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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The PS3 had had many critics since its launch in 2006. But now there are man reasons why you might want to get hold of one of these exciting games consoles

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.

1. Blu-Ray rocks – think of it as real-life x 10! Blu-Ray makes HD TV, it’s as simple as that. The definition and picture clarity is stunning and adds a whole new dimension to the home cinema experience.

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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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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As the year of 2008 comes into it’s final, coldest month it’s good to have a look back and see what brilliant game releases there were, and mainly, choose which one of these was the best game of 2008.

Throughout the whole year we’ve had some brilliant game releases on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and other consoles, however, I would have to say that the later part of the year seemed to be the best, with dozens on games being released in the months of September to November, it really has kept me and millions of gamers busy this year.

Here are just a few of the awesome games that have been released in the past year:

Lost Odyssey – I thought this game was pretty good, although the combat of the game was not my favorite it was still good gameplay, but also, extremely long, 4 disks, really took some time to get through it all.

Condemned 2 – Even though the game is rather brutal and not for the feint of hear, the complex puzzles and hand to hand combat makes the game really good. The game can get rather tense and dark at times which really pulls you into the game.

Battlefield: Bad Company – Bad Company is my favorite Battlefield game so far simply because it’s the only one with an actual campaign. I thought the ability blow up a hole in a building was awesome, you could run any direction at a building and make your very own door.

Lego Indiance Jones – I am a great fan of every Lego game, they are fun to play, especially as a group. Although the Lego games are short, the humour and gameplay to them is brilliant.

Lego Batman – Basically the same as Lego Indiana, but still an awesome game, this one featured some new things never seen before in other Lego games. Every one of the Lego games have been great fun to play and they are all fun for the whole family.

Civilization Revolution – I only played this game a few times on the Xbox 360 but I thought it was amazing, alot different from any other Civilization game.

Devil May Cry 4 – Alot of people have said that this game is great, but I don’t see how it is. I played the demo on the Xbox 360 and thought, “hmm, alot of jumping”. I thought the game was extremely repetitive, not my cup of tea.

Mario Kart Wii – Even though I am not a great fan of the Mario games, I did enjoy playing this one. Especially when you use the Wii steering wheel, you can have great fun with the game whether you’re in a party or not, a great game for every Wii lover.

GRID – I never thought this game was very good, yes the graphics were great but because you could rewind time if you crashed, I thought that spoilt it.

Burnout Paradise – The only problem with this game is that it’s repetitive, you do alot of races and then get a new license, once you get that license you have to repeat all of the races again, just a little bit harder to get another license. Although the game was great for a drive around, the whole campaign got slightly tiresome after a while.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Even though I only played the game once or twice it was great fun. The simple controls and fast gameplay makes it really fun to play as a party. The ability to jump around as Pikachu or Kirby makes the game really funny and entertaining, a great party play game.

Metal Gear Solid 4 – Although this game has alot of cut scenes, which can be rather lengthy, the bit where you get to play are brilliant, I thought the graphics were top notch and the story line great, when you got to play it that is.

Rock Band – Amazing, I have always loved the Guitar Hero games, but when this was released I just had to get it, I loved the set list and loved the new instruments, amazing game and a must play for any music game lover.

Rock Band 2- Just like Rock Band 1 just with an even better set list and a wider range of songs, really great fun and everyone should have a go.

Guitar Hero World Tour – This game, like with Rock Band is a wicked game, the new instruments were brilliant but I thought the set list really dragged it down, it depends on your taste but I wasn’t amazed by it.

Grand Theft Auto 4 – You can’t really complain about this game, all of the other GTA’s have been awesome but this one managed to top the lot. Outstanding graphics and the ability to change the way the game ends depending on the choices you make just makes it even better. Plus with the addition of new content coming next year, the game just gets deeper and better.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Most likely only World of Warcraft players will want to read this one, it was a great game, with a new level cap, new raid cotent, a new class and new professions. This game will keep me busy for many following months.

