Following the VGAs trailer bonanza, today was a rather reserved day in the industry. What did emerge were a couple of details about Guillermo Del Toro's project came out and there were trailers from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and X-Men:Destiny. We've got all of that and a little bit more in today's daily gaming wrap up.
THQ announced today that the recently revealed horror title inSANETM will actually be a trilogy of original games. Acclaimed writer and director Guillermo del Toro will serve as an external creative director for the trilogy, and he will be working with THQ and Volition Inc. Studios during the development process.
Del Toro has also stated that he would be open to he possibility of trans-media projects such as film or novel tie ins. Fans of horror related games can get excited as Del Toro is quoted as saying, "With this new series of video games, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where every single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality." inSANE is expected to have its first title released in 2013.
[inSANE]-$TBA
Not content to give fans just a taste of Thor: God Of Thunder in the wake of this year's VGAs, Marvel has released a (somewhat) new trailer for another superhero game today. This time, they're giving players a look at X-Men: Destiny, a game that at least appears to give players RPG style control over whether they ally themselves with Professor X or Magneto. Although it's mostly teaser stuff, jump to the end for a shot of what looks to be a massive boss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqrleSNlcL4
Expect to be getting your mutant on sometimes next fall.
[X-Men: Destiny]-$TBA
In this week's installment of D2D's weekly publisher deal, they are bringing gamers a deal games from the biggest publisher out there: EA. Check out the full list below:
- Monday-Medal of Honor for 50% off
- Tuesday-Fifa Soccer 2011 for 50% off
- Wednesday-Dragon Age: Origins Awakening for 50% off
- Thursday-Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition for 75% off
- Friday-The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff for 50%
These deals only last for their given day on Direct2Drive, so if you've been in the market for any of the titles be sure to mark your calendar.
Gamers still have about a week to wait until they can fight it out in the jungles of Vietnam in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, but if you just can't wait until then to see more action, EA has come along to help you out. No, they aren't releasing the game early. They did, however, put out a new trailer to showcase some cinematic action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaSarjY9it8
Bad Company 2 Vietnam will be released on December 21st on consoles and December 18th on PC. Once the game is released, combatants can get to work on unlocking Operation Hastings for even more maps.
[Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam]-$14.99 or 1200 Microsoft Points
