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Alan Wake 2: So You’re Saying There’s a Chance?

Todd Schlickbernd — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:30:47 +0000

Remedy has noted that Alan Wake’s: American Nightmare, launching on XBLA on February 22, is not a sequel to Alan Wake but there might be hopes for one still. Yes! Flashlights!

Matias Myllyrinne, CEO of Remedy, told Game Informer some pretty awesome things regarding their approach to Alan Wake as a developer and their options as well. Remedy still owns the rights to Alan Wake, so if they want to make him into a kart racing game, that’s still on the table! Alan Wake: Flashlight Karts- sounds great right? Here’s what Matias actually had to say about the matter:

“Hopefully, we’ll have one or two surprises. I don’t know, I’m loving the digital [distribution] side and we’ll see how that evolves, but just being able to give people quick access to bite-size chunks of gaming is maybe more fun than working for years and years — taking the phone offline and closing the shutters– at least, this way, you’re able to react much more quickly to people’s desires and wishes… We’ll certainly continue with Wake. Right now we’re focusing on getting the PC out next week, then getting American Nightmare out. And it’s too early to talk about what our next move is, but we’ve obviously put things into motion.”

Ghosts and flashlights and thermoses full of coffee! I’ve never played an Alan Wake game but I’ve been told that’s the formula there, and those are all good things. Hopefully Remedy will do something sequel related in the future, but from the sounds of it they’re more interested in perhaps getting a little episodic up in here.

Hidetaka Miyazaki Not Sure if There Will be a Dark Souls 2

Todd Schlickbernd — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:30:50 +0000

Dark Souls‘ creative director, Hidetaka Miyazaki talks with Edge about all sorts of juicy Dark Souls tidbits. Mostly about things players and Edge themselves feel were or went wrong with Dark Souls and how Miyazaki feels about them. The amount of times he endorses “cheap strategies” makes me laugh, I find it completely stupid to design a game to be frustratingly be difficult and challenge gamers to exploit the programming and AI rather than just beat the fucking game. It makes me think they were like “Here’s a scenario, let’s make them deal with that” rather than make scenarios based on what the player should be able to accomplish. But enough preaching about Dark Souls. People liked it, people hated it, and some people want a sequel, but Miyazaki says:

We don’t even know if we’ll have another chance. We have the confidence that we can improve from our mistakes this time and create an even better Dark world, but we don’t know if the users will forgive us for the mistakes, so I cannot give an exact answer.

Who knows what this means, I’m not sure fans were particularly the ones upset with the game as it is. As you can see, plenty of sites along with ours gave the game a pretty good score. However, the game did go cross-console which likely increased the budget, and if it didn’t meet as much success, then a sequel immediately becomes more questionable. We’ll have to wait and see, but as much as it wasn’t my cup of tea, it’s nice to have painfully difficult RPGs out there for people to ram their head against.

Source: Edge Online

Konami Keeps Dropping Lords of Shadow Sequel Hints

Justin Carter — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:15 +0000

Back in 2010, Hideo Kojima threw his hat into the Castlevania ring with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The game was pretty well received, and fans have been clamoring for a sequel. Mercurysteam and Kojima Productions have been leaving hints every now and then. When asked when they would share more about their next project on Twitter, producer David Cox upped the anti with his reply.

“Projects…… Plural. When we are ready !! :)”

Well, that changes things. If they’re working on multiple projects, it’ll be awhile before we hear about a Lords of Shadow sequel. As for what the other projects could be, that’s unknown.

Ubisoft Beats Dead Horse, Wants Another Call of Juarez

Catherine Cai — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:00:46 +0000

Despite the general consensus that Techland’s latest Call of Juarez was a steaming pile picked from the lowliest poophole from the most desolate rural province of China… Ubisoft wants to give the already-Frankensteined franchise another go.

Ubisoft sent out surveys to Call of Juarez: The Shartel (I’m sorry, I really can’t help myself) owners, asking them to list what they disliked about the latest game in the series and which Call of Juarez was their favorite. In fact, they’re considering trotting out Ray McCall. Really, he’s just not likeable enough to be a stand-alone character. It’s probably why he was the antagonist for all but the last few minutes of the first game, and was rushed in along with his two other brothers in the sequel.

