A Remedy Entertainment em parceria com a Microsoft Game Studios, lançarão o Alan Wake, game de ação em terceira pessoa.

A história de ação, se baseia no personagem Alan Wake, escritor que perde sua musa inspiradora e, mudando-se para a pequena cidade de Bright Falls, vê seus pesadelos se tornarem realidade.

Ao invés de usar armas, bombas,.. o escritor terá uma lanterna como proteção, já que seus inimigos são sensíveis à luz.

Gráficos e sons de alta qualidade são características importantes aliadas ao enredo criativo deste jogo que promete ser mais um sucesso e que vale a pena conferir.

Um piscar de olhos aos ex da EA?

A Microsoft Game Studios acabou de abrir 54 novas vagas para os seus estúdios. A maioria ligados ao Project Natal mas também para os projectos com a Epic e para a equipa da 343 Industries que é a responsável pelo Franchise Halo dentro da MGS. Numa altura em que a EA libertou algum do seu staff esta será a altura certa para os recrutar. E tu? QUeres te candidatar?

~VIDEO GAME NEWS~

Ubisoft: Not publishing No more Heroes on PS3 and Xbox 360
details click here

Sonic costumes for LittleBigPlanet
details click here

New Super Street Fighter IV characters revealed next week
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 on PC outsells original
details click here

Playstation store update
details click here

Star Trek Online goes beta in Jan
details click here

Rockstar Game tips
details click here

Banned Resistance Gamer Targets Microsoft and Nintendo
details click here

Call action suit planned for Xbox bans
details click here

Starcraft II update and screens
details click here

Free Education license for CryEngine3
details click here

Gamefly selling games under $10
details click here

Champions Online Free Weekend
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 writer on airport lvl
details click here

Microsoft Game Studios now hiring
details click here

Brad Pitt to star in Dark Void movie
details click here

Apple recruiting for games dev
details click here

Sony: 3d support in 2010
details click here

Sony planning paid PSN subscription
details click here

Bioshock 2 Special Edition
details click here

Resident Evil 5 Gold edition
details click here

Sony Pushes back profit margin target
details click here

Banned Xboxs flood ebay
details click here

Resident Evil 5 alternative edition details
details click here

Publishers cheating on age ratings
details click here

Army of two : the 40th day weapon customization
details click here

Delay for LittleBigPlanet PSP on PSPgo
details click here

Rumor: Super Street Fighter 4 new characters leaked
details click here

Last episode of Tales of Monkey Island release on Dec 8
details click here

VGA awards 2009 nominations
details click here

Halo Reach world premiere at VGA awards
details click here

Nintendo: Expect Zelda Wii surprise at e3 2010
details click here

Famitsu: No more Heroes ported to PS3 and Xbox 360
details click here

Miyamoto on New Super Mario Bros Wii
details click here

Fils-Aime promises Vitality Sensor unveil
details click here

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days officially announced for 2010
details click here

Assassin’s Creed 2 to incorporate ‘Uplay’ Service
details click here

EA Sports Active store opens in SF and Boston
details click here

CNET: Xbox failure rate in UK 60%
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 earn $550m first 5 days
details click here

Free Xbox Live Weekend
details click here

New Ridge Racer game
details click here

Bioshock 2 cover art
details click here

EA, Ubisoft, SCEA and Disney sued over voice recognition suit
details click here

Lost planet 2 pre-order bonus
details click here

Microsoft dismisses Natal launch rumors
details click here

EA closing down Pandemic Studios
details click here

Infamous 2 to have online support
details click here

Capcom details Super Street Fighter IV replay mode
details click here

Sports Authority Retailer now selling wii
details click here

Metriod Prime on DS?
details click here

Playstation 3 firmware v3.1 preview
details click here

ESA: 42% to give or get games this holiday
details click here

Religious leaders slam Modern Warfare 2
details click here

Miyamoto hints Wii Music 2
details click here

Yoichi Wada Ensures Final Fantasy will not get exhausted
details click here

Namco Bandai new rpg countdown
details click here

Gearbox: id, Crytek ‘risking failure’
details click here

Mario Galaxy 2 to use super guide
details click here

Wiiware demos ready for DL
details click here

Valve on Left 4 dead 2 boycott
details click here

Mario Voiceover on Link’s voice
details click here

Square Enix first global game
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 banned in Russia
details click here

Kutaragi starts new company
details click here

Call of Duty to get paid-for online services
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 to get its own ghost game
details click here

Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 outsells PS3 version 2:1
details click here

Dream Theater recording instrumental track for God of War 3
details click here

High Voltage: big announcement coming soon
details click here

OnLive to work on portable and mobile devices
details click here

Heavy Rain dev on Modern Warfare 2 controversy
details click here

Video Game Industry not recession proof
details click here

Online multiplayer for Dead Space 2
details click here

Nintendo New Super Mario Bros wii launch party
details click here

Microsoft haven’t offered up much in the way of racing simulators, let alone racing games.  However, between the success of Forza Motorsport on the original Xbox and its sequel on the Xbox 360, the series has become one that many feel holds up its own against Gran Turismo and has even already surpassed it.  Forza Motorsport 3, the latest entry in the series, will be released next week on Tuesday, October 27.  To give a taste of what the full game should offer, developer Turn 10 released a demo on Xbox Live a few weeks ago.  Now, Matt, Greg and Michael are here to weigh in what they think the demo indicates for the full game.

Matt’s Thoughts

As I mentioned in our article on Need for Speed shift, racing simulators really aren’t my forte, especially games like Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport (how convenient).  But between the touting of how the game can appeal to even casual racing fans and being encouraged by others, I gave the demo a shot with Greg and Michael.  With that in-mind, I will say I enjoyed the Forza Motorsport 3 demo more than the other games, but ultimately it isn’t saying much.  What made it more fun was that more options for the handling have been incorporated, with the two standouts being Rewind and Autobraking (both work as you’d expect).  Since the Rewind use is unlimited and, with Autobraking turned on I could focus on the driving and turning rather than precise braking, I was able to legitimately enjoy the demo.  However, this is still fundamentally the same racing simulator I’ve tried twice before, albeit with very luscious visuals.  And the aforementioned features, while nice, still didn’t make this a very interesting and exciting racing game, which is what I want whenever playing one.

