The Force Unleashed 3

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3 possible. LucasArts still figuring it out

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3 sounds like it may or may not be in the cards, according to Julio Toress, the project lead on Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2.

But this sequel definitely sounds like it is likely. Further more, Torres said rumors of a third game being cancelled were untrue, and that the reason they won’t simply state that they are developing a third game is due to them needed time to figure out how a third game would fit, considering the ending to the second game and the Star Wars timeline.
To quote from an interview with SciFiNow magazine:
“Well I can’t tell you how the game ends because that would ruin it for you, but I can tell you that the timeframe for The Force Unleashed and TFU II is about a year, and there’s still, between that and Episode IV, a couple of years for us to play with. So that means no matter how the game ends for Starkiller and Vader for TFU II, we still have some time to figure out how we solidify the canon so that everything makes sense for IV. Obviously, if that were to be exposed, it would most likely be a TFU III. I’m just afraid I can’t share what that could be yet because we’re still figuring it out. I cautioned that…the key is that, that time is still left. If we had finished TFU II and we were up against the timeframe, we would probably have been done.”
I think it will all depend on sales of the second game, but this series seems like a lock for continuing if you ask me. The Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 release date has already hit for America and comes out today in Europe.
Here’s a trailer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2.

Demon’s Souls 2

Demon’s Souls 2 could happen one day

Demon’s Souls 2 is not entirely out of the cards, so says publisher Sony.

The original Demons Souls was a huge critical and cult hit Japanese RPG for PS3 that came out of no where to be a success (so much so that Sony refused to publish it outside Japan . . . much to their later dismay) and ended up being not only beloved by players but selling surprisingly well for the type of hardcore game it is. It sold better than Persona 4, becoming the best-selling Atlus game ever in North America, and the first to be re-released under the Greatest Hits line.
This intense fan love and outpouring of support for the game that is the soul (pardon the pun) reason that Demons Souls COULD, could, eventually…. Get a sequel. A true sequel, albeit possibly from another developer. Keep in mind this is different than From Software’s Project Dark follow-up, which is their next title but unrelated to Demons Souls.
To quote Takeshi Kajii from Sony Japan Studios in an interview with Guardian Games Blog:
“At the moment, my answer is ‘no sequel!’ to Demons Souls,” Kajii cautioned. “However, we have been encouraged by all the players, and this title is so well supported, and besides we like this title so much… Well, this is my own feeling, but I think one day we could bring you another Demon’s Souls…”

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Sadly From Software themselves has stayed quite on the manner. Hidetaka Miyazaki, producer on the original Demons Souls at From Software, deferred to Kajii when asked if they’d be involved in a sequel.
Hopefully this series will continue though and the stars will align for From Software to get involved. I think this is one of the few really unique games that fans have embraced in a huge way that is deserving of a true sequel by the same developer.
Here is a trailer for Demons Souls.

Uncharted 3

Uncharted 3: Nathan Drake’s Going To Have A Lot Of Adventures

Uncharted 3? Uncharted 4? Uncharted 5, 6, 7, 8?

It looks like the career of Nathan Drake is only just beginning. This according to Naughty Dog’s Amy Hennig, who says that Nathan still has lots of adventures to go after Uncharted 2.

“The expectation with Uncharted 2 is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it.”

To quote her: “[Uncharted 2] doesn’t conclude the story at all,” she said. “The expectation with Uncharted 2 is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it. All these stories are self-contained. You don’t have to play the last one to play this one. Obviously, you’re going to get a little bit more out of it if you have. But [Nathan Drake]’s going to have a lot of adventures, thank god.”

