Grand Theft Auto V i 2013

De lovede os mere nyt, og nu holder de løftet! Rockstar Games har nu afsløret, at det ekstremt længeventede Grand Theft Auto V udkommer i foråret 2013, og fra næste uge kan man såmænd allerede forudbestille spillet. Læs mere her!

English version:

They promised us more news and now they are delivering! Rockstar Games has finally revealed that the extremely anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto V, will be released in the Spring of 2013, and starting next week the game is available for pre-order worldwide. Check this out for more info!

Stranglehold efterfølger

Gun Runner var titlen på det spil, som skulle have været efterfølgeren til Midways ganske underholdende actionspil, Stranglehold, der havde ingen ringere end Chow Yun Fat på rollelisten. Som I ved, så gik Midway konkurs i 2009, og spillet blev aldrig til noget, men en video er dukket op, der viser en smule gameplay samt en ny karakter. Det ville have været interessant at kunne skyde bygninger i stykker, men tiden må vise, om en anden udvikler overtager udviklingen af Gun Runner. Det håber jeg da!

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Gun Runner was the title of a game that should have been the sequel to Midway's rather entertaining action shooter, Stranglehold, starring none other than Chow Yun Fat. As you all know Midway closed back in 2009 due to financial problems and a sequel was never made, but a video has now surfaced that shows some of the gameplay elements and characters we would have found in the game. It would have been interesting to shoot down entire buildings using only our guns but time will show if another developer is ready and willing to pick up the IP. I kind of hope that!


Gun Runner from Sean Lantis on Vimeo.

Ny episode af AVGN

AVGN, Angry Video Game Nerd, eller bare James Rolfe, fra cinemassacre.com er atter tilbage med endnu et afsnit af sit populære internetshow, som handler om en meget arrig og bitter nørd, der anmelder og fokuserer på datidens dårlige eller latterligt svære spil og konsoller. Afsnittet handler om Ghost n' Goblins, en NES-klassiker, som bestemt er notorisk for sin ubarmhjertige sværhedsgrad. Vi er mange, som har fæle minder om dette spil! Se med når Nørden giver spillet en sand endefuld i bedste 8-bit stil!

Det er en fornøjelse at se James Rolfe tilbage i rollen som Nørden. Håber at se mange flere!

English version

AVGN, Angry Video Game Nerd, or simply James Rolfe, at cinemassacre.com has returned yet again with a new episode of his popular internet show about a very angry and bitter nerd who has taken on the quest of reviewing bad or ridiculously difficult games from the past. This episode is about Ghost n' Goblins, an NES classic, which is mostly known for being relentless in its difficulty. There are many of us with sad memories of this game! Watch as the Nerd nukes the game in true 8-bit style!

It's truly great to see James Rolfe back in action as the Nerd. I hope to see many more!

GTA V artwork

Så kom der endelig noget nyt omkring det længeventede spil: Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar Games' præmiehingst i stalden er bestemt ingen mindre sag, og studiets beskedne udgivelser af screenshots og en enkelt trailer har medført en del gisninger, forhåbninger og drømme. Grand Theft Auto har et særligt sted i mit hjerte. I min sjæl. Det er en de få spilserier, som jeg har fulgt fra start til nu. Det er faktisk den spilserie, som jeg skriver speciale om. Jamen dog!

Hvad er der så kommet af nyt? Nyt artwork! Og nyheden om at der snart kommer nye, håndgribelige informationer om spillet. Blandt disse informationer kunne meget vel tænkes at være en udgivelsesdato! Jeg holder håbet højt og drømmene levende omkring et spil, der uden tvivl bliver et af årets største udgivelser. Jeg er stor fan af spilserien, men jeg håber inderligt, at de har gjort styringen mindre tung. Styringen i GTA IV var jo helt håbløst tung og akavet. Med hensyn til en udgivelsesdato så tvivler jeg imidlertid på, at spillet bliver udgivet tidligt i 2013. BioShock Infinite (et andet spil som jeg glæder mig meget til!) udkommer nemlig omsider d. 26. februar, så det vil give mening at udgive GTA V tidligst i slutningen af marts eller april. Men kære Rockstar Games, jeg og mange andre venter spændt på mere info! I må endelig ikke tøve med at give dem!

English version:

Finally! Something new about Rockstar Games' prize stallion, Grand Theft Auto V. This game is most certainly no small matter and the modest amount of releases regarding trailers, screenshots and even basic info has created many dreams, hopes and theories regarding the game. Grand Theft Auto has a special place in my heart. In my soul. It's one of the few series that I've actually followed from the beginning. It's the game series which I'm basing my Master's Thesis on. Oh dear!

