Saturday, June 12, 2010

New Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Rumors Emerge As Does A Map Of Isshu


More scans from the CoroCoro magzine have emerged revealing a map of Isshu, the name of the area where Pokémon Black And Pokémon White takes place in. The map shows the area is split into 3 peninsulas, the right being fairly wooded and probably the starting location, the central one has a desert, a large Pokéball shaped lake, and the city that was previously revealed. the left side is mountainous with towns on the edge and possible temple style locations in the north. all 3 of the peninsulas are connected by a variety of bridges.


Reshiram, the white dragon Pokémon in Pokémon Black, has been revealed as a Dragon/Fire type with Turbo Blaze as its ability. Zekrom, the Black dragon Pokémon in Pokémon White, has been revealed as a Dragon/Electric type with Terra Voltage as its ability.


Its been revealed that in the first generation Pokémon games, Red and Blue, there was a character in the game that would say "The POKEMON here are so chunky! There should be a pink one with a floral pattern!", perhaps hinting this Pokémon, Munma, has existed in some form at Gamefreak for many years. its known that Gamefreak has made Pokémon for a game and put them in a later Pokémon game, so this could be an example of this.

Pokébeach also have new unconfirmed rumours from a well known source regarding Pokémon Black And Pokémon White:
  • There will be 157 new Pokemon, bringing the total amount to 650.
  • Like how Giratina compliments Dialga and Palkia, a large, green cobra will accompany Reshiram and Zekrom.
  • Tauros will have an evolution: Minotauros. It stands on two legs.
  • In previous games, either through moves or through abilities, players were able to alter the weather conditions of the battle field to boost certain types. For example, Groudon’s Drought summons sunlight, which boosts Fire-type moves by 50%. In Black and White, players will be able to collect certain items that alter the weather conditions of the battle field. Approximately twenty of these items will affect the weather conditions so that they will boost certain types (kind of like Stadium cards in the TCG?), with some types getting added bonuses depending on the item.
  • One example will be setting up a Poison Field, which causes all Poison-type attacks to gain 30% accuracy, Sludge Bomb to have a 100% poison rate, and the effects of Toxic Spikes’ poison to have an immediate effect.
  • Black and white, good versus evil, and yin and yang are going to play a major part in the plot. However, unlike previous Pokemon games, the decisions and choices you make will “influence” the plot of the game. If you make “good” choices, you might get certain help or items, whereas “bad” choices could have negative effects. The point is that the plot will not be as cut-and-dry as previous games, changing depending on the player’s actions.
  • Tsutaaja, Pokabu, and Mijumaru had rough designs over this past year or so, but in the last few months received major overhauls, becoming the final designs we see today.

From Pokébeach


EA Have Released A New Madden NFL 11 Developer Interview Focusing On The Games Gameplay

EA have released a new developer interview for Madden NFl 11. in this interview they discuss gameplay. they talk about how people unfamiliar with the series can pick up and just play due to the games gameflow, whilst more experienced players will benefit from the gameplay's locomotion and what you can do with it. the extra animation they are putting in the game will benefit both new players and experienced players. They also discuss the AI in the game, how they've worked on it so players do what you expect them to do, therefore making it a better experience for any player.




Sony And Guerrilla Game Release A Killzone 3 Gameplay Trailer

Sony and Guerrilla Games have released the first gameplay trailer for Killzone 3. this trailer is set in a Arctic esq location and shows your main ESA character fighting solo and fighting with a team against many Helghast Soldiers. The trailer shows the ESA attacking a oil platform style building and you shooting across a snowy terrain. The backpack is also shown being used by both the ESA and Helghast.




