Joystiq writes: "We always think it's so bizarre when fanboys and girls start filling up our tips box with vitriol about the latest unpopular decision made by Sega, Square, Microsoft or practically anyone involved in the gaming industry. "Where do they get all that hate?" we wonder aloud, before going to donate more hugs down at the clinic. They would be a complete mystery to us were it not for Brett Ratner, who, according to a passing mention in a recent press release from MGM, has been tapped to direct the God of War film.
PSP Fanboy: "God of War: Chains of Olympus is on its way to Japan on July 10. To help get the game into the minds of PSP gamers -- and peel them away from Monster Hunter -- a special event was held last Friday in Tokyo. There were 15 booths where people could try out the game, tons of free swag such as keychains and t-shirts, and specially crafted drinks made from goat blood, harpy milk, and cyclops sweat were served. Japanese hip-hop group YOU THE ROCK? was also around to keep things lively. See photos of the event here."
Developer Ready at Dawn, responsible for two of the PSP's biggest titles of recent years, has reiterated that it has no intention of developing for Sony's handheld any longer."With Chains of Olympus going gold in Japan, we're now officially done with PSP development," the Irvine, California-based studio said in a post on its website."So today we sent all our devkits back and seeing all these boxes ready to be picked up ...
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Kombo Reports: "Ready at Dawn has been the prime developer for the PSP since their first title Daxter. Soon after they hit a homerun with a portable version of the hit PS2 console platformer, Ready at Dawn moved on and developed the recently released and major hit God of War: Chains of Olympus. Well, we are about to bid farewell to one of the greatest handheld developers of the modern era. Today, Ready at Dawn revealed that they have finished the Japanese version of God of War and thus ending their PSP development for good. They have sent back their devkits to Sony and look forward to the future, where they are certain to shine bright.
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See what's coming in the week ahead for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS. New hardware too: red God of War PSP and Metal Gear branded bluetooth headset.
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Sony is running a God of War Machinima competition. Gamers can head over to the God of War Machinima website and use the God of War online editing suite to create their own God of War Machinima. You can choose from a large library of clips, text, effect, music and you can even add your own voice to the video using a microphone, headphones or speaker.
PS3 Addict shares the contents of the amazing God of War: Chains of Olympus press kit, and a nice surprise.
The Dutch website InsideGamer has held a competition in order to find the best Dutch Kratos. This week, visitors can choose between six regular guys who all have been transformed into Kratos. Every candidate had to give their best shot at imitating Kratos. Voting on the best Kratos can be done until the end of next week!
This week on the American side we're looking at the release of the Wipeout Pulse Demo, with the addition of some trailers. On the European side were looking at junk that aren't really worth checking the PC Store for.
It always has been no holds barred for Kratos, and Japan's usual lack of love for western video games is just another obstacle he'll try to get out of the way. Capcom has finally announced that it will be bringing the Sony PlayStation Portable title God of War: Chains of Olympus by developer Ready at Dawn to its home country's shores this summer.
God of War: Chains of Olympus developer, Ready At Dawn, has confirmed that the upcoming (at least it is in Europe) PSP game will be its "first and last" mark on the franchise.Speaking on its site, the developer discussed the studio's future plans, revealing that it'll be leaving Sony's franchise - and the PSP - behind in its next project."Moving forward, we can confirm that Chains of Olympus will be our last PSP game," the company said, adding: ...
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Ready At Dawn write: "Moving forward, we can confirm that Chains of Olympus will be our last PSP game as we're moving on to other projects and other ideas on other consoles. We can also confirm that this will be our first and last God of War game as, just like Daxter before it, there will NOT be a PS2 port of the game. We like our games PSP exclusives :)"
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced that God of War: Chains of Olympus, the game developed by Ready At Dawn Studios, has shipped to retail outlets across North America, exclusively for PSP.
What is a great epic, and how is one born? Nathan Phail-Liff, 3D artist at Ready at Dawn Studios (Daxter), was at the 2008 Game Developers' conference to discuss his studio's challenges and solutions in bringing a hit franchise to the PSP, in the context of their recent work on God of War: Chains of Olympus.
Some quality releases this week including God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony PSP), Army of Two (Xbox 360, PS3), Major League Baseball 2K8, and Bully Scholarship Edition (Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360).
Sony America has revealed a new PSP will be released in June to celebrate God of War: Chains of Olympus. The new PSP pack hits the US in June and will feature "the famous face of the Ghost of Sparta - Kratos," gushes Sony PR. Back in the real world ...
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Videogaming247 has been told by SCEE that there are "no plans" to release either the Metal Gear Solid 4 or God of War: Chains of Olympus bundles announced last night in Europe.
Here's Game|Life editor Chris Kohler's God of War: Chains of Olympus clear time. (You can view the full screenshot at Game|Life.) You can add on roughly another half an hour to this, as Chris played the first half of the game on a preview disc and then had to start again on the review code.