Bem Vindo à Fúria de Kratos!

God of War 3 é um jogo de ação em terceira pessoa da famosa série da Sony que traz o temido Kratos como protagonista.

Os desenvolvedores já haviam comentado sobre o título, afirmando que este deve fazer uso das funcionalidades do Sixaxis e terá suporte ao DualShock 3 — além integrar de uma possível modalidade cooperativa —, quando a SCEA fez o anúncio oficial do game.

O título se passa cronologicamente após todos os outros games da série, dando continuidade aos eventos de God of War 2. Segundo os desenvolvedores, o game deve explicar de uma vez por todas por quê os mitos gregos não existem mais.

On Dec 12 Gamers will get to see games, they wil get to see celebrities. They will see lights, cameras and a whole lotta bullshit. Last year i expressed my distaste for Spike TVs horse and pony show on video games. I even called some winners even before the show aired on live TV.

Truth be told this award show is phony. People think that they are the ones choosing the winners from each category? Tell me why Game of the Year has mostly games that were released in the past 3 months? Why are there no Nintendo games nominated such as Pokemon, Scribblenauts or Muramasa: The Demon Blade? New Super Mario Bros Wii is getting critical notoriety yet Spike TV ignores the games for GotY.  Thats Bullshit!

Still need convincing? OK, lets talk about other categories. Best Music Game and Best Soundtrack. Some reason Spike loves to put games like Guitar Hero and Rockband in both categories. There are tons of games with wonderful soundtracks yet they dont get nominated. Such as Muramasa, Street Fighter 4 etc. Ohh wait!? I think spike added a new music category? Best Orignal Score? Ohhh what a shock! Games that all came out no less than 3 months ago. You started to see a patter here?

Now here is some real BS for ya. Best DLC and the nominations are from two games: Fallout 3 and GTA4. Wait, wait, wait! Out of all the games that had DLC they choose two games for four nomination slots? No Marvel Alliance 2 for added roster and new missions? No Batman for PS3 exclusive bonus to play as Joker as well as more challenge stages that were all FREE!!! I mean seriously I came up with two nominations and even if there was no chance for them to win at least you give the fans a choice between four different games! Sounds like voter manipulation to me.

Im calling winners right now. Most of the game awards will go to Modern Warfare 2. Uncharted 2 will get one or two. Guitar Hero will get one and so will Rockband. Batman will win best voice actors by either Quinn or Joker. Best cast will go to Ghostbusters la la la blah blah. Case in point the VGA’s are crap! Nominations are bought by game publishers to advertise this years releases for hopes of holiday season profits. Instead of watching the VGAs why not just sit down and enjoy your favorite game or play a new one. It’s a better use of your time.

I mentioned in my earlier post that the God of War Collection comes with the E3 demo of God of War III, in all of its fantasticness. I tried it out this morning.

Having played a bit of the first God of War recently, I can make an informed statement that God of War III looks at least 78.8475% better than its predecessors. Every little thing, from the massive scope of the game (which was in the first two, really) down to the most minute detail (especially the detailed gore) is impressive. The gameplay itself hasn’t changed much, which is just fine. There is more involvement with controlling NPCs, and in one part you control a troll, and it’s totally awesome. I’ve never played God of War II, so maybe that’s something they implemented in that one. Either way, it was fun.

Fans of the series aren’t going to find anything life-changing in this demo, but it will convince anyone that has never played one of these games that they need to get into them. It’s a pretty dumb move that this game only comes with the God of War Collection, because a wider audience needs to have exposure to it.

So as far as I’m concerned, the 2009 gaming season has come to a close as of Nov 17th. With the release of Left 4 Dead 2, and Assassin’s Creed 2, I have officially purchased every single game I wanted for the remainder of the year. If you want a list of the new titles I’ve picked up, head on over to the Vidja Collection.

That being said, I’ll have quite the time between now and 2010. I’ve modified my roster of up and coming watch/must have titles across the x360, PS3, and Wii.

Watch = I’m looking forward to it, but a purchase can go either way.
Must Have = I don’t care if it get’s shit reviews, glitches, or ends up dissapointing the masses. Guaranteed purchase for me.

So without further ado here’s the update.

Xbox 360
Saboteur – Watch. I’m not convinced I want this, but I’ll watch it as my absolute final title for 2009. If it’s good, I’ll give it a go)
Bayonetta – Must Have
Mass Effect 2 – Must Have
Bioshock 2 – Must Have
Dante’s Inferno – Watch. I’m leaning heavily towards must have, but we’ll see. I haven’t seen enough to know, and since it’s a new IP, I have nothing to base it on.
Lost Planet 2 – Watch. Never played the first, so I don’t really care either way. If it turns out to be quite good, I’ll take the plunge.
Splinter Cell Conviction – Must Have
Alien vs Predator – Watch. This will either be great, or horrendous. Time will tell.
FFXIII – Watch. I’ve been off the Final Fantasy train for awhile. If it’s seriously epic, then I’ll bite.
Dead Rising 2 – Must Have
Alan Wake – Must Have
Castlevania Lords of Shadow – Must Have
Doom 4 – Watch
Gears of War 3 – Must Have. Not that I really love Gears that much. But I might as well complete this godforsaken trilogy. Looks slated for 2010…
Halo Reach – Must Have

Playstation 3
Heavy Rain – Must Have
God of War 3 – Must Have
The Last Guardian – Must Have

Wii
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

Since I neglect the Wii like it’s a leprous vagrant, I’ve passed on a few titles that seemed to be interesting to me, but I’ve never gotten around to getting. Should the time come, the following are some of the titles out on this little white box that I’ll most likely grab over time.

