The D.I.C.E. 2008 summit was held in Las Vegas on the 6th of Feb to 8th of Feb 2008 and the largest, meanest, biggest giants of the gaming industry were all there to discuss all things important and related to games. Of course.
Events included:
• The EA Sports 5th Annual D.I.C.E. Summit Golf Tournament : The tournament will be held on Wednesday, February 6 at the beautiful TPC Canyons Golf Club, host to the SENIOR PGA TOUR’S Las Vegas Classic.
• The 3rd Annual Poker Tournament at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino: The Texas Hold ‘Em tourney will be held on Friday, February 8 following the close of the speaker sessions.
• Interactive Achievement Pre-Awards Party: Comcast/Game Invasion will host the pre-awards party at the decadent Cherry Nightclub and private Cherry pool and cabanas. This party sets the tone for the red carpet, awards and the post-awards party. Party goers can enjoy music, dancing, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
• Interactive Achievement Post-Awards Party: The 2nd Annual post awards party will be held at the Red Rock Resort, in their state-of-the-art VIP bowling alley. Cosmic bowling with dancing lights, fog machines, glow in the dark lanes, pins and bowling balls will be offered for an evening of fun and festivities.
• Into the Pixel™ (ITP) Exhibit and Auction: ITP is an exploration and celebration of the art of video games. The exhibit enables published game artists to be reviewed and recognized by the public and by their peers. ITP features a representative sampling of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions. Funds raised at D.I.C.E this year will benefit the AIAS and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
The marriage between Ubisoft and Gameloft has spawned DS’ version of Assassin’s Creed. Frankly, I am not sure about playing the game in such a little screen but I guess it works for those on the go.
Last July, Ubisoft unloaded the entirety of its holdings in mobile-game developer Gameloft in an effort to refocus the reportedly $112 million in funds on other growth opportunities. However, as noted by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot at the time of the transaction, the two companies would remain in cahoots, though now only at an operational level.
It now appears that one of the offsprings of that relationship will be the Nintendo DS edition of Assassin’s Creed, as revealed by box-art scans obtained by enthusiast blog Go Nintendo. The game–which has yet to be officially announced, though retailer listings and its appearance on Nintendo’s 2008 release lineup have all but confirmed it–will apparently be a prequel to its console counterparts, and go by the subtitle Altair’s Chronicles. In the course of telling the story of the titular medieval murderer, the game will allow players to use the DS stylus to “interrogate informers” and pickpocket strangers.
Altair’s Chronicles will be the second version of Assassin’s Creed developed by Gameloft. The France-based developer also created the mobile edition of the game last year–a demo of which is available on Gameloft’s Web site–as well as the Xbox Live Arcade revamping of the classic platformer Prince of Persia.
It is confirmed that Resistance 2: Rise of Men is coming out.
As is the case with most batches of platform-launch games, critics weren’t especially kind to the titles that debuted alongside the PlayStation 3. According to Metacritic, the most consistently well-reviewed launch title for the platform was Resistance: Fall of Man. Developed by Ratchet & Clank creators Insomniac Games, the title blended science fiction and Harry Turtledove-esque alternate history, portraying an alien invasion of England in the 1950s–after World War II didn’t happen.
According to industry-research group NPD Funworld, Resistance was a solid seller, moving nearly 791,000 copies domestically as of November 2007. Little wonder, then, that as rumored, the acclaimed game is getting sequel treatment. The February edition of Game Informer reveals that yes, Insomniac is hard at work on a sequel, tentatively titled Resistance 2.
According to the magazine, Resistance 2 will support two campaigns, multiplayer battles of up to 60 people, and eight-person online co-op play. Unconfirmed reports say the game will support three character classes–including a heavy weapons, special operations, and the all-important medic. It will also incorporate vehicles, including the alien-built Stalker, which will have cloaking abilities.
Heavenly Sword is like a female version of God of War. Touted to be a very short game, 5-8 hours, it is no less eye candy. I tried my hands on the game in one of the stores downtown and I saw how fluid the protagonist moved with all her stances BUT it gets tiring after awhile because it’s always the same movement. But check out the hot babe in the trailer anyway. It’s still eye candy even though the game is without substance.
This is a rant post about EA Sports’ NHL 07 online play. The online plays are buggy as hell with games that screw up in the middle. It’s like the folks at EA put the game up online and didn’t make any plans on maintaining it. As a result, players from around the world bitch, rant, moan and groan whenever their game freezes. Also, there is this problem in looking to pair up for only games - it takes 10 minutes before the interface stop F.U.B.A.R.-ing and then it’s up to the high heavens to stop it from freezing mid game. EA Sports Sucks ASS. BOO.
Does anyone have the same problems with online play via XBOX?
This guy is real fast with his hands. I wonder how many hour’s he’s spent in front of that machine and how many 100Yen has he spent as well. Enough for a college degree, i reckon.
Thsi first shooter game has been compared to Call of Duty 4 but I personally prefer Crysis over CoD4. Because it’s somehow easier to play and it’s more exciting although CoD4 has a more realistic feel to the war era that the shooter is immersed in.
Latest game guides to wrap up the year before it’s over. There has been some fantastic games over and over, 2007 is undeniably the best gaming year for me with fantastic games like BioShock, Assassin’s Creed, and many more.
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