Gaming News and Rumours - Page 17

Roper Klacks · 06-03-2010, 08:41 AM

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Next in the Total War series: Shogun 2: Total War

Fantastic news! I'm very excited, as I feel that Shogun is still the best game in the series. Also, I now have a new computer that can actually run these games

Nice. So we now have a Medieval 2 and Shogun 2... so i guess Rome 2 is coming in the future. And that's great, Rome is easily their best game to date.

TiAgUh · 06-06-2010, 06:30 AM

Guess they're out of ideias

UPtimist · 06-07-2010, 12:59 AM

There are only so many wars you can cover with an adequate knowledge of how things worked and with strategies doable in the TW engine...

Monolith · 06-07-2010, 04:03 AM

Better than another Madden. -_-

D.C. · 06-11-2010, 04:53 AM

IGN has posted a preview for XCOM. It sounds pretty impressive. The trailer is not too shabby either. I've never played the original games, so can't compare them -- but this seems spiffy to me.

GameSpot has posted their first impressions of the deBlob sequel too. It's not Wii exclusive any more.

Roper Klacks · 06-11-2010, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by D.C.

IGN has posted a preview for XCOM. It sounds pretty impressive. The trailer is not too shabby either. I've never played the original games, so can't compare them -- but this seems spiffy to me.

The trailer is ok, i like the setting, dont like the obvious Bioshock inspired shooting. What i can't understand is why the hell did they named it XCom... makes no sense.

booB · 06-11-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Roper Klacks

The trailer is ok, i like the setting, dont like the obvious Bioshock inspired shooting. What i can't understand is why the hell did they named it XCom... makes no sense.

Well, this WAS the direction that the later X-COM games took, wasn't it? A gradual shift toward action gameplay? At any rate, they haven't been my thing since the first two games.

D.C. · 06-11-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Roper Klacks

The trailer is ok, i like the setting, dont like the obvious Bioshock inspired shooting. What i can't understand is why the hell did they named it XCom... makes no sense.

From what I can see most of the (non hysterical) reaction is that it looks decent, but has no business using the XCOM name. The art direction is nice and even though there most definitely is a strong BioShock vibe, it still looks like something I'd love to play. I guess fans of the original XCOM are entitled to be upset, it would be like turning Monkey Island into a FPS. Doesn't mean it can't be good, though. Here's hoping.

Roper Klacks · 06-11-2010, 06:43 PM

I'm not a fan of XCOM, actually i only played once a long time ago and didn't really liked it. My surprise about the naming is solely based around the... why? They know that the fans would be pissed off so there's no audience there, the others (that are the huge majority) dont have a single idea what XCOM was, the XCOM name its not as big as once was, only old timers and fans know it. So why didn't they start a new IP?

UPtimist · 09-30-2010, 04:24 AM

Beyond Good & Evil HD coming for XBox Live and PSN

Character models, textures etc. bettered, remastered soundtrack. Of course in HD. Maybe this'll help it get the sales it deserves.

DustyShinigami · 09-30-2010, 07:36 AM

Awesome! I still haven't played the game yet, so this will be a perfect opportunity to give it a go.

DustyShinigami · 09-30-2010, 07:44 AM

Looks like Batman: Arkham City will be having a new interrogation feature - possibly similar to that of Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Also, there will be an unlockable Guybrush Threepwood skin in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

Intrepid Homoludens · 09-30-2010, 08:02 AM

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Awesome! I still haven't played the game yet, so this will be a perfect opportunity to give it a go.

You will fall head over heels in love!

I have a suspicion they're reissuing this classic as a way to ready us for the sequel.

DustyShinigami · 09-30-2010, 12:49 PM

I hope so.

Anyway, here are... heh, some screenshots:

maladroid · 09-30-2010, 02:06 PM

Nice collection of shots, they did a good job of reminding me just how incredibly awesome this game was. The trade-off is that I always get depressed when I think of how incredibly overlooked it was, as well..

