Crytek: Crysis 2 Will Look Beautiful On PS3

According to reports, Crytek has told the OPM that Crysis 2 will look beautiful on the PS3. And of course we wouldn't expect anything less from this franchise that looked so pretty on the PC platform.

Sony Launches 'PlayStation MOVE' Website

Sony Corp. this week launched a new website division for the Playstation Move motion controller to be released for the Playstation 3.

The Playstation Move website includes a basic overview of the product, game lineup, and video developer diaries.

Molyneux On Heavy Rain: "Absolutely Brilliant"

Many will agree that Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is an example of the future of gaming; that it represents a mature, intelligent, innovative step forward for the industry.

Well, designer Peter Molyneux certainly agrees. PlayStation fans aren't always on board with this guy, as he typically spearheads games that simply don't arrive for Sony's consoles, but his experience is undeniable. In regards to Heavy Rain, Molyneux says the game is "absolutely brilliant." He even admits to being so emotionally affected by the experience that he simply couldn't continue. As summarized by Joystiq, Molyneux offered these candid thoughts in an interview with Frank Rose at SXSW this week:

"I recommend anyone who wants to start to see the first glimpses of the future of video games to go out and buy it. But, personally, I could not bring myself to play more than 90 minutes, because the world that was there was so dark and so emotionally involving I felt emotionally beaten up.

But there's no question in my mind that games like Heavy Rain -- games that have a new fidelity in the way that they present their experiences; obviously made with cinematography and motion capture in mind -- can really show the way forward to a new form of entertainment, which is evolving the story and choices and consequences".

We couldn't have said it better ourselves. And this only proves that excellent entertainment experiences can have a profound impact on just about everyone, and something like Heavy Rain will continue to influence developers for quite some time. Molyneux also complimented Quantic Dream on the design of the game in question, saying the QTEs "really meant that you had to pay attention all the time because you didn't know whether these quick-time events were going to come up." He also says that what the team does with Heavy Rain is "really revolutionary".

We may not get Fable on the PS3 but an exclusive title certainly managed to impress a guy who routinely embraces the Xbox 360. Platforms are irrelevant in the face of brilliance.

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New Video Walkthrough Of '3D Dot Game Heroes'

3D Dot Game Heroes is an interesting take on the retro revival as it's more of a retro roast. It's a mash-up of classic adventure and RPG games (mostly The Legend of Zelda and Dragon Quest) and pokes fun at several other franchises. You don't have to be a big retro fan to get all the jokes though, as half of them are sword-as-penis jokes, which never go out of fashion.

In his new video walkthrough of the game, Atlus PR Manager Aram Jabbari says it has over 100 loading screens that all parody classic games. "If it's an 8 or 16-bit classic that you grew up on, odds are that this game lampoons it and pays dear respect to it." He also spends a good amount of the video talking about the amazing graphics and how it takes full power and full advantage of the PlayStation 3.

3D Dot Game Heroes will be available on May 11th in North America for what Jabbari calls "the super-duper awesome price of $39.99". It will be available in Europe on May 14th.

Sony: "Several Bundles" Coming For PlayStation Move

At their GDC press conference, Sony announced that they will be selling a bundle consisting of a PlayStation Eye, a PlayStation Move and a motion-controlled game. Kyle Shubel, managing producer at Sony has now clarified what was meant by that stating that there will be "several bundles."

"We are going to have several bundles that encompass the major tiers. For example, if you're looking at SOCOM being a hardcore game, and Eyepet being a family game, and Move party being a social game, those may be the three bundles," said Shubel.

He was quick to note that these were not the exact details regarding the bundles, but that there will be bundles which appeal to different audiences, and no one will be forced to buy a bundled game that they do not like.

PS3 Sold Out In Europe Too, Not Just North America

Ahh, the power of God of War III! It looks like there are PS3 shortages in Europe as well as the US.

A number of online retailers in the UK including GAME, Gameplay and ARGOS are indicating they have no stock of the console right now!

Bug Or feature? Complete God of War Trilogy Soundtrack Is Available For Free Download

Either it is a nice feature, or someone at Sony has just created a very big bug.

The full soundtrack of God of War can be downloaded directly (and free) via the official GOW III website!

God of War Trilogy Soundtrack

God of War – Blood & Metal EP

Grab it while you can............

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Aliens vs Predator Console Versions Getting Patched

Patches for Aliens vs Predator's home console versions are on the way, Rebellion confirmed yesterday. No date yet, but the studio did provide a few details.

Along with the numerous balancing and weapon tweaks being introduced in the patch is the removal of long waiting times reported by some Xbox 360 players when searching for a ranked match. There's also improved support for southpaw players, improved team balancing logic for applicable modes, and a fix for XP being incorrectly affected by offline play.

