Just Cause 3 a PS3 exclusive?

Posted 6th May 2010, 12:55pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 3, ps3 exclusive

I never noticed this before, but it has just been brought to my attention that Just Cause 3 is a PS3 Exclusive.



The only logos on the site are the Rating Pending, the PS3 logo and the Square Enix logo.

I'll update you as the situation progresses.

Panauisland.com - Just Cause 2 PS3 YouTube Clip #3

Posted 21st March 2010, 05:53am by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, panau island, ps3, youtube

Check out my latest PS3 YouTube teaser clip (using the Just Cause 2 capture feature).



I should probably point out that you can't edit the description or the tags when using the PS3 YouTube uploader, and the video will be uploaded as Private. You can easily login to your YouTube account to change it later... or even better, you can do it all through the Panau Island Directors Club once you have linked your YouTube account to it.

Speaking of the Directors Club, thank you to everyone who has told me how excited you are about this feature! I'm definitely excited about it, and it's great to see that you are too! Just wait until it's up later this week... then you'll be excited!

Panauisland.com - Just Cause 2 PS3 YouTube Clip #2

Posted 20th March 2010, 23:40pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, panau island, ps3



Such a simple video, yet looks so damn sexy! Keep an eye out for #3 tomorrow.

Panau Island PS3 clips: Who needs guns?

Posted 20th March 2010, 01:08am by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, panau island, youtube, ps3

Each day leading up to the UK release of Just Cause 2, I will be uploading a video directly to YouTube using the exclusive PS3 video recorder and YouTube upload functionality. It really is a great feature and works extremely well. Of course they will be unedited, and you will be able to see that they have been uploaded using the PS3.

Check out this video of me doing the Karl Blaine mission without leaving the roof of the car, or equipping my gun once!

The UK Just Cause 2 event, Just Cause 2 in 3D, and more!

Posted 2nd March 2010, 23:25pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, event, demo, goodies, 3d, nvidia, pc, xbox360, ps3

So, I thought I would let you in on what all the hype has been about today.

Indeed, there was a Just Cause 2 event being held in Covent Garden today, and yes I was there, along with Peter Johansson (Lead Game Designer, Avalanche Studios) and George Wright (Associate Producer, Avalanche Studios).

The set-up they had there was pretty cool, with a quick screening of the first two missions, showing off the epic intro and of course, the awesome gameplay. Peter Johansson talked us through the missions, while George Wright was the lucky one with the controller. It was quite interesting having played the game myself to see how the developers played it, as there are so many ways to complete each mission, and no matter how many times you play the game, the action is never the same twice.

Though, it wasn't long before everyone rushed into the Games Room where they had a dozen PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles set up with the Just Cause 2 demo ready to play.

The big attraction today though was the PC that was set up on the big screen. Though, it wasn't just any old PC... this one was provided especially by Nvidia to promote the 3d Vision technology and the fact that Just Cause 2 is certified to use the technology. That's right, Just Cause 2 is Nvidia 3D Vision ready, and it looks amazing!



PC gamers will have a field day reading the low down on some of exclusive features and enhancements that the PC version of Just Cause 2 has, including Enhanced GPU Water effect for Nvidia Systems and is even enhanced for multi-screen setup. I won't post it all here, but if you want to dive deep into the PC specs, you can check it out over on Voodoo Extreme.

If you've been looking for that excuse to upgrade your PC specs, Just Cause 2 should be a good enough reason. It is seriously cool!

Of course, there are a few things that I have missed today, including a new developer profile on the Official Just Cause 2 website featuring Peter Johansson, and even a new walkthrough posted up on IGN. Check it out below:



Those that were lucky enough to be there, walked away with some Just Cause 2 goodies, which I have been posting pictures of up on the website for the past few days (if you've been wondering what that was all about). Good stuff there!

Also, a quick shout out to Daniel aka forsinain42, was great meeting you and glad you thoroughly enjoyed the experience! I'm sure he'll be bragging about it for weeks!

