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Given all the content and interest here on Lair, I figured you guys would also be interested to hear that the North American version of Lair has completed its development and is now in manufacturing! That means that we are on track for our August 14 release date. It goes without saying that we’re eager to get this out to those of you that have been waiting so patiently (or not!) for it to arrive. Considering the new PS3 price and now Lair, hopefully there’s even more of a reason to scoop up a PS3 if you haven’t already!
For us, there’s still a bit of work to do, as we have localization to finish up for Europe, Japan, Korea, and more, which will all hopefully follow very soon. Once those are out, our leaderboards will truly be global, and then we can see once and for all who the best Lair players are out there! The gauntlet has been thrown, and North American players are getting Lair first, so don’t give that advantage away…
We also have some great updates for the official Lair site that will be live soon, so keep an eye out for those …
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+ Zxany on July 27th, 2007 at 12:19 am said:
with so much details on the graphics, i just hope there wont be any framerate issues. :)
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+ lovely2 on July 27th, 2007 at 4:09 am said:
i love you sony
i waiting this game
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+ Rockyrainier on July 27th, 2007 at 9:25 am said:
Wow, after watching the trailers, I think this game is going to be amazing. With the unique sixaxis control and story, I might pick this one up.
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+ pr0787 on July 27th, 2007 at 11:25 am said:
ps 3 is the beast
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+ CLauX on July 27th, 2007 at 12:17 pm said:
everyone wants a demo, me too so we can get a feel of the game
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+ joeymp on July 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm said:
If development for the game is complete then why can’t we get a demo! Hopefully next week.
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+ Grym on July 27th, 2007 at 12:55 pm said:
It takes time to put out a demo. I bet they have concentrated on getting the game ready, but now they can work on a demo.
Going by that screen up there this is the best looking game ever. All this in glorious 1080p with 7.1 surround sound.
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+ Andres1 on July 27th, 2007 at 7:50 pm said:
This is great I want this game.
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+ Braveheart07 on July 28th, 2007 at 5:49 am said:
Why can’t it be released everywhere at the same time instead of north america first, i hate it when they get a head start.
Boo hoo ;>)
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+ ShadowBlade on July 28th, 2007 at 8:03 am said:
Can’t wait i just pre-order the game
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+ -IronMan- on July 28th, 2007 at 8:10 am said:
Already got this on Pre-Order cant wait to pick it up.
Also nice suggestions if they will incorporate Dragon Armor later on on PSN.
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+ greenfire on July 28th, 2007 at 8:28 am said:
I was asked to submit my forum post here on the blog. its about adding a calendar function. heres the thread: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=1750067
check it out and leave a post if you like it and to sony. hope u like the idea and can make it happen!
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+ Riskbreaker23 on July 28th, 2007 at 10:35 am said:
Please promote this game heavily. I really want there to be a sequel
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+ skyman99 on July 28th, 2007 at 11:50 pm said:
haha I gt my 70 bucks in my piggy bank for this one lmao…
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+ gamesblow on July 29th, 2007 at 11:44 am said:
EGM gives it some of the worst scores to date for a next gen game. 5.0, 5.0 and a 6.5… WOW! I knew any game with motion controls only wouldn’t be worth a buy. I was really looking forward to this…. Oh, well, Heavenly Sword and Warhawk are due out within a month of this let down. Moving on.
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+ TerHizzle91 on July 29th, 2007 at 11:58 am said:
excuse me where did you even get those scores? last time i checked it wasn’t reviewed yet, so quit pulling random things out of your butt dipstick
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+ gamesblow on July 29th, 2007 at 12:14 pm said:
The new EGM, where else? They’re legit scores, dipstick… Deal with it. It’s also all over the net now. I wanted the game to be good jsut as much as the enxt guy, but these developers have to realise that 64 bucks and some change for these games is asking a lot of the consumer to invest. Even more so when they turn out like garbage.
People complain that the PS3 has low attach rates for games… Well, make some good ones worth my 64 and it wouldn’t be as such.
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+ TerHizzle91 on July 29th, 2007 at 12:15 pm said:
show me the link….
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+ gamesblow on July 29th, 2007 at 12:19 pm said:
lair: 6.0, 5.5, 5.0
mario strikers charged: 7.5, 7.5, 7.5
all pro football: 6.5, 6.5, 7.0
ncaa football 2008: 8.5, 9.0, 8.5
stuntman ignition: 7.5, 7.5, 7.0
dynasty warriors gundam: 6.5, 5.5, 5.0
nascar 08: 6.5, 6.5, 6.5
blue dragon: 6.5, 7.5, 6.5
persona 3: 8.5, 9.5, 9.5 game of the month
guitar hero rocks the 80s: 7.5, 6.0, 6.0
jeanne d’arc: 8.0, 7.0, 8.0
picross ds: 8.5, 8.0, 8.0
brain age 2: 8.0, 7.0, 6.0
heroes of mana: 7.5, 5.5, 6.0
luminous arc: 5.5, 6.0, 6.0
There are the scores for the month.
