the Games for PS4

A crap ton of news for a future Console means a crap ton of new games announced. Well, there isn't quite many to be honest, but there is enough to make everyone wizz with true joy!

DESTINY
 



Destiny is the name of the next project from Bungie, the studio that originally created Halo. Unlike the exclusive Microsoft franchise, Destiny is being published by Activision. Court documents from the Call of Duty publisher released to the public as part of the Zampella/West trial describe Destiny as four “sci-fantasy, action shooter games.” The Destiny games are set to come out sometime after 2013. Activision released an official statement regarding Destiny's release date falling after the end of the year. This is possibly due to the lack of any next-gen announcements to date. The next three games of the Destiny series were originally set to be released in 2015, 2017, and 2019.

Personal Thoughts - I was excited for this game before it was even announced for the PS4. The art direction is wonderful and the fact that it is made by the creators of Halo, the game which they literally want to overpower and backslap with the Destiny series, is what makes this game all the more interesting. Also the fact that it's going multi Platform for PS4, PS3, 360, and the soon-to-be Xbox 720 is astounding!

 DEEP DOWN (working title)
 



Deep Down is a new game coming from Capcom. Deep Down is the working title of the game, so it could change before the game is released. Little is known about the game, but based on the clips shown at the PlayStation 4 announcement event, the game looks to be set in a fantasy setting.

Personal Thoughts - I thought Destiny was a beautiful game, until this bad boy revealed itself! Probably the only other game that also seems to utilize the next gen graphics most were hoping for. Don't get me wrong, Sure all the games for PS4 are amazing looking but Deep Down seems to just show it a wee bit better, especially in the gameplay (yes! this video shows actually gameplay and not just cutscenes).


INFAMOUS: SECOND SON




Second Son is the "third" installment of the Infamous franchise, after Infamous and Infamous 2. In this universe, the "DUP" is a police and monitoring group dedicated to keeping order and capturing Conduits (those individuals who can harness the power of Ray Sphere Energy). Cole McGrath and Zeke Dunbar are seemingly absent, and the results of The Beast are unknown (including the outcome of Infamous 2). Currently, the hero appears to be the character in the video below, however supposedly there will be multiple heroes to play as in the game.

Personal Thoughts - While I expected an actual "Infamous 3" title to show up, I am not upset in any way. Taylor in particular is easily ten times more excited for this than I am, and I'm very excited!


KILLZONE SHADOW FALL
 



The "fourth" entry in the Killzone franchise was officially announced at Sony's PlayStation 4 reveal event in NYC on February 20, 2013 as Killzone Shadow Fall (or Killzone Shadowfall). Guerrilla Games portrays the Vektans and Helghans as living side-by-side on a single planet in a "Cold War" like environment. The two populations are separated by a very large, very noticeable wall. Both populations vie with each other over standards of living, resources, and choice of lifestyle.

Personal Thoughts - I LOVE KILLZONE! It has always been one of my most favorite Playstation franchises of all time! While I, like many, expected a Killzone 4 and a continuation from where the mysterious ending of Killzone 3 ended, I like the whole prequel take and actually it sounds more interesting now that I think about it. I'll have to prepare money so I can play this and Killzone Mercenary (which comes out for the Vita in September).


DRIVE CLUB
 



Drive Club is a first-person driving simulator that aims to mimic the activities of auto clubs that focuses heavily on the PlayStation 4's "Share" feature for videos and images. Additionally, the developer (Evolution Studios) plans to allow players to challenge one another with user-created driving challenges of different criteria and skill levels.

 Personal Thoughts - I am personally not a huge fan of vehicle racing games in particular, however I would be lying if I said this looked bad. The game does look amazing and the share feature they want to utilize sounds like a good idea too.

THE WITNESS




a puzzle oriented game announced on 2013 February 20 during Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement. According to the project director, the game will be approximately 25 hours of puzzle solving and exploring much like in the vein of Myst.

Personal Thoughts - Nothing in particular interest in this game except for its outstanding art and the fact that it's a baby of the Braid creators. Also, it reminds me of the game Journey.


KNACK
 



a PlayStation 4 exclusive and an action platformer. It is being developed at Sony's Studio Japan and being directed by Mark Cerny, who is also PlayStation's long-time lead architect.

Personal Thoughts - This is basically what I think of if LittleBigPlanet had a baby with Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, with a little Destroy All Humans sprinkled on top. I am both pleased and interested in the game. I also noticed that it was/is being made by Japan Studio, shouldn't they be busy working on THE FREAKIN LAST GUARDIAN GAME!?


WATCH DOGS



Announced at Ubisoft's E3 2012 Press Conference, Watch Dogs is an open-world urban survival game with a measure of tactical stealth action thrown into the mix. Watch Dogs will be coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Wii U, and PC.

Personal Thoughts - Already an interesting game before it was announced for the PS4 also. I have always had a somewhat faith in what UbiSoft can bring to the table 9reasons other than Assassins Creed).


Other announced games with very little to detail or been there, done that...