Too bad they won't be releasing this version on the PC, I would definitely get it for another round, what with the updated graphics and all. I hope this is not an indication that a -supposed- sequel will only be released for consoles but I fear this might be the case, anyway.

Roper Klacks · 09-30-2010, 04:55 PM

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Too bad they won't be releasing this version on the PC, I would definitely get it for another round, what with the updated graphics and all.

I don't think it will have improved graphics, i think its only an HD port. The PC version always had HD resolutions.

DustyShinigami · 10-11-2010, 03:37 AM

Looks like Toonstruck will soon be working on ScummVM!

I've never played the game before, so this will be a perfect chance; and no setting it up in DOSBox.

UPtimist · 11-12-2010, 02:06 AM

I'm not sure if this has been posted anywhere, but Tim Schafer is ready to do Psychonauts 2

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"I'm ready to do it. I'd love to do it. It's really a question of getting a publisher who's interested in doing it."

Lucien21 · 12-12-2010, 01:05 AM

Some exciting game receiving their world premier trailer at the Spike VGA awards

November 2011 is starting to look cooool.

Uncharted 3 - Drake's Deception http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...arted-3/708329

Mass Effect 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-effect/708363

Batman: Arkham City - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-arkham/708342

Resistance 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...tance-3/708333

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...scrolls/708369

SSX

eadly Descents - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-deadly/708356

Portal 2 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...ortal-2/708348

Prototype 2 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...otype-2/708352

Insane - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-insane/708358

Forza Motorsport 4 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...orsport/708346

Thor - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-thor/708344

Deus Ex 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/cg...deus-ex/708299

UPtimist · 12-14-2010, 03:14 AM

Ooh, interesting (if only there was Mirror's Edge 2 in there too

). ME3, Portal 2 and Elder Scrolls V. It's all sequels, but I don't mind...

I just hope that the new Elder Scrolls is a little more... Interesting than IV. I couldn't get enough of Morrowind, but I didn't really like the surroundings in Oblivion, a bit dull, and the Oblivion gates were just tiresome (and the sheer amount of them! I could've taken a few, but so many...

). Of course, it seems this place now (unless they expand) is a snowy northland, so I'm a little skeptical. I'll get it unless something strange happens, and I'm sure it's really good (and don't get me wrong, I liked Oblivion), but I'll probably tire of the surroundings at some point. If the story's good though, maybe I'll get further this time.

06-06-2010, 06:30 AM	#322
TiAgUh handsome Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,135	Guess they're out of ideias Share Share this post on Twitter

06-07-2010, 12:59 AM	#323
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	There are only so many wars you can cover with an adequate knowledge of how things worked and with strategies doable in the TW engine... Share Share this post on Twitter

06-07-2010, 04:03 AM	#324
Monolith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 974	Better than another Madden. -_- Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Oggi abbiamo erediteranno la terra! Domani, ci distruggiamo!" -S. B. Newsom http://www.sbnewsom.com/

06-11-2010, 04:53 AM	#325
D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	IGN has posted a preview for XCOM. It sounds pretty impressive. The trailer is not too shabby either. I've never played the original games, so can't compare them -- but this seems spiffy to me. GameSpot has posted their first impressions of the deBlob sequel too. It's not Wii exclusive any more. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by D.C.; 06-11-2010 at 04:59 AM.

06-11-2010, 06:43 PM	#329
Roper Klacks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 344	I'm not a fan of XCOM, actually i only played once a long time ago and didn't really liked it. My surprise about the naming is solely based around the... why? They know that the fans would be pissed off so there's no audience there, the others (that are the huge majority) dont have a single idea what XCOM was, the XCOM name its not as big as once was, only old timers and fans know it. So why didn't they start a new IP? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Favorite Adventures: Gabriel Knight series, The Longest Journey, Still Life, The Last Express, Shivers.

