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Mike D is a big fan of both video games and music. We all know games feature some amazing soundtracks, but often the credit goes to great original scores or awesome orchestrated pieces. What about amazing licensed music used perfectly in games?
Ever wonder what it would be like to play as the bad guy in games? Some bad guys have the ideal job in certain games that it'd be ridiculous to never find the appeal as playing as him/her/it! The following blog shows what controls you'd use for certain baddies, making it a little more reachable than you may have imagined!
"BioWare has received a lot of flak lately due to the From Ashes Mass Effect 3 DLC. From what I understand, a bit of the flak is just, as they are alleged to flat-out lie about the timing of development, but there is another side claiming it wasn't 100% complete. Regardless, I have a few cents worth of opinion on the whole issue of DLC in general and how it is dealt with in sales in general.
First, I suppose I don't understand the idea of a "stock" new price. Why "must" games run $59.99? A ..."
Even with the industry doing fairly well, retail gaming outlets are on the decline. With the economy the way it is and online purchases and digital downloads on the rise, will the gaming store eventually vanish altogether?
"It’s a much more action-centric story and very quickly sets players to fighting the undead. There are no tutorials about herding cattle, it’s just .45 caliber brain surgery and plenty of it!"
In the final entry in Gaming Irresponsibly's storytelling in games series, Matt Beaudette takes a look at the quality of writing present in most games, and speculates about where storytelling can go in the future of games.
"Big-budget gaming has backed itself into a corner. It’s your fault. It’s my fault. It’s the fault of developers, publishers and reviewers. Even technology has played a part. Allow me to explain: we live in privileged times where we can get games tailored to nearly every taste and whim, but we’ve reached an impasse. The problem is the number of games that have quite literally outdone themselves."
With fall releases in full swing the crew at Goozernation looks back to their ever growing backlog which includes games such as Red Dead Redemption, Fallout New Vegas, Goldeneye 007, Enslaved, Borderlands, Bulletstorm, LA Noire, and Metal Gear Solid 4. The bigger question here is how can a gamer find anytime to play this stuff and how did these games end up in the backlog?
"Have you wondered how your favorite video game characters would stack up in comparison with all the others out there? If so, then GameZone’s Arena is for you. This time we’re going head-to-head with two characters with deadly personalities: John Marston from Red Dead Redemption and Grayson Hunt from Bulletstorm. So saddle up and grab the reigns to see who is the better character! Also, be prepared for plot spoilers within this editorial."
GamersGameplay: Controversy to praise, chaos to orderly conduct, Rockstar Games is one of the companies that have evolved into a renowned publisher in the video game industry. Over the past few years their presence in the industry has changed in a good way. Countless great titles lie under their belt, however one franchise by far is the most common one associated with their name.
We often wonder how we could get more variety in games, and at the same time, enable developers to take a few risks, yet not face bankrupcy in doing so.
OXCGN writer asks the question, how could developers do that, perhaps with compilations of HD levels extracted from several games on the one disc.
Much like Valve did with the Orange Box, which contained several games, gave each style of player something to get their teeth into, yet still enabled a long-term sale value for the publisher...
"With the upcoming release of LA Noire, I thought I'd have a play through Red Dead Redemption, and thus proceeded to inanely write something about it. Try to enjoy it please! So in case you hadn't noticed, Red Dead Redemption is a game about cowboys; which is cool, right? Well yes, I think it is! I mean what isn’t mouth wateringly bad-ass about a man with a cigarillo, poncho and wide brimmed hat riding around on a stallion blowing away bad guys without even breaking to sweat? Therefore, a well..."
"I won’t lie: this gaming year has been a difficult one for OXCGN’s staff. (Cue violins). It seems most of us have had a hard time balancing a lack of time, a lack of money, and a lack of interest in the current crop of gamer’s games.
The general lack of innovation and proliferation of sequels in hard-core games in a difficult economic climate has seen many of us often turn to alternative (and often cheaper) gaming experiences like on smartphones or XBLA and PSN. (okay, kill violins).
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2010 has been another bumper year for gamers and it is now time to reflect on what games made this year so great. With 18 award categories including the overall game of the year award, there are several great games given the nod as the "best" in their respective category. So sit back and enjoy our awards and let us know what you think of our choices.
After Spike's Video Game Awards awards announced that Red Dead Redemption was 2010's Game of the Year but computeranvideogames.com questions whether Red Dead Redemption was worthy of it's title.
