Mass Effect 3 has been officially announced for Holiday 2011 release with the first trailer for the game shown at the SpikeTV Video Game Awards 2010.The VGA trailer will definitely be exciting for fans of the franchise and shows a much darker tone as the fate of the world hangs in the balance of Shephard’s actions.
The EA Store described the game’s story as: “Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.”
The third chapter of the epic Mass Effect series will complete the Mass Effect Trilogy, as the Reapers’ vengeance threatens Earth itself.
Here is the debut trailer for Mass Effect 3.
Platforms and release dates to be determined.
Mass Effect 3 announced with first trailer at the VGA’s
Resistance 3 release date is September 6, 2011
Resistance 3 has a release date of September 6, 2011 as was announced at the 2010 VGA’s (SpikeTV Video Game Awards).This trailer is similar to the teaser that was shown at GamesCom 2010 in that it has live-action actors . . . however for the first time, this new trailer also has lots of gameplay footage, showing titanic enemies just as you’d expect.
Here is the official trailer for this PS3 exclusive.
Insane game announced by Guillermo del Toro at VGAs 2010. Coming 2013
Insane by Guillermo del Toro is the name of his upcoming game which isn’t coming anytime soon . . . The game is scheduled for 2013.The trailer is a disturbing flash of nothingness, but at least it is SOMETHING concrete on the game. Guillermo did say that the game would contain “stunning worlds, one of a kind characters, and will make you shite your pants as players enter a “cinematic descent into madness”.
Here is the debut trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “Insane”.
Prototype 2 release date in 2012. First trailer reveals plot
Prototype 2 has been set for a 2012 release, according to the reveal trailer at today’s Spike Video Game Awards 2010.Set in New York City, Sergeant James Heller will take over from the original game’s Alex Mercer, as the protagonist. It looks like he has a grudge against Alex for converting him into a genetically engineered shape shifter (like Alex was by the government). It’s unclear at this point why this happens.
One thing is clear though, the Infected, monsters created by a strange virus, are still overrunning cities and taking lives.
Murder Your Maker in the sequel to the infectious free-roam action game!
Here’s the Prototype 2 debut trailer.
Like the original, Prototype 2 will most likely be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Thor: God of Thunder release date announced for the movie-based videogame
Thor: God of Thunder is the official name of the videogame based on the upcoming Thor movie. The game’s release date falls on May 3rd in America and May 6th, 2011 in Europe. It will come out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, and DS.Thor: God of Thunder will take players through an original, epic-scale third-person action adventure for which Matt Fraction, the Eisner Award-winning writer and leadThor comic book author, served as story consultant. In the game, Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, to fight enemies of an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder and wind to vanquish enemies. Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics, including Ulik, Ymir and Surtur, as well as other daunting enemies. The God of Thunder is here to bestow his wrath upon evil!
Sega has signed Chris Hemsworth to voice the title role and Tom Hiddleston to voice Loki. Both actors’ likenesses will also be used in the game, which is based on the legendary franchise from Marvel Entertainment, and marks Thor’s first standalone appearance in a video game.
Watch the Thor videogame’s debut trailer:
SSX: Deadly Descents announced at Video Game Awards 2010
SSX returns! SSX: Deadly Descents has been announced at the SpikeTV Video Game Awards 2010 for a 2011 release on unspecified platforms.The game is a return for a long-forgotten series of snowboarding games that got it start on the PS2 and would appear on every last-gen platform.
After laying dormant for years, the series returns with what looks to be an expansive new single-player adventure and an all-new direction for the franchise. The game is the first videogame ever to use real-world landscapes as the basis for the game’s mountainscapes that you will be able to shred in the game on your snowboard.
The game will also boast a more serious tone than anything seen previously in the series with action-movie style cinematic visuals.
Here is the debut trailer for the SpikeTV VGA’s 2010.
Forza Motorsport 4 announced for Xbox 360 in 2011
Forza 4 was officially announced for a Fall 2011 release exclusively on Xbox 360!The game was revealed at the SpikeTV 2010 Video Game Awards where the first official video for the game was shown.
Although the teaser trailer is mostly footage of real cars, it does get your blood pumping for this latest installment in the Microsoft’s best-selling racing franchise from developer Turn 10.
Here is the first Forza 4 teaser.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception release date is November 1, 2011. First trailer shown
Nathan Drake returns! Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has been given a November 1st, 2010 release date, according to the reveal trailer at the Spike Video Game Awards 2010.Once again fortune hunter Nathan Drake is catapulted headlong into an adventure that takes him on a daring trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert in a search for the fabled Atlantis of the Sands. This journey pits him and his mentor / father-figure Victor Sullivan against the occult treachery of a shadowy clandestine organization and its ruthless leader. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake’s quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears and then some.
The action of Uncharted’s third chapter was shown today by publisher Sony and developer Naughty Dog. Watch the extended Uncharted 3 debut trailer.
First Arkham City: Batman trailer reveals Professor Hugo Strange baddie
Batman: Arkham City got a new trailer at the SpikeTV Video Game Awards 2010 which is an extended version of the previously teased trailer that showed off Batman fighting some baddies.This new trailer does not show any gameplay footage, rather it’s all computer gererated, however it DOES reveal Professor Hugo Strange and actually shows him. One of Batman’s oldest re-occurring villains from the comics, Strange will play a key and central role in the storyline for this sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum.
