Posts Tagged ‘sci-fi’
Resonance of Fate getting simultaneous EU and US release
Europe gets video game releases much later than its North American counterpart. This is fact, and it’s not fair. Fortunately, Sega Europe is making efforts to make sure that each continent gets equal treatment. Speaking to VideoGamer, localization producer Jun Yoshino has confirmed that Resonance of Fate will be seeing a simultaneous European and North American release.
“America and Europe is the same release. Usually the European version comes a year after, let’s say the Japanese release,” Yoshino said. “During the year, a lot of people are going to like, well this is old news now. We’re going to be losing a lot of interest if there is such a long time as a year. We’ve scheduled it in so we can get it out as quick as possible.”
Resonance of Fate will be released Spring of 2010, and the fourth quarter of this year in Japan.
Tags: europe, fantasy, japan, jun yoshino, Motoi Sakuraba, North America, resonance of fate, sci-fi, sega, tri-ace
Global Agenda closed beta underway
Looks like the sci-fi third-person-shooter MMO Global Agenda has finally reached its closed beta stage, having sent invites out for everyone whose registrations were accepted.
If you haven’t already registered and are interested, just head over to the official website and put in a few computer specs and contact information, and voila, you’re done. Mind you, the system requirements for the game are pretty hefty.
No release date is planned for the game, but the developers are hoping to launch it before the end of the year.
via BluesNews
Singularity gets delayed due to Modern Warfare 2 hype
Activision has made the conscientious decision to delay the Raven Software developed Singularity from 2009 to Q1 2010. This decision was made due to the launch of Modern Warfare 2 falling so close to Singularity’s:
The level of excitement for Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 coming out of E3 well exceeded our expectations and therefore we have decided to move Raven’s upcoming sci-fi first person action title, Singularity, from 2009 to Q1 2010. We believe that the March quarter will provide a better opportunity to establish the new cutting-edge action IP as a ‘must-have’ title and clears the way for Modern Warfare 2 to dominate this holiday season.”
You can’t really blame this decision, can you? I mean with all of the hype surrounding Modern Warfare 2 there is a low chance of any game being released even remotely close to it generating the same buzz.
So, Raven Software’s FPS Singularity will be out for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in March of 2010.
Read (Destructoid)
2029 Online alpha testing starts today
Alpha testing for the upcoming MMO 2029 Online starts today. Anyone can download the client and begin playing the Sci-Fi RTS instantly. The installation file clocks in at around ~333MB, so it won’t hurt to try it out if you have nothing else to do on this lazy Sunday.
2029 Online is a free-to-play game which will rely on microtransactions for profit. More details and updates are available on the official website.
via GamersHell
End of Eternity debut trailer
Sega has recently released the above trailer showcasing their upcoming PRG End of Eternity unfortunately, it’s in Japanese. But at least you can get a general feeling for the game based on the visuals. And, for your benefit, I’ve included the plot synposis from Wikipedia
In the distant future, Earth has undergone a drastic change in the environment. For reasons unknown, poisonous layers of gases permeated the land, which results in near extinction for mankind due to not able to adapt to the new changes. The remaining humans built a gigantic device called Burzel, an environment purifier buried deep into the ground, which cleanses the air in the surrounding land and hopefully the rest of Earth as well. Civilization began to reform around Burzel itself, building a city around the tower. The upper classes live in luxurious apartments at the top of Burzel while the lower classes reside among the many districts built around the base and stem of the tower. For countless years, all is well, until one day the purifier inside Burzel begins to malfunction.
End of Eternity is currently said to be 65% completed over at tri-Ace and is expected to ship for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in Winter of this year.
Spacetime Studios Lays Off Employees
On the Spacetime Studios website is word unfortunate news that the indie developer has laid off quite a few employees. They are currently at work on Blackstar, a sci-fi MMORPG.
“Our company has been entirely self-funded for the last six months while we tried to find a publishing deal for ‘Blackstar’,” reads a note on the studio’s website. “Throughout this period we have held onto our pre-production development team because, honestly, we think they are the best of the best. We have been shopping Blackstar around but – right now, at least – the concept of a SciFi space/ground IP has proven to be a challenge.”
They are scaling down to sixteen employees from thirty-two, and are hoping to secure a publishing deal.