The first news is very very sad. Debora Tate, from Federal Communications Comissioner in US, said that one of the top reasons for college drop-outs is World of Warcraft. Sad!
The second one is for these drop-outs. If you’re an addict and live in Beijing, now you can have a meal in Warcraft restaurant. I don’t have to say that everything there will resemble Warcraft world.
Sega launched a casual gaming portal, called PlaySega, for the US and Europe. It will have several different games styles, like arcade, puzzle, sonic and others.
It will have some exclusive games and each game will have their own achievements.
Interesting to play it at work.
(source: Gamasutra)
There are some rumors that Ubisoft will launch a new release of their Driver franchise. It seems that they intent to focus in driving action instead of walking action.
(source: Eurogamer)
The times are tough and with this economical crisis worldwide, videogames industry isn’t immune. Midway, one of the historical studios from this industry, is near bankruptcy. With a debt that stand $150M, they have to find money ‘til the end of the year or…goodbye!
They already started to cut in staff (25%), closing studios (like Austin one) and cancelling projects. Good luck!
(sources: Kotaku, Eurogamer and GamesIndustry)
One major aspect of new DSi was the attempt to crack down on software piracy. However, hackers already have destroyed Nintendo’s plans.
Nintendo America said that a DSi launch in US territory won’t happen before March.
Aaron Greenberg, from Microsoft, questioned if Home isn’t a bit outdated. He feels like a second Second Life but three years after and comparing Xbox Live to Home, is a nonsense, because there is a huge gap in quality.
(source: Eurogamer)
The first preview of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves have landed. There will be a new girl (Prince of Persia style?), sixaxis mechanics, etc (you can read more in our sources).
A new trailer has also been published with great visuals.
Check out our sources to know more about this promising game.
(sources: CVG, Kotaku, VideoGamer and Eurogamer)
Heavy Rain is getting hyped everyday. The incredible design and graphics mixed with a promising gameplay are the ingredients for all this hype.
You can read an interview with Heavy Rain director and know how films like Seven and Silent of the Lambs are influencing the game.
The game’s script was written in 15 months, having 40k words and achieving 2k pages. To capture the movements, they used 70 actors and took 170 days to record. In the end, 30k animations were achieved.
You can know more in our sources.