Ubisoft also included a section in their survey that asked their customers what gameplay should go into the next Call of Juarez, taking the step beyond “simple survey for game quality” to “desperately pandering”. This list included:

Hunting an outlaw in the rocky mountains

Defending a ranch attacked by Mexican pistolleros

Preventing a bank robbery

Rescuing an innocent man about to be hanged up

Taking part in a shooting contest

A gun duel in the empty main street of a town against your worst enemy

Guarding a fort against a group of outlaws

Helping a man to escape from the sheriff’s office

Defending a train attacked by Native Americans on horses

A gunfight in a saloon after a poker game

Preventing outlaws from pillaging a gold mine

A fusillade between lawmen and outlaws

Look, Ubisoft. I really enjoyed Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood despite the repetitive gameplay and the needles-to-eye frustrating showdowns. I’m going to look at The Cartel like it’s the abortion that should have happened, but, unfortunately, didn’t, and therefore refuse to recognize it’s existence. You’ll be going down the very, very wrong path by making yet another sequel to a series that should’ve been laid to rest by number 2. It’s just not worth it.

Rawr.

Visceral Writer’s Bio Teases Dante’s Inferno Sequel

Justin Carter — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:26:34 +0000

It’s been nearly two years since EA released Dante’s Inferno, or as some call it, God of War: Christianity Edition.

In addition to being compared to Kratos’ epic murder trilogy, it had the downside of coming out a month after two similar, but better games. Developer Visceral Games has been pretty quiet since they completed Dead Space 2 earlier this year, but it looks like we may hear something from them soon. Joshua Rubin, writer on Assassin’s Creed II, recently posted on his official bio page that he was the “sole writer for a Major Unannounced Sequel from Visceral Studios at EA Games.”

With some recent news over the past few weeks, you’d think it was Dead Space 3, right? Well, Rubin’s bio also features a hint that leads to the Super Bowl trailer for Dante’s Inferno. Sweet.

It’s rather obvious that Visceral’s gotten to work on both games now, it’s just a matter of which will be announced first.

Via [Joystiq]

Yes, Guerilla Says There Will Be More Killzone

Justin Carter — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:13:17 +0000

The Killzone series started out as niche title, but quickly rose to popularity with the release of Killzone 2 in 2009. With Killzone 3 all said and done, you may have thought Guerrilla had washed its hands of the franchise, right? Wrong.

According to an issue of Edge that’s about to hit newsstands, most of Guerrilla’s staff is working on the follow-up to Killzone 3. Guerilla recruiter Adrian Smith says, “We’ve got to continue the Killzone franchise.” To add further fuel to the fire, Killzone 2 and 3 producer Steven Ter Heide is reported as the game’s director on the current Killzone project. Of course, whether this is Killzone 4 or an episodic adventure similar to Ubisoft’s new method with Assassin’s Creed is yet to be seen.

For more on Killzone be sure to check out the RipTen Review of Killzone 3.

Via [Game Informer]

Rejoice Denizens of Steelport – Saints Row 4 is Already In Development

Justin Carter — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:52:20 +0000

Saints Row: The Third is just six days away, but don’t expect the series to end with it. During an interview with XPlay on G4, THQ VP Danny Bilson said:

“I already know what Saint’s Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one. It’s a good example of how you take what you have and you say, ‘What can happen in the next?’”

That’s a pretty big claim, Danny boy. You’ve already got naked skydiving, pornstars, a guy in a furry costume breakdancing, and a dildo you can use to smack people to death with. How can you possibly top all of that?!

Saints Row: The Third hits stores next Tuesday for the PS3, 360, and PC. Check back in the near future for our review to see how batshit insane the game really is.

[Via Game Informer]

Dead Island Dev Registers Trademark for “Dead World”

Justin Carter — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:20:29 +0000

It’s only been a little over a month, but Dead Island has quickly become the surprise hit of the fall.

A lot of people are still talking about it, even with the recent releases of Battlefield 3 and Uncharted 3. The stellar reviews (ours among them) combined with shipping over two million copies has given developer Techland the idea that they need to make a sequel, and it looks like they’ve already gotten started.

