I got my hands on Guitar Hero III at GC, and while the tracks on offer in the demonstration build were particularly underwhelming, the appearance of Pearl Jam meant I could give it a decent run for its money.
Hit the jump for a full video of me hacking my way through “Evenflow” on Hard, and my impressions.
Best 360 Game: BioShock
Best PS3 Game: PES 2008
Best Wii Game: Mario & Sonic Olympics
Best PC Game: Crysis
Best PS2 Game: PES 2008
Best PSP Game: God of War - Chains of Olympus
Best DS Game: Eye Training
Best Online Game: Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures
Best Hardware: Wii Balance Board
Being a rabid zombie fan, I was naturally drooling from the moment I first heard about Techland’s upcoming zombie/survival horror title, Dead Island. After being shown some of the first level today at GC, I just wish it was 2008 already.
A representative from Gaming Culture learned a valuable lesson today during the Konami press conference at Leipzig Games Convention - ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. One would assume being given the opportunity to ask Hideo Kojima a question with all of the world’s major game press in attendance, would warrant a question of substance. Looks like someone had other ideas…
“I’d like to ask if the final game will support rumble.”
While developer Ken Imaizumi was particularly tactful in his response, essentially “we wish,” Kojima added:
Let me add what I think every day when I am developing. At Kojima Productions, there is a guy who is a specialist doing the rumble feature. We call him “the rumble guy.” Right now, he has nothing to do. I am really worried what I should make him do - so I really hope […] I can make use of him.
Ouch.
In between cigarette breaks at Leipzig, EA were showing off their latest NFS installment. While the trailer showcases some of the fine damage modeling, detailed environment and sweet tyre smoke in the game, we’re told you can expect even more in terms of strategic AI in this one.
We didn’t have the heart to walk past this down-on-his luck 386 while he was belting out an Elvis classic.
I finally got my hands on Rock Band today at the Leipzig Games Convention, and must warn you in advance - I am now officially a gushing fanboy. Without even having seen all of what is on offer at GC, this is looking like sure-fire Game of the Show material. More video, and plenty of gushing after the break.
Joe Booth, producer of FIFA 08 for the PlayStation 3, showed off the game today at the Leipzig Games Convention. This years FIFA has been rewritten from scratch, and will be 20% bigger than any previous FIFA game - featuring 575 teams from 30 leagues, and a whopping 15,000 players.
It seems the issues the Madden team were experiencing with the PS3 are a thing of the past, as FIFA will run at 60 frames per second. And the Ubisoft developer who said the PS3 couldn’t do good AI? Wrong. The AI in FIFA ‘08 runs at 1,000 decisions per second.
EA have added a new “Skill Move” system for moves like step-overs, which includes the signature moves you would expect from famous, elite players. For the less hardcore players, the game will feature EA’s new “Family Play” system, where the entire game can be played with two buttons - one for passing, one for shooting the ball.
Acknowledging that the number one request from soccer game fans is 22-player online matches, FIFA 08 is getting there - 5 vs 5 online play will be released as free downloadable content after the launch. Exactly how long after remains a mystery.
Alex Rigopulos, CEO of Harmonix, announced more details for Rock Band today at the Leipzig Games Convention. Mirroring the strategy used by Sony for the upcoming Singstar PS3, Harmonix have chosen to “exhaustively localize” the music in the game - both the on-disc content and downloadable content.
In an unexpected, yet savvy move, the European release of Rock Band will also see a special PlayStation 2 version released to reach the massive audience of gamers who haven’t yet stepped up to the current generation of consoles.
Be sure to check out the ten new tracks that were also announced today.
EA announced 10 new tracks for Rock Band today at the Leipzig Games Convention - all are master recordings, so no lousy covers here.
