Rumor: Sony pitching "Greatness Awaits" as PlayStation 4's rallying cry
Sony going to sell that "Share" button internet fame

A leak from Sony's upcoming marketing campaign for the PlayStation 4 shows the company will be pitching the console's slogan as "Greatness Awaits" according to Siliconera. According to the report, which details an upcoming commercial from Sony, the company will continues its trend of surreal imagery, featuring a single man walking down the street of a small dilapidated town. As he walks friends will join in behind him as he shouts propaganda.
Here's the text of the speech that he makes as he walks:
Who are you not to be great? You, with the imagination of a brilliant child and the powers of an ancient god.
Who are you to be ordinary? You, who could get away with murder, or raise the dead.
Who are you to be anonymous? You, whose name should be spoken in reverent tones or in terrified whispers.
Who are you to be afraid? You, who can serve as judge and jury while hoarding infinite lives.
Who are you to be a slave to the past? You who can travel time like the oceans and rewrite history with a single word.
Who are you to deny greatness? If you would deny it to yourself, you deny it to the entire world.
End scene with PlayStation 4 logo and the words "Greatness Awaits" on a black background. Pretty good, right? It's also worth mentioning that the video will be full of game-related subject material. Nothing so blunt as Kratos in full-makeup, but a roughshod flag with the Destiny logo and other subtle nods.
It sounds pretty powerful, to be honest, though I think the abstract imagery of a city in disrepair isn't exactly what they should be going for. It's something Sony has used quite often over the years, though -- the dark and dreary. Probably a lot of market research gone into why gamers like that stuff, so who am I to criticize. I'd like to see something more fun, but there are probably better outlets for that. Commercials need to be eye-catching.
How about it, everyone, do you want to be great? Greatness awaits, if you buy a PlayStation 4. Or whatever. Let's hope they've got great games, then we'll talk about what we can do with them.
Resident Evil: Revelations demo dated for May 14, get ready for the worst cruise vacation ever
Still waiting on that Resident Evil: Revelations demo? Well, your wait will be ending soon, as Capcom announced today that the multiplatform demo will be released next week, May 14.
The demo will be released to Steam for PC, the Nintendo eShop, PSN, and Xbox LIVE on that Tuesday. The only exception is PSN EU, which will get the demo on May 15. Just a day's difference, so no big.
What the Resident Evil Revelation demo will entail is a segment featuring Jill Valentine, where she infiltrates a cruise ship to search for missing BSAA agents Chris Redfield and Jessica Sherawat.
The full game will be out on May 21.
Road Redemption reaches Kickstarter goal, confirming motorcycles and kicking ass pair well together
Road Redemption, not to be confused with the Mario Van Peebles'directed movie Redemption Road, has successfully reached its Kickstarter goal and can now be considered a real game. With just about two days left in their crowdfunding campaign Road Redemption hit $160,000, reaching its goal and confirming its full development. Planned for release in August 2014 on Wii U, PC and maybe Xbox 360, one question remains: hell yes. It's not even a question.
It's the spiritual successor to Road Rash that fans have been clamoring for. Third-person motorcycle action with both insane combat and intense racing, because bananas and turtle shells don't do the job as well as chains and shotguns. Add in some ragdoll physics for some extra brutality (and hilarity) and Road Redemption seems perfect after a long day of work for some stress reduction.
As for stretch goals, the team at DarkSeas Games will bring Road Redemption to Xbox 360 if funding reaches $178,000 and add extensive Oculus Rift support at $198,000 (basic implementation will be in the box). If backers can reach that far, I'm sure more goals will be added.
Expect Road Redemption to release on PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) in August of 2014 with a Wii U release to follow a few months later (with an Xbox 360 release too, should the stretch goal be met). Of course the Kickstarter campaign is still running, so check out their page and feel free to back if you feel so inclined. If you'd rather wait, there will certainly be opportunities to buy the game at launch.
League of Legends' LCS Summer Promotion Tournament starts now, 12 teams fighting for 4 spots

League of Legends just wrapped up its spring playoffs for Season 3's League Championship Series, finding Team SoloMid reclaiming their throne as the best North American team -- for now. As the excitement at the top of the mountain dwindles, so we look to the bottom. Today marks the start of the LCS Summer Qualifier, where 12 teams battle for four spots in the summer league. Four teams go home today; who will come out on top?
Twelve teams will be participating in the LCS Summer Qualifier. Eight of the twelve, the eight who will be playing today, have qualified outside of the LCS through third-party tournaments, the League of Legends 5v5 ranked ladder and online tournaments. The four winning teams from today's matchups will go on the face the four lowest ranked LCS teams. Winners of those matches will go on to the Summer LCS and an opportunity to challenge for League of Legends Season 3 World Championships.
Without further ado, here is the schedule for today's games:
- 11:00 AM PDT - Quantic Gaming vs. Team Astral Poke - Quantic are by far the favorites of this match-up, coming in first at the Summer Promotion Qualifier event. They narrowly missed participating in the LCS after losing out to Team MRN in the spring qualifiers, an opportunity they don't intend to let pass them by again. Team Astral Poke has their work cut out for them, coming into the event after finishing fourth in the Ranked 5's Online Qualifier. However, they're here, and they'll be aiming to make the most of it.
