Looks like the dream of a skating video game that uses the Wii Balance Board is getting closer and closer to a reality. Skate It from EA is looking visually appealing and functional with the use of the board. I like the ability to shift your weight and do different jumps from just the board. My main questions lie in the grinding and flipping that needs to be done, that will be very hard to control via the board. Now that the skating game is out of the way I can definitely envision a surfing game as well. What do you think?
Here is a little easter egg you can find in the demo for the SW: TFU. The demo is fun as hell and gives great insight to what they game is and could be. The demo was a lot shorter than I had anticipated and did not have the amount of content I would have liked. You’ll hear all of my insights on Monday with full impressions of the demo.
We have all heard about Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts a lot since E3 this year and everyone made a very big deal about it, but after watching this clip I have to say that I am unimpressed. The level design looks like it was made by a three year old and the graphics look horrific both in the levels and the HUD. This does not look like a platform style game at all and instead looks like a first generation racing game. It also does not help that whoever is giving the demo really sucks at the game as well, the game just did not look fun form what they showed off.
People are taking issue with my opinion on this and i am unsure why, watch the video it is clear. Ok I have not gotten hands on with the game yet but do you really need to? If you drive a piece of shiet that handles well does that make it less of a piece of shiet? This game looks terrible and yes BK is overhyped because since E3 it has been touted everywhere and after seeing it more in depth I give it a resounding meh.
I caught myself just now in a bit of a conundrum, you may ask what that might be and it is that I was excited about playing Too Human for quite some time now, but there has been so much press and fanfare that it is getting to the point of annoying. Too Human first came out to huge acclaim and then people pooped all over it once they got their hands on it. There was talk of the game being too short and not having any replay value. Some have even gone as far to cal it the Haze of the Xbox 360. (Now that is just hurtful)
Denis Dyack also continues to throws his two cents in the mix and now there are countless numbers of reviews for the game and discussion. Too Human for me will be an interesting game and I have chosen to not play the demo and not read any reviews, it is a game that I want to experience for myself. I want to review it for everyone, but I may even refrain from that as well seeing as the reviews out now are all over the place, there is no consensus on the title and now it is just a virtual pissing contest. Read More »
This sounds like one hefty demo and a lot of FFXIII to shake a stick at. 2 hours of demo time is a pretty nice chunk of gaming to get in for you to get a feel for FFXIII and get even more obsessed and wanting this game more than ever. The nice thing is that it will come on a separate disc than the Advent Children Blu-ray.
According to the upcoming DKS3713 issue of Famitsu magazine, the PlayStation 3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo will clock in at a longer running time than the CGI film, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete.
Currently the original Advent Children film clocks in at a runtime of 101mins; however, the Blu-ray version of the movie will feature scenes that were either cut completely or not finished in time for the initial release, resulting in a significantly longer runtime.
Microsoft announced today that it will be providing some serious E3 coverage and in this coverage was the announcement that Too Human will be getting a demo.
Microsoft has announced that its “Bringing it Home” E3 initiative will start up this year on July 14. Through Xbox Live, gamers will be able to download various content from E3, including game trailers, news from the show floor, interviews, gamerpics, themes and demos.
This will include the long awaited Too Human demo that Silicon Knights has promised would come out before the game’s launch this August. Keep your Xbox 360 hooked up to a high-speed internet connection and be on the lookout for your first chance to try out Too Human.
Seems that Microsoft is really pressing this game and getting it out into the light as much as possible, good move from their marketing people considering that it has gotten hammered lately. Will the upcoming demo help vindicate the already slandered Too Human or will it help finish it off even before it hits stores in August. I will be downloading the demo to tell fact from fiction, will you?
Looks like truancy is a big issue in Hamburg, Germany and the state minister has decided there is a direct correlation between truancy and demo kiosks. He is asking for all demo pods to be turned off during school hours, which I think makes some sense but what about adults that would like to demo certain games during a lunch break?
The minister has stated that:
Truancy can be the beginning of a criminal career and that’s why we have to intervene. Not every truant becomes criminal, but criminals skipped school at one time or another.
Quite the profound statement! I also believe that criminals at some point in their lives have drank water, perhaps a ban on water?
The new and improved PS-Store has had many screenshots but now you can see the features of the faster, more fluid interface. Grace Chen demonstrates all the in’s and out’s of the new design.
I like how they plug their new GT5 Prologue dropping on the PSN April 17th.
As of April 1st, yes April Fool’s Day, you can expect a new Army of Two demo to wet your appetite. If you haven’t tried the game out yet and didn’t want to take my word for it that the game is fun, check out the demo and see for yourself. You will get to play the training stage and the first board, not bad. We can also look forward to some new maps and a new mode as DLC coming soon from our friends at EA.
Hit the jump for the official press release:
People all over the world have already joined the army of two…now is your chance to get in on the action.
On April 1st anyone who has not yet played ARMY OF TWO(tm) can team up to create the deadliest two-man military outfit a government can buy. In this free online demo, two people can play exciting co-op missions exclusively on Xbox LIVE(tm) Marketplace. In the demo, two players complete an intensive co-op training session before they are dropped into Somalia where they must work together to take out the local warlord.
Players engage in two-man tactics and boost their Aggro level to become the ultimate combat force that no enemy can withstand. ARMY OF TWO gameplay focuses on two-man missions, two-man strategies, two-man tactics and a two-man advantage to bring a new and groundbreaking gaming experience to players worldwide, online and offline. It captivates gamers with a politically charged storyline, centering on the impact and ethical issues of Private Military Corporations.
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