The E3 2012's over!
Time for a lil' recap, the best of the best this year.
And what better way to resume it than through this awesome Bay-o-vision!?
Michael Bay presents: Microsoft & Nintendo E3 2012 highlights:
And don't forget:
- The Best of E3 2011: Ubisoft
- The Best of E3 2010: Konami
Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Friday, June 8, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
#E3 NEWS! so Microsoft's getting their own "Wii U Gamepad"
So Microsoft's getting their own "Wii U-like controller"
Why did I tell ya, first paragraph here?
Apparently this "Xbox 360 SmartGlass" will be nothing alike.
But you know what, leaving marketing aside, it is this year's Kinect-like accessory.
(and people used to laugh at the Sega Mega-CD/32x? really??)
And at the end of the day, like the PS3's move/Wii Nunchuk, yes, it is essentially the same stuff.
The (intelligent) question is how the developers will use it, how well it will be integrated and if they will actually use it (well) - outside the hundred of obvious casual titles this will spin off.
/not impressed.
And certainly, not amused,
Why did I tell ya, first paragraph here?
Apparently this "Xbox 360 SmartGlass" will be nothing alike.
But you know what, leaving marketing aside, it is this year's Kinect-like accessory.
(and people used to laugh at the Sega Mega-CD/32x? really??)
And at the end of the day, like the PS3's move/Wii Nunchuk, yes, it is essentially the same stuff.
The (intelligent) question is how the developers will use it, how well it will be integrated and if they will actually use it (well) - outside the hundred of obvious casual titles this will spin off.
/not impressed.
And certainly, not amused,
#E3 NEWS! 1st day recap part 3
E3 2012 blogposts continue!
Now with more scifi and returning classics!
First up a look at the upcoming Halo 4!
Microsoft said a lot regarding this one. I'm sure everyone's got their own opinion on this game.
I just hope it gets a more science fiction-ysh and interesting story (not just something fanboys notice, but something mind blowing and engaging for everyone!).
Something closer to Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay rather than Quake 3 Arena hopefully - story-wise.
It certainly looks impressive visually!
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Tomb Raider is back!
Yay!
It's a reboot!
Nay...
Anyways, this new game will take some cues from recent adventure/platformer games such as Assassin's Creed and Uncharted.
More cinematic, it does look quite impressive. I'd have preferred the series to continue on Crystal Dynamic's Legends/Anniversary/Underworld's path. At least we still got them behind the series, right?
It does look stunning!
And quite "Next Gen" if I may say so.
It doesn't look that far from past TR game though. Only sans the jumping around.
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RE is back with Resident Evil 6!
Tons of new details regarding the new story have surfaced!
The atmosphere seems to draw some inspiration from both past and present RE games.
The game looks graphically gorgeous, much better than the series ever been so far.
New villain, Ada Wong back, Sherry all grown up and it seems we'll get about 6 lead characters this time around!
This one will be out on October 2 for both Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Activision's Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is back on the frontline with an all-new badass video:
Robots, giant robots, dinosaur robots... And lotsa lasers!
Looks like everything Michael Bay's movie should have been in the first place!
Definitively something worth keeping an eye on.
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And that's it for this post!
Monday, April 23, 2012
#Gaming News! shooters, beat 'em all, whatnot!
Here's a little bunch of diverse gaming-related news from today and this past weekend :P
First up, Crysis 3 in video!
The debut trailer for this big expected sequel - which honestly I still need to catch up from the beginning! But I will, mark my words, I will!
Lookiing great. A return to form to Crysis 1's universe over the bland futuristic city of C2.
Another trailer's expected for tomorrow.
And I'm guess this will be out on HD systems (360+PS3) as well as PC.
Good news is that the original team's still on the series, Crytek Frankfurt - not EA! And this one's for 2013.
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Lollipop Chainsaw gets a new trailer! Check it out, it's about "Sisters" 'n' stuff:
Additional characters? Sign me in!
I'm getting more and more hyped for this one, a title I wasn't honestly that much interested in to begin with! (even though I love Suda and No More Heroes...)
Out on June 12 as the trailer indicates.
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Warner seems to hint at some upcoming new DLC for Batman: Arkham City.
As it was announced, it looked like we would be getting some all-new Robin story chapters...but from the looks of it, either Harley Queen's gonna be playable instead or she's the villain in this new content...?