The game will be released in 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Here is the official trailer.
Games Weather Report of Week 49, 2010
What were the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe the past week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest. Think of it as a games weather report.What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America’s Top 10 Games:
1. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
2. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
4. Disney Epic Mickey (Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3)
6. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii)
7. uDraw Studio – Game and Tablet (Wii)
8. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Xbox 360)
10. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)Pretty much the same list as previous weeks. Ubisoft strikes again with another casual game everyone and their family can enjoy. It’s no wonder Just Dance 2 is topping the charts. Here’s the commercial depicting a totally realistic dance scenario.
Japan’s Top 10 Games:
1. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP)
2. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
3. Studio Ghibli’s Second Land: The Jet-Black Mage (DS)
4. Wii Party (Wii)
5. Pokemon Black (DS)
6. Mario Sports Mix (Wii)
7. Pokemon White (DS)
8. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (DS)
9. Pointed Bow and Magic Shop System (DS)
10. Wii Sports Resort with Blue Wii Remote Plus (Wii)Capcom sold 2.1 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd on PSP in the first week on sale in Japan alone. Expect this to keep selling for a long time, as it becomes apparent from this video the fans really get into the game! Where’s that Western release date Capcom?
Europe’s Top 10 Games:
1. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
3. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (DS)
4. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3)
6. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Xbox 360)
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
8. Art Academy: Learn Painting and Drawing Techniques with Step-by-Step Training (DS)
9. Just Dance (Wii)
10. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (PS3)To recap the top games per system: Just Dance 2 stays the star of the Wii chart. Call of Duty: Black Ops stays #1 on the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. The Sims 3 Late Night conquers the PC chart. Super Scribblenauts remains on first place on the DS chart. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is still on top of the PSP chart. And lastly, Madden NFL 11 makes a return play on the PS2 chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.
3D Character Animation
Animated various shapes, a la the popular animation is 3D animation. A popular (but often expensive) to move the character is to use 3D motion capture hardware. Motion capture date back as early as 1915 when it was invented by Max Fleischer, involving only the use of the camera and the image. At the beginning of the study and is taken from human and animals, known as rotoscoping. This information is used to help artists in Animating cartoons, such as "Koko the Clown" and "Snow White". Pioneers who turn away from this work have been the Walt Disney entertainment, without a doubt the most successful and popular entertainer 2D.
Now digital is used to capture human movement using special hardware, usually in the form of a motion capture suit worn by individuals. This varies according to complexity and cost in a more advanced suit often require less post-processing such as data cleaning. There are four types of motion capture system. The first is the inertial motion capture system that utilizes a small number of sensors to track the movement of joints and waste. This data is then sent wirelessly to the host computer, which does not require external hardware such as camera tracking etc. This match is in the range of £ 25,000 (Wiki 2008).
Mechanical movement capture system comes in the form of a set of semi-rigid plastic rods, which contain a number of potentiometers that measure the movement and angle of joints. In accordance with the subject such as the exoskeleton, with a control box located on the back of the waist or users. The advantages this system is that the congestion-free and low cost of £ 12,500 (Wiki 2008), making it a popular choice for small studios and educational institutions.
Magnetic system using a series of coils through the appropriate measure voltage and current, to determine the position and orientation of the suit. This advantage is similar to the mechanical system, they are not subject to jamming or interference from the reflective surface. However, they are susceptible to EM interference and power.
The most modern and far more advanced motion tracking system is motion Markerless Organic Motion Capture System (MMC), which shows on the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. Subjects who do not need to wear a suit or the type of alert system. Instead, the system uses complex algorithms to identify and understand human movement, which the body detects that.
However, it is difficult to detect subtle movements of certain areas, such as finger and facial expression as reported by Wiki (2008) "This system is working well with the movement of large, but tend to have difficulty with the fingers, face, wrist rotations, and small movements .. " As external to the tracking system to improve technology, he will not hesitate to catch every movement and expression efficiency.Similarly to the traditional 2D animation, 3D animation can be created by hand. This is the slowest and cheapest way to move the character in 3D. Similarly, to create a realistic animation, artists must have a good understanding of the human / animal movement. It involves emotional and physics included in this movement, such as the weight of his personality and character. Both will affect how the characters move, even in the basic run. A critical part of making this happen, is to create a good joint.
This is done by ensuring heavy slope between the bones of smooth curve, such as a bias of 33% / 50% / 66% to bone A. This is directly contrary to the slopes as 25% / 50% / 75%, which makes hard deformation, while the curved slope deformation many fine results. Most important is to add a ring of vectors performed by the two bones. This allows for bone defects of the remote mesh, animate your creature or person will be better. This method should be applied to all along. Crimping with the 3D nature occur because joints can be improved by using the Skin Morph modifier (in 3D Max). Much sharper bends can be achieved by using 12.375% / 33% / 50% / 66% / 87.6% slope bias to the bones. As a value added gradient, needed more time to setup a deformation with Skin Morph. This method of gradient falloff can be applied to every character in the myriad of equipment rigging 3D applications available.
