Rare certainly doesn't know.
Rare has been answering mailbag questions publicly for a very long time now. Many questions in the past have given interesting insight into the world of Rare development as well as the industry at large.
Though a Western developed game, Japanese Infamous purchasers will be the only ones privy to the demo.
Excited about playing the God of War III demo soon? Don't be, because chances are if you can read this you won't be able to.
With the success of the series and the open-ended aspect of the story, any number of titles could be made.
In a recent interview with Xbox 360 World, producer Sébastien Puel talked a bit about the future of the Assassin's Creed series. With Assassin's Creed 2 on the brink of release, discussion has already arisen regarding where the series will go next.
Riot Games' soon to be released title, League of Legends, is taking the Defense of the Ancients gameplay mainstream
Back in 2003, a custom game scenario called Defense of the Ancients (known by fans as DotA) was made for Warcraft 3. This modified multiplayer map basically took the game’s hero classes, and made them the core game mechanic with support from AI controlled minions. The scenario was an instant hit and within only a few years the game reached worldwide popularity. It became arguably the world’s most popular unsupported game mod, even finding its place in tournaments like the World Cyber Games. Now in 2009, developer Gas Powered Games is trying its hand at a modified version of the game marketed towards more than the mostly hardcore audience that has enjoyed it to this point.
Nathan Drake is back for his second adventure in this stunning PlayStation 3 title.
It's impressive to finally see gaming approach a level of complexity in character and story development that parallels what we see in most modern movies. After viewing the very first cutscene in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves I was immediately impressed. Never before had I seen character interaction, dialog, and nuanced expression executed so well in a video game. Uncharted 2 does a spectacular job engaging players in what amounts to be a ten hour interactive movie.
Gearbox Software's Mad Max-inspired title is finally complete.
According to Gearbox Software, their upcoming "RPS", Borderlands has gone gold. The title, inspired by the movie Mad Max, blends both RPG and First Person Shooter genres.
While Persona 4 sales in America were below expectations, all of the other titles released in both America and Japan performed above expectations.
Atlus recently released their sales figures for Shin Megami Tensei games, spanning July 2008 to August 2009. These figures included both the actual sales figures and Atlus' own projected sales.
Though Reggie would love to see it, retailers should be able to meet demand.
In a recent interview with CNBC, Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime declared that retailers should have ample stock of Wii for the holiday season.
Yoko Taro explains that he did not find the graphics of The Crystal Bearers appealing due to the SD nature of the Wii.
While at Tokyo Game Show, Yoko Taro, director of the upcoming Square Enix title, Nier, had a few choice words for Nintendo and the Wii.
Though having just released, UK retailers have already discounted the system.
Joystiq reports that four independent UK game retailers are offering a discounted PSPgo price.
