Weekly Video Game News – 11/18/2011
By Patrick Newman
New Killzone in the Works!
A new Killzone game is confirmed to be in the works, with the senior producer of Killzone 2 and 3 being promoted to director of the new project. Guerrilla games is picking up development duties on the new title. This will be the latest in the series after this year’s Killzone 3, which garnered consistently positive reviews, and has undoubtedly left gamers thirsting for more.
Skyrim Sales Figures
Within the first 48 hours of its release, sales of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim exceeded 3.5 million units. Despite a bug on the Xbox 360 version of the game that is costing some players the much sought-after high-resolution graphics, parent company ZeniMax is confident that the game will eventually rake in a whopping $450 million, and that a patch for the bug will reach consumers soon.
WWE ‘12: Macho Man – DLC Revealed Trailer
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MGS 4 Details Next Month
Hideo Kojima, the creator of the excellent, enduring Metal Gear Solid series, will be gracing the cover of OPM next month, giving an exclusive interview in the issue about his plans for Metal Gear Solid 4. Some teases of the interview include Kojima’s assertion that Solid Snake will be killed off, as well as “Project Ogre,” and his future plans for the franchise.
Torchlight II Delayed
Although developer Runic Games’ Torchlight II has long been slated for a 2011 release, a posting on the game’s official site confirms that the release date is being pushed back. Company representative Travis Baldree issued a statement explaining “…Getting a game of this scope up to the quality and polish level we want to achieve is going to take a little longer; especially since we want to run a small beta before release to ensure that our launch is smooth.”
Serious Sam 3: BFE – Blood & Gore Trailer
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InSane is truly Insane
In a recent interview with Wired, visionary filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro discussed his upcoming game trilogy, titled InSane. According to Del Toro, the game’s release is still a considerable distance away, scheduled to reach the market in 2-3 years. Speaking of his in-development horror game, Del Toro told Wired, “With a video game, you don’t have to solve one screenplay, you have to solve 20 screenplays, because you are giving the player the illusion of free will,” he said. “If the character kills another character or destroys a building, the game goes one way; if the character doesn’t, it goes another. It keeps you very nimble. I think that’s the biggest, and the most fun, lesson I’ve been getting. We’re being really, really nasty in the game. We’re really trying a lot of stuff that I don’t think would even fly in the movies.”
Real Life Mario Karts
At this year’s L.A. Auto Show, Nintendo unveiled two go-karts modeled on their famous designs for Mario Kart. Modeled on both Mario’s standard Kart (featuring a glider attachment), and Luigi’s Bumble V Kart (with rear propeller), the vehicles were brought to life by West Coast Customs. The Karts will be on display at the auto show through November 27th.
CrimeCraft: GangWars – Official Trailer
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Modern Warfare 3 Killing Sales
Continuing their usual trend of obliterating any commercial competition, the latest Call of Duty installment has grossed $775 million in merely five days. Modern Warfare 3 has exceeded even its predecessor, the bestselling Call of Duty: Black Ops, which netted a gargantuan $650 million upon its release. Additionally, Modern Warfare 3 was the top seller for Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, GameStop, and Amazon.com.
Xbox 720 in 2012?
Developers and publishers industry-wide will finally have access to custom hardware development kits for the new Xbox 720 by the year’s end. According to Edge Magazine, Microsoft is replacing developers’ former “target boxes” with new development kits, leading some to believe that the new console might arrive in stores before the end of 2012.
