GamesCom (GDC Europe 2009) Line-Up

Below is the line-ups for several companies taking part in this years GamesCom event which is taking place in Cologne, Germany between the 17th and the 23rd of August.

Hopefully we will here release dates for all the games on the list, and in the case of MAG will there be a beta for the public and not just Sony employees any time soon.

 

SCEE

PS3:

• Heavy Rain
• Uncharted 2: Among Theives
• God of War III
• MAG
• EyePet
• Ratchet and Clank: A Crank In Time
• SingStar
• Buzz!
• White Knight Chronicles
• DC Universe

PSP:

• Gran Turismo
• Invizimals
• Motorstorm: Arctic Edge
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
• SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3

Services:

• “Lots of PSN games,” including Gravity Crash
• VidZone
• PlayStation Home
• PSP Go

SCEE Conference Date & Time: Tuesday August 18, 17:00-20:00 (BST)

Activision

• Bakugan
• Band Hero
• Blur
• DJ Hero
• Guitar Hero 5
• Modern Warfare 2
• Tony Hawk Ride

EA

• APB
• Army of Two: The 40th Day
• Battlefield Bad Company 2
• Brutal Legend
• Command & Conquer 4
• Dante’s Inferno
• Dead Space Extraction
• Dragon Age: Origins
• FIFA 10
• Mass Effect 2
• MySims Agents
• Need for Speed SHIFT
• Need for Speed NITRO
• NHL
• RAGE
• The Beatles: Rock Band
• The Saboteur
• Tiger Woods Online

Square Enix

• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Dissidia Final Fantasy
• Finaly Fantasy XIII
• Fantasy XIV
• Kingdom Hearts
• 358/2 Days
• Mini Ninjas
• Order of War
• Supreme Commander 2

PlayStation Store UPDATES! (And rumours)

One of the big perks of next generation gaming is of course updates and downloadable content!
This weeks batch of updates may be slim but there are some things worth looking into.

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM (DEMO)
This is one of the PS Store updates I'm most looking forward too- FINALLY, a hands-on pay of one of the most anticipated games this summer!



LittleBigPlanet - inFamous Costume Pack (DLC)
Obviously the whole point in LBP is the DLC- and nothing beats dressing your little sack-boy like your favourite heroes! ..... Or murderous villains....


CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD (DLC)
If I'm honest, I've yet to play this game. But with DLC already available, the chances of me getting it are on the rise!


GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR (DLC)
Guitar Hero's vast catalogue of music is once again expanding. Sadly though this update only consists of one song:
Eric Johnson - “Camel’s Night Out”


ROCK BAND (DLC)
ROCK BAND on the other hand is hitting back with a whole pack of songs!
Spinal Tap's TAP TEN track pack

Not a bad week if you ask me. The BATMAN Demo alone will keep me happy for the rest of the week!

As usual there will most likely be more gems added to the PS Store this week, but mostly they are just rumours... So lets post them anyway!

• CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR MAP PACK (DLC)

• FIGHT NIGHT (DLC)

• RED FACTION: GUERILLA (DLC)

• G.I JOE (DEMO)

Is that enough to quench your gaming thirsts?


-- BIZNITCH --

Batman: Arkham Asylum £24.93 pre-order for PS3

Amazing pre-order price for this game, using todays 10% off voucher (hut10) you could pick this up for £22.44, otherwise the normal price is £24.93.

GO TO DEAL

Uncharted Comic-Con Panel Video

A panel of developers and the game’s leading actors – Nolan North, Emily Rose and newcomer Claudia Black – discussed the making of one of the most anticipated titles of this year. And courtesy of Chris Morrell over at PlayStation.Blog.US, you can watch it here.

The following video was posted on the EU Blog.

Fat Princess Patch On The Way

Titan studios have announced that a patch is currently in testing and are working on changing certain things within the game due to feedback received. Check out the full post here

Patch in Testing

We have implemented fixes that should substantially improve critical connection and lag issues.  A patch has now entered testing.  No ETA yet.  When we have information to share, you’ll get it.

Known Issues, Bugs, Imbalances

The following bugs and imbalances have been well reported and documented.  In general, there is no need to send additional information.  If you come across something new – please send it on.

• Failed Game Connections
• Lag
• Hosting Problems
• AoE Scoring Exploits
• Stalemates
• Missing Princess (on certain levels)
• Dead Hat Machines
• Scoreboard Issues (only top 1000 scores shown)
• Ranking System Problems

Balancing, Feature Requests, Other Comments

We have also received hundreds of great suggestions, some of which will directly result in changes to the game at some point down the road.  Among those that have been well documented:

• Changes to Ranking System
• Changes to Scoring System
• Stalemate Breakers (e.g. – Finite Cake, Slim Fast Princess)
• Server Lists
• Clan Management
• Hosted Servers
• Class Balance
• More Classes
• More Class Upgrades
• More Maps
• More Modes
• More Sports
• Even Fatter Princesses
• Unbelievably Fat Gargantuan Princesses

Please note: we have so many emails coming in that though we’ll read it all, we will not be able to respond to everything.  We only have so many hours in the day, and I am sure you’ll all agree that work on the game takes priority.  Thanks for your understanding.