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kPod — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:43:16 +0000

Ooorah?

Seriously though, because I have very little time before I bundle off to work, and I know that most people will just read the top few because they’re funny, and then spend the rest of their evening in Liberty City, I will make it easy on you. I’m just going to link to the articles themselves, and call it at that. OK? OK.

Three observations:

Daily Mail was obviously the first to link the stabbing to a violent video game, despite how quickly it was pointed out that the victim wasn’t even in line for the damn thing.
The PS3 version is the one that has been listed for both points of failure listed above.
People will always, without doubt, try to wring anything for money (but that’s a given, yes?)

Enjoy!

Crytek is no longer an exclusive developer for the PC.

kPod — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:30:29 +0000

I’m surprised that they didn’t see this coming, but maybe the makers of Crysis were naive.

Citing things such as ‘massive piracy’, and therefore small returns, Cevat Yerli (the President of Crytek) has said that they will no longer be making games exclusively for the PC platform. Don’t misinterpret this; they will still be making games for the PC, it just won’t be the only platform that they are working on.

Now I have a chance at playing Crysis, since if they develop it for the games consoles, I will finally have the specs required to play it.

Tags: crysis, crytek, pc

GTA IV Brings XBLA releases to a halt.

kPod — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:34:18 +0000

OK, that might be slightly sensationalist, but it’s certainly true to a degree.

There will be no Xbox Live Arcade release this week, due to Grand Theft Auto IV. Not sure if you’ve heard of it, but it’s supposed to be this average sandbox game where you play a two-bit criminal trying to get rich and get on top of the gangs in a place called Liberty City.

Should do well.

On a serious note though, I don’t like this. I don’t like how Microsoft are sitting on their laurels, and not releasing a game. Granted, they’re not really that good anyway (imho), and it’s always good to give workers some time off, but in a game that’s selling more for their major opposition than for them, especially in system sales as well, I would hope that they used the time to come up with something else. With MGS4’s ominous arrival, Microsoft will no doubt have tough times ahead.

Tags: grandtheft auto, rockstar, take two, ps3, sony, 360, xbox, microsoft

UK Retail don’t seem to grasp the idea of an embargo. [GTA]

kPod — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:32:23 +0000

The definition of an embargo is “A deadline before which information should not be published”. That means, Big Four, that you are not to sell a product before the embargo is up.

As much as I would love the owners of the Big Four would read this, I doubt they would. But regardless, images of a shop receipt have appeared on the official Sony PS forums. The receipt provided is a genuine one from Clackmannanshire, where an ASDA retailer has sold the game for the PS3 before the embargo is lifted (It’s still down for another ten and a half hours, as of time of posting). They are selling it for £39.71, if you’re interested.

Since all retailers had to sign a legally binding agreement, they have broken it for all retailers in the world, and it will all snowball. What’s more disturbing, is that the copy in the photograph was bought on Friday the 25th.

Please see here for said photograph.

I honestly hope that ASDA goes on Take2’s blacklist for games releases, and that their restock delivery goes missing.

Tags: asda, grand theft auto, rockstar, taketwo, complete idiots

Brawl is finally on the cards.

kPod — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:09:23 +0000

Do not adjust your set.

This is not a drill.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is pencilled in for a June 27th release. It’s only been five months, after all. Oh gosh you can taste the sarcasm. However, the Australian release is STILL unconfirmed.

In other news, Nintendo has done their whole release schedule for the foreseeable future, and as much as some of them are not surprises, it’s surprising in itself that some of the games listed in the release schedule have in fact already been released. I spotted a few April 18th’s on here. Seriously.

Highlights:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness (4th July)
Etrian Odyssey (6th June)
Wii Fit (Tomorrow: 25th April)
WiiWare Service (May 20th)
Everyone’s Nintendo Channel (May 30th)

I was genuinely looking for an ‘Also, cocks.’ on the release schedule. A lot of them are so vague, going into quarters, or occasionally months. Although Iron-Man IS stated as a Spring 2008 release.

Tags: nintendo, wii, ds, super smash brothers, brawl, wii fit, wiiware, nintendo channel

PS3 GTA outsells 360 3:1, spouts Asda.

kPod — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:37:49 +0000

Since when did ASDA start selling video game consoles? I thought they sold bad food and worse clothes. Ah well.

