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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Gamescom 2013: EA Press Conference Gamess that Energized Me

 

DRAGON AGE INQUISITION … I cannot begin to say how much I am looking forward to the release of this game.  It is going to be a long year of patient waiting however since it doesn’t release until Fall 2014.  I am more than willing to wait for a polished, immersive game in comparison to the huge disappointment that was Dragon Age II.

Exclusive Boss Mode for XboxOne!  Boss Mode game play will be available via Kinect or Smartglass and is playable as Crazy Dave or as Dr. Zombot.

Titanfall new game play footage on new map looks engaging.

While I’m not interested in the game, FIFA 14 on XboxOne and PS4 does look bloody fantastic.

Monday, June 10, 2013

E3 2013: Microsoft Press Conference Highlights, Reveals, & Hype

  • Opening scene is beautiful, Metal Gear Solid 5 set in Afghanistan and it is gorgeous
    • Open world game game
    • Military shooters aren’t my thing but it looks intriguing
  • 13 exclusive titles to Xbox One
  • Xbox 360 Upcoming titles
    • new console design coming
      • available starting today, it’s smaller
    • Gold Membership
      • New Program begins July1 thru XboxOne release: two new game downloads for free --
        • Assassin’s Creed 2 and Halo 3 given as examples
    • GTA 5
    • World of Tanks exclusive to Xbox360
      • 15 v 15 team based tank warfare
      • Adapted and tailored to the 360, integrated with Live
      • Free download and free to play
    • Max the Curse of Brotherhood from Press Play
      • looks fun and entertaining
      • bright, colorful, puzzle platformer
    • Dark Souls II
    • Crimson Dragon
      • looks like a dragon based shooter
    • Dead Rising 3
      • Open world zombie game
      • Zombies are much scarier looking
      • no load times
      • massive world
      • ok I’m very interested and I don’t generally like zombie games
      • hundreds of weapons to discover and customize
      • driving critical part of exploration (CRAP on a stick lol) but zombies are still a threat
      • smart glass compatible (shown using a windows phone!)
      • Available this holiday
    • What Lie Below
    • Black Tusk Studio Game
      • more coming
      • game play footage shown
      • Franchise builder game
    • HALO
      • EPIC scene featuring Master Chief
      • 60 frames per second on the console
      • 2014 game
  • Non Exclusive Games
    • Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  from CD Projekt Red
      • combat rebuilt from ground up
      • free roaming, open world
      • non-linear questing
      • optional voice commands
    • Battlefield 4
      • game play footage shown, 60 frames per second
      • Second Assault (map pack) releases first to the Xbox One
  • Xbox One
    • more titles in development now than ever before in Xbox history
    • New Franchises:
      • Ryse: Son of Rome
        • first impression, I’m ALL over this!
        • graphic violent images, not recommended for children (personal opinion)
        • Roman General Marius Titus is the lead character you play as
        • Exclusive and available at launch
      • KIller Instinct
        • Exclusive to One
      • INsominac Games: Sunset Overdrive
        • Exclusive to One
        • Stylized shooter
        • Open world, living game
        • looks like fun
        • Weapon that fires records!!  Looks crazy fun
      • Forza Motorsport 5
        • Pimping MacLauren racing
          • MacLauren P1 is on stage!
        • footage showing on screen looks like real life footage, not like previous versions of Forza
          • God Rays are truly impressive
        • Drive-atar
          • opponents drive like people not AI
          • Learns and adapt based on how you drive
          • Races against the world while you are offline, away from the game and you get credit for those races
          • World Premiere trailer with all in-game footage
            • beautiful, detailed and again the god rays are stunning
        • Launch title
      •   Titanfall
        • shooter, mech fighting – definitely mech fighting
        • Spring 2014 release
    • Indie Titles published under Microsoft Studios
      • Minecraft, exclusive
      • Quantum Break, exclusive
        • works with the television show
        • actual gameplay footage shown
        • Looks fascinating, again a me type of game
      • D4
      • Project Spark
        • Making a game, is the game
        • OMG
        • uses smart glass
        • ALL over this!!!!!!!
        • Game you can create, can be shared with the community
  • Xbox Live
    • Smart glass, smart match, Upload Studio
    • Smart Glass with Rye, Son of Rome
      • if you can do it on the console, you can do it from the smart glass device --- exception of course for actual game play
    • Smart match
      • can play one game while waiting for another match in a different game
      • Upload Studio
        • records, uploads, and shares game play
        • commentary, personalization available
      • Twitch partnership announced
        • built into One
        • Live streaming
      • Friends list no longer limited to 100
      • No more points, real money in your local currency
      • Household no benefits from gold membership

Launches November 2013 for $499 in the US and can be reserved starting today