Evil Dead's remake director Fede Alvarez is said to be in talks to bring Visceral Game's 2010 action romp Dante's Inferno to the big screen.
]]>Sony's kicked off a January sale for the PlayStation Store, with some big discounts in play for the first week. Dead Space 2, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Dante's Inferno are all down to £20, with Burnout Paradise set at £15. All the games include all their respective DLC. Also included in the deal is Crysis for £9.99, Burnout Crash for £5.99 and NBA Jam: On Fire Edition for £7.99. There's more offers, including DLC bundles and packs for Shift 2, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age II on the EU PS Blog.
]]>A tweet from Internet sleuth Superannuation points to a resume which suggests Visceral is either working on a follow-up to Dante's Inferno or, at the very least, hired someone to write the script for it.
]]>TorrentFreak's reporting that Black Ops was pirated over 4 million times in 2010, based on data collected from "public BitTorrent trackers".
]]>SCEA's announced it's holding a massive winter sale on the PS Store for PS3, PSP and its minis collection.
]]>If you're American, you should be interested in this.
]]>Visceral has said a sequel to Dante's Inferno is not currently in the cards for the team, which has been busy working on Dead Space 2.
]]>Dante's Inferno Avatar items landed on XBL Marketplace this week, as a companion to the Trials of St. Lucia DLC that hit as well.
]]>The Trials of St. Lucia for Dante's Inferno will be released tomorrow, and in case you forgot all about it, it's the DLC that includes the level creator.
To get you pumped for it, Visceral's lead designer, Greg Rizzer, had posted all sorts of goodies to expect with it over on the US PS Blog, including a nice video - which we posted below.
We had a chat with Rizzer about the content back in March, and you can get caught up on it here, here, and here.
]]>Dante's Inferno lead designer Greg Rizzer has said that it was a "big decision" to include co-op play in the upcoming Trials of St. Lucia DLC.
]]>During our round-table interview with Dante's Inferno Greg Rizzer, the lead designer told participants that the character of St. Lucia was not just a "reskin of Dante", but was instead built separately from the main game in order to obtain proper optimization.
]]>Visceral has said that it hopes the Trials of St. Lucia pack for Dante's Inferno fosters a sense of community among players with its level editor.
]]>Dante's Inferno's upcoming Trials of St Lucia DLC is going to add some significant upgrades to the actioner, including co-op and user-created levels. Check the movie after the break.
]]>Does the GDC news rush have your head spinning? Then take a load off with February's NPDs, which came out today. So, how'd your favorite games fair?
Unsurprisingly, BioShock 2 made a drill-brandishing beeline straight to first place, while Mass Effect 2, Dante's Inferno, and Heavy Rain all managed to keep apace in the top ten. Long-legged favorites New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Modern Warfare 2, meanwhile, took second and third.
See the full results after the break
]]>The Just Cause 2 demo is this week's main attraction for the European PS Store update.
What else is there? Check after the break.
]]>EA and Visceral put out some new screens for Dante's Inferno today, showcasing the Dark Forest DLC that is expected to be made available this week.
]]>Looks like a live-action movie of Dante's Inferno may not happen - or at least contain a Dante like that's seen in the game, according to Visceral's Jonathan Knight.
]]>A line-up of upcoming Dante's Inferno DLC has shown a healthy amount of extras.
]]>EA COO John Schappert just said that the Dante's Inferno demo has been downloaded over 3 million times.
]]>Mass Effect 2 has maintained its number one spot in the UK charts.
]]>Dante's Inferno has been a brazen controversy magnet over the course what could only be described as its promotional rollercoaster ride - and not for lack of trying, either.
That, however, hasn't stopped EA from exercising uncharacteristic levels of caution where the Middle East is concerned.
]]>EA and Visceral sent us over a video for Dante's Inferno, and we have it posted below the break for you and on YouTube.
The video is still being processed, so it will look better in a few minutes.
Game's already out in Europe, and hits North America on Tuesday.
]]>Visceral and EA sent over a friendly reminder that Dante's Inferno has landed in European shops today.
]]>Reviews for Dante's Inferno are starting to flow onto the net. Hit below the break for the list so far.
]]>Visceral Games' producer Jonathan Knight has said in an interview the studio currently has no plans to develop a sequel to Dante's Inferno.
]]>If you'd told us years ago that classic works of contemplative literature would make excellent window dressing for games around which phrases like "gore fountain" and "double decapitation" might be thrown, we'd have said you were completely nuts.
"Years" ago, however, Dante's Inferno Executive Producer Jonathan Knight was already kicking around ideas for a videogame based on Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
]]>Those not interested in football, but who planned to watch this Sunday's Super Bowl anyway for the Dante's Inferno spot should thank Industry Gamers for saving them 3 hours of men bashing each other plus another 45 minutes to an hour for the halftime show.
Posted below the break, you'll get to see the 30-second spot EA paid $3M for with no football required.
Game's out later in the month for PS3 and 360 and will get some DLC loving in March and April.
