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38 Studios Founder Curt Schilling Apologizes for Buggy Reckoning Demo

Todd Schlickbernd — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:00:18 +0000

Curt Schilling, founder of Kingdoms of Amalur development company 38 Studios, found his way onto a Neogaf forum thread discussing the demo of his game. The responses were up and down, but Schilling went through the thread and had much to say:

“Let me start by apologizing. The demo? Ya, it is way way WAYYYYY more buggy than anything ANYONE should ever release, much less a demo. In a partnership there is a lot of give and take, and I believe in my team, they are world class, but when you have a publisher there are things happening you’d rather not choose. Shipping old code out 3 months prior to gold master to a 3rd party with no stake in the demo success can be problematic. I am sure they made the best demo they could but as a studio packed to the gills with gamers, we refuse to believe code has to be unplayably buggy at launch, it doesn’t.”

He goes on to discuss the mentality his career has provided him in terms of preparing for the vast range of critical comments received on the demo for his game in the thread. In fact, most of the post is pretty dramatic, which is always fun. We can only hope his statements ring true come release time and the demo’s code is indeed dated and by now fixed, much like the console beta for Battlefield 3. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is out on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on February 7th.

Awesome New South Park RPG Details Surface

Dave Oshry — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:55:26 +0000

Who needs to FUS ROH DAH when you can RO SHAM BO Cartman square in the nuts!

A horde of new details have emerged about the upcoming South Park RPG being developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by THQ thanks to the latest issue of Game Informer. Guess what? It sounds pretty awesome.

Here’s the rundown:

This is the first South Park game that Matt and Trey have actively worked on. They wrote all the dialogue and are doing all the voice acting. (Sweet)
The art style will be exactly the same 2D as South Park, no silly 3d rendered models like previous games. (Word)
You will play as a silent protagonist who is the new kid in town. (Aiight)
Cartman will lead you through the character creation process. (#Winning)
Your smart phone will serve as your menu and let you know where you stand with various factions around town. Ya know, like a pip boy. (Cool)
There are five classes to choose from: adventurer, paladin, rogue, wizard, and a fifth yet to be announced. (Acceptable)
The battle system will be similar to older JRPGs where the players stand on one side with enemies on the other. You know, like back when Final Fantasy games were good. (I am very cool with this)
The weapons will feature a FF7 ‘materia like’ upgrade system. (I am also very cool with this)
There will be summon attacks. (Oh hell yeah)
Apparently enemy encounters will also all be visible on the map, which sounds very Chrono Triggerish. (Yes, I am also cool with this)

Anyone else getting a real old school JRPG vibe yet?

The game will run on Obsidian’s proprietary Onyx engine which was used to make Dungeon Siege III
Trey Parker’s favorite game is Oblivion (probably Skyrim by now)
Matt Stone prefers Serious Sam and GTA.
The game will be out in the second half of 2012, which is probably still before Diablo III.

Stay tuned to RipTen for more details you guys.

Source: [NeoGaf] via [VG247]

New Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Details Surface

Sam Naylor — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:50:46 +0000

Some news details on the next title in Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim, have surfaced.

The next issue of Game Informer has revealed a host of new information about the game, which has been neatly summed up by a lovely NeoGAF user:

Revamped leveling: every skill you use progresses you towards next level
On each level: extra health and either more health, magicka or stamina
18 skills (previously 21)
Mysticism gone
Steps to allowing both specialisation and a more general character
Set 200 years after Oblivion
Revamped combat
Better weapon feel
Third person camera better
Much more variation in dungeons
Quests much more dynamic, suit your character
Better conversation animations, no more face zoom

Via Joystiq

Neogaf User Launches Gears 2 Live Stream

Chad Lakkis — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:56:11 +0000

Just a few hours ago, we reported that Dreammastah, a Neogaf forum user, posted photos of himself holding up a Gears of War 2 disc and playing it on his Xbox 360. The release date breaking renegade took it a step further today.

In an effort to accommodate the requests made by other users on the Neogaf forum, Dreammastah is currently offering a live stream of himself playing Gears 2.

Have at it after the jump.

The live feed above went offline a few moments ago. It may or may not resume, so in an effort to help make your visit to this page somewhat informative, I will be uploading clips from the stream as they become available and posting them below.

David Jaffe’s Game Not at Leipzig

Patrick Steen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:54:24 +0000

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that Eat Sleep Play’s new PlayStation 3 game won’t be at the Leipzig Games Convention, despite our hoping and praying. The good news is that I’ve coaxed David Jaffe into detailing when we might be lucky enough to see the new project.

In a previous post I explored David Jaffe’s words for the possibility of Leipzig Games Convention reveal, where Sony will have a considerable selection of titles on show. However, previous fears were correct. Eat Sleep Play’s “dog and pony” is in reference to an internal showing of their new game. David Jaffe clarifies his words in a Ripten thread on the Neogaf Forums:

Hey ya’ll- as for our new game, no, we re not showing it next week. Or next month. Or the month after that.

We’re prob. a good 6-10 months away from letting anyone outside of Sony see it. And at that point, I have no clue if they will give it its own showing to the press or make it’s unveiling a part of something like GDC or E3.

Will let ya’ll know- hope you like what we are doing!”

While you lament over that news, there’s even worse to come. The game won’t even be announced at Leipzig. No name, no CGI trailer, no anything.

You mean OUR game? Not sure if you are talking about what we are working on. But if you are, hells no. We are just too early. This stuff takes time, man. But trust me, I’m dying to show it and talk about it and show off some of the amazing stuff the team has been up to.

