Capcom just posted a new trailer for its upcoming game Monster Hunter 4. The trailer demonstrates a pretty active town with people walking around and doing things. Then it shows large environments in the world which include a pretty cool looking volcano. The combat looks pretty streamlined too allowing for easier combo attacks and dodging. We also see a demonstration of a new weapon type, which is a sort … [ Read More... ]
Yes, the Joe Hisaishi, the genius behind the many Studio Ghibli movie soundtracks. You may know some of his amazing compostions from other Studio Ghibli anime films like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and even Howl’s Moving Castle. Hisaishi created the masterful soundtrack for Studio Ghibli and Level-5‘s upcoming PS3 RPG, Ni No Kuni.
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At CES 2013, Microsoft and Samsung demonstrated IllumiRoom, an R&D project by Microsoft designed to make games more immersive. By using a special projector and Xbox 360’s Kinect, IllumiRoom makes a 3D map of your room and then projects elements of the game world around you. In the examples shown, explosions and particles come to life off screen… snow in a racing game falls in the room … [ Read More... ]
Valve president Gabe Newell shed light on the much anticipated Steam Box at this year’s CES, and yes, he called it a Steam Box. Despite initial predictions that the Steam Box would be a home console, instead it’s a line of streamlined gaming PCs designed to integrate with your TV. Interestingly, it will run Linux and be completely open source which shouldn’t come as a surprise given Gabe … [ Read More... ]