Single and multiplayer to fuse together ? Far Cry 3 dev When Need for Speed: Hot Pursuitreleased, it set off a trend in which the campaign mode, or single-player portion of the game, subtly blended with the multiplayer via Autolog, a similar feature of which upcoming Battlefield 3and SSXwill incorporate as well. The possibility to play a game with your friends without actually doing it actively, is something that ?fascinates? Far Cry 3creative director Jason VandenBerghe, who thinks the elements of single and multiplayer will eventually ?blur together? at some point in the future.?It?s fascinating to me. You can see a point in the future where it all blurs together and we?re no longer selecting between the two on the front end menu,? contemplated VandenBerghe during an interview. :demonangel: CLICK THE 4 MORE :demonangel: That VideoGame Blog » Single and multiplayer to fuse together
Cross-Game Chat Never Coming To PS3 With the PlayStation Vita nearing release, it has become a major talking point in the gaming world. Not only are gamers intent on discussing what the new handheld will be capable of achieving, but also how it will affect other facets of the gaming industry. The PS3 is one of those such facets.Ever since its release, gamers have yearned for the ability to chat with their friends regardless of which game they?re currently playing. Since this feature has been a large part of the Xbox 360, the omission is felt even more by those using the PS3. With the recent unveiling of the Vita?s technical specs and the announcement that it would support cross-game chat, gamers rejoiced and began speculating as to whether the feature would then make its way over to the PS3. :demonangel: CLICK THE 4 MORE :demonangel: Cross-Game Chat Never Coming To PS3 | Game Rant
Sadly, according to President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida, this feature will neverbe implemented into the console. The issue that is holding this feature back lies in the way the PS3 handles its RAM. This is due to the fact that the RAM is used by the game rather than the system itself. Yoshida claims that ?it?s not possible to retrofit something like that after the fact.? As such, this will surely be a blow to gamers who had got their hopes up regarding the possible new feature. For a console that pushed boundaries in terms of its hardware, it?s disappointing to hear that such a basic feature like cross-game chat will never be possible on the PS3 console. While it may not be a crucial aspect of a person?s gaming experience, it no doubt simplifies the experience and allows for a wider network of communication. It?s great to see that the feature will be making an appearance on the Vita though.
Cross-Game Chat Never Coming To PS3 Along with the fact that it will be able to be used as a PS3 controller and that all its games will be downloadable, it?s no surprise that companies like SEGA have such high hopes for the device.With so much discussion regarding the Vita, it?s only a matter of time before talk returns to speculation regarding the PS4. While the PS3 may not be able to support cross-game chat, it can be almost guaranteed that the PS4 will ensure that the console?s hardware will not hold it back from including such a requested feature. For the time being though, it?s not surprising that Sony is intent on focusing their efforts on continuing the PS3?s success and ensuring a smooth launch for the PlayStation Vita.Are you disappointed to hear that the PS3 will never receive cross-game chat? Are there any other features that the console is lacking that you would like to see in the PS4? :demonangel: CLICK THE 4 MORE :demonangel: Cross-Game Chat Never Coming To PS3 | Game Rant
?Battlefield 3? On PC Will Not Use In-Game Server Browsers, Consoles Will There?s no doubt that the upcoming release of Battlefield 3will be one of the largest this year. Not only will it be sporting some of the most advanced graphics in the industry, but it promises to expand on the series? already successful gameplay. With so many big releases on their way in the coming months, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd and in this respect, Electronic Arts are pushing their upcoming title as hard as they can.This is not to say that the game has not received its share of controversy though. Much of this stems from the required use of EA?s Origin service which will effectively limit players to a single account in-game. In addition to this, there is also the hot topic regarding the differences between Battlefield 3?s console and PC versions. :demonangel: CLICK THE 4 MORE :demonangel: ‘Battlefield 3′ On PC Will Not Use In-Game Server Browsers, Consoles Will | Game Rant
The reason why the PS3 doesn?t do cross-game voice chat Ever wondered why cross-game voice chat has been a no-go on Sony?s PlayStation 3? Memory restrictions, apparently. According to*Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, the PS3?s RAM is devoured by the very games the system runs, making cross-game chatting ultimately inaccessible.?Once a game gets RAM we never give it back,? he said. ?It?s not possible to retrofit something like that after the fact.*The game has to use its own memory to do [in-game voice chat]. There?s always voice chat in the game. But it?s a part of a game feature. It?s not a part of an OS feature. That?s the reason in terms of the ability to have voice chat across different games.? :demonangel: CLICK THE 4 MORE :demonangel: That VideoGame Blog » The reason why the PS3 doesn’t do cross-game voice chat
