Want more info about Blizzard's upcoming isometric hack 'n slash RPG Diablo III? Like how will the game's difficulty modes operate? Or how many different item combinations will there be? Well, Blizzard have been talking all things Diablo III at this year's BlizzCon... and the company has even released a beautiful new cinematic video to keep the Diablo hype-train moving in full steam. Click through for details.
First, to the nitty gritty Diablo III details. As PC Gamer reports, the Diablo III development team took to the stage at BlizzCon to reveal that most of the game's items - 70% in fact - will not be included in the game's "normal" difficulty setting. Players wanting to get their hands on the better items will need to man-up and brave the game's more menacing difficulty levels: "nightmare", "hell" or "inferno".
Blizzard's Jay Wilson also gave the crowd some insight into why the Diablo III beta was so super easy to complete. He says the unchallenging nature of the beta was entirely intentional, as the first act is designed to be a tutorial for new players:
"Hardcore games for everyone is what Blizzard does. We're making the early game for casual players so we can turn them into hardcore players."
Jay Wilson also mentioned that there will be "something like 2.8 trillion" different player characters available to create in Diablo III. However, this doesn't mean there are almost three trillion varying lengths of wizard beards to choose from. Rather, the figure takes into account the huge variety of different skill and item combinations available to each hero.
If you're still in need of more Diablo III news, then I guess you should probably check out this high-quality BlizzCon trailer:
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
News BlizzCon 2011: Buy WoW Subscription, Get Diablo III Free
Here's a sweet deal that many Blizzard fans will unquestionably snap up. Blizzard has used its annual convention in California to announce that anyone who signs up to World of Warcraft for a 12-month subscription will get a free digital version of Diablo III "as soon as it's available".
Of course, nobody except Blizzard knows exactly when Diablo III will be released. Hopefully early next year. But for any WoW player that was already considering renewing his or her subscription for 2012, this deal should secure their WoW patronage for at least another 12 months. Blizzard are certainly a smart bunch. And generous, too.
Of course, nobody except Blizzard knows exactly when Diablo III will be released. Hopefully early next year. But for any WoW player that was already considering renewing his or her subscription for 2012, this deal should secure their WoW patronage for at least another 12 months. Blizzard are certainly a smart bunch. And generous, too.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Cashing In On Big Names of Games
The Elder Scrolls, Dead Space, God of War, Gears of War, Metal Gear Solid, Uncharted, Halo, and Call of Duty; these are some of the biggest names of video games. These are also some of the easiest games to sell...whether they're good or not. Don't get me wrong, for the most part these games are good, but occasionally terrible games are released with big names on them. Let's take a look at some games that did just that:
Call of Duty World at War
While this game did have arguable the best story of all the games the problems arose in multiplayer. Only a handful of decent maps, tanks that took way to many rockets to kill, and Mp40s plagued the multiplayer. Tryarch made no effort to fix these obvious problems because they were too busy enjoying the wealth that WaW made them from following hot on the heals of MW.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
We all remember the problems with the MW2 multiplayer; Unbalanced weapons, unbalanced kill-streaks, quick scoping, commando pro knifing, noobtubes, camping, ect. Following the failure of WaW people figured that Infinity Ward would be sure to make another cult classic stroke of genius. Unfortunately IW figured people would be expecting that and knew that they wouldn't have to make a decent game for it to sell based on their last success.
Call Of Duty Black Ops
While Tryarch hionestly seems to be attempting to fix this games problems, such as; lag, disconnecting parties, disconnecting game, inability to join parties, inability to join games, unsuccessful host migrations, ect. the fact that they released a broken game just proves my point. They didn't need to make the game perfect, like they should have, all Tryarch really had to do for this game was promise to fix the problems with MW2 and put the name Call of Duty on it and it hit record sales.
Halo 3 ODST
ODST was an interesting take on a Halo game. With it's open world style, less colorful and bright art design, and focus on story ODST was looking interesting. However it seemed like they didn't really polish what could have been a great game. With the lack of drivable vehicles (even though cars lined the street) the open world map just became a long trek from one end to the other. The story was ok, but ultimately felt lacking, and overall seemed to do absolutely nothing to further the Halo storyline. While it added some new weapons it left us to wonder why these weapons weren't in Halo 3. The main thing this game offered was firefight, which while extremely fun, seemed more like it should be a 10-15 dollar add on than the main reason to buy ODST. Including all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps was a nice idea, but most people who bought ODST already had all the map packs. So basically you were paying $60 for firefight and the chance to get Recon armor for Halo 3. There are few games I can say I was happy to finally be finished playing like ODST. It was interesting that Bungie took a new approach to Halo but the single player was just plain out bad. However it had the name Halo on it so it sold tons.
