Archive for January 12, 2012
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Special Ops
Jan 12th
The Special Ops team is sent in to Raccoon City to find out just what’s been going on and to suppress the zombie threat. Little do they know that they’ll also be up against the Umbrella Security Service and under constant threat from hordes of zombies and B.O.W.s. But just who is this hard bitten crew of highly skilled soldiers? Read on to find out:
Dee-Ay: Crispin ‘Dee-Ay’ Jettingham has been a soldier for as long as he can remember. He was the government’s top choice to be the leader of the Echo Six team. Always calm and collected, he is a true soldier and is highly skilled and efficient with his weaponry and his orders.
Harley: A foul-mouthed ex-biker, Erez ‘Harley’ Morris joined the service to avoid going to jail. Excelling in medicine during operation Desert Storm, Harley unexpectedly became one of the best medics in the field. Always putting other’s lives before his, he will always do his best to make sure no man is left behind.
Party Girl: Sienna ‘Party Girl’ Fowler got her reputation throwing wild parties in her youth for businessmen and officials. Little did they know that every party she threw was also recorded with hidden equipment, which would be sold to the highest bidder. The government hired her after she managed to dupe their top surveillance expert at one of her parties.
Shona: Exposed to death at a young age, Lawrence ‘Shona’ Kimbala began treating diseases in his home country of Zimbabwe. After his father’s death, he attended Harvard medical school where he realized he had a skill for controlling viruses instead of curing them. He joined the Army’s special weapons program as their foremost expert in virology.
Tweed: Marissa ‘Tweed’ Ronson has a quick tongue and a ready fuse. Originally working for the British Secret Service, she disappeared after a bomb removal operation left her scarred. Hand-picked by the government, Tweed became part of Echo Six because of her unparalleled expertise in demolitions.
Willow: Caroline ‘Willow’ Floyd developed her skill for speed and elusion growing up alone on a reservation in Montana. She joined the Army straight out of school, excelling as part of the Special Forces. Never satisfied with herself, Willow continues to hone her skills each and every day.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – Einblicke in die Multiplayer-Modi
Jan 12th
Heute stellen wir die gegeneinander zu spielenden Versus-Modi von Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City ins Rampenlicht. Spieler werden in der Lage sein, Vier-gegen-Vier-Team-Battles online auszutragen – entweder als ein Mitglied des Umbrella security Services (USS) oder als Spec Ops.
Spiele die bösen Jungs, indem du in die USS-Mitglieder Vector, Beltway, Lupo, Four-Eyes, Spectre oder Bertha durch Raccoon City begleitest. Alternativ stehen aber auch „die Guten“ zur Wahl: Tweed, Dee-ay, Harley, Willow, Shona und Party Girl – allesamt Mitglieder der US Spec Ops Einheit, die bereits im kürzlich veröffentlichten Triple Impact Trailer ihr Debüt feierten. Neues Charakter-Artwork dazu steht ebenfalls bereits auf dem Presse-Server bereit. Die Konventionen eines traditionellen Third Person Shooters werden gebrochen: Gamer müssen nicht nur gegen das gegnerische Team antreten, sondern auch eine dritte unberechenbare Macht bekämpfen – Zombies und BOWs, die diese Mixtur ergänzen.
Im Team Deathmatch geht es um die meisten Kills in diesem Chaos der Dreifachbedrohung, bei dem Spieler nie genau wissen, was hinter ihnen passiert – ein Element, das nur in dieser Form des Resident Evil Universums existiert. Im Biohazard Modus erfüllen Spieler die Aufgabe, Proben des G-Virus sicher zur Basis zu bringen, während eine Schlacht der gegnerischen Parteien entbrennt. Der Survivors Modus dreht sich ums nackte Überleben innerhalb des Horrors, während Spieler auf Rettung warten – der Platz im Helikopter ist begrenzt. Daher heißt es: Feuer frei gegen Feinde und Zombiehorden! Wirst du es lebend aus Raccoon City schaffen?
Darüber hinaus steht natürlich auch der bereits angekündigte Heroes Modus parat, der es Fans erlaubt, als einer der beliebten Resident Evil Charaktere zu spielen, darunter Leon S. Kennedy, Hunk oder Jill Valentine.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Multiplayer Modes!
Jan 12th
Battle for the most kills in Team Deathmatch mode, ensure that samples of the G-virus are returned safely to their base in Biohazard mode and fight for your life in Survivors mode! And don’t forget Heroes Mode which allows fans to play as one of their favorite Resident Evil characters, including Leon S. Kennedy, Hunk or Jill Valentine.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 23rd across Europe.
DmC uses Avatar crew and tech
Jan 12th
You know that film Avatar? You know, the multi-million pound, 3D defining, James Cameron epic? Yes, that one. Well you might be surprised to hear that Ninja Theory, developers of the up coming DmC have been holed up in the Avatar studio and making great use of the technology there to make sure that when Dante does anything in the game it is truly believable.
In an article on Business Weekly Ninja Theory’s Dominic Matthews said: “We do this to ensure that we’re bringing the true performances of our actors through into the game. It’s not so much about realism but believability. Real actors – real people – move their hands and their body when they speak. We track the exact movement of our actors. We have 60 markers on their faces alone – on their eyes, their eyebrows, their mouths, their noses, their lips and so on.”
Very impressive indeed! You can read the full article on Business Weekly.
New Resident Evil Revelations screens detail StreetPass features
Jan 12th
The release of Resident Evil: Revelations on the Nintendo 3DS is creeping ever closer like a sawn in half zombie clawing with its half-eaten finger tips. Or to put it another way Revelations is out on 27th of January! Now as you know the game is packed with features such as the hug single player campaign and the two-player RAID mode, but there’s also the Street Pass function which enables you to pick up and unlock some very special bonuses. Head over to Capcom Unity to find out what they are!
Announcing the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary celebration
Jan 12th
25 years! That’s like a quarter of a century! And that’s how long the greatest fighting game series in the history of gaming has been chucking fireballs in people’s faces. This is of course a big and very important milestone so we’ve got some big plans for the rest of 2012. We’ll have full details of all the events and more that we have planned soon, but in the meantime lets all bask in the wondrous glory of the official logo!