"We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to AVP and want our fans to know if it’s within our power to keep them happy through on-going support then we shall do so," said Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley.

"Some things just can’t be foreseen and it’s great that we are able to respond to requests for modifications in this way".

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PS3 Digital Video Recorder 'Tourne' Appears to be a Hit In Japan

Tourne turns your PS3 into a Digital Video Recorder

It's been a few months since we've had one of those "line" stories, where the big Japanese sites send their correspondents out to cover the launches for major games. Famitsu.com came through with some sweet line pics today... although the lines were not for a game.

Today was the release date for three major game products: Yakuza 4 for PS3, Gundam Assault Survive for PSP, and torne for PS3. The first two are games. The last one is a sub ¥10,000 kit that converts your PlayStation 3 into a digital video recorder.

Over the past few weeks, there has been some indication that torne would end up being a hit product. Famitsu has been covering the product extensively, with multiple print features and, most recently, a rare peripheral box review. The magazine's editors scored the device three 9s and a 10 and offered it tremendous praise, with the person who gave it a 10 saying that he wanted to give it a 20.

There's also been indication that the product would be hard to come by. Last month, retail blog Famicom Plaza reported an initial shipment of just 30,000 units.

Famitsu.com sent its reporters out today to cover the launch hoopla in Akihabara and Ikebukuro, and they came back with pics and details indicating a torne craze.

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Record Of Agarest War 2 Being Made For PS3

A sequel to Record of Agarest War is in development. No, we're not talking about Record of Agarest War Zero, that's a prequel.

One of the products on Compile Heart's GDC list, perhaps to be licensed for the West, is a follow up to Record of Agarest War called Agarest Senki 2. The game is currently in development for PlayStation 3.

No concrete details (sorry!) since the news comes from a product list. Agarest appears to be a key franchise for Compile Heart and if Record of Agarest War does well next month there's a chance we'll see Record of Agarest War 2 in English.

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PS3 Sold Out Amid God of War III Release

Sony Corp's Playstation 3 held a sold out status at major US retailers this week amid the launch of action title God of War III.

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Sony: Lots Of SCE Studios Working On 3D PS3 Games

Technology That portrays 2D images has been around since 1832 in some shape or form. Today, 3D appears to be back on the upswing in films and games, thanks to new technologies.

Sony is the game console maker putting the most emphasis on 3D. The company has been showing off sample 3D games at events such as this years CES and most recently, last weeks Game Developers Conference.

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Uncharted 2 Cleans Up At The Game Developers Choice Awards

Five wins out of seven nominations

Uncharted 2 has won a massive FIVE awards at the Game Developers Choice ceremony. Uncharted 2 picked up the main award for Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best Technology, Best Visual Arts and Best Audio.

Only missing out on Best Game Design, which went to Batman: Arkham Asylum from Rock Steady, and the one for Innovation, which went to Scribblenauts from 5th Cell.

At the same Ceremony, John Carmack of id Software recieved a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Gabe Newell of Valve Software recieved a Pioneer Award.

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God Of War III Devs Worked 70 hr Weeks In Race To Meet Deadline

John Palamarchuk, the lead cinematic artist for God Of War III, revelead that there was a race to meet the release deadline for the game and that some of the development team were working 70 hour weeks.

"It was pretty intense, but it was also pretty exciting,"said Palamarchuk.

"We wanted to go out with a bang".

With the project complete, the studio is taking a month-long break.

Rumour: Gran Turismo 5 To Hit October 2010

If a spokesperson at the Game Developers Conference is to be believed, Sony is planning to release Gran Turismo 5 in October 2010.

Sony's official word however was that it would just be sometime this year.

PS3 Claims 54% Of Final Fantasy XIII Sales In UK

The fact that Final Fantasy XIII has this week claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 is of absolutely no shock – but onlookers will be far more interested to see how sales were shared across PS3 and Xbox 360.

Most exciting for us about this week’s chart is the position of Heavy Rain, still clutching tightly to the number four spot.

1 – Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, Square Enix)
2 – Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA DICE, EA)
3 – Just Dance (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
4 – Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream, SCE)
5 – Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Nintendo)
6 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision-Blizzard)
7 – Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Sumo Digital, Sega)
8 – Aliens vs Predator (Rebellion, Sega)
9 – Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Nintendo)
10 – New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Nintendo)

Uncharted 2 Now Comes In Book Form

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and Naughty Dog, Inc. have teamed up with Ballistic Publishing to release The Art of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, a 272 page book with all the artwork that was created for the game.

God Of War 3 Vengence Trailer