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• 2010-08-25

  Portal 2 Gameplay

• 2010-08-13

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Full Gameplay Trailer

  One of my more anticipated upcoming games.

• 2010-08-12

  “BioShock: Infinite” Trailer (click for high quality version).

  From the creators of the original BioShock Irrational Games. This game is set in 1912 making it a prequel, and apparently taking place in the sky. The game will be released in 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. [via Joystiq]

• 2010-08-05

  Beat The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

  

  I’ve always wanted to play Riddick since the original version on Xbox and just now finally got around to paying the re-released version of the 2004 ‘Escape From Butcher Bay’ that is included with the 2009 sequel ‘Assault on Dark Athena’. I had bought the game super cheap on sale for PC during a Direct2Drive holiday sale last year. The game is also out for Xbox 360 and PS3.

  I don’t normally review games on my blog, but it’s a great game that is often overlooked.

  The ‘Escape From Butcher Bay’ story isn’t really in-depth but it’s enough, as the title implies the entire game is an escape from a huge prison or “slam”. The game is the prequel to the movie ‘Pitch Black’ (2000) that is actually quite a badass sci-fi flick. Vin Diesel’s character Riddick is the definition of “bad ass” in both the movies and game. I also really enjoy the sci-fi world that has been created around the movies and game; it’s got some great design and concepts. ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’ (2004) film sequel to ‘Pitch Black’ was less well received, but I find the directors cut to be quite a fun flick also if you don’t expect a lot out of it. (Like the game, both movies can be found on the cheap.)

  For a slightly updated 2004 Xbox game, (to my understanding it was mostly a graphical update) Riddick sure holds-up. The developer Starbreez does first person immersion extremely well; most of the story is told in first person and Riddick’s body is always well animated so you really feel like you are playing as him. It’s also one of the few games that does first person hand-to-hand combat quite well, it makes you feel like you are actually landing blows with clever use of camera shake and punch/stab animations.

  It’s also a stealth game to an extent because Riddick can see in the dark you can sneak around and kill unsuspecting guards, it really gives you the feeling of being a predator stalking prey. It even expands your field of view while sneaking to give the effect of seeing out of the corner of your eye.

  I plan to continue on to play the ’Assault on Dark Athena’ section of the game soon. Even without playing the newer part of the game yet I can highly recommend grabbing this game at the bargain prices you can find it at now. Both the Xbox 360 version and PS3 version are $20 or under and the PC version for under $10.

  Starbreez’s other recent game ‘The Darkness’ (2006) is actually very similar, it uses the same game engine and in both games you use darkness to your advantage. I also really enjoyed ‘The Darkness’ for a lot of the same reasons.

• 2010-06-22

  Interview about “Journey” - E3 2010.

  A new game from ThatGameCompany, the creators of FlOw and Flower for PS3. I can’t wait to see this game in motion, the stills look really cool.

• 2010-06-16

  Portal 2 Teaser Trailer E3 2010. 

  Being released on PC, Mac, 360, and PS3 in 2011. Looks great!

• 2010-05-10

  LittleBigPlanet 2 Trailer - Wow. Didn’t think I’d be hyped for a 2nd LBP game, but it looks like they ran with the best parts of the first game and made it better.

• 2009-09-29

  

  ‘Enslaved’ for PS3 and 360 artwork

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  Heavenly Sword Dev’s Reveal ‘Enslaved’ for PS3 and 360 in 2010 [via ShackNews.com]

  Here are some screenshots. Great looking art direction (as I’d expect from the developer). I’m a fan of Heavenly Sword, so this has me excited. Read the news story for full details.

• 2009-09-28

  

  Official Watchmen Sackboy costumes for LittleBigPlanet on PS3. Kick ass! [via kotaku.com]

• 2009-08-21

  LAME: Sony says PS3 to never get PS2 compatibility

  Rumors have been going around that Sony would eventually make a software emulator to support playing PS2 games on the newer PS3 consoles that have no PS2 compatibility. However Sony has now officially said that they have no plans to ever release a software emulator.

  All the less reason for me to upgrade from my 80GB PS3 “phat” to the new PS3 slim; that lacks any PS2 compatibility. My PS3 has some PS2 compatibility; but not the perfect compatibility that the launch 60GB models had (due to having all the PS2 chips) so some games have performance issues.

  Seems like a missed opportunity for PSN download versions of PS2 games also. [via engadget.com]

• 2009-08-19

  PS3 Trophy’s are finally embeddable. They still don’t have the bragging rights that Xbox gamer score does.

  
  Get your Portable ID!

  

• 2009-08-18

  

  Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September [via engadget.com]