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Nintendo announced a new Mario again!
It seems that a New Super Mario Bros. 2 will coming to 3DS this August!
Personally, I think I'll wait for the eventual re-release on Wii (Wii-U?), like the previous NSMB..which reminds me, another one I wanted to get...
Here's some pics!
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And finally, on the macho/testosterone-side of video games, here's a new pic of the upcoming Halo 4 - which has already a release date as early as this November 6(!!!).
You can see these and much more at this following link!
I got to say, generic science fiction or same ol' FPS again, I have to admit these pictures do look nice. I'm glad to see a modern next gen FPS with this wide range of warm colors, not just the usual dull grey-sh tones.
It's gonna be the first one not developed by series creator Bungie, but by the all-new 343 Industries studio.
Let's see if they can make a more interesting and exciting story and not just a yearly re-release of their famous multiplayer shooter.
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And that's all for the day!
Ta~ta!-
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
E3 NEWS! lots MOAR trailers PartII
Here's a bunch of new trailers from some announcement straight from this year's E3 expo :P
(with my own comments and view on all that)
First off, let's start with Ninja Gaiden 3. The first modern NG to be made by the new Team Ninja without its ol' chief Itagaki, and Tecmo.
Looks decent enough so far. Kinda good looking hack & slash game.
And the first one to be uncensored on the PS3 (so far all PS3 NG conversions had been cut on the bloody aspect)
Kinda generic, but I'm sure fans will like this one.
And now, some gameplay footage from Bethesda Softworks & id Software first game under new partnership, RAGE!
Nice, very nice!
Love how iD updated their engine.
Looking deep, beautiful and quite fun. Hope it doesn't get boring or too gimmicky near its second half (of the game).
Meanwhile Peter Molyneux gets creative with his franchise and offers us this interview:
I've never been interested much in this series, but with Fable: The Journey it seems Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studiosare trying to destroy a series with some potential into a generic Kinect kiddie rail shooter... And a poorly inspired one at that :P
And now, the launch trailer for Techland's Dead Island!
A very interesting zombie game that I'd suggest you keep an eye on :P
Not quite "multiplayer random" like L4D (which is good enough for what it is, calm down L4D fans!!).
Not quite "single player sandbox" like the Dead Rising games.
Seems like a good mix of both. And some survival aspects to it (few ammo to manage, scarce health around, etc..)
Microsoft continues to try selling us their Kinect, now with some more actual games
and
licenses!
It's Kinect Star Wars!
It's a bit laggy!
It's probably just a cutscene playing on the background with a guy mimicking/making us think he's actually playing.
Anyway, as much a fan of SW as I am, you'll need to do much better than that to convert me to Kinect. *goes back to playing Master System Star Wars*
Here's the first gameplay video ever of the upcoming rebooted Tomb Raider in the hands of Square Enix. (with Crystal Dynamics still working on the game itself)
Alright this looks lovely, graphically speaking.
But let's be honest.. this isn't Tomb Raider anymore! (and I wasn't that a big fan of this series anyway! apart from all 3 Crystal Dynamics modern games)
It isn't simply a platforming game anymore. But a survival horror. Which makes this game seem even more generic (that's what I say when they force down franchises on different paths..)
Why didn't they call this "Lara Croft and the ..." something-something like the Xbox live spinoff, or simply "Lara Croft".
Ugh...
On HALO's side, Microsoft Game Studios thinks it's time to remember us that the Halo franchise exists...with a remake of the Xbox original in Halo Anniversary!
Was it really necessary? I doubt it...
But this generation seems to have a problem checking past work, just see how many reboots/remakes there is, across any medium!
Specially with the original being not that far graphically (it isn't a PS1 game you know!) and being fully playable on any Xbox 360... (AND it being available on the Xbox live/PC as well...)
At least they said it won't be full price.
But don't worry, if a fully priced new game is what you want...
Here's Halo 4!
The first one not being developed by creator studio Bungie.
What annoys me already (in this gaming market saturated by unoriginal ideas and sequels): It's the dawn of a new trilogy.
Fanboys cry, kids weep, llamas graze.
Here's to change our ideas:
Twisted Pixel's Ms. 'Splosion Man overview trailer!
Fun, looking awesome.
(E3 trailers to be continued....)
(...in another post!)
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