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Monday, July 25, 2011

Rare has focused only on Kinect Sports

Rare boss, Scott Henson, explained why the main focus of his company is currently focused on Kinect Sports and securities more "hardcore". "Most people who played sports with Kinect consider it a great game," said Henson. "The fact that we see an avatar on the screen that performs the same moves them to a series of playing sports in a natural and fun was enjoyed by many and that's why we like to do this kind of games." Ok Scott, we can also agree with you, but how would you see a beautiful Viva Pinata 3 with support Kinect or maybe a new Perfect Dark (properly done this time)? Think about it! Kinect Sports has sold over 3 million copies since its launch and Kinect Sports: Season Two, due out by the end of 2011, should repeat, if not exceed, the success.

Kinect Sports (wikipedia)

Video games coming for Google +

Everyone knew that sooner or later it would happen, but so far few had dared to say. We're talking about the possibility that Google came strongly in the gaming industry. This is not official yet, but it seems that the Mountain View giant is testing applications for its social network games + Google.

The first clue came from the site SlashGear.com, which has found support pages for Google as a service reference to a "stream games." Video games have played an important role in the success of Facebook, such as Zynga and his FarmVille can testify, so it is natural that the new social network that everyone talk in recent weeks talking to this market.

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Mass Effect 3 will not be the last of the series

Although Mass Effect 3 will mark the end of the trilogy, BioWare plans to continue to develop games related to the series in question. David Silverman, director of marketing for BioWare, has confirmed in an interview that there will be other games once the trilogy. "Surely we can think of an expansion of the series after Mass Effect 3." "Whether through other games on other platforms or with different genres, we feel we have in his hands something very special with Mass Effect and there are still many stories to tell.

"Modern Warfare 2 is a training simulator"

Surely you will be informed about the attack in Oslo, Norway, carried out by Anders Breivik Behring, right-wing fundamentalist Christian who has caused more than 90 deaths. Beyond the signs related to the insane gesture, it seems that Anders Breivik Behring has also left a manifesto of 1500 pages called "2083: a declaration of independence", the drafting of which was attributed to the attack itself.

Epic wants to return to the brand Unreal

Mike Capps admitted that was abandoned some years talking with Industry Gamers, the president of Epic Games, Mike Capps, he admitted that the brand was abandoned in favor Unreal Gears of War and of some new intellectual properties: Bulletstorm, Shadow Complex Infinity Blade. Capps would like to see return to work on the Epic Unreal franchise, which he deserves more attention, but the size of Epic Games to help you focus on one game at a time.

Comic-Con 2011 - Ubisoft speaks of Assassin's Creed

The narrative elements, gameplay and the future development of the franchise during a panel organized as part of Comic-Con in San Diego, Darby McDevitt (writer), Brent Ashe (Designer presentation), Louis-Pierre Pharand (transmedia producer) and Cameron Stewart (writer and illustrator of Assassin's Creed: The Fall) have discussed the franchise: Assassin's Creed.

McDevitt was the first to speak, and told the audience how his work as a writer for the series. The first are given a narrative structure and location of the maximum, after which he and his team are concerned with making a series of investigations to find out all you can about those specific places.

Comic-Con 2011 - Soul Calibur V in a long gameplay

A look at the characters, weapons and scenarios during the Comic-Con in San Diego, GameSpot spoke with Dennis Lee and Richard Bantegui Namco Bandai, in front of a demo of the expected Soul Calibur V. The sequences show four gameplay scenarios that we will find in the full game like the bridge of a ship, kind of a room full of traps, gates and a courtyard surrounded by a dark expanse of desert.