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700 Player Choices Were Brought From Mass Effect To Mass Effect 2
Just how much influence did your actions in Mass Effect have on Mass Effect 2? There were 700 plot hooks brought over from the original game, BioWare lead cinematic designer Armando Troisi revealed during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this afternoon. Troisi revealed that it's not feasible to let players change the major narrative direction of the game's story (whatever you do, the story's headed in the same direction), but that BioWare is always looking at the smaller details and how they can carry forward the player's choices. Gotta wonder how many will end up carrying into Mass Effect 3... Have something to share? Sitting on a news tip? E-mail me. You can also follow me on Twitter.GDC 2010: Alpha Protocol Interview
Adam Sessler caught up with Sega's Matthew Hickman from Sega to talk about Alpha Protocol. The espionage-based RPG differs from its genre-mates in many ways. There are no elves, or swords, and AP also promises a more interactive plot structure. "Unlike some games that only emphasize endings, we also have a branching middle," said Hickman. "Everything you do causes change within the game. You have different interactions with people, events and places depending on how you choose to go through your missions." "It's how you choose to do dialog, and also if you choose to kill someone or be non-lethal with people, it's everything culminating together. It's very gray, like the real world. They're real world scenarios, so it's not clear who the bad guy and the good guy, it all depends on you," Hickman told us. It's also up to you whether you click the video below, but you really, really should. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD VersionX-Play's God of War III Music Video Premieres March 15th at 6:30 PM!
This Monday, March 15th, something amazing is going to happen on X-Play at 6:30 PM; we will be debuting the God of War III music video for Robin Thicke's hit single Sex Therapy. What, you're probably asking yourself, does God of War III have to do with a song called Sex Therapy? You see, Grasshopper, Kratos is a full-time bad ass; however, as a hobby, he's also an R&B superstar. Being an R&B superstar comes with its perks, like getting to hang out with Wicked Pictures contract girl Jessica Drake. Yeah, Kratos is totally baller. Watch this short teaser video that features some behind the scenes footage from the set of the music video to see what we're talking about and then tune in to X-Play on Monday, March 15th at 6:30 PM to see the whole video. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version
XYZTV Releases Episode 12
February 18, 2009
Another XYZTV episode is out and that means more music videos and more game previews. Episode 12 is packed with some great music videos from Jupiter Rising, Space, The Orchid Highway, and The Prodigy; not to mention a great video game trailer from Sony Santa Monica - God of War III.
If you haven't subscribed to our XYZTV show on your Tivo box yet I highly suggest you do. Just let your Tivo automatically download the show so you can watch it right away when you get home from a stressful day at the office. You know you wanna.
XYZTV Releases Episode 11
February 9, 2009
It's Monday night and what do you know, another XYZTV episode is out. Episode 11 is packed with some great music videos from Illusion 33, Nine Leaves, Cazals, and the Pack A.D. not to mention news from around the internet and other great content.
If you haven't subscribed to our XYZTV show on your Tivo box yet I highly suggest you do. Just let your Tivo automatically download the show so you can watch it right away when you get home from a stressful day at the office. You know you wanna.
Global Game Jam a Success
February 9, 2009
From January 30 to February 1 over 1,650 participants in 23 different countries attempted and succeeded a feat that none others have every tried before, a Global Game Jam! For those who don't know what a game jam is let me explain. Individuals and teams rally together to create a game around a central theme in which they must finish it within a certain time frame, usually 24 or 48 hours.
Participants had to create a game around this year's central theme of: "As long as we have each other, we'll never run out of problems." Over 360 free games have been created by this event and you can find them all at Game Jam Games.
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