Today I downloaded the Heavy Rain demo for PS3 and figured I’d finally take a peak at Quantic Dream’s next outing. the download took a bit and the install took around 20 minutes or so, but after the wait I was immediately plunged into a portion of what will be a very, very immersive environment. Heavy Rain is the story of a fictional serial murderer, the Origami Killer. 4 strangers come together in this dark mystery, their stories intermingling with one another as you decide their fate through a myriad of forks in the plot. Playing less like a conventional game and more like a choose your own adventure book, I was familiar with this type of game after much enjoying QD’s previous outing, Indigo Prophecy.
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Geekend Updates – Feburary 5th, 2010
Nicole and I have run into a fundamental problem each week with our posting. Lately we’ve worked toward more original posts and less ‘newsy’ posts because we realized there is way too much happening in geek culture each week to aptly catalog with daily posts. So, starting today we’ll begin posting your geekend updates where you can at-a-glance see all the cool stuff we’ve come across each week. Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Miscellaneous Geekery
Set Up a Whole House Speaker System Using Existing Phone Lines – via Lifehacker
Store Your Boardgames by Displaying Them as Art – via Lifehacker
Procrastinate on This! The Force is Strong Within Adidas (Seriously, this is an awesome video!) – via Fierce and Nerdy
Games
Xbox Live Support to be Pulled for Original Xbox Games on April 15th – via VideoGame Geek
30 Commercial Games Released for Free – via GamesRadar
Splinter Cell: Conviction Release Date Literally Set in Stone – via Kotaku
AVP Multiplayer Demo Now Available – via Destructoid
How To Cheat Your Way to the Heavy Rain Demo – via Kotaku
Get Mass Effect 2 Dr. Pepper DLC Without Buying Dr. Pepper – via Destructoid
The Bioshock 2 Launch Trailer – Enjoy!
Technology
Twitterfall – Really neat search utility for Twitter
Apple Paying Back Bonuses on Cost of Defective 27-inch iMacs – via TUAW
That’s all for this week! Have a great weekend and be sure to drive safe in all that snow out there, Columbus!
The God of War 3 Demo = Gamer Blue Balls
Well, before I get into all that let me first say that Nicole and I hope you all had a merry Christmas or whatever your holiday preferences may be and we certainly hope you’re in for a fantastic new year! We’re back now from our short Christmas break and updates will be resuming post haste!
Now, back to the issue at hand, God of War 3. Our buddy Jon picked up the last copy of District 9 on Blu Ray yesterday and to our surprise and excitement it came with a demo of God of War 3! Mind you, it’s a 3GB install for your PS3, so be ready for that. After waiting a while for the install to complete, Nicole, Jon, and I fired it up to get our first look at the action. After fighting our way through a throng of demonic baddies and other foulness the gods sent out way, we had a smashing good time disposing of Helios, complete with the introduction of a sadistically fun new game mechanic that I shan’t spoil here. After hacking and slashing, allowing Kratos’ Blades of Chaos to lick up their fill of our enemies’ life force, we came away giddy with excitement as we took flight to take on what would surely be an amazing boss battle! Except, we didn’t get to… Regardless, it was a gorgeous set up and as far as demos go this one hit all the right notes. If the demo is any indication, God of War 3 will certainly live up to expectations and appears to be just as polished as the last.
Infamous Demo Impressions
Having complained on our last podcast about Sony’s lack of exclusive games, Nicole and I had the good fortune to check out a demo of Infamous
before its released this Tuesday. While at first I was a bit skeptical, I walked away from the game yearning for more and was disappointed I couldn’t pick it up today. Hit the jump for 5 of my initial impressions of the demo.
Red Faction: Guerilla Multiplayer Demo Dropping
While checking out Destructoid, I came across this tidbit of information regarding the follow-up to one of my favorite games for PS2, Red Faction from 2001. I never found the original’s story to be that interesting, but I had a blast playing through it on account of what they then termed ‘geo-mod’ technology, which would allow you to dynamically blast away walls and chunks of the terrain with rockets, explosions, and the like. After hearing that they were doing one for this generation it more than piqued my interested on account of the physics that current generation consoles are capable of displaying. The demo comes out next week for the PS3 and 360 on May 21st.