Deadspace Ignition
I'm honestly curious what Visceral was thinking making this game, and hope it doesn't reflect the quality of what Deadspace 2 would be. It was a comic book style story which I enjoyed however the gameplay was terrible. The controls were stiff and unresponsive and the puzzles just weren't fun. When your entire game is only puzzles that's bad. Fortunately I preordered with Gamestop so I received the game free instead of spending $4.99 on it.
These are just some of the games that had big names on them that were bad. Another thing that these big games do is that they will include Beta access or demos for their Triple A titles with games that would otherwise never get a second glance. Heres some examples:
Crackdown Including Halo 3 Beta
Crackdown is one of those games that no one thought would be good, but everyone bought for the Halo 3 beta. Ironically I actually enjoyed crackdown, but I know it was either Hit or miss with most people.
ODST including Halo Reach Beta
Most people who played ODST disliked it. They played it and than decided to sell it, or put it on the shelf and did not pick it back up. But one it was announced that everyone with ODST could get into the Halo Reach Beta the game began to sell again.
inFamous including the Uncharted 2 Beta
I speak of this one with personal experience. I was on the border line of getting inFamous, but once I heard that I could get an Uncharted 2 beta key I preordered inFamous
Medal of Honor including the Battlefield 3 beta
I don't need to say anything about how bad MOH was. To be honest I preordered the special edition but after playing the MOH beta I decided to cancel.
Finally we come to the newest company to do this. Epic games with Bulletstorm and Gears of War 3.
If you preorder Bulletstorm you get Early Access to Gears 3 Beta. This seems like a cheap cash in on the Gears name to sell an unimpressive game. I'm sure Bulletstorm will be fun but from watching the demos it looks extremely repetitive. Pull, kick, shoot. That's all they do in the demos. Yet with the Gears 3 beta tacked on Bulletstorm will probably double in sales.
Call of Duty World at War
While this game did have arguable the best story of all the games the problems arose in multiplayer. Only a handful of decent maps, tanks that took way to many rockets to kill, and Mp40s plagued the multiplayer. Tryarch made no effort to fix these obvious problems because they were too busy enjoying the wealth that WaW made them from following hot on the heals of MW.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
We all remember the problems with the MW2 multiplayer; Unbalanced weapons, unbalanced kill-streaks, quick scoping, commando pro knifing, noobtubes, camping, ect. Following the failure of WaW people figured that Infinity Ward would be sure to make another cult classic stroke of genius. Unfortunately IW figured people would be expecting that and knew that they wouldn't have to make a decent game for it to sell based on their last success.
Call Of Duty Black Ops
While Tryarch hionestly seems to be attempting to fix this games problems, such as; lag, disconnecting parties, disconnecting game, inability to join parties, inability to join games, unsuccessful host migrations, ect. the fact that they released a broken game just proves my point. They didn't need to make the game perfect, like they should have, all Tryarch really had to do for this game was promise to fix the problems with MW2 and put the name Call of Duty on it and it hit record sales.
Halo 3 ODST
ODST was an interesting take on a Halo game. With it's open world style, less colorful and bright art design, and focus on story ODST was looking interesting. However it seemed like they didn't really polish what could have been a great game. With the lack of drivable vehicles (even though cars lined the street) the open world map just became a long trek from one end to the other. The story was ok, but ultimately felt lacking, and overall seemed to do absolutely nothing to further the Halo storyline. While it added some new weapons it left us to wonder why these weapons weren't in Halo 3. The main thing this game offered was firefight, which while extremely fun, seemed more like it should be a 10-15 dollar add on than the main reason to buy ODST. Including all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps was a nice idea, but most people who bought ODST already had all the map packs. So basically you were paying $60 for firefight and the chance to get Recon armor for Halo 3. There are few games I can say I was happy to finally be finished playing like ODST. It was interesting that Bungie took a new approach to Halo but the single player was just plain out bad. However it had the name Halo on it so it sold tons.
