Quakecon 2012 Dates Announced January 24, 2012
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The official Quakecon site has announced that the 2012 Quakecon will take place August 2nd-5th, 2012 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.
Quakecon is the yearly event which is a celebration of all things id Software created. There is always a major bring your own computer gaming tournament, and previews for upcoming games. Best of all it is free and open to the public. In order to participate in any competition you simply just need to register. Signups are not yet posted, but I’ll be sure to keep you all posted on when they do.
Playstation Network Undergoing Maintenance Today January 19, 2012
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I noticed that when trying to log in to play Global Resistance that the Playstation Network login page was down. There was a little blurb that the PSN was undergoing some routine maitenance and logins would not be possible during the downtime.
This also extends to the rest of the Playstation Network. Until the service is brought back up you will not be able to play PS3 games online or purchase anything on the Playstation Store.
Service is scheduled to be restored at 9PM PST
Max Payne 3 Delayed Until May January 17, 2012
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Well, I’m done with preordering anything for quite a while as this makes the second game delay reported for the second game I’ve preordered this month. Might as well wait for them to hit shelves.
Max Payne 3, which was originally slated for release in March, has been delayed until May 15th for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in North America. The PC version is coming a little bit after that, on May 29th. International releases will be just a few days after the North American release dates for each platform.
My interest in this game sparked up after seeing it demoed at the New York Comic Con. A Collector’s Edition is still coming but required advance preorder. There was no mention what the delay will do to the preorder cutoff date for the CE but if there’s any mention of that I will be sure to post it up.
The Darkness II Demo Announced January 12, 2012
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The official 2K Games Twitter Feed has announced that The Darkness II will see a demo release starting January 17th.
It will release worldwide on the Xbox Live Marketplace and Gold Subscribers will get access to it on January 17th. On Tuesday the 24th, it will be released on the North American Playstation Network and Worldwide for the PC through Steam. This will also be the day free Xbox Live accounts will be able to download the demo. Worldwide Playstation Network release will follow on the 25th. You can read all the specific platform details here on their official website.
I was lucky enough to play The Darkness II while at the New York Comic Con and had a lot of fun with it. I have no idea what part of the game the demo will show off but if it’s anything like what I demoed earlier I’m sure a lot of people will enjoy it.
The Darkness II will release Feb 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare CES 2012 Details January 12, 2012
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Remedy has been showing off Alan Wake’s American Nightmare at the Consumer Electronics Show this year and some new details has been released about the upcoming game.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a standalone game which will have a single player campaign length similar to one episode of the original game (or of a DLC episode). In it, Alan finds himself trapped in Arizona in a story he wrote for the Night Springs television series. The game’s visuals and engine has been improved in a lot of ways. The enviroments are far more destructive, but the traditional fight with light gameplay is completely intact.
Completing the single-player game is expected to take about four to five hours, but that is not all that’s included with the game. American Nightmare will also include a Fight Till Dawn mode, which will feature ten minute segments (similiar to Horde Mode) where you will need to survive against waves of enemies until dawn rises. If you complete all the maps in the mode you will unlock a hardcore mode.
Since the game is going to be released through Xbox Live Arcade, you can expect there to be a demo or more appropriately a trial version you can unlock to the full version.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is coming Feb 2012 exclusive to the Xbox Live Arcade.
Inside the Dragon’s Lair Documentary Teaser January 11, 2012
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As a recent Dragon’s Lair fan given the game series resurgence with the iOS and HD ports, I had been following the pre-production of director Martin Touhey’s documentary on the cult phenomenon that is the game Dragon’s Lair.
Originally designed as an arcade game in the early 1980s, Dragon’s Lair was an interactive laserdisc game. Programmed by Rick Dyer and with animation by the one and only Don Bluth, the game revolutionized arcades forever with its animation and gameplay. Since its release in arcades in the early 1980s, Dragon’s Lair has seen over twenty home releases ranging from Sega CD to Blu-Ray Disc. It has the honor of being one of only three games kept by the Smithsonian.