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+ TerHizzle91 on July 29th, 2007 at 12:22 pm said:
ehh ill wait until i picked up the game before i listen to egm if thats true
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+ haldalish on July 29th, 2007 at 1:31 pm said:
wow, what a disappointment, if heaenly sword sucks too im done with this system
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+ Shane_O on July 29th, 2007 at 1:45 pm said:
@gamesblow
The one thing I have not seen is a scan of the Lair review from EGM, not even on NeoGAF where this review “news” first popped up. So, until someone can provide an actual scan of the page or a link to one, it’s complete rubbish and should not be trusted at all.
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+ Jigsaw on July 29th, 2007 at 1:53 pm said:
hald is a dumb geek
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+ haldalish on July 29th, 2007 at 6:48 pm said:
ouch, that hurt
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+ xcalibar25 on July 29th, 2007 at 6:50 pm said:
I need a demo before I decide if it is worth it. Heavenly Sword sold me with it’s demo so Lair has to do the same. I hate the demo load times, though… Wish there was a magazine that came with PS3 demos…
Sigh… anyone else miss the U.S. OPM?
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+ Cagalli on July 29th, 2007 at 7:25 pm said:
Wait for IGN and GameInformer reviews. EGM has always reviewed inaccurate for me. Also, FYI, Play Magazine gave the game a 9/10 and GamePro gave it a 7.5.
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+ Riskbreaker23 on July 29th, 2007 at 7:34 pm said:
its kinda weird that wii games get praised for using motion controls yet lair gets knocked for.
i wonder if factor 5 will release a patch for analog controls to satisfy people.
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+ axtenren on July 29th, 2007 at 7:40 pm said:
i can’t wait for this game.
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+ Cagalli on July 29th, 2007 at 7:41 pm said:
Still getting this game, as I’m sure many others will. The average consumer won’t be basing their purchase off one single magazine review.
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+ ademahopeless777 on July 29th, 2007 at 8:20 pm said:
great game, im saving and working my a** off for that game, i have an hdtv to pay but i really have to make exceptions with that game!! jeje…demo plz? :(
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+ gamesblow on July 29th, 2007 at 8:45 pm said:
I feel the developers need to answer to this one… I really do. They released an inferior game at full price and expect us to buy it. What a joke. Just because they think motion controls are a cool idea, doesn’t give them the right to think everyone will.
I find it rather selfish of them to make the game rely only on motion contol and not even offer up a defaul control scheme… That is about as seperated from your consumers as you can get. Incognito was cool about Warhawk. They saw we didn’t like Motion only and gave us a slew of customizable juncets.
I won’t support Factor 5 now.
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+ gamesblow on July 29th, 2007 at 8:51 pm said:
Oh, by the way, these scores have offically been confirmed by EGM themselves on their website. Maybe next time Factor 5 will think twice about sending a rushed print of their game to EGM for review… Or maybe next time they’ll realise that just because “SOME” morons like waving their arms around and looking like idiots with wiimotes and sixaxis controllers, not “EVERYONE” does.
As a matter of fact, a good % of gamers don’t. They like to sit back, relax and play their games like normal. Like the xbox 360 allows.
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+ Cagalli on July 29th, 2007 at 10:03 pm said:
gamesblow, you do realize that EGM probably did not preview the final polished build right? And do you also realize that IGN, GameSpot, and other places have given positive previews about the game? You haven’t even played the game yet so why don’t you decide for yourself and not blindly listen to one publication’s opinions on it.
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+ Zxany on July 30th, 2007 at 2:10 am said:
@gamesblow
Your mindset is totally “last-gen” . If you dont like the uses of sixaxis then stick to your old game with last gen controls scheme. fyi , this is next gen. nobody forces you to buy anyway :)
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+ Shane_O on July 30th, 2007 at 7:09 am said:
@gamesblow
I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but where exactly does EGM confirm this on their website?
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+ Scarecrow on July 30th, 2007 at 8:34 am said:
Must get! This game looks sick!
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 10:28 am said:
@zxany
That’s funny… That is so funny ou’d say that. You’re clearly mind controlled by Nintedno and what Phil Harrison has told oyu. What a shame. No, xbox 360, that’s next-gen, like it, love it or hate it… That’s the way the bulk of this gens population are playing. OVer 11 million xbopx 360′s have been sold. 3 million PS3s. I wonder what people prefer? Ever stop to think it might be this garbage ass sixaxis they have??? Just a thought.
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 10:30 am said:
@ Shane_O
It’s on their forums. The editor and cheif of EGM posted in responce to all the outrage. He was a complete tool about it and you simply wanted to smake his stupid ass, but he did confirm it. It was very unprofessonal and I’d like to see him lose his job for the way he treated the people who keep him employeed, by making fun of them.
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 10:35 am said:
http://boards.1up.com/zd/board/message?board.id=games&thread.id=273736&view=by_date_ascending&page=4
That’s the link for proof and it’s about 10 post down. It’s the ugly dork that goes by EGMHOE (real profressional) I know. He’s a snork and a smack, but he does work there. Read thru and see how this idiot talks to the people who buys his magazines and post on his forums, keeping that idiot relevant. It’s a joke.