- 2:00 PM PDT - Velocity eSports vs. The Salad Bar - Salad Bar's going to come into this match looking to capitalize early and throw Velocity's presumed advantage out the window. Velocity is considered the favorite, but with the mystery around Salad Bar's strategies and experience level, an upset could be in order.
- 5:00 PM PDT - Team Summon vs. Fidelis - Team Summon locked in their spot with a first place finish at the IPL Summer Promotion Qualifier, which puts them up at the top amongst most feared contenders. However, due to age restrictions for LCS qualifications, they've had to swap out two of their main roster players, which could spell death for their chances. Fidelis snuck into the these qualifiers upsetting quite a few widely known teams. Except them to pounce on Team Summon's new players and never slow down.
- 8:00 PM PDT - DoubleBuff vs. Azure Cats - The drama of the Summer Qualifiers is centered entirely on Azure Cats, whose star player is none other than exiled Counter Logic Gaming mid-laner BigFatLP. Should Azure Cats come out ahead on team DoubleBuff, they'll be matched up against CLG for life in the LCS -- a matchup both teams fear and anticipate. DoubleBuff says don't count us out yet, however, hoping to capitalize on the experience of their jungle player ScubaChris and mid-laner Nubbypoohbear.
Quantic vs. Astral Poke is just minutes away from starting, so check out the livestream now and expect updates on this weekend's schedule soon! Here's a link to the official League of Legends eSports page with each of the livestreams for you to choose from: LoLeSports.
WildStar's DevSpeak feature returns, "Movement" makes WASD and mouse controls feel fresh
There's something about WildStar. As a well traveled journeyman of MMOs, the first thing I've got to say about the upcoming game is, well, it's not different. Period. It seems to be a rather typical MMO in terms of progression and mechanics -- there's still plenty to be announced though, for sure. That said, the way Carbine packages and discusses all aspects of their game is just so damn charming. It's impossible not to look forward to more.
Take for instance the latest WildStar DevSpeak trailer, "Movement." Yes, it's exactly as it sounds, a trailer entirely about movement in an MMO. Yes, they go over the basics of WASD and camera controls for movement, some jumping too. Yes, there are some interesting movement features like double jump, temporary sprinting and dodging. It should be boring, but for every second of this trailer I was smiling like an eight year old with an ice cream cone.
It's just fun. WildStar's content team know how to make things fun. For instance, I know when I actually play WildStar I'll be bored walking around the world at times, frustrated at the limitations of sprinting, and jealous of classes with movement skills. Yet here I am giggling. It's over the top, self aware and entirely ridiculous. Mostly though, it's just fun. Keep it up Carbine.
WildStar is planned for release on PC in 2013. Beta is slowly rolling out, with an apparent closed stress test occurring very soon. Basically, they're working on it. Keep your pants on.
Batch of Watch_Dogs screenshots released, introduces sassy punk hacker Clara Lille
It's like the internet and real world have collided, also, shoot me
Ubisoft has packaged up a batch of Watch_Dogs screenshots for excited gamers to devour. Nothing too ground breaking in these screenies, but they do introduce punk girl with a dark past Clara Lille. I'm seeing a mixture of Girl With a Dragon Tattoo with Hackers' Angelina Jolie. Also, there's a good shop of 60+ MPH vehicle action, which I'd love to see in motion. Otherwise, same ol' conceptual look of the internet colliding with reality.
It hurts me more than a little bit to realize just exactly what I just said. "Internet colliding with reality." It's like tapping the first domino in a line and realizing exactly what Ubisoft has created with Watch_Dogs. I'm suddenly sitting in the Ubisoft marketing room as they say, "What do nerds like? They like the Internet. Let's bring the Internet into reality, mixed with Grand Theft Auto." It's that simple, and I'm ashamed.
Yet I still want it. As stupid as the whole hacking the world with a cell phone really is, I still want it, because they know exactly what this nerd wants and are actually delivering on it.
Watch_Dogs is planned for released on the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on November 19. It's also planned for release on the PlayStation 4 and what we assume the next-gen Xbox when they launch. Which, probably, is right around November 19. Look forward to it.
PS, this batch of screenshots is meant to accompany a preview of Watch_Dogs. Neoseeker missed out this time, but if you're a big Watch_Dogs fan, we recommend checking out your next favorite website in case they got the opportunity to check the game out.
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Konami reports significant financial loss, but finds success in social and online gaming
Digital entertainment and pachinko machines aren't working out
Konami is now one of many companies posting year-on-year losses, having recently released details for its financial performance over the first fiscal year, ending on March 31, 2013. Overall, they've seen a significant drop in digital entertainment and pachinko divisions.
Product sales and services brought in ¥226 billion ($2.4 billion) this year, which is a 15% drop from last year's ¥266 billion. Net income went from ¥23 billion to ¥13.2 billion ($140 million), decreasing 42.8% percent. The pachinko sector saw a 70% drop in revenue compared to the same period last year, while the digital entertainment department reported 17.1% in revenue losses.
