Last month, Ryo Totoyama Namco Bandai stated that the 3DS version of Ridge Racer was more accessible than the old standard games of the series. "We realized that in the past had many problems with the vehicle control," he said during the presentation of Totoyama 3DS held in New York. "The drift is a complex mechanism, so we decided to introduce an option to take advantage of the drifting touch of a button.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Jon Hare clarify their statements on innovation in the FPS
The genre has not changed over the last twenty years? Jon Hare, CEO of Tower Games, has recently stated that the FPS genre has not evolved fundamentally in the last twenty years. A phrase that has caused obvious reaction from the fans, so that Hare has felt obliged to clarify its position to the microphones to Eurogamer.
"My criticism relates to the relatively low innovation coming from the FPS genre since the days of Wolfenstein," he explained. "It's always games based on the same mechanism, which to me as a game designer but also to many other people have come to boredom, unless you see the issue from the perspective of a level designer." "Considering the progress made by all other genres in recent years during a period when many new trends are born on an annual basis (Populous, Lemmings, Cannon Fodder, etc..), I believe that my criticisms were valid," he continued .
"My criticism relates to the relatively low innovation coming from the FPS genre since the days of Wolfenstein," he explained. "It's always games based on the same mechanism, which to me as a game designer but also to many other people have come to boredom, unless you see the issue from the perspective of a level designer." "Considering the progress made by all other genres in recent years during a period when many new trends are born on an annual basis (Populous, Lemmings, Cannon Fodder, etc..), I believe that my criticisms were valid," he continued .
Dead Space 2 still leading in the UK
Second consecutive week in command of the British weekly software charts for the survival horror game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts, Dead Space 2. Behind the sequel to find another game Dead Space from Electronic Arts, FIFA 11, while Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood closed the week in third place ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and LittleBigPlanet.
Just Dance 2 for sixth place, followed by Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Art Academy, The Sims 3 and Wii Fit vs. Mario Plus. Donkey Kong: Mini-Mayhem Land! Sports and Mario Mix debut in eleventh and twelfth position respectively.
Just Dance 2 for sixth place, followed by Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Art Academy, The Sims 3 and Wii Fit vs. Mario Plus. Donkey Kong: Mini-Mayhem Land! Sports and Mario Mix debut in eleventh and twelfth position respectively.
Duty Calls - announced a successful
Rank up! While each title containing the words Duty and Call has happened this also applies to parodies. The joke made by the guys at People Can Fly has in fact reached the 1.25 million downloads for promotional Bullestorm prove to be a pretty apt. Duty Calls, but not only mocks the famous and not save the whole FPS genre sparatto military all too often lacking in plot and makes excessive use of stereotypes.
Microsoft conquered by the concept of Class3
Announced a few days ago to XBLA, Class3 is an ambitious project suspended between the genre of action games and open world of the MMO. But because the company decided to develop this "universe of online game" exclusively on Xbox 360? "We talked about it all," he told Jeff Strain Undead Videogame Source Labs.
"For us it was not a belief. We love the PC, PlayStation 3 and Wii. But we understood that Microsoft looks with enthusiasm to the future of the online platform." "They immediately accepted our positive idea and asked us to realize them. Furthermore, in the car, you can get from our office in Redmond to Seattle in 15 minutes.
"For us it was not a belief. We love the PC, PlayStation 3 and Wii. But we understood that Microsoft looks with enthusiasm to the future of the online platform." "They immediately accepted our positive idea and asked us to realize them. Furthermore, in the car, you can get from our office in Redmond to Seattle in 15 minutes.
Trailer and details for Speedball 2: Evolution
The Bitmap Brothers classic returns this month on the App Store As reported last week, Speedball 2: Evolution, a remake of the classic Bitmap Brothers, will be out this month on the App Store. John Hare, CEO of Tower Games, but released new statements on the project: "This is the best version of Speedball 2 times the original, and the best remake of a classic ever released on the App Store." "Speedball 2: Evolution will be the richest event in the series, a masterpiece of programming due to the exceptional work done by Vivid Games.
Yoshinori Ono wants the return of Onimusha
According to the producer of Street Fighter, Yoshinori Ono, it is now time to revive the action Onimusha series. "In my opinion this is the right time," said Ono to IGN. "I think it's time to revive the series." The last game in the series Onimusha Dawn of Dreams was published in March 2006 on PlayStation 2.
If Capcom decides to please Ono, however, the mechanics of the series may be significantly different than in the past. "I would not repeat the things we have in the past. I believe the time has come to go beyond the standard single player adventure. We must find ways to build on those foundations by involving the community.
If Capcom decides to please Ono, however, the mechanics of the series may be significantly different than in the past. "I would not repeat the things we have in the past. I believe the time has come to go beyond the standard single player adventure. We must find ways to build on those foundations by involving the community.
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