Snowboarding is a great sport and as with any other great sport there are a ton of video games based on said sport. Of these video games SSX is without a doubt one of the most loved. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen a good SSX title for several years but that’s looking to change with the latest installment dubbed simply SSX. This new title will feature over the stop stunts which we’ve come to know in love in the previous titles but will add in all new gameplay such as allowing gamers to utilize a wing suit. Well, while we’ve known quite a bit about the game for some time we haven’t known when it will be hitting store shelves. Luckily, it was just announced that EA will officially be releasing SSX for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in January of 2012. Yes, it’s quite some time to wait but with the amount of content they’re looking to pack into this game it shouldn’t be a surprise.
SSX is a very iconic snowboarding game as it allows gamers to perform over the top tricks while speeding through over the top terrain. So far, the SSX franchise has seen many different titles spanning many different platforms. The latest addition to the series, as you may or may not know, was previously dubbed SSX Dead Descents with a dev diary for the game coming out not too long ago. Well, it seems that EA has decided to do away witnh the Deadly Descents subtitle instead opting for just SSX.
Speaking with Game Informer, SSX’s creative director Todd Batty let us know that the decision to drop the title came when they realized it highlighted only a single game mode featured within the game. Furthermore, it will also help the studio reboot the series and set a new benchmark for games to come.
What do you think of their decision to drop Dead Descents from the title? Good idea or bad? Let us know.
If you’re a fan of snowboarding video games you’ll undoubtedly know of SSX. Developed by EA, the SSX franchise has been around for quite some time allowing gamers to do over the top tricks never before seen in a snowboarding video game. Well, EA isn’t looking to do away with the franchise as they’ve just recently posted the first dev diary video for the latest addition to the series dubbed SSX: Deadly Descents.
While the video doesn’t show us much of anything in terms of gameplay, it does do a good job showing off what direction the developers are taking the franchise. And by direction, I mean they plan to stay as true to the series as possible with several team members on board who have worked on previous titles.
Anyways, check out the video and let us know what you think. Are you excited for SSX: Deadly Descents? The game is currently expected to be out for the Xbox 360 an PlayStation 3 sometime early next year.
The skateboarding genre has long been the same with yearly installments of Activision’s Tony Hawk Pro Skater changing only miniscule things. However, when EA finally pushed out Skate, the genre was never the same again. Thanks to a new and innovative control scheme, Skate made gamers feel like they were actually skateboarding with ultra realistic gameplay and a fun and immersive storyline.
On the snowboarding side of things, the same can be said with all releases being quite similar. However, if recent rumors are to be believed, the snowboarding genre may be literally getting the Skate treatment. These rumorts say that a brand new SSX titles is being developed by EA Canada with “much of the Skate team” in attendance.
Of course, this is just a rumor at this point but domains have been registered that point to a new title being dubbed SSX: Deadly Descent and/or SSX: First Descent.
More news continues to flow out of the Game Developers Conference currently going on in San Fransico, and it only continues to get better.
For you iPhone lovers out there, EA has recently announced their plans to bring the Madden, Fifa, SSX, and NHL franchises to the handheld device.
And, according to Pocketgamer, when asked if the game’s controls will translate over to the iPhone’s touch interface properly, EA’s Travis Boatman responded with “We’re taking those challenges head on”.
More news continues to flow out of the Game Developers Conference currently going on in San Fransico, and it only continues to get better.