Upcoming video games to get excited about
With so many big releases like Halo Wars and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X already come and gone, there is a huge amount of games yet to be released this year, so I thought this would be an appropriate post. So, that said, here are some of the games that you should be looking forward to throughout the next coming months and the entire year really.
- Residient Evil 5 is the first one really worth mentioning, however, I personally won’t be buying this game, I just find it stupid how you can’t move and shoot or reload and shoot, but that’s just my opinion. I know that when this one comes out on March Friday 13th, it will be a massive hit.
- Crysis: Maximum Edition - This isn’t a new game, but a box set of all the games rolled into one, you get Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars (the multiplayer) and if you haven’t yet played any of them, that will be the perfect box set for you. The game is due for release on March 20th.
- Singstar: Queen - March 20th.
- Aliens Colonial Marines. Not much has been said or relesed about this one, but my hopes are high for it. Odd release dates though for it, March 27th for PC and then unconfirmed for PS3 and Xbox 360.
- Batman: Arkam Asylum. Me being a Batman fan I hope this is going to be a good one. By the looks of the trailer you have to fight your way around the asylum. Looks like separate release dates for PS3 and 360, not convinced though.
- The Godfather 2 - 10/04
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. If you coulnd’t put down the first Chronicles of Riddick game, then you should love this one. with voices of Vin Diesel and still with a bit of FPS and hand combat involved, it should be a good game. Hitting the shops on April 24th.
- Fuel - I have only seen a few screenshots for this one, and it looks alot like the PS3 game, Motorstorm. I just hope that it’s going to be a good racing game.
- X Men Origins: Wolverine. We’ll just have to wait and see if this is going to be a good one as it’s a move game, some can be good and some can be poor.
- Terminator Salvation - 22/05
- Prototype - A strange one, you play as a genetically modified person who now has super powers, might be good. Set for release in June 2009
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction - This game has been in development for a long long time so it really carries alot of expectations but lets hope it will be released when they say this time, June 2009.
- The Sims 3 - Although alot of people play the Sims games, I hate them, simply because I think they have milked it too much. The amount of expansions they have is insane, but I know people will buy it so here it is in the list.
- Ghostbusters - Who ya gonna call? June 19th
- Dirt 2 - 9/09
- Tekken 6 - 25/09
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - This game was only announced recently but it will definitely be a massive hit, with the amount of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s sold and the amount of awards it picked up, this sequel will hopefully be even better.
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
It looks like a pretty good upcoming year for games. Hopefully no game publishers or developers will go bust, fingers crossed.
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10. Media Storage - Use your PS3 to store films, music and pictures or to connect with other media devices. The great thing with the PS3 is you can use it to show friends and family your holiday pictures and keepsake images.
9. Moto Storm - Sony’s original driving game, it’s a great game full of thrills and spills.
8. Stanford’s Folding@Home, offer your PS3’s raw processing power for research. Connect your PS3 to the Folding @ Home programme and know you are helping compute solutions for scientific and medical projects.
7. Buzz! Buzz! The interactive quiz is back with a bang and wireless controllers. Quality quiz game now with expandable content through extra quiz packs which can be purchased from the Playstation Store. Your sofa is now the quiz panel, challenge players from around the world from your very own home.
6. The brave new virtual world of Home on the PS3. Home offers an interactive world for PS3 users to explore. It takes a little getting used to, but Home is good fun and adds a very different element to your typical console experience.
5. Free no subscription online gaming for PS3 users. Online Gaming is great fun, and with Sony’s PS3 you do not have to pay for the privilege.
4. High Definition Gaming - Tiger Woods never looked so good. High quality games are becoming stronger with the use of Playstation 3’s High Definition gaming capability. The difference with HD games is immense, EA and Sony are both producing HD games.
3.Little Big Planet, it’s the game that is converting Xbox users to the PS3.
2. Live - Record your favourite TV on your PS3. So if your tipple is Kate Garraway or Penny Smith, then fear not as you can gain hours of footage via your PS3.
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After Sony announced job cuts for it's electronic departments, Katsuhiko Mori, fund manager at Daiwa SB Investments, said in an interview with the BBC: "Sony doesn't have any core businesses that generate stable profits". But will the Playstation 3 save Sony?
Even though some people may point out that since the Playstation 3's release in 2006, the console hasn't actually been making a profit, and that is because of the simple fact that Sony are selling the console for less than it costs to make. And it's been like that ever since the release in 2006. Sony cut the price in an attempt to break into the market.
Although this may seem rather odd, Sony have used this tactic every time they release a console, even though the competition was tough, the did it with the Playstation 3.
Their plan is that they released a high specification console into the market at a loss, but because of the spec, the console will last many years, making them profit some years on. But will it prove to be successful this time? With high pressure price reductions of the Xbox 360, and the new market of the Nintendo Wii, will Sony manage to cope and make enough money to cover their losses?