No More Heros
Madworld
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Okami – figured I’d play it on the Wii, since my PS2 version requires a corded controller.
New Super Mario Bros.

Out of all of these games, which ones am I really looking forward to the most?
Casltevania Lords of Shadow, God of War 3 & Heavy Rain. Sure I’m really wanting to play Mass Effect 2, but Castlevania and I go way back. God of War is one of the best franchises out there in my opinion when it comes down to pure gaming enjoyment, and Heavy Rain is looking better than Alan Wake in terms of console exclusive IP.

Not gonna lie, when these three games were announced…

Just a little. Specifically at the Lords of Shadow announcement.

God of War Collection dropped into retail stores yesterday, and it dropped into my greasy little hands earlier today. It features Gods of War I & II and some bonus God of War II content that I’ll never check, all for $40.

The games have been remastered in high definition, sport 720p specs and 60 frames per second goodness, and comes with a God of War III demo. It looks really good on my TV, better than I thought it would. The cutscenes were not redone, and they actually look significantly worse than the in-game graphics. I played through the first game a couple of years ago, and I can’t wait to replay it and get my fingers into God of War II in anticipation of numero tres.

The first giveaway on tktdojo for you dojogamers. Winning the Demo is easy all you have to do is answer is 3 questions and I will email you the demo code. We are only giving away one this time, but in the future giveaways will be bigger.

The Questions are

1. What army was Kratos one of the captains?
2. What is the name of the leader in 300?
3. What is the title of the God of War game that released only on cell phones?

Well get your Thinking caps or your Google on and be the first to post the answer in the comment section.

I know I’m kind of late on posting this considering its been around for a minute but here’s a list of things that are coming with the Ultimate Edition for those of you who aren’t reading the picture and just sitting there with your jaw to the floor. List and Exclusive Reserve costumes after the break.

• The God of War 3 Game
• An Art book that covers the God of War series
• An Exclusive Dominus Skin
• 7 Exclusive Combat Areas
• Unearthing The Legend, A Documentary of the series
• Blood and Metal, a Heavy Metal album inspired by the GOW series
• The God of War Trilogy Soundtrack
• A Pandora’s Box replica to keep all of the above sealed in.

The Gallery below contains a larger image of the collection and all of the exclusive reserve costumes that you get from Amazon, Gamestop, and GameCrazy.

God of War III won’t be out until March 2010.  Yeah. So?  Now the anticipation will be soothed slightly as the God of War Collection is out as of today.  Players new to franchise (what are you 15?) can now experience the game that, in my opinion, popularized so many game elements you see prevalent in today’s action games.  Veterans of the series can now have the satisfaction of playing two of the PS2’s best games ever on one Blu-Ray disc remastered in 720p.  As a bonus, this new version will contain trophy support and  players will also get access to the GOW III E3 demo upon purchase, all at the budget price of $39.99.  An interesting approach to maintaining interest in subsequent PS3 continuations of PS2 legacy franchises.  One would hope that other PS2 series getting an upcoming PS3 installment get the same treatment (I’m looking at you ICO/Shadows of the Colossus!).  Stay tuned for a full review of the God of War Collection.  Sean C.

Official release below:

FOSTER CITY, Calif., November 17, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the North American release of the God of War® Collection, bringing the award-winning God of War® and God of War® II to the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system for the first time.  Just in time for the holiday season, the God of War Collection offers a substantial value to PS3 users, including both top-selling games at an attractive price of $39.99 CDN (MSRP).

The God of War Collection features high-definition versions of both God of War and God of War II on a single Blu-ray Disc™ at full 720p resolution.  Both critically acclaimed games, which were originally developed for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, have been digitally re-mastered with full-screen anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second, delivering the ultimate smooth gameplay experience on the PS3 system.

“We are thrilled to bring Kratos to PS3 even earlier than expected,” said Scott Rohde, vice president, Worldwide Studios America.  “Thanks to our partnership with Bluepoint Games, this Blu-ray compilation will allow fans and newcomers to experience the epic      God of War and God of War II saga in stunning HD for the first time.”

Additionally, PlayStation®Network Trophy support has been added to the franchise for the first time – for both games – and will challenge even the best of players.  Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Santa Monica Studio, the God of War series brings epic mythological battles to life with stunning graphics and an Olympic plot that puts Kratos, the trilogy’s main character, at the center of carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him.
God of War Collection has an ESRB rating of “M” for Mature. For more information about the ESRB, visit www.esrb.org.  For more information about the God of War franchise, visit www.GodofWar.com.

