Game Informer - Aug 2008

Kintaro · 01:59 AM

I'll keep updating as I go through the mag. Work in progress.

World Premiere is Wolfenstein (360, PS3, PC)

Pub: Activision, Dev: Raven Software/ID Software
Takes place in WWII against Nazi's fully dabbling in the occult
BJ (the hero) will also make use of supernatural powers.
Game gives you a city in which the game takes place. Missions and quests take you through different parts. As you complete quests, more of the city opens up. Kind of a non-linear path.
Set piece and randomly generated activity block your path.
There is an AI resistance force that will assist you during the game at times. Think of the resistance forces in MGS4 I guess?
You will also enter "The Shroud", an alternate reality version of the city. A dimension in which the Nazi's are drawing power from.

Screens wise, it looks like a very nice looking game. I'm particularly impressed by the lighting in the game. It looks very good. I'm sure scans will show up somewhere soon for everyone to see (now, that's not a hint that I'm scanning it. I'm not).

Rock Band 2

New, easier to navigate front end.
Expanded World Tour mode including Tour Challenges.
Reorganized Track Listing including creating your own set lists.
Battle of the Bands mode. An ever evolving set of challenges between bands.
Some new songs listed, "Ace of Spades" (Motorhead), "Any Way You Want It" (Journey), "Give it Away" (Chili Peppers), "Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi), "Pinball Wizard" (The Who), "White Wedding" (Billy Idol).
First party options to expand your instruments. Real Fenders will be transformed into controllersand a premium RB drum set w/ 3 cymbals. (The new drums will also be expandable to add cymbals as well)

Top 10 Comic Book Games
1) Marvel Ultimate Alliance
2) Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
3) City of Heroes
4) Marvel vs. Capcom 2
5) Adventures of Batman and Robin
6) Spider-Man 2
7) X-Men: The Arcade Game
8) Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
9) The Darkness
10) Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)

Previews:
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion (Combine powers between the two heroes playing, bigger game, cleaning up flaws and UI, PS3/360/Wii)
Call of Duty: World at War (Will finally be co-op)
Wanted (Takes place after the movie)
Dark Void
Fracture
Resident Evil 5
NHL 09
Midnight Club: LA
Quantum of Solace
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Velvet Assassin
Far Cry 2
Madden 09
The Last Remnant
Civ 4: Colonization
FIFA 09

Reviews:
NCAA 09 (GotM): 8.25, 8.5
GH: Aerosmith: 8, 8.25
Incredible Hulk: 6.75, 7
Prizefighter: 7.5, 7
Kung Fu Panda: 8, 7
Alone in the Dark: 6.5, 6.75
Top Spin 3: 7.75, 8.25
Rock Band Wii: 8.25, 8.25
SingStar: 8, 8.25
UT 3: 8.5, 8.25
C&C 3: Kane's Wrath: 7.25, 7.25
Age of Conan (PCGotM): 8, 8.5
Trauma Center 2: 8.25, 8
Civ Revolution DS: 8.5
Final Fantasy IV (HHGotM): 8.5, 9

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 12:25 AM)

There needs to be a Game Informer podcast.

Dante · (07-12-2008, 12:25 AM)

Cover Story is Wolfenstein? How's it lookin?

Domino Theory · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Wolfenstein?? YES!!

Quazar · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Nice Cover story. ABOUT.FUCKING.TIME.

Exempted · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Wolfenstein!? Woah.

FFChris · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Originally Posted by Kintaro:

World Premiere is Wolfenstein (360, PS3, PC)

It exists!

shintoki · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Originally Posted by Kintaro:

Wolfenstein

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Hell ya!!! So Hell ya. What does it say!!!

Dabanton · (07-12-2008, 12:26 AM)

Wolfenstein?

Finally. Are there any pics in the mag?

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 12:28 AM)

Whoa, so is Wolfenstein the debut game for Id Tech 5?

Quazar · (07-12-2008, 12:28 AM)

Fuck everything else in mag. Wolfenstein first.

Wollan · (07-12-2008, 12:28 AM)

Wow. Using Rage engine I assume.

SPEA · (07-12-2008, 12:29 AM)

Wolfenstein info! Get!

rakka · (07-12-2008, 12:29 AM)

Hows it look?

Elbrain · (07-12-2008, 12:30 AM)

Like I said before Gameinformer are on a fucking roll with exclusives.

Seiken · (07-12-2008, 12:33 AM)

Wolfenstein, holy crap

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 12:33 AM)

Originally Posted by Elbrain:

Like I said before Gameinformer are on a fucking roll with exclusives.

Also they're willing (financially able) to put a game nobody's heard of on their cover.

Opus Angelorum · (07-12-2008, 12:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Quazar:

Fuck everything else in mag. Wolfenstein first.

This.

onegoodlogan · (07-12-2008, 12:34 AM)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jel0man · (07-12-2008, 12:35 AM)

Quote:

***** has learned from a trusted source within Activision that its next-gen installment in the Wolfenstein series will make an appearance at E3 2008, which takes place next week in Los Angeles, California. Activision has no plans to participate in E3, other than hosting an off-site press conference, which is where we speculate such an appearance could take place.

Activision originally announced that a new Wolfenstein title was in development for Xbox 360 by Raven Software at X05 in Amsterdam, which was nearly three years ago. Since then, all has been quiet on the Wolfenstein front.

That Activision plans to unveil its new Wolfenstein at E3 isn't hard to believe, considering GameTrailers TV has already announced that its viewers should "tune in for more world exclusive surprises including something special from id Software and Raven Software" during E3 next week.

.

Ninja Kn1ght · (07-12-2008, 12:36 AM)

Wolfenstein, nice! Game Informer gets a ridiculous number of exclusives.

