Second Brutal Legend theatrical trailer now online

Following the first theatrical trailer which came out way back in 2007 and was entirely pre-rendered, the second proper cinema-style trailer for Brutal Legend is now available. It is basically superb, and you would do well to get straight over to GameTrailers right now.

Comprised entirely of in-engine footage, Brutal Legend clearly has all the clever humour and excellent comedic timing that’ve always been hallmarks of Tim Schafer games. While most of us kind of assumed this’d be the case, I think the abundance of media pretty much just depicting action might not make it entirely clear to those unfamiliar with Schafer what this game’s going to be all about.

Be sure to watch the trailer, and then catch up with the onslaught of previews and interviews that’ve appeared during the past couple of days.

Screenshots ahoy, featuring the Kill Master

Those who keep an eye on the Community Tracker will be aware of a few new screenshots that appeared this morning, but as a few more have appeared this evening I figured I’d make a post about them — especially considering the Kill Master himself is featured in one!

You’ll find the new screenshots in the ‘Miscellaneous’ gallery. Revealed are some new environments in the epic open world of Brutal Legend, as well as the aforementioned Kill Master and what looks to be Eddie’s vehicle workshop.

Presumably the various previews that’ve popped up today and the new screenshots are leading up to EA’s new Brutal Legend trailer tonight, which I should remind you airs at about midnight if you’re in the US.

New trailer on GameTrailers TV tonight/tomorrow

A new episode of GameTrailers TV featuring a Brutal Legend trailer is due to air tonight, both online and on Spike TV. Although there’re currently no details beyond a small teaser in the official episode promo and a note from the host, it’s most likely going to be well worth catching.

If my time zone mathematics are correct the episode airs Thursday at 5:30am UTC, which is about 6:30am for those in the UK and tonight at half-past-midnight for those in the US.

Update

[April 30th, 2009 at 9:43pm GMT+1] It appears that I got a bit confused when translating the time zones. The show is actually airing tonight, again at about midnight for those in the US and the early hours of Friday for those in Europe. I’ll keep you posted!

Release date confirmed: Rocktober for US/Europe

Confirming the rumoured October 13th release date that’s been on the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page for a while, the official release date for Brutal Legend has been announced by Electronic Arts through a press release: October 13th for the US, and three days later on October 16th for Europe.

Referring to the title of EA’s press release, Brutal Legend designer Tim Schafer had the following to say about the news:

“Wooo! Having an official release date is awesome. And how cool is it that EA threw down the dough to have the name of an entire month changed to Rocktober?”

This is obviously excellent news, and it’s good to see a confirmed release date after what seems like an eternity of delays and publishing problems — don’t forget that Brutal Legend would have come out late last year if the original plan had stuck. But you know what? It probably wouldn’t have been nearly as awesome.

Tim Schafer interviewed by Jace Hall

The official Brutal Legend site has just updated with word of a video interview with Tim Schafer. Unfortunately the video doesn’t seem to be working at the moment, although there may be some crazy region locking or something going on.

Whatever the case, the video supposedly features a general chat with Tim about four-and-a-half minutes in, discussing things such as programming in the Amiga days. But more interestingly, Jace claims to “take a first look at the newest [Brutal Legend] build”, which might mean we get to see some brand new gameplay footage.

By all means try the video and leave a comment if you can get it to play!

Update

[April 18th, 2009 at 1:52pm GMT] If you’re outside the US, the video probably won’t play as it is indeed region locked. I got in touch with Jace and he recommends using UltraSurf, which I successfully did. It takes seconds to install and works out the box, routing your web traffic through one of their US servers — give it a go if you want to see the footage.

Update #2

[April 19th, 2009 at 6:47pm GMT+1] I’ve taken screenshots of the new things shown in the video, such as a bum-headed creature and the wall of amps. The quality is pretty much the best I can get as there really isn’t much shown, and whatever there is was taken with a handheld camcorder. Still, check them out.