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""In video game discussions, you’ll hear all sorts of terms being tossed around to describe a game’s social standing. “Overrated” someone will say, as they describe the latest Call of Duty and make the claim that it doesn’t deserve all its praise. “Underrated” someone will say, as they describe the latest Animal Crossing title and claim that people should appreciate it more, or that they simply just “don’t get it”. Then there’s a lesser-used term: “Under the radar”.""
MercurySteam Entertainment, the developer behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, revealed that they are working on multiple projects.
Koonami will be revealing a sequel to Castlevania Lords of Shadow during 2012, This news comes from Oscar Araujo. who is the composer of the game’s soundtrack. he said “If you liked the first, hope that the second is even more
The new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC will be released later this month, according to Konami. This is about a month later than it's original announcement date.
After taking a break from podcast, the original hosts of Distributed Failure -- a podcast that went on for over two years and 100+ episodes -- have returned with a brand new show: Pixelated Radio. Enjoy the return of Kush and Hendersonman in Episode 1: The Tension Between a Man & a Woman.
"In order to best present our favorite games, we are forgoing the traditional Top X Games of 2010. This is restrictive and divisive and doesn’t allow us to spotlight all the games we like, all in effort to create an artificial hierarchy. Instead, alphabetically, here are all the games we enjoyed from 2010."
For a limited time, a retailer is discounting Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, which was released just last October, to under $20.
"Many gamers like to have a little drinky-drink when they play. Sometimes, though, you want to take your drinking game to the next level. Speaking of "drinking games," there just aren't enough of them specifically tailored to the world of video games."
Fans that have already completed the robust Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will be happy to hear that today Konami announced and dated two new packs of DLC featuring brand new story lines and areas.
Just in time for the excitement of the holidays. GameZone reveals the Technical awards and will continue to reveal the winners of all the other categories until we get to our Game of the Year. For all the winners check out GameZone.com
Amazon is holding a “Buy 2 for $79” sale for select Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 games, including Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Fallout: New Vegas and more.
CVG list their top 10 games which have been released in 2010.
10. STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
9. ROCK BAND 3
8. FIFA 11
7. CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW
6. ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD
5. Mass Effect 2
4. HALO REACH
3. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
2. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
1. RED DEAD REDEMPTION
"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is one of a few games that ‘feels’ right in its transition from 2D to 3D, something that could not easily be said about the previous efforts to take Castlevania in this direction."
All Age Gaming's Ian Crane takes a look at the Konami and MercurySteam's Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Touted as a bit of a God of War clone, is the newest game in the Castlevania series a good game in its own right? Read on to find out.
Konami’s David Cox has released a statement regarding the save data corruption glitch found in the Playstation 3 version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a fun game to play. Read our review to find out how much we enjoyed it. It looks like the developers at Mercury Steam had a little fun of their own inserting video game referencing Easter Eggs."
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow exists as a reboot of the legendary series. An epic project that involves industry legend Hideo Kojima. What does Ripten think about this game. Read and find out.
"As the BonusEXP podcast marks its 1/2 year anniversary we celebrate gaming with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Dead Rising 2, Civilization 5, Borderlands, and yet more Halo: Reach.
Due to a lack of user e-mails we defer to additional discussion of this week's gaming news, Andy's book club, and not to be outdone -- Patrick's Movie Club! Be sure to check the site October 16th at 7:00PM EST for a very special Live podcast recording, which will be followed by a live streaming 24-hour gaming ma..."
The other day, I had downloaded the demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. I'm presenting to you a video of gameplay with commentary with DualShocker Editor Jon Ireson and myself. Take a look at the video and get ready for one heck of a ride.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadows has finally been released and everyone seems happy! You looking for extras and secrets? How about a cheat code. Find them on Ripten.
Last night a rumor swept the interweb. Many reported Solid Snake as a playable character in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Now it's known not to be true. For the details read Ripten.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Demo is available on Xbox Live now! What the hell are you waiting for? A vampire to ask to be invited into your house?!?
A big week for new Games releases. October 5th brings the head to head confrontation of two heavy weights with Castlevania vs Enslaved. Find out all the new releases here!
A new promotional flash game for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on Facebook called Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge has been released by publisher Konami.
The staff of TV and Lust collaborate to bring together a list of some of the great games coming in the fourth quarter this year, and discuss the games they are most anticipating, including Fable III, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Super Scribblenauts.
"With Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ready to hit stores next week, Konami and G4 have teamed up to bring you this epic trailer which literally tells you (almost) everything you need to know about the game. Shame this video wasn’t around when I was writing my hands on preview and interview titled, “Everything you Need to Know About Lords of Shadow”"
Newegg is discounting the prices for several big upcoming games for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, including Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and more.
"Think you’ve seen all Kojima-san had to offer at TGS 2010? Think again …
We’ve already learned all about Kojima’s involvement with the game, but it’s good to see him being a bit more hands on with the game in front of us."
Producer David Cox comments about the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow demo being a one-week exclusive to European Playstation Plus members He also talks about the DLC, review scores and more from the upcoming game.
This year’s Tokyo Game Show have plenty of upcoming games to get excited for. Here are the top 10 must-watch trailers that were shown at the convention.
Simply Stunning! Castlevania: Lords of Shadow's new TGS trailer is nothing short of awesome. Watch Gabriel Belmont fight against different enemies to rid the world of evil. Watch it now!
"Last weekend Ripten brought you brand new footage from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Then, in an excerpt from our interview with producer David Cox, we told you just how Hideo Kojima was involved with the title. Now, we’re telling you literally everything we’ve learned from our hands on time with the final build of the game and our full interview with Mr. Cox. Are there spoilers ahead? Yes. But only enough to whet your appetite for destruction."
