Wednesday, October 13, 2010

IGN Rewind Theatre (COD: Black Ops Singleplayer trailer)

Any Call of Duty fan that wants to know every little detail about the single player may want to go out their way to check this trailer.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2010/10/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-rewind-theater

Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 Demo Impressions

Force Unleashed 2 is the follow up to a game that has received mixed reviews. Personally I have never played the first Force Unleashed, but I have watched all of the cutscenes on youtube, and I thought that the game had a great story that provided a bridge between Star Wars episode 3 and Star Wars episode 4. Playing the demo, I was already interested in the story about the protagonist Starkiller, and how he *spoiler alert* helped find the rebel alliance in the first game.

The gameplay itself however, is nothing to really write home about. The action is fun, and you feel like a true badass when you combine ridiculous force powers. The games targeting can be a little difficult at times, but there are also little improvements made to the overall gameplay. The only new ability you see in the demo is mind control, but that doesn't really give you as much as a thrill as using the force to throw someone off a ledge. A nice little addition, but that's the only one of few. What I loved about the demo was the awesome but brief free-fall segment and the graphics looked really pretty. The demo takes place on the rainy cloning facility planet of Kamino, and the water reflections and thunderstorms were epic to behold. I couldn't help to draw a connection to the God of War series, after all it's an action adventure game that takes place on a linear path. Unlike RPGs or multiplayer shooters, I can see this game falling under the curse of a "great rental". Meaning that once you play through the 8-10 hour story you pretty much see all the game has to offer. I am not saying that Force Unleashed 2 will be a bad game, but with so many games coming out in the holiday season and a limited budget, there are a lot of people that will likely pass on the Force Unleashed 2. The game doesn't do anything particularly new or amazing, it's just a really solid action adventure game.

Screw Attack: Top 10 Local Multiplayer Games (Console)

A pretty decent list giving out the top 10 games for local multiplayer. While we are now dominated majorly by online gaming and talking/typing to people via the internet, there was a huge appeal with sitting with a bunch of your buddies playing Super Smash Brothers. Check out this video countdown.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-screwattack/706037

Fable 3 and Borderlands GOTY Edition Trailers

An awesome new trailer that's bound to intrigue people. Fable 3 is an action RPG that lets you (the hero) lead a revolution against your brother, who is the corrupted king of the country of Albion. The next trailer is Borderlands Game of the Year edition which includes all of the four DLC packs previously released for the game. I have played Borderlands, and while I found the story lacking, it was still a really fun game that you could play co-op online with 3 other people. I recommend that anyone who hasn't played Borderlands before to consider picking this one up (especially if they have friends who plan have their eye on this as well).

Fable 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFimcPwvbC4&feature=sub
Borderlands GOTY Edition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44J83itG780&feature=channel

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

IGN: Duke Nukem Forever is now

While Duke Nukem will never live up the the ridiculous hype, there is still something to be said. I never actually played the first Duke Nukem forever game, and Duke Nukem is arguably one of the greatest video game heroes of all time. Duke Nukem is the Arnold Schwartznegger of video games, no even more than that. If you ever watch gameplay footage of Duke Nukem forever, you will see why this guy is such a big deal. For us "unenlightened" gamers, we will finally be able to experience Duke Nukem.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/112/1127070p1.html

Monday, October 11, 2010

The new perks of New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas is a post apocalyptic roleplaying game with first person shooter attributes thrown into the list. In addition to leveling up your character, you can get an access to a variety of perks that add a little bit of spice to your character. Gamespot has published an article about the latest perks on Fallout New Vegas.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/falloutnewvegas/news.html?sid=6281442&mode=previews&tag=topslot;img;1

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Invisible Walls Podcast Episode 128

Check out the latest invisible walls podcast. Discussions include the Assassin's Creed 2 and Dead Space 2 beta, as well as a discussion what the is the future of multiplayer gaming.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-128-invisible-walls/705875

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer Preview

Now get the latest update on the type of new multiplayer that awaits Assassin's Creed. After seeing this I worry that the multiplayer will be sluggishly executed, but if it's successful than I would be overjoyed to have a great multiplayer game in my game library that is a non-shooter.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/multiplayer-preview-assassins-creed/705876

GTTV Bonus Round: Call of Duty Black Ops

GTTV is having a special Bonus Round episode where they go straight to the developers of Call of Duty Blackops and talk about the design philosophy and the challenges the Treyarch team had to face. A few weeks later, you will see more revealed information and developer commentaries on the trailers. Something to keep you Call of Duty fans busy.

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/bonusround/410?ch=1

Friday, October 8, 2010

Final Fantasy 13 Versus and Agito Trailer

This trailer showcases some of the gameplay from the 2010 Tokyo gameshow. I absolutely loved the trailer for Final Fantasy 13 Versus. Final Fantasy 13 Versus has been one of the games that went under darkness even though it was announced alongside Final Fantasy 13. Unlike previous Final Fantasy games, Versus is supposed to be more darker and moody than the other Final Fantasy iterations.

Check it out!

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs-10-final-fantasy/705843