So, what news do I bring? Well.. New artwork! And the promise of more info about the game will be coming very soon. This could mean that we'll be getting a release date sometime soon! My hopes and dreams about this game live on and I do really hope that they'll make the character controls more "light" in the new game. The controls in GTA IV was hopelessly heavy and awkward. About the release date, I doubt that they'll be releasing the game in early 2013, since BioShock Infinite (another game I'm looking forward to!) is finally coming on February 26. A likely release date, if it's going to be in the Spring, would be late march or april, I think. But dear Rockstar Games, I and many others are eagerly awaiting more info! Please don't delay anything!

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition

Dragon Age. Spilserien begyndte på en episk note med Dragon Age: Origins og satte en høj standard for kommende RPG-spil fra den populære udvikler. BioWare er kendt for at lave mindeværdige rollespil, herunder blandt andet Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic og selvfølgelig Mass Effect, men i nyere tid er studiet imidlertid faldet i popularitet. Dragon Age 2 var ikke just den oplevelse, som mange af os havde ventet på, og Mass Effect 3? Den suppedas behøver næppe nogen kommentarer fra mig eller nogen anden.

Nu er de imidlertid klar til at løslade informationer vedrørende Dragon Age 3, og efter alt at dømme lyder det til, at spillet kommer til at hæve niveauet betragteligt. Creative Director på spillet, Mike Laidlaw, talte om spillet til en konference, hvor det kom frem, at spillets områder blandt andet bliver store. Meget store endda! Et af områderne skulle være lige så stort som hele Dragon Age 2! Det lyder fornuftigt. Ydermere er der ligeledes tale om fuld tilpasningsmuligheder af ens karakter og følgere, men det kom ligeledes frem, at man (igen) kun kan spille som menneske. Det er lidt af en skam taget i betragtning af, at man i Origins kunne spille som alle racerne. Dette skabte en fin dynamik, som nu desværre går tabt, men jeg holder endnu håbet højt. BioWare har brug for en succes nu, og Dragon Age 3 kan meget vel blive den succes! Spillet forventes at udkomme i efteråret 2013.

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Dragon Age. The series started on a very high note with the popular Dragon Age: Origins and it set a high standard for future RPGs from the popular developer. BioWare is known for making memorable roleplaying games, like Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and of course Mass Effect, but in recent times the studio has experienced a decline in popularity. Dragon Age 2 was not what anyone had expected and Mass Effect 3? Well that doesn't really need any more comments from me or anyone.

BioWare is however ready to unleash details about Dragon Age 3 and all things considered it seems to be a game that will raise the bar considerably. Creative Director, Mike Laidlaw, said at a conference that the levels in the game will be massive. One of the levels is actually the size of the entire Dragon Age 2! That sounds promising indeed. Furthermore we will be able to customize both our main character and followers as well, but he also stated that we will only be able to play as humans. That is a loss, I believe, because being able to create a character of any race in Origins created a certain dynamic to the game which will now be lost. But still I maintain high hopes for Dragon Age 3. BioWare needs a success and this game might just be it! The game is expected to launch in late 2013.

BioShock Infinite strikes back

BioShock Infinite er tilbage med både en storslået trailer og ikke mindst en udgivelsesdato! Traileren viser denne gang langt flere gameplay-elementer, settings og skæve samt faretruende karakterer end tidligere, som vi allerede til februar 2013 kommer til at stifte bekendtskab med. Det er rigtigt: Februar 2013 slippes bæstet nemlig løs. Irrational Games, under direktion af Kevin Levine, har indtil videre leveret to uforglemmelige oplevelser i form af både BioShock og BioShock 2, og med den tredje installation i den succesfulde serie lader det endnu engang til, at vi får en mageløs spiloplevelse. Rapture i dybet er ikke destinationen denne gang: Columbia i himlen er!

Spillet er sat til at blive udgivet d. 26. februar 2013, og tilfældet er, at det faktisk er min fødselsdag: "Kære Irrational Games. På forhånd tak for fødselsdagsgaven! Kærligst, Jobbe9"




English version:

BioShock Infinite is back with both an amazing trailer and a release date! The trailer, Beast of America, shows more gameplay elements, settings and a variety of characters than in previous trailers which we will all be meeting in February 2013. That's right: the beast will be unleashed February next year. Irrational Games, guided by Kevin Levine, has made two unforgettable experiences already with both BioShock and BioShock 2 and it looks like that the third installment in the popular series will be nothing less than spectacular. Rapture in the deep is no longer our destination: Columbia and the skies are!