Greg’s Thoughts

This is has been quite the year for racing games.  Need for Speed Shift, Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, Dirt 2, Fuel (alright, maybe that one wasn’t so great) and we’re getting Forza Motosport 3 next week.  I liked the first two Forza games, but felt that the second one should’ve had better visuals and the sense of speed, while above Gran Turismo, is still underwhelming overall.  Fortunately, if the demo is any indication, then this sequel should be a fine improvement and step forward for the series.  Perhaps the most impressive part of the demo were the visuals, which are simply jaw-dropping (other than Uncharted and possibly Metal Gear Solid 4, this is probably the best-looking console game I’ve played).  Car models are incredibly sharp and the available course in the game looks like a spellbinding painting that has come alive.  The sense of speed also appears to have been bumped up a bit too, which I definitely like.  And the driving model is still solid which, with a cockpit view (finally) added to the series, should translate to an excellent final product.

Michael’s Thoughts

As you could probably tell from what Matt and Greg have mentioned, the Forza Motosport 3 demo indicates some very welcoming improvements have been made to the final product.  For me, this translates to even larger amounts of bliss per gaming session.  Forza Motorsport 2 is a game I’ve returned to time and time again yet still never managed to complete (if only I could say the same for other games).  About all that I could really have asked for is better visuals, more tracks and smoother customization.  After playing the demo, it’s safe to say at least two of these demands have been met.  The visuals for the single course in the game are mouth-watering and quite distracting since the location is rendered in such detail, color and beauty.  Racing action is a little faster and more intense, though it seems the game is suffering from Shift syndrome since the AI are far more aggressive and inconsiderate than before.  I would’ve liked to see some form of customization incorporated into the demo to give us an idea of what it will be like (since, after Midnight Club Los Angeles, Forza 2’s customization system felt too stiff), but I had a tough time complaining with what we were given.

Nah, it’s not quite the end of the world yet; something far more important than that…

In an uncontainable spontaneous excitement, it was suddenly essential to at least give arguably one of the greatest first person shooters ever made some coverage. No, this impulse post has nothing to do with Doom, Quake or even Halo, yet it has a weighty link to Goldeneye but isn’t actually the Bond-infested classic itself. Nope, I’m talking Perfect Dark; the 2000-unleashed Nintendo 64 trend-sketcher!

No really, the multiplayer was like Goldeneye on speed. Bots everywhere, cruelly unbalanced weapons, utter carnage and, most significantly, with four human players, truly unlimited possibilities that re-set the tone for every FPS that followed.

Ahead of its time in terms of providing the N64’s processor with a constant migrane and sore muscles, it produced some wonderfully atmospheric locations (until the rubbish alien bit. Sigh) and painted stimulating images of the future. So Perfect Dark, as you may well be aware what with its announcement back in June, is getting a much deserved rehash. With only a few images currently available from the water-tight Twycross HQ that infamous developers Rare reside, obsessives of the nine-year old original version have an early Christmas present inbound, what with its touted “winter ‘09″ release. With Rare (well, 4J Studios in this case) now secured on Microsoft’s leash, it’s likely we won’t see the year-long delays that Nintendo allowed the first time around. And so it’s time to get excited!

What we can expect:
- High definition running at a constant 60fps (no matter how many N-Bombs are showered upon opponents, right?)
- A revamped single player
- Xbox 360 exclusive content
- ONLINE multiplayer (up to four players)
- The return of a dodgy Scottish accent!

Sharper textures, solid framerate and the chance to play through Perfect Dark again? Ta muchly!

Before reaching ultra-euphoria stages I must at least remind myself of the negatives, as there always are some:

Eins: No doubt it’s gameplay has aged significantly in the last nine years and, unlike a maturing French red wine, it’s unlikely to appeal to many newcomers, who nowadays expect the hectic and complex nature of shooters such as the Call Of Duty series.

Zwei: Modern Warfare 2. The so-highly-anticipated-shooter-that-you’ll-get-a-nosebleed contemporary-set sequel to the unrealisticly popular Call of Duty 4 will no doubt, to put in no uncertain terms, piss on its parade, thus rendering Perfect Dark XBLA’s online multiplayer feature pretty much redundant. As excellently gripping as MW2’s online gameplay is shaping up to be, from a diehard fan of the original PD’s perspective, it’s deflating to admit that the new online feature is going to receive as much attention as independent “thriller” Zyzzyx Road.*

Drei: Please, for the love of God, may this update not tarnish the rosey memories of the yesteryear. Even now I remember blocking out the blazing summer sun in 2000 for some multiplayer action with my best friend of that time. And a couple of years later myself and three different friends ran the game ragged once more, ducking into dark corners and blasting each other with fly-by-wire rocket launchers while seeking each other out with futuristic weaponary akin to those depicted in Eraser. However, it’s now 2009, and gaming has grown and developed at such a rate that it’ll be a sad sight if it can no longer hack the pace.

On a side note, it remains to be seen whether the bonus ‘classic’ weapons from Goldeneye will make an appearance. After the Bond-’em-up remake’s cancellation due to Nintendo Big Cheese Satoru Iwata’s disagreement with seeing it on a rival format, it seems unlikely we’ll be wielding any PP9i’s or KF7 Specials any time soon. Thanks again, Iwata-san.

Anyway, I’ve downloaded and put up the free Marketplace Perfect Dark theme on my 360; have you?

She's been looking at me all pissed off for some reason since June...

*Nope, I’ve never heard of it either. Its $30 US gross is impressive, though!

————————–

UPDATE: By jove, no more than five days after posting my excitement, Rare go and release a new screenshot complete with a corresponding N64 image to compare it with! Having had no further information there’s not much to say, other than look at the detail on the FarSight! It looks as if the XBLA update is going to reveal how the game was originally intended to look all those years ago, had the N64 been fully capable of coping with Rare’s ambition. Have a gander at the differences for yourself:

N64 original (although a little sharper, running through an emulator)

The softer, easier on the eye, XBLA remake

Aah, it’s like 2000 all over again, except in HD! Say an emotional goodbye to jagged edges, terrible framerates and outdated control systems! The anticipation keeps building… I can almost hear enemies’ whimpers and cries right now: “I was only doing my job…” Bless. BANG! Heh, good times.

electronicgameshow.com

Electronic Game Show México 2009 (EGS) del 23 al 25 de Octubre en Expo Bancomer, de Santa Fe, Ciudad de México.

En la máxima reunión de los video juegos de América Latina, habrá, torneos en vivo, demostraciones, varias de las marcas líderes se daran cita, Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Activision, Blizzard, Sega, Konami, Disney Interactive y Warner Interactive.

Boletos:

1. Los boletos para EGS 2009 están disponibles en Ticketmaster, al teléfono 5325-9000.
2. Costo del boleto por persona: 
$200 pesos. Entrada general.
3. También se podrán adquirir en Expo Bancomer, Santa Fe durante los días del evento. 23, 24 y 25 de octubre.
4. Los precios para mujeres y ‘Toma el Control’ son exclusivos de la taquilla EGS durante las fechas señaladas.

