Media Molecule made a big deal about coming to LittleBigPlanet at GamesCom but disappointingly for many LBP fans, a release date was never given. Fear not, there is good news ahead.
A beta trial for the Water will be coming in the near future, with all the usual beta T & C’s applying to it.
Sign-up’s can be found here.
A new trailer for ModNation Racers was shown today at GamesCom by developers United Front Games. The trailer shows a track being created in a desert, with the initial track being built and the land around it being sculpted and tweaked.
As always, the trailer is after the jump.
A rep from 2K games has today confirmed to Joystiq that Bioshock 2 will not be launched until the second half of 2010, keeping the game out of the jam-packed first half of the year, where Bioshock 2 would be competing against titles such as God of War III, Dante’s Inferno, MAG and Final Fantasy XIII to name but a few.
The rep also confirmed there will be a new trailer for the game to be shown at PAX East which runs from March 26-28 in Boston.
The feature many Gran Turimso fans have longed to have for years, damage modelling, can now be seen in GT5 but it has only been shown on racing cars so far and not to road going models, so it is possible that damage will be limited as when the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV and the Subaru Impreza collide, the Evo is left in perfect condition.
The most likely reason for damage not being on the road cars is that it is probable that Polyphony Digital was unable to secure rights to damage for all the road cars as some manufacturers might not have taken too kindly at their models being smashed up.
The damage trailer follows the jump.
During their press conference at GamesCom, Konami announced two new titles heading to Wii. The first is The Tower of Shadow. Described as being very ICO-like, Tower of Shadow has you guiding a boy’s shadow through a tower. It is set to launch sometime in 2010.
The second game shown was a new addition to the Silent Hill series entitled Shattered Memories.You must guide Harry Mason through the town of Silent Hill while he searches for his daughter. The game uses the Wii Remote as a torch and mobile phone as Mason looks for clues about his daughter.
An alpha build of Square Enix’s upcoming FF MMO was debuted at GamesCom today.
Final Fantasy XIV is set to launch on PS3 in 2010.
Although not part of EA’s main presentation, Army of Two: 40th Day was previewed at GamesCom.
The campaign will deal with Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem as they attempt to escape from Shanghai. Gameplay has been tweaked to offer new tactical options such as feigning surrender to outflank the enemy, human shields, and automated covering. For example, if Salem is running to a column or a piece of debris he will automatically go into cover mode.
Army Of Two: 40th Day is set to launch on December 1st on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Fable II is set to be given a second release in the form of episodic download content. From September 29th onwards, 5 episodes will be released, the first of which being free to help whet the appetite. After you finish the first chapter, you’ll then have the option to either buy the next one or buy the rest of the game.
Today at GamesCom, Microsoft have announced the third game in the Fable series for Xbox 360.
Fable III is another step up in scale and attention to detail from Fable II, this time you’ll be the ruler of Albion. As with the games that preceded it it’ll all be about choice.
Peter Molyneux told of how you could choose to “eradicate poverty” by giving money to the poor, or you can horde it for yourself and become quite the autocrat. Every choice you make will effect what happens in the game, every action will have a reaction.
Another trailer from EA, this time for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The sequel to one of the most critically-acclaimed games of last year looks bigger and better than ever, boasting larger explosions and more tense action. The Frostbite engine with it’s ‘Destruction 2.0′ allows for snipers to be creative by blowing up bits of the scenery to gain prime positions for which to attack.
As always with Battlefield, squad play is key with EA stating that “Bad Company 2 will encourage players to work as a four-person team to achieve a common goal.”
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from March 2nd 2010.
Check the trailer after the jump!