Games:God of War Ascension’s director talks 3D, bots and collector’s edition

Todd Papy has added a few more interesting comments for his upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive video game, God of War Ascension. The latest subjects that the game director talked about include the possibilities of multiplayer bots and collector’s edition in addition to some tidbits about the stereoscopic 3D effect the action-adventure title.

When asked if the multiplayer mode will include computer-controlled bots, the game director responded with the following:

We will have no Bots. We are talking about a practice/training area but nothing is final yet

On the possibility of a collector’s edition for God of War Ascension, Todd Papy stated:

We are still in talks of if we do one/what it is.

One person asked how the variable frame rate will have an effect on the stereoscopic 3D since “it should be 30fps per eye for comfortable play.” Todd Papy made this comment:

We are still working on this. So I can give you a concrete answer

Finally, he added the following when another fan asked if having a fixed camera angle will have a positive impact on the stereoscopic 3D effects compared to other games that have free camera control:

Yes I do

Sony Computer Entertainment Santa Monica Studio, the same company that also worked on God of War, God of War II and God of War III, is currently developing God of War Ascension. Todd Papy is the fourth different director to take the helm for the mainline games in the God of War series. The action-adventure title is slated for a spring 2013 release exclusively for the Playstation 3 platform.

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Microsoft Could Launch Xbox 360 Very Soon

Microsoft is cloud launch Xbox 360 Console Very soon. That will include both a 4GB Xbox 360 console and a Kinect sensor for just $99 -- the only catch being that you'll also have to sign a two-year contract at a rate of $15 a month. That will give you access to the Xbox Live Gold service, and potentially some additional streaming content, as well as a two-year warranty (there's also naturally an early termination fee for those that break the contract)

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Sony wants to patent multiple keypad design, maybe for the next Xperia PlayStation phone

Announced with much fanfare more than a year ago as the first PlayStation-certified smartphone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play didn’t have the success its maker had expected. That’s likely because its technical specs aren’t overwhelming at all (as fans who’ve wanted a PSP phone for years have dreamed they’d be). Still, the Xperia Play remains an interesting smartphone. And probably that’s why Sony has several ideas on how to improve it.
We’ve discovered a patent application filed on October 2010 (just a few months before the Xperia Play was introduced), which details a touchscreen smartphone that has two sliding keypads – one including a QWERTY keyboard, and another one featuring a gamepad. Apparently, Sony thinks this could be a killer device among users who “prefer traditional keypads having press-buttons for some operations, such as text operations or video game control.”

The idea behind this patent is simple: there are two overlapped keypads, and you just slide-out the one you need, when you need it. Of course, it’s hard to imagine that a handset with such a construction would be on the thin side. Also, there doesn’t seem to be a huge demand for physical QWERTY keyboards lately – at least not when you have a large display with a good software keyboard. But maybe – just maybe – Sony will want to try its luck with a new PlayStation phone someday, and this could be the main idea behind it.

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PS3 SSD Upgrade Found To Improve Skyrim, Rage, Brink Performance

The question of potential performance gains versus sticker shock for an SSD is not something that keeps me up nights. In fact, SSDs are still firmly in my mental category of stuff that needs to seriously come down in price before warranting the average consumer’s consideration. However, in the wake of major new game releases struggling to stream massive textures through tiny amounts of RAM and taking advantage of the PS3′s fortuitous upgrade-friendliness, Eurogamer has decided to stick an SSD into a PS3. And then write about it.


They’ve reached the conclusion that there are “some advantages in how solid state drives can benefit console gaming – whether as a consequence of a design better suited to other platforms (Rage), or through what appears to be a woefully inadequate caching system (pre-patch 2.03 Skyrim).” Find out what those advantages are in their detailed breakdown.

Source Eurogamer

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HTC PlayStation certification devices coming 2012, time to get your Crash Bandicoot skills up to scratch

HTC is to be one of the first companies outside Sony that will be getting PlayStation certification for its mobile devices

The announcement expected later this year, possibly at the forthcoming trade show Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will mean thatHTC smartphone and tablet owners will eventually be able to play Sony PlayStation certified games, such as Crash Bandicoot and other classic PSOne titles.

The Sony PlayStation certification program was first announced over a year ago at the launch of the Sony PlayStation Vita in Japan.



“It expands the PlayStation experience beyond the PSP border. It is the first cross-platform endeavour,” said Kaz Hirai, then Sony Computer Entertainment CEO and soon to be president and CEO of the whole of the Sony corporation.

Sony's PlayStation Suite and the certification program is a cross-platform initiative for Android smartphones and tablets, aimed at appealing to manufacturers and gamers alike as the company tries to continue its success in the heavily competitive field of mobile gaming.

For the manufacturer, it gets access to some great PlayStation games, while gamers get to relive their PSOne days, albeit on their smartphone. Although, it must be said, it's taken a while for phone makers to jump on board.

Such a move will be a big boost for HTC, giving it a gaming focus as well as a music one (thanks to its partnership with Beats Audio). It'll help in its fight with Samsung and Apple, who have managed to streak ahead in sales and popularity in the last year.

When we asked HTC about PlayStation certification for its devices, the company said it couldn't "comment on rumors or speculation". However, our source suggests that certification will be awarded in the second half of 2012.

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