Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Ed Boon defends the pass online

According to the boss Netherrealm, Ed Boon, the pass online (redeemable code that will unlock the multiplayer mode) is necessary not only for the new Mortal Kombat, but for gaming in general. "When we sell a game we effettualti return of investment on development. These products cost several million dollars and if someone sells our products without giving a share of the profits we must find ways to protect our investments.

High Voltage talks about possible DLC for Conduit 2 ...

... and a possible third episode in the course of a long interview with GameHounds, David Pellas, design director of High Voltage Games, in particular, responded to two very interesting questions about Conduit 2, talking about the possibility of release for the DLC game and a possible third episode of the series.

In this regard, Pellas said: "We are planning many things, you'll never stop. You have probably heard of our technology for 3DS, we have developed a tech demo and we are really excited about the capabilities of the new Nintendo handheld console. However, even we do not know how to take the universe of discourse on Conduit.

Mortal Kombat, Kratos unrivaled on X360

The developer of the new Mortal Kombat, Netherrealm, he wanted to create a character exclusive for Xbox 360 (Kratos on the PlayStation 3 will be the God of War series), but because of unspecified problems, this was not possible. "Unfortunately, circumstances did not allow us to create a character in the Xbox 360 exclusive," said a source Videogame Ed Boon.

"I can not talk about it, I can only tell you that I wanted to make one." "In discussions of course jumped out of the top names such as Halo Master Chief, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War, and other protagonists of the Xbox exclusive. We talked about it, but as I said, not up to us to make that decision."

Portal 2 - The verdict of the critics

Rarely have we seen an impressive string of votes on this scale in recent years. In just the first wave of reviews are 5 top score of sites that noble and 4 which include assessments from 9.5 to IGN and Game Informer. In short, Portal 2 is not only promoted but already seems destined to climb Mount Olympus.

VG247 - 10/10 gamer - Eurogamer 10/10 - 10/10 Giant Bomb - 5 / 5 The Guardian - 5 / 5 NowGamer - Games Aktuell 9.5/10 - 9.5/10 IGN - 9.5/10 Game Informer - 9.5/10 PC Gamer - 94% VideoGamesDaily - 9 / 10 GamingXP - 91%

Pokémon back on top in Italy

After two weeks of the domain of Crysis 2, back in Italy at the top of the Pokémon. In the week between 4 and 10 April 2011, Pokémon Pokémon Black and White are slipped in the third version of the PlayStation 3 shooter from Crytek, followed by FIFA 11. No games for Nintendo 3DS is present in the top ten list of software for the console.

Prepaid cards for World of Warcraft dominates the PC charts, where there is Crysis 2 in second place, followed by The Sims Medieval. Super Street Fighter IV (3DS), Pokémon Black (DS), FIFA 11 (PS2, PSP), Crysis 2 (X360 and PS3) and Wii Party are the best-selling games on their platforms.

Telltale is developing a title based on Law & Order

A hunting license Telltale is buying up licenses and after the resurrected dinosaurs of Jurassic Park has decided to jump back on the investigation but this time with a look much more serious than that of Sam & Max The software house was in fact thrown on the development of an episodic video game based on Law & Order: Los Angeles which will include dramas, interviews and all the themes of TV series.

PSPgo out of production?

According to the blog of an alleged employee of Sony Japan (via Andriasang), Sony has confirmed the cessation of production of PSPgo. The blogger points out that the store digital Sony Japan is no longer possible to reserve the console, the console while in the West is still on sale online. PSPgo sales were modest overall, but called the launch of the Sony handheld console without UMD reader an experiment designed to test the consumer's needs.