God of War Storyline
Set in the dark world of ancient Greek mythology, players take on the role of Kratos, a Spartan warrior. Plagued by the nightmares of his past, the ash covered warrior would do anything to be free of his debt to the Gods and the memories that haunt him. For ten years he has labored for Olympus, now on the verge of losing all hope, the Gods have given him one last task. Destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with the deadly chained Blades of Chaos, Kratos will have to overcome armies of mythological monsters, legions of undead soldiers, and amazingly dangerous and brutal landscapes.

God of War II Storyline
God of War saw Kratos, a mortal warrior, set upon an epic quest to dethrone a God. But his journey did not end there.  In God of War II, Kratos sits atop his Olympus throne, as the new God of War – far more ruthless than Ares ever was.  To end his continued torment, Kratos must journey to the far reaches of the earth and defeat untold horrors and alter that which no mortal, or god has ever changed… his fate. God of War sets an epic stage for a devastating mythological war to end all wars.

Acclaim for the God of War Franchise
God of War releases have set the bar for the action-adventure genre and been acknowledged by some of the videogame industry’s key publications, which include PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Editor’s Choice Award), Game Informer (Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Handheld Game of the Month Award), GamePro (Editor’s Choice Award), Electronic Gaming Monthly (Best PS2 Game), IGN.com (Editor’s Choice Award and Game of the Year Award), and four nominations in the Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, including Overall Game of the Year and Console Game of the Year.  The franchise has also been awarded with several honors including several E3 Best of Game

Awards (given by several online publications), numerous Game of the Year and Best Action Game Awards (given at Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, Golden Joystick Awards, PSX Extreme Awards and the 3^rd Annual G-Phoria Awards, and by PAX, GameZone, GameDaily, GameSpot), to name just a few.

A rumor dropped about a CoOp mode being added to God of War 3. Examiner.com reported in this post they contacted Sony and received and answer from Eric Levine “This news is false.” The rumor gave me plenty of ideas of Kratos destroying enemies while teaming up with a bow-and -arrow using Athena, Hercules teaming with Kratos while beating down opponents with his bare hands, and Nariko from Heavenly Sword combined with Kratos creating a dream team and becoming a nightmare for any god. The rumor sparked my imagination, how about you guys post in the comments what ideas that came to you.

"Miercoles del 2x1"

En la pagina de Gameraccess, se puede leer que, depues de haver jugado el demo de GoW3, tuvieron acceso al “site de Sony’s Retail Loyalty”, en el cual habia preguntas y repuestas rapidas para saber mas acerca del trabajao del studio SantaMonica, entre las cuales encontraron esta:

Lo que podemos observar es la pregunta: God of War III tendra modos coperativos en linea?; a lo que la respuesta es un rotundo SI.

Sera verdad, sera mentira, sera la vieja del otro dia.

Usted overdrivero quiere sus mapas a la batman pero de a 2?

PD: Si no me entendieron aqui el site en ingles porque ando de nuevo Drogo.

fuente: thegameracces

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Belle leçon de démocratie de la part de Sony pour la version collector de God of War III.

En effet Sony nous permet de voter, via son site,  entre une statuette de kratos, un porte-clefs, un pendentif ou un t-shirt pour compléter la jolie boîte de Pandore qui contiendra entre autre :

• - La bande originale complète
• - Un comics ou un roman graphique
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• - Une compilation des cinématiques de God of War I et God of War II
• - Une accès réservé pour du contenu téléchargeable exclusif
• - Un making-of
• - Un commentaire des développeurs

Pour le moment cette édition collector n’est prévue que pour le sol Américain.

Though there are few things that arouse a crusty, irascible, cantankerous old man full of stubborn ideas, Eurogamer Expo had one scantily clad Greek up its sleeve who was sure to keep the blood pumping

I’m a curmudgeon, and I hate crowds, so it was a faint relief to see that the Eurogamer Expo had plenty of room to manoeuvre once you got inside. We’ll be doing a more general talk about the Expo in the current issue of the magazine, but I just wanted to get a few words in about the undoubted star of the show: God Of War 3.

Only Assassin’s Creed 2 seemed to be attracting as much attention, but strangely there was very little harrumphing at the amount of time people were spending on GOW. Even bad players were a joy to watch thanks to SCE Santa Monica’s remarkable rendering job. Kratos’ avatar is genuinely glorious, with rippling musculature and moody mien yelling out from the screen. The Blades of Athena and new weapon the Cestus carve their bloody way across the screen in livid HD, offering the satisfying metal-through-flesh ker-chunk that we all remember so well.

The demo on offer showed relatively few bits of the game, and nothing we hadn’t really seen before. Still, the epic backdrops of the Titans framing the burning cities really smacks you between the eyes. A brief flying sequence, some chances to swing across a chasm by leaping from Harpie to Harpie, and a tough fight with an awesomely visceral Chimera which culminates with you snapping one of its goat’s horns off and impaling it through the head with it… well, this is the stuff that dreams are made of. Ok, really nasty dreams, but dreams nonetheless.