According to ASDA’s head of games (They have a games department?! WTF?!), the pre-orders for the PS3 version of GTA IV are outstripping that of the 360 equivalent by an approximate ratio of three to one. These are just pre-orders on the website though, and doesn’t count the ballsy customers that ask in-store.

I’m an avid 360 supporter, simply because it’s the lesser of two evils. But when I see this, I’m not surprised. GTA IV was a massive thing for PS3 owners, and of course still is. With the lack of decent titles out for the Glossy Black Wonder, of course more people are going to jump on this. Not to mention, it really is the second-best time to get a PS3 (The best of course, being when Metal Gear Solid 4 comes out). The 360’s hardware market is pretty much bordering on practical saturation, and there are a lot more games out for it that actually have some merit to them. Not to mention that Microsoft might also have inadvertently helped the PS3 by advertising the game, since it’s obviously a multi-platform release.

Tags: grandtheft auto, rockstar, take two, asda

CoD4 PS3 content out TOMORROW.

kPod — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:44:22 +0000

It may be a little late, but according to IW, they’ve been making sure that it’s just right. And with the time it took to develop CoD4, I can understand why. Let’s admit it, the game is a multiplayer masterpiece, and already there are others trying to get in on the action.

The Variety Map Pack for the PS3 will be released on Thursday, 24th of April. That’s tomorrow, except for those of you who live in the US (in which case, why are you reading this?) where it’ll be tomorrow, in about quarter of an hour from now.

Tags: callof duty, infinity ward, activision, variety map pack

Two Metal Gear Stories for the Price of One!

kPod — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:31:05 +0000

One’s old one’s new, nothing’s borrowed and my socks are blue. K?

The Old story is that the restart date for Metal Gear Online has been set as this Friday (April 25th). Whether it’s midnight as on Thursday/Friday, or midnight on Friday/Saturday, though, is anyone’s guess.

The New story is that the BBFC has said that there are implied scenes of child rape on Metal Gear Solid 4. Yeah, now I’m worried what’s going on in Hideo Kojima’s mind. Maybe it was just the BBFC doing it wrong?

I hope so. (SPOILER ALERT methinks)

Regardless, I’m going to buy it, and I’m going to buy the other games (MGS2 + 3, I already have the original) and play them all, in order, from start to finish. Thank God I’ll have the money by then. Chances are I’ll just buy up to 3 first, THEN get the PS3 with MGS4.

Tags: metalgear solid, metal gear online, konami, hideo kojima

Alone in the Dark: Limited Edition revealed.

kPod — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:21:14 +0000

The Limited Edition of Alone in the Dark has been revealed, and it has some surprisingly juicy stuff. It includes:

Alone in the Dark game, one of the most anticipated games of the year;
Figurine of the game’s legendary hero, Edward Carnby;
Official Soundtrack CD featuring 8 in-game tracks of original music by Olivier Derivière and performed by Grammy® Award-winning choir The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices;
Full colour, bound art book featuring never before seen production sketches, storyboards and original artwork from Eden Games;
‘Making Of’ documentary feature DVD with exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage and additional bonus content.

And the box looks awesome too.

Tags: alonein the dark, eden games, keanu reeves but different

Infinity Ward will NOT be the only developer on CoD.

kPod — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:09:36 +0000

This is a story that has been created, and then torn apart within the space of a few hours, which is pretty awesome. But I arrived late, as typical for me.

There were reports lying around that an ex-Activision Underground employee had said that after Call of Duty 5, Infinity Ward would be the sole developer of the Call of Duty series.

Since then, Activision has come out, and told Eurogamer that it was a total lie, or “fabrication”, as they put it, and that Treyarch and Infinity Ward will still make the series in alternation.

Now, I have to admit that I was holding my breath at the tip-off. Infinity Ward have made the original CoD title, along with CoD2 and CoD4, and quite frankly, they are the best at doing it, so Treyarch are an inferior developer. There, I said it. Who remembers Call of Duty 3? I honestly felt like it slipped under the radar. Couple that with the amount of people that bought Modern Warfare, and now know Infinity Ward to be the makers of CoD4, and ergo by standard thoughts, they make the series. So people are going to be bummed out.

Make IW the sole developer! They know the series, damn it.

Tags: callof duty, infinity ward, treyarch, activision