[PN] This week in gaming (19 - 25 March 2012)

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Binary Domain PC launch confirmed‎

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Binary Domain is set to launch on on pc next month after launching for the PS3 and the XBOX 360 last month. Sega's Binary Domain will be getting a PC release in April. The new Shooting IP, is being leaded by Toshihiro Nagoshi, who also created the PlayStation exclusive Yakuza series.

The Game is set in 2080 Tokyo and portrays a detailed account of a country in meltdown. Players go against the robotic defences of the city, where people in large groups face poverty and live in slums.

You can see the trailer below :

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=q5wPiJSCFes[/media]

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LittleBigPlanet Karting to launch this year on the PS3

LittleBigPlanet Karting is launching this year, developed by United Front Games, and is supposed to provide fans with a new way to "Play, Create, Share" in both competitive and cooperative karting adventures in various 3D environments.

You can check out the trailer below :

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KcTmGUfPvrs[/media]

Guy Longworth, SVP, PlayStation Brand Marketing said :

“Since the launch of LittleBigPlanet, our community has provided incredible support, which can be seen in the more than six million levels and games that have been created and shared online through PlayStation Network, a truly wonderful accomplishment. Now, we’re thrilled to bring PlayStation 3 owners the next Play, Create, Share experience, LittleBigPlanet Karting, a brand new competitive karting adventure that is sure to move this genre forward, providing endless entertainment for fans and newcomers, while resonating with every member of the family, young and old.â€

Source : http://www.vg247.com...is-year-on-ps3/

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Angry Birds Space launched, Rovio working on a Windows Phone port

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The game raced to number 1 position for both the iOS and the Android Market. The game released for the PC, iOS and the Android this past week.

An older Bloomberg report stated that Rovio had no plans to release a Windows phone version, but according to Rovio that isn't the case and they're "working" on one.

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka said :[/font]

“[Angry Birds] is the number one app in the Windows Phone app store, but it’s a big undertaking to support it, and you have to completely rewrite the application, If you look at activations, Apple’s iOS and Android are clearly bigger than any other platform. We want to be on all screens, but we have to consider the cost of supplying the smaller platforms. With Windows Phone it’s a lot of work to technically support it.â€

Source : http://www.vg247.com...-windows-phone/

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Zynga games might be heading to the Xbox 360

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus In a recent interview mentioned Microsoft's 360 while discussing the sync of Zynga games across multiple devices.

He said that :

"Right now we are building back-end technology, so that your game state can be saved and served up in difference screens and devices, The interaction cues will take from the different devices. In other words, you can play a game on a computer and call it up on Xbox and you resume from the point you left off, except the game play will now be customized for the Xbox controller."

While till now Zynga games have been made for PC's and wireless devices, if this happens, this would be the first time a Zynga game would make a transition on a console.

Zynga or Microsoft haven't mentioned anything but this might very well be a possibility.

Source : http://xbox360.ign.c.../1221467p1.html

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Rumour : Prey 2 cancellation inbound by Bethesda

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A huge rumour circulating around seems to be saying that Bethesda might be cancelling Prey 2.

As said by PS Focus, a reliable source has been told that the title has been cancelled and that's the reason behind the lack of information on the game since it was announced in 2011.

The site also said that it ill be announced by Bethesda next week.

Announced last year, the game is still supposed to go on sale laster this year on the consoles and the PC.

Source : http://www.vg247.com...ming-next-week/

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[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Digital sales making up for more than half of sales for US and UK[/font]

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Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation has said that Digital Downloads now make up for 51% of sales in both the UK and the US. The company, which also powers download services for over 25 retailers and publishers, has said that the figure will continue growing as downloads become more popular.

They told MCV ( http://www.mcvuk.com...n-the-uk/093294 ) :

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]“In North America and the UK, we’ve seen a tipping point T[/font][font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]he majority of sales in those regions are now digital. 51% of all PC game sales were digital eight months ago in the US. Now it’s going to be up to a split of nearly 60/40 in the US alone.[/font]

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]Certainly for the services that Sony DADC provides for digital retailers and publishers, we see [that growth] very much in the PC space at the moment,†added Sony DADC director of engineering Murray Rigluth. “We’re on a path that’s never going to reverse. In six to 12 months there will be huge scramble and rush for digital services.[/font]

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]“This will fragment the market but in five to six years the numbers will reduce and you’ll get more key players.â€[/font]

Source : http://www.vg247.com...-the-us-and-uk/

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[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]PC version Max Payne 3 will have out of the box DirectX 11 support, new screenshots arrive [/font]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTPRPr15sW0[/media]

The PC version of Rockstar's Max Payne 3 is receiving DirectX 11 for the PC version, Simon Ramsey has confirmed.

He also said that the PC version of Max Payne 3 is being developed together with the console versions, so it will not be a rushed port (I think he mean's a bad port like GTA IV). Also he said that they are working closely with nVidia, so maybe we can expect an nVidia PhysX feature from them.

You can check out the screenshots and the source below.

Source : http://www.pcgamer.c...enshots-arrive/

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challapradyumna' timestamp='1332993309 said:
Binary Domain's graphics are not looking good . IMO .
It's not bad either, plus the PC version will look better. The trailer was for the consoles.
 
The console version was pretty decent. The PC port should look better. Regardless of the visuals, it is a good TPS.
 
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