Os últimos meses do ano sempre foram os mais aguardados pela  indústria de jogos eletrônicos, para lançar seus novos títulos. Porém, uma  análise feita pelo site Gamasutra mostra que, em 2009, algumas editoras de games, em função da crise econômica, estão começando a investir em uma nova estratégia de marketing: postergar seus lançamentos para o primeiro trimestre de 2010. Assim, os consumidores adquirem os games não somente pelas férias, mas para jogar ao longo do ano.

De acordo com o site especializado, os editores não confirmam a notícia, mas empresas como a Ubisoft, Blizzard, Take Two e Sega têm planos para adiar seus lançamentos. O presidente da Sega, Mike Hayes, comunicou previamente que o resultado de uma análise de mercado levou a editora a considerar que 2010 será o momento ideal para maximizar o potencial de Bayonetta (Xbox 360/ Playstation 3).

A Take Two Interactive segue a mesma estratégia com Mafia II, lançamento previsto para o primeiro semestre de 2010; enquanto a Activison Blizzard anuncia o título de Singularity para março de 2010; e a Ubisoft confirma Tom Clancy´s Splinter Cell: Conviction para 23 de fevereiro.

Fontes: www.gamasutra.com,
Imagem: www.framebuffer.com.br

Když  jsem tohle uviděl na blogu jedné moc fajn kamarádky, okamžitě jsem si ho musel pustit a nestačil jsem zírat. Dabing je skvělý, pro trailer vybrali parádní scény (MG 42 je fakt efektivní), pokud se jedná o záběry přímo ze hry, bude to fakt paráda a už se rozhodně nemůžu dočkat.

Bude to ale chtít novou mašinu…

Foi liberado pela 2K novas imagens de Mafia II. O jogo está bastante realista, e parece estar muito bom, mais como não sou um grande fã da série, não me surpreendi muito. Nas imagens podemos ver em destaque o sistema de 24 horas que o jogo irá ter, além disso como ficaram os objetos depois de sua destruição.

В GT се появи доста обширно и интересно интервю на тема “Open World” в Mafia II Enjoy!

I immediatly thought back to last year’s 4-day trip to the Leipzig Games Convention together with Fred Prefuse when i found out last week that i won two tickets for the Gamescom in Cologne. We did think about going again earlier this year, but actually didn’t get to plan something serious. Now NG-gamer provided us with two tickets we just couldn’t resist the call to at least go and have a look. And as part of the price there where two Fairytalefights goodie bags and caricature drawings by an art director of Playlogic waiting for us when we got there. So after discussing our options and getting Fred Prefuse’s girlfriend to come along we decided on going saturday….

Continue reading after the jump.

A different feeling.
When i woke up early on saturday morning and the car-horn sounded through my street an hour later i couldnt wait to get going. After a three hour drive we arrived in Cologne to park our car in one of the big car parks next to the Koelnmesse. The place where the Gamescom was is said to be the fourth biggest exhibition centre in the world. And since we still could remember the Leipzig Trade Fair building from last year in all it’s splender we couldn’t help but get excited. Only after having entered, exit-ed(by mistake) and re-entered this building left us with a different feeling.

“Killerspiele”.
Don’t get me wrong…We did have a very nice daytrip but there where just a few small things that made this Gamescom in Cologne a totally different experience then the Games Convention in Leipzig last year. Eventhough they did have a lot of the stands we already have seen in Leipzig the games shown of course where not last years news. To bad the way it was setup was that only games for all ages where visible and you had to go stand in line if you wanted to see anything else. We didnt really feel like cue-ing just to see a trailer and since you couldn’t see anything of what was going on inside most of the stands that made it very difficult for us to just go and have a look. I don’t know if this has anything to do with the strict age rules or new plans announced by the German government ministers to ban production and distribution of violent games, known as “killerspiele”. But maybe next year they can make a special 18+ area or something because just closed of stands doesn’t make a very interesting trade fair. The fact that the event already started to look like the wore out soles of my party boots didn’t really make for a better experience.

Hidden treasures & “boulevard”.
That the Koelnmesse is a big Trade Fair centre isn’t really a big surprise. The fact that there where only a few places to get food and drinks on the other hand is. The walking-buffet in the centre “boulevard” was an opportunity to get food but after having seen the amount of fries some of the visitors are able to fit on one plate my appetite vanished. The trick was to put a piece of meat in the center of the plate and cover it up with as much fries as possible in the hope the lady at the counter wouldnt see the secret hidden inside. This lady wasn’t born yesterday unfortunatly for those, because she had a “special” poking-straw to search inside the piles of fries and discover the hidden treasures. The coffee machine of this place did provide us with a nice cup of coffee to get us going after the long drive to Cologne. It turned out this place and a small outdoor area where actually the only two places we found outside of the four halls to get back some energy supplies. And to call an empty hallway inbetween the four halls a “boulevard” in my opinion is just an over-statement. Especcially if you have seen the centre “boulevard” with “mini beach” of the Leipzig Games Convention last year.

