Home Integration for Warhawk
Dylan Jobe - Game Director for Sony's PS3 fun killing-game (go on Jack Thompson... we dare you) Warhawk has blogged about the forthcoming update to his baby. Not only will it be free (unlike the Omega add-on pack) but it also has integration for Home... and Home's release isn't even dated yet.
Here's what Dylan says:
Now for what is either a heaven-sent piece of sheer, unexpected honesty - or (and we're not cynics) a slice of ingenious, marketing slime.
Dylan's 'super relieved' - we're bloody so totally like stoked (and that!). We are also yet to be convinced and our tame business-head (IvanBoesky SPOnG) points out that if Sony doesn't make use of Home to jam branding down players throats, then it's missing a trick.
There are also a new bomb, new insignia and even a new wrench with which to biff enemy chaps and mend your chums' vehicles. You can read about all of those over here.
Here's what Dylan says:
"Yeah Baby…So our HOME integration is coming along nicely and this update includes a great, and much needed feature for Warhawk. With the release of v1.3 patch, players will be able to form groups, meet in their apartments, discuss tactics, and then launch a game of Warhawk…all together!
"When you’re in your apartment, all you do is whip-out your virtual PSP, select ‘create game’ and pick Warhawk. From there, you get to start your own player server, pick a game rotation, set server options and then…BAM !! Launch Warhawk with all of your friends!! You can also pick to not make your game viewable to the other Warhawk players around the world, or you can make it a ‘public’ game that puts all of your friends into the server together, and leaves open slots for other global Warhawk players join."
"When you’re in your apartment, all you do is whip-out your virtual PSP, select ‘create game’ and pick Warhawk. From there, you get to start your own player server, pick a game rotation, set server options and then…BAM !! Launch Warhawk with all of your friends!! You can also pick to not make your game viewable to the other Warhawk players around the world, or you can make it a ‘public’ game that puts all of your friends into the server together, and leaves open slots for other global Warhawk players join."
Now for what is either a heaven-sent piece of sheer, unexpected honesty - or (and we're not cynics) a slice of ingenious, marketing slime.
"Now this is just the beginning of what we’re gonna to be doing with HOME and there’s some really neat stuff on the horizon. I’d love to show you more of the cool HOME stuff that we’re working on but I suspect I’d get a PR-shank to the spine…or possibly a lung.
So I gotta say that I’m actually super relieved that we’re putting in *REAL* legit value for players and *NOT* making HOME a portal for SONY to jam branding and marketing schwag down player’s throats!
So I gotta say that I’m actually super relieved that we’re putting in *REAL* legit value for players and *NOT* making HOME a portal for SONY to jam branding and marketing schwag down player’s throats!
Dylan's 'super relieved' - we're bloody so totally like stoked (and that!). We are also yet to be convinced and our tame business-head (IvanBoesky SPOnG) points out that if Sony doesn't make use of Home to jam branding down players throats, then it's missing a trick.
There are also a new bomb, new insignia and even a new wrench with which to biff enemy chaps and mend your chums' vehicles. You can read about all of those over here.
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SuperSaiyan4 19 Feb 2008 09:52
1/4
You know I have noticed with Sony's PS3 is that they talk about these features and how amazing it all is but what have they actually released that is amazing? Nothing.
Before PS3 launch they were talking about Warhawk, Afrika and some other titles and oh boy a year later and a few delays here and there and FLOP.
Sony talks and talk is cheap, whilst Sony and their developers are talking Microsoft is giving GAMES!
Dark Messiah - 360 exclusive, another nice RPG, Lost Odyssey another exclusive RPG they just keep coming and coming.
I like having games but I dont like hearing talk.
Before PS3 launch they were talking about Warhawk, Afrika and some other titles and oh boy a year later and a few delays here and there and FLOP.
Sony talks and talk is cheap, whilst Sony and their developers are talking Microsoft is giving GAMES!
Dark Messiah - 360 exclusive, another nice RPG, Lost Odyssey another exclusive RPG they just keep coming and coming.
I like having games but I dont like hearing talk.
