Posts Tagged ‘multiplatform’
Multiplatform European Ghostbusters dated
In Europe, Ghostbusters: The Video Game used to have an exclusivity contract for only Sony platforms. Today, we get release dates for the long awaited multiplatform release of the game.
Namco Bandai Partners has confirmed that Ghostbusters will be released for the Xbox 360, PC, Wii and Nintendo DS on October 23rd.
If you want a good idea of how the game will be, be sure to check out our review of the US version of the game.
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Crysis 2 Going Multiplatform
First person shooter Crysis was hailed by many PC gamers as the proof that consoles were outdated relics. They claimed that no console had the sheer processing power to handle the graphics-heavy title. Unfortunately for PC owners the sequel will be released for the PS3, Xbox 360 and of course the PC. Unfortunately for the studio the title was one of the most heavily pirated titles of last year, leading to less profits than they’d hoped for.
Crytek is developing the sequel, Crysis 2 for multiple platforms and have entered into an arrangement with EA to publish it. Both companies are excited, with Crytek being stoked about their first console title and the continuation of the Crysis franchise and EA exchanging high fives and chest bumps about pulling a quality studio like Crytek into what could likely be an ongoing business relationship.
Capcom Confirms Dead Rising 2
Zombies are incredibly popular lately. It might be in part that of all the archetypal horror monsters they have by far the largest horror to cost ratio. Get some extras, pillage a thrift store for expendable clothing and add creepy makeup and gallons of fake blood. Instant creep-out. It comes as no surprise then that Dead Rising is getting a sequel.
It is set in the aftermath of the events in Willamette. Unfortunately the zombie outbreak wasn’t entirely contained so the game begins years later in a world where zombie outbreaks continue to crop up. The game is set in the ‘gambling paradise’ of Fortune City and will of course feature hordes of zombies (tens of thousands according to the press release) and even more items that can be used as weapons. A handful of screenshots have been released and it seems that there’ll be a new, sandier-haired and camera-less protagonist.
The sequel is being developed in partnership with Canadian studio Blue Castle Games. Working along with them will be members of the original Dead Rising team including Keiji Inafune who is the producer on the project. The title will be going multiplatform with it being released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
Dead Rising, Lost Planet Sequels Going Multiplatform
Two early hits for the Xbox 360 were zombie slaying sandbox game Dead Rising and Lost Planet. Dead Rising is rising again as a somewhat altered Wii port and Lost Planet has been released for the PS3 as well. Now early reports from Japan are saying that multiplatform sequels for both games are in the works.
These reports come from Keiji Inafune of Capcom by way of monthly gaming magazine Famitsu Xbox 360. He says that being multiplatform is a guarantee for the ’super sequels’ but they’re considering giving a bonus to Xbox 360 owners who buy the titles for that platform.