Precios.

• $200 pesos. Entrada general.
• $150 pesos. Para promoción ‘Toma el Control’.
• $100 pesos. Mujeres.

Más información en: electronicgameshow.com

• Promoción finalizada, los esperamos en el EGS.

Promoción Súper Luchas

Vamos a tener pases dobles: El martes 20 de octubre deberás presentarte en nuestras oficinas con los números: 334 (A la venta esta semana), 335 y 336 de Súper Luchas para obtener un pase (No se te olvide conseguir el número 334 antes de que se agote)

Turn 10 tarafından Xbox 360 için özel olarak yapılan Forza Motorsport 3, Ekim 2009′da piyasalara verilecek. Oyun için ilk inceleme dünyaca ünlü IGN sitesinden geldi. Site oyuna 10 üzerinden 9,3 verdi. Sitenin ingilizce incelemesine buradan ulaşabilirsiniz. Forza Motorsport 3, özelliklse simulasyon seven yarışseverler için mükemmel bir seçenek olarak görünüyor. Özellikle GT5′in çıkış tarihi olarak ileri atılması bu oyunu çekici kılıyor.

GÜNCELLEME:  Forza Motorsport 3′ün çıkış videosu yayımlandı. Çıkış videosuna buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Turn 10 tarafından Xbox 360 için özel olarak yapılan Forza Motorsport 3, 27 Ekim 2009′da piyasalara çıkacak. Oyun 2 Diskten oluşacak. 2. Disk HDD’ye install edilecek.  Turn 10 ve Microsoft Game Studios şu an itibari ile Forza Motorsport 3′te yer alacak olan tüm arabaların listesini açıkladılar. Buna göre liste aşağıdaki gibi olacak;

1. Diskteki arabalar

2008 Acura #15 Lowe’s Fernandez ARX-01b
2008 Acura #26 Andretti-Green Racing ARX-01b
2002 Acura #42 Realtime Racing NSX
2008 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-01b
2009 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-02a
2005 Acura NSX
2002 Acura RSX Type-S
2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Italia Independent
2008 Alfa Romeo Mito
2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #008 Bell Motorsports DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #009 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2003 Audi #1 Champion RS 6
2008 Audi #2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI
2006 Audi #2 FSI Champion Racing R8
2006 Audi #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
2008 Audi A4 Touring Car
2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI
2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2006 Audi RS 4
2003 Audi RS 6
2000 Audi S4
2004 Audi S4
2007 Audi S5
1983 Audi Sport Quattro
2004 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
2007 Audi TT Coupe S-Line
2004 Bentley Continental GT
2009 BMW Motorsport 135i Coupe
1971 BMW Motorsport 3.0 CSL
2001 BMW Motorsport #6 Prototype Technology Group M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2
1997 BMW Motorsport M3 E36
2005 BMW Motorsport M3 E46 Coupe
1991 BMW Motorsport M3 E30
2008 BMW Motorsport M3 E92
2002 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport X5 xDrive48i
2008 BMW Motorsport Z4 M Coupe
2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2008 Cadillac #8 Remington Shaving CTS-V
2009 Cadillac CTS-V
2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R
2005 Chevrolet #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2007 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2003 Chevrolet #50 Corvette Racing C5.R
2003 Chevrolet #73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet #99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06
2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT
2002 Chevrolet Camaro 35th Anniversary SS
1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-454
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2008 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Stock Car
2008 Chrysler 300C SRT-8
2006 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6
2009 Citroen C4 VTS
2002 Dodge #1 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2008 Dodge #11 Primetime Racing Group Viper Competition Coupe
2008 Dodge #2 Mopar Viper Competition Coupe
2004 Dodge #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
2008 Dodge Charger Stock Car
2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10
2003 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
2005 Ferrari #11 Larbre Competition 550 Maranello GTS
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO
1998 Ferrari #30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
1995 Ferrari F355 Challenge
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale
1991 Ferrari 512 TR
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2006 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F430GT
2008 Ferrari #71 Tafel Racing F430GT
2003 Ferrari #88 Veloqx / Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello
2008 Ferrari #90 Farnbacher Racing F430GT
2009 Ferrari California
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
1987 Ferrari F40
1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione
2004 Ferrari F430
1995 Ferrari F50
1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2005 Ferrari FXX
1984 Ferrari GTO
2010 Fiat 500 Abarth SS
2009 Ford #1 TeamVodafone FG Falcon
2004 Ford #10 Tiger Racing Mustang
2009 Ford #25 Britek Motorsport FG Falcon
2009 Ford #5 Ford Performance Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford #9 Stone Brothers Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec S
2009 Ford Focus RS
2006 Ford Focus ST
2003 Ford Focus SVT
2008 Ford Fusion Stock Car
2005 Ford Ford GT
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
2009 Holden #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #33 Garry Rogers Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #39 Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore VE
2009 Holden #51 Sprint Gas Racing Commodore VE
2005 Honda #18 TAKATA DOME NSX
2005 Honda #8 ARTA NSX
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2007 Honda Civic Type-R
1991 Honda CR-X SiR
2009 Honda Fit Sport
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
2000 Honda Integra Type-R
2002 Honda Integra Type-R
1992 Honda NSX-R
2005 Honda NSX-R GT
2003 Honda S2000
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
2003 Hyundai Tuscani Elisa
2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe Sport
2009 Jaguar XKR-S
2008 Koenigsegg CCGT
1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo
2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640

