The Secret World Developer Diary - Freeform Progression

Instead of taking the standard MMO formula and adding bits to it, Funcom looks to be doing something completely different with The Secret World. As you'll see in their latest dev diary, the notion of classes is being replaced by a full customizable set of some 500 abilities which you put together via the 'ability wheel'. That's all well and good but what I really wanna know is if you can jump in the game, cause that is the deal breaker for me MMO-wise.

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Diablo retrospective and dev interviews for its 15th anniversary

Blizzard has put up a page on their battle.net site commemerating Diablo's 15th anniversary. Mosey on over there to check out the games history, as well as get some developer insight on the series future. There's also a timeline and several other videos including all of the Diablo II cut scenes. Yes, all of this will just make you jones for the game that much more, but they mention that the game is pretty much done already, so it shouldn't be much longer. Right? RIGHT?! 

Metal Gear Rising Q&A with Hideo Kojima

As you may have heard, Metal Gear Rising as it was known has been cancelled and the project was handed over to Platinum Games to be reworked. This is probably for the best since even from the first trailer it was evident that MGR wasn't your typical stealthy MGS. Platinum Games has definitely shown that they know their way around an action game, and I can't wait to see what they do with the title. You can find the 5 part Q&A after the break.

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Capcom Digital Collection announced for 360

We've reached the Event Horizon! The point where remakes are rebundled and relaunched. If you're a Capcom fan and have put off trying any of the HD remakes Capcom has put out for XBLA, then this is for you. Included in this bundle is: 1942 Joint Strike, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Final Fight Double Impact, Flock!, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Super Street Fighter II HD Remix and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3. All of the games will be in at least some form of HD and will have all the features their XBLA counterpart did. This time around these games will be thrown onto a disc and will have a 40 dollar asking price. Now I'm looking forward to the inevitable 3D remake of the rereleased bundle of the HD remakes of the original classics.

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Sonic CD Developer Diary

With the imminent release of the new and improved version of Sonic CD, we're treated to a rather unique dev diary. Sonic Team art director Kazuyuki Hoshino goes over some of the old sketches and art assets used for Sonic CD, and explains how some of them came about. Even through a monotone translator, being able to see some behind the scenes for a classic game like Sonic CD is surprisingly exciting. I'd love to see more developers do this, even if they aren't doing a remake of the game. Ooh, I want a dev diary for Super Metroid now. That would be awesome.

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Grab a beer and check out this Trenched dev diary

Well, don't get a Budweiser like the fellows over at Double Fine did. I mean, I'm not snobby beer connoisseur or anything like that, but Budweiser? Yuck. Beer choices aside, if your interested in Double Fine's latest, a third-person mech-war style tower defense game, then check the dev diary after the break to hear some developer discussion about Trenched, along with some in-game footage.

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DevDiary Original IV: What innovations have we seen this console generation?

Despite Microsoft and Sony staying adamant about extending the life of their consoles beyond the standard 5-6 year lifespan, the upcoming announcement of Nintendo's new system at E3 signals the start of the end for this console generation. At first glance this console generation may seem a bit bland compared to previous. Sure we had plenty of great games, but have we seen much innovation and evolution this generation?

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