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Afrika Is Alive!

Sony has opened a new teaser site for Afrika, as barren as the desert, but at least we know it's still coming. This comes after SCEE refused to comment on the game suddenly appearing on Play Asia for a release in August.

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LinuxGuru5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

The best trailer for this game.

What really impresses me is the animation (take a look at the cheetah, as it calmly walks off a rock towards the end of the video....you can NOT say you aren't impressed by that incredible animation...sh*t....it doesn't even LOOK like animation....it looks REAL), and the HUGE amount of animals on screen....that's a lot of AI routines...

The textures are phenominal also....and this trailer was from a WHILE ago....many many months.

nofilter5803d ago

The game does look wonderful.

wAtdaFck5803d ago

That trailer is beautiful, love the music too.

freakyzeeky5803d ago

lol, I couldn't resist... That's a catchy number there. ;)

ajeben8095803d ago

these guys have been keeping this game quite for a while, i want to see more and know more about this now

sonarus5803d ago

All i want to know is WTF is this game before i commence with the OMG GOTY Sony is awesome i bow to thee nonsense:D

Watkins5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

there's a trailer on the page? I just see a rhino passing by again and again. Is it loading? Spent 14 minutes waiting now. Not optimized for swedish 100/100 mbit connections? ...

Mc Fadge5803d ago

No trailer, just the walking rhino, that's all :3

AFRIKA SNAP! <33333

omni_atlas5803d ago

this is an unofficial video created by a fan. Basically is spliced some of the released videos and added an mp3 track to it.

DrakenSilverwing5803d ago

that was just increadible... music.. animations.. the realism.. somethin right out of the discovery channel.. after seeing that i don't care what you do in the game i'll be getting it just to roam afrika and enjoy what i see.. i can just imagine the potential of this game.. everything is always changing with it.. everytime you come back to the game or something things change animals die or move on.. i wonder if there would even ge an end? i hope this comes out soon!.. its been such a long wait

gonzopia5803d ago

The music in that trailer, btw - is Mattafix - Living Darfur.

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Mr_President_5803d ago

The graphics are amazing, but what is the object of the game?

ice_prophecy5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

I'd want to be N!xau

from "The Gods must bE Crazy"

And hunt animals, while on the mission to return the coke bottle from the heavens back to its rightful owner.

edit: Please tell me that there are people old enough to remember this ingenious movie...

sa_nick5803d ago

I think your a photographer who has to take awesome photos.

Probably like that pokemon game... but good.

Bigbangbing5803d ago

i think its just snap a picture

you will be a camera man

like pokemon snap

LeonSKennedy4Life5803d ago

Don Cheadle's nostrils ruined it for me...

...same goes for Crash.

Mc Fadge5803d ago

You obviously never played Pokemon Snap ;D!

tk5803d ago

Most probably many will not have seen Gods must be crazy (1 or 2)...
South African film
Very funny. For those who can rent it - highly recommended.

cmrbe5803d ago

is a very,very funny movie. I still remember it.

TruthBTold5803d ago

yup, I remember that movie, hillarious, watched it a couple of more times after. That coke bottle really stired up a lot of trouble LOL. It was painful watching them hit each other on the head or get hit by the bottle when trying to throw it back up to the gods. Good movie, for those who havent seen it, go rent it, you will crack up.

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LenHart5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

This will surely own

cant wait

Snukadaman5803d ago

lets be honest..if this was a xbox game, I can only imagine the shiet you would give it...and not knowing what the hell the object of the game is about and blindly say its going to own only doubles the amount of fail.

heyheyhey5803d ago

@Snuka

yes he would, but.... why do you even botehr replying to him

nothing you or anyone will ever say can change Nasim

Sir_Ken_Kutaragi5803d ago

It wouldn't be on the xBox 360 anyway...they don't do Innovative games!!! ;-D
Oooops! Me'Bubbles are going to go down...do i care??? NOPE!!! ;-D

Jeromejones5803d ago

its coming out second quarter of 2008. That was unexpected.

Max Power5803d ago

old trailer but i wouldn't be surprised that it comes out 3rd or at the latest 4th quarter, i am sure we will hear more about it at E3

Vojkan5803d ago

Isnt SCEJ gamers day suposed to happen in June? Like last year...

Kain815803d ago

I hope we can see some gameplay-footage in the next days or weeks.

gonzopia5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

It does look beautiful. I'm a big fan of the Planet Earth series (which I proudly own on Blu-ray) and I finished it recently. I particularly enjoyed their footage of the African wilderness. If you can capture that in a game, that's a point for you.

But while this "game" called Afrika has me stoked on that level, I'm just not sure what it's "about". Is it a game, or a visual experience? A game typically has conflict, adversity, or clearly assigned objectives. I don't know if "take the best photo you can of a zebra" qualifies as adversity or a challenging objective, but I could be wrong.

I mean, in real life - sure... count me in. On the PS3 - I'm a little apprehensive until I've seen some gameplay footage or at least read an article on the gameplay.

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Which Launch Title Would Make You Buy a PS4?

That illustrious Sony press event on February 20th is just one week away, and with the PS4 reveal entirely possible (in a huge venue nonetheless), we wanted to end our three weeks of PS4 questions on the games. So, the PlayStation LifeStyle staff was asked:

Which Launch Title Would Make You Buy a PS4?
-PSLS

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TrendyGamers4080d ago

Uncharted 4 would definitely make me buy one.

