Bungie gør grin med Call of Duty: Ghost

Infinity Ward viste for ikke så længe siden traileren til deres kommende shooter, Call of Duty: Ghost. De besluttede sig for at fortælle om en række af spillets nye funktioner, hvor de blandt andet kunne afsløre, at nu er der intelligente fisk. Disse undervandsbæster er så intelligente, at de faktisk flytter sig, når spilleren nærmer sig dem. Og nu er der også en hund.

Bungie, som inden længe slipper deres Destiny løs, har udgivet en video, hvor de fortæller om, hvordan deres E3 Reveal-trailer blev skabt. De er ganske informative om spillet, men mest underholdende bliver det, når de gør grin med intelligente fisk. Tjek det ud her:

Bungie præsenterer Destiny

Bungie gav os i sin tid Halo, som viste sig at blive en enorm succes på den originale Xbox. Det var blandt andet på grund af Halo, at jeg købte en Xbox til at starte med! Efter en række succesfulde spil i serien, hvis man da ser bort fra Halo: ODST, som der hersker en del delte meninger om, gik udviklingen af spilserien imidlertid over til et nyt studie: 343 Industries som gav os Halo 4 sidste år.

Bungie har ikke ligget på den lade side, og efterhånden er der dukket en del rygter frem og informationer om deres seneste projekt: Destiny. Spillet bliver, efter alt at dømme, endnu en sci-fi-shooter, som forhåbentligt vil adskille sig selv fra Halo, men Bungie er ikke kendt for at skuffe sin fanbase. I en tid hvor nye IP'er ikke ligefrem klarer sig overvældende godt, eksempelvis Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (som du bør købe og spille allerede i dag), bliver det interessant at se, om Bungie kan overleve fødslen af Destiny.

Ved dette års GDC (Game Developer's Conference) vil studiet præsentere Destiny, hvor de forhåbentligt vil afsløre langt flere informationer om spillet. Præsentationen hedder "Brave New World: New Bungie IP", og du kan læse mere om den her.

English version:

Bungie gave us Halo a while back which turned out to be an enormous success on the original Xbox. It was  actually because of Halo I bought the console! After a series of successful games, despite the black sheep being Halo: ODST which people can't seem to agree on, the development of the series went to a new studio: 343 Industries who gave us Halo 4 last year.

Bungie, however, has not been sleeping while their franchise went to a different studio. In fact, there have been many rumors, speculations and leaks about their latest project: Destiny. The game is a Sci-Fi shooter which hopefully will set itself apart from Halo. In a time where new IP's don't exactly fare well (the example of this being the tragic fate of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and 38 Studios. A game you actually need to play.) it'll be interesting to see, if Bungie can survive the birth of Destiny.

The studio is planning on giving a lecture at this year's GDC (Game Developer's Conference) where they'll be spending a great deal of time talking about Destiny. The lecture is called "Brave New World: New Bungie IP" and you can read more about it here.

Halo 4 og kønsdiskrimination

Microsofts flagskib, Halo, har netop fået udgivet det længeventede og ganske omdiskuterede Halo 4. Udviklingen af spillet er gået fra Bungie til det nyligt oprettet 343 Industries, og med spillet ønsker folkene bag at skabe en ny og krystalklar tone over for kønsdiskrimination: Permanent bandlysning fra både Halo 4 og Xbox Live.

Bonnie Ross, General Manager hos 343 Industries, siger følgende i et interview med Gamespot:

"Most people look at a franchise like Halo, and automatically assume it's run by a guy. People are surprised to learn that it's a woman who's running the Halo 4 show. When Microsoft created 343 Industries to take over Halo, I was given first choice to run the studio because I had proven myself. My gender played no part in it."

Personligt er jeg begejstret for dette skridt. Jeg kender en række piger, som også er gamere men mere end det: De er dygtige gamere med hjertet på rette sted. Og fra tid til anden er de såmænd også bedre end mig! Det skal de ikke hades for. Det skal ingen hades for! For mig er det forfriskende at se, hvordan den traditionelle drengeklub er blevet et sted for alle - uanset køn. Men nogle drenge er naturligvis ikke modne nok til at ville dele denne farverige verden med "det svage køn", og når tonen så bliver grov, kan de således se frem til at blive bandlyst. Og tro mig: Tonen bliver grov, har jeg både set og ladet mig fortælle. Det er fuldstændigt uacceptabelt, hvordan piger nogle gange føler, at de må skjule deres køn. Jeg og mange andre har imidlertid en anden indstilling til det og ønsker alle, både piger og drenge, velkommen i klubben. Gaming er alles ret!

English version:

The flagship of Microsoft, Halo, has finally come upon us with its "fourth" and both anticipated and much debated release: Halo 4. The development of the franchise has gone from Bungie to the newly formed 343 Industries, and with the game the people behind it want to make a crystal clear statement regarding sex discrimination: a lifetime ban from both Halo 4 and Xbox Live.

