Square-Enix officially announced today the release date for their upcoming epic RPG, Final Fantasy XII. All Chocobo loving fans should mark their calendars on March 9th, 2010 as being the day this current generation of consoles to finally get a new Final Fantasy title.
Final Fantasy XIII will feature a new battle system (which has been the recent trend of new Final Fantasy games), summon system, HD graphics, and a storyline that’s promised to be an “emotional experience”.
The title will be made available on both the PS3 & Xbox 360, which is one of the first times a Final Fantasy title is being launched on multiple platforms on the same day. During Microsoft E3 2008 press conference, it was revealed Final Fantasy XIII would be making its way to the Xbox 360. No details yet on how many discs the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will be packaged as its expected the PS3 version will simply take up 1 Blu-Ray disc.
With Street Fighter IV & King of Fighters XII rejuvenating the fighting genre, it was time for the Tekken series to step into the ring and show other fighting games how it’s done. With the largest character roster in Tekken history, HD graphics, and competitive online modes, is Tekken 6 the best fighting game our current generation of consoles has to offer?
Infinity Ward released the official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and boy, is it a doozie.
The gameplay footage we see in the trailer spotlights some previous footage that Infinity Ward released mashed in with some new footage, such as the satellite blowing up in space, into a single trailer with a very fitting soundtrack. Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” was chosen as the song to help amp up the hype level for Modern Warfare 2, and to be honest, I see no other song more fitting than that one. Not only does its beat bring out the emphasis how epic Modern Warfare 2 will be, but also Eminem’s lyrics are befitting of the game, specifically towards the end,
Cause I don’t really think that the fact that I’m Slim matters
A plaque of platinum status is whack if I’m not the baddest.
The original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare set the gold standard for the FPS’ franchise, to which many other FPS games have adopted some of its ideas (XP, further customization of your character, etc.). With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the already ridiculously high bar Infinity Ward set itself with CoD4:MW is now being challenged once again.
If you’re an Xbox 360 owner, you’ve been enjoying the wonders of Netflix for quite some time. It seems 360 owners won’t be the only console on the block to be able to stream Netflix movies as they announce today Sony’s Playstation 3 will soon be able to stream Netflix as well.
PS3 owners should be able to stream Netflix movies in about a month. Plans are to supply PS3 owners with a Blu-Ray readable disc that will allow PS3 users use Netflix’s streaming service. As of now, no mention of a XMB icon for Netflix to be made availble, similar to how the Xbox 360 has a dedicated section for Netflix without the need to insert a disc.
As much as I enjoy a good round of multiplayer mode, I am an old-school gamer at heart. With that said, I grew up playing games along with my brothers and majority of the games that came out in the 80s were co-op. There’s just something about working together with family and friends that give me a much more richer multiplayer experience than just shooting the hell out of them.
Infinity Ward realized how important co-op play is becoming and is introducing a new mode called ‘Spec-Ops’. Spec-Ops is a mode that is completely apart from the single-player campaign. You and your buddies work together to complete different objectives across multiple maps. The objectives vary from simply clearing out a map of enemies, to getting down a snowy mountain the quickest on your snowmobile. Players can even change individual difficulty settings, so no longer will men have to play on casual mode while their girlfriend holds the controller upside down screaming “HOW DO I MAKE THAT MAN DEAD?!”
Last night during The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Dhani Harrison was invited to sit and discuss The Beatles: Rock Band with Conan.
During the interview, Dhani said he was the mastermind behind making The Beatles: Rock Band a reality when he accidentally met with MTV president Van Toffler right after MTV had bought Harmonix. Through their discussion, Van suggested Dhani meet with Harmonix President Alex Rigopulos, which was only the first step to bring their one in a million shot dream into what is being released today, The Beatles: Rock Band.
Of course, since Conan is a talented guitar player, he couldn’t help but try the game out for himself. The song selection was one I felt to be questionable. So many popular Beatles songs in the game, and they went with Birthday?
With the release date of Borderlands slowly approaching us in mid-October, Gearbox Software has released the first webisode featuring ClapTrap.
In this webisode, ClapTrap discusses a little bit of what Borderlands is about, but runs into a couple of problems with some less than professional individuals.
In Oct. 2008, Harmonix revealed a bomb-shell of an announcement. One of the most influential, and most sought after bands of all time was going to be in Rock Band. Not only will the music of The Beatles be made available to gamers around the world, but they were going to be the main focus of the game.
The Beatles: Rock Band is Harmonix’s first title dedicated to a single band. Find out if Beatlemania is alive and well in our review.
Last year’s Guitar Hero: World Tour was a huge success for the Guitar Hero franchise as it was turned into an obvious direction: playing in a band. Even though the title specifically mentions the guitar, music-based games such as Guitar Hero have become more than just two people wailing on their axes. It has now become a social experience that brings people together under one roof to rock the night away. Guitar Hero 5 is the latest iteration of Activision’s popular music game franchise. The question is: Is Guitar Hero 5 the latest and greatest?
Ubisoft released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed II today that shows off a ton of in-game gameplay footage. Judging by the footage, it seems Assassin’s Creed II might be exactly what gamers wanted the first Assassin’s Creed to be. Combat seems to be completely overhauled as Enzio can pull off more than just a simple block & attack.
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