]]>Looks like a leaked-featurette for Dante's Inferno has been released, via NeoGAF, showing off upcoming DLC called the Trials of St. Lucia - complete with co-op and a customizable mission maker.
]]>EA's released three screens of the Dante's Inferno Super Bowl ad.
]]>EA's announced it'll be airing a Dante's Inferno ad during the Super Bowl this Sunday.
]]>Visceral has sent over a video for Dante's Inferno, showing a montage of his fighting moves.
It's below the break, and definitely shows off the fantastical nature of the game, as well as the brutality of Dante's anger.
Game's out next month, and the Dark Forest DLC included on the Divine Edition for free on PS3 will land on Xbox 360 as well come March 5.
]]>Jonathan Knight, executive producer for Dante's Inferno, has told VG247 that the nudity and large demon anatomy in the game is all part of the "fantastical" context of Dante Aligeri's Hell.
]]>Visceral has revealed that the departures of former general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey had no impact on Dante's Inferno whatsoever.
]]>A trailer for Dante’s Inferno, the animated movie, has been released.
The film's out on Blu-ray and DVD February 5 alongside the game.
Check it out for yourself after the break, courtesy of Gamespot.
]]>The Dante's Inferno animated movie will get a public premiere on February 2.
]]>Hit the link for the latest Dante's Inferno dev diary, showing off the Fraud circle of Hell.
One word: hardcore. Visceral's literary actioner may ape GoW to a stupid level, but it looks just amazing.
It's out for 360, PS3 and PSP on February 5.
]]>The US PS Blog has detail on what you'll be getting for your $5 this month in Qore.
]]>Hello. We're back. Christmas wasn't as earth-shattering as it could have been as regards gaming stories: not as big as 2008, anyway. But, needless to say, the news refused to sleep. Hit the link for everything you missed.
]]>Dante's Inferno features a demon boss's penis during its "flying," "fire-spewing" and "standing around" phases, according to the game's ESRB rating. Apparently the appendage is physics-based.
The ratings board has also revealed a section in which Dante is forced to fondle a demon's tit.
Hit the link for the section on sexual content. You can read the full thing here.
The game's out for PS3 and 360 on February 5.
]]>Hit the link for 20 minutes of Dante's Inferno gameplay, encompassing the entire demo released to the US PSN yesterday.
This is the first section from the game itself, so don't watch if you're worried about spoilers.
Rest assured, what's on show here is weapons grade. You're not going to see presentation like this many places other than Visceral Games.
Also rest assured that when pundits have likened play itself to God of War, they really weren't kidding.
Watch and see. The game's out on February 5 for PS3 and 360. The 360 demo releases in both the US and Europe on Christmas Eve.
]]>Dante's Inferno: The Animated Movie will release on February 8, EA said today. The game itself hits on February 5.
The movie's a Starz Media affair: the firm also did the Dead Space animation tie-in.
It's out on Blu-ray and DVD. PR after the break.
]]>This week, a viral video for a "game" called Mass: We Pray was released, and like most of us thought, it was a fake. A hilarious fake, nonetheless.
Turns out, it was the latest in EA marketing for Dante's Inferno, this time instead of Wrath or Lust, it was Heresy.
When you click on the preorder spot for the game, it takes you to the page for Dante's Inferno, so no "anointing the stick for you" or playing around with crucifix styled controllers that would make a Goth kid squeal with glee.
Heresy. The worst of all sins. Well, to some folks at any rate. This time, it's rather hilarious.
Watch below for proof, and then click here to burn in Hell along with us and Joystiq.
]]>Oh yeah. That's the stuff. There's a Dante's Inferno story trailer up on EG that says "buy me" in as many monstrous boss-shaped forms as you can imagine.
Can't wait for this. Hit the link to see why. It's out in February.
]]>The latest episode of GTTV that was teased yesterday has been released, and it is full of Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake and many other nifty things.
In it, the BioWare Doctors talks about how they see games as an art form, and how the team is pushing the envelope once again with Mass Effect 2. There's also information on your new squad member, and "The Man" is revealed to be not only Sheperd's nemesis, but also someone he is kind of taking orders from.
There's also a badass new trailer for Dante's Inferno in there, and a new one for C&C4: Tiberian Twilight as well and then there's GTTV's review for Modern Warfare 2 and a preview of Alan Wake.
The video is passed the break.
]]>During EA's Winter Showcase in West London, the EU PS Blog had a chance to sit down with the executive producer of Dante's Inferno, Jonathan Knight.
In the chat, Knight mentioned that from the moment he pitched the idea of bringing the literary classic into the 21st century via an action game, he pretty much "got the greenlight right away".
"The bosses of the games label at EA and the executives thought it was a great idea right away," he revealed. "Like me, they saw the potential in the mythology and how nobody's ever taken on that sort of medieval, christian notion of the afterlife as kind of a real place that you go to under the ground. There's monsters and demons and rivers, and it's just a crazy fantastical vision that Dante Aligeri had for Hell.
"My execs just immediately saw potential there for a great game."
The video is posted passed the break, and in it, Knight also reveals what was taken literally from the text and what they took liberties with. Good stuff, there.
