Sony has a big presence at the currently undergoing Tokyo Game Show. Among other things, Sony showcased their limited edition Titanium Blue PS3, which will be released as a Gran Turismo 5 bundle. Honestly, we better like the red or the white PS3, as this one seems too much like “corporate blue”. Kotaku has a few more pics here.
Codemasters has released what’s looking to be one of the finest F1 racing game ever. The trailer above was released at TGS, the game however, is scheduled for release on September 21.
Capcom recently posted their business numbers, which show that profits for the fiscal year 2009 were $779 million, down from $1.07 billion in 2008. The 2009 profits were the lowest since 2004, and Capcom has assured investors that it has a plan, chief of which, is to take advantage of their franchises and milk them as far as they can. Those are our words, but the top image, sans our “milking input”, is from Capcom themselves.
Square Enix released another stunning, albeit vague Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer. It reminds us of Metal Gear Solid 4. Quite a lot, actually. But maybe that’s because the trailer is dubbed in Japanese.
Bungie’s last Halo game, Halo Reach, has broken the record of single-day revenue by bringing in $200 million on launch day. The previous record was $170 million by Halo 3, when it launched back in 2007. Microsoft plans to beat the first week sales of $300 million, which was set by, again, Halo 3. Analysts expect sales of the game to reach 3.5 million this month, and 5 million by year’s end. For more on the game, check out our Halo Reach review.
Japan always gets the best PS3 colors. First the racing red, and now, the ceramic white PS3 which is by far the prettiest PS3 you’ll find on the market. If your market is Japan, that is. The new white PS3 will debut next month, and sports a 320 GB HDD, and will retail for $400.
Sony has revealed that MAG 2.0 will be arriving sometime next month. MAG 2.0 is not a sequel, but rather, a large update to MAG. With 2.0, the game will support PlayStation Move motion controller, it will be raising the level cap from 60 to 70, and will introduce “supply depot”, where players can spend the money they earn online towards buying weapons for use in game.
Realtime Worlds is bankrupt, and APB is shutting down for good in a week or two. But according to sources close to the Scottish developer, Realtime Worlds’ founder, Dave Jones, is talking to Epic Games about possibly working together, and about Epic acquiring APB, its codebase and IP. Dave Jones recently moved to the US, and it’s not unlikely we’ll see him work with Epic in the future, as the two have a history together.
It finally happened: bankrupt developer Realtime Worlds has announced that they will be shutting down their failed MMO APB. Realtime World’s Ben Bateman shut down the official forums with the post: “APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey has come to a premature end.” Expect the servers to begin shutdown in the upcoming weeks.
Guerrilla Games, makers of Killzone, is Sony’s AAA studio, but now, the co-founders of Guerrilla, Martin de Ronde and Michiel Mol have formed a new studio called Vanguard Entertainment. The new company will focus on online games in the social media world, which is where the money is these days.