Unexpected things.
The first edition of the Gamescom had a lot of games we are al three really looking forward to. Some of the games from that list are: Rage, God of War 3, Brink, Assasin’s Creed 2, Modern Warfare 2, R.U.S.E, Mafia II, Borderlands, APB, Diablo 3, Starcraft II, MAG, Heavy Rain, Command & Conquer 4, Uncharted 2. But because of reasons named earlier we didn’t really get to see any of them up close. If we had 4 days to take our time it probably would have been a lot different because then you can actually plan where to go next. This doesn’t mean we got dissapointed, we just got to see other things then we expected. One of the games we got to play and surprised us all was Scribblenauts for example. This was a game i personally didn’t understand the excitement about in the media. But when i got my hands on it and started typing the first word i got it right away. It really is a game you have to play to fully understand its potential. Using your own imagination to get that first “starite” out of the tree is just simply way more fun then seeing someone else solve the puzzle for you. This was just one of the unexpected things we got to see at the Gamescom and there was much more…

No skateboarding in the living room!
After a couple of hours walking around we stumbled up on the new Tony Hawk “Ride” in action. The game comes provided with a plastic skateboard so you can skateboard in-house. My mom would have hated this game if i was still living at home. “No skateboarding in the living room!”: she always shouted… We paused at the crowd barrier for a while to see the game in action but when we saw a kid almost break his neck we decided, unless you can put the board on your lap and play the game while sitting down this wasn’t really ment for us. One thing we did notice was the way the tracks where layed out in the game. It looked like skating on a race track that you had to follow instead of the open go anywhere skateparks we where used to in the old Tony Hawk Games. We dreamt back to the time making almost unlimited chained up combos in the corner of a well picked swimming pool in Tony Hawk 3 and rolled on.
Official site: www.thride.com

The King of the Cosmos.
Katamari Forever a title we are all three looking forward to didn’t dissapoint luckely. When we arrived at the NamcoBandai stand there was only one kid in front of us playing the game. After about 2-3 minutes he found out he was totally crap at it, didnt understand what to do and felt our warm breaths down his neck he decided to take his pride and not to finish the level. We quickly grabbed the controller and rolled up a Katamari of 600 meter’s in the time provided. The graphics look a lot like the original game only fresh, crispy and in full HD of course. The controls are excactly the same as the original using both joysticks of the ps3 controller in tank-like steering. The King of the Cosmos is still a very demanding person and our 600 meter Katamari wasn’t enough to please him but we had good fun seeing him in action again. Favourite quote of the king: “i sense a rectangular object, checking shapes database…”
Official site: www.katamariforever.com

“Fairytalefights Energydrink”.
When we made it to the Playlogic stand the people there where very excited. We asked one of them about the NG-gamer contest and they opened up the red ribbon to let us in as if we where famous, leaving all the people waiting in the long line behind us in envy. We walked up the stairs in their fairytale castle to get a first look on Fairytalefights. This is Playlogic’s new hack & slash fantasy platform game they where showing on the top floor of the castle. Once we got settled behind the biggest screen they had up there we immediatly got sucked in to the funny multiplayer madness this videogame provides. And when we got offered a can of “Fairytalefights Energydrink” we where forgetting all of the things we had seen earlier.

Slice’n'Dice.
The game puts you in the form of one of your favourite fairytale characters in a bizar twisted fairytale world. You can play solo or with 2-4 players offline and online in a “sort of” co-op mode. I say “sort of” because it’s co-op untill the point where you chop-up your teammates together with your enemy’s. Yes you can chop-up not only your enemy’s but also your teammates and when i say chop-up i realy mean “chop-up in anyway possible”. The developers used the “unreal engine 3″ to create a fairytale with a level of blood and gore you haven’t seen before. The cartoony style and so called “dynamic slicing technology” lets you Slice’n'Dice up anything in your way leaving a trail of blood you can actually use to slide on. Graphics look good and we especcially liked the way the camera moved along the level as we progressed. Zooming in and out and turning when the level took a different turn gave a nice feel to the overal experience. Controls are kept nice and simple. The basics are using the left stick to move, x to jump and the right stick to hack and slash in 360 degrees. Overall the game left us with an unexpected feel of joy and excitement.

