Hey what is up guys? Welcome back to the final show before the ultimate after-Christmas show. We continue to pump it out this week, and feature a bunch of stuff on todays show. Check it out!
DC Universe Online has had a long development cycle and a highly anticipated release. Gamers are looking for a solid superhero MMO and have elevated expectations for the game. With the beta being played on PC and PS3 the past few months, a firm release date has finally been set. DC Universe Online is set to hit in North America on January 11th, January 12th in most PAL territories, and then on January 14th in the UK and Ireland.
I’ve heard a very mixed bag of impressions from beta users, of which I can’t say I’ve played. I’ve had hands on sessions with the game over the past few years at preview events, but just haven’t had any time to get into playing the recent beta. I’ve heard people that say they love it, while I’ve also heard others that absolutely hate the game and have had nothing but trouble. Hopefully the crashing issues they’ve experienced get fixed before release, but only time will tell.
All beta characters will not transfer over to the final game and an end-of-beta event is set to take place with the developers in the near future. Everyone will get a fresh start once the game ships to level the playing field. A lifetime subscription will be available for $199 in case you aren’t interested in paying $14.99 a month, but I’m not convinced either way. I don’t mind paying for things that are worth it, but I just don’t see a reason to get DC Universe Online, especially on the PS3. While the IP is great, I just don’t think enough console gamers will subscribe and jump in to give DCU the longevity needed by a modern MMO. I could be wrong, but based on what I’ve seen so far, that’s my prediction. I’ll be passing by when the game ships in a few weeks. Besides, there are plenty of games out now and coming in early 2011 to occupy my precision gaming time.
Well, not moving in the sense that they actually rotate or spin, but Moving as in snowflakes made of Move controllers. Not too shabby. We figured since it’s pretty cool, we’d share it with you.
Hit the jump for scans of the inside and back of the card.
I usually don’t take these little “game simulations” very seriously. They start to lose a little credibility in my mind when you can have an entire team made up completely of mascots win the American League pennant. That’s just silly.
The boys over at the Playstation Blog have done said “simulation” and played out the entire 2010 World Series.
Hoping to get into the Killzone 3 multiplayer beta that starts October 25th? I hope you have some extra cash laying around, because you’ll need to be a PlayStation Plus subscriber to get access to the Beta. Sony is hoping these sexy new betas will make people want to pony up money for their premium PSN service, which has been fairly worthless to a large majority of PS3 gamers through this point.
While I would love to fire up some Killzone 3 multiplayer early, there’s no way I’m dropping money on PlayStation Plus. How about all of you? While you make a decision, take a look at the latest gameplay video from Killzone 3.
One of the many great things about Sony’s Playstation 3 gaming console is it’s ability to do multiple things other than just being a gaming console. Blu-ray support, future 3D support coming with a firmware update, Netflix instant streaming, and being able to partition the console’s hard drive and install a separate operating system on the gaming machine set it slightly apart from the rest of the pack. Gamers out there from all over snatched up a PS3, installed a Linux kernel, setup their own e-mail servers, media centers, and reached out to grab porn torrents.
With Gamestop’s new 50% trade-in deal, you can net yourself $52.50 for Mass Effect 2. Having finished the game, I plan on going to Gamestop tomorrow. Considering we all pay around $64 dollars a game, getting $52.50 for a trade-in is unreal. I suspect this deal will not be around much longer so I would get to your local Gamestop ASAP.
P.S: If you have a Edge card you’ll get an extra 10% which will net you $56.
Capcom’s first quarter release calendar, previously loaded with two huge offerings, have both been reassigned to the second quarter. April 27th will give us Super Street Fighter IV, with it’s bevy of new characters, new combos, and the return of the smash-a-car bonus stage. Super Street Fighter IV is not yet priced, but is hopefully an affordable re-load.
Capcom’s other designated hitter is Lost Planet 2, which is more “sequel” than the S.S.F. IV expansion. The co-op driven third person shooter promises “larger-than-life-bosses” and four player co-op over Xbox Live or Playstation Network. This title will be dropping on May 18th in both North America, and Europe. Thanks to the generous date-gap, us gamers will have a little more room in our June gaming budget for whatever else may come down the gaming turnpike for the rest of Q2, 2010.
I think pushing these back to Q2 is a good move on Capcom’s part. People are still recovering from what I call the “Christmas Burn” of being over-extended by all the money spent during the holidays. I know all my Christmas Gift Card stash has long been spent, and I’m not exactly flush with cash right now. Wait, yes. Yes I am LOADED with cash, because I am a super rich internet writer. Seriously though, Capcom’s Spring release of these two titles is definitely going to help their sales data, and my wallet as well.
That’s right. The most requested feature by Playstation 3 owners, the addition of cross-game chat, could be coming as early as the next firmware update. While cross-game chat has been available for a long time on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 owners have had to do without this feature.
Mostly Confirmed: Microsoft pee’s pants a little, and responds by making the Xbox 360 Elite a little bit smaller a whole butt-load cheaper.
Anyways, some of you might remember the rumors of a PS3 Slim floating around our dear interwebs around the end of May, via an Arstechnica Mole. Then again in early July with Sony reportedly signing manufacturing agreements with both Foxconn and Pegatron. There is no mention of a price change there, so…whatevs. It’s a smaller PS3.
So, the Xbox 360 Elite will replace the Pro at the end of August, with a price drop to $299. This is pretty much a brilliant move by Microsoft, since the biggest shopping season of the year is LITERALLY knocking on our door. Just think, Black Friday is only 101 days away.
I personally don’t see how Sony can’t put in a price drop though. When Christmas rolls around, do you think Mom and Pops are going to spring for $299 top of the line Xbox Elite, or spend $469.99 for a PS3? HECK, for only $30 more, they could buy an Xbox Elite and an Xbox Arcade model. That’s 2 consoles for the price of one folks. Now, for extra credit, try to convince me how that’s not going to affect Sony’s Fall/Winter Sales Data.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Sony has the Blu-Ray. Sure, you don’t have to pay for every goll-danged extra thing like you do with the Xbox (wireless connectivity, online play), and the PS3′s DLC tends to be a lot cheaper too. but I really don’t think this outweighs the fact that the Xbox is now almost HALF the cost of a PS3.
These developments will definitely make the never ending debate of “PS3 vs. Xbox 360/Hardware vs. Value” more interesting.
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