They’ve recently filed a trademark for “Dead World” in the U.S., and unless they’ve got plans for a zombie theme park, it sounds like the name of a sequel. Techland’s declined to comment or officially announce a sequel, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

Battlefield 3 Leaflet Hints at New Medal of Honor Sequel

Justin Carter — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:29:20 +0000

For years the Call of Duty seies has ruled the throne Medal of Honor originally held with an iron fist. That all changed last year when EA decided to step their game up with a double assault of a Medal of Honor reboot and the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. In the case of the former, it’s considered by many to not be the reboot they were all hoping for, but developer Danger Close isn’t giving up on helping retake the throne.

If you’ve been playing Battlefield 3 for the past few hours, you lucky bastards, you’ve probably seen a leaflet in box that looks like the picture below. Given how Battlefield dev DICE contributed to the multiplayer in that game, it seems logical for their game to hint at a new Medal of Honor. Or maybe they’re just doing some cross-dev support.

Battlefield 3 is in stores today. If you get a leaflet in your copy of the game, does it excite you? Leave your comments below.

XIII Appears to be Getting a Sequel… or a Prequel… or Something

Dave Oshry — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:53:26 +0000

In 2003, the world was given its first cel shaded shooter, XIII.

The conspiracy theory driven story of an amnesiac accused of killing the President (played by David Duchovny) is nothing short of a cult classic, but due to lackluster sales and lackluster reviews, Ubisoft never made a sequel, even though the game ended with a “To Be Continued…” screen.

Anyhow, a very interesting announcement has appeared on French game developer Anuman Interactive’s Facebook page. (pictured above) According to the French text on said Facebook page, in November we’ll “Return to the roots of the conspiracy of XIII” on PC, Mac and iOS.

As to what exactly that means, we’re not yet sure.

Stay tuned to RipTen as this story unfolds.

via [Dtoid]

SEGA Teases New Daytona USA via Adorable Bunny Rabbit

Dave Oshry — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:00:19 +0000

D’awww look at the cute little bunny wabbit.

He’s hinting at something… something pretty obvious to SEGA fans.

It’s a new DAYTONA USA, BABY!!

Start your engines and stay tuned for an announcement!!

Shank 2 Announced – Get Ready to Shank Again (Trailer/Screens)

Justin Carter — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:30:47 +0000

About a year ago, there was this lovely little 2D comic book side scrolling brawler called Shank for the XBLA, PSN and PC. It was a quirky little game that let you beat the living shit out of people. Why? Because you’re Shank, that’s why! A lot of people liked it, and the demand for a sequel has been soft, but vocal. Well, you Shank fans can stop clamoring: Shank 2 has been announced:

Once again, Shank 2 puts you in the soon to be bloody shoes of Shank, a former hitman with an itchy trigger finger. This time, expect a co-op survival mode to allow friends to connect by traveling through the beautiful comic book envirionments and turning people into bloody pulps. Klei Entertainment‘s Jaime Cheng described their approach to the sequel:

“Creatively, Shank still has a lot to give. We took the feedback from the community and ran with it, putting our own flavor on every change. For Shank 2, we literally took apart the game and put it back together to push the envelope in combat mechanics, visuals, and 2D animation in games.”

Here’s a list of features:

Survival Mode: Team up with a friend online and locally to take down hordes of goons in this all-new and incredibly fun arcade-style multiplayer brawl.
Multi-weapon Combat System: With a brand new redesigned weapon system, take on smarter and greater variety of goons and bigger, badder bosses with new weapon combos and new counter moves that let you use enemies’ weapons against them!
Richer Environments: Look for opportunities to bring down ceilings, explode barrels, hurl crates, and more, and explore around to find new in-game unlockables!
Stunning Visuals: Shank 2 draws you into the action with a stunning visual style that sets a new benchmark in 2D brawlers.

As a huge fan of downloadable games, sidescrollers, and beating the hell out of people, I’m pretty excited for Shank 2.

