Jon Rana, Author at We Got This Covered – Page 2 of 21 - Part 2

Jon Rana

A trim chap who is alarmingly adept with a pack of cards. Oh and he greatly enjoys writing about lots of different things...including monkeys...and various varieties of cheeses.

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Starhawk Developer Diary: “Creating A New Universe”

Courtesy of the Playstation Blog we have a behind the scene’s-esque developer interview video from LightBox Interactive, talking about the story line behind the new setting and the driving factors in the games narrative. It’s interesting to see just how invested in the atmosphere and intelligence of the fictional universe the Sony team are when we consider that Warhawk (their previous game) was a multiplayer only experience.

Battlefield 3: Earthquakes In Multiplayer Is Technically Possible

The main man for Battlefield 3’s monster multiplayer goodness, Lars Gustavsson, told PSM3 that the stunning environmental demolition, and all its related chaos, seen in a host of single player demo vids promoting the game, technically could be applied to the title in the multiplayer modes. While the designer didn’t want to prematurely get us all very excited, he casually reassured the mag that Frostbite 2 could handle it without a hitch, if the developers felt like putting it in.

Ubisoft Officially Confirms Online Scheme

Earlier rumours of Ubisoft planning to introduce an online pass-code system with the release of Driver: San Francisco have been officially confirmed by the publisher. The pass has been named the Uplay Passport, and works in pretty much the same way the EA and recently announced Sony pass do.

Black Ops Annihilation DLC Gets PS3 Release Date

PS3 owners got the short straw recently when PSN was compromised for nearly a month, and all the content that should have been available on the store was put in lock down. The third batch of DLC creatively named ‘Annihilation’ has been open to the Xbox 360 Black Ops install base for over a month now, and ‘Escalation’ hasn’t even been out that long for PS3 players. Treyarch have today confirmed that the PS3 edition of the expansion content will launch on July 28th.

Modern Warfare 3: A Multiplayer Promise Gone Too Far?

With Activision’s mega franchise gearing up for yet another spectacular release into the gaming calendar later this year, fans across the globe will be asking whether Modern Warfare 3 can bring the good stuff. The pressure is absolutely enormous on the studios involved (Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, Beachhead) simply because of just how successful previous titles have been and the time frame in which they have to best their own company’s performance.

Call Of Duty Elite Sends Out First Wave Of Beta Invites

The huge new subscription layer set to be launched with this year’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is bursting into life tomorrow for its first public testing. The Call Of Duty Elite beta sign up service has reportedly begun sending out the invites that will enable ‘lucky’ players to try out the pay monthly service, on last year’s blockbuster game Black Ops.

Dirt 3 Tops PS3 Top Ten UK Chart

The stats are in for the total number of sales Sony’s platform was graced with up to the week ending on July 2nd. Nothing particularly surprising in the money making leader boards at the moment and the usual array of new, semi-new and just plain stubborn titles are holding the top ten fort in the UK games industry.

Burnout Crash First Gameplay Footage

Criterion’s slightly unexpected mini Burnout spin-off title ‘Burnout Crash’ has finally got some raw gameplay for us to check out. It’s a totally different arena from what we’re all used to and will potentially get ridiculed and dismissed by many. The new top down GTA 1 approach has a very distinct art style and immediately stands out from the other Burnout instalments; I’m not sure if for the better or worse.

Uncharted 3 Release Date Slides Forward

News that a game is coming out earlier than previously announced is pretty strange and almost unheard of in our industry and the fact it’s Sony and Naughty Dog talking about Uncharted 3; it literally makes my inner child squeal with delight - and poke fun at other studios which constantly delay their titles.

Is The PS Move Dead In The Water?

It’s hard to believe that Sony’s ‘Wii beating’ motion controlling gameplay revolution glow stick of shiny-ness launched late last year. The controller saw the majority of its selling action within the first few months of launch, and even then the numbers weren’t that staggering, or at least as impressive as rival peripheral Kinect.