Today on Headline
RePLAY: A patent to interrupt gameplay with ads, a Zone of the Enders reveal and evil never dies in Demon’s Souls.
While Microsoft is
adding TV-spots to Xbox LIVE, according to a patent filed in July 2011, Sony is
planning to take a more direct approach by interrupting video games with
commercials.
Aptly titled as “Advertisement
Scheme for use with Interactive Content,” the patent describes the use of a
computer program or system to warn users of an impending ad, slows down and suspends
the game, plays the ad and resumes the game.
Thankfully, a patent
being filed does not guarantee its implementation. The fact that it is being discussed
at all is a troubling, however.
|Source: NeoGAF
Zone of the Enders HD Edition’s
release date of October 25th in Japan is supposed to be the big news from today’s
Zone of the Enders HD ReBOOT Preview
Event, however, Hideo Kojima had one more reveal up his sleeve: a long-awaited Zone of the Enders sequel.
Called the “Enders
Project,” Kojima explained that the game is currently in an early prototyping
phase and testing what can be done with the Fox Engine. Producer Ryosuke
Toriyama added that he and the Zone of
the Enders team are currently making models to convert as Fox Engine
assets.
|Source: Famitsu via Andriasang
Atlus is doing a
complete 360 by announcing an extension to the North American Demon’s Souls online servers.
“While it originally
seemed as though it would be unfeasible for us to continue to sustain the
servers,” said Tim Pivnicny, Atlus’ vice president of marketing and sales, “a
number of developments have made it possible for us to continue to invest
in and support our fans as they have
continued to invest and support us and Demon’s
Souls.”
The servers will continue
to operate for the “foreseeable future” as long as user activity and interest “remain
constant.”
No comments:
Post a Comment