I always pitched it to the guys on this game to think of it almost like Star Trek. Each game is a season… each big number is a sub-title. We’re not changing the universe, but we’re being given the reigns to the equivalent of The Next Generation. Yes, it’s the Star Trek universe, and that has certain immutable laws and there’s a base kind of tone to it, but within that you can do whatever you want.

“I think Desmond needs to end, at some point. You know what I mean? Things that go on too long lack resonance. We’re asking people to remember seven years worth of story. Which is like saying you were in junior high and now you’re finishing college. And you need to remember what you were doing in junior high.”

Hutchinson said the only constant with Assassin’s Creed III, is Desmond, as the game itself contains a new character, story, period, mechanics – much like a new IP.

“Without Desmond, we could have called it anything else, and people would have said okay,” said Hutchinson. “It’s just we like the wrapper of being an assassin and being in this continuing war against Templars. There’s huge value in that. But [AC3] is 90% a new game.”

Assassin’s Creed III is out in the fall.

“There will be other paths available through the game just for you to go out there and find, and figure out what’s going on.”

The inspiration for a more open environment to the series, was inspired by the cooperative option the development team added with Dead Space 3. It became “really important” for the team to add more to the game for players to do and see, allowing them to experience more of it.

“There’s a lot of motivation that we hope drives the players to go explore the world and see what’s around,” said Papoutsis. “There are a lot of motivators in Dead Space 3 that are really going to promote a sense of exploration and getting off the beaten path – and scares aplenty.
“When you choose to go off the rails and explore stuff off the A to Z path, now you’re into an area that’s not that tailored, scripted, authored experience because we don’t know you’re going to be walking through this door at this exact moment, like in Dead Space 2.

So it is a little bit different, but the trade-off is we’re allowing players to experience more game, and experience it with friends. And hopefully that trade-off is a good one for players.
“If somebody chooses to just jump into single-player and play it A to Z and not do any of the beta content, they still have that very tailored experience that they have come to expect.

“That feeling of dread and claustrophobia? That can be derived from the elements out in the cold. When you have a white-out condition, you can’t see what’s in front of you, now you can have enemies coming out of the mist at you, or popping out of the snow at you. So you can create that, even in an open area. That’s one way we’re gonna do it.”

Dead Space 3 is out in February 2013 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

09 Crystal Spire
10 Trouble in Eden
11 Stains of Heresy
12 The Abyssal Plains
13 The Rod of Arafel
14 The Crowfather

CD 2
01 The Dead Plains
02 The Plains Await
03 Supernatural Desert
04 The Eternal Throne
05 City of the Dead
06 The Crypt
07 Death Brings Hope
08 Plains of Death
09 Demon Realm
10 Into the Shadows
11 Lord of the Black Stone
12 Dead Plains Reprise

Interestingly, the pass is mentioned as an additional pre-order item, rather than appearing as a free bonus with pre-orders or special editions.

Both Brotherhood and Revelations received one major post-launch DLC pack – The Da Vinci Disappearance and the Lost Archives respectively – but otherwise DLC for the series has been largely contained to multiplayer expansions and launch day bonus content.

Assassin’s Creed III is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the end of October, and will arrive on PC before the end of the year.

Kuju formed Vatra in 2009 with ex-Illusion Software and 2K Czech employees.

A partnership had already been secured with Konami to produce Silent Hill: Downpour and one other project.

Harada-san used father son combo Heihachi and Kazuya for an example, saying that because they have a very rocky relationship, they accumulate rage rather slowly.
This sounds like a very cool mechanic. Hopefully Jun and Asuka like one another, because that will be my team. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be available this September.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been popular among fan circles ever since its initial unveiling. The title has been shown sporadically at various events, and officials at Square Enix have periodically released statements acknowledging the lack of a consistent stream of information regarding the game’s development, but have commented that the game is still on track to be released sooner rather than later.
Kotaku recently claimed in one of their reports that the title was recently cancelled within the last few weeks, a move that allegedly severely demoralized all of the staff at Square Enix. Square Enix apparently elected to thus forego any public announcement of the title’s cancellation, out of fear that such an announcement would hurt stock sales. It is alleged that they hoped that the title would simply disappear in time, and become vaporware.

RPGsite now claims that their sources within Square Enix have assured them that the game is still alive and being developed, with an appearance scheduled for the Tokyo Game Show. It seems that an appearance at TGS will make one rumor, and break the other; finally putting the speculation to rest. Unless a public statement is made by Square Enix, we must continue to indulge ourselves in more rumors and speculation, amidst rumors and speculation.
The Tokyo Game Show will be held from September 20th to the 23rd, 2012.