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  • QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17He2k
  • QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ht.ly/17Hhgf
  • PS3: the FCC has rated new PS3 Models, differing from each other in HDD Size, and Debug units. http://ht.ly/1XcRd
  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce The Gundemonium Collection Is Coming To The PS3 On 15th June http://ht.ly/17HlKe
  • a floor plan for E3 from GameSpot reveals Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 3, Dead or Alive 5, all unannounced games http://ht.ly/1XcWq
  • David Hayter says he's not been asked to voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid Rising, hinting Snake isn't in the game http://ht.ly/1XcY9
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released Part 2 Of A Behind The Scenes Look At The Making Of ModNation Racers On PSP http://ht.ly/17Hojk
  • PS3: Sony Announce Final Fantasy IX is coming out as a PS1 Classics on 15th June for $9.99 http://ht.ly/1XeQC
  • 360: Living Statue and Obstacle Course revealed as Natal Games, up to 12 other Natal games set for E3 reveal http://ht.ly/1Xfxr
  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Released new Trailers For Necromachina And Space Invaders Infinity Gene http://ht.ly/17HqSw
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released The Fifth RISK: Factions Animated Short Titled "Avalanche Now" http://ht.ly/17HqSv
  • PC: APB is not coming out in Australia due to a lack of servers in Australia, Realtime Worlds will not host 1 either http://ht.ly/1XfAw
  • Sony Japan have started a countdown timer to what appears to be Pata-Pon 3 http://ht.ly/1Xhsg
  • QTE Blog: Codemasters Have Released Photographs From The International Cricket 2010 Launch Event http://ht.ly/17HsTg
  • QTE Blog: Leaked CoroCoro Scans Reveal 7 New Pokémon For Pokémon Black And White http://ht.ly/17HsTh
  • Criterion have started a coutdown but there's no hint as for what game or what they're counting down http://ht.ly/1Xjxz
  • Kojima Production's website has a E3 countdown that shows pictures or many things being cut http://ht.ly/1XjzG
  • QTE Blog: EA Announce FIFA Superstars, A Free To Play Facebook Game, Is Live http://ht.ly/17Hwth
  • QTE Blog: EA Announce Rock Band 3 Freatures, Reveal The Game's Instruments, And Some Of The Music http://ht.ly/17Hwtg
  • EA have announced that when the Crysis 2 website relaunches tomorrow, they'll be offering Crysis 2 Beta Places http://ht.ly/1XlkI
  • PC: Civilization 5 is coming out on 21st September in USA and 24th September Worldwide http://ht.ly/1XmNA
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released New Screenshots For Spare Parts http://ht.ly/17Hyrj
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce Xbox Live Deal Of The Week Games And E3 Inventory Blowout Sale http://ht.ly/17Hyri
  • Sony are teasing 2 big announcements coming tomorrow on the EU Playstation Blog http://ht.ly/1XmZN
  • 3DS: Rumoured Sketch of device released. has 3D Camera, huge top screen small bottom screen, no analogue stick http://ht.ly/1Xn3T
  • QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ht.ly/17HBcS
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Announce Drake is Voicing Jace Stratton In Gears of War 3 http://ht.ly/17HBcT
  • 360: Microsoft say they have announcements at E3 that'll top Natals announcement last year http://ht.ly/1Xnyn
  • Dead Space 2's Steve Papoutis says it'll be scarier than the first, all facets of it improved over Dead Space http://ht.ly/1XnA5
  • QTE Blog: Housemarque Discuss The Process Of Adding Stereoscopic 3D To Super Stardust HD http://ht.ly/17HDAc
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released A New Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Teaser Trailer http://ht.ly/17HDAb
  • 505 Games announce Supremacy MMA, a realistic MMA game that's coming to Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 http://ht.ly/1XnBy
  • 360: Duke Nukem Manhattan project is coming out 23rd June for around $10 http://ht.ly/1XnDU
  • 3DS: Kotaku updates earlier 3DS post and picture by confirming it has a short stick, not an analogue nub http://ht.ly/1XrAx
  • PS3: Slam Bolt Scrappers has been confirmed as a PS3 exclusive http://ht.ly/1XrDc
  • JP Consoles, PSP 23.588, PS3 18.951, Wii 18.818, DSi LL 10.737, DSi 8.219, 360 3.258, DS 1.743, PS2 1.316, PSPgo 1.026 http://ht.ly/1XrHx


Friday, June 11, 2010

Capcom Have Released A New Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Teaser Trailer

Capcom have released a new teaser trailer for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. this trailer has some familiar footage from an earlier teaser, it features Wolverine fighting Ryu, Felicia and Iron Man, and Chris Redfield And The Hulk. new characters shown in the trailer are Dante, from the Devil may Cry Series, and Deadpool. the trailer does have more fighting than previous trailers, an there is a tease of something else right at the end.


From Capcom Unity


Housemarque Discuss The Process Of Adding Stereoscopic 3D To Super Stardust HD


Housemarque have talked about the process and history of adding stereoscopic 3D to Super Stardust HD. they started thinking about adding stereoscopic 3D back in the summer of 2009, but they initially didn't think it would work as they were not going to compromise on 60fps gameplay in the game. the engine behind Super Stardust HD would need alot of work as they also needed to reduce the time it took to draw a frame from the current 16.7ms to 8.3ms.


The team knew that they had 50% of the PS3's SPU power left to use. the core engine to the game was going to be completely replaced. the team moved vertex processing from the GPU to SPU's and merged as many objects as possible into one drawcall. this was done by Autumn, and the first 3D version of Super Stardust HD was up and running. the next issue was a lack of 3D tv's to play the game. the team used the red and green 3d glasses to check the effect until they got 3D TV's in early 2010.


Changing the games engine also bought about benefits for the 2D version, split screen co-op went from 30fps to 60fps and 4x anti aliasing support has been added to 720p, whilst 1920×1080p support has been added. The 3D part of the game runs at 720p at 120fps. People with the game can update it for free now, the updated version if 5.00.

From EU Playstation Blog