A new trailer for BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Supermassive Game’ upcoming Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock has just been released. The brand new trailer reveles that the game will in fact be a 2D platformer and players will be able to play as The Doctor and River Song.
Former PlayStation US bigwig Shawn Layden has weighed in on the subject of video game preservation during a chat with Lan Parties, stating that more should be done by the big players in the industry to help preserve games.
Preservation is important. I’m hoping that more people in the industry, certainly the big players, begin to realize that there’s an obligation and responsibility. This isn’t throw-away stuff we’re making. This is stuff that should be around for a long time because future generations will enjoy it in the same way that we have and it’s criminal that we’re not doing more to protect it.
Sony in particular has come under attack for its poor attitude towards game preservation, having originally announced plans to shutter the PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 stores back in March 2021. This was met with widespread backlash, resulting in the format holder confirming the Vita and PS3 stores would remain open.
Whilst the compang does the bare minimum with backwards compatibility?
Does this mean we can have a lot more "Playstation Classics"? I don't feel like we're getting enough for what was promised, at least they added a few games this month.
Sony is in a position where they could do a lot, with their premium games. They have all the systems in place to do something cool on the psp, ps2 and psx front, but they don't really want to, it seems.
We take a look at the history of Doctor Who video games. Geronimo!
Allan Muir of VGUTV states his reasons for wanting a game based around the television hit Doctor Who.
I would love it if NaughtyDog made one
Although whoever does a proper DW game needs to have their own style, timeline, direction of the show. Something which separates it from the TV series.
I would love it if you started the game just as William Hartnell was regenerating but instead of regenerating into Patrick Troughton they change him into someone else creating a new timeline.
I agree with the article, let Telltale have a go at it. I could never see a proper Doctor Who game being anything but an adventure style game like Sam & Max or The Walking Dead.
I'd love to see an attempt at least, then if it's good that's great and if it's bad we'll know not to worry about it again.
I'd like to play as a companion to the doctor, telltale style but perhaps a bit faster paced. You'd have to stay alive, help solve the mystery, save the day, keep the doctor in check, and of course the running. Lots of running.
Kind of disappointing that the game's "only" a 2D platformer.
Actually doesn't half look bad. Doctor Who is a tricky thing to convert into videogames due to the Doctor's pacifism, I never once thought of a 2D platformer.
I'd rather see a Torchwood (Dr Who spin-off) game, but I'd bet the sexual orientation of the characters would be mostly or completely ignored in a videogame.
is there a vita release planned?
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