Deadspace Ignition
I'm honestly curious what Visceral was thinking making this game, and hope it doesn't reflect the quality of what Deadspace 2 would be. It was a comic book style story which I enjoyed however the gameplay was terrible. The controls were stiff and unresponsive and the puzzles just weren't fun. When your entire game is only puzzles that's bad. Fortunately I preordered with Gamestop so I received the game free instead of spending $4.99 on it.
These are just some of the games that had big names on them that were bad. Another thing that these big games do is that they will include Beta access or demos for their Triple A titles with games that would otherwise never get a second glance. Heres some examples:
Crackdown Including Halo 3 Beta
Crackdown is one of those games that no one thought would be good, but everyone bought for the Halo 3 beta. Ironically I actually enjoyed crackdown, but I know it was either Hit or miss with most people.
ODST including Halo Reach Beta
Most people who played ODST disliked it. They played it and than decided to sell it, or put it on the shelf and did not pick it back up. But one it was announced that everyone with ODST could get into the Halo Reach Beta the game began to sell again.
inFamous including the Uncharted 2 Beta
I speak of this one with personal experience. I was on the border line of getting inFamous, but once I heard that I could get an Uncharted 2 beta key I preordered inFamous
Medal of Honor including the Battlefield 3 beta
I don't need to say anything about how bad MOH was. To be honest I preordered the special edition but after playing the MOH beta I decided to cancel.
Finally we come to the newest company to do this. Epic games with Bulletstorm and Gears of War 3.
If you preorder Bulletstorm you get Early Access to Gears 3 Beta. This seems like a cheap cash in on the Gears name to sell an unimpressive game. I'm sure Bulletstorm will be fun but from watching the demos it looks extremely repetitive. Pull, kick, shoot. That's all they do in the demos. Yet with the Gears 3 beta tacked on Bulletstorm will probably double in sales.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Angry Birds for PC
Finally, those birds that everybody likes has arrived on PC. After iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile versions, also iPhone cases and toys, Angry Birds has finally arrived on the PC thanks to the Intel App Up store. It’ll work fine and dandy on laptops and netbooks and will cost you only $4.99 to download. Nice price for this lovely game.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
Incoming search terms:
* angry birds for pc
* activate free angry birds for pc
* angry birds FLASH SCAM
* angry-birds-online scam
* free angry birds games full version for window xp
*
- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
Incoming search terms:
* angry birds for pc
* activate free angry birds for pc
* angry birds FLASH SCAM
* angry-birds-online scam
* free angry birds games full version for window xp
*
- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
What's with Uncharted 3's Co-op?
I'm sure most of you reading this have already downloaded and played a fair amount of Uncharted 3 multiplayer. Now, as someone who has spent more time in UC2's co-op than in the competitive modes, I think I can say that I won't be playing it or developing an addiction as I did with its predecessor.
You may ask why I say that, and here it is: it's too hard...
but it's too easy.
"What?"
The problem with UC3's co-op, I feel, is that Naughty Dog obviously want to encourage team play, which is understandable. To do this, there have been some noticeable changes. For one, it seems you take more damage from enemies, making the act of taking on mulitple foes Rambo-style (i.e. Uncharted 2) nearly impossisble. That already disappoints me, but let me continue.
Now, I might have just accepted this if it were not for another thing. If you do the very thing that ND is trying to encourage, that is sticking with your team, the game becomes a bit of a snore. It really isn't challenging when you stay by your buddy (presumably competent) and mow down any adversary. The game becomes slow-paced and with the addition of the auto-heal kickback, which any player can stack up and use (provided he has the required number of medals), it all becomes quite effortless and dull.
So, when I begin playing, it boils down to two things for me:
1) Run around and take on guys Rambo-style (with help from nearby teammates in latter rounds) in a fast-paced game of survival, but ultimately die
2) Stick tightly together and destroy all in an uneventful massacre of the enemy AI
This isn't to say that I don't like working as a team. It was necessary to do so in UC2, but now, it is nearly impossible to survive more than a minute on your own without two or three enemies sapping your health down. Therefore, you go and glue yourself to the team and suddenly, what was once impossible, is now a drawn out and mindless chore.
