There is a little phrase called “passing the buck” we use here in the greater New York area and this is what Jack Tretton of SCEA is doing. He states, correctly I might add, that Sony has no power or control of what third party gaming companies are putting out and they need to be better to enhance the power of the PS3. Here are some quotes from an interview courtesy of gamerindustrybiz:
“If we have to drive the message on our platform with the games that do that…whether they are first party or third…those are the games we are going to focus on and those are the games the consumers are going to make their purchase decisions on,”
“The message I want to send is, we can’t control what the third parties do,” he explained. “We want to encourage them as much as possible, we want to support them as much as possible…to your point, we want to give them the tools.
“We’re a company that does about 20 plus per cent of our business on first party, so believe me, I don’t want to send the message that we don’t need the third partes. We want to encourage them to maximize their development potential on our platform.
Take it anyway you want, but it seems that Sony is not all too happy with the quality of games that third parties are releasing and its a subtle way of saying, if it sucks, we wont buy it. I, for one, agree with his sentiments. What do you guys think?
The contest runs for another month, and they still have 400 Wii’s to giveaway to lucky fast food eaters. No official statement on how many Wii Points cards and how many Wii Games are left, but I’d say probably 400 of each as well.
So grab yourself a cool frosty and enter those codes here for a chance at a Wii or Wii gear.
Sony, please, give us a damn demo! I would love to play your $5-10 downloadable titles, but I’m not going to shell over the cash without trying the game out first. With digital distribution of the games, there’s absolutely no reason not to provide a demo. Hell, half your downloadable titles do, and all Xbox Live Arcades games come with a demo. So why are new PSN games different?
It’s not like it’s going to put a huge damper in the PlayStation Network to provide a demo. The way it works with the older titles is to download an unlock key to turn the demo into the full game. This is the same way Xbox Live Arcade works for all of its titles.
I think Sony would sell more copies of these games if they did allow gamers to try before they buy. I know I was very excited to hear Super Stardust HD was coming out this week, but when I saw no demo, it became a no go (at least for a while until I try it out at a friend’s place). Same goes with Calling All Cars. I hear mixed reviews, so why would I just decide to give Sony $10 when there should be a free way to test out the game.
Hopefully this is something the team over at Sony re-evaluates soon. I’m not going to hold my breath though.
I played Ace Combat 4 for the PS2 and loved it and I am by no means a flight sim guy. This game looks awesome and especially with the online capabilities, I might have to get some buddies of mine, fly some missions, then play a homoerotic game of volleyball to the tune of “Playing with the Boys” by Kenny Loggins.
I have begun to see an overwhelming negativity toward video games, complaints of video games sparking violence, causing obesity, and even making people sterile, ok the last one I made up, but they might as well tack that on as well.
Almost weekly we have some government body or some Jack Thompson wanna be crawling out of the wood works trying to get some ban on some game because it will warp and corrupt young people’s minds. You can pass all the bills you want and ban all the games you want, but isn’t that a direct violation of our first amendment right to free speech? Wouldn’t this count as censorship of a creative medium? What next, no Harry potter because he dies at the end of the book? (Purely speculation, not confirmed. Please see JK Rowling for ending)
Then we have the never-ending barrage of obese children’s parents blaming video games for the fact that kids are getting rounder. Believe video games have nothing to do with it, the fact that we as a society have gotten lazier has to do with obesity. Playing Mario Brothers wont make you fat, but eating a Big Mac everyday will give you a heart attack. It isn’t the games that make kids get out of shape but their eating habits and their lack of physical exertion.
Who doesn’t like a good montage? It’s not a classic 80’s Rocky-style workout montage, but it still does the trick.
We present you with a user created montage of all the upcoming exclusive games for the PS3 that are expected this year. Really cool. I can’t wait for most of these. Games include: Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Lair, Final Fantasy Versus, HAZE, and others.
Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is the latest installment in the popular and cult followed RTS series for the Xbox360. This game requires quick reflexes and even quicker decision making to ensure the victory of one of the three very different sides you can be which range from the militaristic GDI, the extremist NOD, and even an alien race, Scain, that seems eerily familiar to the covenant.
Presentation and Graphics: The menus are very user friendly and have a nice montage in the background of in game fighting. The graphics are superb and support both 720 and 1080i resolution on your HDTV. On regular TV, they look like a very good current gen game or a pedestrian next gen game, but its clearly meant to be seen and played on a big screen. There is also a zoom function that allows and up close and personal view of the massive ground and air combat. 4 of 5
Sound and Music: This game really excels in the sound department. Each function has its own voice acting as well as the sounds of each structure being built. Every time you select a battle group, a conformation is heard as well as the sounds of bullets and rockets and God knows what else hitting anything in its path. The game is very minimalistic and fine detail has been used for the vast difference in weapons that are created. Each race has very different battle machines and this is apparent in the sounds that they make. There is also some very cool menu music akin to GRAW 2 complete with the ominous drum beats. 4 of 5
So we all know that E3 is going to be small this year and very private. With that said, all the big names will be there presenting and showing off what they have in store for the upcoming year.
IGN has a list of who’s attending and what games are confirmed to be shown at this year’s E3. Not too much confirmed yet from anyone. A few notable games on the list so far:
Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (Capcom)
Turok (Disney)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
Unreal Tournament 3 (Midway)
Little Big Planet (Sony)
Keep checking back as more news comes in about what you can expect from this year’s E3 Expo.
Everyone is ripe with Star Wars fever due to its 30th birthday and we at Loot Ninja are no different. Here is a breakdown of the top 10 Star Wars games of all time. For some reason, I don’t expect to see Pod Racer anywhere on this countdown.
Wendy’s is running a promotional give away that can bag you some serious gaming gear like:
1 of 800 - Wii Consoles (Where did these magic 800 consoles come from? ::looks at Wendy’s sign and shakes fists::)
1 of 800 - Wii Point Cards (2000 points each)
1 of 800 - Wii Video Games (It would be funny if they gave you only games like Tamagotchi party)
So grab yourself a cool frosty and enter those codes here for a chance at a Wii or Wii gear.
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There is a little phrase called “passing the buck” we use here in the greater New York area and this is what Jack Tretton of SCEA is doing. He states, correctly I might add, that Sony has no power or control of what third party gaming companies are putting out and they need to be better to enhance the power of the PS3. Here are some quotes from an interview courtesy of gamerindustrybiz:
I have begun to see an overwhelming negativity toward video games, complaints of video games sparking violence, causing obesity, and even making people sterile, ok the last one I made up, but they might as well tack that on as well.
Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is the latest installment in the popular and cult followed RTS series for the Xbox360. This game requires quick reflexes and even quicker decision making to ensure the victory of one of the three very different sides you can be which range from the militaristic GDI, the extremist NOD, and even an alien race, Scain, that seems eerily familiar to the covenant.
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