2008 Lamborghini Reventon
2003 Lexus IS300
2006 Lexus IS350
2009 Lexus IS F
2002 Lexus SC430
2005 Lotus Elise 111S
2009 Lotus Evora
2006 Lotus Exige Cup 240
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged
2005 Maserati #15 JMB Racing MC12
2008 Maserati GranTurismo
2004 Maserati MC12
2009 Mazda #16 Dyson Racing B09/86
2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
1994 Mazda Miata
2007 Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Roadster
1997 Mazda RX-7
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
2004 Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed
1997 McLaren #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR
1997 McLaren F1 GT
2009 Mercedes A200 Turbo Coupe
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG
2009 Mercedes C-Class Touring Car
2009 Mercedes ML 63 AMG
2009 Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series
2005 Mercedes SLR
2003 MINI Cooper S
2009 MINI John Cooper Works
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
2008 Nissan #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
2003 Nissan #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
2008 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2008 Nissan #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R
2008 Nissan #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R
2010 Nissan 370Z
1970 Nissan Datsun 510
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z
1994 Nissan Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo
2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
1992 Nissan Silvia CLUB K’s
1994 Nissan Silvia K’s
2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
2002 Nissan MINE’S R34 Skyline GT-R
2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
2009 Nissan Versa SL
2004 Opel Speedster Turbo
2003 Pagani #17 Carsport America Zonda GR
1999 Pagani Zonda C12
2002 Panoz #50 Panoz Motor Sports LMP-01
2005 Panoz #51 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Peugeot 206 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
2007 Peugeot #8 Peugeot Sport 908
2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908
1968 Chrysler Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP
2006 Pontiac Solstice
2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Ram Air
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
2008 Porsche #16 Dyson Racing RS Spyder Evo
1987 Porsche #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
2008 Porsche #2 Gruppe Orange Racing 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
2005 Porsche #31 Peterson-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR
2008 Porsche #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #5 XBOX 360 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2008 Porsche #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo
2007 Porsche #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2006 Porsche #82 Red Bull 911 GT3 Cup
1995 Porsche 911 GT2
1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
1970 Porsche 914/6
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1987 Porsche 959
1998 Porsche 911 GT1
2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (996)
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (997)
2003 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Porsche Carrera GT
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
2006 Porsche Cayman S
1980 Renault 5 Turbo
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
2007 Renault Clio Renaultsport 197
2009 Renault Twingo Renault Sport Cup
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X
2002 Saleen #11 Graham Nash Motorsport S7R
2003 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2006 Saleen S281 E
2008 Saleen S331 Supercab
2004 Saleen S7
2006 Saturn ION Red Line
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
2005 Scion tC
2009 Scion xD
2009 SEAT Ibiza Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Supercup
2007 Ford Shelby GT500
1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
2003 Subaru #77 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA
2006 Subaru Impreza S204
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008 Lexus #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430
2008 Lexus #36 PETRONAS TOM’S SC430
2008 Lexus #6 ENEOS SC430
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Toyota Celica SS-I
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1984 Toyota Celica Supra
2002 Toyota MR-S
1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
1998 Toyota Supra RZ
2008 Toyota Yaris S
2005 TVR Sagaris
2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR
2009 Vauxhall Corsa VXR
2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2009 Volvo C30 R-Design
2004 Volvo S60 R
2003 Volkswagen Bora VR6
1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTi
2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6
1992 Volkswagen Golf Gti 16v Mk2
2003 Volkswagen Golf R32
1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT
2008 Volkswagen Touareg R50

2. Diskteki arabalar:

2003 Honda #16 G’ZOX NSX
2004 Honda Civic Type-R
1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe
1994 Honda Civic 1.5 VTi
1995 Honda CR-X Del Sol SiR
2005 Honda NSX-R
2000 Honda Prelude SiR
2005 Mazda Axela Sport 23S
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Familia
1990 Mazda Savanna RX-7
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
1997 Mitsubishi GTO
2003 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
1997 Nissan #23 Nissan Motorsports R390
2003 Nissan #3 HASEMISPORT ENDLESS Z
1998 Nissan #32 NISSAN R390 GT1
2005 Nissan #46 Dream Cube’s ADVAN Z
1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432
1998 Nissan R390
2003 Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT
1993 Nissan MINE’S R32 Skyline GT-R
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
2005 Subaru Legacy B4 2.0 GT
1969 Toyota 2000GT
2006 Toyota #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA
1999 Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
2004 Toyota #35 Yellow Hat YMS Supra
2005 Toyota #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM’S SUPRA
2005 Toyota #6 EXXON Superflo Supra
1995 Toyota MR2 GT
1995 Toyota Tom’s T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom’s W123 MR-S
2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV
1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo
1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
2001 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2002 Audi #1 Champion S4 Competition
2001 Audi #4 Johansson Motorsport R8
2004 Audi #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8
2004 Audi #8 Audi ABT TT-R
2008 Audi R8
2003 Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
1999 BMW Motorsport #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
2005 BMW Motorsport #2 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1998 Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP
2003 Ferrari #72 Team Alphand Aventures 550 Maranello GTS
1961 Jaguar E-type S1
1993 Jaguar XJ220
2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
1989 Lotus Carlton
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
2005 Maserati #35 Risi Competizione MC12
2005 Maserati #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12
2006 Maserati GranSport
1997 McLaren #41 Team McLaren F1 GTR
1998 McLaren #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR
1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe
2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe
1998 Mercedes AMG Mercedes CLK GTR
2003 Opel #5 OPC Team Phoenix Astra V8
2007 Peugeot #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
1993 Peugeot #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
2005 Porsche #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #5 Zakspeed Racing 911 GT1-98
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero
2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R
1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2001 TVR Tuscan S
2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR
2004 Volvo #24 At-Speed S60 R
2004 Volkswagen Beetle
2001 Acura Integra Type-R
1997 Acura NSX
1987 Buick Regal GNX
2004 Cadillac #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V
2002 Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT
2003 Dodge #126 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #91 Viper Team Oreca GTS-R
2003 Dodge SRT4
1996 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR
1998 Chrysler Eagle Talon TSi Turbo
1966 Ford GT40 MkII
2005 Ford Mustang GT
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2003 Panoz #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01
2006 Panoz #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
2001 Saleen #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2000 Saleen S281
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
1999 Shelby Series 1

Limited Edition Versiyonuna ait Özel arabalar:

2005 Acura Forza Motorsport NSX
2005 Aston Martin Forza Motorsport DB9 Coupe
2010 Audi Forza Motorsport R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2008 Dodge Xbox 360 Charger Stock Car
2003 Nissan Forza Motorsport Fairlady Z

Forza Motorsport VIP Üyelik Arabaları:

2008 Aston Martin DBS
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)

Özel Ön Sipariş Arabaları:

2009 BMW Motorsport Walmart M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GameStop M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GAME M3 E92
2009 BMW Motorsport MicroMania M5 E60
2008 Mitsubishi GameStation Lancer Evolution X GSR
2010 Audi R8 5.2 Community Edition

KAYNAK

Forza 3 en son, en hızlı ve en egzotik arabalardan oluşacak. Oyunda 400 den fazla araba olacak. Arabalar tamamen ihtiyaca ve duruma düzenlenebilecek ve özelleştirilebilecek.

Oyunda 100 den fazla pist bulunacak. Bir önceki oyuna göre çok daha egzotik ve doğa güzelliği olan yerlere bu oyunda ağırlık verilmiş bulunuyor. Örneğin İspanya daki Montserrat pisti gibi, çok büyük ve güzel dağların arasında yarışacağız.