Via [Game Informer] and the [ShankBlog]

BioWare Still Plans to Pursue Jade Empire 2

Justin Carter — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:30:59 +0000

BioWare has been known primarily for three great franchises: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. All three are currently getting sequels in the near future, but the one BioWare game a lot of people would kill for, aside from KOTOR 3, would have to be a sequel to Jade Empire. They’ve been listening to their fans, and it looks like they’re ready to continue the franchise. At this year’s Eurogamer Expo, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka gave fans some hope.

“We’ve been talking a lot about [Jade Empire] actually on and off over the years. It’s an IP, it’s a setting that we’re really passionate about, and we still are. Both Greg [Zeschuck] and I were big believers in the IP. We’re just looking for the right way to deploy it. We have a lot of different projects now on a lot of different platforms, and you might see some of that [Jade Empire] in the future. You never know. We don’t have anything to announce on it right now, but it is a franchise that’s near and dear to us.”

If I may make a suggestion, BioWare, let Mass Effect 3 do its thing on March 6th. Once all the DLC is up and running, get to work on Jade Empire 2. Do it. Please?

[Via Game Informer]

More Deadly Premonition Games Planned – A Sequel, Prequel, and More

Justin Carter — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:03:23 +0000

Deadly Premonition rubbed people all kinds of ways. Some found it so bad to be good, but others found it just bad. If you’re someone in the former category, you’ve probably been wondering where the sequel is. Access Games Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery, said that not only would there be a sequel, but there’d be a prequel, and a special edition of the original game. Don’t get too excited about that last one, though. Swery said that the special edition’s claim to fame will be a graphical improvement.

Aside from the Deadly Premonition franchise, Swery said that working on an original, narrative driven action-adventure that’s gotten the eye of several western publishers.

What do you want to see in the Deadly Premonition? A sequel or prequel? Sound off below.

[via Game Informer]

EA Says Mirrors Edge 2 With Frostbite 2.0 “Could Happen”

Bryce Wilson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:39:20 +0000

Mirrors Edge was a great game, there’s no denying that, however it wasn’t good enough to instantly warrant a sequel, and the rest is history in what could be best described as a story full of negative turns.

There might be light at the end of the embattled games sequel tunnel however, with EA boss Frank Gibeau saying that Mirrors Edge hadn’t been killed and they were looking to bring the game back in the “right way”.

Speaking with Geoff Keighley on GTTV, Gibeau said that Mirrors Edge had not been permanently written off, and “We’re actively looking at how to bring it back in the right way.”

Gibeau went on to say that “We love that franchise. The DICE guys really created something, I think, special the first time around. You’ve got to have a big idea to be able to do the next one and that’s what we’re working on.”

When later quizzed on the inclusion of DICE’s new and impressive destruction engine, Gibeau teased that the combination would be something we could expect to see, for sure.

Source: [Loot Ninja]

Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Announced

Bryce Wilson — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:51:53 +0000

I’m a fan of card games, I’m a fan of digital games, so when Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers back in 2009 I of course snapped it up and devoured every little morsel of gameplay that it offered. In fact, I was the first person in Australia to complete the 200 original points of gamerscore – but I digress!

Wizards of the Coast earlier announced the development of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, and it’s set to include new cards, decks, puzzles and Planeswalkers. Greg Leeds, the president of WotC commented on the announcement saying;

“We are thrilled with the success of Magic: The Gathering and the tremendous growth of our player community worldwide, smart, strategic and competitive gamers love to get together to battle and have fun using their intellectual strengths.”

It seems the original title did extremely well financially, too;

“With more than 12 million players and fans in more than 70 countries and 500,000 units of Duels of the Planeswalkers sold on XBLA, Magic is experiencing record growth and delivering players a truly integrated gaming experience across both digital and real world.”

I for one am definitely not surprised by the impressive sales and reception to what I believe is one of the best games on both the Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam digital platforms. Look out for more details close to the unannounced release date.

Source: [G4TV]

Mexico Looks Into The Mirror – Sees Call Of Juarez: The Cartel

Murray Hibble — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:56:25 +0000

Ubisoft’s latest addition to its Call of Juarez stable has angered inhabitants of Ciudad Juarez, an industrial city that last year reported an average of 8 murders a day. The website for the new game, sub-titled ‘The Cartel’ invites players to ‘take the law into your own hands on a bloody road trip from Los Angeles to Juarez’.

