Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Kinect Star Wars - premiere on April

Microsoft has revealed a specific release date, one of the most announced games for Kinect - Kinect Star Wars. We will have an opportunity to wave with lightsabers in front of TV on April this year.



As the representatives of Microsoft told, Kinect Star Wars will be released on April 3rd. At the same time set of Xbox 360 and Kinect with game will appear. The game will include five modes of play - Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Galactic Dance Off and Duels of Fate.

Most interesting mode of play will be Galactic Dance Off. Players instead of fighting for dead or alive will dance to the rhythm of familiar themes from "Star Wars".

Beneath one of advertisements. I have to admit that I am sorry for Lord Vader.

Rockstar San Diego working on Red Dead Redemption 2?

Rockstar San Diego studio is looking for more people to work on an open world game. Red Dead Redemption 2, or something completely new?



Announcement of a similar nature occurred in mid-January this year, and now on the Gamasutra you can find another three. In total there are six job offers for artists and programmers , who would be responsible for various elements of open world games. But what game are we talking about?

We can be sure that this isn't another gangster game. Rockstar North is usually that kind of studio making the real gangster titles (GTA IV). Is it all about a completely new brand? For now, we can only speculate, but if you ask me for my opinion, it seems that Red Dead Redemption 2 is more than certain.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - new trailer for Xbox 360

Namco Bandai Games on his YouTube channel has published a new trailer console version of Witcher 2. New trailer have successfully introduced into atmosphere of the game and contains several well-produced scenes.



The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Extended Edition for the Xbox 360 will be up on April 17 this year. We are still waiting for more info from CD Projekt RED about new characters, locations and sound improvements in the game.

Sanctum 2 for PC and consoles

Sanctum is an example of a hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense and cooperative shooter, whose authors are people from Coffee Stain Studios. The game is distributed through Steam where they sold a quantity of 300.000 copies.



No wonder that the producers are planning to go for the blow and make the second part, and for good make Sanctum on the console. Therefore, in the most recent information was a mention that the Sanctum 2 will be available in the electronic distribution on the PC, and via Xbox Live and PSN.



Here you can find official page of Sanctum.

Diablo III - Community manager of Blizzard on confession

Micah "Bashiok" Whiple, community manager of Blizzard, recently organized a panel of AMA (ask me anything) for the Diablo III. Bashiok answered numerous questions from fans on Twitter and we found out maximum number of players in team, lack of textures in high resolution and the fact that Blizzard has no plans to implement voice communication.

The number of people on the team will be maximum four players (despite the fact that we have five classes). Bashiok said that developers are not currently working to increase this limit. It is not known whether this decision was dictated by the desire to balance the game, the network code restrictions, or perhaps other reasons.



Bashiok also revealed that the full version of Diablo III doesn't have embedded voice chat. This does not mean that the implementation of voice chat is definitely ruled out. Developers just don't want to implement something that is not very often used (see: voice chat in World of Warcraft). It is worth noting that so far the players rather avoid Blizzard's solutions and preferred an "external" programs (such as TeamSpeak or Ventrilo).

Those who expected a better visual design in the full version of Diablo III will be sorely disappointed. Bashiok asked about the texture in high resolution and setting "ultra" (as in StarCraft II) said that it would nothing actually change.

We also find out that the new system of skills will be in beta, and the next patch will bring changes in the various character classes. Bashiok also posted that the release of addon is possible, and the premiere of the basic version of Diablo III will be organized in a similar style as the debut of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. This means that game will be started at midnight and we will have ability to download the full version before the official release date.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

PlayStation Network changes its name to Sony Entertainment Network

Sony has announced that on the February 8 service PlayStation Network (PSN) changes its name to Sony Entertainment Network (SEN). This will help to unify the Japanese company's various services in order to create one single global network.

So far, this is a purely cosmetic move. This means that there wont be changes in the functioning of the PlayStation Network. User accounts will not need to change password or login. Everything will be automatic and not require the direct participation of the player.



Sony hopes to put under one flag all services involved in the game (PlayStation Network), movies (Video Unlimited), music (Music Unlimited) and other media. In this way users can use any available service using a single account.

The new name will be entered through a software update available for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. For now, Sony has no plans to officially introduce the Sony Entertainment Network to PSP users. However, one may guess that this happens soon.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - huge popularity of trailer for XBOX 360



CD Projekt RED Studio has revealed that during the week created by Tomasz Baginski and Platige Image intro Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for the Xbox 360 has been seen by over a million people. The film presenting the murder of Demawenda has been recognized as one of the best trailers - on many gaming portals (such as GameTrailers, where film first appeard), users scored it 9.9/10. Below you can watch the trailer.