Kratos’ acrobatic combat style is just as you remember it, with our brooding anti-hero leaping nimbly out of attacks, blocking crisply, and chaining bloody death moves together like he never went away. If anything, SCE has upped the gore quotient, with a centaur’s entrails spilled bloodily across the marble floor – take more than new Flash Bathroom to clear that up – and a remarkable QTE where sun god Helios has his noggin brutally, and extremely slowly, torn away from his body by old scar features. Oooh, tendons.

God of War 3 is – there’s no other word for it – sexy. Assuming you’re aroused by tendons snapping and viscera spilling, and who isn’t? With Modern Warfare 2 missing from the mix, it was the standout visual experience available on any platform at the Expo, and I just can’t wait for the release.

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Aunque no soy pro PS3, tengo que admitir que God Of War 3, es un juego excelente, con unas graficas, historia y personajes, excelentes,  actualmente, esta la demo disponible para algunas personas a travez de la PSN(PlayStation Network), y en el evento que se celebro en Mexico los dias 6 y 7 de Noviembre (PlayStation Connection) se pudo jugar la demo de este juego. Aqui les dejo un video sobre el juego:

A quienes ya han probado la demo de este juego, que nos platiquen su experiencia.

GamePro dergisi, God of War 3′ün yapım direktörü Stig Asmussen ile yeni oyunun gelişimi ile ilgili çok keyifli bir röportaj yaptı. Röportajın tamamı derginin Kasım sayısında yer almakta fakat sizlere iletmekten büyük haz duyacağımız bir çok önemli detay siteden yayınlandı. İşte o röportaj…

GamePro: God of War II’nin üzerinden tam 2 yıl geçti ve yeni oyun için beklentiler inanılmaz düzeyde… Siz oyunun, fanların istediği seviyeye geldiğinden emin misin? O raddeye eriştiğinizi düşünüyor musun?

Stig Asmussen: Teoride evet, pratikte hayır. O beklediğimiz seviyeye gelmek için yapmamız gereken çok şey var. İlk iki oyun gereken sıçramayı yaptı ve God of War III’te de taşların yerine tamamı ile oturması gerek… Nitekim bu tür bir yapım geçmiş oyunlardan iyi olamazsa… Ne diyebilirim, herkes mutsuz olacaktır.

GamePro: Oyunun yapımı esnasında karşılaştığınız en büyük zorluk nedir?

Stig Asmussen: Açıkçası en büyük zorluk her şeyin birlikte yarattığı karmaşa… Oyunu geliştiren departmanlarla beraber yapmak istediğimiz bir sürü şey var. Daha önce yaptığımız 3-4 kişiyle bir odada toplanıp “işte yapmak istediğimiz şey bu” demekti ve bunu yapmak o kadar da zor olmuyordu.

Şimdi ise teknoloji çok karışık… Bölüm detayları akıl almaz düzeyde… Eski oyunlarda üzerinde 3-4 ay çalışarak yaptığımız işler şimdi çok daha fazlasını alıyor. Bölümlerin ve uygulama ve yapım süreci inanılmaz karışık…

Örneğin size çok küçük görünen bir detay için biz 15 kişiyle özel olarak çalışmak zorunda kalıyoruz. Helios’un kafasını kesme sahnesi’de buna bir örnek… Teknolojiyi doğru kullanmak ve tüm ekibin katettiği yolun birleşimi…

GamePro: Son yıllarda görüyoruz ki Resident Evil gibi, sadece single player odaklı bir oyun bile iki kişilik bir modla oyuncuların karşısına çıktı… Siz God of War III’de neden böyle bir co-op modu düşünmediniz? Ya da bu size uymayan bir durum mu?

Stig Asmussen: Hadi bu soruyu ben sana sorayım… Resident Evil’de nasıl oldu co-op modu? Sence co-op ile oyun daha mı iyi oldu yoksa single-player’a mı yoğunlaşmalıydılar?

GamePro: Hmm bana kalırsa oyunda verilen hayatta kalma hissi epey baltalandı. Sürekli yardımcı olan ve sağlık sağlayan bir karakter oyunun o ‘korkunç’ atmosferinden götürdü.

Stig Asmussen: İşte vereceğim cevaba zemin hazırlamış oldun. Çok büyük bir Resident Evil fanıyım, ama oyunu satın aldım ve başında 2 saat geçirdikten sonra bir kenara bıraktım. Daha önceki tüm oyunları bitirmiştim ve ilk defa böyle bir davranışta bulundum.

