GAMEScom, Day 3

Wow, Day 3 sucked. Not much at all. But I did find some things that I thought would warrant at least a small post today. Here we go!

A: Final Fantasy XIII is reported to be 70% complete for Xbox 360, and 90% complete for Playstation 3.
R: Good news for PS3 owners, but not for 360 owners. For the first time, the 360 is getting the port, and not the PS3.

A: Harmonix announces that new downloadable songs will bring the Rock Band catalogue to over 1000 songs by the end of the year. These will include songs from Queen, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Elton John, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, Pantera, Talking Heads, and The Raconteurs.
R: Cool. Lots of good artists there, especially the first 3. Interestingly enough, these artists are all headlining artists in Guitar Hero 5. Coincidence?

A: In the recent days after GRIN's bankruptcy, it was revealed that they were developing a Final Fantasy action game.
R: What? GRIN developing a Final Fantasy game? This is one of the things you feel sad about after a game developer closes. This sounded interesting to me. Unfortunately, it will never see the light of day. Maybe for the best, no? GRIN definitely wasn't the best developer out there...

A: If a demo is released in America, Square Enix states that the Final Fantasy XIII demo will contain different things that the Japanese demo.
R: Cool. If it is one things that pains me, it is seeing the demo of a game played at E3 five billion times, released 3 months later, and not fun at all because I know what happens. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't release one at all though. Final Fantasy games really don't need demo popularity gain...

A: Harmonix in an interview with 1up.com stated that they are hard at work at the next iteration of the Rock Band franchise.
R: No surprise. As long as Rock Band 3 is worth it and not just another game in the series (I'm looking at you Guitar Hero), it is worth it. I really hope they do something different. Not just another peripheral. I trust EA and Rock Band a hell of a lot more than Activision and Guitar Hero, but I wouldn't be surprised if they still go the peripheral upgrade way.

A: Keith David will voice a character in Modern Warfare 2, along with Craig Fairbrass, who previously voiced Gaz in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
R: WHAT? Keith David! Awesome! The game just got one of the best voice actors in gaming. He'll fit the game like a glove. And Fairbrass? Gaz died, didn't he? Mystery? IS GAZ ALIVE?

A: Epic Games states that if Shadow Complex is popular enough, downloadable content is highly possible.
R: Well, this is in the bag. Shadow Complex is already popular. DLC is inevitable. I would say something like challenge maps...

Well, I hope Day 4 brings more. News is getting real slow. Blizzcon also starts this weekend, so I may do a blog on Blizzcon too.