Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time officially announced for Oct 27

[Queasy]

Playstation blog - I don't think this game was ever in danger of delay but I still just gawk in amazement at the amount of titles that jumped out of this holiday season to avoid competition and ended up creating a whole 'nother kind of competition.

Still R&C has a couple of things going for it:
1) Already an established brand
2) Counter programming to the likes of COD6:MW2

Now that the new PS3 is on shelves for $299, many of you may be wondering what games to buy this fall with your extra cash. Well, for those of you who are Ratchet & Clank fans, we?re happy to officially announce (and yes, this is official), that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time will be available in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 27.

If that?s not enough, we?re offering some cool Ratchet & Clank goodies for those who pre-order their copy of the game. Here?s a highlight of some of the items you?ll receive when you pre-order Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time from participating retailers:

?Discovery Package? ? Explore the Insomniac Moon with a special level that resembles the layout of Insomniac Games? studio offices. A fan favorite, the Moon is filled with content that didn?t quite make the final game, sort of like deleted scenes on DVDs. You can earn this unlockable on your own, but Insomniac certainly won?t make it easy for ya!

?Power Package? ? Up your arsenal with an exclusive weapon skin for one of Ratchet?s weapons along with extra hit points and Ratchet?s brand new Cryo Mine Glove.

?Bolt Package? ? Bolster your bolt count with 5,000 free bolts care of Ratchet?s most bolt-centric power-ups, the Bolt Magnetizer and Box Basher.

?Space Package? ? Drift off into space with an exclusive hot rod skin for Ratchet?s ship, the Aphelion, along with 5,000 free bolts and an exclusive Ratchet & Clank PlayStation Home Avatar skin

Click through to check out screenshots and the new PS3 case branding.

 

[destrekor]

the whole brand re-imaging thing is getting kind of comically sad, but in the same light - it's going to work. Now it looks a lot like the PS2 style, consumers had fond memories of the PS2, the PS3 is now basically matching the rest of the market in terms of price, and well... I definitely cannot see the re-branding hurt them.

As much as I am kind of annoyed with everything changing, it's not going to prevent me from picking up new PS3 games.

 

[purbeast0]

gonna have to preorder this and uncharted 2 at some time in the near future...