The Bleeding Joystick (August 9, 2012)

August 9th 2012, 6:59am

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

The Bleeding Joystick is a bi-weekly column that
rounds up the more stand-out GENRE VIDEO GAME news that is out there!

Ghostbusters go Portable!

In exciting app news, I was pretty friggin’ excited to stumble upon
this little gem today when browsing through the app store:

Yeah that’s right, Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast is here! Since I’m a
fool for anything Ghostbusters related, it shouldn’t surprise you that
this excites me. Now, obviously you shouldn’t be expecting a followup
to the fantastic Activision title from a few years ago, but still, the
concept is cool. The game takes your phone’s camera and populates
ghosts in the image for an “augmented reality” feel.

But goddamn, there should be nothing more I need to say. Ghostbusters.
iOS app. 99 Cents. Get
it!

DayZ Stands Alone

I don’t know if you’ve ever played Arma II (it’s a badass PC military
sim), but you should be excited to know that there’s currently a mod
out for it called DayZ. What’s DayZ you ask? Well, it’s an apocalyptic
zombie shooter that finds you taking down armies of the undead.

Dean “Rocket” Hall, creator of the original mod promises alpha versions
for a fraction of regular cost as the game comes about. This whole
thing is being followed closely by Gamespot as it develops, and you can
check out their video diary of the game’s creation along the way.

InSane
No Longer

You may not even have known about it, but Guillermo Del Toro was
working on a video game. It was called InSane, and you can check out
the brief teaser below:

Unfortunately, THQ just announced that they’ve given Del Toro the
rights to the game once again and they’re cancelling it. Too bad, as it
was being worked on by Volition, the team that brought us Saints Row
and Red Faction. They also recently announced they wouldn’t be moving
forward on another game that looked awesome in Devil’s third.

Here’s hoping Del Toro can find someone to go InSane with him in the
near future.

GoW FPS?

Hey, do you love Gears of War? Cause you should. If you don’t, may
you be eaten by a swarm of locusts. Ok anyway- executive producer at
Epic Rod Fergusson recently announced that their studio is paying close
attention to the industry’s trends.

What does this all mean? He was recently asked about the possibility
of creating an FPS game around Gears of War, which until now has been a
third person shooter. He stated that he’s a “big believer in never say
never”, although it isn’t necessarily top priority right now.

I’d be pretty pumped to have an awesome Gears of War FPS. Let’s keep
watching to see where the industry ends up taking the popular franchise.

RE6 Achievements Leaked

Finally, because I can’t go a column without posting about Resident
Evil 6, I wanted to mention that X360A.org has published
a list of all
the achievements for the upcoming survival horror game. I’m not
going
to give anything away for fear of spoilers, but if you point-hungry
brain munchers want to get a deeper look at what can be unlocked within
it, feel free to click here.

In the meantime, here’s another trailer.