FINAL FANTASY (PS4)
Other than the announcement for its appearance at this years E3 2013, no videos or screenshots have been revealed thus far. But I'm sure Geoff is pretty excited for this title announcement, just a little lol.

DIABLO III
This game will apparentally also come out for PS3 as well, other than the major news of an iconic computer game series heading to the console roots it's still basically the same Diablo game as we've seen before. Still, a console release is a pretty big deal.

Other possible Games to be revealed:

It's extremely possible for Grand Theft Auto V and Beyond: Two Souls to also make it to PS4, especially for GTAV which was delayed. Another game called Singularity is coming out by Quantic Dream some time, is it possible that it's another entry or sequel to Raven and Id's game of the same name? It is believed that a next gen Sonic will be released too, whoever would be excited for that.

We can expect more games from comapnies like EA, DICE, Square-Enix's Luminous engine, Ready at Dawn, Naughty Dog, and Bethesda. And of course, as always and forever expected, more Call of Duty games.

Also keep in mind that the company Warhorse studios is making a mysterious unnamed Midevial RPG game, as we mentioned in our next gen graphics post (which you can see HERE)

So what game are you most excited for!? Let us know!  

New Dead Space feels like old Dead Space

As people were when the second installment first came out, the fans worried about whether or not the game would actually be scary or not. I worried too, with the announcement of Co-op being a choice and the early teasers showing off just mostly the shooting aspects, one can wonder if this would just become another Shoot-em up game... It's not!

Single player alone is said to still be as scary as the original one was, perhaps even scarier, and the Co-op has been said by early viewers to be something that works and has never been seen in a co-op campaign before. But this new trailer released by EA and Visceral helps to ensure that promise tenfold!


Dead Space 3 comes out in February 2013...

Army of Two: the Devil's Cartel thoughts

Gameinformer's next cover has revealed a new Army of Two game that will come out possibly in 2013 or maybe earlier. But what can we expect from this?

The first game, Army of Two, was mostly appraised for its serious Co-op partnership and gameplay. But the second game, Army of Two: the 40th day, was less appraised and wasn't as excellent as the first, and the first wasn't exactly an excellent game either. But will this new Game, Army of Two: the Devil's Cartel, be any good or better than the last two?

Please comment or submit on the poll on the right... [EDIT: Blogger is having Poll Errors]

The Sequel will be made by EA and Visceral Montreal, it will most likely come out for PS3, 360, and PC maybe...

E3 2012 reveals- PART 3

Continuing our big E3 coverage...

DEAD SPACE 3 TEASER TRAILER

The game was already revealed and covered in our part 1 coverage, but now we have a teaser trailer and confirmation that the co-op partner is indeed John Carver! (warning: some language)


Game comes out February 2013, a lot of games are... My wallet is going to hate me.



ASSASSIN'S CREED III

Finally we can climb trees! Seems like a downgrade from being able to climb towers and massive buildings in the last four games, but it really isn't. The first gameplay trailer shows off how you can hunt, climb mountains and trees, and many of the cool new fighting techniques that will easily make this game on to keep an eye on.

The second trailer shows off how you can travel in ships and command them as a captain. This trailer in honest opinion is visually stunning.



 The game comes out October 31st 2012, even fall will hurt my wallet...


THE LAST OF US

Here is Naughty Dog's next big game, I'm glad that they're giving Uncharted a break. To those who worry, this next game will be nothing like Uncharted other then amazing graphics. This is also very different from all other zombie-apocalypse type games. This will also be Naughty Dog's first majorly mature game since forever (almost all of Naughty Dogs games have been essentially T rated). Watch the gameplay trailer below (Warning: lots of strong language)

This game possibly releases this year, presumably December...

New Dead Space graphic novel hints at clues for the next game

As many know, a new Dead Space game is suppose to reveal at this years E3, and many believe it's Dead Space 3. A new graphic novel short however hints at just what the next story will be.

The comic covers a new character named Sergeant John Carver as he patrols on planet Uxor. There is a Marker involved, some monsters, and loved ones in immediate danger.Is this just a teaser for a new novel series, or an actual hint towards the next game? Rumors also say that this character might be the Co-op partner of Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 3, which is still rumored to possibly have on and off Co-op.

the Major Fall Cataclysm of Games

Here is a list of all the games you should be aware of coming out this Fall, whether it be Major releases or popular ones:

AUGUST:

 Darksiders II
release date: 8 / 2012
sequel to: Darksiders (2009)
synopsis: play as War's brother Death as you uncover more secrets of the council and battle off more Demons and Angels.
Why you should get it: Long and entertaining campaign, Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus style gameplay, unlimited side missions and dungeons quests, great selection of combo moves and goodies...

  Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
release date: 8 / 28 / 2012
sequel to: Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)
synopsis: the planet is dying and survivors must be saved at all cost. Help out the Autobots as they fend off the Decepticons and free the ARK ship. Also, uncover the origin stories of the Dinobots.
Why you should get it: better story driven campaign, ultimate character creator, insanely fun online multiplayer, a huge variety of characters and weapons and special moves...

