• Doom 3 Source Code Released to the Public

    // Gradly // blog, Consoles, Download, Games, lawsuit 2 Responses

    After a slight legal setback, id finally released Doom 3‘s source code to the general public.

    Doom 3

    The legal issue involved a piece of technology incorporated in the game called ‘Carmack’s Reverse‘, a stencil shadowing technique in Doom 3.

    The problem was that it wasn’t developed by Carmack alone, but rather a lot of programmers and as a result ended up patented by Creative Labs. A deal was worked out that allowed id to use the technology in Doom 3, free of charge.

    So Carmack got to work on rewriting some of the code, it simply involved adding four lines of code and changing two.

    No game data is included with the source code as it is still covered by the original EULA.

    Find the code over on GitHub.

    [via CVG]

  • Watch Free Movies and TV Shows via Crackle in PlayStation Home

    // Gradly // blog, Consoles, Games, Movies, News, PS3, Sony 1 Response

    Sony offered a partial answer to the Xbox 360’s group Netflix viewing this weekend by upgrading PlayStation Home to support group viewing through Crackle. Gamers can gather friends in personal and public spaces to watch “hundreds” of movies and TV shows for free. The movies are the same as on the web page and include big-name, if older, movies like Resident Evil and Snatch.

    watch free movies via crackle on Playstation Home

    Crackle gets its own virtual TV screen or theater as well as a customized, simplified interface for picking movies from a gamepad.

    Access just requires being a PlayStation Home member, also free, and the equally mandatory PS3. Fans can watch at the LOOT EOD Theater spaces as well as the Hollywood Hills House and Sunset Yacht spaces. Live RadioIO Internet audio streams and UStream live videos should come in December.

    Sony has recently redesigned PlayStation Home project and these are some of new features the company provide to bring back a competitive service.


    [via electronista]

  • Hideo Kojima Talks Metal Gear Solid 5

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    "Snake was supposed to die"

    Hideo Kojima has confirmed in a interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine that Metal Gear Solid 5 is a reality, and that he will be in charge of the game’s development. More info will be revealed by Kojima in the December issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine. This will be the first time in the 16-year history of Official PlayStation Magazine a developer will grace the magazines’ cover.

    Hideo Kojima on the cover of Official PlayStation Magazine

    The developer will also talk about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Rising and his desire to kill off series protagonist Solid Snake. In Kojima’s own words, “Snake was supposed to die“.

    Previously, Kojima Productions has confirmed that Yuji Korekado is the new producer of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, replacing Shigenobu Matsuyama. More game details to be revealed in the upcoming VGA.

    The December issue of Official PlayStation Magazine will be available November 29th.

  • God of War IV Coming September 2012?

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    God of War IV‘s release date may have been leaked. New Zealand retailer MightyApe has listed the game with an estimated release date of September 28, 2012.

    A job listing previously discovered on recruitment site Creative Heads has revealed that that the game may be in development, and this listing only adds fuel to the fire. According to the listing, the title is in the “military/combat” genre, and the person chosen for the position will start “immediately.”

    The job is with Sony’s Santa Monica studio, which is responsible for developing all three previous God of War console titles. Since the portable God of War installments have been developed by Ready At Dawn Studios, Sony Santa Monica’s involvement could mean that the in-development title is God of War IV.

    “Join the GOW team,” the listing reads. “The Santa Monica Studio is an open and creative environment, where we strive to make the best games in the industry. Join us as we embark on our next project.”

    For now, Sony hasn’t confirmed that the game is in development and the release date is only a rumor.

    [via IGN]