"The other day, Ripten brought you some, “Colossal” new footage from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Well today we are going to answer a question that many of you have been asking over and over again … “Exactly how did Hideo Kojima influence this game!?” Luckily for you, in an excerpt from our upcoming interview with executive producer David Cox, he tells us just that."
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has released a summary for the Mature rating of the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
Publisher Konami has released the latest screenshots for the upcoming Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 action-adventure title, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, at GamesCom 2010.
"In this episode of the TV and Lust video game podcast, Craig, Chris, Seth and Fran discuss BioShock Infinite, the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow limited edition and new Fable III merchandise. This week’s topic is JRPGs; the team’s experiences with them, outlook, and how they compare to WRPGs. For this week in games, the team has been playing Resistance 2, Limbo, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia and Nostalgia."
"How I love limited/collectors editions, and the Castlevania franchise is surely no exception. Gamestop has released the details on the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Limited Edition. The will sell for $79.99 and net you a few goodies:"
Lords of Shadow plays great, has terrific visuals, and is a solid game, though it seems designed to be several (exciting) scenes strung together with nothing really screaming “Castlevania”. As an action-adventure 3D game, though, it is terrific. Our hands-on impressions from E3.
Matty from Defcon: Awesome gives you the rundown on his experience with the new Castlevania at E3 this year. Not surprisingly, this Hideo Kojima product is a 3d Castlevania that is actually worth playing. Unfortunately, though, the demo didn't show us enough to differentiate it from a very well made God of War 3 clone.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the event where most video game companies like to show off their games, usually with top not trailers. Here are the top 10 must-watch trailers at E3 2010.
David Cox, Konami’s producer, revealed that the voice recordings for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 have been completed
David Cox, the producer of the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, says that he wants to do a new 3D Contra game.
Konami’s David Cox recently revealed that Playstation Move support was considered, but ultimately declined for the upcoming Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
"Castlevania: Lord of Shadow producer Dave Cox has revealed that Hideo Kojima "brought experience and wisdom to the project."
Kojima offered developer Mercury Steam advice on the creation of the Xbox 360 and PS3 game, which is due for release later this year.
"Frankly, the game wouldn't be as good without him," Cox told PSM3. "On a technical level, they've helped us with many things - with Gabriel and facial animation, design and more. I get videos from them highlighting issues, and that..."
"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer Dave Cox has said that while Uncharted 2 was "highly polished" it didn't "redefine" the action game genre - largely because it was only released on one platform.
Speaking in the April issue of PSM3, Cox said, "Visually Uncharted 2 is beautiful and it impresses me technically. But does Uncharted 2 redefine 3rd person action games? I don't think that it does.""
New Castlevania: Lords of Shadow information about the environment, soundtrack and a returning enemy
Konami has revealed some new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow details such as the game’s environmental variety, soundtrack arrangement and a returning enemy.
Producer David Cox confirms that the upcoming action game for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, won't have any computer-generated cut scenes.
"Konami’s David Cox has revealed several new gameplay details on the official Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Twitter.
The producer said the upcoming Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game will have plenty of platforming where players will be using the combat cross to swing, grip and grapple around the environment.
Another interesting tidbit is that Konami is planning to make the game 15 hours long for the average player, which is quite long for an action-adventure title."
"Firstly, he mentions that the "PS3 is the lead platform but the game is identical on both formats." This is good news for PS3 owners as it means that we are likely to get an equal or slightly better version of the game. So far, every game that has had the PS3 as a lead platform has looked almost identical on both consoles, the same cannot be said when the 360 has been the lead platform.
He also replied to the following question, "Could we rotate the camera to see the landscape for example,..."
"As games get more cinematic, the trailers are only going to get more elaborate. This year brought us great efforts from the likes of Bungie, Rockstar and Valve, with trailers featuring everything from live action sequences to the voice talents of Patrick Stewart. Here are some of our favorites."
The Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Twitter account have showed off a screenshot of the game to drum up some hype. The screen shows off the character model of a vampire that will appear in the game.
Castlevania's venture into the 3D world hasn't been a hugely successful one, but Konami is hoping to turn that around with Lords of Shadow. In a recent interview with OXM, producer David Cox discussed the apprehension the team felt when first considering a new 3D Castlevania, how the game will be different from previous installments, and what the team are doing to make this 3D Castlevania a memorable one for both new and old fans alike.
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Die-hard Castlevania fans might have been a bit surprised when Hideo Kojima announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow at E3. Jay Boor, a spokesman for Konami has confirmed that Koji Igarashi is working on a new project. For those who don't know of Igarashi, he has been involved with the Castlevania series ever since Symphony of the Night back in 1997. Most notably, he has overseen the development of the three Castlevania games on the DS. So given his recent history, this new project could be ano...
PlayStation LifeStyle recorded Hideo Kojima's presentation during the Konami Conference at E3, including the reveal of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. He and the producer talk extensively about the game after the trailer ends, including what their goals are for the game.
"Ladies and gentleman, one of the greatest minds in the gaming industry today, is going to help revive the 3D Castlevania series. The title formerly known as Lord of Shadows, was re-introduced to gamers around the world at this year’s E3."
Konami at their Leipzig Conference revealed a new IP called "Lords of Shadow". This title set to come out in 2010 for both the PS3 and 360 looks to be a very promising from what the teaser has shown (which claims to be actual gameplay footage) and should certainly be a title to watch. Go the source to see it.
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