Some preparation for my visit to Panau

Posted 27th February 2010, 03:51am by Nick | Discuss in the Forums
Tags: just cause 2, goodies, guide, ps3

As some of you may have seen, Mike Oldman (Community Manager at Square Enix London Studios) has already visited Panau, and highly recommends it.

As I'll be visiting Panau myself very soon, Mike thought this might come in handy for me:



Cheers Mike! Just out of interest, you wouldn't by any chance happen to have a tourist map I could borrow too?

Unofficial: Reasons why only the PS3 version has YouTube functionality

Posted 27th February 2010, 03:22am by Nick | Discuss in the Forums
Tags: just cause 2, youtube, ps3

I posted this a while ago on the official Just Cause 2 forums and thought I should post it here too. Please note this is unofficial and hasn't been confirmed as the reason.

The reason why the PS3 has the exclusive YouTube functionality is because the YouTube API comes as part of the PS3 SDK (software development kit). This was first introduced and tested on a Japanese game Mainichi Issho in 2008. This meant that it was very easy to include into the PS3 version, as it literally came straight out of the box.

The Xbox 360 SDK on the other hand doesn't come with it, and it's not down to Hard Drive size or anything like that as previously suggested, it sadly just doesn't allow it. If Microsoft did include the YouTube API as part of the SDK, I'm sure it is a feature the developers would have loved to add to the Xbox 360 version. Now I believe that is as far as it goes in regards to exclusivity, so I don't think we'll be seeing an exclusive feature being announced for the X360 version.

As for the PC, well... in terms of the YouTube functionality, this will again be down to it not being included in the SDK, but PC users will definitely see a lot of other cool things that should make up for it.

For more information about the PS3 YouTube API and my source, see here: http://www.qj.net/qjnet/playstation-3/ps3-sdk-gets-youtube-upload-function-shows-it-off-in-mainichi-issho.html

I hope this answers a few of your questions.

It's official! Just Cause 2 demo out next Thursday!

Posted 26th February 2010, 10:02am by Nick | Discuss in the Forums
Tags: just cause 2, demo, steam, xbox 360, ps3



Yep, it's official! The highly anticipated demo is finally set to hit Steam (PC), the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on Thursday 4th, March 2010. That's next week guys!

For the past month or so since they announced it, there has been very little info regarding the demo other than the interview with Mike Oldman last night, and the same old tweets both on Mike's and the Eidos twitter pages: No date yet - but we'll be shouting about it when we know for sure.. Well now they finally know for sure, and they are certainly shouting about it!

As stated in the interview last night, the demo is seriously generous in what you can in it and a lot of fun or indeed challenging, depending on how you decide to play it.

The good news is that less than a week away until you all can finally get your hands on Just Cause 2 and mess around with that dual hook! All this waiting totally worth it!

For an idea of the download size and even the demo area size itself, Mycoldman said in one of his tweets yesterday: Wondering how big the Just Cause 2 demo is? Try 1.4Gb. Or Manhattan. Or Paris. Or more accurately 35 square miles.

Now this is the worst tease ever...

Posted 22nd February 2010, 23:19pm by Nick | Discuss in the Forums
Tags: just cause 2, game, ps3, xbox360

I wouldn't recommend going into a Game store like I did today...



That's right, I went in today to test them on their knowledge of Just Cause 2, and came out with a Pre-owned PS3 simply for the YouTube functionality. Shame the controller doesn't work though... I'll be getting that replaced tomorrow though so it's ok! Phew...

Interestingly, I couldn't find the PC version anywhere... though I think that was more to do with game not promoting the PC games much these days.

UPDATED: PS3 YouTube footage has emerged

Posted 14th February 2010, 14:05pm by Nick | Discuss in the Forums
Tags: just cause 2, ps3, youtube, leak

It appears as though a video created using the PS3's exclusive YouTube functionality has emerged.



EDIT: The creator of this video is as of yet unknown Andrew Kelly, writer for PSM3 Magazine.

If you look at the full description on YouTube by clicking more info on the video's description, the Uploaded Using Playstation 3 mark is revealed.