Bizim God of War 3′te anlatmak istediğimiz bir hikaye ve yaşatmak istediğimiz bir deneyim var. Bu isteğimizle multiplayer oyun anlayışı uymaz… Peki bu multiplayer hakkında hiç konuşmuyoruz manasına mı geliyor? Hayır. Ekibim ve ben bu konuda ve daha bir çok konuda fikir yürütüyor ve bilgi alış-verişinde bulunuyoruz. Ancak dediğim gibi ekranda koşuşturan iki Kratos, anlatmaya çalıştığımız hikayeyi ve o hissi büyük oranda baltalayacaktır…

GamePro: İlk iki oyunda ekstra olarak Challange odaları vardı. Yeni oyunda da bu odalardan olacağını varsayarak farklı bir şeyler düşünüyor musunuz?

Stig Asmussen: Oyun çıktığında elbette bir çok farklı görev odası beraberinde gelecek. Ancak oyun satışa sunulduktan sonra, yeni oyun mekaniği ve yeni yaratıkların bize sağladığı imkanla, indirilebilir içerik olarak yepyeni görev odaları yapabiliriz. Oyunu güncel tutmak adına epey iyi bir fikir gibi duruyor…

Diğer yandan indirilebilir içerik konusunda ekipten çok güzel fikirler çıkıyor. Bakalım bu iki ayda neler yapacağız…

GamePro: Toplam oyun deneyimimiz kaç saat sürecek? Diğer iki oyundan daha uzun olacağını söyleyebilir miyiz?

Stig Asmussen: Şimdiden buna bir yanıt vermek çok güç çünkü oyunu halen geliştirmekteyiz. En doğru yanıt, oyuncunun ne kadar iyi olduğuna bağlı olarak 10 – 20 saat arası değişen bir oyun süresi olduğu… Hardcore bir oyuncuysanız 10 saatte, oyun deneyiminiz daha az ise 20 saatte bitirebilirsiniz oyunu…

GamePro: God of War III’teki büyük boyutlu bulmacaların oyunun süresini arttıracağını söyleyebilir miyiz?

Stig Asmussen: Pek sayılmaz. Bütün gizleri ve eşyaları bulmak isterseniz oyuna %20′lik bir oynama süresi daha ekleyecektir bu.

Yalnız bir çok envanter (silah, kostüm vs.) oyunun başından elinizde olacak. God of War III çizgisel bir oyun. Hep çizgiseldi zaten; yani oyundan RPG öğeleri, yan hikaye veya bu tür şeyler beklemesin kimse…

GamePro: Oyunun yapım aşamasında, bir yerde çıkardığınız özellikler arasında Sixaxis desteği olduğunu biliyoruz. Sixaxis ile işiniz tamamı ile bitti mi?

Stig Asmussen: Hayır.

GamePro: Gerçekten mi?

Stig Asmussen: Şu an oyunun herhangi bir yerinde Sixaxis kullanılmıyor. Fakat bu oyunu tamamlayana kadar bu yönde bir şey yapmayacağımız manasına da gelmiyor. Bakınca bir çok kullanılabilecek yer görüyorum Sixaxis için…

Öncelikle God of War III’ün her şeyini bitirmeyi deniyoruz. Eğer oyuna bir şey ekleyeceksek de gerçekten iyi bir deneyim sağlayacağından emin olmalıyım. Bahsettiğim ince bir tahtanın üstünde giderken, dengeyi sağlamak amacı ile hareket sensörünü kullanmak türevi şeyler değil yani…

Ayrıca oyunda hassas kontroller de istemiyorum. Bu tür bir oyuna uyan veya Kratos’un yapacağını bekleyebileceğimiz şeyler değil… Örneğin, Helios’un kafasını koparırken aynı zamanda Sixaxis’i sallayarak kafasını daha şiddetli bir biçimde alabilirsiniz isterseniz… Bu tür şeyler olabilir.

Sometimes, a game comes around that totally engulfs your free time, spins in your head all day, and annoys the hell out of your girlfriend.  DJ Hero is just that game, and MAN am I having a blast with it!  I used to play on the ol’ wheels of steel back in the day, and this has completely given me the itch to play again.  Forza 3 is temporarily on the shelf folks, and the DJ is in the hizzouse!  Oh yea, some Left For Dead 2 co-op action will also be had in between sets…and some sucking up to my better half of course. Zoltan N.
Demo pick of the week: Has to be LFD 2.  Co-op zombie smashing with frying pans FTW!
Gamertag: zzzoltan

This weekend is going to be split up between me continuing my quest to unlock all the songs in DJ Hero (yes, it’s been a week and I haven’t done so yet), and also continuing to unlock all the characters and ending cinemas in Tekken 6.  Other than that, the MAG private beta ends this weekend so I’m planning to put some final shots in before it closes and the public beta subsequently opens.  I also received my review copy of Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier and have already been playing the first couple levels and am pleasantly surprised since the last time I played it was at Fan Expo 2009 where I was not very intrigued.  Sean C.
Demo pick of the week: Bucking the trend this week, I also got early access (for Canadians at least) to the God of War 3 E3 demo that will be available if you buy the God of War Collection or District 9 Blu-Ray or immediately if you pre-order the GOW3 Ultimate edition (just not in Canada yet).
PSN/Steam: shonathan