The fact you must cling to your mates is only empahasized by the fact that your character is not as responsive as he was in UC2. I'm fine with that in competitive multiplayer, but in cooperative, I go through the process outlined above.
Needless to say, I haven't played much co-op in the beta, and have been sticking to the other modes. It's sad to think that my most played game type in UC2 might not get nearly as much attention in UC3, but the way things stand right now, it bores me. Hopefully, the Adventure Co-op (as seen in UC2, which was excellent) will change my mind, I really like cooperative play as a whole.
You may ask why I say that, and here it is: it's too hard...
but it's too easy.
"What?"
The problem with UC3's co-op, I feel, is that Naughty Dog obviously want to encourage team play, which is understandable. To do this, there have been some noticeable changes. For one, it seems you take more damage from enemies, making the act of taking on mulitple foes Rambo-style (i.e. Uncharted 2) nearly impossisble. That already disappoints me, but let me continue.
Now, I might have just accepted this if it were not for another thing. If you do the very thing that ND is trying to encourage, that is sticking with your team, the game becomes a bit of a snore. It really isn't challenging when you stay by your buddy (presumably competent) and mow down any adversary. The game becomes slow-paced and with the addition of the auto-heal kickback, which any player can stack up and use (provided he has the required number of medals), it all becomes quite effortless and dull.
So, when I begin playing, it boils down to two things for me:
1) Run around and take on guys Rambo-style (with help from nearby teammates in latter rounds) in a fast-paced game of survival, but ultimately die
2) Stick tightly together and destroy all in an uneventful massacre of the enemy AI
This isn't to say that I don't like working as a team. It was necessary to do so in UC2, but now, it is nearly impossible to survive more than a minute on your own without two or three enemies sapping your health down. Therefore, you go and glue yourself to the team and suddenly, what was once impossible, is now a drawn out and mindless chore.
The fact you must cling to your mates is only empahasized by the fact that your character is not as responsive as he was in UC2. I'm fine with that in competitive multiplayer, but in cooperative, I go through the process outlined above.
Needless to say, I haven't played much co-op in the beta, and have been sticking to the other modes. It's sad to think that my most played game type in UC2 might not get nearly as much attention in UC3, but the way things stand right now, it bores me. Hopefully, the Adventure Co-op (as seen in UC2, which was excellent) will change my mind, I really like cooperative play as a whole.
My thoughts on how the next gen consoles should be done.
This time I'm going to talk about what I'd like to see and would do with the next console iterations. I think I'll start with Microsoft and then Sony.
Ok first off don't release a new console until 2014 the earliest, why? Because you got some serious work to do.
-First of either use a 1GB graphics card or use 2 graphics cards.
-Use a multi core processor, preferable quad or sextuple and have at least 4 GB ram but I'd say go with 8GB.
-HD is a no brainer. Here's the part that will help you in terms of fighting piracy, use proprietary HD DVDs for the games and use 16GB discs. Keep the reverse compatibility for all Xbox 360 games and even have the ability to transfer the save data and DLC from 360 to the new console.
-Give it a minimum HDD of 120GB but go with 250GB, that's a nice size, heck why not just do a HDD that's exactly the same as the 360 and be able to just plug your 360 HDD in and download an update for the new interface and what not.
-Now for the reason you should wait, allow cloud save data for XBL Gold subscribers and even allow an option for XBLA games to be played via the cloud. We all know the cloud is inevitable but it need to be experimented with and implemented in small abouts like in my examples.
-Use all the accessories from the 360 so you don't need to redesign or make peoples lives more miserable and bundle it with 2 controllers and a Kinect.
-Keep the disc draw drive design. I like having the draw and it's your advantage against both the Wii U, Wii and PS3. I bet I'm not the only one who agrees.
-I can't stress this enough and it will reduce piracy as well. MAKE IT REGION FREE! All region locking does it piss people of and gives them an excuse to pirate a game if it isn't released in there region. This is why console modding is popular in Australia and Europe.
-Make the XBL marketplace region free. This is a great idea, trust me!
-Sell actual disc games via XBL Marketplace that get mailed to the customer and give bonus MS Points to people who preorder via my idea of the XBL Retail Marketplace.
-Be able to buy stuff via PayPal! Seriously this should actually be done now!
-Put in a proper Windows Live messenger that uses Kinect! This will make a lot of people happy! Also proper Facebook and Twitter integration you can update while playing games. Again this will make a lot of people happy!