]]>Visceral has announced that it's to release a demo for Dante's Inferno in December, which has players going through The Gates of Hell - the entire first level of the game.
Great to hear.
There's a developer video of Heresy - the sixth circle of Hell - below the break, and in it the devs talk about how the place heretics go is indeed full of fire, brimstone, and literally Satan's backyard.
It's loaded with poor souls damned to Hell for all eternity, and when dealing with them you can choose to be a "total bastard or a nice guy" - the choice is up to you.
Full PR is also passed the break. It's out in February.
]]>Hit the link for a video of Eurogamer's Craig Munro killing the s**t out of the Dante's Inferno Limbo boss. This is shot off-screen from the E3 build set up at today's Eurogamer Expo in Leeds.
The game's out early next year. To be honest, it really does look f**king hot in the flesh.
Check it out.
]]>EA's released a brand new dev diary for Dante's Inferno.
In this one, it showcases the "fifth circle of hell" - anger.
It's out next year for PS3, 360 and PSP. Diary is after the jump.
]]>EA and Visceral has announced that BioShock composer Garry Schyman has been hired to compose the score for Dante's Inferno.
"Scoring Dante's Inferno was one of the most interesting and challenging projects I have ever tackled," said Schyman. "Literally being asked to score hell was fantastic especially once I saw the surrealistically frightening world that Visceral Games had developed. I thought long and hard about every piece of music I wrote to create something new, surprising and fitting.
"It has turned out to be one of the most creative experiences in my career."
The orchestral score and chorus were recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Metro Voices Singers. The score soundtrack is planned for release in early 2010.
Game's out for PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360 February 9 and 12 in the US and UK respectively.
Press release is below.
]]>Dante's Inferno has a new trailer, and it's the one that was shown at GamesCom.
Shows deadly sins, tells you to go to hell, gives flashes of cutscenes and some gameplay.
Basically just something to whet your appetite until it's out Feb 9 and Feb 12 in the US and Europe, respectively.
Watch below courtesy of Joystiq.
]]>Electronic Arts and DC comics have teamed up to reveal that Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno will have a six issue graphic mini-series made in its honour with the first issue due in December this year.
The comic is illustrated by Diego Latorre (The Incredible Hulk) and written by Christos Gage (X-Men/Spider-Man, Wildcats), so the prestige is there for it not to be crap.
However, if you're going to ComicCon this week, you can pick up a special issue #0, and get it signed by the above.
We're not there. Awesome.
Dante's Inferno is out for PS3 and 360 in January.
Full thing after the break.
]]>A new developer diary for Dante's Inferno has been released, and the video focuses on the Second Circle of Hell, which is Lust.
It's rather neat, and you can watch it below courtesy of GameTrailers.
Game's out next year.
]]>EA's released the first proper gameplay trailer of Dante's Inferno, and it's looking very hot. Apt, really.
Forget the navel-gazing - this is going to be f**king awesome.
Hit the drop for proof. It's out next year for 360, PS3 and PSP. Thanks, Blerk.
]]>EA's put out a Dante's Inferno dev diary centred on Limbo, the first of the game's nine, hellish circles.
There's no gameplay in there, unfortunately, but plenty of reason for the "core" to be cheerful. This really does have potential to be awesome.
It's out next year. Hit the link to watch the vid.
]]>The Dante's Inferno website received an update yesterday, and will every month on the ninth to commemorate the nine circles of Hell in the game.
Yesterday's updates include a video with executive producer Jonathan Knight during E3 chatting about the show and reaction to the game.
Visceral Games has also added a blog to the site, and a new developer diary video describing Limbo, and we have that for you after the break.
Game's out next year.
Thanks, Blue.
]]>EA has released a new cinematic video for Dante's Inferno.
Looks great as usual.
More is expected later on in the week from the event.
]]>EA has just revealed that Visceral Game's Dante's Inferno will run at 60 frames per second and that the game will give gamers the "western world’s most definitive view of the afterlife." Seriously.
"Built on the same technology as the award-winning Dead Space, Dante’s Inferno will deliver a fast, fluid and responsive combat experience running at 60 frames per second," says the E3 fact sheet that you can find in its entirety after the break.
"EA’s Dante’s Inferno will take gamers to the western world’s most definitive view of the afterlife as created in the 13th century by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in part one of his epic classic, 'The Divine Comedy.'"
Dante's Inferno ships in 2010 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP.
]]>After the break. This was shown last night at the VGAs alongside the game's announcement. More here.
It's out next year.
]]>EA just press released Dante's Inferno. The game was announced tonight that the VGAs.
There's little detail on the game aside from the fact it's being developed internally at Redwood Shores and is, obviously, based on the Divine Comedy.
“The time is right for the world of interactive entertainment to adapt this literary masterpiece, and to re-introduce Dante to an audience who, until now, may have been unfamiliar with the remarkable details of this great work of art,” said Jonathan Knight, executive producer for the game.
“It’s the perfect opportunity to fuse great gameplay with great story.”
It's out next year. Press release after the break.
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