http://www.thatvideogameblog.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:15:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Popular logic dictates that when people are buying games online they're not doing it in shops. This, however, appears to be a fallacy according to Valve, overlords of popular digital distribution service Steam. Recent data published by the firm suggests that promotions run through the platform can actually boost sales ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/valve-steam-isnt-killing-retail-honest/ Getting gamers to actually finish games is a big challenge for developers. No matter how well intentioned any gamer is, we've all had situations where one particular challenge is frustrating to the point that we eject the disc for one last time and condemn it to shelf somewhere to gather ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/conviction-will-take-12-hours-to-complete/ Developer Reality Pump has shot out a little 'it's still coming' press release to let everyone know that they are indeed moving forward with a sequel to the universally panned fantasy RPG Two Worlds, ingeniously titled Two Worlds II. You might be wondering what rules in this sequel. Well, next ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/two-worlds-2-still-coming-gamers-everywhere-breathe-sigh-of-relief/ [gametrailers 52343] We've seen the screenshots of the crazyness EA's vision of Hell contains. We've seen beautiful pre-rendered footage. We've heard the 'it's a God of War ripoff!' screams. Now how's about some actual gameplay footage? Cool music, check. Epic scale, check. Gameplay that looks pretty good (from what little can ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/dantes-inferno-gameplay-footage-debuts/ "We would love to do a demo," said Gearbox Software's Mikey Neumann in an interview with ShackNews. "If and when we do one, I don't know if it'd be pre-launch or post-launch, because...there's a lot of factors there." Though he didn't really get into specifics, it's pretty safe to assume that ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/borderlands-developer-hints-at-possible-demo-denying-factors/ [bliptv gctbgY7NJ47dbA] A new trailer has been released for Timegate's upcoming drop til you..umm..drop space marine-filled shooter Section 8, flashing flashy phrases like "a new kind of war" and "take combat to a new level" while showing some manly man armor-wearing soldiers of tomorrow in action. Besides all the manly and ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/section-8-trailer-drops/ In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Eidos' president Ian Livingstone said that 2009 will likely be an "all or nothing" year for videogame publishers, with games either becoming high-selling blockbusters or minor titles with unimpressive sales results. Livingstone's reasoning for such a claim? He highlights the fact that "there's a ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/04/videogames-in-2009-an-all-or-nothing-affair/ Grasshopper’s CEO Goichi Suda (Suda51 for the cool people) told Edge the company will need to look beyond the Wii if it wants to evolve No More Heroes further. “I really want to make NMH a big franchise,” he said, “and with this second episode have a bigger success. ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/03/no-more-heroes-done-with-wii-looking-for-better-pastures/ Dead Island came, got us all interested, and then disappeared without even saying "see you soon, honey!" As it turns out, all the blame for why we haven't written about Techland's tropical zombie fest since our interview with the company back in April of last year can be put on ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/03/dead-island-very-much-alive/ Twitter has become THE place for breaking news of all sorts; Iran, celebrity deaths, iPhone giveaways. All of these have been heard first from the tweets of various people, so no big surprise that someone let slip that another addition to the Skate franchise would be forthcoming. "I just got ... http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/07/03/skate-3-is-somewhat-confirmed/