Oyun görsellik açısından çok fazla şey vaad edecek. Şu ana kadar bir video oyununda modellenmiş en fazla detaya sahip arabalar bu oyunda olacak. Arabalar bir önceki Forza Motorsport 2 ye göre 10 kat daha fazla poligonla modellendirildi. Arabanın iç aksamı ve arabanın iç dizaynları da buna göre detaylandırılarak dizayn edilmiş bulunuyor. Oyun içerisinde über realistik sürücü görüşü mevcut olacak.

Bazı simülasyon oyunları yeni başlayanlara çok zor geliyor. Ancak, Forza 3 te bu durum aşılmış bulunuyor. Yeni başlayanlar için, kolaylık modu, otomatik fren, otomatik tuning ayarları, otomatik vites gibi kolaylıklar sağlanmış bulunuyor. Bu ayarlar profesyonel oyuncular için kaldırılabilir olacak. Böylece herkes kendi seviyesine göre yarışacak.

Forza 3 yeni oyun modları ile geliyor. Bunlardan birisi F1 Formula yarış modu olacak. Tek kişilik oyuncu modu tamamen seçilebilen ve değiştirilebilen 200 den fazla yarış içerecek. Bunların içerisinde Drag Yarışları da olacak.

Forza 2 ye göre çok daha fazla detayın yanısıra, araba boyama, arabaları upgrade etme gibi seçenekler detaylandırılmış bulunuyor. Araba boyama, upgrade etme, motoru yükseltme gibi seçenekler o kadar fazla detaylandırılmış ki bunu görünce inanamayacağız. Ayrıca, yaptığımız arabaları Xbox Live sayesinde tüm dünya ile paylaşıp kimin ne kadar usta olduğunu dünyaya gösterebileceğiz.

Forza Motorsport 3 ü heyecanla bekleyen Xbox 360 sahiplerine hemen hatırlatalım, Oyun 2009 Ekim ayında sadece Xbox 360 a özel olarak piyasalara çıkacak. Yapımcı firma Turn 10, dağıtımcı firma ise Microsoft Game Studios.

by GrathiusXR:

©2009 Arthur Kotsopoulos

Well Halo 3: ODST has finally hit stores worldwide and boy what a lead up it has been. With the Real life Warthog dropping in Sydney for gamers to see and feel, Midnight launches around EB and special offers all throughout the Xbox Community, it seems that ODST has been much more well received instead of being labeled a hyped up meh game.

Coming in a 2 disc format with Disc 1 containing the main ODST campaign and Co-Op Firefight, with Disc 2 containing all 24 maps for Halo 3 Online Multiplayer side of the game it seems there is enough content within the game to satisfy any gamer.

Whether you are an avid multiplayer man, a single-player person or someone who enjoys some solid co-op gaming with friends, then this package is well suited to all styles What we are doing here in ODST Single Player Campaign Pt 2, is touching on the co-op portion of the game to see just how well does it stack up with single player?

Is the experience better? More frantic and challenging? Or is co-op an easier tuned down version of the singplayer player ODST campaign?

That’s what Pt 2 of the review is here for.

Co-op comes in 2 forms, offline and online, with 2 players max being able to play offline and up to 4 players available to play online via Xbox Live. The differences here are at a minimum and in terms of layout and structure as everything is untouched, so the Co-op campaign is virtually the same as if you were playing the Single Player Campaign on your own.

But the beauty of this is not that everything is the same, it’s the fact that you can have so much fun going through each mission again and again no matter how many times you frustratingly get stuck or melee’d and need to restart from the last checkpoint.

Playing on Legendary does bump up the difficulty in co-op mode somewhat to make it a bit more challenging than playing Legendary on Single Player. The only real downside to this is that certain missions can be completed in under 10 minutes because of the frustration that the AI can give at times.

Some levels have parts in them that when the enemies get annoyingly painful, you can easily progress through a door without needing to defeat all the enemies in an area in order for it to trigger a progression and then allow you to finally leave that area and progress further.

A good example of this is on one level where you are in an open outside area. You not only have Brutes, Grunts and Jackals all wanting a piece of your backside and kill you, you also have 2 Wraiths at any given time bombarding you with a relentless attack of plasmas shots that can accurately hit you even if you are completely out of their line of site.

However, after a few minutes of this, the AI eventually gives up and comments that you now have to retreat instead of staying and defending the area and ideally defeating all the enemies. In order to feel satisfied you can easily fall back run through the door and the crisis is averted.

Shorter games & missions

This sort of thing makes for an easier mission and can often shorten the different levels and games pretty much.

I didn’t enjoy the Single Player Campaign as much, especially seeing that half the missions feature very similar scenarios which in the end does make for an extremely short game campaign wise, something that ODST is being heavily criticized for in most reviews on the net at the moment.

Some of the ODST’s Campaign features offers areas where you must defend your position from wave after wave of Covenant, allowing you to hone your skill-set in the face of overwhelming odds. Playing the Co-Op Mode allows you to become even more skilled for when you want to tackle the Firefight Mode which is accessed after having completed the ODST Single Player Campaign.

These things are good within the overall gameplay, however, these sequences occur a little too frequent for my liking within the campaign which can detract you from the experience and and can leave you somewhat less excited for Firefight Mode when it does arrive at  the end of the Campaign.

If you play the campaign with any of the Halo 3 Skulls, Campaign becomes pretty much a less linear Firefight Mode and again, whilst this is not a such negative thing, it can also detract from the excitement leading upto the Firefight.

But hey, who doesn’t love the confetti and little boys screaming ” yayyyy ” when Grunts are head shot with a pistol, this on its own never gets old inside the Co-op Campaign.

So basically, all things aside, the Co-Op Campaign is virtually with the exception that you can actually have a laugh or two with your mates at the good, the bad and the down right frustrating times that are encountered. It’s best played in Co-op just for the sheer fun and taking advantage of what Xbox Live has to offer.

Not since Halo 3’s 4 player co-op campaign has there been any other game that really featured any co-op experience which was/is as fun. Whilst some do have only 2 player, I’d have to say that 4 play- is really the way to go and the best way to get the most out of not only the game at hand, but also the full benefits of Xbox Live.

Co-Op is a mode that can truly enrich an already great single player game. If you are still ’sitting on the fence’ with this one as to whether or not to buy ODST, how about thinking of it like this.

Halo 3: ODST is an out-n-out co-op game, so whether you love playing the single player campaign or not, or if you are not interest in the Firefight Mode or even the great Multiplayer aspect, then grab ODST now simply to have a blast with friends over Xbox Live.

I think that in the future, when campaign has been replayed over and over several times, you won’t find as many people on your friends list in which to enjoy the experience with. But you never kow, gamers are a fickled lot, and anything could happen.

