Gamersyde Diaries

Hey everyone! I know that the Game Convention is almost there, but still! We thought it was the right time to blow on the ashes of the last E3 with this overlong Gamersyde Diaries where we talk about lots of titles we got to play at the show. It's also the right time to wave your flannel handkerchiefs and say goodbye because this Diaries will be... the last one. Really. Like we tell in front of the camera, after almost two years of hard work Pipomantis and I are going to embrace new opportunities. So it's with a big dust in the eye that I'm putting this news online, and I wish you all a very good watch. Enjoy !

And here comes one more Gamersyde Diaries ! This week, we look back at the Ubisoft's Ubidays with three features on games that are as different from each other as possible: Shaun White Snowboarding, Far Cry 2 (360 version), Tom Clancy's HAWX - and even a little something on Tom Clancy's EndWar's voice command system. A heavy line-up for a Diaries filled with exclusive footage, interviews and our impressions as usual. Enjoy, and don't hesitate to watch the stream since our new player is much bigger and better than the old one !

After a quite sunny Gamersyde Diaries for The Bourne Conspiracy, let's go back to the moodier streets of Paris and discuss no less than three games this week - Lego Indiana Jones, Wipeout HD and the excellent GTA Race mode of Grand Theft Auto IV. Enjoy !

Finally, here is our last Ubidays Gamersyde Diaries. I know, we're damn late, but you'll understand that between putting everything together for E3 and adding the final touches of Gamersyde.com, we had a lot on our hands. Anyway, here's our feature about the fifth episode of Ubisoft's biggest franchise, including high-def' footage, our impressions as well as a piece of David Sarrasin, license manager since the first Splinter Cell. Enjoy !

For this new GSD, enjoy an exclusive interview of Jade Raymond, producer of Assassin's Creed we had the pleasure to meet during the Ubidays. Frankly, we were afraid nothing would come out of this little talk as the game is still under high secrecy, but Jade didn't hesitate to reveal a ton of new details about Assassin's Creed in this twelve minutes long video interview we're offering you today.

As promised, here comes a brand new GSD focused on the really nice Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. You'll discover the entire presentation we've had the pleasure to witness at the Ubi Days, commentated by Pipo, myself and the art director of the game. Enjoy !

After our impressions of Haze a couple of days ago, here is our new GSD focused on Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: Elements. As you'll see in our feature, the game was still under heavy construction. On the other hand, the sword combat already looked great and didn't seem to have suffered during the port, so there's no need to worry. We hope to see the game in a better shape very soon.
Erratum: Dark Messiah Elements is developed by Ubisoft Annecy, and Pierre-Olivier Clément is game designer at Ubisoft Annecy. No Arkane Studio there.

As you know, Ubidays are now over but we still have a lot of cool things to release, and it's a perfect time for us to try our new version of Gamersyde Diaries. From now on, we will release every Diaries separately, one episode a game, instead of waiting months to gather enough content for a 30 minutes show. The flavor will of course remain the same, even if we changed some little things. So, get used to see Gamersyde Diaries released on a much more regular basis, since this new version is way easier to produce. And let's start righ now with Haze, Free Radical's controversial FPS we've had the chance to see two days ago. Enjoy the show !
Update: 640 version added.

We're not going to lie to you, we've gone through hell with this fifth episode of Gamersyde Diaries. Not much to talk about in the gaming news world, no real help from the publishers either, several technical problems on the row, in short, it was no piece of cake. But enough with all the whining, the show is here now and for good.

That's four already! It's amazing how fast time passes. For this new GSD, we decided to change our habits a tad, to try some new things for the fun of it. Was it a good idea? Time will tell, but let me tell you we had a lot of fun preparing the four features of this week's show.