Let us begin Kotaku‘s Day of Video Game Preview (May 22 edition) with a caveat about the information we may bring you about Lego Batman 2: DC Super-Heroes. I can’t tell you if this game, which includes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Green Lantern also includes Hawkman.
Earlier this week, I received a wood-framed clock in the mail. It was a promotional tchotchke from the people making Dishonored, the kind of thing a big video game company sends a gaming reporter to make sure they remember their game exists — and perhaps to cultivate some favourable emotions about the game.
This June legions of Battlefield fans, quite frankly, won’t be surprised in the least with the release of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters. The DLC title says it all. And the trailer released several weeks ago reveals everything you need to know.
We’ve been sceptical about Capcom’s upcoming knights-and-magic game Dragon’s Dogma for about a year. And then Capcom sent me a near-final copy of the game so I could play it. My scepticism increased.
When one thinks of this industry’s true tech-driven developers, one doesn’t have to think too hard. Count them on one hand — id, Epic, DICE, Valve and Crytek. When these teams reveal their games, the titles often feel more like tech demos than game demos. Last night in San Francisco, Crytek debuted Crysis 3, and it was very much like seeing a tech demo.