Magazine Game Informer has let slip the cover to their upcoming January issue, which features a front and back panel of Dead Space 2 protagonist, Isaac Clarke, fighting a necromorph. Most interesting in this spread, however, is the character’s new armor design, which has a much more aggressive look than the designs in the first game.
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Veteran actor Lance Henriksen (Near Dark, Aliens) has been cast to appear in Rebellion’s upcoming Aliens vs Predator title. Henriksen has not only lent his voice to the game but also his likeness. He will play Karl Bishop Weyland, descendant of the founder of the Weyland Corporation. Fans of the mythos will know that the Weyland Corporation eventually merges with another to become the Weyland-Yutani Corp, a malevolent entity behind much of the dastardly human happenings in the Alien and Aliens movies.
Aliens vs Predator is due out in February 19th of 2010.
Namco Bandai has released a new trailer for their upcoming third-person actioner, Dead to Rights: Retribution. The new video shows off a montage of combat sequences from both the perspective of character Jack Slade as well as his partner, the K-9 named ‘Shadow’. The game is due out sometime next year on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms.
Eidos/Square Enix Europe has released a new mini-doc vid for their upcoming Just Cause 2 talking about the game’s vehicle stunts. At E3, I remember seeing some really cool footage of the game’s protagonist, Rico, jumping from car to car planting C4 and this video does a great job at showing how much further they are taking the action. Just Cause 2 is scheduled for release on March 23, 2010.
You can also see some new screenshots of the game, After the Break!
In this new developer video/trailer for the upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online, Cryptic Studio devs talk about the game’s ‘Fleet Action’ system. It appears as though these Fleet Actions are randomly-generated, large-scale events that captains from around the quadrant will be able to take part in. For instance, the video talks about several captains who received messages from Starfleet Command that a Starbase was under attack. The captains either accept or deny the communication and, if accepted, they will warp into what could be an instance with the other captains who also agreed. Check out the vid for more – and checkout the game when it releases on February 2nd, 2010.
With its launch coming on December 8th, Konami has released the final trailer for their Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The game is basically a total re-imagining of the original Silent Hill, this time with a male protagonist looking for his daughter. Shattered Memories will be released on the Wii, PSP, and PS2 platforms.
EPIC Games announced today that they have added over one hundred and seventy tutorials to the tutorials section of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) website. In case you have not hear of this SDK, the Unreal Development Kit allows would-be game-makers to create their own games and apps using the Unreal Engine 3.
You can find the whole list of tutorials at the UDK website here.
NAMCO BANDAI has released a new developer diary video for their upcoming follow to Dead to Rights, subtitled Retribution. This dev diary talks about the visual concepts behind the game’s main characters: hard-boiled cop, Jake Slate, and his trusty K-9, Shadow. Dead to Rights: Retribution is due out on the XBox 360 and PS3 consoles in the 1st Quarter of 2010.
Activision has released a new ‘Fast Track’ gameplay trailer for their upcoming racer, BLUR. The arcade racer will make heavy use of on-track power-ups to get the edge on your opponents. It is due out in the Spring of 2010 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Windows PC platforms.
Activision has just announced that the original game in the Call of Duty series, re-dubbed Call of Duty: Classic for this release, will be available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday for 1200 Microsoft Points. It will also be coming to the PSN on Thursday for $14.99.
