Japan has been playing Folklore for a while and loving it. Now, everyone in the rest of the world will get a chance to try out the demo. The demo went live in Europe yesterday and will go live in the US this afternoon.
Folklore is a skilfully-woven tapestry of beautifully-detailed, colourful landscapes and characters with a gripping supernatural storyline and intuitive, motion-sensitive game-play. Set in the Irish village of Doolin, players soon discover that the village hides a mysterious gateway to the Netherworld where it is rumoured that people can commune with the Dead…
Get downloading quick, because the demo will only be available for download until August 31st.
GameSpy got some hands on time with the demos for Devil May Cry 4 for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 at Leipzig. It’s the same demo from earlier this year, just now playable on the Xbox 360. Their impressions? The Xbox 360 looks ever so slightly better, but the PS3 version has better controls.
The PS3 version looks marginally less refined to us, but anyone looking to start a console-superiority argument wouldn’t have much ammo here. Both games look amazing. It’s the controls, however, where we felt the biggest difference.
Argue however much you will; after five and a half years of hacking, slashing, and shooting demons, we and millions of gamers are very accustomed to the feel of the PlayStation controller, be it Dual Shock 2 or Sixaxis, for the DMC experience. Our gripe with the Xbox 360 demo is that the controls feel too directly ported over to Microsoft’s controller, and it’s not a good ergonomic fit.
I’m sure as the game gets closer to release, both the graphics and controls will be refined for both systems. Hopefully Capcom doesn’t pull an EA and focus on one version only.
Hideo Kojima revealed some new information for Metal Gear Solid 4 at Leipzig and showed off the new bosses in the game. All of them are metal, war-hardened beasts. Kojima has what he likes to call a “Beauty and the Beast” theme to the game.
You’ve got Howling Wolf, a dog/wolf kind of thing that howls a lot, Raging Raven, a flying woman with wings and a jet pack that screams “RAGE!”, Screaming Mantis, a puppeteer woman with marionettes hanging from her extra arms, and Laughing Octopus, a woman with metal arms coming out of her head like Doc Oc from Spiderman.
Sony unveiled more details about the new PlayStation Eye at Leipzig. The game will come with a few mini games that look actually kinda fun. Maybe Sony will put their camera to better use than Microsoft has for the 360. My Vision camera has been sitting around collecting dust for a while now.
Yes, the demo at Leipzig ran at 60fps. No, the final game will not. Speaking with Gamers Creed, Mark Rein shared that the final code for the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will run at 30fps.
in the final game they’re going to lock frame rate at 30fps and you’ll be so happy playing the game, so thrilled with how amazingly it all comes together
Boo on that. UT3 is better the faster it plays, and 60fps would be amazing for the console version of the game. Maybe they’ll change their minds, but somehow I doubt it.
Codemasters will host a stellar showing of exclusive playable reveals at this year’s Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig, Germany, running August 23rd – 26th, 2007.
The ever growing videogame developer and publisher’s showcase booth (Hall 4, F01) will feature playable premieres for Clive Barker’s Jericho™, Turning Point™: Fall of Liberty, new downloadable content for Overlord™, plus the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system edition of hit off-roader Colin McRae: DiRT™. A Codemasters Online area will be dedicated to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ and feature content update Book 10: The City of the Kings.
“Everyone within Codemasters is extremely excited to have both Clive Barker’s Jericho and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty playable at this year’s Games Convention in Leipzig,” states Rod Cousens, CEO, Codemasters.
“We have very high hopes for both titles and, as we continue to increase Codemasters growing presence, we recognise the significance of allowing our fans and consumers to get an early taste of what’s to come, and this year’s Games Convention in Germany is the perfect opportunity to do so.”
Codemasters will host a stellar showing of exclusive playable reveals at this year’s Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig, Germany, running August 23rd – 26th, 2007.
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