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      Funcom offers “unlimited” Age of Conan trial

      December 15, 2009 /

      Age of Conan box.Funcom is offering up a holiday special on Age of Conan, granting conditionally free access to anyone who downloads the client and creates a new account between now and January 1st. The developer calls it an unlimited trial, “a special holiday offer to anyone who wishes to experience the sexy and savage world of Conan.”

      You only get to play for free up to level 20, at which point Funcom hopes to lure you into spending money on the game. Level 20 is pretty generous, but I found even getting to that point a chore. I’m pretty sure I quit the game somewhere around level 11. The “unlimited” is in there because at level 20 you could conceivably start all over, playing through the same content you’ve already seen. I know people do this in MMOs, but usually not until they’re significantly into the game.

      Check the full press release for more details.

      Deals, MMO, PC

      Casting director leaks Battlefront III

      December 13, 2009 /

      Battlefront III.Ya know, I’d be pretty pissed as a developer if a casting director I had worked with was leaking details about my projects all over god’s green earth. Now, Battlefront III wasn’t exactly a secret, but LucasArts hasn’t announced it yet and the best we have is rumors. Up until yesterday, anyway.

      Casting director Chris Marazzo, who worked on Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, told battlefront3.net that the game is in development and that he’s one of the people working on it.

      “Thanks for getting in touch. The Original Title was Battlefront 3 but it evolved into Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. However Battlefront 3 is also in development. It was by far the most fun and coolest casting I ever worked on.”

      Marazzo also said he would try to get storyboards to the fansite “by the end of the week.” Guess we’ll see if he makes good on that. As you’d expect, there’s still no word from LucasArts.

      Image: Joystiq
      Source: VG247

      Development, Strategy

      Halo: Reach trailer airs at the VGAs

      December 13, 2009 /

      Good to its word, Bungie showed off the last game will make under the Halo franchise at the VGAs last night, a game we all know as Halo: Reach. The trailer was a mashup of pre-battle scenes. A warthog driving across some open terrain. A bunch of Spartans back at barracks. A bunch more Spartans at their barracks. A bunch of Spartans leaving their barracks.

      Sounds kinda boring, doesn’t it? Well that’s because it is. I embedded the video below so you can see just how boring for yourself. Granted, this all about setting up the conflict that started Halo, so there’s a lot of dialogue. It’s strange, though, that Bungie is investing so much in establishing stock characters in a short trailer. You have the chick trying to prove herself in command. The psycho sharpening a knife with a skull painted on his visor. The dutiful lieutenant reporting for duty. I’m not sure what about this was supposed to excite me, and there was virtually nothing to make me say, “yeah, this will be the biggest game of 2010,” other than the word Halo in the title.

      See for yourself:

      Previews, Video, Xbox 360

      Greenberg says Reach will be the biggest game of 2010

      December 12, 2009 /

      Aaron Greenberg lookin silly.Microsoft had a great November. The Modern Warfare 2 launch pushed through 4.2 million units, nearly a million more than Halo 3 did at launch. Among other things, the 360 outsold the PS3, even though overall sales were down year on year. Microsoft’s product management director, Aaron Greenberg, had a lot to say on the matter, but the most notable was his prediction for Halo: Reach.

      “I feel confident that there’s nothing that will compare in size. Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of 2010.”

      So what else releases in 2010? Here’s a short list:
      -StarCraft II
      -Mass Effect 2
      -God of War III
      -Final Fantasy XIII
      -Gran Turismo 5

      Greenberg thinks the Master Chief can beat every one of those. A few on the list, sure, but GT5? Final Fantasy XIII for the West? I have my doubts.

      Source: Gamasutra

      Development, Previews, Xbox 360

      Gran Turismo aimed at Summer 2010

      December 12, 2009 /

      GT5 evo.I know the Japanese release date set some of the GT5 fans out there to drooling. And why not? March is just around the corner. Unfortunately, the western release date for the game isn’t set, and the only approximation is “Summer 2010.” As you know all too well, that could mean virtually anything.

      If you think you’ll get the game in June, think again. Chris Hinojosa-Miranda told Destructoid that Polyphony Digital hasn’t even started thinking about DLC yet. That might not seem like a big deal, but that’s one of the primary ways developers have been monetizing games today. The fact that Sony isn’t even talking about it yet says to me that they have to focus 100% on just getting the game out the door.

      The good news is that when the game finally releases there will be plenty to do. The roster includes something on the order of 1000 cars. Then again, it’s tough to look at that number without wondering just how long until we get to see any of them.

      Development, Previews, PS3

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