“And the crowd goes wild!!!”
While we where playing the people of Playlogic started throwing t-shirts in the crowd from the top level of the castle. This gave Fred Prefuse and his Girlfriend a chance to feel what its like to actually stand up there and see all the excited people. They even got to throw in a t-shirt themselves. After all this enthousiasm and playing the two demo levels we went outside to have another cigarette, relax and discuss what we just experienced.

“that one was actually her idea.”
When we got back we met up with Robin Keijzer. He’s art director at Playlogic, he told us when we initially arrived he had an interview to go to first. He said he would draw our caricaturs when he got back later. We would get two drawings so i offered myself up to let Fred Prefuse and his girlfriend have the opportunity to get themselves caricaturized. But i guess Robin saw the cartoon-like quality’s of my face because not much later i was getting a comic make-over as well. While he was drawing we got a nice chance to sit down and talk a bit about the game and his role in the development. Robin designed the biggest part of the characters for the game like Snow white, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big bad Wolf. I asked if “The Naked Emperor” one of the playable characters i really enjoyed to play with in the demo was one of his brainwaves. He then went on telling that his girlfriend works for Playlogic as well. She played a big part in the development of the game and he said: “that one was actually her idea.” Later we also found out she is responsible for all male characters in the game to have nipples. She then even stopped by to confirm all of this madness.

A big red & white candy-cane.
Before we knew it Robin had drawn us in Fairytalefight style accompanied with our favourite hobby’s. And sligtly confused by all of this with our freshly drawn caricaturs nicely wrapped in plastic and goodiebags in our hands we finally said goodbye to the excellent people of Playlogic. The goodiebag contained another can of “Fairytalefights Energydrink”, a Fairytalefights T-shirt, a big red & white candy-cane and two other games from Playlogic: “Obscure II” for the Wii and “Infernal: hell’s vengeance” for the xbox360. Not bad at all…
Official site: www.fairytalefights.com

Thanks to NG-Gamer and Playlogic.
We had an excellent day at the Gamescom. We got to enjoy the Trade Fair even if it was just a glimpse of the entire event. We got to see plenty of crazy dressed up people and we got a great feel of the whole Trade Fair floor. Just to be walking around on such a big event and hear the crowds go wild over a key-chain or t-shirt from their favourite game is simply amazing. We didnt get to see everything we would have liked to see but instead we got a few special treats and surprises we didn’t expect at all. Special thanks to NG-Gamer and Playlogic for this awesome experience!

See you next year Gamescom,

Oboema Prefuse.

more @
www.playlogic.nl
www.gamescom-cologne.com
www.ng-gamer.nl

+ няколко скрийншота бонус от joystiq.com

Какво ни остава след като и Mafia II е отложена за 2010 година? Еми да гледаме пълната демонстрация от E3 ‘09 предполагам (има доста безумна цензура, но като цяло е доста интересна)

Firma 2K Games udostępniła przed kilkoma dniami długi, bo aż piętnastominutowy film, w którym można zobaczyć fragment drugiej odsłony cyklu Mafia – wielce oczekiwanej nad Wisłą produkcji, powstającej za naszą południową granicą. Materiał prezentuje jedną z pierwszych misji gry, dokładnie tę samą, którą w czerwcu mogłem zobaczyć w Los Angeles na targach E3.

Pościg ulicami miasta Empire Bay.

Scenariusz składa się z dwóch części. W pierwszej z nich główny bohater udaje się na miejsce akcji, a że odległość do celu jest spora, pokonuje ją samochodem. Na uwagę zasługuje tu fakt, że policja nie reaguje na pędzący ośnieżonymi ulicami samochód, który notorycznie przekracza dozwoloną prędkość, a także łamie inne przepisy, np. przejeżdżając przez skrzyżowanie na czerwonym świetle. W pierwowzorze takie zachowanie było surowo tępione przez stróżów prawa, tutaj niestety nie i naprawdę szkoda, że odstąpiono od tego pomysłu. Mafia straciła trochę na realizmie i wyraźnie podążyła w stronę serii Grand Theft Auto, gdzie o konieczności zatrzymywania się na czerwonym świetle nikt nigdy nie słyszał.

W drugiej części mamy już do czynienia z totalną jatką, gdyż Vito i jego towarzysze pokazują wyższość nad konkurencją za pomocą broni palnej. Warto zwrócić tutaj uwagę na niedostępny w pierwowzorze system osłon, który znacznie uatrakcyjnia wymianę ognia z wrogami.