Relientk774080d ago

That's exactly the game I want

blitz06234080d ago

Killzone 4
NEW Naughty Dog IP

RGB4079d ago

Uncharted 4 (Got Vita day 1 because of Golden Abyss)
Gran Turismo 6
Killzone 4

The Getaway... would be epic, think Sony cancelled that because the PS3 couldn't handle a fully mapped City of London with HD visuals.

unchartedxplorer4080d ago

Maybe Gran Turismo 6.. now that'll be awesome

Hanif-8764080d ago

If that's a release title i'd buy two PS4's ;-)

JoGam4080d ago

I'll buy all so far. No game i heard coming out seems wack.

akaakaaka4080d ago

Idk uncharted 4 will be like a bonus..

for me it will be more like the PS4! And the new technology ..
good games will come out eventually ..

But if it launch with
Killzone or a new GG IP, or MS4, TLOU I will make lines a day before!! Or will find a way to get it earlier from the "black market"

Saigon4080d ago

it doesn't matter to me because it is a day one purchase regardless of the games...This is the same with the new Xbox also...

Snookies124079d ago

Are we sure there will be one? I mean, look at the history of Naughty Dog. Crash 1-3(PS1), Jak and Daxter 1-3(PS2), Uncharted 1-3(PS3). Those are main games sure, but they seem as if they like making new trilogies for each generation.

HarryMasonHerpderp4079d ago

The Last Guardian or FF Versus XIII.
(I know they are supposed to be PS3 games)

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morkendo234079d ago (Edited 4079d ago )

WHAT GAME WILL MAKE YOU BUY A PS4??

any game that not a first person shooter,multiplat.

GRAN TURISMO 6, NEW RATCHET AND CLANK, SLY COOPER,JAX AN DAXTER,NEW GRADIUS, NEW NEED FOR SPEED, HD METAL SLUG,CONTRA......

superterabyte4079d ago

Need for speed nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Wedge194080d ago

That picture feels so inappropriate... but it's just a rocket with Kaz's face... right? Is that the first look at a first party launch game?

TrendyGamers4080d ago

Will it be called Rocket Launcher Extreme?

Shadow Flare4080d ago

It should be called Kazooka!

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Godmars2904080d ago

Something I'd like to play which is actually playable?

Too general?

Hicken4080d ago

Not really. If I tried to be specific, I'd come up with SO MANY titles.

Legend of Dragoon
Gran Turismo
Uncharted
Killzone
.hack
Xenosaga
Valkyria Chronicles

And probably a good thirty I can't think of.

thirtyandnerdy4080d ago

The thing I'm wondering about the next gen consoles is, for example, whether we'll see a second round of titles like Crysis 3 come out for them. You know, it'll initially launch on PS3, 360 and PC ... but then down the road will the new consoles get a version with improved graphics, etc. !!! Ya? Na?

Fyflin4080d ago

I'm expecting this with GTA V, and wouldn't be surprised to see an upgraded version of Bioshock Infinite

ftwrthtx4080d ago

It needs a new IP with a pedigreed developer

doctorstrange4080d ago

Pedigreed? Is that like Activision?

ftwrthtx4080d ago

A developer with a pedigree would be Naughty Dog or David Cage

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The Best Games Never to Get a Worldwide Release

IGN:
Last week, we brought you the games that time forgot - those games stuck in development limbo that they may never escape. But there's another category of lost games: the ones that never make it out of Japan. Back in the PlayStation 2 era (and the SNES era before that), there were hundreds and hundreds of them every year. Now there are many fewer, but the odd one still slips through the net.

A quick glance through this generation's consoles reveals a range of gems which have sadly never been given the chance to shine on the global stage. While there's always the option to import, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could forget about exchange rates and taxes and pick up these titles a little closer to home?

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Reconsidering PS3′s Afrika

BigShinyRobot: Afrika is Rhino Studio’s first attempt at creating a game on the PS3. Unfortunately, reviews have been mostly unfavorable as it just doesn’t appeal to most audiences. Most people I talk to about it just assume that it’s just insanely boring. Actually, I’d be willing to bet that most gamers today who would even turn it on wouldn’t last 15 minutes before switching it out for Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto. The reason, I believe, is that modern gamers need that constant barrage of stimulation to the senses and this game is presented at a much slower pace. However, I have always been a huge supporter of new ideas because the thought of another cookie-cutter FPS makes me gag. I will admit that my first impressions of Afrika were……well, a bit off.

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Ramas4571d ago

i wanted this game a lot, but when i tried it it sucked a lot.
It could have been very good game if:
1. Huge open world
2. Rpg elements, like stats how long you survived in the wild, what you acomplished, many side quests, secrets, seling rare photos and for cash buying all kinds of cool items and so on.

But i repeat first and most important thing should have been huge open world and freedom.

rezzah4571d ago

It's not that the game sucked, you just don't have a passion for animals and a lot of patience.

This game focuses on the habitats of real animals, not pokemon.

it also goes on to show you the lifestyle, in a sense, of a photographer who takes pictures of animals for a living.

The game takes a very realistic point of view, it doesn't do fantasy which is why people like you dislike the game.

Ramas4570d ago

you do not get me, i liked the idea a lot and it could have been very good game. (i like animals)
If it would be posibble to have freedom and huge area to explore not instanced missions it would have been much better game.

rezzah4570d ago (Edited 4570d ago )

The areas are already huge, the sense of how big they actually are would really sink in if we didn't have the jeep to drive around in.

Also any game would be far more awesome, or at least we may think (sometimes areas are too big for one's liking), with bug areas but it also puts a strain on what is within that environment. Notice that the biggest area had the most open space? That's to reduce lag with so much going on at once in a small area. It is easy to spot a slight lag in animal movements when driving really fast in a tight area.

Edit: What I'm trying to say is enjoy it for what it is, not what you want it to be or could of been.