PS: Apparently Uncharted 2 Co-Lead Game Designer Neil Druckmann told press at this week’s Sony Holiday Preview Event that Uncharted 3 will look better than Uncharted 2. This is possible since the game engine can still be optimized to look better on PS3. Later in a Pulse interview, Uncharted 2 lead voice actor Nolan North said “We desperately want to do a third one.”
November 2009 update: In the latest issue of Official PlayStation magazine, Nathan Drake’s voice actor Nolan North has said: “Well I know we’re going to be assured a third one. That would just be financially irresponsible, not to do a third one.”
January 2010 update: I’m glad voice actors are so talkative by nature, because Nolan — who does both Drake’s mocap and dialog — once again comments about the sequel to Gamepro magazine. This time he outright mentions that Uncharted 3 will go into production this year, as “2010 is gonna be a busy year,” he said with a smile. The magazine continues to say there are sequels to Uncharted 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2 and other unannounced game projects that need to be voiced by him.
February 2010 update: Found some interesting recent interviews with Amy Hennig, where she talks about the thought process behind Uncharted 2 and by extension Uncharted 3. Since the second game’s success in outselling the original many times has now guaranteed a third one. To quote:
“I can’t share any concrete details on a game that people aren’t going to see for a while. A big part of our process is a ton of research into a ton of real-world locations, real-world history, real explorers, and then real objects of mythological or historical importance, and the actual real mysteries that are associated with these things. We take a mystery that we know exists… and then just have fun with it. We always want to say our stuff is set in the real world, but that there are still mysteries to find even in this world that we believe has been mapped, explored, and had satellite images taken of every corner… If you know how to look, you can find unexplored corners.
I don’t have anything concrete I can hand you at this point because I’d be giving up too much anyway,” she said, stressing the amount of work that goes into researching real historical mysteries like Sir Francis Drake’s burial at sea or Marco Polo’s lost fleet of ships. She continued: “It takes a little while, pre-production wise, to come up with the next one and make sure that we’ve met all of those goals… but those are the rules that we place for ourselves. Trying to stick to something that’s familiar and then do something unfamiliar with it.”
These same sequel principles are resonated by her in this video interview:

Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2

Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 characters list

100+ Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 characters will appear in the cast roster including Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, Kid Buu, and more.

Below is a the list of 66 characters (more including transformations, so far) shown for the upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Budokai Tenkaichi fighting game sequel which releases in America on November 2nd, in Australia on November 4th, and in Europe on November 5th, 2010.
When you click on each Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 character’s name below, where available, a window will pop up with their picture or watch the videos of them below.
The playable characters list (with transformations):
1. Android 13 (Super Android 13) – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Gotenks Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
2. Android 14 – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Dodoria’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
3. Android 15 – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Jeice’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
4. Android 16
5. Android 17
6. Android 18
7. Android 19
8. Bardock — How To Unlock: Beat Videl’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
9. Bojack (Full Power) – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Zarbon’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
10. Broly (Super Saiyan 3) — How To Unlock: Beat Chauzo’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
11. Broly (Super Saiyan, Legendary Super Saiyan Broly)
12. Burter
13. Captain Ginyu
14. Cell (Imperfect Form, Semi-Perfect Form, Perfect Form Cell, Super Perfect Form)
15. Cell Jr. – NEW
16. Chiaotzu
17. Cooler (Final Form) – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Trunks (Sword) Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
18. Cui – NEW
19. Dabura AKA Demon King Dabura – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Goten’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
20. Dodoria
21. Doore – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Recoome’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
22. Dr. Gero
23. Frieza (Frieza First Form, Second Form, Third Form, Final Form, 100% Full-Power Frieza)
24. Future Gohan (Super Saiyan) – NEW
25. Future Trunks (Super Saiyan, Super Trunks)
26. Future Trunks with Sword (Super Saiyan) — How To Unlock: Beat Trunks (Fighting) Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
27. Gogeta (Super Gogeta) — How To Unlock: Beat Kid Trunk’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
28. Gohan (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
29. Goku (Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan 2, Goku Super Saiyan 3)
30. Goten (Super Saiyan)
31. Gotenks (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 3) — How To Unlock: Beat Majin Vegeta’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
32. Guldo
33. Hatchiyack – NEW — How To Unlock: Watch the newly rendered Dragon Ball Z OVA “The Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans” anime movie that’s included in-game, and you will unlock the fearsome new playable character Hatchiyak.
34. Janemba (Super Janemba) – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Vegito’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
35. Jeice
36. Kid Buu
37. Kid Gohan
38. Kid Trunks (Super Saiyan)
39. Krillin
40. Majin Buu
41. Majin Vegeta
42. Mecha Frieza – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Ginyu’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
43. Meta Cooler – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Raditz Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
44. Nail – NEW
45. Nappa
46. Neiz – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Burter’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
47. Piccolo
48. Pikkon – NEW
49. Raditz
50. Recoome
51. Saibamen – NEW
52. Salza – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Nappa’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
53. Super Buu (Gotenks Absorbed, Gohan Absorbed)
54. Tarble – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Vegeta’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
55. Teen Gohan (Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2)
56. Tien
57. Turles – NEW — How To Unlock: Beat Bardock’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
58. Ultimate Gohan – NEW
59. Vegeta (Scouter)
60. Vegeta (Super Saiyan Vegeta, Super Vegeta, Super Saiyan 2)
61. Vegeta (Super Saiyan 3) — How To Unlock: Beat Scouter Vegeta’s Galaxy Mode’s Boss.
62. Vegito (Super Vegito)
63. Videl
64. Yamcha
65. Zangya – NEW
66. Zarbon (Post-Transformation)
Here is the debut trailer for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3. It introduces old favorites like Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Cell and Buu.




