Artists Recording In Simlish for Sims 3 Late Night
"Simlish" is the official language of The Sims. It's what Sims speak instead of English, and it's going to be the language of choice for over two dozen pop, hip-hop, and alternative artists in The Sims 3 Late Night
I'd honestly take offense at this, if anyone of the music was good. Fortunately, the tracks are all from autotuned pop bands with z's in their names, or guys like Souja Boy or My Chemical Romance. Incidentally, My Chemical Romance uses lyrics that are far too interesting and violent for the quality of music. They sound like a bunch of wussy douchebags, so why do they keep talking about things like murder and poison? Bah, kids these days. Let me know if George Fisher or Glen Benton re-record any of their bands' songs in Simlish.
Will GreenwaldMega Man Universe First Gameplay Trailer
Youtube user GrafWutzenstein has spliced together the gameplay trailers that were sent to IGN, 1UP, and GameSpot. The trailer showcases four of the multiple characters playable in game including MegaMan, RockMan (based on the Japanese boxart), a MegaMan based on the bad box art of the American version of the first game, and Ryu from Street Fighter. The game also includes Arthur from Ghosts and Goblins, though he is not in the trailer. Incidentally, the game looks very much like the stop motion trailer that was released previously. MegaMan Universe is coming out on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store.
Dee SawyerScott Pilgrim vs the Review
To be perfectly candid, this may be the hardest review I ever write. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
DLC Double Shot: Bioware Releasing Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age DLC Next Tuesday
Bioware's releasing two DLC packs for their two biggest games, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins. Both drop on September 7 and will cost you $10 each. The trailer located above is for this year's critical darling and Game of the Year forerunner, Mass Effect 2. Titled "Lair of the Shadow Broker", this piece of DLC reunites Commander Shepard with one of the possible love interests from the first game, Liara T'Soni. The DLC will take you into the chambers of the mysterious Shadow Broker, a figure that had featured heavily in the periphery of the games and directly in the plot of the Mass Effect: Retribution comic book.
The trailer located after the jump is for last year's Dragon Age: Origins. Taking place after the end of Dragon Age: Origins, this will have you going after one of the party members and finding out just what they've been up to. Any more details would be a spoiler, so if you still haven't finished Dragon Age: Origins, I suggest you avoid the video.
Dee SawyerFrom the Game: Castle Crashers King (plus the first Aggrogate Giveaway!)
The Behemoth's fast-paced, cartoonish, insane beat-em-up Castle Crashers has finally hit PSN after over to years of being XBLA-only, and to commemorate the release the developer sent us The King. This figurine is 4 inches of regal, screaming, beardy rage. Find out how you can get your mitts on him after the bump.
Will GreenwaldThe Future of Motion Control: How To Improve It
This short video on Sony's blog demonstrates where the PlayStation Move is at in terms of development. Now that the Wii is about to turn four, Sony and Microsoft are both poised to make wigglin' and wagglin' major features of their consoles as well. The Wii's motion controls have failed to deliver on the promise of a total game-changing console. Despite this, the Wii has some real gems but games which actually utilize the motion controls well are few and far between. Today, most gamers still use thumbsticks, shoulder triggers, and face buttons for a majority of their games. Here are a few ways motion controls could finally make games better.
Matt EddyBioWare CEO discusses the lack of DA2 character creation choices
Speaking to VG247 at gamescom, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka sought to assure Dragon Age fans that the absence of character creation options in Dragon Age 2 will not constrain the wide world of player choice BioWare's epics have become known for.
"Given that he is a human in this universe," Muzyka says, "that’s just the way this particular chapter in the Dragon Age universe is built. It’s built around him being a human, and hence your choices are a little more constrained at the beginning, but on the other hand that enables us to do a lot more other cool things as well, in terms of the way the narrative flows, and the other party members that join with you are really cool and interesting and diverse."
There has been some backlash toward this direction for Dragon Age 2. Dragon Age: Origins gave players the opportunity to choose their character's race, gender, and backstory, all of which helped determine how the story began and how people would react to the character. However, Dragon Age 2 takes a page from the Mass Effect series, plunking players down in the shoes of protagonist Hawke, who comes with his own fixed history. It's still unclear what, if any, benefits or changes save files from Dragon Age: Origins and Awakening might have on Dragon Age 2.
Matt EddyHands-on with LittleBigPlanet 2
The other day, Will and I were able to get some hands-on time with LittleBigPlanet 2
Alt-history RPG Venetica headed to U.S.
A GameFly listing (via Siliconera) reveals that Atari is scheduled to bring German developer Deck 13's fantasy RPG Venetica to stateside consoles in January 2011. Originally developed in German for PC and Xbox 360 in 2009, Venetica was available only in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Fans elsewhere either brushed up on their Deutsch or went without.
Venetica takes place in a fictional sixteenth-century version of Venice, where heroine Scarlett discovers herself to be Death personified, finding herself in the middle of a struggle between the powers that control the natural - and unnatural - course of death. The stylish characters, cityscapes, customizable gear, morality system, and action-RPG mechanics are all reminiscent of the Fable series, but Venetica adds a twist with the use of the "Twilight world." It's a parallel dimension of departed souls where Scarlett winds up either by choice or when killed. It offers its own rules, abilities, characters, and quests, many of which have consequences in the world of the living. Deck 13 certainly talked a good game about the necessity of storytelling in RPGs and Venetica enjoyed both critical and commercial success in its native land, so this could be a post-holiday treat for early next year.
Matt EddyThis Week’s Downloads: Shank, Scott Pilgrim (360), Motorstorm 3D, more
This is a great week for fans of cartoony brawlers. Shank is hitting both XBLA and PSN, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is coming out on XBLA tomorrow. For gamers with 3D HDTVs looking for an excuse to actually break out the shutter glasses, MotorStorm 3D Rift is also coming to PSN tomorrow, featuring 10 tracks from MotorStorm Pacific Rift rendered in 3D-O-Vision. It's like the trees and rocks are coming straight at your head!
On the Nintendo side of things, the biggest release is And Yet It Moves, a fascinating indie physics puzzler that lands on WiiWare today. The Virtual Console gets one more game on its list, a Sunsoft-made side-scroller called Ufouria: The Saga that didn't come out in North America. Finally, the DSiWare gets four new games ranging from the music-making Rytmik to the Farmville-ish My Farm. Full list of this week's downloadable games below.
Xbox 360:
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - 800 MS Points ($10)
- Shank - 1200 MS Points ($15)
Playstation 3:
- Shank - $15
- MotorStorm 3D Rift - $10
Wii:
- And Yet It Moves - 1,000 Nintendo Points ($10)
- Ufouria: The Saga - 600 Nintendo Points ($6)
DSi:
- Rytmik - 800 Nintendo Points ($8)
- G.G. Series Ninja Karakuri Den - 200 Nintendo Points ($2)
- My Farm - 200 Nintendo Points ($2)
- Absolute Reversi - 200 Nintendo Points ($2)
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