PCRidge Racer Unbounded gameplay video ruins dozens of sidewalk cafes [video=youtube;GMdPhKU6JnE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMdPhKU6JnE&feature=player_embedded[/video] Ridge Racer Unbounded, the newest entry in Namco Bandai's ever-present racing series, has historically played its cards fairly close to its chest. Little has been revealed about the racer since it was first announced back in February, and ridge-racing veterans have expressed concern over the decidedly extreme direction the series appears to be taking.Thanks to the magic that is Gamescom, however, we now know quite a bit about Unbounded's core gameplay mechanics. As explained by producer Joonas Laakso in the video above, the title's "crash race" mode slots neatly between Ridge Racers of yore and Split/Second: players fill a power meter by drifting, which can then be used to open shortcuts or destroy other racers. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Ridge Racer Unbounded gameplay video ruins dozens of sidewalk cafes | Joystiq
Muzyka: BioWare to throw previous Dragon Age games into a blender for next title Dragon Age 3is going to blend the best features of Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka told PC Gamer at Gamescom. After Dragon Age 2's inconclusive, varied review scores, BioWare is focused on making all fans, core and new, happy: "What we need to do as developers is take that feedback from both sets of fans to heart and see about marrying that in future games in the Dragon Age franchise. I think that the team has actually got a great plan," Muzyka said. We're on board as long as that plan doesn't involve throwing raspberries into the blender -- a raspberry and chain mail smoothie may sound good, but it is a bad idea. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Muzyka: BioWare to throw previous Dragon Age games into a blender for next title | Joystiq
Gamescom 2011 welcomes 275,000 attendees Gamescom: Part Drei was another whopper. The premier European gaming event saw an attendance of 275,000, up 21,000 from last year. Despite no major incidents being reported, things did get a bit uncomfortable for organizers yesterday when the Koelnmesse reached capacity and entrance to the event was "temporarily" suspended.Gamescom 2012 will take place in Cologne August 15-19. Like our roundups of official and unofficial statistics of the past two years, you'll find our 2011 list after the break. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Gamescom 2011 welcomes 275,000 attendees | Joystiq
Adult Swim shows the sappy side of gaming in SUPER iam8bit article For an after-hours comedy network, Adult Swim takes its video games very seriously; its article on the SUPER iam8bit gallery presents the show as if the most imaginative pages from our childhood diaries were brought to life and thrown onto the streets of Los Angeles. The article delves into the inspirations behind a few iam8bit artists, who seem to agree that the pixelated, lo-fi graphics of classic video games make them catalysts for creativity and imagination, even today.Adult Swim talks with gallery creator Jon Gibson, artists Dave Crosland, Scott Belcastro, Jose Emroca Flores, Stone, Kelice Penney, Sky Burchard and Double Fine's Drew Skillman, who modded a Kinect to make live, ever-changing video-game art. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Adult Swim shows the sappy side of gaming in SUPER iam8bit article | Joystiq
Rumor: Ubisoft video hinted at tablet peripheral, Project InTouch Ubisoft may be looking to re-enter the peripheral market with a tablet called Project InTouch, as demonstrated by an internal marketing video found by superannuation. The video was hastily removed from Vimeo, leaving behind the message that Ubisoft claimed infringement on something called "UBISOFT TABLET," which doesn't do much to dispel the tablet gossip.Screenshots from the video lend even more credence to the rumor, showing a family happily playing uDraw-WiiU-esque games from a chunky green and white tablet. See the shots below and decide for yourself if this is a new peripheral venture from Ubisoft, or a red herring for its unannounced game, Family Slaughterhouse Funtime. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Rumor: Ubisoft video hinted at tablet peripheral, Project InTouch | Joystiq
PSA: Capcom wants to buy your Resident Evil stories at a fair price Capcom wants to tell the world how much of a scaredy-cat sap you are, but since it doesn't have cameras installed in your consoles (yet) it needs your help. To celebrate HD versions of RE 4and Code Veronica X hitting Xbox Live and PSN in September, Capcom is making a video series of its fans' most memorable moments and wants your best freak outs, sob stories and nostalgia bombs to share with the world.Send your stories to the games' official site in the form of text, videos, photos, shoebox diorama, or whatever twisted method you can concoct, for the chance to be featured in the video and win some mysterious prizes. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: PSA: Capcom wants to buy your Resident Evil stories at a fair price | Joystiq
Jurassic Park's grand opening set for November 15 IGN reports that Telltale's shaving cream can full of dinosaur embryos will finally be thawed this November. What we're trying to say ? in an admittedly dumb way ? is that Telltale is "targeting" a November 15 launch for Jurassic Park: The Game. Every episode will be immediately available for download ? as opposed to doling them out monthly ? via PC, Mac and PS3. The Xbox 360 version will be available only via retail disc.Telltale is also planning an iPad version of the game, though it will not launch on November 15 and it willbe released episodically. Figure thatout. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Jurassic Park's grand opening set for November 15 | Joystiq
Metareview: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Looks like Deus Ex: Human Revolution is setting a high bar for the deluge of mega-titles launching between now and the holidays. Our review called the title "an imperfect, complex and ambitious reminder of what a game can be when it's unafraid." That theme plays out in several other reviews, with the imperfections being far outweighed by the game's considerable execution and ambition. Eurogamer (90/100):"Deus Ex: Human Revolutionis probably not as perfect as I'm making it sound. Some of the rules about what's interactive and not seem quite arbitrary, which is a pretty blatant failing in a game which tries so hard to make you feel like you're not being restricted, and while the level design is clever and varied, the interior design definitely is not, :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Metareview: Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Joystiq
Deus Ex: Human Revolution loading times compared You are a persistently bemused buffoon. Most games won't convey that opinion so indelicately, instead hiding it between the lines of text that ceaselessly tell you where to go, what to do and exactly how to do it. Deus Ex: Human Revolutionisn't exempt from the clumsy tutorial crowd, but once it gets through the jarring video pop-ups, it quickly stops treating you like an imbecilic waypoint-marker addict. This game thinks you're an adult and expects you to handle your shit.While the Mass Effectseries sheds its stats and inventories in favor of forging an intelligent, emotionally driven shooter, Deus Ex: Human Revolutionexamines and embraces the structure of Ion Storm's 11-year-old classic, Deus Ex: Didn't Have a Subtitle. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Deus Ex Human Revolution review: Life as spectre, post-Spector | Joystiq
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition review: Aged to perfection Going into Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, the question wasn't "Will it be any good?" so much as "Will it stillbe any good?" See, a lot has happened in the twelve years that've passed since Third Strikehit Japanese arcades in 1999: The fighting game scene has died and been reborn anew, and our conventional understanding of the genre has seen its own phoenix-like regeneration.Can a game that was considered nearly perfect at the peak of its relevancy still be considered as such years later? Does our crazy, modern world of Reptiles, C. Vipers and Cyclopses still need Third Strike? Yes, as it turns out, it can and it does. Like a fine wine,Third Strike has only improved with age. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition review: Aged to perfection | Joystiq
Report: UK PS3 sales spike after price drop Proving once again that making something less expensive prompts more people to buy said thing, MCV is reporting that UK sales of the PlayStation 3 have spiked in the wake of its recent price drop. MCV doesn't offer specific numbers, though a source claimed that sales of the console have risen sixty-five percent in the last week.With the game industry's holiday season set to kick into gear over the next two months, it seems likely that sales will continue to grow. Oh, and a quick note for all the new PS3 owners out there. Have you guys heard about this Uncharted thing? It's pretty slick. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: Report: UK PS3 sales spike after price drop | Joystiq
Virtua Fighter 5 goes another round in Final Showdown Virtua Fighteris coming back to consoles, but not with a full-on sequel.Instead we?re getting Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, a stand-alone game coming to PSN and XBLA. It?s part expansion, with new characters, mode and*arenas, part sequel, with an overhaul on the fighting system among a slew of other improvements like newbie-friendly control modes. Two new characters will join the roster as well as features like customisable character items. Those new guys are*Taka-Arashi from Virtua Fighter 3and an all-new character, Jean Kujo.Sounds like the team has got a lot to add to the series. Good thing the game doesn?t release until summer next year, then. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: That VideoGame Blog » Virtua Fighter 5 goes another round in Final Showdown
Shoot Many Robots due in 2012, first trailer [video=youtube;GEykdtADcs4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEykdtADcs4[/video] Ubisoft's announced that it's picked up indie title Shoot Many Robots, due out on PC, XBLA and PSN next year. Expect side-scrolling RPGness, 4-player co-op play, plenty of customization, plus a beer-chugging protagonist to tie it all together. :demonangel: CLICK THE LINK 4 MORE :demonangel: That VideoGame Blog » Shoot Many Robots due in 2012, first trailer