Gears of War 2 – Amazing, just that one word needed really. The graphics of this game were absolutely amazing and the storyline was mind blowing, it’s continuous action with non stop blood. This is a must have game for any Xbox 360 owner.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Although there was alot of hype before this game came out, when it was released, I was not amazingly impressed. The whole gameplay and look of the game was brilliant but the length of the stroyline and with no online play, the game was over with a few days, now it just sits on the shelf.

Left 4 Dead – If you loved games like Counter Strike and Half Life, you will love this, it’s made by the same people, Valve, but this time it’s based on zombies. You and 3 other team mates have to battle your way out of the city. I personally like the emphasis on team work within the game, plus every gun and weapon is really realistic.

Fable 2 – In one way this game was awesome and in another is was ok. The entire storyline, gameplay, graphics and the ability to change the game by the decisions you make. But the length and difficulty of the game was a let down, I found it to be alot shorter than the original Fable and it was also alot easier as you didn’t seem to face any major bosses. Although it has it’s downsides I still say it’s a great game.

Mirror’s Edge – Some people might think that this game is poor, but I don’t, I thought it was brilliant, just like Assassins Creed, which I loved. I thought Mirror’s Edge was a brilliant game, the graphics of the game were outstanding, although I didn’t think much of the cut scenes, they looked rather cheap comic book stuff, the gameplay was awesome and it’s just a whole new style of game.

Far Cry 2 – There is one major problem with this game, once you start to play, you can’t stop for several hours. The whole storyline and ability to change the game as you play is great, plus having to battle with malaria, brings a whole new dimension to the game. You have a wide range of weapons to choose from all to help you gain an advantage on your enemies, plus the game features are awesome. All these things make it a brilliant game, one of the best.

Call of Duty 5: World of War – This game had alot to live up to, it had to beat CoD4 which one a number of awards this year. I personally didn’t like CoD5 as much as 4 because it went back to the World Wars. But that aside, the gameplay and graphics were great, although it didn’t quite live up to the reputation left by CoD4.

All of the games listed above were really fun to play and kept me entertained all year round but it’s come to tell you what my game of the year is, although it’s a really difficult decision. I would personally have to say that because of the amazing fights and constant action, I would say that Gears of War 2 is my game of 2008. What’s your game of the year?

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The name Playstation has become synonymous with an all-round entertainment system in recent years. Sony’s megahit games console revolutionized the way games are played and digital files are enjoyed. If you’re after a complete gaming system that allows you to play a wide variety of games, watch movies and store your digital files, then the Playstation 3 is exactly what you need in your life. The Playstation 3 is the latest version of Sony’s superb gaming system that combines all of this and more.

The Playstation 3 is the third generation of the groundbreaking Sony gaming system, and was designed to build on the highly advanced technology of the first two incarnations. The Playstation 3 came to market in the United States in the Autumn of 2006 and quickly sold out in stores across the world. In the first 24 hours of being onsale, the system sold nearly 100,000 units.

There’s a Playstation 3 to fit every gamer’s needs. Playstation 3 is available with a variety of memory capacities. The 20GB contains the lowest memory capacity. The memory capacity then increases to 40GB, 60 GB, 80 GB, all the way up to 160 GB. Some accessories that come standard with each system are controllers, USB cables and connection cords. You can even enjoy movies by using your Playstation 3 as a movie player: it also works as a Blu-Ray disc player. Instead of purchasing an expensive Blu-Ray player, you can simply use your Playstation 3.

Like previous versions of the console, Playstation 3 comes with the option to buy additional accessories that depend on your own interests. If you’d like to use your Playstation 3 as a one-stop multimedia system, feel free. You can purchase a TV tuner, digital recorder and other add-ons designed for use exclusively with your Playstation 3 unit.

If you want to use your Playstation 3 just for gaming, then there is certainly a massive range of games to choose from. The Playstation 3 has its own versions of loads of very popular games, including modern day classics such as Halo, Guitar Hero and even Grand Theft Auto. Playstation 3 has already earned its place in the video games pantheon, and quite rightly so. With such versatility, the possibilities are nigh on endless.