This weekend I’ll jump into the House of the Dead: Overkill Director’s Cut (the section I just unlocked) on the Wii and then get back to spinnin’ on DJ HERO.  Our very own ZOLI (former DJ of 15 yrs) and myself (former DJ on TV) will continue are DJ HERO acheivement competition we’ve started.  Z- dog currently leads…but he’s gotta sleep sometime! Giving my wrist a break from all the scatchin’, more Smackdown vs Raw 2010 will be in the mix.  James S.
Demo pick of the week: Left 4 Dead 2! I missed the whole experience the first time around, but after checking it out at X’09 -Count me in! Using frying pan is so satisfying. CLANG!
Gamertag/PSN: elSCIENTIFICO

This week has been an eventful one for me. First of all, I’m enjoying the Grand Theft Auto series for the first time. I used to get bored after half an hour of killing rampages, but the two expansions to GTA4 (which I will be reviewing shortly) have pleasantly surprised me and held my attention for the last week. I also got to try DJ Hero, which is a lot of fun but I doubt I’ll actually buy it. Finally, I’m still chipping away at 100% completion for KH 358/2 days during my travel time, which is currently diminished because of all the November assignments I have to do for school.  Mike D.
Demo pick of the week: (big surprise) Left 4 Dead 2! The first one was pretty fun, and I’m hoping the developers can match the mayhem of the original.
Gamertag: Retneug

PNG Bro-Down Episode 34 – This is R-Zone

And we’re back with another fresh and hearty episode of the PNG Bro-Down.  In a world where Tribes still reigns supreme, we still manage to muster some enthusiasm for games such as Dragon Age, God of War 3, Borderlands, and You Robot.  Other topics include Tiger’s R-Zone, LED Football, Gran Turismo 5 ’s $60 million development cost, the death of the N-GAGE platform, game & watch, and how we just can’t seem to stop playing Tribes.  We also read and e-mail from Superfan Lars and get serious about who’s responsible for a disappointing day one purchase.  Is it you, the media, developers, or publishers? 

Have an opinion you’d like to share and have us talk about?  Send an e-mail to png@pixelsandgrids.com, call and leave a voicemail at (216)367-9088, or leave a message on Skype at PIXELSANDGRIDS.  See you next week!

Você vai ter 2 chances de jogar primeiro que todo mundo God of War 3:

1°- Dia 29 de dezembro, será lançado nos EUA em versão Blue-ray, o filme Distrito 9 que virá com a demo do game God of War 3.

DVD + DEMO

Nunca vi isto antes filme+ game juntos, mas… está valendo!!! Melhor para nós! Vai que essa moda pega! rs

Ah… se todo filme viesse com uma demo… acredito que a venda de games ia aumentar demais!

Claro que não basta você ter um aperelho de DVD que leia blue-ray, para poder sentir o gostinho do game. Se você só tem um aparelho, amigo… você verá apenas o filme.

Olha ai o Trailer do filme, para quem não assistiu no cinema:

Agora, para os felizardos que tem um PS3, poderão não somente ver o filme – que digasse de passagem é muitooo bom , eu pelo menos curti bastante – mas também saborear em primeira mão o game em que Kratos continua a acabar com as figuras imortais que conhecemos da mitologia grega com muito mais violência que antes.

God of War 3, não é um jogo apenas de matar e tals… Tem toda uma história que nos prende e que faz com que joguemos horas e horas!

 Quem conseguir comprar o Distrito 9 lá nos Estados Unidos, vai ter a chance de jogar e aproveitar para ter pelo menos a demonstração antes, já que o jogo só será lançado em Março de 2010.

Ah… Vale lembrar que se for comprar o filme aqui no Brasil, ver se vem com a demonstração. Pode ser que só venha com a demo lá nas gringas!

2°- Sua última chance de ter o game antes é comprando a coletânea do God of War Collection, que vai ser lançado, também nos EUA dia 17 de Novembro. Na coletânea vem o God of War 1 e 2 e a demonstração do 3.

É isso aí… agora você tem 2 chances de jogar primeiro que todo mundo o game tão esperado!!!

Fonte: Playstation

Thanks to the awesome guys at HWUpgrade, I was able to try out the new (old) demo for GOW3, even though Sony didn’t send me any e-mail. This is the last time I buy their stuff from PSN, I swear.

The demo is clearly an old build. Shadows are terrible – you can stand directly in front of a flame, and sometimes the shadow will actually be toward it – and framerate is not consistent enough. But still, that should be fixed by the game’s release. On the other hand, this is the usual GOW. The violence has been upped a bit… ok, a lot. And it still feels a bit too DW-esque for my tastes. At least in the demo, you can just go forward by pressing any attack button continuously. Nothing to do with Ninja Gaiden or Shinobi. And it’s still got one too many QTEs.

I don’t know if I’m getting it or not. Maybe when the price goes down.

This weekend Sony handed out codes for the God of War 3 demo that was shown earlier this year on the E3. If you didn’t see it yet, here’s your chance. From my own experience i can say that it doesn’t dissapoint.