Speaking to Reuters, Ciudad Juarez youth worker Laurencia Barraza said “lots of kids say they want to be a hitman, because they are the ones that get away with everything”. He added “this glorifies violence, as if victims were just another number or another bonus”.

Laurencio runs the ‘Independent Popular Organisation’ and works with youngsters in the shanty towns. I wonder then who exactly he’s protecting by speaking out about this game? Do they have xbox’s in shanty towns? I don’t know, but I’ll add that I wasn’t even aware this game existed until this story hit the interwebz.

Chiming in from the other side of the border, El Pas Sheriff Commander Gomecindo Lopez states ‘in games you get hurt, you die and you get another life. In real life, you only die once’. This earns him the new title of Commander Obvious.

In reply to the mini-furore, a Ubisoft spokesperson states;

“Call of Juarez the Cartel is purely fictional and developed by the team at Techland for entertainment purposes only. While Call of Juarez the Cartel touches on subjects relevant to current events in Juarez, it does so in a fictional manner that makes the gaming experience feel more like being immersed in an action-movie than in a real-life situation”.

I’m not sure that linking the murders in Juarez to a move-like experience is the best statement they could have come up with.

With the kind of violence they’re speaking about, with 3,000 murders in the last year up around Juarez, I’m not comfortable with my normal response to a story like this which would be to pontificate on game violence and how if you don’t play you can’t understand. Surely, if those kids do have xbox’s, they don’t need to have the violence outside their door reinforced on their TV screens as well.

I’m torn. Readers, what’s your take? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter – @DarkMellie.

EA Cancels Mirror’s Edge 2

Garrett Hartman — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:12:21 +0000

EA has confirmed it has axed development on Mirror’s Edge 2 because early prototypes were deemed disappointing.

In a conversation with Press 2 Play, EA’s Patrick Soderlund admitted he enjoyed the series but the poor sales of the original was a factor.

Here’s what Soderlund said translated from Swedish,

EA was shown a prototype, but declined with askance. The project has been stopped – involved parties at DICE are working on something else now.

RIP Mirrors edge, you deserved more.

Source: bitgamer

Ubisoft Announces Call of Juarez: The Cartel for Summer 2011

Garrett Hartman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:18:53 +0000

After the wildly enormous success of Red Dead Redemption, it was only a matter of time that the western-themed genre of games would be invigorated. Call of Juarez is a known western game series that enjoyed a measure of success.

So it’s of no big surprise that Ubisoft has announced a new sequel in the series titled Call of Jaurez: The Cartel. Like RDR this game will deal with the wild west and western themes but will differ by being set in the modern day. Yep, you heard me right – a modern Western in a modern setting.

A explained by Ubisoft’s Caroline Stevens on facebook:

“Call of Juarez The Cartel is an action-packed shooter game with a strong story, interesting characters and a wide variety of gameplay options.The game will bring the best elements of the Wild West into modern times with a very gritty and relevant plot.”

In explaining the setting of the game specific locations are also discussed:

“Players can expect to embark on a journey like no other – one that will take them from the heart of modern day Los Angeles, California to Juarez, Mexico.”

As the third game in the series, Call of Jaurez is being developed by Techland the PC and “next generation consoles” – most likely meaning the Xbox 360 – PS3 and will be available this Summer.

Source

The Rookie Returns in Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime

Dylan Duarte — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:37:37 +0000

Ghostbusters: The Video Game may not have been a smashing success, but it has become something of a cult hit. It’s not too surprising that a sequel has been announced, and Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime is scheduled to hit Xbox Live, PSN, and PC in Spring 2011.

In Sanctum of Slime, the player will reprise the role of the rookie Ghostbuster from the first game. However, you’ll be fighting alongside a new team. Sad as that is, it’s better than them including the characters but with different voice actors, especially after the standard set by the first game.

The game will feature both online and offline four-player co-op, gigantic boss battles, and the ability to drive the Ecto-4WD. Why can’t we just drive the Ecto-1? Is that too much to ask? Must we drive some four-wheeling monstrosity? That’s right, my inner child is having a nerd fit.

USA Today via Primary Ignition