Announced briefy during yesterday’s Activision presser, here’s the first footage of Singularity, a new shooter from Raven that looks like it’s going to be doing all sorts of impressive, puzzley things with the passage of time. Sort of like Link to the Past, only with less green grass, more rusty industrial stuff and what looks like a Soviet science experiment gone tits-up.
Poor Spike TV. Their scoop’s blown! The first details on the next Wolfenstein title are actually to be found in the latest issue of Game Informer, which gives us information on the game’s setting and requisite gimmicky features. Aside from the obvious (you’re still BJ Blaskowitz, you’re still fighting Nazis who are mucking about with the occult), the game will introduce a quasi-sandbox city, with different parts of it opening up as you complete missions. It’ll also feature an AI-controlled resistance force that will assist you, and there’ll be some Link-to-the-Past-ish elements courtesy of an ability to enter “The Shroud”, a dark, alternate version of the game’s city. As expected, Raven are handling development, and it’ll be appearing on the PS3, 360 and PC.
Wolfenstein [Game Informer, August, via Kintaor @ NeoGAF]
Spike TV sent out a presser today, trying to drum up support/interest in their coverage of E3. Nothing in it you won’t be bombarded with via TV commercials over the next few days. Buried amongst the hype and hyperbole, however, is some newsy stuff! Stuff like this: “Also, tune in for more world exclusive surprises including something special from id Software and Raven Software”. Seeing as we’ve known for some time that Raven are currently working on the latest entry in id’s Wolfenstein series, it seems a safe bet we’ll be seeing something about the game during next week’s festivities.
I was wringing dry the last drops of Activate Asia 2007 coverage from my notepad, and came across the childish scrawlings I took of Soldier of Fortune: Payback.
The details were presented to us by Steve Williams, Global Brand Manager for Activision Minneapolis – otherwise known as Activision Value – and given alongside such video game classics as Dancing With The Stars and Big Game Hunter.
Firstly, Raven, the developer of the previous two games, is not involved. Despite this, Williams said they will be bringing back the gib-enhancing GHOUL technology… it just won’t be GHOUL. He didn’t even say GHOUL. Just gibs.
There was also the promise of multiple paths through the story, which will revolve around the player’s work for a merc group called “The Shop”. To top this off, over 40 real world weapons have been replicated and implemented in-game, and 16-player multiplayer included.
Activision provided November 21st as the day Xbox 360, PS3 and PC owners will be able to snap SoF: Payback up. If you want to, that is.
