Battlestar Galactica composer to score SOCOM 4

Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary will compose the original score for SOCOM 4.
McCreary announced the news on his blog.He’s no slouch when it comes to soundtracks in games, however: he composed the scores for Dark Void as well as its spin-off, Dark Void Zero.For SOCOM 4, though, he say’s he’s written “”musically, a franchise re-boot” that features over eight hours worth of original stuff.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve dreamt of a video game score that would feel as if it were being composed specifically for each player, adapting and shifting perfectly to capture the mood of the individual gamer,” said McCreary.
” Thanks to the powerful technology available today, and the talented artists and programmers at Sony and Zipper, I was able to write a score that fulfills this promise.
”Good stuff.
SOCOM 4’s out this fall for PS3.

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Guild Wars 2 blog details dynamic events

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Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow hitting PS2 in June

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Bethesda: Doom 4, Rage will show id’s “true potential”

Bethesda’s Pete Hines has said that id’s “true potential” will be shown soon, thanks in part to Doom 4 and Rage.

EA trademarks Darkspore

nother day, another gaming trademark filed.

This time, it’s EA and the trademarks filed are for something called Darkspore.

Three filings popped up on the USPTO  website, for “online computer games”, “hand held units for playing video games”, and “downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devices”, which, per usual, also cover toys, film, and general merchandise pertaining to the property.

Euro PSN update, May 5 – UFC 2010 and Split/Second demos

Sony has updated the European end of PSN, and two rather nice demos are available – note the headline and you got it.

Other highlights include the Flower soundtrack, some sales, and quite a few premium themes.

Get more below, and as usual, be sure to check for availability before getting too excited over something.

Mass Effect 2 getting Equalizer Pack DLC today

BioWare’s announced more additions to the Cerberus Network for Mass Effect 2 in the form of new gear.

WoW shown running on iPad via Gaikai

Got about $500 to spend of an iPad? Get World of Warcraft for it.

Or least wait until Dave Perry’s Gaikai comes out. He uploaded a picture over the weekend of the MMO running on the cloud service on his blog.

“Was walking through the office, saw this, thought you’d like to see…

Soon I’ll be able to play WOW with my Cornflakes!”

The future: it’s now officially here.

Molyneux: Fable III touch mechanic inspired by Ico

Ico was the inspiration behind Fable III’s touchy stuff, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux’s told OXM.

Molyneux said the game’s touch feature is “not a gimmick and is actually quite a big part of the game.”