| Activision teasing next Call of Duty? Apr 29th 2013, 18:21 Main Call of Duty portal update with cryptic fan mosaic potentially related to next entry in military shooter series. 
The official Call of Duty website main landing page has been taken over by a cryptic fan mosaic, potentially teasing the next entry in Activision's popular first-person shooter series. Gamers can add their Twitter or Facebook profile picture and a message to the mosaic, in an effort to presumably reveal the next Call of Duty game. At press time, the mosaic is fairly sparse, though it appears to depict a face of some sort. Activision is rumored to officially announce 2013's Call of Duty game on Wednesday, May 1. Retailers Tesco and Target have revealed this game to be an Infinity Ward-produced Call of Duty: Ghosts running on a next-generation engine, but Activision has not commented on this. The fan mosaic on the Call of Duty website does not appear to be an accident, as Activision community manager Dan Amrich is promoting the teaser through his website. "Something’s up at callofduty.com," he wrote. "You might wanna check it out." Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
|  | Documentary on sexism in games hits Kickstarter Apr 29th 2013, 17:49 Crowd-funding campaign for "GTFO: A Film About Women In Gaming" from NYC filmmaker intent on "exposing the harassment of women in video games." 
New York City-based filmmaker Shannon Sun-Higginson has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a filmed aimed at "exposing the harassment of women in video games." Sun-Higgison is seeking $20,000 for the film, to be called GTFO: A Film About Women In Gaming. The film will feature gamers, bloggers, scholars, developers, and "experts." A trailer is available on the campaign's Kickstarter page. "I am just a casual gamer, so I was shocked about a year ago when a friend told me about the abuse that many female gamers and other industry figures endure on a daily basis," Sun-Higginson wrote. "I immediately began researching and filming this documentary, titled 'GTFO' in reference to the exclusionary response that many women encounter while gaming." Sun-Higgison acknowledged that not all gamers are "trolls or abusers," but wants to make GTFO: A Film About Women In Gaming because sexism in games "is a real problem and it's time that the non-gaming public know about it." "Nobody should have to endure being called a derogatory term simply because of their gender (or race, religion, or sexual orientation, for that matter)," she said. "It is not only offensive to the victim and detrimental to the public image of the industry, but it also discourages countless women who want to be part of new and creative media." The purpose of the film, Sun-Higginson said, is to reveal the experiences of women in the gaming industry "both good and bad," and also to lay out steps that can be taken to "change the environment for the better." She said she has already filmed various interviews, tournaments, classes, and conventions, but needs the $20,000 to finish the project. Sun-Higginson also published a budget plan for the $20,000, should the project be successful. Thirty percent will go towards shooting expenses, 30 percent to post-production costs, 30 percent to licensing rights for game footage, and the remaining 10 percent for festival submissions and promotion. At press time, the campaign for GTFO: A Film About Women In Gaming had amassed $11,584 from 322 backers with ten days remaining. If successful, the film will launch by March 2014. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Rockstar holding GTAV online casting call Apr 29th 2013, 17:18 Developer will choose five fans and use their features to create in-game characters for fictional Epsilon Program religion. 
Rockstar Games is holding an online casting call, giving fans an opportunity to appear as one of five Epsilon Program members in this September's high-profile open-world sandbox action game Grand Theft Auto V. To participate, fans must fill out the form on the Epsilon Program website by May 27 and upload a photo of themselves. Rockstar said this photo should be well-lit and focus closely on the person's head and shoulders, similar to a passport picture. "We recommend that you look straight into the camera and that you do not wear anything that obscures your features such as glasses or a hat," the company said. If chosen, a person's features will be used to create one of the five characters in GTAV. It was not divulged what role these characters will play in the game. Last week, Rockstar teased GTAV in a new video related to the Kifflom fictional cult religion that is the focus of the Epsilon Program viral marketing for the game. GTAV launches September 17 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. New trailers for the game will be released tomorrow, April 30, at 11 a.m. EDT. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Dead Island dev reveals Hellraid Apr 29th 2013, 16:17 Techland developing first-person co-op slasher for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in 2013. 