At least David Jaffe let us know before we got too excited. Nevertheless, we have much more Leipzig content to be excited over.

6th May Big Playstation Day: Killzone 2, Resistance 2, Mirror’s Edge and More

Patrick Steen — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:10:42 +0000

Playstation Day. Tomorrow. London. Be there or be round. Sadly we weren’t invited, but much of the top tier European press will be getting a lucky look at Playstation’s exclusive 2008 titles. Resistance 2 is confirmed, and the slight promise of a new Killzone 2 demo should make tomorrow a day to remember.

The potential was always there for a storm, with Sony’s new worldwide president Kaz Hirai flying into the capital to give a keynote speech. Appearances of Playstation Home, Play TV and even LittleBigPlanet are expected, but further surprises might be waiting.

Insomniac have confirmed the first playable demo of Resistance 2, but only excited press previews and screenshots will exit closed doors. The first gameplay footage will have to wait until June 13th. However, everything appears to be set for Resistance 2 to impress tomorrow, as expressed by Insomniac’s James Stevenson on Neogaf:

We are off to dinner, but rehearsals went well, Resistance 2 is up and running on its three kiosks and we had a nice game going with the boys in Burbank.

It’s Insomniac’s podcast host who also lifts the curtains on a possible Killzone 2 showing. In response to a pessimistic neogaffer who said Killzone 2 won’t make an appearance tomorrow, James Stevenson simply says:

Wrong.

Consider us intrigued. So what do we get out of all this? Well, tomorrow will see an early European Playstation Store update, with a HAZE demo at top billing. That’s not all. Two more demo’s, The Bourne Conspiracy and Race Driver: GRid, will take their place on the store this Thursday, along with footage from tomorrow’s event. Interest rising…

*Update* - Here’s the list of content to be shown at Sony’s Playstation day held in London’s O2 venue (the failed Millennium Dome to you and me):

Music:
* Guitar Hero 3
* SingStar PS3 Vol. 2
* SingStar Summer Party
* Dancing Stage Supernova 2
* Movement

Film and Art:
* Blu-ray / BD Live – Sphe
* Lego Batman
* Wall-E
* Kung Fu Panda
* Ghostbusters
* Siren: Blood Curse
* Photo Application
* Movement
* Sponsorships – FWIC Video

Travel:
* Go! Explore
* PlayTV – PSP
* Buzz!: The Master Quiz
* Everybody’s Golf 2
* Secret Agent Clank
* Echochrome
* Crisis Core
* Space Invaders Extreme

Sports:
* MotorStorm Pacific Rift
* Everybody’s Golf: World Tour
* GT5 Prologue
* Euro 2008
* Beijing Olympics
* High Velocity Bowling
* WipEout HD

Friends and Family:
* Buzz!: Quiz TV
* Buzz!: Master Quiz
* EyeToy: Pom Pom Party
* EyeToy: Heroes
* PlayTV
* Echochrome
* Go! Messenger / Skype
* Buzz! Junior Jungle Party
* Elefunk
* PixelJunk Eden
* PlayStation Network
* Folding@Home

Creation:
* LittleBigPlanet
* My SingStar Online
* PlayStation Eye

Intense Action:
* Killzone 2
* Mirror’s Edge
* Super Stardust HD Team

Clan:
* Resistance 2
* SOCOM Confrontation
* Haze
* Warhawk Operation: Broken Mirror
* PlayStation Home

Source: Eurogamer

MS2 Trailer at 6pm GMT: Capture Tease

Patrick Steen — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:17:03 +0000

The first trailer for Motorstorm 2 will be revealed to public eyes at 6pm GMT. Sadly reports tell us that it’s going to be CG, but tell us what you think about this first teaser image.

The first Motorstorm performed decently in comparison to its infamous CG unveiling, reaching much of the feel of the original trailer, if not perfectly the graphics. Racing games do not shy from CG trailers, with DiRT having its first unveiling in this manner.

It is rumoured that there was going to be ingame footage shown of Evolutions upcoming racer, but Sony want to hold it back just a tad longer. So all we’ll have is a trailer showing us new vehicles and environments. Motorstorm 2 will stray from the desert and enter into lush jungles and tropical islands.

Until clocks strike 6pm GMT, all we can offer you is the above teaser image. Mmm green.

Source: Neogaf

Home Open Beta Starts 24th March in Japan?

Patrick Steen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:43:30 +0000

The stars continue to align… Following the dubious 20th March countdown on an unknown website, a somewhat reliable Japanese news source has revealed that the Home Open Beta will begin on March 24th in Japan.

Jonnyram, as he is known on the Neogaf Forums, says in carefully chosen words “Home open beta starts 24 March in Japan. Sorry if old.”

It’s very possible that the original countdown is to signify the end of the closed beta and the beginning of a worldwide open beta for Sony’s Home. Though Jonnyram is trusted on the infamous Neogaf forums, his reliability is unknown to us, so take his words with a pinch of salt.

Enjoy some footage of the most recent build of Home below.

[youtube width="480" height="378"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfBG4FYXy78[/youtube]

Image: Fragcast

New Final Fantasy XIII, Versus, Agito Scans

Roly Reyes — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:41:15 +0000

The latest issue of Jump featured screens from the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII and its seemingly obligatory spin-offs. They look good.

I won’t talk much about them because you and I both know that all you care about are the scans. The following scans are predominately of Final Fantasy XIII proper. FFXIII Versus and Agito get a measly one scan each.

Note: We did take the time to include English translations, however you are still free to stare at the amazing images.

Source: V-Jump Magazine via NeoGAF
[ Translation via finalfantasy-xiii.net ]