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Ratchet Clank Up Your Arsenal PS2
While Naughty Dog's off proving it can make edgier games than ever, that's old hat for Insomniac. After years of cuddly fire-breathing dragons and platformers with double-entendres, Insomniac moved onto some fairly dark material with Resistance: Fall of Man. It paid off, as the PS3 launch title has become something of a rallying point for PlayStation Network gameplay. God of War II director talks sequels and PSPs In an interview with Shacknews, God of War II director Cory Barlog has explained a little bit about the back story behind the upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus which is due out in late 2007. A lot of stuff we knew already, such as that the game is set in the ten year period preceding the events of the original game while Kratos was trying (and failing) to rid himself of his guilt at killing his wife and child. However, Barlog is also keen to point out that the game isn't just a prequel just levered in for the sake of it; events in the plot of Chains of Olympus should explain things that happen later in God of War and God of War II. I'm more interested in how the controls will work on the handheld though. Two things could prevent it from being quite as fun as the earlier console outings.
Mad Catz Expands NFL Agreement Mad Catz Interactive announced today that it has expanded its license agreement with National Football League Properties. The old 2004 agreement has been changed to allow Mad Catz to distribute licensed products in the U.K., Canada and Mexico in addition to the U.S. Mad Catz makes NFL team controllers and other accessories for the PS2, PS3, PSP, DS Lite, Wii, Xbox and Xbox 360. "The expansion of our NFL license is consistent with our overall strategy to offer both new and existing higher margin licensed products and accessories to gamers worldwide," said Darren Richardson, President and CEO of Mad Catz. "The National Football League is the most popular spectator sport in the U.S. and Mad Catz is pleased to support the 32-team league's increasing focus and commitment to international markets by providing stylish branded accessories for gamers in the United Kingdom and all of North America. I have not gotten to watch much TV or DVDs in the last couple of weeks, because my daughter just discovered Guitar Hero II. I never really associated my sweet 15-year-old with metal thrashing and head banging, but there you are. As soon as she got a hold of the Xbox 360 version of the game that lets you play fantasy guitar without embarrassment she and her friends have been hooked. I have to say that the 360 version is far superior to the current PS2 iteration. The wide screen HD visuals are good, and having the full surround sound pump through the home theater is a blast. For the uninitiated, Guitar Hero replaces the usual game controller with a plastic guitar that sports five colored buttons on the fret board. As the familiar tunes play you have to hit the colored buttons in synch with the notes as they descend on screen.
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