All that said, Konami did note that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 have done well enough to bolster earnings. Basically, things could be worse.
What's more is that social and onlines games have been paying off for Konami. Titles like Metal Gear Solid Social Ops and Dragon Collection, which works with GREE, have both been rather successful. All in all, Konami's social games have over 35 million users worldwide.
The industry isn't all doom and gloom. Although Capcom's earnings didn't quite meet expectations, both DmC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6 have performed admirably. The company's Resident Evil 5 pachinko machines have also brought in a profit.
Activision has also reported a year-on-year gain for the first fiscal period, despite a decline in World of Warcraft subscriptions.
League of Legends introduces its next champion, Aatrox, the Darkin Blade, is revealed
Ew, an AD team fighter with initiate, escape, and sustain
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Ezreal's teasers from yesterday have spun League of Legends players in circles. The mystery has come to fruition, however, as Aatrox, the Darkin Blade, has been revealed. Similar to Vladimir and Zac, Aatrox uses his own health as a resource for skill casting, storing the health away for later with his passive Blood Well.
Touted as a top lane attack damage focused champion, Aatrox's kit seems to be just as viable in the jungle or as a counterpick in the middle lane. Due to the sustain provided by Blood Thirst and the interchangeable escape/initiate of Dark Flight, Aatrox should be a fearsome opponent no matter the role. Despite his melee focus, he'll be terrifying for any champion to come in range of an auto attack.
Here's Aatrox's skill set, which follows a traditional format:
- Blood Well (Passive) - Aatrox stores a portion of his abilities’ health cost in the Blood Well, which slowly drains to a base amount while he is out of combat. When Aatrox loses all of his health, he draws on the Blood Well and recovers the amount of health stored.
- Dark Flight - Aatrox rises into the air and slams into a target location. Enemies within the impact zone are knocked up and take damage, while nearby enemies take damage.
- Blood Thirst - Aatrox heals himself on every third attack. Activating Blood Thirst toggles Blood Price.
- Blood Price: Every third attack now deals bonus damage instead of healing Aatrox. Aatrox loses health based on the bonus damage dealt.
- Blades of Torment - Aatrox fires a line attack that damages and slows enemies caught in its path. Aatrox is refunded a part of the health cost if Blades of Torment strikes an enemy champion.
- Massacre (Ultimate) - Upon activation, Aatrox instantly damages enemies in an area around him. For the duration of Massacre, Aatrox gains bonus attack speed and range. Massacre has no health cost.
Aatrox's lore paints him as an important figure in the history of Runeterra. He is one of five left of the ancient race known as Darkin and stories of his ferocity go as far back as any of Ezreal's collection can measure. He's known to travel from battle to battle, shifting the tides just as a conflict nears an end. It's not entirely clear why, but it seems he fights seemingly to perpetuate war, rather than end it.
Since Lissandra and the humongous Enter the Freljord patch were released only a week ago, it's doubtful we'll see release of Aatrox for another 2-3 weeks, as per Riot's new champion release schedule.
League of Legends is a free-to-play MOBA on PC and Mac, check it out today. Expect updates as they occur, either from our epic LoL community or here on the frontpage. Aatrox is a bit too much of a, well, Darkin, to make Lydia's manliest champions list, huh?
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TimeGate Studios, co-developer of Aliens: Colonial Marines, reportedly lays off entire staff
The news has just gone from bad to worse for TimeGate Studios, co-developer of Aliens: Colonial Marines, as the company has reportedly laid off its entire staff. Nothing has been officially confirmed just yet, but regardless things are looking grim. TimeGate has been in some hot water lately, as some employees were let go in March and then the studio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.
TimeGate has been around since 1998, and released the RTS series Kohan in 2001. It followed that with Axis & Allies in 2004, then began working on FPS games with expansion packs for F.E.A.R., and then Section 8 and Section 8: Prejudice. The studio was one of the co-developers on the poorly received Aliens: Colonial Marines, as TimeGate worked with Gearbox and Nerve Software on the title.
If the news is indeed true and TimeGate has laid off everyone, hopefully those former employees can find new jobs soon. Once there's some kind of confirmation, you can be sure to find it here.
Injustice: Gods Among Us trailer showcases Batgirl as next DLC character, no date yet
So that Injustice: Gods Among Us Batgirl rumor turned out to be true, to no one's surprise. On the first Friday of May, an Xbox LIVE leak saw an entry for Injustice showing Batgirl as the next DLC character (the first was Lobo), and as we speculated, Barbara Gordon is indeed the lady we'll be seeing.
If you're wondering about the whole paralysis thing as Oracle, bear in mind Injustice does bring in several New 52 influences, like Captain Marvel being renamed "Shazam." In the New 52 DC reboot, Barbara retakes the mantle as Batgirl, which will also be the case here for Injustice: Gods Among Us.
A new trailer released today shows Batgirl facing off against the Joker, dressed as he was the day he shot and paralyzed her. That's pretty fitting. Currently, we have no release date, but the DLC will be priced at 400 MP or $4.99 USD.
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