Lair Dev is Complete, Aug 14 Release Set!

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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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  • @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 :)

  • @gamesblow

    I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but where exactly does EGM confirm this on their website?

  • Must get! This game looks sick!

  • @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.

  • @ 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • @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.

  • 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.

  • Also, read this article http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-55570.aspx#C331964 which contains a quote from the developers on the controls.

  • 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..

  • @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.

  • Looks like both Edge magazine and Gamezone gave the game a 9/10. What now? Source: http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=136834

  • 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…

  • two weeks from now will see… but still the graphics and the gameplay is awesome. can’t wait.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • @hk48

    Play, Edge and Maxim reviews don’t count. Those are 3 of the worst publications to get source of videogames from. More so Edge and Maxummag… That is a T&A mag. Not a game mag. If they said Lair is good, it has no merit, cause it’s plastered with T&A and that’s it.

    This game is a fail because of it’s garbage ass controls. Simple and clean. They need to fix them before release. Sony needs a killer ap and this game could’ve been it if they had decent controls. Sony needs to tell these snorks to hit the road and stop tarnishing their already tarnished system with crappy games.

    Sorry, but it needed to be said. I’m a huge supporter of Sony. I love Sony and nothing but. I will continue to be loyal sony and spread their word and improve their sales at my work, but I will not support half assed games that come out at killer ap prices. Sorry…. Factor 5, if you’re listening… Fix this mess.

  • If IGN and Gamespot give it bad reviews then I am waiting for a demo.

  • If Factor 5 releases a patch that changes the control system so you use analog sticks that would be better. They should have made it like MotorStorm where you have the option to use either Sixaxis or Analog Control.

  • I have not trusted EGM’s reviews for about 9 years, so I dont care what they say.

    I like to play the games that I like. For example Marc Ecko’s Getting Up got really bad reviews yet I still loved that game. And still fire it up in my 3.

    Even if Lair get bad reviews Im still buying it day one and i’ll most likely enjoy every second of playing it.

  • @HK-48

    Where did you get the review numbers for EGM? I just checked 1UP.com and they had nothing.

  • That’s cool, guys… I don’t like EGM either, but you hafta realise 1 thing. 3 guys review the game after extensive play. Most mags and sites have 1 guy who plays them and that’s it. I’d rather have 3 guys opinions than 1. Lair sucks, face it. Lair sucks because the broken ass stupid motion garbage that is tacked onto the sixaxis. It should’ve never been 1st priority. It should be 2nd. All motion sensor stuff should take a back seat to digital and analog play.

    Tekken 6 would suck balls if it was motion only with no option out. Lair blows because the dev’s got shelfish and wanted to make the game they wanted to play and not the game “WE” wanted to play. Simple and clean.

  • @gamesblow
    they’re giving us the new way of playing / controls and thats something innovative, something diff than the old analog stick so why not take the challenge and tackle the game with new way and experience like no other? u dont like challenging stuff arent u? even if its hard for the 1st time, we sure can slowly adapt the controls anyway. unless ure a wussies

  • I see that… I’m open to that. Incognito touched upon that with Warhawk, but what seperates them from Factor 5 is this… They give us a choice. Don’t like it, don’t hafta play like it. I was a beta tester for Warhawk. I played with motion for a week straight. It sucked. I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to do it. It wasn’t my thing… I wanna relax and play. Using motion I couldn’t do that.

    I changed it over to analog and simply fell in love with the game. I am buying Warhawk day and date of it coming out. Lair and Factor 5 need to take a page from Incog. Simple as that.

    Yeah, innovate that’s fine… but most everyone still likes to use the Analogs. Give us a choice. Don’t force our hands… That’s a joke.

  • Any chance of this game coming for PSP !!

  • Nope, not coming out for PSP, sorry.

  • Hell, playing with 1 analog would be playing with no analog. I’d fully support it on the PSP.

  • Analog support!!!

  • I’m with that guy and I don’t wanna leave until the dev’s hear me!!!

  • @gamesblow

    So you’ve played the game and you’ve decided you didn’t like it?

    It’s really nice to think that reviewers are completely above the whole Sony vs Microsoft console war but lets be realistic. You’re talking about vast sums of money in the long run. Sony is still reaping the benefits of dominating the last generation.

    Lets even leave out the paranoid idea that just maybe a company would stoop so low as to influence reviewers opinons on games. Everyone has their own personal preferences. I wouldn’t spend more than 5 minutes on any sports game and because of that i wouldn’t be able to tell you whats good and whats not.

    This pre-emptive review feels like an attempt to poison the sales. Just look whats happened.. You give the vaguest suggestion that a genuine Sony exclusive game might be bad and suddenly all the consumers who were certain they were going to buy it are unsure. Simple market sabotage.

    Personally this game is something i’m going to buy and judge for myself . If others are so concerned, then just wait for the rest of the reviews to come out. Chances are if it’s REALLY a dud then it will be reflected across the board and not by one or two sources. And if that’s not enough, rent the damn thing and make up your own mind.

    If i’d listened to reviewers i would’ve never picked up Monster Hunter Freedom on the PsP. Gamespot gave it a 6 on 10 and it’s a system seller in Japan. Phenomenal.
    Add to that the fact that reviewers don’t take into consideration how DLC can improve upon a game. Killzone PSP had a good but not great review because it was missing online capabilities and had a somewhat short campaign. Both issues were addressed with DLC (free) but the rating didn’t change.

    Now lets get to Factor 5. Do you really think that after spending millions of dollars on developing a game that a company is just going to throw it at the market and hope it works? oh well.. it’s a dud.. on to the next one?

    They’re not idiots, the game has obviously been through testing and if there were serious issues with the control system then they would’ve been fixed.
    In the unlikely event that that is the case then it’ll be fixed by DLC in no time.
    I can remember making the cross-over from Pc to console and thinking that the controllers were clunky and awkward. For the first half an hour or so…
    Give the motion sensitivity an honest effort and i’m sure if they’ve pushed it, it’ll feel right.

    Or you can continue to be stubborn and bash a game that you honestly have no experience with.

  • I said I’d try it… When they come out with a demo of it. I’ll be glad to do just that… I won’t pay for a rental or this game before I get to play it, however. When I’m done playing it and the controls still suck… I’ll be right back to square 1… Wishing they’d have aimed for my demograph of gamers. The one’s who feel motion is B.S.

    So, Factor 5 better be hopping to a demo real soon. I don’t see them doing that, however, cause they know their game is underwhelming. They’ll wait until after it’s released and sales have dropped off to release a demo.

    I want this game patched… simple as that. This could’ve been Sony’s big ap. It could’ve but they had to follow the trends of motion sensor garbage and it got them 5’s across the board. IGN will give the game a 6 and Gamespot will give them a 5.5 — Controls are everything in a game. If it don’t play well, no one will care how pretty it is.

    Bank it.

  • Garnett Lee and the rest of the 1up and EGM little Microsoft little b$%*^s can suck it

    FACTOR 5 put they heart and soul in this game, like they do for every game they develop. I will be picking it up on day one.

  • Yep, Im still buying this day one. I dident like the Sixaxis at first but after playing games like Flow and Super Rub A Dub it feels natural now. I think this is the same crap that people where talking about the Heavenly Sword combo system. OMG I had to learn somthing! Thats what new or Next Gen gaming is about, learning, evolving, trying somthing new and inovative.

    300 hits Blu-Ray today, gotta go pick that up on my lunch break.

  • ive been looking at this game even before the ps3 came out (early 2006), cant wait this is going to be awsome!!!

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