Mafia II trafi do sklepów w przyszłym roku. Oprócz pecetowców, w rolę Vito Scaletty będą mogli wcielić się również użytkownicy konsol Xbox 360 i PlayStation 3. Wszystkich zainteresowanych tą budzącą ogromne nadzieje grą, zapraszam do lektury artykułu, w którym zawarłem swoje spostrzeżenia na temat prezentowanej na E3 misji.

Take Two CEO’su Ben Feder, 2010 mali yılında yeni bir çok platformlu Grand Theft Auto oyununun çıkmayacağını söyledi.

Feder yaptığı açıklamada şunları söyledi:

“2010 mali yılında amacımız bağımsız, yeni bir GTA oyunu olmadan şirketi kar edebilir bir seviyeye taşımak. GTA IV için iki tane daha indirilebilir içerik yayınlayacağız ancak tamamen yeni bir çok platformlu GTA oyunu çıkmayacak”

Feder, Bioshock 2 oyununun ertelenmesi ile ilgili basın mensuplarına bilgi verdiği toplantıda, gelecek mali yıl için Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption ve Max Payne 3 üzerinde durduklarını belirtti.

Grand Theft Auto IV için planlanan “The Ballad of Gay Tony” indirilebilir paketi sonbaharda Xbox 360 platformları için yayınlanacak.

Bunun yanında GamesIndustry.biz sitesinden bir analist, 2011 mali yılında GTA için daha fazla indirilebilir içerik ile GTA V’in piyasaya çıkacağı değerlendirmesinde bulundu.

BioShock 2 was originally due for release on October 30 in Europe, but now has no definite release date.

Toplantıda ayrıca Ben Feder, daha önce 30 Ekim’de Avrupa’da piyasaya sürülmesi planlanan Bioshock 2′nin ertelendiğini de duyurdu. Oyunun yeni çıkış tarihi henüz belli değil.

Gamespot.com is always the first one to crack the shell, and they’ve done it again with Mafia II ! 15 minutes of gameplay footage are available for you to watch. I’ve noted down some stuff too !

Check the video here.

Ok, so this will definitely be better than The Godfather 2 by a long shot. Here are some stuff I’ve noticed in the video :

• It has realistic car dynamics. Meaning that it’s snowing in the city, and when you’re going at 50mph you’ll slide on the road when you take a turn

• It’s graphics are superb. Lots of detail into everything, just like the guy said. The atmosphere is very suggestive : a post WWII fictional American city that’s struggling to cope with the recession

• It’s got some cool cars of that age

• It’s got some cool animations

• Awesome Hollywood quality voice acting

• Destroyable environment (Bullets destroying tiles on the wall, pillars, crates etc.)

• I’ve also noticed that the camera can get frustrating in close spaces, such as a stairwell (b)

• Cars blow up too soon when fired upon (b)

• Awesome GTA : IV cover mechanics

• Already fixed, non-customizable character (b)

• Awesome story

(b) = bad

Those are just some stuff I’ve noticed. But I can’t wait to check out this game ! The video is stunning as well ! You should check it out !

The release date hasn’t been established yet. But it’s gonna be released some time in 2010.

Head over to The Game Eye to watch the official walkthrough demo of the upcoming Mafia II game from 2k Czech.

Here’s the link: Mafia II walkthrough video

É galera a onda agora é adiar o lançamento de games, a vez agora é de Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption e Mafia II, que como Bio Shock 2, também foram adiados para o ano fiscal de 2010.

Segundo Ben Feder, da Take-Two:

“A decisão de mudar a data de lançamento nunca é fácil, especialmente a de um produto tão esperado quanto BioShock 2. Nós sentimos que isso era essencial para garantirmos que o título será entregue aos fãs como eles merecem.

“Como resultado, nós agora iremos lançar as sequências de várias das nossas mais fortes franquias – incluindo BioShock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 e Red Dead Redemption – durante o próximo ano fiscal. Esses títulos irão melhorar o nosso lineup de 2010, e junto de outros produtos planejados para o ano que vem, gerar lucros para alcançarmos nossas metas.”

Se você ficou triste eu tenho uma noticia boa pra te dar, o adiamento irá nos favorecer em uma parte, pois assim os produtores poderam fazer com que os games atigem quase que a perfeição, ou seja, os games seram muito bons.

