Here’s some new details from the Tokyo Game Show regarding Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, the showcase of what to expect with Gran Turismo 5, available via download on the PlayStation Network and on Blu-ray disc.
30 cars available to race with.
5 tracks – including London City Track and Suzuka. You’ll also be able to race the tracks in reverse, and with “alternate routes”.
16 player online multiplayer.
Photo Mode – take screenshots / pictures of in game experiences and save them to your PS3’s hard drive.
Gran Turismo TV – download / watch racing related videos through the PlayStation Network.
My Garage – a personalised feature, complete with your friends list, a chat functionality and game records.
We’ll bring you any more news on the upcoming addition to the GT series as soon as we get it.
There’s a new Assassin’s Creed trailer making its way around the internet and if you liked the last one as much as us, then it’s definitely worth a watch. This chilling trailer goes under the name “Templar” and shows the very same planning their revenge against Altair, the main character. Watch below.
So say Kotaku, who saw the words “For PS3 Only” flash up at the end of a Square Enix Closed Mega Theater presentation of the Final Fantasy XIII trailer.
Gamepro are running an interview with SCEA president Jack Tretton, in which he enthuses about the upcoming innovation heading to the PlayStation 3, citing that they have a longterm gameplan. There’s not much detail in the story yet, but Gamepro are promising a full transcript shortly.
“I don’t think we expected nor we need to capture the lifecycle of the PS3 in the first nine months,” he comments. “We want to build evangelists, one consumer at a time, and it involves sacrificing in the short term before paying off in the long term.”
We met the guys from Bunnyfoot recently at an expo, and were very impressed with what they are currently working on. They work researching and documenting emotional behaviour during gaming using heatmaps, heart monitors and muscle tension monitors and can basically track every movement your eye makes during a gameplay. The implications are more insight for developers, publishers and advertisers and, in their own words, the ablity to literally ‘get under the skin of the gamer’.
We are looking to interview the guys at Bunnyfoot in the coming weeks but until then take a look at their website as there is some very interesting work going on there.
In his keynote speech at the Tokyo Game Show, Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that Home is now set for a Spring 2008 launch. It seems there’s still fine tuning to be done.
“This is going to be a worldwide service that needs to offer a wide range of functions required in Japan, in the US, in Europe and in Asia,” said Kazuo Hirai at TGS.
Sony Computer Entertainment have confirmed acquisition of Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios. Evolution Studios (as you all know) are the creators of the award-winning MotorStorm and are currently working on the next installment of the franchise, scheduled for release in 2008. Bigbig Studios are the developers behind the PSP title Pursuit Force and are currently working on the follow-up, which is due out in October 2008 for PSP.
President of SCE Worldwide Studios, Phil Harrison said: ”Our strategy is to create the best games by working with the best talent and Evolution and Bigbig are world-class additions to our team. The incredible people in these studios further extend the depth and skill of the industry’s largest platform-exclusive development resource.”
News from Tokyo - the rumble feature is to be introduced for the PS3. The controller will keep the motion sensitive SIXAXIS and is expected to arrive in Spring 2008. For a hands on report and photographs head over to Kotaku.
From the Konami pre-TGS press conference comes news that the long awaited Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will in fact come with an online “starter pack”, giving you a small taste of the Metal Gear Online experience. Exact details aren’t available just yet - however, this does mean that you will have access to some kind of online functionality with MGS4 straight from the box, without buying Metal Gear Online which is classed as a separate game.
In other MGS4 news from the conference, a new trailer was shown (not available to the public just yet) and Hideo Kojima said that the game was still on track for an early 2008 release.
