Dragon Age: Origins is a dark medieval-fantasy videogame. So it would only be fitting that it have a dark medieval-fantasy score, right? Well, that’s what we’re getting if our ears haven’t forgotten the cochlea’s of their fathers. In the footage above, composer Inon Zur talks big about the score of the upcoming RPG, and a bit of his haunting music can be heard. It’s dark stuff, guys. Of course, Zur is no Marilyn Manson....
Funcom keeps slipping. The company responsible for the MMOAge of Conanhas reported a 23.3 million dollar fourth quarter loss. The CFO that delivered the bad news, Olav Sadnes, has since resigned. It’s unclear if Funcom will take any extra measures to trim or bolsterAge of Conanin the wake of the financial news. AsGamasutramentions, Funcom recently closed31 of its original 48 servers— a mammoth slash for an MMO that reportedbig user numbersin its fledgling months....
Long ago, in a year known as 2007, mankind was disappointed bythe newsthat there would be no demo for the upcoming PS3 exclusiveLittleBigPlanet. We were only disappointed though as we assumed that a demo would be coming at some point, most likely before the game released. No demo ever came, leaving mankind to rely solely onDestructoid’s reviewof the game, which was both honest and correct (we’re always right — always), so it wasn’t that big a deal....
Wouldn’t that suck? I hate typing in serial codes for my computer software, though I get why they exist. Rampant piracy. The PS3 wasn’t in danger of a similar piracy problem until recently, with the PS3’s root code being published online. Now a Dutch website says that a source claims that future PS3 releases will require a serial code to be used. If this is true, you’ll have to input a code for your purchased game to unlock and play....
I don’t understand how people can dislike sports, or how they can simply not get into them. When I watch the above trailer forMLB 10 The Show, it sends chills down my spine. The trailer intersperses gameplay footage with sights and sounds of the 2009 baseball season — in which my beloved Yankees captured their 27th World Series title — and it makes me tremendously excited for the 2010 season, which starts in April....
Ladies and gentlemen, I now present to youevidence of what happenswhen fanboyism is allowed to become something …more. Sure, we all have our gaming vices, and I am sure we have sometimes gone above and beyond the call of duty in the name of our videogame loves. However … commissioning a picture of Mega Man drawn in F*CKING MENSTRUAL FLUID is a bit too frigging far! Yes, you read that right....
As most of you already know,Grand Theft Auto IVwill be released on April 29. Although its launch will undoubtedly be huge in and of itself, Rockstar Games is going even further by unleashing a new Web site called theRockstar Social Clubon the very same day. Specific details on some of the different challenges we’ll see on the Rockstar Social Club can be found after the break. GTA IV, the first game featured on the Rockstar Social Club, hasexciting features beyond multiplayer leaderboards, including:...
Activision has just hit our inbox with word thatMarvel: Ultimate Alliance 2will be getting another character by way of downloadable content. Psylocke, who Activision refer to as a “hottie mutant superheroine,” has the powers of telepathy and telekinesis, and can use her “Psi-Knife” and psychic katana to beat up baddies. Oh, and she’s hot, apparently. The DLC will be available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 only. If you like your superheroines hot and psychic, this one’s for you, folks....