Well the other day Arkane Studios, the folks behind Dark Messiah, were announced as the fourth developer on Bioshock 2 (A long with 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes). Apparently they were just working on level design and a few gameplay elements to make sure Bioshock 2 is the game that they want it to be. However it looks like it could have been due to Bioshock 2 not being on track as it’s been delayed until Fiscal 2010 (November – November). As well as delaying Bioshock 2, Take Two have delayed Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption to Fiscal 2010.

Or Take Two could be scared of (Call of Duty:) Modern Warfare 2. At least they have a good lineup for next year.

É isso mesmo, na onda de BioShock 2, Max Payne 3 e cia também foram adiados para o ano fiscal de 2010. Antes todos seriam lançados até o fim do ano.

Ben Feder, da Take-Two, disse:

“A decisão de mudar a data de lançamento nunca é fácil, especialmente a de um produto tão esperado quanto BioShock 2. Nós sentimos que isso era essencial para garantirmos que o título será entregue aos fãs como eles merecem.

“Como resultado, nós agora iremos lançar as sequências de várias das nossas mais fortes franquias – incluindo BioShock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 e Red Dead Redemption – durante o próximo ano fiscal. Esses títulos irão melhorar o nosso lineup de 2010, e junto de outros produtos planejados para o ano que vem, gerar lucros para alcançarmos nossas metas.”

Para quem ficou triste ontem com o adiamento de BioShock 2, essa notícia é no mínimo outra bomba, mas tenham em vista que segundo os produtores o adiamento irá dar à eles o tempo necessário para os games atingirem seu ápice em qualidade técnica.

Não é tão ruim assim, certo?

I’m sure all of you out there who play Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 know that Mafia II is coming out this fall. It will be released for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the PC. I’m looking forward to this game and I plan on buying it soon after it’s released.

Although not a direct sequel to the first title in the series, Mafia, I have high expectations for it. Mafia was a pretty good game for its time. For me, it was a little difficult at times, but I got through most of it. (I never ended up finishing the whole game.) Mafia had a good storyline and it was worth playing. I’ve seen the trailers for Mafia II and it looks real good. I’m not going to reserve a copy of it but, like I said, I will buy it soon after it comes out. I’ve needed a good mafia game ever since I bought The Godfather II for the full $60; it was kind of a disappointment and not worth the 60 bucks.

The player takes the role of Vito Scaletta, a World War II veteran who returns home and soon enters a life of crime. He and his friend Joe Barbaro become gangsters thinking it’s the only way to a better life. Apparently the game is supposed to be like The Sopranos in a way that Vito deals with his personal family and his second “family” (the mafia). With the game set in the late 1940s, the cars have become faster than the first Mafia and the police aren’t as bothersome. The screenshots I’ve seen and the trailers I’ve watched make Mafia II to be a good game. Let’s hope it is.

I’m curious to see what the missions will be like, considering that Mafia had some pretty cool and exciting missions.

“Eu vou fazer uma proposta que ele não poderá recusar” essa é a conhecida frase de O Poderoso Chefão, quem nunca assistiu em??? Agora, a empresa de entretenimento 2K Games mostra a vida de Vito Scaletta um mafioso no final dos anos 40, diferente do primeiro jogo da franquia, que conta a história de Tommy Angelo, um taxista que acidentalmente acaba envolvendo-se com a família Salieri, organização criminosa controlada por Don Salieri.

Fazendo uma jogabilidade semelhante à de Grand Theft Auto(GTA), Mafia II foi considerado um GTA do crime organizado, uma vez que o protagonista da história poderá dirigir carros, aviões, atirar e assaltar em um cenário livre de limitações, mas é claro com suas determinadas conseqüências.

Na E3 deste ano foi anunciado que o jogo terá um grande enredo provido de varias missões que deixaram os jogadores de queixos caídos, uma vez que os produtores dedicaram um tempinho extra com o script. O jogo não contara com modo multiplayer, já que os desenvolvedores pretendem revolucionar o modo de contar histórias no mundo dos games.

Vito Scaletta se assemelha muito com Michael de O Poderoso Chefão, pois assim como ele, Vito é um ex-combatente que acaba de retornar da Segunda Guerra Mundial, pronto para assumir o controle da cidade, que tem o nome de Lost Heaven(inspirada na Nova Iorque e Chicago).

Com todas essas noticias quentinhas da E3, aposto que todo gamer que se preze ficou com as mãos coçando de vontade de pegar o mouse e jogar esse jogo que com certeza será mais uma obra-prima no mundo dos games, o único ruim é ter que esperar o lançamento, até lá mataremos a vontade com o trailer oficial.