Kingdoms of Amalur The Legend of Dead Kel DLC Trailer

Kingdoms of Alamur: Reckoning is around two months old and already they are releasing some meaty DLC. When I say meaty, a DLC that's actual Downloadable content. Not the skin or weapon DLC's we see too damn often nowadays. Check out the trailer for the DLC "The Legend of Dead Kel".

The Downloadable content seems to pit the fateless one against pirates, well dead ones. The content will include new weapons, new Twists of Fate, enemies, and a new area filled with quests.

The Legend of Dead Kel will be available for download on March 20 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. If the price is decent, I might consider buying the DLC to have extra stuff to do in Kingdoms of Alamur.

Skyrim 1.5 update brings killcams for ranged and magic

The 1.5 update for Skyrim will be adding something interesting. Instead of the usual bug fixes that comes with updates, this one in particular adds new features to the game. When the update goes live, you will have kill cams for your bows, magic, and more melee kill moves.

The update is now live in Steam for beta testing and will be live soon for all platforms. I've set aside Skyrim for now, but with the strong support from the game's community and the devs themselves, the games slowly evolving making me consider to go for another playthrough. Check out the sneak peek of the update.

Check out Bethesda's blog for the release notes of update 1.5. If you have Skyrim on the PC, you can test the 1.5 update in the beta right now, just follow the instructions after the release notes.

PSN Spring Fever sale 2012

Spring is hitting the Playstation Network with a set of discounted items that might interest you. Spring Fever 2012 hits tomorrow and will provide discounts to specific franchises every week until April 2.

For the first week, Spring Fever will start off with the release of the  new exclusive PSN game Journey. The game was released early for PS Plus members, but now it will be available for all PSN users. Also, the first franchise that will be having the Spring Fever discount is the Call of Duty franchise. Call of Duty games like Black Ops, Modern warfare 2, World at War will have discounted map packs and full games.

The discounted items for the first week is not really what I'm looking for but they say that franchises like Final Fantasy and Tom Clancy will be featured in Spring Fever 2012 so be sure to check every week to see what's on a discount.

Spring Fever 2012 Week 1

SPRING FEVER NEW RELEASES:

3/13 – Journey: Enter the world of Journey, the third game from acclaimed indie developers thatgamecompany and presented by SCEA Santa Monica Studio.

• Available one week early to PS Plus subscribers – Includes an Exclusive Free Theme – One day left!
• Available to ALL PSN USERS starting tomorrow

3/20 – Rayman 3 HD: Rayman 3 HD takes Rayman on an epic journey through diverse worlds. This classic is remastered with HD and Trophy support.

• PlayStation Plus subscribers – 20% off

3/27 – Closure: In Closure’s dark and foreboding universe, the only things that exist are what you can see. Featuring 100 puzzles, an award-winning soundtrack and hand-drawn art.

• PlayStation Plus subscribers – 20% off

SPRING FEVER FRANCHISE SALE – THIS WEEK:

Call of Duty (3/13 – 3/19)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• PS3 Game + Variety Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus $14.69)
• PS3 Game (Reg. $19.99, Sale $13.99, PS Plus $9.79)
• Variety Map Pack (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty Classic

• PS3 Game (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• PS3 Game + 2 DLC Bundle (Reg. $59.99 (value), Sale $41.99, PS Plus $- $29.39)
• PS3 Game (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus  $14.69)
• Stimulus Package – (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)
• Resurgence Pack – (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: World at War

• Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $24.99, Sale $17.49, PS Plus $12.24)
• Map Pack 1 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
• Map Pack 2 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
• Map Pack 3 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty: Black Ops

• PS3 Game (Reg. $49.99, Sale $39.99)

[Source: PS Blog US]

Quantic Dream reveals an amazing tech demo called Kara

Quantic Dream, makers of Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy showed up at GDC 2012(Game Developer's Conference) to show off the company's latest game engine that will be the foundation of the French studio's next game. They showcased a 7-minute tech demo called "Kara" that pretty much amazed me on how powerful the engine is. take note, this tech demo is being played through a Playstation 3 in real-time, not a cinematic video.

Again, this isn't Quantic Dream's next title, but this is the engine being built from the ground up for the next game. The game engine is only 50% of its features right now, but the engine looks promising.

David Cage, co-founder of Quantic Dream's, revealed the tech demo to GDC and again aims to deliver a game never done before. They're last game, Heavy Rain, which is actually hard to explain on what kind of game it is, had huge success in terms of sales and reception. They delivered a game no one has ever experienced in gaming and are exploring new ways to bring something new to the market.

“There are people doing more interesting things or different things, perhaps, but I feel we’re pretty alone in what we’re trying to explore,” he said, referring to whatever project the company does have coming next.

“What we’re trying to create is really interactive entertainment for an adult audience. We don’t pretend that we’re cleverer than anyone else – but there are so many games out there that provide limited entertainment, and we try to make something for a more mature audience.”

 Heavy Rain launch Trailer

what drew me to Heavy Rain was that it was a game you will not experience again in a couple of years, and it's true. No studio will take the risk of pulling out resources on a game that drives heavily on story and player decisions alone. It's a risk Quantic Dream's took and it seems they are planning to take that same risk. Can't wait to see what they planned in their studio.

It might take a while until they reveal the game that will be running this game engine, but it will be worth the wait.

[Source: VG247]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter announcement trailer

EA unveils the next title for the Medal of Honor series called Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Your once again among tier 1 operators, and is EA's 2012 shooter.

It looks like this time around you'll be moving around the globe dealing with a terrorist treat. "This time Tier 1 is going global" EA says describing the game. You know how it is. The trailer doesn't seem to show anything we haven't seen before, but this game will definitely go against whatever Call of Duty game that's set for a 2012 release.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter has already a release date. The new shooter will be out on October 23, 2012 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. pre-ordering it will upgrade you to this Limited Edition of the game. The contents of the Limited Edition is still unknown.