Thursday, January 27, 2011

The battles of Shogun 2: Total War video

As the action takes place from Sega and The Creative Assembly today comes a new video on Shogun 2: Total War. The trailer in question focuses on how the RTS battles in the awaited new chapter in question, following the direct progenitor of the series. Note that the first minute and a half is identical to that of the video was previously released by Sega (focusing on the campaign), but differs from the middle onwards to focus precisely on the combat system.

Suite for Android Announced PlayStation

Sony announced PlayStation Suite, a service that will bring the classics of the first PlayStation on Android. During the event held in Tokyo, Sony boss Kaz Hirai has promised that the service, available later this year, will bring "the legendary contents of the first PlayStation" on mobile devices. No title in particular has been announced so far.

A service called PlayStation Certified developers will help in quality control of the games. Hirai talks about a "neutral structure in terms of hardware" that will bring content characterized by the "quality of the PlayStation brand" on any portable device. "We believe that PlayStation Suite is a key initiative for portable entertainment," said Kaz Hirai.

80% of PlayStation 3 are connected to internet

Great online traffic for the Sony console Among the various announcements related mainly to the new handheld console, NGP (PSP2 or whatever), Sony has also unveiled new details about the use of the PlayStation 3 online, apparently increased again. According to data collected, updated to 25 January, are 69 million registered PlayStation Network accounts, which led to Kaz Hirai announced that 80% of the popular PlayStation 3 in the houses are actively connected to the internet with a use by users, although it is unclear if the estimate is tied to a unique view of each account linked to a console.

New details about Xperia Play

The site Engadget has managed to get my hands on the PlayStation Phone, Sony Ericsson and it has shown in the video features of the portable device. From the tests carried out by journalists from Engadget, the Xperia Play would not be well balanced as PSP Go regarding the use of buttons, although the overall quality of the device appia higher than the last version of the PlayStation Portable.

Tretton and the importance of games on the NGP

Software support is crucial in those announcements published on the PlayStation Blog, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Tretton was referring in particular to the importance of support play on the new laptop NGP (or PSP2, waiting to know their official name) . Tretton held that the technology push and focus on the development of hardware capable of providing leading-edge performance can not be separated from the games in any case, an element that "as we all know is the critical factor for the success of our platforms," .

Call of Duty arrives on PSP2

During the event in Tokyo in which he was shown the new handheld from Sony, Next Generation Portable, Activision has announced a Call of Duty for the PSP's successor. The Senior VP of Activision Philip Earl said that the version of Call of Duty NGP will dictate a new standard in handheld field in terms of gameplay depth and involvement.

The only appearance of a game in the series Call of Duty to consoles from Sony has been Call of Duty: Roads to Victory.

Warren Spector: Deus Ex was born out of frustration Thief

We wanted a new system that would allow more leeway in the famous game designer Warren Spector has revealed to Xbox World 360 the reasons which led it to create Deus Ex with its unique gameplay and open hybrid. In practice, it was a reaction to his system and the Thief stealth game that, according to Spector (but this is actually debatable), however, forced to fight.

Speaking to Xbox World 360, the game designers said to guide the construction of the gameplay of Deus Ex was the desire to prove to his fellow developing "a different way of making games, a title will offer the opportunity to divert from combat or combat ever.