HyperTails 19 Feb 2008 10:16
2/4
Microsoft is giving games? Nope. Microsoft GAVE games should be the proper way to say it. Last year they produced some good games, but this year looks crap for the 360 compared to what's coming exclusively to the PS3:
Metal Gear Solid 4 (no matter what the fanboys want, its PS3 only)
Final Fantasy XIII
Killzone 2
Resistance 2
Motorstorm 2
Little Big Planet
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5
Tekken 6
Home (and its free)
Apparantly last year some 360 fanboys would have people believe that the PS3 had a 'crap' year. Yet somehow managed to produce great games like Warhawk, Resistance: Fall of Man and Heavenly Sword (I liked it a hell of a lot at least). Sure, it had some bad games like Genji: Days of the Blade, and the PlayStation Store could do with having a facelift from its basic look, but the PS3 produced good games and in honesty is producing the best line-up in 2008.
Now go on SuperSayan, flame me with mass swearing and insults like you always do. Just face the facts that your choice of console has lost its steam and can't afford to do that with Sony breathing down its neck.
Metal Gear Solid 4 (no matter what the fanboys want, its PS3 only)
Final Fantasy XIII
Killzone 2
Resistance 2
Motorstorm 2
Little Big Planet
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5
Tekken 6
Home (and its free)
Apparantly last year some 360 fanboys would have people believe that the PS3 had a 'crap' year. Yet somehow managed to produce great games like Warhawk, Resistance: Fall of Man and Heavenly Sword (I liked it a hell of a lot at least). Sure, it had some bad games like Genji: Days of the Blade, and the PlayStation Store could do with having a facelift from its basic look, but the PS3 produced good games and in honesty is producing the best line-up in 2008.
Now go on SuperSayan, flame me with mass swearing and insults like you always do. Just face the facts that your choice of console has lost its steam and can't afford to do that with Sony breathing down its neck.
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Bentley 19 Feb 2008 11:09
3/4
SuperSaiyan is just full of s**t. 360 has sod all great games out this year, and next year it will die. I've got s**tloads of games for my PS3 and s**tloads more to look forwards to. I've only had my PS3 a couple of months but I've already got 10 games here on my shelf and they are all corkers. That's overlooking the amount of media and downloaded games I have to. It's a fantastic bit of kit, and I am dumbfounded by anyone retarded enough to knock it- they obviously just don't get it, and can't see what it is capable of. Their loss, let them live in the dark ages. This year, the best games are coming to PS3. Last year 360 won over it, but it was the first year for PS3 for Christ's sake! 360 had a head start, it was obviously going to do better. Not any more. Nor any more...
And HyperTails, it is good to find someone else who "gets" Heavenly Sword. It got slated in reviews but when you "unlearn" your "God of War" skills, get used to the new take on fighting games and get into the story, I actually thought it was awesome. Graphics could have done with a bit of polish but I enjoyed it from start to finish.
And HyperTails, it is good to find someone else who "gets" Heavenly Sword. It got slated in reviews but when you "unlearn" your "God of War" skills, get used to the new take on fighting games and get into the story, I actually thought it was awesome. Graphics could have done with a bit of polish but I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Daz 19 Feb 2008 19:23
4/4
Bentley wrote:
SuperSaiyan is just full of s**t. 360 has sod all great games out this year, and next year it will die. I've got s**tloads of games for my PS3 and s**tloads more to look forwards to. I've only had my PS3 a couple of months but I've already got 10 games here on my shelf and they are all corkers. That's overlooking the amount of media and downloaded games I have to. It's a fantastic bit of kit, and I am dumbfounded by anyone retarded enough to knock it- they obviously just don't get it, and can't see what it is capable of. Their loss, let them live in the dark ages. This year, the best games are coming to PS3. Last year 360 won over it, but it was the first year for PS3 for Christ's sake! 360 had a head start, it was obviously going to do better. Not any more. Nor any more...
And HyperTails, it is good to find someone else who "gets" Heavenly Sword. It got slated in reviews but when you "unlearn" your "God of War" skills, get used to the new take on fighting games and get into the story, I actually thought it was awesome. Graphics could have done with a bit of polish but I enjoyed it from start to finish.
And HyperTails, it is good to find someone else who "gets" Heavenly Sword. It got slated in reviews but when you "unlearn" your "God of War" skills, get used to the new take on fighting games and get into the story, I actually thought it was awesome. Graphics could have done with a bit of polish but I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Ninja Gaiden 2 looks good but other than that and blue dragon nothing much else interests me on 360, I'll be getting one if only for those, also nice to see other people who appreciate Heavenly Sword, I hope they make a Heavenly sword 2
