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Halo 4 to Make Appearance at Microsoft Spring Showcase?

Ben Nanke — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:30:30 +0000

Fans of the Halo series looking for news on Halo 4 are in luck. Rumor has it that the cybernetically-enhanced super-cat may be out of the bag at the end of the month, in the form of a Microsoft Spring Showcase reveal in San Fransisco.

A photo of what looks like a portion of an article in the Finnish gaming publication, Pelaaja, was tweeted today.

The article states that Microsoft will be showcasing Halo 4 at their Spring Showcase, which is set to be held on February 29th in San Francisco. IGN later chimed in, announcing that they have an invitation to this event, although they make claim that they were unaware of any Halo 4 showcase.

However, my gut tells me that if Halo 4 is going to be there, the event will likely revolve around it . February 29th is the leap day, which comes every four years. Four years. Halo 4. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but if I was a marketing specialist I’d be jumping all over that shit.

Even more interestingly, the invitation states that the Spring Showcase features “hands-on with some of the biggest experiences coming to Xbox 360 in 2012.” Congratulations Microsoft, my interest has been piqued. However, interesting or not, currently we can’t call it anything more than just a rumor, but the moment more info comes up, you’ll be the first to know.

Driver: San Fransisco Pushed Back to Early 2011

Sam Naylor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:47:07 +0000

Ubisoft have made a statement today in their sales report for their first fiscal quarter this year that Driver: San Fransisco will not be coming out in late 2010 after all, but in early 2011.

The statement reads:

Driver®, previously scheduled for release during the third quarter, will now launch during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

The game, originally penned fro release in late 2010, has been pushed back “due to the competitive market at Christmas.” Often a delay is met with disappointment, but with the massive rush of games at the end of each calendar year, I’m leaning towards relief on this occasion. I’ll have enough new games to try out, so this one can wait. What do you think? Would you prefer it to come out at the end of the year, in time for Christmas?

There’s some more information on Ubisoft’s sales in the same press release, which I’ve added below in case anyone is interested. It appears that they did fairly well, and are expecting great things of themselves.

Estimated sales for the first quarter totaled €160 million, up 93% compared with the €83 million recorded for the first quarter 2009-10.
Estimated sales for the first-quarter of 2010-11 exceeded the guidance (of approximately €145 million) announced at the time of the 2009-10 full-year sales figures communication. This is due to:
• the solid performance of Splinter Cell Conviction™, which sold in 1.9 million units,
• a good performance by back-catalog and casual titles, spurred by the sustained sales of Just Dance®, as well as Assassin’s Creed® 2 and Avatar,
• gains of approximately €9 million due to the favorable exchange rate.
Yves Guillemot, Chief Executive Officer, said “Our sales performance this quarter reflects the success of several titles and attests to the quality of our game catalog. It’s proof of Ubisoft’s ability to make its mark in an ever demanding video games sector.”

[Via Joystiq]

Driver: San Fransisco Video Shows New “Shift” Ability

Sam Naylor — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:01:59 +0000

A new video of Driver: San Fransisco has surfaced which shows off how the new “shift” ability works in-game, as well as a few of the (over 100) licensed cars and the size of the city.

Martin Edmondson, the founder of Reflections and the creative director of Driver: San Fransisco, narrates the video, which shows off how the chases will work, as well as the new “shift” ability. Also notable is that the city features 208 miles of road, “one of the biggest” driving game areas in any game.

It all looks quite good to me, and if they can recreate the original Driver as much as possible, it might even be a really good game. As a massive fan of Driver, I am crossing my fingers constantly that it will live up to the original, despite the gimmicky “shift” stuff. What about you, dear readers? Anyone else a Driver fan?

Will Wright: I Demo’d My Spore In San Fransisco

Chad Lakkis — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:15:03 +0000

If you are interested in getting a public demo of Spore by Will Wright, the chief designer himself, and you just so happen to live in the San Fransisco area, head on down to The Apple Store on One Stockton Street, Saturday June 21st between 7PM and 8PM. Full press release to follow.

Legendary Game Designer Will Wright to Appear at the Apple Store in San Francisco on Saturday, June 21st For Public Demo of Hotly-Anticipated New Game SPORE

Who: Industry Icon Will Wright, the Chief Designer from Maxis, an EA studio. Wright’s games are some of the most popular and acclaimed titles of all time, including SimCity and the mega-hit The Sims, which recently celebrated 100 million units sold.

What: Wright will provide a public demo of his latest project, the hotly anticipated game Spore. One of the most ambitious games ever made, Spore gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe filled with creations made by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even UFOs.

Where: The Apple Store

One Stockton Street

San Francisco, CA 94108

415-392-0202

When: Saturday, June 21st

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM