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The Lucasartsgames Twitter Feed
indicates LucasArts has an announcement planned for Monday (thanks
GamingShogun/ VG247).
Though one of these tweets mentions this will be "awesome news for our old
school fans," the most recent post clarifies that "It doesn't have to do with
any specific intellectual property..." Here are the relevant updates:
Amazing news coming Monday! Super excited! You have no idea how tough it
is not to start yelling about it! But it's secret! Until Monday!
I don't want to tease, it is just tough not to say anything! I might be tempted,
however. Have to think about it over the weekend. ;)
Okay, we will do hints. It is awesome news for our old school fans. (anything
more direct might get me in trouble)
Monday, early, actually. I suppose if the president of the company messages me
to leak it I would. Til then, it is teasing. Sorry guys.
@TTU_VAPOR It doesn't have to do with any specific intellectual
property...
Steam News announces the
release of Virtua Tennis
2009 through Valve's online marketplace allowing you to get in touch
with your inner McEnroe Federer (almost showed my age there).
Word is: "Create your own player and join the new World Tour where you are
trained by a real-life legend of tennis to compete for the #1 ranking against
the biggest stars. Then take your character online and prove you're the best
with the new online ranking system! With brand new courts, a new roll call of
tennis stars to compete against and even more court mini-games, Virtua Tennis
2009 is set to be the #1 tennis title once again!"
Steam News announces the
availability of another new automatic update for America's Army 3, the
first-person shooter from Uncle Sam and the American taxpayer. The new version
improves console help, adds clan support, and addresses a large list of bugs.
The Borderlands
Interview on Shacknews spoke with Mikey Neumann of Gearbox back in the old
days of E3 about their upcoming cel-shaded shooter/RPG. They discuss the game's
art design, dynamically-generated foes with baby arms, and his feelings that not
all of today's game designs place the proper emphasis on fun. His comments on
the current state of Borderlands seem a bit confusing, as at one point he
indicates the game is currently in certification preparing for an October
release leaving developers with nothing to do but work on DLC plans, and at
another he says: "We would love to promise a demo, we can't quite yet, we just
want to get the game done."
Eurogamer chatted with the developers at Frozenbyte about the varying price
points for Trine, the action/platformer that will cost more on PCs than
consoles, and will possibly be priced differently in Europe and the US.
Frozenbyte admits the situation is "a big mess," through they remain confident
that all purchasers will get a good value for their money. The confusing
situation is apparently due to the number of parties involved in the
decision-making process, with spokesperson Joel Kinnunen saying: "We would love to have the game sold at the
same price point across all platforms and methods, but these things are
sometimes unbelievably complex when there's so many partners involved. The same
goes for the EUR/USD disparity, it's just out of our hands." He admits they ran
into no such problems with the release of Shadowgrounds, and say they
will be better prepared in the future. Meanwhile, they are also sorting through
confusion over a PSN release date and whether the game will be released on XBLA,
"Trine as a project is a big mess," says Kinnunen. "As opposed
to Trine as a game, which is pretty sweet. Ultimately it's the game part that
really matters and helps us sleep at night, though."
There's an
Interview with Doug Lombardi on Joystiq talking with the Valve rep (who gets
an assist from Chet Faliszek) about a variety of topics, including PS3 support
and quite a bit on Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. They kick things
off by asking about Half-Life 2 Episode 3, the final installment in the
episodic shooter expansion that was intended to shorten the wait for further
Half-Life 2 content. Doug's response was to laugh and say, "Stay tuned! No news
on that today." There's also
an
interview with Doug on Computer and Video Games accompanied by
Exclusive
Left 4 Dead 2 footage in the form of three gameplay clips.
Turbine chats about LOTRO: Mines of Moria Book 8 and beyond on VG247 hears
from Aaron "Rowan" Campbell, Turbine's live producer for their LOTR MMORPG.
Topics of the detail-oriented conversation include plans for the upcoming Book 8
update, Mines of Moria looting rules, economic swings, raids, and more.
Some weekend
sales are listed on Direct2Drive where they are offering Call of Duty 4:
Modern Warfare for 30% off, Call of Duty: World at War for 30% off,
the Company of Heroes Complete Bundle for $20.00 off, The Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion for 50% off, Oblivion Game of the Year Deluxe
for 50% off, and ArmA: Combat Operations for 50% off.
A new "inside the asylum" developer diary movie from Batman: Arkham Asylum
offers another look at the upcoming game based on Batman's pleasant visit to
Gotham's hospital for the criminally insane. The clip features gameplay and
developer commentary setting the stage for the "worst night of Batman's life"
(not counting that kegger where he had to hold Catwoman's hair for hours while
she threw up). The movie can be found on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer, and
Gamer's Hell.
Divinity II: Ego Draconis is showcased in a new cinematic movie taken
from Larian Studios' upcoming RPG sequel, the first of three clips setting the
background story for the game. Word is: "In a couple of new videos, mysterious
Dragon Knight Talana (voiced by Sally Wallis) exposes, why Dragons and Humans
are at war with each other and how evil Damian, after his original defeat,
managed to reunite his forces to again threaten the world of Rivellon. If you
look carefully, you may even pick up on some secret details about Talana’s very
personal role in that whole story..." The clip is posted on the
official Divinity 2 website and mirrored
on ActionTrip
and Gamer's Hell.
A new movie from
Gratuitous Space Battles shows off Positech's science-fiction strategy
game that's planned for release sometime this year. The clip is available on the
YouTube, and here is a
refresher on the game: "Gratuitous Space Battles may look like an RTS game, but
it's design is closer to 'tower-defense' than a conventional RTS. The player
designs his ships from modules, arranges them into fleets, and deploys them
(complete with some AI-orders) and then watches them fight against enemy AI
fleets. Although the battles themselves do not allow direct control over the
ships, there is an element of multiplayer to the game. Players can upload a
challenge to the GSB server, complete with their best fleet and a taunt for
their enemies, and other players can download that fleet and fight against it
with their own."
The tenth issue
of Threat of Peace kicks off the second chapter in this online comic series
relating the back story for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Star Wars MMORPG
under construction at BioWare. Also, the latest holorecord (video) from the game
voiced by actor Lance Henriksen is online: "Continuing his investigation, Master
Gnost-Dural delves deeper into the history of the galaxy after discovering that
the blockade that Hylo Visz helped end was a result of the actions of the new
Mandalore." The "The Return of the Mandalorians" clip is on the
Star Wars: The Old
Republic Website and mirrored on
ActionTrip and
Gamer's Hell.
A new version 1.61 of the
Zombie Panic modification for Half-Life 2 is now available. The new
version offers a few fixes as described in the
change log. Thanks Ant
and Half-Life Fallout.
Happy Independence Day! Hopefully even if you're not in the U.S. you're enjoying
some independence today, and if you are in America, hopefully you are enjoying
your 4th of July festivities while avoiding any related mishaps. We'll be having
a little cookout ourselves, but as usual will be laying pretty low and hopefully
providing some comfort for Hudson the wonder dog, who gets panicky at fireworks.
By the way, if you have a dog that suffers similarly, please be sure to make
sure all escape routes from your house or yard are especially secure, as many
pups go missing every year after giving in to the instinct to try and escape
from the explosions.
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