09-30-2010, 04:24 AM	#330
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Beyond Good & Evil HD coming for XBox Live and PSN Character models, textures etc. bettered, remastered soundtrack. Of course in HD. Maybe this'll help it get the sales it deserves. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-30-2010, 07:36 AM	#331
DustyShinigami The Quiet One Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK Posts: 1,986	Awesome! I still haven't played the game yet, so this will be a perfect opportunity to give it a go. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS and iPhone), DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, Silent Hill - HD Collection Recently Completed: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Next: Bayonetta, Devil May Cry - HD Collection, Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection, Silent Hill: Downpour

09-30-2010, 07:44 AM	#332
DustyShinigami The Quiet One Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK Posts: 1,986	Looks like Batman: Arkham City will be having a new interrogation feature - possibly similar to that of Splinter Cell: Conviction. Also, there will be an unlockable Guybrush Threepwood skin in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS and iPhone), DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, Silent Hill - HD Collection Recently Completed: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Next: Bayonetta, Devil May Cry - HD Collection, Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection, Silent Hill: Downpour

09-30-2010, 12:49 PM	#334
DustyShinigami The Quiet One Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK Posts: 1,986	I hope so. Anyway, here are... heh, some screenshots: Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS and iPhone), DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, Silent Hill - HD Collection Recently Completed: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Next: Bayonetta, Devil May Cry - HD Collection, Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection, Silent Hill: Downpour

09-30-2010, 02:06 PM	#335
maladroid self-distracted Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Groundhog Day Posts: 198	Nice collection of shots, they did a good job of reminding me just how incredibly awesome this game was. The trade-off is that I always get depressed when I think of how incredibly overlooked it was, as well.. Too bad they won't be releasing this version on the PC, I would definitely get it for another round, what with the updated graphics and all. I hope this is not an indication that a -supposed- sequel will only be released for consoles but I fear this might be the case, anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Albert Einstein- Proud supporter of Tex Murphy - Project Fedora

10-11-2010, 03:37 AM	#337
DustyShinigami The Quiet One Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK Posts: 1,986	Looks like Toonstruck will soon be working on ScummVM! I've never played the game before, so this will be a perfect chance; and no setting it up in DOSBox. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS and iPhone), DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, Silent Hill - HD Collection Recently Completed: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Next: Bayonetta, Devil May Cry - HD Collection, Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection, Silent Hill: Downpour

12-12-2010, 01:05 AM	#339
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Some exciting game receiving their world premier trailer at the Spike VGA awards November 2011 is starting to look cooool. Uncharted 3 - Drake's Deception http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...arted-3/708329 Mass Effect 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-effect/708363 Batman: Arkham City - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-arkham/708342 Resistance 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...tance-3/708333 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...scrolls/708369 SSXeadly Descents - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...-deadly/708356 Portal 2 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...ortal-2/708348 Prototype 2 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...otype-2/708352 Insane - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-insane/708358 Forza Motorsport 4 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vg...orsport/708346 Thor - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-thor/708344 Deus Ex 3 - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/cg...deus-ex/708299 Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

12-14-2010, 03:14 AM	#340
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Ooh, interesting (if only there was Mirror's Edge 2 in there too ). ME3, Portal 2 and Elder Scrolls V. It's all sequels, but I don't mind... I just hope that the new Elder Scrolls is a little more... Interesting than IV. I couldn't get enough of Morrowind, but I didn't really like the surroundings in Oblivion, a bit dull, and the Oblivion gates were just tiresome (and the sheer amount of them! I could've taken a few, but so many... ). Of course, it seems this place now (unless they expand) is a snowy northland, so I'm a little skeptical. I'll get it unless something strange happens, and I'm sure it's really good (and don't get me wrong, I liked Oblivion), but I'll probably tire of the surroundings at some point. If the story's good though, maybe I'll get further this time. Share Share this post on Twitter

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