So a big fat kudos to Bungie for releasing yet another excellent Halo game in the ever growing franchise, and for supplying an overall amazing game. It is certainly a great way to start the ‘end-of-year AAA blockbuster period where titles come and go so fast you don’t get time to blink. This is an excellent start on the lead up to the holiday season. Shame I don’t have deeper pockets.

Apart from the random moments of horrible lag during campaign and the strange habit that the Halo 3 Engine has of making heaps of objects appear right in front of you, causing brief moments of frustration, in my view it is the best co-op experience you will have and for these 2 main problems is why the co-op earns a solid 9/10.

©2009 Arthur Kotsopoulos

“9/10

Please share us around

Forza Motorsport 3 – candidatul ideal la simulatorul auto al anului lanseaza doua preview-uri.Pe 22 Octombrie va apare in Europa, iar in America va apare pe 27 Octombrie. Despre el putem spune ca este cel mai realist joc de pe piata. Forza Motorsport 3 este produs de Turn 10 si publicat de Microsoft Game Studios, fiind exclusiv pentru consola Xbox 360.

Dropping In For Something A Bit Different

by AXIS of Reality

©2009 Alex Baldwin

Halo 3: ODST was never meant to happen.

What Halo 3 shoould have been

Rewinding several years many people were excited by the prospect of Halo: Chronicles, the ill-fated Peter Jackson project to be developed in conjunction with the Halo film.

After funding fell through for the movie, it’s widely known the production team weren’t prepared to just part ways and pretend it never happened; instead the team moved onto making District 9 which was released recently to critical acclaim.

What isn’t commonly known is that Halo: Chronicles was put in an identical situation. With Halo: Reach under development since Halo 3, when Chronicles was dropped alongside the film what was there to do for a full team in Bungie that wasn’t needed yet in Reach’s development but about a year and a half free time? Why, make a spin-off of course!

To break it down, ODST’s singleplayer campaign will be reviewed in this article with a multiplayer review (Firefight and Halo 3) coming soon in another article.

There are countless (very mixed) reviews of ODST out there at the moment that all talk about similar elements yet with wildly varied ratings to accompany them. To make it a bit clearer, like the Batman: Arkham Asylum review on OXCGN I’ll be splitting it into reasons to buy it and reasons not to, so you can make up your own mind as to what’s important for your tastes.

Reasons to buy it!

It’s so atmospheric…

Even from the first trailer it was apparent a significant portion of ODST would be set in a neon-lit city (New Mombasa from Halo 2 and Halo 3) at night. What Bungie have excelled at in this regard is the feeling of isolation and loneliness, similar to the opening scenes of the movie 28 Days Later.

Wandering through the dim open city alone, seeing the remnants of what used to be a bustling metropolis and leftovers of firefights gives a very surreal feeling. The darkness and light rain really set a mood of uncertainty and oppression, with a distant view of a band of Covenant more likely to make you inclined to hide than charge.

It’s a return to Halo’s roots…

Because of the change in protagonist to an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) this time around a lot of the superhuman benefits of being a Spartans are gone, bringing it back more in line with Halo 1.

The health system is back (albeit modified a little bit) where you only have a very limited recharging shield before bullets start taking permanent chucks out of your health that only health packs can heal.

On the easier difficulties there’s still room for Halo 2 and 3’s running and gunning but ramp up to Heroic and Legendary and you’ll be needing to use a bit of strategy and tactics to survive. Another returned element of Halo 1 is the scoped pistol, perfect for headshots and as a backup weapon.

It has a lot of variety packed in there…

Considering the running time (more on that later), you’ll be doing a lot of different tasks and objectives throughout the campaign.

From defending positions to warthog runs to stealthily sniping out enemies, ODST packs in many different challenges to keep you on your toes and prevent any sense of repetition.

There are some great missions in there that are a blast to play through multiple times, as has always been the series’ strength.

The environments themselves also are a lot more open than the previous games allowing many different angles of attack and ways to approach each situation which provides even more replay value.

It’s all new content…

Despite sharing the Halo 3 name and being set parallel to the events of Halo 2, none of the environments or art of the previous games is recycled.

Everything feels fresh and new thanks to some new spectacles and gameplay. While inspiration and some level similarities from some old favourite segments of Halo 1, 2 and 3 are evident, the new art and smarter level design keep it fun and interesting throughout.

It’s got a great narrative…

Unlike the linear stories of Halo 1, 2 and 3, ODST follows the Rookie in the ODST squad after crashing into New Mombasa as he searches for the other squad mates. Upon finding a significant object, you are then moved into the helmet of the person it’s linked to from a few hours earlier and play through the events they experienced.

These sections are full of action and the large-scale Halo moments we’ve been spoiled with in previous games, and provides a huge contrast with the quiet isolation of wandering the rainy city alone. What struck me most was the way after each flashback segment being transported back into the Rookie’s helmet in the city, the environment suddenly held so much more meaning.

The broken bridge from when you destroyed it in the flashback, the burning husk of a Wraith from a battle that happened hours ago. The objects and ruin around you suddenly tell their story and give meaning to each location. It’s a fantastic way of structuring the narrative and making you that much more intrigued and connected to the world you’re playing in.

It sounds amazing…

Whether you love or loathe the Halo brand, no-one can deny that composer Martin O’Donnell has provided some of the most memorable music ever for the series and ODST is no different.

Unusually, ODST is the first Halo without the signature choral chanting as a nod to the change in protagonist, instead focusing on the sounds of a single oboe and piano both solo and combined with the large orchestra sound for more epic moments.

When the soft, lonely notes of the oboe and strings begin as you wander through the empty city it’s a very quietening experience. The soundtrack is also on sale today in a 2-disc CD form and from iTunes which I know a lot of players will be very interested in getting.

The it has the best night-vision mode I’ve played in a game…

While more realistic shooters stick to the green-hued night vision, most reading this will have seen screenshots of videos of the new vision mode ODSTs have. Environment objects are outlined in yellow, enemies in red, vehicles and weapons in blue and friendlies in green.

It sound simple enough but it works flawlessly, letting you see the details in the dark without simply brightening up the scene as most games do. You can see everything you need to without losing the darkness and oppressive atmosphere that would be totally cancelled out if the screen was simply brightened and turned green like real night vision.

It’s full of little touches…

From the Superintendent AI to the glitched, repeating “walk now” voice repeating like a broken record at a crossing to the graffiti scrawled across walls referencing other parts of the Halo universe and narrative, ODST is full of the love and care Bungie are known for.

Every location has a purpose and every object seems to tell a story of what happened there.

Audio clips are also able to be collected from terminals that tell the story of a young girl escaping the city during the invasion from a combination of sound recording and security camera still frames.

