Having read this article I get the feeling that the author is just as frustrated and disappointed at the Microsoft conference as most of us here. The difference is rather than taking that frustration out on Microsoft he as decided to defend them. Up to now I have chose not to comment on the conference but as a XBOX 360 user and a core gamer I am disappointed but not surprised by the lack of core games in development for the device. I predicted months ago that this device was going to be aimed...
I'm a PS360 owner and I'd be delighted if SMG2 gets game of the year. I'm getting tired of listening to Sony & Microsoft fanboys argue over which of 'their' exclusives should get game of the year. I'm hoping that a Wii exclusive or multi-platform game gets it. As a games fan and not a fanboy I enjoy good games it doesn't matter to me if their GOTY, not game of the year or what platform they are on. I don't own a Wii but I wont begrudge Wii owners having top...
Hey mate the CAPS LOCK key on the left side of your keyboard can be used to drop down to lower case. :D You are right regarding PS Move and that outside the gaming community very few people have heard of PS Move. But then again the very same thing can be said about Natal. If I ask someone who is not into gaming whether they have heard of motion controls in games. The only ones most have heard of are the Wii controllers. You are making the simple mistake of believing that non gamers are at lea...
The Official Playstation Magazine have just given the PS3 version of RDR 10 out of 10. That is all I needed to know to pre-order it for the PS3. By the way I also have a Xbox 360 Elite but expect there to be only minor differences between the two version. Fanboy's have an annoying habit of picking up on slight discrepancies in versions and blowing them out of proportions. In my experience most multi-platform titles are just as fun to play on either console.
I've been a PC gamer for 17 years but over the last couple of years I drifted towards consoles. Although I still love PC gaming it as become obvious that the industry would rather support consoles over PC's. If I go into my local gamer stores I find one display dedicated to PC games compared to 3+ of all the other major consoles. It's clear that game stores are either selling a much greater amount of console games or the console games are much more profitable. If you look at the m...
The answer is probably because they were after games not credit card details. If they were after your credit card details purchasing games would have given them away and gives people a chance to cancel their card before larger purchases were made or money withdrawn. ID fraudster would have not been interested in downling PSN games because there is little money in it. My guess is it's a teenager with a Worm construction kit, easily obtainable on the internet if you know where to look.
Sounds like a Worm attack not a phishing scam. I would guess the users also logged on to PSN with their PC. It's MO looks a bit like the Koobface Worm. It could have infected a PSN users PC, found loggin details for their PSN account then accessed the friends list and forwarded mail with which to infect their PC. If you look at the list the downloads are not descriminating, i.e. they are downloading demos which are free, which suggests it's not a human hacker but a viral one like a Worm.
It was originally due out in april but they delayed it to give it extra polish. Certainly looks very promising, I have heard many journalists comments on podcasts, who were allowed to play the game, say its going to be in the running for game of the year. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
I agree with you that Mass Effect 2 is probably the best game that as been released so far this year. Although I loved GOW3 I thought Mass Effect 2 just edged it. I think either Last Guardian or Red Dead Redemption might be prove to be surprise challengers for GOTY though.
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I agree with you that Mass Effect 2 is more a shooter than an RPG. This is a bugbear I have with Bioware because I feel they are 'dumbing down' their RPG franchises to appeal to a larger gamer market. It's ironic that I bought a PS3 to play Dragons Age and then bought an Xbox 360 to play Mass Effect 2 (there were other reasons why I bought both consoles but the two games played a large part in the decisions, LOL!). As you probably realize I am a big fan of Bioware but I do ...
You couldn't elaborate on these games could you. You seem to know more than the rest of us.
I have both consoles but I'll buy neither unless they produce good games for them. My gut feeling is Sony and Microsoft are targeting casual gamers with these devices, a market the Wii currently rules, but only time will tell.
The only games of this console generation that I have played that come close to lasting 50+ hours have been Oblivion and Fallout 3. I can't speak for the other games (as to my knowledge they haven't been released yet and unlike you I can't see into the future) but I have got Mass effect 1 & 2 and Fable 2 and none of those come close to 50+ hours either. Unless of course you might be even worse at games than I am, LOL.
The graphics of Bayonetta on the 360 are very polished but they lack the scale of GOW3. What Sony Santa Monica did with the graphic engine was just plain mental. Bayonetta's developers on the other hand are also mental, LOL!
No it's not, it's hiding from Kratos. Which is wise because we don't want to make him anymore angry than he already is! ;)
Although I agree that Mass Effect 2 was great, Mass Effect 1 has a heavily flawed and unsatisfying combat mechanic. Fortunately Bioware fixed it for the sequel. I haven't played GOW 1 & 2 but I would rather play GOW 3 over Mass Effect 1. Regarding Mass Effect 2 & GOW 3 it's a tough call they are both great games offering completely different experiences. When I finished both I just left them for a couple of days and started playing them again, the hallmark of great games. :)
I think N4G are trying to get Xbox fanboys excited, lol.
Edit: Too late N4G spotted it. :)
I normally take a lot of flak from Halo Fanboys when I dare to say it's not the best FPS I have ever played. But there have been so many classic PC FPS's that I feel halo never did as much to advance the genre as many of those that came before.
Then I stand corrected. At least that makes the debate slightly easier.
Cloud gaming is the future, granted. But until the majority of serious gamers have reliable and fast internet download speeds it's still not going to replace consoles quite yet. I know that in my area there are a lot of internet users that don't get good speeds and although my connection is not too bad it has it's off days. At the moment in the UK unless you have cable, streaming HD video live is not going to happen any time soon, so consoles still offer a superior graphical exper...