Tips On How To Find A Cheap PlayStation 3

Since late 2006 the Sony PlayStation 3 has been available to American consumers who thought nothing of standing and waiting in long lines in front of stores for hours on end, in hopes to be lucky enough to find one PS3 still on the shelves. As you may expect, the demand for the PlayStation 3 far exceeded the supply therefore trying to find a reasonably priced PlayStation 3, is not easy, and chances are that you will end up having to pay quite a steep price for whichever PS3 becomes available to you.

Where to Find a PlayStation 3 at a Reasonable Price

Since the retail pricing of the PS3 has increased so rapidly in the past few years, it is rare to be able to find a PlayStation 3 at a good price, at least not in retail stores. Other options to purchase one would be at any number of the online sites, local newspapers in the classified section, magazines and by finding individuals selling PS3s.

Finding a cheap PlayStation 3 will require that you expend a great deal of energy and effort in looking for a good deal and it is certainly a lot more involved than just signing up as a registrant who is pre-ordering. No doubt, at one time it was best to pre-order the PS3 since it gave you a good chance of at least being able to buy one at the advertised price. This allowed you to reserve a console, which was important because they were limited to one per household but before you could reserve one you had to make a down payment.

Unfortunately, many people were not able to take advantage of the pre-registration process, while others were not in a position to make the down payment required during preordering a console. People then had the task of beginning to look for stores advertising the PlayStation 3 on sale, which then lead to long lines being formed outside of retail stores, with people hoping to be among the first to actually get to purchase a PlayStation 3 of their own.

Soon it became evident that some people were buying up extra PlayStation 3 consoles not for themselves or as a gift, but with the main intent of selling them on eBay or other online auction sites. What that meant was that if you were willing to try hard enough you would still find it possible to get hold of a cheap PlayStation 3, provided you were also adept at making winning bids and were good at negotiating favorable deals.

There is another good option for finding a cheap PlayStation 3 which is to look for one on Craigslist, where local sellers generally will give you an option to buy the PlayStation 3 at a good price. No doubt, it will mean that you must also be competitive and willing to face challenges. Though, at the same time it is also a lot of fun as well. Don’t let your eagerness to find a PlayStation 3 at a good price be something that over steps your good judgment, because if you put your guard down of the traps set by unlawful sellers you could end up in a bad situation.

In addition, never exceed your budget when purchasing a PlayStation 3. If you feel that the price is not what a cheap PlayStation 3 should cost, then simply pass the offer by.

The new virtual world for the Playstation 3, ‘Home’ has been hacked by commited computer terrorists. Developers have found an intricate way to access the Playstation software in order to allow the to customise their own Playstation home experience beyond the options provided by Sony and their development team.

The Playstation ‘Home’ experience was launched on December 11th and is a completely virtual world that provides Playstation users with a three dimensional social gaming space to interact and communicate with other online players at the same time. You can do anything from go to the movies, go swimming, take a strole or even go on a date.

The hack itself is a combination of pointing the apache web server and re-directing the DNS to their own where they then can display their own films to watch and listen to their own music within the virtual world. The second hack that was established, allowed the user to download material directly off of the Playstation servers such as other user information such as avatars and the cartoon like representation of themselves as they appear within the virtual world.
However the most worrying vulnerability of the Playstation 3 ‘Home’ system is that any user can upload or delete any file on the Playstation servers which could result in mass chaos. Any web savvy user will notice this flaw and the consequences could literally be harmful to any user who is online. Yet there is growing speculation that Sony has deliberately opened its virtual doors to developers in order to let people develop user generated software for the ‘Home’ system. Having an official avenue for ‘Hacks’ and ‘Tweaks’ could prevent more serious and potentially damaging hacking attempts from other hackers, and could also be used to build an ecosystem of users and developers around the ‘Home’ platform. This would surely be a very risky but clever idea from the developers at Sony. I have seen the new ‘Home’ system within a Playstation 3 and it is absolutely incredible!

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