One of the games I’m looking forward to the most this year is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Thankfully it seems that we’ll only need to wait until August to get our first real hands-on look at the title, as LucasArts recently announced that the demo will be coming next month.
If you’ve been looking for more cheap games to download for your Xbox 360, you’ll be getting plenty. Starting this holiday season you’ll be able begin purchasing homebrew games from the XNA Code Creators Club. Microsoft has finally revealed the details on how this system will work.
This year’s E3 was nothing short of pathetic in comparison to the previous years. This has left many analysts and influential industry leaders wondering whether or not the show should, or even will continue. As it turns out, the ESA is determined to give it at least one more go. Check out the official quote from the ESA.
By now many gamers are getting on board with DirectX 10, as prices have fallen on DX10 hardware so that it is well within a reasonable budget. However, with plenty of users still using the older DX9, Microsoft is already moving forward by introducing another new version of DirectX.
Jimi Hendrix definitely ranks very high on my list of favorite guitarists. Tunes like Purple Haze and All Along the Watchtower have been on my list of songs I’d hoped would show up in Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Activision has announced that at least one of those tracks will be showing up in GH IV.
We’ve finally gotten a little more info on the new Portal: Still Alive game that’s coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. We already know that it’s basically an expansion which happens to include the original game. But just what additional content are 360 owners going to get that PC gamers don’t? Absolutely nothing.
We’ve been hearing rumors about a possible KOTOR MMO for what seems like ages now. Most recently we’ve seen a few trademark filings from LucasArts that sounded an awful lot like an MMO. Well we finally have our official confirmation on the matter from EA.
It’s no small secret that rhythm games are immensely popular right now. We’ve got the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises trying to one-up each other with their next release, Konami is poised to release their own Rock Revolution and even Nintendo is looking to get a piece of the action with their own Wii Music which was officially announced at E3.
Watching movies on your PS3 isn’t anything special, though having Blu-ray is nice. However, that’s something you’ve been able to do since launch. Now what about downloading new movies straight to your console, then watching them? Well it’s finally a reality on your PS3.
I’m all for having sequels for popular games, I really am. However, there’s a point when I wonder how soon is too soon, and how many is too many. Take Guitar Hero: On Tour for example. I didn’t particularly care for the game or its controller, however, the game sold rather well, which might make one think they would start putting out DS versions of their series out on a semi-regular basis. I just didn’t expect them to have one geared up and ready to be released in a mere matter of months.
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