Bonnie Ross, a General Manager at 343 Industries, said the following an interview with Gamespot:

"Most people look at a franchise like Halo, and automatically assume it's run by a guy. People are surprised to learn that it's a woman who's running the Halo 4 show. When Microsoft created 343 Industries to take over Halo, I was given first choice to run the studio because I had proven myself. My gender played no part in it."

On a personal note I'm very pleased to hear about this. I know quite a few female gamers who are very skilled and passionate about gaming. But more than that, they're also at times better than me. They shouldn't be hated for that. No one should, in fact! It's refreshing to see how the tradional "boys club" has become a place for everyone - no matter the sex. But some boys are just too immature and don't want to share this colourful world of gaming, and when the tone gets nasty they can now look forward to a lifetime ban. At least in Halo 4. And believe you me: it does get nasty at times. It's completely unacceptable that some girls actually have to hide their sex to avoid discrimination. I and many, many others, however, have a different approach and want to bid everyone welcome. Gaming is everyone's right!

Bungies nye projekt: Destiny

Bungie, den tidligere udvikler bag en Microsofts største franchises, Halo, er nu i gang med et nyt projekt under kodenavnet, Destiny. I 2010 underskrev Bungie en kontrakt med Activision om at lave fire science fiction-shootere, som de håber kan blive en ny franchise, nu da Halo er gået over til 343 Industries. Efter planen bliver det første spil udgivet næste år, og i stil med andre serier så kommer vi til at se en ny titel hvert andet år fremover. DLC-pakker, navngivet Comet, bliver tilgængelige hvert andet år fra efteråret 2014.

Det første spil i serien vil først blive udgivet på Xbox360, og de resterende tre vil så også blive udgivet på de andre platforme (PS3, PC). Inde på Bungies hjemmeside kan man i dag finde budskabet, "So, yeah. While we’re not ready to show you what we’ve been working on, we can reconfirm that we are hard at work on our new universe. We can’t wait for you to see it. See you starside in 2013" Det bliver ekstremt interessant at se, hvad Destiny egentligt er, men det kan tyde på, at det bliver stort!


English version:

Bungie, the former developer behind one of Microsofts biggest franchises, Halo, has now set their focus on a new project: Destiny. Back in 2010 Bungie signed a contract with Activision stating that they'd make four Sci-Fi shootere which both parties hope will be a new franchise. Especially now that Halo is being developed by 343 Industries. According to the plan the first game will be released as early as next year with future installments coming every other year. DLC packs are also planned to be released in the fall of 2014 and then every other year as well.

The first game will first be released on the Xbox360 and the other three will then also see release on the other platforms (PS3, PC). The following statement can be found at Bungie's website today, "So, yeah. While we’re not ready to show you what we’ve been working on, we can reconfirm that we are hard at work on our new universe. We can’t wait for you to see it. See you starside in 2013" What Destiny really is will be very interesting to see, but so far it looks like it'll be huge!

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Dette er navnet på den nye live-action serie, som Microsoft er ved at producere baseret på den største franchise på både den oprindelige samt nye Xbox: Halo. Som mange af jer allerede er bekendt med, så udkommer Halo 4 inden længe, og at udviklingen af spillet er flyttet fra Bungie til 343 Industries. Nyheden om en ny Halo-trilogi blev imidlertid modtaget med blandede følelser: Nogle spillere kan ikke fordrage tanken, og andre kan ikke få nok af universet. Men det holder ikke Microsoft fra at fejre udgivelsen på en særlig måde!

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn introducerer en ny karakter i historien, som møder Master Chief tidligt i konflikten med the Covenant. Denne person bliver inspireret af den modige Spartan til at lade sig hverve i UNSC og kommer til at tjene på UNSC Infinity. Der vil i alt komme 5 afsnit, som hver især vil være af 15 minutters varighed, og de vil blive vist via Halo Waypoint samt på machinima.com.


English version:

This will be the name for the new live-action series based on the highly successful Halo franchise. As many of you know Halo 4 will find its way to the store shelves in November, and that the development has moved from Bungie to 343 Industries. The news of a new Halo trilogy did not exactly please everyone, since we've already finished the fight in Halo 3, but others welcome it with open arms. Me? I'm not so sure. I love the Universe and all but we did finish the fight but I'm curious to see the new storyline and besides, Master Chief is very awesome so playing as him again does not hurt my feelings. Regardless of this raging debate among gamers Microsoft plans to celebrate the release of the new game on a high note.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn introduces a new character who will get to meet Master Chief sometime early during the conflict with the Covenant, and that the brave Spartan will inspire him to join the ranks of UNSC, where he will be serving on the UNSC Infinity. The story will be told through 5 15-minute episodes and will be aired on Halo Waypoint and at machinima.com.