Anyways, Factor %, if you’re listening and not scared… you better put out a working demo before this game hits so we can decide for ourselves how we like it. None of this (let’s put it out after the game hits so we can rack up sales on whims) We need a demo before you release this game or you need to go back and reconfigure the controlls before you ship it.
I love how you say it’s done and gold, but it’s clearly not. I wanted this game really bad at one point… Now, I better have a demo to see for myself.
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 10:52 am said:
http://n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-55570.aspx#Comments
That’s an actual developer of the game… He admits the reviews are terrible and that we should give the game a chance anyways. We should spend 64 bucks and some change for an experiment. LOL!
What a joke. 64 bucks and some change can buy us Bio Shock or something worth awhile… 60 double chesse burgers at MCdonalds, perhaps. No thanks Factor 5… You give me analog support and I’ll buy your game. Simple as that. I’m also not the only one who’ll say this. nearly 80 to 85% of the byers of this game would say that.
I see very low scroes and very low attach rate numbers for this game.
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+ Shane_O on July 30th, 2007 at 11:18 am said:
@gamesblow
I’m very aware of that thread, I posted on it( a little brashly at first). I honestly don’t care for EGMhoe and they way he responded to many of the other posters, including myself. I’m also not quite sure if I believe him either, he seemed to fueling the fire. Besides he even failed to answer my question as to how one person can get the issue in question weeks before everyone else on God’s green earth.
The fact remains that whether it’s true or not, no one has shown anything to truly support their claim of any of the reviews in the issue. Neogaf had some photoshopped covers, but that’s it.
But really, in the end I will decide if the game is good or not. I’ll probably rent it from Gamefly first and see if it’s worth my time.
On a side note: I am somewhat concerned with the fact that Factor 5 decided to go only with SIXAXIS controls for the flying portion of the game, it kind of makes me feel like Sony and friends are trying to shove motion controls down the consumers throat whether they want it or not. I will be very honest and say that I’m not sold on the motion controls in the SIXAXIS controller ever since they announced it. It just seemed like it was added at the last minute.
Hopefully the motion controls work fine and Sony and Factor 5 prove me wrong.
I hope everyone has a great day.
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+ Cagalli on July 30th, 2007 at 11:40 am said:
gamesblow, no offense, but you sound like a selfish little Xbot. This blog isn’t here for you to whine and complain about EGM’s review. Go over to their forum and do it.
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+ Cagalli on July 30th, 2007 at 11:43 am said:
Also, read this article http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-55570.aspx#C331964 which contains a quote from the developers on the controls.
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+ TerHizzle91 on July 30th, 2007 at 12:17 pm said:
well crap im not agreeing with gamesblow, just look at his name, anywho i did get my copy of egm today and low and behold, he was right……oh well im gonna wait until i have the game in hand before i agree with them, i mean play did give it a 9………well i guess we’ll just wait and see..
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 4:02 pm said:
@Cagalli
I don’t even own, nore will I ever own, an xbox 360. How does that make me an xbot?
I’m a gamer who was looking forward to this game and even pre-ordered it. I have a right to voice my opinions on how it has obviously turned out. which seems to be garbage.
I feel that if everything is getting graded based on the controlls, they should give us the option for analog support. It works… The majority says it’s the best way to play. Don’t change it. Factor DIVE, needs to understand this. Just because wii uses it as its main gimmick don’t force us into using it. We are gamers… we still like playing the right way. Controller in hand, relaxed and immersed.
Sorry, but until they release a patch for this game… I won’t buy it. I bought Motorstorm and thought it blew and never played it until they patched it.
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+ Cagalli on July 30th, 2007 at 4:17 pm said:
Looks like both Edge magazine and Gamezone gave the game a 9/10. What now? Source: http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=136834
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+ dbarrade on July 30th, 2007 at 4:47 pm said:
Hehehe, I remember back on the PS1, all those guys who didn’t want to play racing games with the analog sticks…doesn’t feel natural, I don’t want to be waggling my thumbs around like that….people are just afraid of change…
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+ axtenren on July 30th, 2007 at 5:31 pm said:
two weeks from now will see… but still the graphics and the gameplay is awesome. can’t wait.
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+ HK-48 on July 30th, 2007 at 6:48 pm said:
Wow I will be curious to see what Gamespot and IGN say about this game, here are the current reviews:
Play Magazine: 9.0
EGM: 5.5 (6, 5.5, 5.0)
Gamezone: 9.0
EDGE Magazine: 9.0
GamePro: 7.5
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+ gamesblow on July 30th, 2007 at 6:50 pm said:
We shouldn’t hafta wait 2 weeks to see… They should put up a demo this thursday and let us find out for ourselves. Simple as that.
This is a selfish act if they don’t. They know their game blows and that nobody will buy it if they play it 1st. They’re banking on many casual impulse buys to fuel the game. Word of mouth and these reviews will stop this game from ever being a success.
To pay even 5 bucks to rent this game is a joke. We need a demo for PSN. No money should be wasted on a game that sucks. Simple and clean. These devs seem to have made the game they wanted to enjoy and not the consumers. That’s sad.
Even worse than that… I still haven’t seen an answere from Factor 5 yet. That shows me they’re hesitant.