Release date(full game): March 26, 2010
Official site: www.godofwar.com

Watch the 2nd part of the demo after the jump.

God of War III Demo

Lookie-lookie. Got my pre-orders in for God of War III AND the Re-Released God of War 1 and 2. for only “5….. $5…. $5 dollar reserves!!!”

Como ya les había comentado, la gente de Sony México fue tan amable de proporcionarme un código para el demo de GOW3; y con mi recién restaurado PS3 me dí a la labor de sacarle todo el juego a este pequeño demo y he aquí mis impresiones.

El demo es el mismo que nos vienen mostrando desde el E3, y para cualquiera que haya jugado los anteriores GOW les espera la diversión a su máxima expresión. Desde un inicio la movilidad de tu personaje se siente sumamente pulida, combos de hasta 200 golpes son fácilmente posibles ya que el sistema de pelea continua siendo el mismo que colocó a esta franquicia como ejemplo a seguir de los Hack and Slash, pero momento ¿esto es para bien?. Sin duda lo es, ya que no solo han basado su esquema en los juegos pasados si no que lo han pulido prácticamente hasta la perfección ya que podemos encontrar varios nuevos movimientos para desgarrar, destrozar, desangrar, y decapitar a los personajes más entrañables de la mitología griega.

Gráficamente a pesar de ser “Work in progress”  los detalles en personajes y escenarios son bestiales, es sumamente impresionante observar como le corre a Kratos la sangre de los enemigos que acaba de matar por encima de su cuerpo. Los fondos y efectos de partículas demuestran otro nivel en cuanto a programación se refiere y quedarás con la boca abierta al ver, en tu pantalla de HD corriendo el juegos a 60 FPS,  la escena cuando le tienes que arrancar la cabeza a Helios, quien según la mitología griega era la personificación del sol  es extremadamente realista.

"Say Uncle"

Los acertijos típicos de la serie siguen presentes y aunque no se caracteriza por estos mismos, es bueno un pequeño receso para poder secarte esa sangre, en este caso tienes que descubrir lo que la cabeza recién arrancada del señor Helios puede hacer para ayudarte en tu búsqueda de venganza.

Al final del demo viene una demostración de la velocidad que el procesador de nuestro PS3 puede alcanzar y es extremadamente gratificante ver que pasa la prueba con altos honores, solo no me agrado del todo el control en esta escena donde gracias a una corriente de aire y a las alas de Ícaro (las cuales las conseguiste en el juego pasado), tienes que planear por un ducto reducido tratando de esquivar rocas, espacios cerrados y toda clase de barreras, el control aquí se siente un poco menos responsivo pero aún así no fue motivo para morir (si para recibir una serie de golpes, pero no para morir).

Ahí termina el pequeño demo y solo me queda ir ahorrando para cuando llegue el día de vengarme de los dioses, lo haga en toda su gloria como solo Kratos lo puede hacer; al menos para mi esta va a ser una compra obligadisima.

Wow! What a fantastic gaming experience.

First of all a big shout out to everyone who put this Expo together – it was one of the smoothest run I’ve been to.

I got to see and play so many upcoming games it was a well spent £6.

Only disappointment was not playing Assassin’s Creed 2 as it was rammed all day. That meant wait to play it or skip it and probably play 2 or 3 other games.

Left 4 Dead 2 (XBox 360) and Tekken 6 were also extremely busy but I could take them or leave them so didn’t mind missing them too much.

Was surprised to see Army Of Two: 40th Day only have two TV’s showing the game and then be taken away well before the end of the day – would’ve liked to have given that a spin.

But there is a hell of a lot of stuff I DID play to get through, so let’s get to it…

ALIEN VS PREDATOR

I’ve been looking forward to this game (and Aliens: Colonial Marines) since it was announced.

The hands on was multiplayer only, with the choice of Marine, Alien or Predator. With words of Private Hudson ringing in my ears “game over man, it’s game over man!” I chose Marine.

Mainly to see how the game plays compared to other FPS’s but also because I wanted to try my luck against the more fancied non-human characters.

I’m glad to say it holds up very well indeed and being a Marine isn’t as weak as I expected. You land a round of fire on a Predator he’s going down, likewise with the Alien but he’s so quick landing a round on him is an achievement.

They have captured that sense of panic you feel for the Marines in the film really well and it will be interesting to play the game without the background noise of an Expo going on!

BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2

Totally didn’t expect to see this at the Expo but it was a very pleasant surprise.

I’m looking forward to this more than Modern Warfare 2 (meh, so sue me fanboys) and this hands on has increased the feeling this could be a special game.

Again it was multiplayer only and at times I had trouble finding the opposition but Battlefield Bad Company 2 looks astounding and plays really well.

The use of vehicles is a great touch and well handled, while the weapons had a reassuring kick to them as well. Could be massive online.

BAYONETTA

Not being a big fan of the Devil May Cry has meant that Bayonetta hasn’t really been on my radar other than a few trailers I’ve seen here and there.

