TGR News Roundup: New PS3 Exclusive at GDC, God of War 3 Footage

A surprising new PS3 exclusive was announced today at GDC, plus other news including the new jaw-dropping God of War III gameplay.

[cain141]

I still need to play the old God of Wars...

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

well?

[sirbigam]

Same here I recently finished the psp version a while back, it was good & was probably what someone should start of with at this time if there just getting into the series.

[na2ru1]

I ordered all 3 GoWs from Amazon. Completed GoW1 and Chain of Olympus. Finishing off Gow2. They are all amazing like a massive rollercoaster ride.

[Sarevok]

lol try god of war 2 on titan mode dude...
very few can beat it on titan! but I did x3

[emitsomla]

?

[TheHater]

Is it Ratchet and Clank? if it is then we knew about the game since last July at the end of Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty

[Kain81]

for ps3

[redfield85]

If it was Rachet & Clank it would've been news to me. Don't have a PS3 and didn't look up the ending of the last game.

[SlamVanderhuge]

Both Ratchet and especially Katamari are good news to me!

[NeverforgetNES]

god of war 3 looks fantastic

[redfield85]

I am going to wait to say it looks better or whatever. I am not doubting it won't look and play better, but from the "meh" quality video it just looks like all the previous games (not that that is bad).

[jay2]

Look at they 1080P IN-GAME trailer from the PS Store.

[redfield85]

I beat the first God of War last summer. I trucked through that in like a week or two. I was so tired of the game that I waited to play God of War 2. I am still not playing God of War 2 yet. Haha.

[SupaPlaya]

you came in a God of War 3 thread just to tell people how much you didn't like the previous installments??

[Sarevok]

What did you not like about it?

[redfield85]

Sorry about that. The way I said that sounded harsh.

What I meant was that I take forever to play games and I played the first God of War so much that I am still on a break from the series. I do want to play and beat God of War 2.

[DK_Switch]

Does anybody else want to see Kratos time-warp to the 30's and play a gritty, trench-coat-wearing, hard-boiled detective with a weakness for brunettes and bourbon?

[redfield85]

I think there should be a whole series of game series that get ridiculous overhauls like this.

I would love to see a Mario game done realistically.

[silvacrest]

both those incarnations you both mentioned would be so, so wrong

[Bebedora]

You sick, mistah. lol. Creative minds? :)

[jay2]

Yeah, what PS3 game?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Yup, Sony owned this years GDC. Even Nintendo managed to throw it's gamers a bone. Microsoft completely sucked... Not a single announcement beyond an XNA update and new devkit. This has been the worst GDC for MS that I have ever seen. I know it's not E3 but damn Sony hasn't held back and I think MS wouldn't of held back either if they actually had something... This is the worst I've seen it for Xbox 360 and releases.. Maybe I was just spoiled?

God of War 3 looks really good.

[ultimolu]

You were spoiled...nah, just kidding. ^-^

[eagle21]

that's the TRUTH.

[UnwanteDreamz]

Maybe a little of both. I am sure MS has some stuff they are gonna spring on 360 owners come E3. I mean leading into E3 last year I for one couldn't have called their surprizes I remember picking my jaw up after their last announcement.

[Sevir04]

i agree, MS had nothing to show

[na2ru1]

Splinter cell and Alan Wake will be anounced soon don't give your hopes up. Remember from greenburg, they underpromise and over deliver.

[Sarevok]

So many games this year...I don't think I can buy them all.

Well I know for sure GOW3 is a day one buy for me!

[beast]

Were NOT announced at GDC.

Kamatari was from Famatisu and R&C is from PS blog and a french website.

I dont know what ps3 exclusive they are talking about. Because there is NO mention of it on there site. Was it removed?

[CR7JUVE1897]

I don't see it either.

[Sevir04]

from ther presentation of the phyreengine 2.0 thats more games than people were expecting. plus Ratchet and katamari

[Cajun Chicken]

No fully related. Did Datafly actually turn up at GDC?

[Thoreau]

what has happened to you!

[Rockstar]

And now he can see how bad the FB's are on both sides.

[na2ru1]

And his mind opened up as well. PS3 is magical

[ReaperXL7]

If Sony keeps pumping out all these games, it's Microsoft is going to have to announce alot of games to match them at E3.

So far Sony has Killzone 2,Infamous, Uncharted, Katamari, Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma, White Knight Story, Ratchet and Clank, Heavy Rain, Quantum Theory, X-Edge, and possibly God Of War 3 and Grand Turismo 5.

We also have not heard anything about Mag, Team Ico's new game(s)(although one of them was atleast confirmed at GDC on Ueda's panel discussion), and there are atleast between 4-6 "Secret" PS3 exclusives that nobody seems to be able to talk about.

Microsoft did a good job the past couple of years getting games out the door, but I think we about to see how much not having a strong first party, and relying too much on third party games can really hurt a console.

