reveal of Guerrilla Game’s anticipated sequel is right around the corner.
The 2010 Game Developers Conference is just on the horizon. Historically, the conference yields very little in terms of game announcements. It is mainly comprised of lectures and demonstrations. A recent tweet by GameTrailer TV’s Geoff Keighley reveals that Crystal Dynamics may show off, for the first time, their newest work.
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The God of War saga is known for Kratos’ battle with the Greek gods of Olympus. His journey has always been a solitary one. After much speculation about God of War III being developed with a multiplayer component, all rumors and conjecture turned out to be false. Fans and pundits alike questioned if co-op would work well with the PlayStation 3 exclusive. Interestingly enough recent comments from one of the game’s directors indicates God of War multiplayer may still be in the cards.