IGN's Michael Thomsen lists this year in terms of in game sex. Thomsen explains how sex in video games can be right and can be wrong in many ways. Thomsen also lists a few games which featured sex this year, this list consists of a few bloackbusters like Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redepmtion, Fallout: New Vegas and some not so well known games like Dinner Date and Every Day the Same Dream.
Still need to shop for that Xbox 360 owner in your family or circle of friends this holiday season? Check out BrightHub's gift guide for more Xbox 360 gift ideas.
There are a lot of great PlayStation 3 titles from 2010 worthy of making the holiday wish list. BrightHub offers up some more gift ideas for any and all of your PlayStation 3 game shopping necessities.
The Spike Video Game Awards are finally over and once again are a huge disappointment. Neil Patrick Harris wasn't funny and the game awards seemed more like an afterthought than the entire reason for the show's existence.
IGN ponder one of the greatest mysteries that face gamers today: Why don't we finish more video games? No matter how much money seems to be spent on a game, the price never guarentees completion. Why is that? IGN attempt to delve into the minds of gamers world wide in order to answer this question. Personally, I think it's down to the fact that games get awefully pretencious after you've poured oh-so-many hours into them. But, what do you think?
Well isn't this interesting. Coming just after a blog exploring how people don't finish games, we now have an entry by Tae K. Kim to discuss the length of games and why they should be shorter. So do you want a more succinct package which is better for your buck, or do you prefer the long game which goes the mile?
"With video games more expensive than ever, you would think that gamers would squeeze every last second of play out of them before moving on to the next adventure. But that's not always the case. Earlier this year, Bioware released some fascinating statistics about Mass Effect 2, but the stand-out figure was the revelation that only 50 -percent of players actually finished Commander Shepherd's mission to stop the Collectors."
"The Taliban in Medal of Honor, Cooking Mama vs. PETA, Mass Effect vs. Fox, video games have made headlines and offended many people throughout the years, be it with violent or sexual content or the game touching on a touchy subject people have been offended by video games for years but I have a question to ask: Can you be offended by an idea?"
Gaming-centric social network Raptr recently released interesting data points on its blog discussing gamers' tendencies of Take Two's sandbox titles, Red Dead Redemption and Mafia 2. It's an interesting report comparing the linear gameplay of Mafia 2 versus the content heavy Red Dead Redemption. The results are surprising to say the least.
Red Dead Redemption has been a resounding success for Rockstar. With so much to do in the game, All Age Gaming's John Elliott brings us his 5 quirky things to do in the game before you shelve it away for the next AAA game to spend time in your console.
""To put it simply your character still controls like an unresponsive tank. One of the main complaints about GTA3 was the poor out of car on foot controls, so Rockstar changed things up with GTA4 but really didn’t completely fix the problem. The addition of a cover system, rolling and slightly more responsive controls really helped the game’s on foot mechanics but it still doesn’t control as well as other big name franchises out there.""
"As I played through Red Dead Redemption, I learned a lot of things about the Old West. Irrelevant things since I shot them all, but one theme remained strangely constant as I played: The West hated women. I guess The West could just never forgive them for Mary Kate and Ashley’s How the West Was Fun.
The female characters in Red Dead Redemption are only there to nag and complain before a passing murderer uses her as a knife storage. Every woman lies to you, and most of them try to kill you...."
All Age Gaming's John Elliott brings us the 7th developer profile. This fortnight he looks at the Grand Theft Auto series developer Rockstar Games. See inside for a look into the famous multi-platform developer.
DEFCON:AWESOME surveys the hottest girls from video games released in May. From UFC: Undisputed's ring girls to Red Dead Redemption's Bonnie MacFarlane, May's hotties are tallied and ogled. Who will be crowned the hottest Game Girl of May 2010?
GameZone's Jason Young digs deep into the pricing for today's video games and provides quotes from publishers, such as Namco Bandai, on justifying the price in retail.
This week we a big hit sequel, prequel, new franchise and a game way over do. All big across all platforms to keep everyone entertained. Check out what's on your list this week.
"Mario herding atop Yoshi's back, MegaMan trading in his laser cannon for a gatling gun, how Sam Fisher would look if he were a member of the United States Military during the final days of the wild west, and more."
May is shaping up to be the biggest gaming month yet in 2010 aside from March. Here are the top ten most anticipated games slated for release thus month.
""As part of our long standing relationship with Rockstar, and the incredible success for both companies with the cultural icon that is Grand Theft Auto, we've agreed to the PlayStation exclusive rights of the next great franchise from the Rockstar studios," Shorrock wrote."
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