The 2009 Leipzig Games Convention has been officially canceled. What was once Europe’s biggest gaming event is no more.
While we here at Loot Ninja were never able to attend, we can still say it’ll be missed. A lot of big news always went down in Leipzig, but the economy is a bitch and not everything can live on. In its place, Game Convention Online will take place from July 31st to August 2nd. The convention’s focus will be on browser, client and mobile games.
What, if anything, will step up to take the place of Leipzig? GDC Europe hasn’t been as big, but could become larger after this announcement. Europe needs their big conference, so we’ll see how it all plays out.
Want to see some people suck at Guitar Hero: World Tour? Here’s some camera footage from Leipzig showing off Beat It with a full band. Looks like Guitar Hero in terms of the note tracks and Rock Band in the screen layout. Since all the instruments will work with all games, you can bet I’ll be getting this one. Don’t need any more sets of instruments laying around.
The Prince finally hits next gen and here is a first look at the totally messed up world he is living in. The game looks very good, but seems heavily dependant on climbing around and jumping. If this is done correctly, the game will be great, but if the camera sucks, we might have another NG2 on out hands. Great game, great controls, totally debilitating camera. Check it out and decide if this is worth the hype its getting.
2K released a new trailer for BioShock for the PS3 at Games Convention over in Leipzig. Nothing earth shattering or stuff we haven’t seen. What bothers me is the framerate. Yes, it’s just a trailer. But even the Xbox 360 trailers ran a nice normal framerate. Is 2K having issues getting the game up to speed on the PS3? Or did the video just encode bad? I’m hoping for the latter. October is coming up quick, so we’ll know sooner than later.
Chalk this one up into the category of “Peripherals you probably won’t ever use”. Similar to the Xbox 360 Chatpad, this keypad attaches to your PS3 controller (except at the top) and gives you text input. It works via Bluetooth, so you could essentially use this with any Bluetooth device that accepts keyboards.
The cool thing about this Keypad is that is has a mode that turns the main key area into a touch pad that acts like a laptop mouse pad. You can use it to navigate the internet easier and word is this could be integrated in some games in the future.
No pricing has been officially announced, but this Wireless Keypad will launch in November.
We’d seen the FCC submission for the PSP-3000, but Sony made it official today at Leipzig. The new PSP will have a better screen with a wider color gamut and anti-reflective technology as well as a built in microphone. Minor, but cool additions to Sony’s handheld. I’m perfectly happy with my PSP Slim, so I won’t be updating (especially since the Slim came out a year ago).
The upcoming Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters bundle will be the first way to get the new PSP-3000. After that, a new Entertainment bundle will be released that includes a 4GB memory stick. Hells yeah. Check out full details of both packs in the press release after the jump.
The game promises to be a true global RTS. I am eager to see how this works. These types of games seem to have a huge learning curve and people tend to get real good real quick. The game looks amazing, RTS’s usually do. Let’s wait and see how it actually plays.
Sony has announced PlayTV for the PlayStation 3, allowing users to watch, pause and record live TV, with the software set to launch in Europe early next year.
“The introduction of PlayTV really will extend the already broad entertainment credentials of PS3, and makes it an exceptionally attractive proposition for the whole family,” commented David Reeves, president of SCEE.
“With the introduction of PlayTV’s state of the art TV tuner and PVR functionality, PS3 is now the best choice of home entertainment hub for the whole family.”
SCEA has made some big announcements concerning new features to hit both the PS3 and the PSP.
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