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Screenshot Saturday: God of War: Ascension, Black Ops II & Dueling Mascot Racers Dishonored by an Unfinished Swan

Matt Litten — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:57:27 +0000

Multiplayer in God of War? I know, it still doesn’t sound quite right. But Sony Santa Monica has revealed its competitive ambitions for the next PlayStation 3 mythological adventure, and here you’ll find the first screenshots showing teams of Kratos wannabes fighting for the right to slay a giant cyclops.

Not to be outdone, Activision came through with the completely expected news that Call of Duty: Black Ops II is exploding onto the gaming scene this fall. The near-future Cold War premise with horseback riding and unmanned drones turned into an army of robot invaders? Now that stuff wasn’t so predictable.

For mascot kart racing fans, new screenshots for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and LittleBigPlanet Karting crossed the finish line this week. Bethesda also dropped off a screen-grab six-pack for awesome-looking first-person action game Dishonored and, proving once again that games are art, Giant Sparrow presented its beautifully abstract first-person painting adventure game, The Unfinished Swan. Just one more artsy PlayStation Network exclusive to watch out for, folks.

Other new screenshot galleries to check out this week include: Persona 4 Golden, Orgarhythm, Ragnarok Odyssey, Mario Tennis Open, GT Academy 2012, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, The Last Story, Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles, Hitman: Absolution, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Vita, Ys Origin, Pokémon Conquest, Ms. Splosion Man, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Unchained Blades, Warlock: Master of the Arcane, Starvoid, Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition, Salem: The Crafting MMO, Enclave: Shadows of Twilight and Free Realms third birthday celebration.

God of War: Ascension (PS3):
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita):
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LittleBigPlanet Karting (PS3):
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Dishonored (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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The Unfinished Swan (PS3/PSN/PS Move):
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Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita):
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Orgarhythm (PlayStation Vita):
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Ragnarok Odyssey (PlayStation Vita):
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Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo 3DS):
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GT Academy 2012 (PSN/PS3):
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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (Nintendo 3DS):
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The Last Story (Nintendo Wii):
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Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles – The Avengers Table (XBLA, PSN for PS3 and Vita):
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Hitman: Absolution (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PlayStation Vita):
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Ys Origin (PC):
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Pokémon Conquest (Nintendo DS):
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Ms. Splosion Man – Splokour Challenge Event (XBLA):
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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Unchained Blades (PSP, Nintendo 3DS):
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Warlock: Master of the Arcane (PC):
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Starvoid (PC):
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Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (PC):
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Salem: The Crafting MMO (PC, Mac, Linux):
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Enclave: Shadows of Twilight (Nintendo Wii):
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Free Realms – Third Birthday Event (PC, Mac, PSN):
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O-Games Uses GT5 Giveaway to Sell Superstars V8 Racing

Matt Litten — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:55:23 +0000

O-Games has been using Gran Turismo 5 a lot in its marketing for Superstars V8 Racing, the once retail, multi-platform racing sim turned PS3-exclusive downloadable game. Initially, their taking shots at GT5‘s delays and exhaust pipe measuring bravado in hyping V8 as a $20 budget racer with as much quality and content as the leading $60 racers was good fun. Now, though, they are beginning to look very desperate.

Instead of continuing to poke fun at GT5 and attempting to take it on as a rival racer, O-Games is now using the popularity of Polyphony Digital’s “real driving simulator” to sell Superstars V8 Racing. Over the next 10 weeks, O-Games will be hosting weekly leaderboard competitions within Superstars V8 Racing, and the winner of each week’s challenge will receive a brand new copy of GT5 — which we now know will ship on November 24th. Follow the game on Facebook for additional details.

So yeah, O-Games is basically saying, “buy and play our game for a chance to win an even better game from a different publisher.” That’s pretty desperate — but it’s probably a smart marketing ploy at the same time.

It’s kind of sad that O-Games has to result to shameless marketing like this, though. I’m just getting started with Superstars V8 Racing, and so far it definitely strikes me as a game with enough content and quality to be able sell itself.

Gran Turismo 5 Gets Another Confirmed Launch Date

Matt Litten — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:26:05 +0000

Last month, Sony delayed the November 2nd launch of Gran Turismo 5, but promised that the game would still make it out for the holidays. The Internet proceeded to explode with anger and skepticism.

But it’s OK, racing fans, you can relax now. The sky is no longer falling. Sony has confirmed a new release date for the long-in-the-making PS3 sim racer, and in the end the delay will only amount to a few weeks.

GT5‘s new North American launch date is officially set for November 24th, which puts the game out on store shelves just in time to entice Black Friday shoppers.

Sony Slams the Brakes on Gran Turismo 5’s Launch…Again

Matt Litten — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:36:16 +0000

Anyone keeping track of how many times Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed? Well, add one more to the tally, because today Sony announced that the ballyhooed PS3 racing sim, inching closer and closer to vaporware status with each passing day, has been delayed yet again.

This delay stings the most too considering the game’s intended release date of November 2nd was only weeks away and two other big PS3 exclusives — LittleBigPlanet 2 and SOCOM 4 — were also recently delayed. The good news is that, for now at least, this latest delay doesn’t sound like it will be that long. The bad news is that Sony has not yet committed to a specific ship date, only stating that the game will be out sometime this holiday season. Whenever a release is left vague like that you just have to worry.

Gran Turismo 5 Release Update [PlayStation.Blog]

Screenshot Saturday: GDC 2010 Blowout

Matt Litten — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:44:46 +0000

My inbox was flooded with screenshot updates from GDC this week, and it’s taken me the better part of the past two hours compiling them into the 24 galleries posted below. You’ll find loads of screens for all the new PlayStation Move games, and other hot games like God of War III, Fable III, Puzzle Quest 2 and Metroid: Other M are also well represented.

Screenshot overload begins in 3… 2… 1!

God of War III (PS3):

Fable III (Xbox 360):

SOCOM 4 (PS3):

The Shoot (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

Slider (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

Sports Champions (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

Motion Fighter (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

Move Party (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

EyePet (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

TV SuperStars (PS3 – PlayStation Move):

ModNation Racers (PS3):

Gran Turismo 5:

Puzzle Quest 2 (DS):

Puzzle Quest 2 (XBLA):

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (PSN, XBLA):

Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (DS):

Clash of the Titans (PS3, Xbox 360):

Disciples III (PC):

Metroid: Other M (Wii):

Heavy Rain – The Taxidermist (PS3):

3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 (PSN, XBLA):

Super Street Fighter IV (PS3, Xbox 360):

Moto GP ’09-’10 (PS3, Xbox 360):