For any complaints anyone has about Sony no one can deny that Sony is very smart when it comes to getting some third part exclusives but they also have an incredible first party to back it up incase they fall through.

[na2ru1]

And definitely did much better than I expected so far. I'm sure sony weren't expecting much of an impact either, hence sony's willingness of the losses they were prepared to rack up with 60GB PS3s.

40GB PS3s was a drastic change for a product and for Sony. It basically meant they had to replan their longterm strategy due to MS's worthy impact and Ninty's stagering steal.

[Silly gameAr]

A Crack In Time. They just announced it today. Should be out in the fall. I didn't see what PS3 exclusive they were talking about in the article though. Maybe I just missed it.

[Bebedora]

"Up your asenal" is one of the better titles. This one is on the same level.

[Substance]

Haha. I've never realized that all of the Ratchet and Clank titles have something to do the buttocks area. How funny.

[Figboy]

is that it's the end of March. we are 3 months into 2009, going into the fourth, and what have 360 owners got to play that they were genuinely excited about? Star Ocean 4? hardly. Ninja Blade? just play Ninja Gaiden 2 and see what a REAL Ninja game is like.

and now MS is asking them to wait ANOTHER three months until E3 before they even ANNOUNCE what is coming at the END of the year?

news flash: Gamers play games YEAR ROUND. they don't just wait until the holiday season before they decide to purchase and play games.

Sony has FINALLY come to this realization, and is releasing games year round.

first was Killzone 2, then a few PSN games (like this weeks Burn Zombie Burn, which is surprisingly enjoyable, actually), Pixel Junk Eden Encore, Fat Princess, Rag Doll Kung Fu, inFamous, Free Realms (for the kiddies), Ratchet and Clank Future: ACIT, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles, MAG, and maybe God of War 3, ALL releasing throughout 2009, and Microsoft is making their fans WAIT?

the irony isn't lost on me here. i remember when it was the Playstation 3 that was the - har har - "waitStation."

karma is a b*tch, isn't it?

Alan Wake and Splinter Cell don't have solid release timeframes, let alone a release DATE or window. and you guys are willing to wait until June/July, when E3 happens, just to get news on when they MAY come out? or if Microsoft has some surprises for THIS year?

when E3 hits, there will be 6 months left to 2009. is 6 months nearly enough to start building up, hyping, and marketing more than just a handful of games? and why make the fans wait until the end of the year? what will 360 owners play until then?

I'M a 360 owner, and i have NO IDEA what i'm going to play on the machine in the coming months until Alan Wake hit.

i'm not a big Halo fan, so Halo Wars and ODST do nothing for me. i'm not a big Gears fan, so the map packs for that do nothing for me. i love Fable, but i've played Fable 2 enough, and don't feel like going back to it. call me greedy, but i want MORE.

the truth is that the Playstation 3 is delivering this year, just like it did last year, and Microsoft is losing momentum. you CAN'T allow Sony a leg up under ANY circumstances. they've proven this time and time again. i remember when people dismissed the Playstation 1 because of it's unproven, noob status. then i remember when people dismissed the Playstation 2 as a "movie-player first, games machine second," (sound familiar), and now the Playstation 3 is preparing to unleash all those first and second party games that people have been complaining about taking forever to hit.

well, those games have to be complete SOMETIME, don't they? it just so happens that those 3 year dev cycles are now COMPLETE, and the games are ready to be released. you don't expect Sony to wait politely while Microsoft tries to catch up, do you? not after the trashing the Playstation brand has received for 3 years now.

it was constantly, "where are the games, Sony? PROVE that the Playstation 3 is a games console!" well, here you go.

it's been game announcement after game announcement for the past few months, while MS has remained mum.

silence doesn't instantly mean that they are harboring some big secret that will blow away all else on any other console. it may mean just that - they are nervous, because while they've been CLOSING and ASSIMILATING studios for the past year or so, Sony has been GROWING their first and second party studios (ie, forming Light Box Studios - an offshoot of some of the talented folks at Incognito), which means, more games. more specifically, more EXCLUSIVES.

when 3rd parties have gone multi-plat, the only thing you have to differentiate yourself from the competition is the exclusives. this is where Sony shines, and unfortunately, i don't think Microsoft truly understands the importance of exclusives. which is ironic, considering how important the Halo franchise has been for the Xbox brand, and now Gears of War.

like i said, the irony isn't lost on me.

i'm eager to see how Microsoft responds to this assault from Sony. 4 studios vs 31. i don't think it's going to be pretty...

[Arkham]

I'm stopping right here. That source site really sucks. Not giving it another byte of my time. Sorry, deal with your design a bit more before expecting people to read anything on your pages. My eyes threw-up-a-little in my head.

They get serious points for using vB, but said points are lost with the execution.

[italianbreadman]

DON'T STOP... BELIEVIN'!!!!!

[Bumpmapping]

It's staggering seeing sonys lineup wish M$ would of atleast shown something....Seriously do they expect to depend on 3rd party support rest of the year?!Or maybe they underestimated Sony?