New game releases of May 20-26
Killzone: Mercenary shoots onto Vita on September 10
Trion Worlds hit with more layoffs, Defiance team impacted
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault defending Vita next week
Game & Wario was originally going to be pre-installed on Wii U
The Last of Us digital download lets you start playing sooner
Weekend PC download deals: Borderlands 2 for $11
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection coming to PS3 in July for $50
Madden NFL 25's $99 'Anniversary Edition' includes Sunday Ticket
Final Fantasy 8 getting PC re-release (in Japan)
Weekend Confirmed 165 - Metro: Last Light, Fuse
Dance Central DLC to be Pricier than Rock Band
Speaking with Joystiq, Dance Central Project Lead Kasson Crooker said that downloadable content for the upcoming Kinect-exclusive dancing title will cost more than the $2 standard set by the Rock Band franchise. According to Crooker, the added "complexity" involved with developing Dance Central's downloadable content makes creating new content for the title "significantly different."
The process of developing the content includes licensing the tracks, developing three unique routines based on the game's multiple difficulty settings, motion capturing the choreography, integrating the animation and adding voice-over for the game's beginner "Break it Down" mode, with multiple smaller steps in between. "It's a pretty elaborate process that is not only a lot more expensive, but a lot more time consuming" Crooker said. Read more »
"Hmm, from my impression of the videos it looked like they'd be reusing a lot of the same moves ..."
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