Sony has revealed that the first downloadable content for WipEout HD will be playable at this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles. The “Fury Expansion Pack” adds eight new tracks, thirteen new ships and three new game mode. The first of these is Eliminator, which appears to be a simple last man standing contest. It isn’t a race and players have to do all they can to destroy the other ships while evading the attacks of others. Zone Battle is a new take on the original Zone type, with other competing players leaving hazards on the track as they try to progress. Lastly, Detonator is relatively simple and tasks the player with destroying objects on the track across fourteen levels.
No price has yet been revealed, although it is said that the content will be available this summer. The first screenshots are below:
Damion Pinnock, a producer with Sony in the USA, has just updated the community on how things are going on the WipEout HD front. He starts by reiterating the point that the game’s going to have full 1080p support, something which was no mean feat to achieve alongside the constant 60 frames per second it’s pushing. Don’t believe PS3 is capable of this? Check out the new trailer:
He also let the world know that the game will have support for trophies (yay) and is one of the first racing games on the platform to include custom soundtrack support. If you’re feeling really brave, Sony Liverpool has also thrown in SIXAXIS control, although your time spent with that will probably involve hitting the wall repeatedly. Lastly, there’s six brand new screenshots to have a look at today too:
Sony Liverpool’s Wipeout HD seems like it has been in development forever, but the company finally released some good news about its game today. A SCEE representative told TVG that the game will support PS3′s trophies, making it potentially the first driving game to do so.
Also confirmed today was that the game will include a full 2 player offline split screen option, something which has become a rarity in this era of online play. It’s especially commendable to see this in a title which is being distributed exclusively online via the PlayStation Store.
The release date is still no clearer and we’ll have to make do with the “this year” estimate provided at E3.
One of my most anticipated games coming to PS3 this year is Wipeout HD, the next-gen update to a game which I’ve always thought had F-Zero cornered. Originally slated for release some time this summer (and with fans salivating as it gets warmer and warmer outside) it looked like being one of the first PSN-only games worth buying.
Unfortunately, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s boss David Reeves has revealed that we’re going to have to wait a while longer for it. A “really, really tricky technical problem” means that the game now has a release window stretching to the end of the year.
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