Snippets and Screenshots July 2012

Rainbow Moon
PSN exclusive due 4th July
$14.99 in North America, €12.99 in Europe, £9.99 in the UK and $19.95 in Australia.
Developed by SideQuest Studios and eastasiasoft, of Soldner X and Soldner X-2 fame.  An open world RPG with shades of Bastion in its isometric art style. The game's story and turn-based battling will last some 40 hours.

Official Game Website
IGN Review

Inversion
For Windows, Xbox 360 and Ps3 on release in  Us due Eu 13th July
A cover-based third-person shooter, featuring destructible environments and gravity manipulation.

Official Game Website
Digital Trends Review

Wreckateer
Exclusive for Xbox live Arcade due July 25th cost 800 Points
Physics based destruction in a fantasy medieval world, uses Kinect to put you in control of a massive castle-wrecking ballista.

Hybrid
Exclusive for Xbox live Arcade due 8th August cost 1200 Points
A multiplayer online third-person shooter set in a post apocalyptic world,  first Xbox 360 title from developer 5th Cell the studio behind the Scribblenauts. Drawn to Life and Lock's Quest series.

Official Game Website

Neverdead Preview xbox 360, Ps3

Set for release on Xbox 360 and Ps3 on January 31st Us and Feb 3rd in EU. 

Neverdead faces stiff opposition, sandwiched as it is alongside the release for Final Fantasy xiii-2 and the Metal Gear Solid HD collection. Even the game's Megadeth soundtrack may not be enough to boost initial sales.

You play a wise cracking demon hunter called Bryce Boltzmann, an immortal, able to survive severe injuries, even decapitation. Indeed it appears dismemberment is a crucial gameplay element, losing your gun arm for example will still not prevent you from pulling the trigger.

It seems poor old Bryce was cursed by Astaroth, a demon king, and 500 years of immortality has left him a disheveled, bitter alcoholic who hunts down demons for both money and revenge. A demonic invasion theatens the city and joined by a female private investigator called Arcadia, the duo set out to rid the infestation.

The game is directed by Shinta Nojiri former game design disciple of Hideo Kojima

I'd love to show the trailer but it's an 18 cert, however a quick search on youtube will reveal all.

The official Website (not working at the time of posting)

Alf the Helper: I saw Jurassic Park! why can't....
Elderly: No Alf! You saw the poster for Jurassic Park, there's a difference
Alf the Helper: But Ripper was dismembered by Gnome and I saw that!
Elderly: Yes that was unfortunate, but my final answer is still NO!
Alf the Helper: You know sometimes I wish I was never born :(
Elderly: I know how you feel.....sometimes I wish you were never born too!
Alf the Helper: :(

Screenshots, Xiba, Kung Fu High Impact, Sherlock

Soul Calibur VXbox 360 and Ps3
Due US January 31, 2012, EU February 3, 2012
New Character "Xiba" from Soul Calibur V and news Ezio (Assassin's Creed) will be a guest character.

Kung Fu High Impact
Xbox 360 Kinnect Exclusive
Due November 2011 ??
A side-scrolling brawler, in which your likeness is scanned in by the Kinect camera to act as the hero.
More screens on eurogamer

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Xbox 360, Ps3 and PC
Due? game site says "Late" 2011
Adventure game in the "Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes" series developed by Frogwares
More images from Official Website

Images: Goldeneye reloaded, Lotr War in the North, Sonic Generations

GoldenEye 007:Reloaded Official Website
For Xbox 360 and Ps3 Due November 1st 2011 US, TBA rest of the World
 
Screenshots On IGN

Lord of the Ring: War in the North Official Website
Xbox 360, Ps3 and PC Due November 1st US, TBA Eu

Screenshots On IGN

Sonic Generations Official Website

Xbox 360, Ps3, PC, Nintendo 3DS Due November 1st 2011 US, Q4? Eu

Screenshots on IGN

Screenshots Flood: Lollipop Chainsaw, Soulcalibur V, Farcry 3

Lollipop Chainsaw Screens  & Offcial Website Portal
Release date TBC 2012

Soulcalibur V characters & Official Website Portal
Release date March 2012

Farcry 3 screens & Official Website
Release date February 2012

This was much easier on Facebook, sigh!

Metro Last Light First Look

Sequel to the critically acclaimed debut title from Ukranian based 4A Games and author, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2033, due March 2012 for xbox 350, ps3 and PC.  Metro last light picks up after the "bad" ending from Metro 2033, in which Artyom delivers a devastating attack on the mysterious supernatural race known as the Dark Ones.

Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, mutants stalk the catacombs.  The station-cities of the Metro are locked in a struggle for the ultimate power, and you hold the key to survival of the human race – "the last light in our darkest hour"

Alf the helper: Apparently mr.Elderly, Metro 2033 had many PC gamers updating their graphics card to cope with the full spec required, and Metro Last Light will be no different, though the 4a wizards are optimising code to run on lower spec machines.