The game is slated for release on February 26 2013 and that just happens to be my birthday. "Dear Irrational Games. Thank you in advance for this most lovely present! Yours truly, Jobbe9"

Porno og League of Legends

Porno og League of Legends? Det lyder jo som en himmelsk kombination for nogle spillere, men for andre kan det resultere i en pinlig affære. En LoL-spiller, Andrew "Slooshi" Pham, spillede og kørte samtidig en livestreaming af sit spil, men han besluttede sig imidlertid senere for at se lidt porno. En ting vi alle kan genkende fra vores eget liv. Både på arbejde. I skole. Jamen selv når vi sover. Nogle gange er porno bare lige det, der skal til for at krydre hverdagen. Eller... Jeg tager muligvis fejl!

I dette tilfælde var det bestemt ikke en god ide. Det viser sig nemlig, at Slooshi ikke bare besluttede sig for at hygge sig med sig selv: Han besluttede sig såmænd også for at hygge sig med alle andre på internettet, idet hans livestreaming endnu kørte, da hånden gled ned i bukserne. Spillere, der tog del i hans video, fik således også en anden video at se. Efter videoen blev kendt for sit alternative indhold, var Slooshi ganske hurtig til at kalde det en vittighed. En vittighed? Kært barn har mange navne, men denne "vittighed" var vist blot en simpel fejltagelse fra hans side, og nu prøver han at redde den tabte stolthed med en sørgelig undskyldning. Jeg har forsøgt at finde videoen, dog uden held, så I må nøjes med billedet nedenfor. God fornøjelse!

English version:

Porn and League of Legends? It sounds like a cocktail of heavenly proportions for some players but for others it could very well end up rather awkwardly. A LoL gamer, Andrew "Slooshi" Pham, was playing one fine day and was running some livestreaming of his matches but for some reason he decided to watch a little bit of porn. This is something we all can recognize from our own lives. At work. In school. Heck, even when we sleep. Sometimes porn is just the right thing to spice up the otherwise drab days of our lives. Or maybe not, I might be wrong about that. Anyway!

It was definitely not a clever decision in this case. As it turns out Slooshi didn't just decide to get cozy with himself. In fact he decided to get cozy with everyone on the Internet that day. His livestreaming was still running when he switched the screen from him playing the game and then to him playing a rather different game, and everybody was apparently invited to behold this eigth wonder of the world: a grown man masturbating for the world to see. When the video's alternative content became known throughout the community at LoL Slooshi decided to label the video as a joke, but it sounds more like he made a silly mistake and is now trying to save what pride he has left with a sad excuse. I have tried to find the video but sadly I was unsuccessful in doing so. However you can check out a screenshot of his video above. Enjoy!

GTA V: En verden i farver

Rockstar Games' enormt succesfulde spilserie, Grand Theft Auto, får inden længe endnu en udvidelse, og denne gang bliver det endda en nummereret udvidelse. Det er nemlig rigtigt: Grand Theft Auto V blev såmænd offentliggjort sidste år med den officielle spiltrailer, som bragte smil og glæde frem på alle læber. Især på mine!

Nu er jeg ligeledes nået til det punkt i min uddannelse, hvor jeg skal skrive mit speciale, som faktisk tager udgangspunkt i Grand Theft Auto. Det skal da fejres, og den bedste måde at gøre det på er at poste de officielle screenshots samt videoer af spillet lige her! Traileren er således også her at finde for god ordens skyld. Nedenfor kan du se de fremragende billeder af et af årtiets største udgivelser!




English version:

Rockstar Games' highly successful Grand Theft Auto series will soon be getting another addition to its library but not just any addition: it is in fact a numbered addition! That's right! Sometime last autumn they revealed Grand Theft Auto V with the official trailer which brought happiness and joy worldwide. Especially at my place!

And I've also reached the point in my education where I have to write my Thesis which will actually be based on the Grand Theft Auto series. That's enough reason for me to celebrate, and what better way to do it than to post and keep posting the official screenshots and videos right here for your and my enjoyment. Of course the trailer from last year is here as well. But right down below you can enjoy the sights and almost the sounds as well of what will certainly be one of the greatest game releases in years!