This trailer shows Turles, Super Janemba and Demon King Dabura.




Up next is a new trailer featuring Zangya, Bojack and Hatchiyack.

PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4 planned 10 years ahead of release discusses Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai

In a recent interview Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai was asked about the PlayStation 4 and future Sony hardware always being planned / developed far ahead and how he feels about always thinking for what comes next despite Sony’s planned ten-year life cycle for the PlayStation 3. While it may seem obvious that if the PS3 sells well, there will be a PS4, it’s an interesting behind-the-scenes view.

Mr. Hirai answered: “Well I think in any given moment, you need to think both short-term – so, what are we doing next fiscal year, how do we grow the current business – but at the same time, you also need to look four or five years out as well. To say, OK, what is the consumer wanting to do in interactive entertainment five years from now, what can we as a platform holder propose, if you will, to the consumers, to say maybe we should so this or that, and make sure that we keep the consumers engaged, and really also make sure that we are leading the market as opposed to following it. So discussions are happening all the time, about both our short term plans – what are we doing this fiscal year, next fiscal year – as well as, what is the world going to look like, what is the landscape going to look like five years from now, or ten years from now.”
This last sentence would be referring to the PlayStation 4 planning. So the Kikizo interviewer asked what happens with the PlayStation brand in this rapidly progressing technology landscape.
Mr. Hirai answered: “I think so, I think so. But at the same time, I think we have proven with two consoles already that when you say it’s a ten-year lifecycle, it’s a ten-year lifecycle. And we have the luxury I think of being able to keep that long lifecycle going, which means that we don’t need to be talking about our next-generation platform, because again we have a very stable [current] platform. And we certainly don’t want to confuse the consumers once again, by talking about something that may or may not happen five years from now. And that’s something we’re talking about and discussing up here [taps his head] in the company, but it’s not something we talk about openly, again for fear of confusing the consumers. And quite honestly, I think the PlayStation 3, we’ve repositioned it, and it’s got quite a long way to go. I mean we’re just starting here.”
I’m glad there are professional interviewers out there. I’d be asking questions like whether or not the PS4 will have the Spider-Man font as well. I mean, aren’t you curious? 
Update March 27, 2010: Sony Computer Entertainment has filed a “PS Cloud” trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office. This occurred on the same day the OnLive cloud gaming service was announced, which streams videogames to your TV or PC for direct play without the need for high-end PCs or consoles. It’s unclear whether or not Sony have been working on a similar cloud gaming subscription service or if it’s simply to cover their bases in case cloud gaming is the next big thing. Sony describes the PlayStation Cloud as a provider of “entertainment services, namely, providing an online videogame that users may access through the internet”. Anyone care to guess if they are describing future PS3 or PS4 games streaming to your living room; or simply alternate reality (Xi came out on March 23, coincidence?) and arcade games in Home?