October 2
Crysis Coming in 2009?A new issue of OPM UK has been released, and with it brings some new rumors. Some on Crysis, Dead Rising, and firmware 2.50.
-The PS3 2.5 firmware will come with a sceen-grab function so you can send game images to friends.
-Who wants to be the Daddy? The as yet still unannounced Bioshock 2 will have a multiplayer mode.
-The team at Rockstar Games responsible for the PSP version of The Warriors is working on Max Payne 3.
-EA will publish the ex-Vivendi project, Jack Black’s Brutal Legend.
-Pandemic’s rumoured sandbox-style Batman game has been cancelled due to reasons of rubbishness.
-Like your gore in bite-sized chunks? The sequel to zombie basher Dead Rising will be episodic.
-Sci-fi shooter Crysis will be coming to PS3 in 2009, and it’ll bring a whole load of new content with it.
September 22
OPM Australia Interviews FFXIII TeamA user named Shuyu from FFXIII.net has some scans of the article. The article is an interview with compilation developers Yoshinori Kitase, and Shinji Hashimoto.
The PlayStation 3 release hasn’t been affected by a port to the Xbox 360. The scenario for the game is complete, and the artsy side is about 80% complete.
In the interview they reassure Playstation 3 owners that their version of Final Fantasy XIII hasn’t been delayed at all and that the Xbox 360 version won’t even be started until the PS3 release is burned to Blu-ray. As well as that, Kitase has given an update on the progress of development stating that the Scenario for Final Fantasy XIII is complete and the Artistic Side is 80% complete. To read the full interview, view the scans below.
