
You weren’t flattered by the Xbox 360 footage of Battlefield 3 leaked onto the internet last week. Neither were we, neither was DICE. Don’t worry boys and girls, the firm’s confirmed the game will look “really, really good” on Xbox 360.

You weren’t flattered by the Xbox 360 footage of Battlefield 3 leaked onto the internet last week. Neither were we, neither was DICE. Don’t worry boys and girls, the firm’s confirmed the game will look “really, really good” on Xbox 360.

The RAGE bragging has commenced. Forget Crysis 2, Killzone 3, Battlefield 3 and anything else you’ve seen on the market, because when RAGE comes out in October, it’ll obliterate them all in the visual department.

According to Square-Enix’s worldwide technology director Julien Merceron, by the time the next generation of consoles roll in, we should expect to see visual displays on par with what we’re used to only seeing in movies, adding we’re going to see a “big leap” in graphics.

The Far Cry 3 unveiling at E3 last week was definitely a stunner. It’s right up there with best reveals of the show, and the PC footage shown was simply breathtaking. It looked as beautiful as the best out there. But don’t worry much about console footage, because according to Ubisoft, the game will see the same fidelity on said platform.

While most console gamers are more than satisfied with the PS3 footage of Battlefield 3 shown on late night with Jimmy Fallon last night, there are some who say they’re somewhat disappointed in the showing, claiming it’s a downgrade from what we’ve been seeing all along after DICE had promised it’d look the same across all platforms.
Well the developer’s responded to that, making quite clear their intentions.
The top dogs came to GDC loaded. DICE was on hands to show a demonstration of its Frostbite 2 engine, unveiling some of the most photorealistic images we’ve ever beheld. Epic Games also brought its Unreal Engine for the ride, awing audiences with its unmatched quality.
But that wasn’t all – they apparently saved the best for last. Crytek dropped the bomb that’s CryEngine 3 on the throng, sending the whole place up in smoke. See it past the break.
Lara Croft used to epitomize what it meant to be a sexy main protagonist in video games. When others failed, Lara held the fort, and the woman is set to take center stage once more in Crytal Dynamics upcoming reboot. But before that happens, the developer’s released a side-by-side screenshot comparison of its Tomb Raider Trilogy collection of games that’s set to release on March 22nd.
It shows Lara in her youthful days, and some of the environments we’ve grown to love in the legendary franchise.
Every year, after a massive PS3 exclusive has been released or is pending one, you’ll hear developers like Uncharted’s Naughty Dog, God of War’s Santa Monica, and Killzone’s Guerrilla Games sing the same song: “We’ve maxed out the PS3″.
But then another game comes along, and with that, new boasts of how they really hadn’t maxed the console with their last game, but rather rather optimized it. Now, according to Guerrilla Games, they’re finding more space on the venerable console, making Killzone 3 better in every way than its predecessor.
“Sheer optimization. We have a very talented technology team. They just kept hammering away at it. They just found more space and unleashed more power, basically,” Killzone 3 managing director Herman Hulst told 1up in an interview.
When asked if they were sharing their knowledge with other first party dev teams, Hulst uttered:
“Sure, yeah. The tech directors in particular. They regularly talk and share concepts. People always think we share engines, and that’s not so much the case, because we’re making very different games. We’re the team that makes the FPS. You can’t just exchange an engine, but you can converse and exchange concepts. I think on that level, the biggest chunk of collaboration happens.”
Killzone 3 should be the best looking shooter on any console, then.
That game comes available on February 22nd, in the U.S. Not date’s been set in stone for Europe, but expect it to be around the same time.
More juicy details from Sony’s impending PSP2 has landed on the leakernet like a boat with too much information to contain. Vomit. And the only way to save its life is by letting loose some of it.
IGN’s got the latest bit, and according to the site, the PSP2 will render visuals as beautiful as Uncharted.
Yes, yes you read that right.
More new gameplay footage of Gran Turismo 5′s just landed, and it looks awesome as expected. Only problem is it didn’t quench my thirst at all, on the contrary, I’m left in this terrible state of wanting something I know I won’t get until, what, Next Year?
Back in Killzone 2′s time, Guerrilla Games said they were pushing the PS3 on all cylinders, claiming to have “maxed out” Sony’s next gen system. But things changed swiftly when Uncharted 2 and God of War III came out, according to Guerrilla Games Steven Ter Heide: “It’s like, okay, there’s a little bit more power in there and we need to find it,” he said recently.
Talk about Vanquish on PS3 and Xbox 360 hit a fever pitch recently, with gamers arguing over the game’s visuals and on which console it looks better.
Kill that nonsense talk, gamers. Leave the worthless banter for the fanboys; because over at Platinum Games blog; Hideaki Nakata, the guy in charge of the game’s engine and overall engine tuning, has made some very interesting comments.
I’ve never seen a shooter that looks better on the PS3 than Killzone 3, never. But that’s just me, because there are some people who’ve apparently seen more than I have.
The guys of PlayStation: The Official Magazine traveled deep into the woods of France to meet the team at id Software, the developer credited for inventing the FPS and the same guys behind highly anticipated title, and Best Of E3 Awards: Rage.
To them, it’s the best looking shooter they’ve ever seen.