The Book of Us - new information and first screenshots of the gameplay



The official website of the magazine Game Informer, show the first screenshots from the game The Last of Us illustrating the capabilities of its graphics engine. In a few days we will see a new journal number where we can find a range of new information on the upcoming production from Naughty Dog studio.

This time we look at how real the upcoming game Uncharted creators of the series will be presented in the action. Just as we got used to the studio Naughty Dog staff, again we're dealing with a great artwork, which shows what Play Station 3 can really do.



We experiencedsome rudimentary information about the game. It turns out that the opponents will fight both with firearms and in the melee. In the latter case we will be able to use certain items, which in time will be destroyed, forcing the protagonist to find a new tool. On one of the screenshots, we see how the enemy beats Joel with wooden bat - perhaps we will be able to use it too.

More information will be announced on 7 February in new publication of Game Informer. Editors have prepared a comprehensive announcement, which will be more than 20 screenshots from the game. We can therefore expect that a lot of cards will be discovered about this production.



The Last of Us is an action game with survival horror elements prepared solely for the PlayStation 3 by authors of Uncharted Series. Release date is not yet known, although we expect the game at the end of the current and beginning of the next year.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Forza Motorsport 4: February America Le Mans Series Pack - new DLC on the way

Microsoft, along with the studio Turn 10 announced the next DLC for Forzy Motorsport fourth February America Le Mans Series Pack will consist of ten new cars.



February America Le Mans Series Pack will appear in the Xbox Live 7 February and it will cost 560 MSP. DLC will bring with ten new cars inspired from the title of Le Mans race.

The new cars will be:
2011 # 2 Audi Sport North America R18 TDI
1991 Mazda Mazdaspeed # 55 Team 787B
2011 Bentley Continental GT Motorsports Platinum
2010 Dodge Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Challenger SRT8
1986 # 2 Audi Sport quattro S1
2011 Panoz # 050 Racing Panoz Abruzzi
1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R
1992 Alfa Romeo 155 Q4
2011 Holden HSV GTS
2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI

Diablo III - 100.000 invitations to the beta for the Americans. Twice as much for Europe?

Perhaps some of you came across somewhere on the interesting information that Blizzard was tempted by a massive wave of free invitations to the third "devil" in North America. The fact which is to serve up such a large wave of testers and if a similar share of citizens can rely on the Old Continent will learn to develop this story.



As many as 100 000 "tickets" to the beta recently awakened to the American accounts of Battle.net, that expectant community of Diablo III received quite clearly - the so-called stress test servers, in other words a massive load connections that support play in the third beta of the famous series. This maneuver was the most anticipated motion by fans, who still hoped that this type of testing will take place a little later.



Blizzard has once again surprised and a double. Once that started with the tests of strength proofing server now, you two - did not send similar invitations to Europe.

Fortunately, there is no need to panic, because shortly after that manufacturer has confirmed that information on subsequent calls hands appear in the pages of the Diablo 3 website in the coming weeks.

Does this mean that Europe can count on a second 100 000 tickets? It remains to be seen.

Premiere of Game of Thrones RPG in second half of may. See new screenshots and trailer.

French guys from Cyanide announced that its Game of Thrones RPG hits store shelves May 15 this year. This refers to all three versions of the game, or for personal computers and the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 At this moment we do not know who in our country will this production (it is possible that it will be responsible for Ubisoft, who took the distribution of A Game of Thrones: Genesis).

Using this opportunity, enjoy the latest screenshots and trailer. The latter presents Riverspring, one of the cities that we visit as Mors Westford (Member of the Night Watch) and Alester Sarwyck of the family. Trailer is lacking in passages depicting the game, but there is no denying that - if only because of teacher - is extremely atmospheric.













Max Payne 3 - new website and teaser

Some time ago we presented the news about the upcoming release of the game from Rockstar Games in the news Max Payne 3: specificity of weapons and new screens, and soon after we learned that the European premiere of Shooting was postponed until May 18 - Max Payne 3: The Prime Minister of the game shifted.



We hope that this is the end of bad news, especially since Rockstar's new website run third of the force experienced by a detective from New York.


Still smelling of paint on, you'll find the first of a series of trailers promised. Clips allow the suspected arsenal of Max, who as you know, he moved to Sao Paulo and hired as a bodyguard for a wealthy family.

Eight years earlier, crammed as Burneika before the show at the Arnold Classic, a former New York detective will use such 608B Bull revolver. It is the effectiveness of the poppers you can see the trailer. Dirty Harry is hiding.

World of Warcraft: Blizzard servers sold for charity

Increasingly environmentalists point out the enormous amount of discarded electronic equipment. But there are times when unnecessary equipment does not end up in the trash, even though they will never be used in the original application. Blizzard is not enough that they do not abandon these blades, thanks to the help child hospital in Memphis.
About 2,000 devices by which it was possible to travel around the worlds of World of Warcraft has been some time ago mentioned on faster. More recently, Blizzard announced that the old HP servers will be sold at auction on eBay, and all income will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which deals with the treatment of serious diseases (including cancer) in children. Each sold item is specially decorated. The certificate is the date and name of a supported of the world, as well as signatures of the members of the company. Prices auction date back almost $ 300, and the submission of tenders will close at the end of January.