No6 · (07-12-2008, 12:37 AM)

Argh, Raven Software aka Team Average.

Azuran · (07-12-2008, 12:37 AM)

Whoa, Wolfenstein!

Awesome.

Sallokin · (07-12-2008, 12:38 AM)

Got my issue today as well. Wolfenstien looks pretty awesome. Lots of good screens in the issue.

Acid08 · (07-12-2008, 12:39 AM)

Does anyone think GI gets so many of these exclusives because they're GameStops magazine? Like a way of pleasing retail by getting more magazines sold in the stores?

nick_f · (07-12-2008, 12:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Acid08:

Does anyone think GI gets so many of these exclusives because they're GameStops magazine?

You think?

Exempted · (07-12-2008, 12:40 AM)

Originally Posted by Acid08:

Does anyone think GI gets so many of these exclusives because they're GameStops magazine? Like a way of pleasing retail by getting more magazines sold in the stores?

NAWWWWWWWWW, REALLY

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 12:40 AM)

Originally Posted by Acid08:

Does anyone think GI gets so many of these exclusives because they're GameStops magazine? Like a way of pleasing retail by getting more magazines sold in the stores?

They're the nation's #1 sold magazine, period. That's why they get the exclusives.

Quazar · (07-12-2008, 12:40 AM)

Originally Posted by Sallokin:

Got my issue today as well. Wolfenstien looks pretty awesome. Lots of good screens in the issue.

Is it using new engine?

B.K. · (07-12-2008, 12:41 AM)

What were the rumors this month?

Acid08 · (07-12-2008, 12:44 AM)

Originally Posted by Exempted:

NAWWWWWWWWW, REALLY

Fuck you ;(

Sallokin · 12:53 AM

This issue also has Rock Band 2 feature, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion feature, Call of Duty: WAW preview, Wanted preview, and a Dark Void preview. It even has a screenshot of the final boss from SF IV if that's something new.

Loose Talk:

Dead Rising II: Talk of the game being episodic. Not sure if that's DLC or the way the game is laid out or if it will be sold in chunks at retail.

Sony supposedly blocking connectivity between PSP/PS3 with certain games.

Talk of a new PS3 controller that is motion sensing and breaks apart into two separate controllers.

Microsoft's Miis which we should have all heard about already due to the leak a few weeks back.

Mamesj · (07-12-2008, 12:48 AM)

Originally Posted by sykoex:

They're the nation's #1 sold magazine, period. That's why they get the exclusives.

you mean #1 sold videogame magazine?

and is it really "selling" when they tack it on to a discount card? Highest circulation sounds a little more correct...

AndresON777 · (07-12-2008, 12:51 AM)

Ah still remember playing the original on my Jag, good times.

GQman2121 · (07-12-2008, 12:52 AM)

I'm coming up empty on google for scans.

I want to see this sum bitch.........

WickedLaharl · (07-12-2008, 12:53 AM)

Originally Posted by sykoex:

Also they're willing (financially able) to put a game nobody's heard of on their cover.

you make it sound as if wolfenstein is some unknown series

squicken · (07-12-2008, 12:55 AM)

Originally Posted by Wollan:

Wow. Using Rage engine I assume.

Doom 3 engine

Salazar · (07-12-2008, 12:57 AM)

I'd like variety in Dead Rising 2, but I want it all in the same box. I don't imagine I'm alone.

Kibbles · (07-12-2008, 01:01 AM)

Originally Posted by squicken:

Doom 3 engine

Don't even joke. o.o

Kintaro · (07-12-2008, 01:03 AM)

Added some more. I need to run for a second, then I'll update with previews and goofy shit in the mag.

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 01:04 AM)

Wow, apparently EA will be selling a premium version of the RB drums for $299.99. Again, that's JUST drums.

http://www.j0ystiq.com/2008/07/11/io...ck-band-drums/

I can only imagine how gimped the standard version of the drums will be. This is only making me lean even more toward the Guitar Hero side.

Spoo · (07-12-2008, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by Kibbles:

Don't even joke. o.o

I don't think he is.

Last they showed it they were running on Id Tech 4 with MegaTexture I think. Maybe that's changed now?

kenta · (07-12-2008, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by Salazar:

I'd like variety in Dead Rising 2, but I want it all in the same box. I don't imagine I'm alone.

I'm struggling to find the connection between this thread and Dead Rising 2... little help?

Edit: Oh someone else posted the rumors down the page

Jtyettis · (07-12-2008, 01:06 AM)

Wolfenstein, finally. Oh I hope this lives up to one of the greatest shooters of all times. I have my reservations, but I believe Raven can come through.

It is using the id Tech 4 engine if the info from the previous id thread is correct, which is bummer indeed.

Skilotonn · (07-12-2008, 01:06 AM)

Man, Game Informer does it again...

gbovo · (07-12-2008, 01:08 AM)

Any rumors?

sykoex · (07-12-2008, 01:09 AM)

Originally Posted by gbovo:

Any rumors?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...4&postcount=32

DuckRacer · (07-12-2008, 01:11 AM)

Originally Posted by sykoex:

I can only imagine how gimped the standard version of the drums will be. This is only making me lean even more toward the Guitar Hero side.

lol

The normal drums aren't gimped at all, the ion drums are for people who want to have an actual electronic drum set that'll work with RB. The extra cymbals are essentially useless in the game.

Kasumi1970 · (07-12-2008, 01:13 AM)

IS this Wolfenstein a remake of the PS2 and Xbox game or a new game that take place after Return to castle wolfestein?

Sallokin · (07-12-2008, 01:14 AM)

Originally Posted by Kasumi1970:

IS this Wolfenstein a remake of the PS2 and Xbox game or a new game that take place after Return to castle wolfestein?

Looking at the article it seems this is a direct continuation of RTCW