The Last of Us 'Red Band' trailer

Sony just released a new trailer and is considering it as the Red Band trailer for The Last of Us. It's an extended version of the last trailer with added footage of how gruesome The Last of Us can be. Have a look below.

Was that a decapitation of a human being? Well, at least it being called a 'Red band' trailer now fits the bill. The Last of Us was originally planned for a May release, but Naughty Dog needed more time to polish the game up.

The new release date is June 14, exclusively on the PlayStation 3.

Unreal Engine 4 not coming to the Wii U

I've got very bad new for the people that invested on the Wii U.During this year's GDC(Game Developers Conference), someone straight up asked Epic Games if their next-gen engine would be coming to the Wii U, the answer? No.

No is actually the short answer, when Epic co-founder Mark Rein was asked that question during that panel he said:

“Hahaha no. I mean, sorry, it’s not really a correct answer. We’re not… we have Unreal Engine 3 for the Wii U. Right? And Unreal Engine 3 is powering all kinds of amazing games, still lots of games are being made with Unreal Engine 3. We announced today about a new Unreal Engine 3 license. Unreal Engine 3 doesn’t disappear because of Unreal Engine 4. But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles. That’s really what our energies are focused on. If you want to make a Wii U game, we have Unreal Engine 3, and it’s powering some of the best games on the Wii U already.”

Even if they say the Unreal Engine 3 is not dead and that great games are still using the old engine, this statement alone is a big blow for Nintendo's next-gen console.. This yet again limits what could be released in the Wii U and third-party support won't be as strong as Nintendo intended.

Frostbite 3 Engine is also not coming to the Wii U

To make matters worse EA announced as well that the Wii U won't have Frostbite 3 Engine support. If this stays true, we won't be seeing Dragon Age 3, Battlefield 4, and the next Mass Effect game(will be using the Frostbite Engine)  on the Wii U. This doesn't help the new console one bit. From the looks of things, it seems that Nintendo will have to rely solely on first party titles yet again and exclusive titles to keep the Wii U alive, unless they have something huge to announce during this year.

With news like this, it's hard for me to even consider the Wii U a next-gen console but a current gen. Time will only tell, but it's not looking good.

[Source: Kotaku, Polygon]

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Screenshots

New screenshots taken from the GDC 2013 presentation of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

A few screenshots from the newly revealed MGS5 from GDC 2013 (Game Developers Conference) running on the new FOX Engine from Kojima Productions. These look fantastic and look even better in motion. I can't wait to see more about this from Konami.

While the game is looking hella sweet, I've come across a not-so-nice rumor. Been seeing a lot of comments about David Hayter not being a part of MGS5 which, if this is true, is a huge bummer. David Hayter has been such a huge part of the MGS series as being the iconic voice of both Solid and Naked Snake. But don't rage out just yet because remember that Konami also didn't approach Quinton Flynn (the voice of Raiden) until Platinum Games took over the development of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Perhaps not including David Hayter in these early stages of MGS5's development was also a way of keeping it a secret to the media.

You can check out the reveal trailer here.

Grand Theft Auto V New Screenshots

Rockstar Games just uploaded some new screenshots of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V on their Facebook page and they are looking beast.

When I opened the Facebook album, I actually thought that I clicked the wrong link because at first glance, I thought it was a tourism album. They weren't lying when they said that there'd be scuba diving in this game. Totally geeking out right now.

[UPDATED]Metal Gear Solid V announced, trailer shown during GDC

UPDATE - Gameplay demo of MGS V was released via YouTube by GamesRadar.

UPDATE - It turns out that there will be two games - Ground Zeroes being the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain which takes place 9 years after the prologue. The gameplay demo released shows the start of Phantom Pain.Also, David Hayter will not return to voice Snake. Kojima is going for a completely different take on Metal Gear Solid this time around, and changing the iconic voice is needed for his vision, so he says.

During this year's GDC, Hideo Kojima throws a curve ball and surprised everyone with the reveal of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Now, everybody suspected a fifth game was well underway, what shocked the gaming world is that Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, and The Phantom Pain, a new game announced in last year's VGA, is actually MGS V. A trailer was released with a mix of old and new, all showing off the stunning new FOX Engine. Have a look below.

The game looks amazing and  retains the same feel found in past MGS games. I appreciate What Kojima Productions, or rather, Hideo Kojima, did by trying to fool the industry but leaving clues for the hardcore of fans to figure out. I'm going to consider him the biggest troll in the industry and will second guess anything new he throws out from now on.

No other information was given, but its safe to say Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a next-gen project.

[UPDATE] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain GDC gameplay demo

Gameplay footage shows Snake in the hospital all disoriented after being asleep for 9 years. This is pretty much the part seen in the Phantom Pain trailer which showed a bit of horror elements which I'm really digging. its also pretty hilarious since we see Snake crawl most of the time. Have a look below.