The man behind Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima is apparently very ready to announce his latest project. Despite the amazing early sales on MGS4, the game was all the rave then fizzled away as a very lackluster multiplayer made the game almost unplayable. There are speculations on what the announcement might be, but many gamers will want to continue the saga of Solid Snake. The probability of MGS5 being announced is almost impossible which will lead to some disappointment. Most gamers only know him from his work in that series and though I fully believe he will make a stellar game, it is akin to Bungie announcing something not Halo-centric. People turn their head, but shrug and walk away.
In what could be the worst kept secret in gaming for 2009, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was finally confirmed to be real. The fan requested port is being developed from the Dreamcast code base with a few nice twists.
First and foremost, there will be online play based largely on the net code from Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (so you can expect both player and quarter matches). There will be HD upscaling options as well as widescreen if you don’t want to look at the original 4:3 stylings. My favorite feature is that all 56 characters will be unlocked from the start, so you don’t have to go through unlocking everyone like you’ve done in the past.
For PS3 gamers, a demo will be available on the PSN this week so you can check out a few characters in offline play. No demo has been announced for the Xbox 360 yet. The full game will be available this summer for $15 / 1200 Microsoft Points.
I’m just happy that I’ll need one less console now for fight night gaming parties. Maybe the PS3 will be the only one we need (SF4, SSF2THDR, SC4, MK2, and now MvC2).
If you didn’t think a sequel was coming, you must have been living under a rock or hitting up the peyote (wanna share?). Rockstar today announced Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a Winter 2009 release on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out.
I loved the first two Max Payne titles last generation, so I’m excited to see what Rockstar has up their sleeves now. Based on the teaser artwork they sent, Max Payne is about to fuck some bitches up.
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That’s right, friends, The Beatles Rock Band is coming this year, 9-9-09 to be exact. The game will be released in multiple countries on multiple platforms the same day, so get ready.
The Beatles: Rock Band will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles extraordinary catalogue of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career. In addition, The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a limited number of new hardware offerings modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr throughout their career.
Sounds like a plan to me. I’m sure Harmonix will do the “journey” right, so expect to play through all The Beatles earlier songs first in the game. I’m a big fan, so I’m pretty excited for this one.
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You know the takes of Jeff and Yaris as well of millions of other CoD fans out there. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the best of the bunch. You’ll all be pleased to hear a sequel is in the works.
Dubbed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the game will be shipping in Fall 2009. I guess once you get above 4, it’s time to not number the games anymore.
No word on where the game is set, but rest assured the next CoD game will be set in modern times. We’ll keep you posted as more details arise, but Activision isn’t commenting yet.
Nintendo North American boss Reggie Fils-Aime dropped a little bombshell on his recently in an interview with Gametrailers. He speaks of a brand new game that is coming out and we all will be very, very, excited. Here is what he said:
All I can tell you is what we announce during E3 is gonna be fantastic. The gamer is gonna be excited and the expanded audience is gonna be excited.
Let’s see. It won’t be another Mario game. It won’t be Metroid either. No way its anything Metal Gear. What other beloved characeter have we not seen? I am going to say it right here. I think it will be a new Donkey Kong game. Widely regarded as the best SNES game of all time and a favorite of Billy Madison, this game would turn all kinds of heads. We should all venture our guesses and see what it will be. We shall find out this summer. Hopefully Loot Ninja will be there.
Microsoft’s keynote today at GDC, but that doesn’t mean their European PR team can’t drop a press release early. In the document, they announced Gears of War 2 in conjunction with Epic. Is anyone really surprised?
The game will be released in November 2008, and will provide more of the story that was originally developed as a trilogy.
The first Gears was a huge success, which we gave Game of the Year in 2006. So go play through that first game again a few times while we wait for Marcus Fenix to make his return later this year.
EA casually let out that Rock Band will be coming to the Wii. I guess that Wii logo on the microphone was no joke.
In a conference call, CEO John Riccitiello just casually mentioned the “coming launch” of the Wii version of Rock Band. IGN received confirmation that a Wii version is indeed coming, but no release date has been set.
No word on downloadable content yet for the Wii either, but I imagine it will be a difficult task given the small memory size of the console.
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Rumor has it that Microsoft will be dropping the announcement at this year’s Game Developer Conference on a release date for Gears of War 2.
While we do know the game is coming at some point, it’s been rumored that 2008 is when we’ll see Cliffy B’s killer sequel. And given the fact we haven’t heard from Cliffy in quite some time, it would indicate he’s hard at work on some game, with Gears of War 2 being the most logical explanation.
Only time will tell, as GDC is right around the corner. Stay tuned as we get more information.
Sony’s big secret that the PSP will be Skype compatible was let out early but there was one caveat that we did not see coming. A future firmware update will allow only users with the PSP Slim to obtain the update. No one knows the exact reason, but a future microphone that is to be released to allow voice communcation might not work with the older model. Although I like the idea of firmware updates, alienating a good amount of your users who were loyal to you in the beginning stages of the handheld is a huge, huge, kick to the junk.
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