Elderly: Really?, and I suppose you have a reference for that piece of information.

Alf the helper: yes.... Here

Elderly: hmmph!


Metro Last Light website
Metro Last Light trailers

Deus Ex Human Revolution Screenshots xbox 360 Ps3

Release dates 2011:
US: August 23
Aus: August 25
Eu: August 26
Jpn: September 8

Third game in the Deus Ex series, set in 2027 and a prequel to the original Deus Ex, the conspiracy begins when Adam Jensen, a private security officer is left horrifically injured and forced to undergo "augmentation" to survive. Human Revolution deals with the ethics of transhumanism

Alf the helper: ...a subset of philosophical posthumanism mr. elderly
Elderly: ?! a subset... you don't say
Alf the helper: Yes indeed, transhumanism affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing...
Elderly: (cuts the cable to Alf's keyboard)

The game visuals are a combination of cyberpunk and Renaissance aesthetics, resulting in a futuristic-looking Baroque world. The player will visit five cities over the course of the game, including Detroit, Shanghai and Montreal.

Buzz
First title in Gamestop's new strategy on launch day digital PC sales, and the subject of an lawsuit against fifteen Italian nationals.

"Augmented Edition" will be released in select European countries, Australia and New Zealand. It will include a making-of documentary, motion-comic, E3 trailer, game soundtrack by Michael McCann, animated storyboard, and a 40-page Artbook. In-game, the player will receive an additional mission, weapons, and cash via the included Explosive Mission Pack and the Tactical Enhancement Pack. The Augmented Edition is also available in North America, but does not include the Explosive Mission Pack or the Tactical Enhancement Pack.[24] These packs are available solely as pre-order bonuses from select retailers.[25]

"Collector's Edition" which will include all the contents of the Augmented Edition as well as a Play Arts Kai figure of the game's protagonist, Adam Jensen

Living up to Hype a score of 94% on pc gamer, but what constitutes a reliable reviewer these days?

Deus Ex Human Revolution Screenshots from IGN
Offical Website

Fallout 3 Screenshots (xbox 360, Ps3)

Fallout 3 is an RPG currently under development by Bethesda Softworks, for PC, Xbox 360 and Ps3. Set for release in US in March 2008 TBA for Europe. Bethesda have stated that the game will be rated M for mature, and will have the same sort of adult themes, violence, and depravity that are characteristic of the Fallout series. Fallout 3 will use a version of the same Gamebryo engine as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and is being developed by the team responsible for that game.

Fallout Official Website
Fullsized screenshots from IGN

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Heavenly Sword Latest Screenshots

Due for Ps3, August 7th US and September 29th in EU, fullsize screens at Gamespot.com

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Armored Core 4 Review (Ps3)

Vid upped by EJraven
Streamlined mech action affording a more user friendly experience for the mech battling novice. New storyline, new environments, and online capability scores 64% from 27 reviews on Metacritic.com

Reviews Summary
More accessible than its predecessors
Complicated controls and imposing arsenal of body parts
Armored Core 4 isn't a must-buy for everyone
Short missions, bare-bones multiplayer, and the same ol' gameplay AC has been recycling for years.
What you purchase and equip is every bit as important as how well you play
A great opportunity, missed but must own for fans of the series
Mechs are highly customizable, environments are sparse and gameplay ultimately soulless.
AC4 offers up the hottest next gen, mech-on-mech action yet

Official Website
Screenshots from Gamespot

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Lair (ps3) Screenshots

Seamus the guest blogger and Leprechaun here, relegated to posting screenshots for my dinner.

Lair due US july 24th for Ps3, sees you playing as a warrior riding a voracious dragon trained for deadly aerial and ground combat, and capable of scorching, clawing and smashing thousands of enemies, gamers must defeat countless armies to save a civilization. Together, the gamer and the beast will attempt to change the destiny of a world on the brink of extinction.

Intrepretation:
You ride a mofo dragon, set fire to so many people you'd need a calculator to count and in the process save the World.

Can I eat now?

Latest preview and screens from IGN
Lair Official Website

posted by the Leprechaun
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Devil May Cry 4

Coming to a Japanese Ps3 in December 2006, with a Western release date unannounced. Released exclusively for the Ps3 Director Hideaki Itsuno has warned that the game will be hard (nothing new there), he further stated that Devil May Cry 4 will feature more weapons, maneuvers, enemies, locations, music, and cutscenes than all the previous releases combined. DMC4 is also being billed as having the longest game play time in the entire series.

In Devil May Cry 4, players will principally control Nero, who must comes to grips with newly found powers, as his beliefs and allegiance are tested. A multiplayer element has been mentioned and Dante has also been confirmed as a playable character.

Hands on impressions from IGN
Screenshots from Playsyde.com
Official Website (Japanese)
Trailers from Gamespot.com

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Latest Concept Art from Assasin's Creed

Images from Playsyde.com

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