E3 2013: The Evil Within - Survival horror's comeback?

The Survival horror genre has seen better years. It was once a genre that was in par with everything else, but now we live in a world filled with action, first person perspective, and high fantasy, with the horror genre taking a back seat showing itself mostly on the indie side. Thankfully, a group of talented folk wants to change that.  Bethesda has teamed up with Shinji Mikami(creator or Resident Evil) to create The Evil Within; their attempt to bring back the real meaning in a survival horror game. So far, it looks promising from afar.

GameSpot E3 stage demo - Evil Within 

During the whole E3, the demo shown below is the only gameplay shown in almost all outlets. Bethesda and Tango seem to be only talking about the game only at a certain point, which is fine since we get to finally see the game in action.

Everything he said gives me hope that they might just do what they set out to gain from this title; the return of survival horror into the spotlight. The setting is pretty generic for a genre like this. An investigator named Sebastian and his partner go a gruesome mass murder. Their investigation results them entering an asylum and of course, it turns out to be a really bad idea.

One thing that caught my attention is that the gameplay will put the player in positions were you will need to make the best out of your surroundings and really conserve what you pick up along the way. Guns blazing won't always be the best choice anymore with the limited ammo, which got me excited, because that restriction alone puts a lot of emphasis on the word "survival" in survival horror. not only that, the tension will always be high.

The Evil Within - Live Action teaser trailer

Sadly, there's no demo that has no interview or commentary. I was hoping one comes out soon so we all can experience the atmosphere of the game, because if there's one thing that's important with a game like this, it's the scary atmosphere. The teaser trailer really gave us the idea that it will be scary, disturbing even, so I shouldn't be that worried.

The Evil Within is set for next year for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC.

Weekend!! What are you playing?

Thanks to E3, It was one hell of a week for the gaming industry. Lots of game announcement, game demos, and the entertaining console wars that is definitely heating up. but it's now all behind us and we now have the weekend. What are you playing? 

Carlos: The Assassin's Creed 3 image below? Yes, that's me and that's exactly what I'm playing this weekend. I never had a big reason to get Assassin's Creed 3 until now. When I entered Datablitz, I was looking for a game that would test my newly upgraded PC, but at the same time get a game that is better played with a controller(I have an Xbox controller for my PC). This came to mind and with the P995 price tag, it felt right.

I'm currently 3 hours in and they were not kidding when they said this game has a slow start. Again, three hours in... and I just got to control Conner for the first time. But aside from that, I'm enjoying myself. The change in era and the more free-flowing climbing make it fun to explore and navigate. I also might play more Guild Wars 2 because World vs World is now smooth as butter for me.

Xbox One Region Locked - Will Not Work Outside of 21 Launch Countries

Were you considering getting a Xbox One? Interested in the exclusive games that it had to offer? Didn't mind the 24-hour check-ins and used game restrictions? If you live in the Philippines, Microsoft won't even let you. At least not just yet. According to a disclaimer on Xbox.com regarding pre-orders for the Xbox One, the next generation console will only be supported in these countries on launch:

Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland

Italy Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States

In addition to only being supported in these regions, the disclaimer also states:

Xbox One games are for activation and distribution only in specified geographic regions.

Twitter user Robert Hallahan wanted to confirm this issue and tweeted @XboxSupport, the official Microsoft Xbox Twitter account. A representative on the account confirmed the disclaimer's text. You can check out the full twitter conversation here.

If you were thinking of importing the console, that wouldn't work either. You would have to wait until the console and it's games are available in your region.

Source: [International Business Times]

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies Goes Digital

The fifth installment in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series is set to see only a digital release outside of Japan. The reason for this is due to the lack of sales for the series. Simply put, not enough people were buying the games. Ace Attorney producer Motohide Eshiro commented on Capcom's decision about a digital only release.

“The reason we are releasing the game as digital only is not primarily due to a lack of retail support. One of the main reasons we went for a digital version is it will be more convenient for the users. We felt that if someone will be interested in Dual Destinies they will want to get it right away, and if we offer a digital version, instead of going to a store however many miles away, they can just download it directly to their 3DS.”

He also mentioned that by making this a digital only release would mean that the English version would come out sooner. Fans were displeased about a digital only released but hey, at least we're getting the game. I hope they decide to do the same with Ace Attorney Investigations 2. I've played all the Ace Attorney games except AAI2 and it's left in my objecting heart.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies comes out in fall of this year for 3DS on the Nintendo eShop.

Clueless Gamer - Injustice: Gods Among Us (General Zod gameplay and The Flaming C costume)

A new episode of Clueless Gamer by Conan O'Brien. This time he reviews the new DC fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us.

They talk about the Injustice comic, show a bit of General Zod gameplay and reveal a new costume based on the super created Conan and Bruce Tim, The Flaming C.

On a side note, those arcade sticks look mad sick. I'm a sucker for light-up accessories.