By: Gerel Orgil (gereltuya.orgil@fleishmaneurope.com) — XBOX 360™ BRINGS VIDEO GAMES LIVE CONCERT TO THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL ON THE 22nd October 2007
A spectacular, interactive evening of music, visuals and games
Layman’s credentials include written work for several Marcel comics, including Gambit, House of M: Fantastic Four and Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness. He ha also written for several games, including Metroid Prime: Hunters for Nintendo DS and Marvel Trading Card Game for PSP.
"Having a creator like John on our side really demonstrates to our players - present and future - that we strive for authenticity when we bring a universe to life," said Michael Lewis, CEO of Cryptic Studios.
Following recent news that EA is to bring a selection of its high profile titles to Mac, it’s been revealed that two of the PC’s most anticipated titles will also release on Mac.
Speaking to Geoff Keighley of Spike TV’s Game Head, Epic Games vp Mark Rein revealed that Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3 will be released for the Mac format.
Gamerscoreblog has confirmed that Gears of War for PC will fully support DirectX 10 in Windows Vista, but will also be compatible with Windows XP out of the box, unlike many of Microsoft’s recent offerings (Halo 2 and Shadowrun).
Gears for PC will also feature Games for Windows LIVE and, while not supporting cross platform play, will offer 1000 Gamerscore points and a bunch of Achievements. The good news is these Achievements are entirely new so even if you’ve played through the Xbox 360 game there’ll be something new.
The BioShock score has been composed in various styles of early twentieth century writing, with the music at times chilling and at other times beautiful and poignant.
Schyman’s earlier work includes The A-Team and Magnum P.I. and has more recently scored several video games including Destroy All Humans! And Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers.
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 28, 2007
1: HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
2: MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA
3: SHREK THE THIRD
4: WII PLAY
5: MARIO PARTY 8
6: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
7: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
8: THE DARKNESS
9: COOKING MAMA
10: FORZA MOTORSPORT 2
11: VIRTUA TENNIS 3
12: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
13: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
14: TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS
15: RESIDENT EVIL 4
16: SPIDER-MAN 3
17: COLIN MCRAE: DIRT
18: MARIO STRIKERS CHARGED FOOTBALL
19: TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY
20: FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
Konami’s stand at Games Convention in Leipzig will be home to a playable version of PES 2008 for PlayStation 3, the first time the general games playing public will be able to get their hands on the title. Visitors of Games Convention will also have the opportunity to play the game on PC, Xbox 360 and more.
In addition to PES 2008, Konami will be showcasing dozens of other titles including Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles and Silent Hill Origins for PSP.
As we reported yesterday, Capcom is gearing up to release a hefty sounding update for Lost Planet on PC. Today we can confirm that the update will be released on July 20 and will auto download when players load up the game.
New features include new playable characters, Frank West of Dead Rising, Joe from Lost Planet and Mega Man. The update will also include several new view modes, including a Resident Evil 4 style view and a new Wide view. Multiplayer will also be updated and a movie mode will enable players to watch the in-game story sequences back-to-back.
Sierra Online has announced that its already available PC puzzle title, Switchball, is to make the transition to Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a 3D world and sees players taking control of an ever-changing ball which must be guided through suspended courses. Each stage is packed with obstacles, traps and mazes and players will also need to morph the ball with other properties in order to complete each area.
Developed by Southend, Commanders: Attack! will see players going head-to-head in tactical warfare, utilising missile launchers, bombers and infantry to take out enemy defences and conquer the land.
Either take on the game’s 15 mission campaign mode set across three different landscapes or battle against three friends in local and online multiplayer. Multiplayer game types include Versus, Team Play, Player vs. CPU and same-system Skirmish.
More info on Sierra’s upcoming Battlestar Galactica title have trickled their way out of E3. The top-down space combat game sees players sign up to defend the Galactiica or play as the ruthless Cylons as they seek to eradicate the human race.
The game’s single-player campaign will require players to take command of various ships and complete memorable missions as seen in the television series.
Capcom has revealed that the new PC update will include a new Resident Evil 4 style view mode, a Wide view mode, a Movie mode for watching all the game’s cutscenes, multiplayer updates and some new characters including Capcom’s iconic Mega-Man.
No release date has been confirmed at this time, but Capcom does say the update will coincide with the release of the Xbox 360 Map Pack 1 and 2 as free downloads.
Given that the film is due next summer, it’s no great surprise that Disney Interactive Studios has announced that the videogame of the same name will hit stores in May 2008.
Prince Caspian is the second instalment in the Chronicles of Narnia and takes place where The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe left off. The game is said to expand on the film and will offer drop-in and drop-out gameplay both offline and online.
It appears PC gamers will be in for a speedier Unreal Tournament 3 experience, with Epic Games’ Steve Polge revealing to BeyondUnreal.com that the "game plays a bit slower on the console versions".
Polge also noted that console gamers will experience aiming help, although it is said to be very subtle and shouldn’t interfere with the experience.
Groove Addicts offer a unique brand of orchestral-electronic fusion and are taking this style to the fifth instalment in the Splinter Cell franchise. Conviction is Groove Addicts’ first foray in original scoring for a video game.
"It’s the most definitive music I have heard to date for the series. I would go so far to call it classic Splinter Cell," said Simon Pressey, Ubisoft Montreal’s Technical & Artistic Director of Audio.