What is it about this game that has kept it popular for thirty years? Well, this documentary intends to find out. Inside the Dragon’s Lair is in production and has released its first official teaser trailer which you can watch on their Facebook page.
No release date has been given yet but the director promises you can keep informed on their progress on the documentary’s official twitter feed. I thought the scene depicted in the teaser was phenominal. If the rest of the movie is like that this could be the next major gaming documentary.
Most Disappointing Games of 2011 December 21, 2011
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I would consider Wired fantastic at making up some pretty good end of the year lists. They have been doing it for over ten years.
Well, the Vaporware Awards aren’t out yet for 2011, but they have posted up their list of the 9 Most Disappointing Games of 2011. While they may have included some games on the list that I personally enjoyed, I would agree with Wired that I certainly had higher hopes for them, and from the sounds of it, so did they. It’s an interesting nostalgic read for the year, and I recommend giving it a look.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Extended Trailer December 19, 2011
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This is an extended version of the trailer for Alan Wake’s American Nightmare which was originally released at the VGAs. In it, you get to see a bit more gameplay from it to show indeed that all the original gameplay from Alan Wake will be retained.
But what’s most important is this extended trailer shows the first glimpses of a new arcade mode. You’ll just have to see that for yourselves.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is coming Q1 2012 exclusive to Xbox Live Arcade.
Club Nintendo Updated December 19, 2011
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The Nintendo Fun Club…er… Club Nintendo, has been updated this week.
Club Nintendo is Nintendo’s official rewards program for their loyal customers. By creating an account on the site, gamers who purchased Nintendo’s games and systems can register the serial numbers from their consoles or handhelds and the included PIN numbers from Nintendo games for coins. These coinss can be redeemed for unique Nintendo Merchandise. These items can range from the physical, like posters or collectibles, to the digital, like screensavers and even downloadable games.
Well, the Club Nintendo site has just recieved a major upgrade. The site’s interface has been changed and a whole new slew of rewards are now up for grabs for anyone with the coins to spare. Downloadable games can now be redeemed on your Nintendo system including (as of the time of writing) games like Super Mario Kart (for the Wii).
If you already have a Club Nintendo account, just log into it as usual, you won’t need to modify your user name and password. If you haven’t signed up for a Club Nintendo account yet (and you have some Nintendo hardware and games) there’s no reason you shouldn’t sign up and register your stuff.
A major update to this is that Nintendo is now offering coins for hardware, something they had not done previously. At most they would just offer to extend your manufacter’s warranty for a few extra days.
What Happened to Metal Gear Solid: Rising? December 15, 2011
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Metal Gear Solid: Rising was first announced in 2009 at the Microsoft E3 press confrence. In it, all we saw was just a teaser but the Kojima Team’s Official Podcast did confirm the game would be coming to the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3 and the PC at the time.
One year later at E3 2010, more of the game was shown off, including a pretty fun looking technical demo of what the game’s signature cutting everything gameplay mechanic would look and play like in the final version of the game. We also knew by this point that the game would take place in the space between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4, which I thought was a pretty good idea since it gave them the chance to detail just what had happened to Raiden between the two games.
Well, this past E3, I had been really looking forward to seeing something Metal Gear related at the first E3 I attended in seven years. Alas, while there were Metal Gear related games being shown, they were just 3D ports and HD updates of games that had already been released. Rising was a no-show, and people became worried about just what happened with the project.
Well, that question has been answered. A documentary, which looks as if it had been made for TV broadcast, has been released on one of Konami’s YouTube channels. In it are interviews of the developers of the project, including Hideo Kojima himself, and several of the game’s producers. I recomend watching it to anyone interested in the behind the scenes of game development.
Curious about the new game? This is what aired very last at this year’s VGAs.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengance is coming soon!