Star Wars: The Old Republic fastest growing MMO in history

Star Wars: The Old Republic has sold more than 2 million copies. The game studio BioWare and Electronic Arts can also boast of 1.7 million active subscribers.



Electronic Arts has released new statistics from the game Star Wars: The Old Republic. The production has sold more than 2 million copies a month since its launch. Work BioWare boasts 1.7 million active subscribers. Publisher argues that we are dealing with the fastest growing MMO game in the history of the genre.

You might wonder what happened to thousands of buyers from 300 games, who are active subscribers. Electronic Arts explains that some of these people do not have installed Star Wars: The Old Republic and the rest decided not to play. The company is pleased with the popularity of the title and argues that its success has exceeded expectations. It is worth noting that these figures relate to the period to 31 December 2011, so it really does not even show how many people subscribe prolonged the game after the first free month (ie in the second half of January).



It also provides several other figures about the game:
- Star Wars: The Old Republic is characterized by high stability of the servers - Electronic Arts estimates that they acted by 99.5% of the time (excluding periods of maintenance).
- Players spent more than 239 million hours in the game, more than 332.000 months or over 27,000 years.
- Players killed more than 20 billion as independent
- Players spent more than 148 billion of loans in the game.

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the next big update will be released in the spring (in terms of continuation of the patch Rise of the Rakghouls, containing a bit of news). Meanwhile, in the next month, BioWare will organize a meeting for the heads of the guild. The event will take place in Texas from 4 to 6 March. Volunteers can register at the game. The manufacturer has stipulated that only a few will be invited. Fees for transportation and meals you have to pay on their own.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Steam for smartphones and tablets

A few days ago we have been informed that the application was launched closed beta on Steam smartphones and tablets. It turned out that, Valve did not need too much time on tests and released a mobile version of its service to all interested visitors.



Steam application is available for iOS and Android. You can download it from here. The software allows users to check which your friends are currently online, send them messages, view screenshots of the games and make purchases (including catch promotions). According to Gabe Newell, Valve's president, "the application allows to enrich the functionality of the Steam platform and make it more accessible to customers."

I must admit that Valve's service is the wave of rising, and information about the Steam platform consecutive successes occur quite regularly. We remind you that this year we reported include more than 5 million registered players at the same time, and about seven years of continuous sales growth. Perhaps soon we will see how mobile application will affect the health of Valve's service.

Mass playing Half-Life 2 will help in the disclosure of information about Half-Life 3

Enthusiasts of the series Half-Life is probably one of the most active and loyal fan groups in the world of video games. In anticipation of a fully-fledged third part of the cycle, and Episode Three, a group of A Call for Communication decided to organize a very interesting campaign, which aims to encourage Valve to disclose new information about the future of Half-Life series.



How can a team of enthusiasts want to force Valve's representatives to speak? Very simple and very positive. Interestingly, neither will online petitions or sending mass e-mails to the developers of Valve. Now numbering over 33 thousand people group has been going on this Saturday at 20.00 while playing Half-Life 2 A Call for Communication wants this, how interesting way to make the statistics Half-Life 2 will go up, and developers will pay attention to this unusual action.

Rumors and reports of the next installment of adventures of Gordon Freeman have it to yourself, that appear every now and then are demented by Valve. It's hard to say whether the action of mass playing Half-Life 2 reference intended effect. However, we can say with certainty that the actions of group A Call for Communication has already managed to attract the attention of the media.

BioWare shows a new heroine and the actors playing in Mass Effect 3

For the March launch of the game Mass Effect 3 has little time left, so BioWare with high intensity serves more trailers that we manufacture. The latest promotional video focuses on the actors doing voice characters in the game. It is so interesting about that, they usually remain anonymous and do not have the opportunity to show a wider crowd of players. Trailer confirms that the well-known roles from the previous section usłyszmy again, among others: Martin Sheen, in the Human wcielającego illusion, Seth Green as Joker, Tricia Helfer as on-board computer Normandy, Ali Hillis as Freddie Prinze and Liar`s Jr.. As James Vega.



The surprise is the announcement of a new heroine named Diana Allers, which will play Jessica Chobot. According to the site Giantbomb, Allers is not a member of Shepard's team and one of the NPCs, which we will get during our adventures. Chobot had been no previous acting experience and is known primarily for his work with the service IGN, where for years she has worked as a presenter and journalist.



The title will hit stores on March 9 and will be available on consoles PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as on PCs.