The latest issue of Famitsu has a treat for PS3 owners. Metal Gear! A brand new RPG, courtesy of Koei. Trinity: Zill O’ll Zero is an awkwardly titled continuation of the Zill O’ll series, which has appeared on PS2 and PSP. According to SCRAWL, the game is currently 30% complete, with a winter release scheduled. The content is supposedly darker than previous entries in the series — however, considering the import-only nature of the original game, we don’t really have a frame of reference.
For now, Trinity is strictly a Japan-only affair, and it may remain that way. Don’t expect a localization any time soon, folks.
Lots of activity today over on the forums from the Blizzard CMs.A few miscellaneous items in patch 2.4 that are sure to make people happy:
First there is the fishing daily.Blizzard is continuing their trend of increasing the number of daily quests we can choose from.Drysc tells us that in 2.4 we’ll be able to visit “the mysterious old man” near Silmyr Lake outside of Shattrath for the quest.
Second, all of the Retribution Paladins will rejoice with the increase in damage their gear will provide.While we haven’t been told exactly what the changes will be, we were told that overall stats will be tweaked.
Third, Mages will enjoy a minor tweak to their Spellsteal ability, in that it will no longer override a buff that’s longer in duration.
Though the DSi’s inclusion of music playback functionality and a digital camera may make it seem like Nintendo is attempting to compete with other multimedia devices (particularly ones whose brand names begin with a lowercase ‘i’), this really isn’t the case. At least, that’s the sentiment of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who recently talked up the re-redesigned handheld in the latest installment of “Iwata Asks.”
Reaffirming a similar statement made around the announcement of the DSi, Iwata said Nintendo “doesn’t have any intention of directly competing with existing products” such as cell phones or iPods, adding that the media has a tendency to make up inter-corporate rivalries that don’t really exist (Panasonic vs. Atari! More at 11!). Sounds like Nintendo, the undeniable big fish in the small pond of handheld gaming, is hesitant to enter the vast, lucrative ocean of multimedia gadgetry.
Every Monday Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters, a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership.
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an officer? The author of this week’s e-mail does, but he wants to know how I figure out who is fit for the position. I’ve never really talked about it before, so now is as good a time as ever. Here’s the e-mail: Hey Scott,
Just wondering what the criteria is (for you at least) about becoming a guild officer. I once was one in my old guild, but after some drama we disbanded, and I’ve been with a new guild for quite a while. I’m extremely interested in an officer position. What do you think?
Don’t worry, Hogwarts devotees, you won’t need a Marauder’s Map to find these new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince videos. First, direct your gaze to the launch trailer above. Once finished, point your wand to the break and two more videos will magically appear. Said videos are “making of” featurettes that discuss, unsurprisingly, the making of the game, including the new dueling, Quidditch and potion-making features. You’ll also get to see Tom “Draco Malfoy” Felton working his best PR / Marketing schtick.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ships for every platform under the sun this week.
Welcome back! I have the next page in the tale ready for you to enjoy! I really like the art in this one — I played around with a different style of lighting that I think lends itself well to this scene, and I think you’ll like it.
The story continues this week as we follow our new rain-soaked friend into her makeshift home on the docks of Menethil Harbor. Unfortunately, her abandoned warehouse may hide more than it appears… click the gallery below to view the new page and find out!
Can you believe it? We survived the entire week, making it all the way through Friday with our sanity intact. Congrats! So, as a “you made it through the week kid” congratulatory gift, we’re offering up another edition of Video Marketplace Weekly. Lucky you! And wouldn’t you know, this week is extra, super, hydro (hydro?) special because we’re being treated to a high definition rental of the Oscar award winning No Country for Old Men. One of the most amazing films … like … evar! It’s so good, you’ll probably never want to watch another movie ever again, unless of course Javier Bardem stars in it. Click towards the break to see what other movies made it onto the U.S. Video Marketplace this week. You deserve it.
Our good friend Kevin Kelly (who writes for Joystiq) has apparently turned traitor — over at the Spout blog, he’s written up four reasons why they shouldn’t bother making a Warcraft movie at all. His arguments go from shaky to solid — he first claims that movies made from videogames just don’t work anyway, In response, I’d submit to you Doom, and — oh wait. Never mind. His second reason is that they just wouldn’t make enough money, even if every Warcraft player bought a ticket, but I don’t know if I’d worry about that: Transformers made money, and that movie was a high-budget pile of junk.
His last two points are probably more solid, though — he says that unlike Lord of the Rings, which the Warcraft movie is often compared to, most people (even players of the games who skip cutscenes) would walk in having no idea what the story was about, which means the story would have to be dumbed down or just be a confusing mess. And finally, we can’t really argue with the last point: since that first piece of concept art, we haven’t heard a peep out of Legendary or Blizzard about what’s happening, so maybe the flick’s not getting made anyway.
And by the end of the piece, we’ve got to agree with Kevin: even if a big-budget worldwide movie release didn’t get made, we’d much rather have a high-quality DVD of Blizzard’s cinematics anyway (or maybe even a feature-length put together by the same department — they do awesome work). The odds are against a live-action Warcraft movie already, it seems — maybe it would be a better idea for Blizzard to just release something themselves.
The announcement for next week’s Rock Band DLC, featuring Toby Keith, has arrived five days earlier than normal. Just to clear up any potential confusion: Journey, Benatar and a Mr. Squarepants are arriving this week, while Toby Keith is due in the week of April 7. We can’t wait to see people line dancing (plastic peripherals in tow) to Keith’s illustrious country career. Toby Keith 6-Pack (800 / $10)
“Beer for My Horses” (160 / $2)
“I Love This Bar” (160 / $2)
“She’s a Hottie” (160 / $2)
“Should’ve Been a Cowboy” (160 / $2)
“Who’s Your Daddy?” (160 / $2)
“How Do You Like Me Now” (160 / $2)
All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
We’ve been so busy playing Bionic Commando Rearmed that we’d nearly forgotten a full-fledged 3D remake heading our way. Fortunately, the marketing folks at Capcom made sure to include a trailer for the new Bionic Commando inside of the Rearmed database. GameTrailers has taken the liberty of posting that trailer and we have to say it looks pretty hot. It details the evolution of the series, from the NES version to Rearmed to the upcoming retail Bionic Commando. The trailer showcases some of the new moves available in Bionic Commando and all of them look pretty slick, particularly the 360 degree bionic arm whip near the end. Also, if you keep your eyes peeled, you’ll see the unlockable Radd Spencer character skin, which actually looks pretty good.
Trinity: Zill O’ll Zero adds one to the PS3 RPG library originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Wed, 27 May 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Lots of activity today over on the forums from the Blizzard CMs.
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