Karl Stewart, Crystal Dynamics global brand manager, has stated that the development studio will be making a very big announcement after the new Tomb Raider trailer is shown exclusively on Spike TV at 10:00pm PT this evening.
“Don’t forget to mention that we have a VERY big announcement off the back of the Tomb Raider trailer reveal,”
- Karl Stewart to Geoff Keighley on Twitter
Sega has revealed a select bunch of games that it plans to show off at next weeks E3 event in Los Angeles. The games include Aliens Colonial Marines for Wii U along with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - which is widely tipped for a Wii U release. Here’s the titles that Sega has confirmed that they will be showing:
The Nintendo 3DS has once again shown that Nintendo dominates the hardware space in Japan with 55,212 consoles sold. The second best-selling console in Japan this week was Sony’s PlayStation 3 which sold a mere 14,771. Sony also won’t be too pleased with the disappointing Vita sales, as the format only managed to shift 6,675 units. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in Japan.
Apple CEO Time Cook has told All Things Digital that he believes Apple is already firmly in the gaming space and the company will continue to get much bigger within the gaming sector. Cook claims that he’s not particularly interested in the current traditional console business, and would rather bring something new to the table.
What about the gaming space. You’ve sort of fallen into being a big player in the gaming space. Do you see that as something?
“I view that we are in gaming now in a fairly big way. One of the reasons people buy an iPod touch is gaming. Some buy it for music. I realize that is not the big screen you are talking about. Gaming has kind of evolved a bit. More people play on portable devices. Where we might go in the future, we’ll see. Customers love games.”
“I’m not interested in being in the console business in what is thought of as traditional gaming.”
“Apple is a big player today and things in the future will only make that bigger.”
But what about the TV?
“I think it could be interesting.”
THQ has announced that it has appointed Jason Rubin as President, effective immediately. Rubin is a former developer from Sony studio Naughty Dog and brings to THQ 20 years of successful experience in the video game and digital sectors.
THQ is now renewing its focus into creating AAA core games, rather than the licensed games it became renowned for. These new ‘core’ titles will be appearing on multiple platforms, which hopefully means we should see the majority of them on Wii U
“Jason’s proven track record in the industry speaks for itself, and he is one of the brightest minds in the business. We believe he can be a game changer and can contribute immensely to executing on our strategy of delivering quality connected core game experiences.”
- Brian Farrell, THQ Chairman and CEO
Infinity Ward’s next entry in the Modern Warfare franchise may use Epic’s next generation Unreal Engine 4. The Official Xbox Magazine reports that the development studio is currently hiring people with different expertise to work on the engine which will allow for ”large complex destruction sequence simulations” similar to those found in EA’s Battlefield series.
Famed Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter isn’t a fan of controversial on-disc downloadable content, claiming it’s nothing but profit greed. Pachter even when as far to say that gamers are entitled to hack the disc to retrieve the downloadable content that should have shipped with the retail copy.
“The stuff on the disc, some gamers feel entitled to because they bought the disc, so they should have a right to anything that’s on the disc,” he said. “And that’s a dicey one, you actually do own the disc and I think, theoretically, if you could crack the code on the DLC you probably would be allowed to access it without paying. And I’m not even sure that’s stealing because you did, in fact, buy the disc. That’s about as close as you can get to legal piracy.”
WeMade Entertainment, an online games developer, is convinced that it will become the front-runner in the video game industry. The company is based in Korea and is best known for The Legend of Mir franchise. The company’s CEO believes that E3 will mark the starting-point of their dominance in the video game industry when they showcase several new games for mobile platforms.
“We will aim to become the No. 1 global game company, starting with E3. Combining WeMade’s core competency and experience, we believe our mobile game lineup will bring unforeseen changes in the industry throughout the globe.”
Spike TV host Geoff Keighley has announced via a Reddit AMA E3 special that they will be
unveiling Epic Games next generation Unreal Engine 4 during E3 week on Spike. Keighley promises a full half-hour of spectacular next generation visuals.
Q: Are we going to see a full reveal of Unreal Engine 4?
Geoff: Yes, we will be unveiling Unreal Engine 4 during E3 week on Spike. I went down to Epic and filmed with Cliff, Tim Sweeney and the whole crew. Full half-hour special on the engine and tech.
Q: F-yes. Hopefully it will be a treat for people more into the development side and the gritty details, not just the “Those graphics are so graphic!”. But I guess all that info will come out sooner rather than later anyway. :)
Geoff: For sure, we are showing off the editor and a lot of the tech. Very in depth, glad to hear you are excited!
Natsume, the team behind the family friendly Harvest Moon and Rune Factory franchises, have announced that they are preparing to show off a new game next week. Here’s a few teasers related to the new title which they’ve left up to the fans to deduce.
A weekend treat for you guys: We’re gonna sneak out an announcement next week, and YOU, our loyal followers, are all going to get it early!
Hint #1: The announcement contains a “celebration”
Hint #2: The announcement will relate to a series…
Hint #3: The announcement will relate to a series…in which there are at least 3 previous entries…
- Natsume via Twitter