Dead Island and Call of Juarez series developer Techland today announced Hellraid, the game formerly known as Project Hell. Due out in 2013, the first-person hack-and-slash game is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Hellraid features a single-player campaign and a "unique" cooperative multiplayer component that pits four players against creatures of Hell. "The armies of Hell brought pain and destruction to the realm of man, and only a select few have the fighting skills necessary to confront the devilish monstrosities," the game's description reads. Hellraid promises to combine elements of hack-and-slash role-playing games, first-person shooters, and online multiplayer games. The title also sports a Game Master system that claims to make "each game a different experience" by placing loot and enemies in different places and generating random online challenges. Techland's current project is Call of Juraez: Gunslinger, which launches May 22 on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and PC for $15. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Watch Dogs gets November 19 release date Apr 29th 2013, 15:59 Ubisoft says Watch Dogs will be available "at the launch" of the PlayStation 4, and that the game "is also planned for other next generation consoles." 
Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming open-world title Watch Dogs will be released in North America on November 19. The game will reach Europe three days later on November 22. The dates apply to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and PC versions of the game. A PlayStation 4 version is confirmed, and Ubisoft says that version of Watch Dogs will be available "at the launch" of the console, whenever that might be. Sony has said the PlayStation 4 will launch later this year. As for Microsoft's yet-to-be-unveiled next Xbox--which the company will formally unveil on May 21--Ubisoft adds that Watch Dogs "is also planned for other next generation consoles." Ubisoft also detailed the various special editions of the game that will be made available. Purchase the game through Ubisoft's Uplay store to get the Watch Dogs Uplay Exclusive Edition, which comes with three additional single-player missions. Ubisoft says the trio of objectives add almost 60 minutes to the game. The three missions are called the Palace Pack, Signature Shot, and Breakthrough Pack. They're all offered in various other combinations with various other retailers, and offer bonuses after completion that will help out in the rest of the game. The most expensive edition of Watch Dogs is The Dedsec Edition, however, which offers up a 23cm figurine of protagonist Aiden Pearce, a steelbook case, an artbook, soundtrack, map of Chicago, four collectible cards, three badges, and all three extra missions. The Watch Dogs Deadsec Edition is available at selected retailers. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Why Quantic Dream doesn't make sequels Apr 29th 2013, 15:47 Heavy Rain studio explains it is "not fundamentally against sequels," but that continuing stories for past games didn't make sense. 
This story contains Heavy Rain spoilers Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls studio Quantic Dream has explained why it does not make sequels. Speaking with GameSpot during the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere said doing so doesn't make sense from a story standpoint. "We are not fundamentally against sequels," de Fondaumiere said. "We haven't done it before because the stories we wanted to tell were basically finished. Ethan Mars loses another son? You know, it just doesn't make sense." In January, Quantic Dream head David Cage claimed that sequels suppress innovation. "If you're interested in innovation and believe that games could be more than shooters, then you realize that sequels kill creativity and innovation," Cage said at the time. Heavy Rain sold over 2 million units and grossed $100 million for Sony. Were Sony and Quantic Dream missing out on business potential by not making Heavy Rain 2? "To a certain degree, yes," de Fondaumiere said. Sony reportedly never asked for Heavy Rain 2. However, Quantic is making sequels, if the franchise is thought of as "Quantic Dream and David Cage," de Fondaumiere explained. "But on the other hand, we think the franchise is Quantic Dream and David Cage. And this is what we are trying to accomplish game after game," he said. "You see this progression and [fans] are following us. And so the brand is really Quantic and David Cage and that's what we really push forward. Hopefully it works." Beyond: Two Souls launches October 8 exclusively for PlayStation 3. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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