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October 13th, 2009 at 10:00pm
Under PC+ Xbox 360
When asked whether or not the Assassin’s Creed series would be getting a third installment, Assassin’s Creed 2 producer Sébastien Puel thinks the answer almost goes without saying. “I’m often asked if we’re doing a third game after ACII… I mean, we could do 35 of these,” he (hopefully) exaggerates to Xbox World 360 in the mag’s latest issue (via CVG). When the game’s creative director told us the second game would be ending with a cliffhanger, we didn’t know he meant we’d have to play 35 games to resolve it — that’s approximately 35,000 assassinated fools, by our estimations.
Explaining his hyperbole further, Puel admits that a female assassin isn’t out of the question, even confirming “We’ve had discussions on that very topic.” Still, the Ubisoft producer doesn’t want to switch the protagonist’s gender without a good reason. “World War II, the economies in England and France were run by women because the men were off fighting … we don’t want to just decide we want to change and have a female hero, as the first inspiration is always the time period.” To read the full interview in its original context, pick up the latest issue of Xbox World 360 (if you’re in the UK, that is).
Assassin’s Creed 2 producer sees franchise expanding beyond a trilogy, maybe into WWII originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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September 30th, 2009 at 02:50pm
Under Xbox 360
click for screens of what Hydrophobia looks like now
We haven’t heard anything about Dark Energy Digital’s water physics-based horror/puzzle game Hydrophobia in nearly a year, which makes today’s news that the game is heading to XBLA rather than getting a full retail release all the more jarring. According to a preview of the game by Xbox World 360 UK (as reprinted on CVG), not only is Hyrdrophobia getting the digital distribution treatment, it’ll be heading to Microsoft’s console in the form of “three episodes of around five hours each, to be released within a twelve month window.”
The preview contains undoubtedly the largest glut of info on the game we’ve seen since we first heard about it way back in 2007 — when it was still planned for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Apparently the episodes could continue if they prove successful enough, though no word is given on if they’ll ever head to PS3 and PC. The game has already missed its planned March 2009 release window and dropped a few consoles for its eventual release, so we’ve reached out to Dark Energy Digital for more details.
[Update: Dark Energy Digital got back to us with some fresh shots from the game (seen above).]
Hydrophobia floats to XBLA, goes episodic originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 2nd, 2009 at 06:15pm
Under PSP
Sure, The Beatles: Rock Band developer Harmonix has been busy working on next week’s big release for some time now, but did you know it’s also working on “re-energizing” its “core franchises?” Harmonix PR overlord John Drake told CVG as much, saying that while the studio is ready to refocus on its existing portfolio, it’s been busy making sure it got The Beatles game 100 percent right. “We were terrified while making the game, hoping we don’t make [Apple Corps] mad at any point — they’re really nice and easy to work with, but this is The Beatles, you can’t afford to mess this up.”
Considering the longtime rhythm game developer more or less re-energized its Amplitude and Frequency franchises with Rock Band Unplugged, we’re taking a wild stab in the dark here when we suggest Drake’s likely talking about Rock Band 3. And does “re-energizing” in this case mean “adding Project Natal functionality?” We’re not sure yet, but we’ve got our fingers as uncrossed as possible, just in case.
Harmonix to ‘re-energize’ its franchises after The Beatles: Rock Band originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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