Having the chance to play through a couple of levels has seen my interest rise but I get the feeling this would be more of a rental than a purchase.

However if you liked Devil May Cry you will probably want to pick up a copy.

BORDERLANDS 

Again, Borderlands was a game that I thought looked quite interesting but didn’t get when it was released a few weeks ago.

I feel that was the right decision – not because of how the game played, it was really good, but because this game has to be played in online co-op.

So for that reason, in the crowded pre-Christmas schedule, I won’t be picking this up.

However come the new year (or even the traditional summer drought) I’ll be persuading a few mates to get it and we’ll blast through it together.

DANTE’S INFERNO

As you’ll see further down the list, God Of War III was also on display at the Expo and unfortunately for Dante we played Kratos’ demo first.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Dante’s Inferno – this is a game that looks good and has some varied imagery on display.

However there is also A LOT in this hands on that is lifted directly from God Of War III.

Having played both if I had to pick it’d be God Of War but hopefully Dante’s Inferno’s story will be gripping enough to warrant a playthrough.

DARK VOID

This one was my biggest disappointment on the day.

It wasn’t exactly clear what we were supposed to be doing and there seemed to be a bit of an issue with the vertical climbing and cover system not quite working.

As this is a demo and is also probably a few months old I will give Dark Void the benefit of the doubt but from that hands on it reminded me of 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand just with a jetpack.

GOD OF WAR III

We kicked the day off with a playthrough of God Of War III and what a start to proceedings!

Graphically lush and with some great new visual effects, this is a game that manages to be even more brutal than the previous instalments.

Blood gushes everywhere, including all over Kratos himself, and stays wherever it’s landed – adding a touch more realism to the mythological world.

This will be a must have for any PS3 owner (who’s over 18 )

HEAVY RAIN

Much has been made of Heavy Rain and how amazing it could be. Everything I’ve seen of it points to something special so I was desperate to give it a go.

It took a while to get used to the controls (best described as like a driving game – R2 moves you forward and you use the left stick to dictate which direction) but it was a triumph when you did.

Graphically it was stunning, though the Junkyard level didn’t look as good as the Shop level.

What we enjoyed most about the demo was that for both parts we had different outcomes.

The fact that it isn’t game over if you don’t make it through a sequence in one piece is awesome and the amount of options/choices for you means the game should have strong replay value.

I think Heavy Rain could be something very special if it can live up to the promise shown in these demo levels.

* ‘HEAVY RAIN’ : GREGHORRORSHOW’S BEST IN SHOW – Eurogamer Expo 2009*

M.A.G

M.A.G is one of those games that I was undecided on going into the Expo.

256 multiplayer sounds amazing but all the footage I’d seen so far hadn’t been overly impressive.

However having actually played it I can confirm it’s great fun and well worth playing.

Sure we had no context of the squad depth or anything like that – just a set of objectives – but the actual gameplay itself was really strong.

Recoil was massive (may be realistic?) which meant you had to really aim you shots or you end up firing at the sky.

Definitely one to pick up and get involved in come January 2010.

THE SABOTEUR

Another game I was looking forward to that didn’t quite live up to the promise shown in the trailers.

I do think The Saboteur will be an absolute blast to play (pardon the pun) but people looking for a polished, deep gaming experience may need to look elsewhere (Heavy Rain perhaps? )

Coming from Pandemic I expect this to be more in the vein of their previous title Mercenaries 2 – which is no bad thing, I really enjoyed that title.

The main problem here is that the AI seemed completely moronic. It shatters the illusion of getting past them in disguise when you can stand in front of them in your normal get up, aiming at a gun at them and they do nothing.

So, judging from the hands on, if you go into The Saboteur expecting a masterpiece you may be disappointed but if you’re looking for a fun title to blow some stuff in – then this could be the one for you.

SPLIT/SECOND

Was not expecting this at all.

Thought I’d check Split/Second out as I liked the idea from the trailer of destructable scenery etc.

This game was an absolute blast – a cartoon style rampage through an airport race track in the style of Mario Kart but with stunning HD visuals.

From what I could gather you fill up your ’special’ bar by driving fast and drifting around corners. Once the bar is full you have two options.

If you’re directly behind someone you can press X to trigger a more personal takedown, or at certain points trigger a short cut. If you prefer the bigger showpiece you’ll also have the option to press O at specific points on the track to trigger a major event, like the control crumbling and smashing down onto the tarmac.

Can see this being awesome fun in multiplayer.

* ‘SPLIT/SECOND’ : GREGHORRORSHOW’S MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE – Eurogamer Expo 2009 *

So there you have it – a monster round up of a fantastic event. Having been lucky enough to play through the games of the future I think it is an amazing time to be a gamer.

And with a lot of great stuff being PS3 exclusive we’ve got a lot of brilliant games to look forward to.

With inFAMOUS and Uncharted 2 already impressing you can add MAG, God of War III and Heavy Rain to the list.

Good times.