It all adds up to the feeling that you aren’t playing through a level, you’re moving through a world.

It’s still Halo…

The signature player tools (melee, grenades, guns and vehicles) are all present and accounted for, as is the highly polished gameplay that have made the Halo series so popular and iconic. Despite the changes in narrative style, music and protagonist it’s to Bungie’s credit that ODST is still undeniably Halo in essence and style. ODST shows the Halo universe has the capability to tell numerous different stories in the same timeline without having to retread old ground.

Reasons to ignore it!

It’s short…

There’s no getting past it. In spite of the high quality of the campaign it’ll all be over too quickly for many people’s liking.

You’re looking at 4-6 hours, depending on how much you explore the city so for many people it will be over the same day you bought the game.

It’s good then that it’s very replayable and also has Firefight and co-op to amuse you, but that’ll be detailed in another article.

It’s a bit anticlimactic…

ODST takes place between near the beginning of Halo 2 and partway through Halo 3, but unfortunately it seems to have taken some lessons from Halo 2 in the ending department.

It’s not as much that it ends on a massive cliffhanger like Halo 2, but that you aren’t really aware that what you’re playing through is actually the finale.

It’s $99 (but it’s not really)…

Here’s where I would normally be a bit annoyed at the retail price of ODST considering it has less content than a full Halo release (then next full game in the series being Reach next year with a new engine, new multiplayer, etc). However, I’m happy to say it’s actually extremely difficult to find it that expensive on a store shelf.

Due to the massive competition between stores for such a popular release everywhere, including places that usually only stick to the recommended retail price have slashed the price.

Almost everywhere has it for $79 or below (cheapest I’ve seen is Big W for $68) which I believe is well worth the money, especially if you’re interested in participating in the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta in March 2010 that all ODST owners are invited to be a part of. So there goes that reason.

It’s still Halo…

For 12% off - use this code OXCGNCORTANA (all caps)

More specifically, it’s still Halo 3. It can’t be ignored that it uses the same engine (however it’s gotten some visual upgrades), mostly the same enemies, same vehicles and most of the same weapons.

If you’re wanting a full sequel, Reach will be with us in September 2010 with the new engine, story, multiplayer, etc.

This one still has Halo 3 in the title so you’re getting a major extension of Halo 3, but not a true sequel. If that’s good or bad is up to you, but I enjoyed Halo 3 a lot and found ODST’s campaign to be a more than worthy extension of the story that deserves its status as a standalone spin-off. I just wish there was more of it.
”8.5/10

©2009 Alex Baldwin

Please share us around

My looord! I’ve been trying demos or fiddling with web games for probably six weeks straight. Next week, I’ll likely be able to get back to being thoughtful about games. Probably I’ll try to determine whether my demo-playing experiences can be culled for any insight as to what makes a given demo great. Below, you’ll find my thoughts on the final five demos I had yet to play.

Numero uno being Worms. It certainly lays on the charm. Those little guys are pretty darn cute, and their voicework is just HOPElessly adorable. Problem is, I don’t have the patience for them — the game’s relatively slow-moving. But I downloaded this one to get the whole experience more than anything else, so…mission accomplished.

“NaNaaa, na na na na na No-Na na na na NOna naaa.” God but I’ve missed Katamari Damacy. Still, Katamari Forever would have to be hiding a lot of tricks up its sleeve to get me thinking about purchasing something new right now. Then again, this cel-shaded art style looks bangin’. Was there a “Prince Bounce” in the last game? Doesn’t seem to be adding much if no. But wherever it is I’ve been rolling definitely made wayyy more sense as an actual PLACE than practically everything I remember in Damacy, which is a welcome change. Also, the water mechanic (wherein your katamari acts as a sponge) is promising. Maybe there’s more here than met my eye initially…

On to some TMNT. I’d forgotten how Krang lives in Andre the Giant’s weightlifting belt. Anyway. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled looks great, but the characters feel like balloon animals. Which probably wouldn’t be so bad if it were just the grunts. But my avatar — something about him suggests he could just up and blow away. Maybe it’s a Rafael problem? Nope; same feeling with Donatello. Definitely preferred my memories of this one.

Never considered myself a big boxing fan, but I have seen When We Were Kings probably like five times now. Haven’t played a single Fight Night title, though. The demo for Fight Night Round 4 has one fantastic introduction — there’s a voice-overed feature breakdown that I really appreciate. Also, game demos with required tutorials have a leg up in my book. I’m really diggin’ these controls; they remind me of Skate’s sim-y feel, but require less precision…the perfect combination, in my opinion. Alright. Time to dig in. And win the crap out of my first fight! Has this one dropped in price yet? If so, I’d definitely consider buying.

They probably didn’t need to mess with Ghostbusters, but what the hey, right? The Columbia Pictures trappings during start-up kind of freak me out a little bit. That copyright-infringing music really jazzes me up, anyway — I just can’t help it. My PKE Meter is pretty satisfying to use, but that green the screen gets bathed is isn’t a treat to look at. Hrm. Anyway. Not much to say about this one, folks. Glad there was a demo; I definitely had some fun with it. But this particular license being adapted as a video game just doesn’t appeal to me for some reason. It’s too loyal to the material, maybe? I wish Starbreeze had done it.

Whew. Finally through the stack that had piled up while I was occupied with house stuff. Still have plenty of painting to do, but not so much that it’d prohibit my downloading the new Fallout 3 DLC next week…

…and Ariston!

And with that rather random reference comes good news from Microsoft’s corners. Although anything spouted from corporate companies’ “bosses” should be taken with spades of salt, Project Natal has apparently halted Microsoft’s desire to venture onwards with a ‘Nextbox’ or ‘Xbox 720′. Microsoft Game Studios’ Phil Spencer reckons the launch of Natal will act as a rebirth for the still-spritely 360, which is exactly what was needed to be said. Quite often consoles are swept aside by the pen-pushers for new technology or, more accurately, boosted revenue, and the remaining untapped life of the previous old dog is cruelly cut short (taking the Dreamcast and original Xbox as prime examples, although other reasons affected Sega’s final effort, of course).

Providing the 360’s Natal doesn’t succumb to an underwhelming EyeToy-like performance, it looks as though the current generation’s entertaining battle between Microsoft and Sony execs will continue for the foreseeable future. As Spencer made clear, ‘Consumers don’t want another $400 box right now’ and, for once, someone in one of these companies at a higher altitude is talking sense. No, we don’t want to splash out again when we’ve hardly seen what the current lot can do. With the present rate of new technology in other sectors being a straining effort to maintain a respectable pace with (Apple, I’m looking at you), it’s sad to admit yet equally heartwarming to have semi-assurance that consumers won’t be forced to shell out any time soon for a mere graphical update. Besides, have we truly seen what the 360 and PS3 can achieve yet? And with MotionPlus’ new 1:1 ratio ability, the Wii still has huge potential on offer, if Nintendo can be arsed to support it.