The problem is that Sony will not reduce the price of the console until they begind to make a decent profit. However as the consoles price is alot higher than the other consoles on the market, they won't get a huge section of the overall console sales, which, in turn will cause them to loose money for longer.
Although all that sounds a bit bleak for Sony, there is one upside that they have, Blu-ray. It was lucky for them really that Blu-ray came out on top of the DVD battle. If HD DVD had won the battle, it could of turned out to be even worse for Sony as the Playstation 3 wouldn't have ahd any advantage over the competition.
So, at the moment, it's not looking good for Sony, also, with their release of their new online community, Playstation Home, already being shot down by Microsoft and EA. Both of them have said that Sony's attempt at a social community is outdate and not directed.
Aaron Greenberg, a manager at Xbox 360 game console division, stated: "When they unveiled it, it seemed innovative. I think what’s happened is now here we are a couple of years later and we feel beyond that. It feels like 2005 tech in 2008.”.
Tom Hawkins stated: "I can't tell if they're going towards this mass market idea…or if they’re being lured into essentially trying to compete with Warcraft or Second Life”.
After Sony spent alot of time, money and effort on their new social community, it has just been shot down, personally, it just seems like an idea of earning money, there are several things within the world that requires money to buy, and they also have sections of the world which are sponsored by different companies like Red Bull. I'm sure most gamers will hate the idea of being spammed with adverts as they walk around.
Overall, it's not looking good for Sony, they are relying on a Playstation 3 that is over priced to the consumer and under priced to the makers. Who knows where Sony will be if their console doesn't start to sell more.
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Which Console Is Worth Your Money This Christmas
With Christmas creeping closer, many kids will be asking for a new next gen console this year. But which one is worth the cash? With the 3 main next generation consoles, the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, all competing against each other, which one is the right one to get?
I'll start with the Xbox 360. After a price reduction is September, you can grab an Xbox 360 for £130, making it the cheapest of all 3 consoles. But, for your £130, you will only get the arcade system which doesn't come with a hard drive or games, so, what about console bundles. For the arcade system, you get the console, 3 games and 2 wireless controllers for around £160. As for the premium console, this comes with a 60GB hard drive. You can get a bundle which comes with 3 games and 2 controllers for around £200. And if you are after the best Xbox, the Xbox 360 Elite will set you back £260, but for this you get a 120GB hard drive, 3 games and 2 wireless controllers.
Overall the Xbox 360 is an awesome console with a wide selection of Xbox exclusive games to play. Plus with a huge online community, it's a great console for any family.
On to the second next gen console, the Nintendo Wii. The Nintendo Wii is an awesome family console, it features a huge choice of family fun games that will keep your family entertained for hours. The standard console will cost £180 and for a bundle, which contains the console, 2 controllers, 2 nunchucks and 4 games, £270.
Overall, the Nintendo Wii is a great console, with a huge range of child and family fun games, it's great for all ages.
The last console on the list is the Playstation 3 which is the newest and most exspensive console of the lot. Although the Playstation and Xbox are very similar, the Playstation has one hardware benefit, it features a Blu-ray DVD player. Also, in the last few days, Sony released their new online community, Playstation Home, which is free for all Playstation owners.
As for the price of the console, it will cost you around £300 for the standard, 40GB hard drive one. As for the bundle offers, you can get an 80GB hard drive with 4 games for around £300.
Obviously the Playstation 3 is the most exspensive of the 3, but I would not say it's the best value for money. Although the console is similar to the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3 has free online usage, whereas the Xbox requires a subscription.
Finally, I would say that the Xbox 360 is the best console for solo gaming and online gaming and the Nintendo Wii is best for younger aged and family gaming.
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Sony’s new social networking community, Playstation Home, has now gone live in it’s beta stages.
PlayStation Home is a new social networking site, it’s free to use for any Playstation 3 owner and it allows them to create an avatar, join other players in online games, chat, create and furnish their own apartment and soon the ability to stream music and video.
The release of their virtual clubhouse comes after news that Sony has announced that they are planning on several thousand job cuts. However, their new social networking community, Playstation Home, could help to bring in some extra needed cash. Ideas have been floating around in their heads that they can soon start to offer different apartments to buy, new cloths and start selling advertising on the various billboards and screens around the site.
One big reason why the PlayStation Home has been released now is to try and sway some of the potential customers over the Christmas period. Sony is attempting to compete with Microsoft’s latest Xbox Live update where Xbox owners can create new avatars and play social games together.
However, will the new social networking community be enough to sway the minds of buyers? I do not think so. Simply because the Playstation now has Playstation Home, I don’t think it would be enough to sway the minds of buyers, considering the Playstation us still pricey compared to the Xbox.
By hunting a bit, you can get an Xbox 360 with 4 games and 2 controllers for around £130, however, if your after a Playstation 3, it will set you back £270 for only 3 games.
Although the idea of Playstation Home is good, especially for current PS3 owners who want to interact with their games more, I don’t think it will sway the minds of potential buyers until Sony cut prices. So, good try Sony, but I don’t think you’ll have much luck.
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