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Naughty Dog: We Need A New Word For "Platformer"

Posted 11/19/07 6:03 pm EST by in naughty dog, Platformer, prince of persia, PS3, sony, tomb raider


uncharted_platforming.jpgWhat is a "platformer"?

Or what isn't a "platformer"?

That's the question that came up in my interview last week with Naughty Dog's Amy Hennig, the Game Director of "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune," which is in stores tomorrow. According to her, "Uncharted" is not a platformer.

The third-person action-adventure game is similar to "Tomb Raider" and "Prince of Persia." While there's plenty of shooting/fighting sequences and some puzzle-solving, "Uncharted" is still essentially a platformer at its core: The player navigates Nathan Drake as he scales ledges and jumps to and from suspended platforms. So if it's not a platformer, what is it?

Reps from Sony and Naughty Dog (the development studio that created "Crash Bandicoot" and "Jak and Daxter") have been calling the game "traversal," so I asked Hennig to explain...

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Naughty Dog: 'Uncharted' Could've Been 'BioShock' or 'Resistance'

Posted 11/16/07 12:39 pm EST by in Interview, naughty dog, PS3, sony


nathandrake281×2111.jpg"Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune" is a third-person action-adventure about a modern-day treasure hunter.

But according to "Uncharted"'s Game Director Amy Hennig, it could've been "BioShock" or "Resistance: Fall of Man."

I caught up with Hennig on the phone earlier this week to talk about Naughty Dog's first release for the PlayStation 3 (in stores next week), and we discussed how they came up with the premise for "Uncharted." When the Sony-owned, Santa Monica-based developer of the "Jak and Daxter" series was tossing around ideas for their first next-gen game, a slew of concepts came up -- including ones that may have been similar to "BioShock" and "Resistance: Fall of Man." So what happened?

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Real Card Players Judge 'Eye of Judgment'

Posted 11/16/07 7:30 am EST by in comics, mtv games, Multiplayer Originals, PS3, sony, Video


Sure you could play "Magic the Gathering" and re-enact every battle that takes place, but that's too much work.

That's where "The Eye of Judgment" comes in. The first-ever game for the PlayStation Eye camera recently hit stores, and while we know some PS3 gamers would be interested, what about the hardcore card players?

We had video game host Blair Herter take the game to Jim Hanley's Universe, a local comic book shop, to have real card players pass judgment on the "Eye of Judgment":


E3 ‘07: Star Wars PSP

Posted 7/12/07 12:11 am EST by in Celebrities, E3 07, Movies, PSP, sony


While the new re-design of the PSP was underwhelming (I had hoped for a second analog stick at least), they did announce a re-designed PSP that I'm really excited about: the white PSP with a profile of Darth Vader imprinted on the back. It was shown to us by none other than the Wookiee of all Wookiees himself:

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For $199, it also comes with Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, where you'll play as one of Han Solo's elite troopers. Frickin' sweet! (Yeah, I'm a nerd.)

E3 ‘07: Sony’s Big News!

Posted 7/12/07 12:10 am EST by in E3 07, PS2, PS3, PSP, sony


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The first thing you noticed when walking to Sony’s press conference at their Culver City Studios soundstage was that, of all the press conferences, they had the most screens. So no matter what happens in this console war, Sony wins that battle. Either way, Sony had a variety of announcements, some good, some surprising and some "other" ones as well. Highlights included a new, lighter PSP (complete with video output), a variety of Home features (including a level of cell phone integration via a Sony Ericsson handset), and a whole lot of games (one of which was Metal Gear Solid 4).

For the first time, the press conference was lead by Jack Tretton instead of Kaz Hriai, due to recent shifting of roles. Tretton was visited onstage by other familiar faces of the Sony family, Kaz included, to make announcements for their respective areas of the company. The conference essentially was broken down by platforms: the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP.

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E3 Predictions, Rumors, Hopes and Dreams, Pt. 3: Sony

Posted 7/10/07 6:37 pm EST by in E3 07, PS2, PS3, PSP, sony


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With the recent departure of Ken Kuturagi as well as the news of the PS3 price drop, Sony is going to have some big announcements at E3. They're really going to drive home the importance of the whole country needing to own a PS3, as well as a PSP, and reassure everyone that even though there are more Xbox 360s in the world, and the Wii is outselling the PS3 at an almost 3:1 ratio, Sony is still king. The only big hardware highlights they will show off are the redesigned PSP. They will also demonstrate “Home,” the soon-to-be released, slow-to-catch-on virtual world for the PS3. As with our Microsoft and Nintendo predictions, these are 100% speculation and will most likely not come true. Read More...

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