Quantic Dream is at it Again

The folks behind Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain released another amazing tech-demo at San Francisco's Game Developers Conference.  They blew people away when they released "The Audition" which became the basis for Heavy Rain.  Now they are showing off "Kara" and I couldn't be more excited about what they might do with the engine.  This isn't a game in progress, mind you, it's just a demonstration of what they can do with their new graphics engine.  Quantic Dream has a history of amazing ideas and solid tech that falls short as a "game" but that's no reason to think this couldn't work!  We'll see what they are cooking up next, but "Kara" has me starry-eyed with the possibilities.  And if not Quantic Dream, maybe someone else will use the engine to make something incredible.  Check out Geoff Keighley's interview with David Cage at Game Trailers, too! (via Game Trailers)

This eventually evolved into Heavy Rain

This is the new short "Kara"

An Indie Title to Watch

Announced at GDC, a new Indie platformer by Compulsion has caught my eye.  The game is called Contrast, and it looks to be a little bit of Lost in Shadow (a Wii game) mixed with Vaudeville.  I love the idea of jumping between the "real world" and the shadows to progress.  It looks so cool!  1Up has a write up on the game here.  Check out this cool announcement trailer, too!  (via 1Up)

Man, does this look neat!

News Roundup: 4 March 2012

Big week ahead!  The long awaited ending to the Mass Effect trilogy drops tomorrow night (that's where I'll be!).  Besides that, I've still been under the Hot Shots spell.  Look for reviews of Hot Shots, WipEout 2048 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss at the end of the month.  With that, on with the news!

This Is Just Awesome!

I never got into Legos.  Not sure why, but they never struck me as "fun."  Now, BRIO trains, sure.  But never Legos.

This kid, however, damn.  He certainly got creative with his Legos!  Check out this awesome Super Mario Bros. 3 airship!

Holy crap!

The rest can be found here: http://vonbrunk.tumblr.com/post/17876499706/airship

Be sure to check it out!  (via Destructiod)

News Roundup: 26 February 2012

Man, I have been so busy this week!  After picking up Syndicate on Tuesday, the Vita dropped Wednesday.  I'm not ashamed to say that Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational has consumed far too many hours to be healthy.  With that, on with the news!

Impressions on the PS Vita

It's finally out!  The last (if you believe market analysts) of a dying breed: a dedicated gaming hand-held!  On 22 February, Sony released their super powerful PS Vita to the masses (in the West).  Coming in two flavors: Wi-Fi only and one that also sports 3G compatibility, the little powerhouse aims to give gamers console-style gaming on the go.  It's pricey, setting you back $300 for the 3G version, $250 for the other, but this beauty seems to be worth it thus far!

News Roundup: 19 February 2012

Another week done, another week closer to Syndicate.  This coming week is big (to me, at least) with the launch of the aforementioned Syndicate and the PS Vita.  I'm stoked to get my hands on the Vita and Uncharted: Golden Abyss.  Also, Alan Wake's American Nightmare comes out on XBLA for week two of their "House Party" promotion!  So, I'll be rather busy this week (yay!) with new releases.  On that, let's get to some things that me smile, laugh, frown or just plain struck my fancy!