Dark Souls PC
release date: 8 / 24 / 2012
sequel to: Demon's Souls (2009)
synopsis: the long awaited and highly demanded PC version of the hardest game ever made is finally getting released.
Why you should play it: a real challenge, the PC version has lots of bonus and exclusive stuff, a nice big character class selection, a game as good as Elder scrolls games...

 other August releases:
- Sleeping Dogs - 8 / 17 / 2012
- Madden NFL 13 - 8 / 28 / 2012


SEPTEMBER:

   Aliens: Colonial Marines
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: the story sets up as a true sequel that takes place between Ridley Scott's "Alien" and James Cameron's "Aliens".
Why you should play it: a fun Horror survival game, a true to heart sequel game made by true to heart Alien fans, an Army based game that manages to not feel like another Call of Duty, drop in and drop out co-op...

  Ratchet and Clank HD collection
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: replay three classics from the infamous Ratchet and Clank franchise are remastered and rereleased in glorious HD for the new generation of gamers.
Why you should play it: three wonderful classic games on one disc for a decent price, a good action adventure game...

  Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
release date: Fall 2012 (potentially September)
synopsis: sequels to the first 5th generation games continue the tale of the unova region and further explains the mystery behind the legendary Kyurem.
Why you should play it: First actual sequels to Pokemon games in the main game line, still fun and generous RPG style handheld games...

other September releases:
- Far Cry 3 - 9 / 4 / 2012
- Borderlands 2 - 9 / 18 / 2012


 OCTOBER:

   Resident Evil 6
release date: 10 / 2 / 2012
sequel to: Resident Evil 5 (2008)
synopsis: continue from the last five RE games for more survival horror.
Why you should play it: Resident Evil is a fun and exciting series, nuff said...

  Dishonored
release date: 10 / 9 / 2012
synopsis : While the game is quite secretive, we know it starts out with a man accused for something and him apparently becoming some kind of assassin in a futuristic steampunk'd world..
Why you should play it: Bethesda!!!, it promises to be fun and to fully expound on its gimmicky specialties, imagine if singularity, bioshock, and wolfenstein became one big game...

 Assassin's Creed III
release date: 10 / 30 / 2012
sequel to: Assassin's Creed II (2009) and Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011)
synopsis: play as a new Assassin named Connor in an American Revolution setting.
Why you should play it: a highly anticipated sequel, a new assassin, not Ezio, a new location where you can finally climb trees and mountain ridges, cool weapon selections...


other October games coming out:
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter - 10 / 23 / 2012 

RUMOR: could Dead Space 3 be revealed at E3 this year?

EA has responded to Gameinformer and said said many big game announcements will be revealed such as Madden NFL, FIFA, Sim City, Medal of Honor, Need for Speed, and Deadspace for this years E3 press conference. Now, we're unclear if this will actually be Dead Space 3 or some other Extraction game. But a logo teaser was seen at Visceral's studio, and rumors have reported that the game would primarily take place on an ice planet (which now could've been a hint for Lost Planet 3). Either way, a new Dead Space game should be coming out before EA's deadline of March 2013, after that any Dead Space game would probably be helped by some other company.

Will this next Dead Space be the highly anticipated third game?

Crysis 3 official trailer revealed

Crysis 3 finally released the full 2 minute trailer today. Check it out:

Crysis 3 officially revealed by Crytek / information and teaser to trailer revealed

Crytek and EA officially revealed Crysis 3 a mere week ago. The game is to be released sometime in 2013 [no exact date was given] and will once again be released on both PC and consoles (PS3 and 360 specifically) just like the second one was.
From what we are told, the setting is in a Jungle [actual Jungle] infested New York City that has been demolished due to the events of Crysis 2, thus blending the Jungle setting of the first game and the city setting of the second together. You will once again play as Prophet [better known as Alcatraz, who replaced Laurence Barnes as the wearer of the Nanosuit. play Crysis 2 to learn more about this]. It is said the campaign would lurk into a "Revenge Mission" kinda game.

DLC bonus deals for pre-order have also been revealed such as Hunter and Predator pack among others. Here is a teaser trailer for a much larger trailer set to be released on April 24th:





The full video will be shown on this post when it comes out. But what are peoples thoughts about the third Crysis game being revealed this early? Are you excited?

NEWS: Crysis 3 basically confirmed by EA

Through an unexpected surprise, EA has "accidentally" released a Banner for Crysis 3 earlier on their digital store today. It is off now but the image has already spread across the web like wildfire:

EA already made a statement about this little reveal, stating that "the best kept secrets in shooters just simply can't be contained". They also assured us to expect more info on April 16th.

The first game was an excellent, and well beloved, sandbox shooter for the PC, the second one was a great and worthy sequel that expanded the story to unexpected lengths. We can expect the third to be just as good. So is anyone excited about this announcement? Does this make any newbies want to get into the Crysis franchise?