If there’s one aspect of Sony’s videogaming stay that is truly admirable, it’s their desire for a bit of length*. The PS1 amazingly only surrendered production in 2006, while the PS2 has yet to draw its last breath, with support apparently continuing into 2010. With Sony’s history we can be assured, barring any major disaster, that the PS3 vessell might not sink until around 2019, which would undoubtedly be another commendable feat. Perhaps Microsoft should take a leaf out of Sony’s evergreen book and finally give the temperamental 360 a cosmetic and more convincing internal makeoever. Unlike any of Sony’s consoles, the Xbox actually needs one.

Project Natal: designed to piss Sony execs off for that little bit longer

*What?

Microsoft’s XBox Live Arcade once again proves its worth with the recent release of Shadow Complex, developed by Chair Entertainment.

Shadow Complex places the player in the shoes of Jason Fleming, an Average Joe who gets caught up in a quest to stop a resistance movement planning to invade San Francisco, California.  The game plays like most Metroidvania games, using a giant map the player navigates that is divided into small squares.  Although the game has a side-scrolling 2D camera, all the character and background models are in 3D using the Unreal Engine.

Mass Effect? No, just Shadow Complex!

One of the many amazing aspects to this game is the graphics themselves.  Some of the character models look just as good as Mass Effect, which is an astounding feat for a downloadable title.  The voice acting is top-notch, including some veteran voice actors such as Nolan North.  Much like in previous Metroid games, the player is able to explore secret passageways to find hidden upgrades for the various weapons used throughout the game.  A majority of the fun from the game is exploring the map to open new paths and fully upgrade the character.  An interesting part of the game is that much of the story told in the game is learned through overheard conversations between various members of the adversarial army.  However, much of the story is lost if the play just simply runs into a room a “breaks up” a conversation.

The only real negative part of this game is the aiming mechanics.  As the game sometimes tricks the player into thinking he or she is playing a 3D game, some of the enemies will be in the very background of the stages, sometimes hidden behind foreground parts of the environment.  Sometimes it is a bit difficult to aim at these enemies in the background, which could prove fatal when battling multiple enemies.  However this is easily overcome with good use of the game’s cover system and some use of wits.

Shadow Complex is an amazing Live Arcade title that is not hindered by the fact that it is downloadable whatsoever.  Although the aiming mechanics can be a bit tricky at times, the graphics, voice acting, and overall gameplay more than make up for that single negative aspect.  Obviously a sure bet for anyone who is a fan of the old-school Metroidvania games, Shadow Complex will appeal to anyone who likes a good action game.

Къде се е чуло и видяло, да има игра на Питър Молиньо, и Молиньо да не се появи и да започне да ви разправя колко интересни са, някакви абсолютно безинтересни неща?
По случая, ето ви едно такова видео за Fable III

Приключвам вечерта с едно от големите обявления на тазгодишният GamesCom ‘09 – Fable III.

Мен лично проектите на Питър Молиньо вече са ми малко безинтересни, но ще видим с какво ще ни “лъже” този път

PS: Разбора на титаничното количество трейлъри и видеота продължава утре…

Fable III. Is Coming Soon!!!!!!!

According to Microsoft Fable 3 will make it’s appearance in mid 2010 or later. Lionhead Studios is going to give the player a totally ‘new and fresh’ look in Fable 3. Their are only a few features leeked about the game. But one of main changes according to Molyneux, will be to take out the ‘mechanical’ look out of the game that was present in the Fable 1 and 2. But what is exactly the mechanical part that will be thrown away? Well no one nows yet, but it is obvious that the interface will go under big changes.

Another expected change will be that the players can become royalty themselves. Which sounds awesome to know that you can rule the people in a way that suites you. But of course their is a twist in the game that whatever you do as royal player their are consequences yo be faced. But I guess the excited players just have to wait and see.

By Matt Armstrong – StudioDaily.com

Thousands of students packed into the meeting room to listen to a panel discussion on “Getting a Job in CG” for film, television and/or videogames. The panel included job recruiters, producers and visual effects artists from ILM and LucasArts, Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, Double Negative, Moving Picture Company and Microsoft Game Studios. The veteran panel laid out some sound advice for the wide-eyed crowd. Here is their advice:

- Internships, internships, internships. Filmmaking is a collaborative endeavor and applicants need to understand what this really means in practice. Internships also show you are committed to a particular craft.

- Cut your reel. Ken Murayama of Sony Imageworks explained the 15-second rule. “A recruiter or visual effects supervisor is going to decide within 15 seconds of viewing your reel whether an applicant is suitable for the job. So put your best stuff right up front and make it short. No one has time to watch the director’s cut of all the work you’ve ever done.”

- Don’t be a reel generalist, be specific. If you have multiple skills, have separate reels for each. If you can model, composite and rig, create three separate reels that best show off each skill and relate to the type of job openings. “Your specialty will get you in the door, your versatility will keep you employed,” says Murayama.

- Know the company. Research the company before applying to a job. Tailor your application and reel to that company and the job position available.

- Career Service. Your school should be able provide a contact list of graduates working in the industry. Contact them for advice. It could lead to a job.

- Network Online. Usergroups and social media sites are a fantastic resource that allow for interact with artists working at virtually all the main companies.

- Get Online. Get Seen. Of course having a website showcasing your work is a must, but also post it on other websites devoted to filmmaking, animation and VFX. The recruiters and VFX artists on the panel say they comb many sites on a regular basis looking for talent. Remember, there are a lot of people whose jobs it is to find talent. Make it easy for them to find you.

Get Digital Compositing Here!

One of the most interesting points made by all the panelists was rather surprising, at least judging from the reaction from the crowd of students. In a nutshell: forget the fantasy. Companies do not want to see what crazy concepts you can come up with. They want to something real.

“Do things that are recognizable, that are grounded in the real world,” says Rob Clarke of LucasArts. “We would rather see a human walking than a dragon flapping its wings. In film or games we create things that reflect the real world. So make things that demonstrate that you have an understanding of the real world.”

Murayama adds, “An animation reel should be like an actor’s reel. You want to see emotion of the characters — characters that have weight and behave naturally in space.”

The good news is that all of the companies represented on the panel are, or will soon be, hiring, which comes to the last point. Animation and VFX companies staff up and down based on the work. So don’t get discouraged, and be persistent (of course without becoming a nuisance).