As for Sony with your inevitable PlayStation 4 again wait until 2014 to release it at the earliest and most of what I recommend for Microsoft should be taken but I'll repeat it anyway.
- Multi core processor, 4 core minimum, 6 core preference
- 1GB graphics card or 2 graphics cards
- 4GB ram minimum, 8GB recommended
- Reverse compatibility for all PlayStation 1,2 and 3 games... and I mean all not some!
- Minimum HDD 120GB, 250GB preferred
- Keep the Blurays as they are but offer developers the 50GB, especially JRPG developers like Square-Enix, Mistwalker, NIS, IF, Compile Heart, Gust, etc
- Keep the region free, I love that about you guys and it's was your ace in the hole with this console generation and make the PlayStation Store region free too. I hate how the US gets games I want and can't get like Parasite Eve for example!
- Offer cloud storage for PSN users but have unlimited cloud saves for PSN plus subscribers
- Use all the PlayStation 3's accessories and bundle the console with a controller and a full PS Move kit, you know PS wand/remote, camera and navigation controller.
- Remove the PSN Pass! I know you're scared of second hand sales but here's what you, Nintendo and Microsoft can do to battle it... DON'T SUPPLY SHOPS THAT SELL SECOND HAND GAMES RELEASED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF IT'S RELEASE! Seriously if they don't have new games to sell, they will think twice about screwing you over with second hand games. Still allow them to sell used games but not games release within a 12 month period for example if they sell Resistance 3 used before a year has passed, stop sending them stock for 60 days the first offence 90 days for the second and never again for a third offence. It's time you fought back against there pockets!
- Allow people to buy retail games that get mailed to the customer via the PS Store.
- Allow people to pay for stuff via PayPal! This should have been done by now!
- Proper Facebook and Twitter integration that can be updated while playing games.
- CROSS GAME CHAT! THIS IS A MUST!
So yeah... will the companies take my advice... probably not but if they do the next generation of console my actually be a great one... maybe...
Ok first off don't release a new console until 2014 the earliest, why? Because you got some serious work to do.
-First of either use a 1GB graphics card or use 2 graphics cards.
-Use a multi core processor, preferable quad or sextuple and have at least 4 GB ram but I'd say go with 8GB.
-HD is a no brainer. Here's the part that will help you in terms of fighting piracy, use proprietary HD DVDs for the games and use 16GB discs. Keep the reverse compatibility for all Xbox 360 games and even have the ability to transfer the save data and DLC from 360 to the new console.
-Give it a minimum HDD of 120GB but go with 250GB, that's a nice size, heck why not just do a HDD that's exactly the same as the 360 and be able to just plug your 360 HDD in and download an update for the new interface and what not.
-Now for the reason you should wait, allow cloud save data for XBL Gold subscribers and even allow an option for XBLA games to be played via the cloud. We all know the cloud is inevitable but it need to be experimented with and implemented in small abouts like in my examples.
-Use all the accessories from the 360 so you don't need to redesign or make peoples lives more miserable and bundle it with 2 controllers and a Kinect.
-Keep the disc draw drive design. I like having the draw and it's your advantage against both the Wii U, Wii and PS3. I bet I'm not the only one who agrees.
-I can't stress this enough and it will reduce piracy as well. MAKE IT REGION FREE! All region locking does it piss people of and gives them an excuse to pirate a game if it isn't released in there region. This is why console modding is popular in Australia and Europe.
-Make the XBL marketplace region free. This is a great idea, trust me!
-Sell actual disc games via XBL Marketplace that get mailed to the customer and give bonus MS Points to people who preorder via my idea of the XBL Retail Marketplace.
-Be able to buy stuff via PayPal! Seriously this should actually be done now!
-Put in a proper Windows Live messenger that uses Kinect! This will make a lot of people happy! Also proper Facebook and Twitter integration you can update while playing games. Again this will make a lot of people happy!
As for Sony with your inevitable PlayStation 4 again wait until 2014 to release it at the earliest and most of what I recommend for Microsoft should be taken but I'll repeat it anyway.
- Multi core processor, 4 core minimum, 6 core preference
- 1GB graphics card or 2 graphics cards
- 4GB ram minimum, 8GB recommended
- Reverse compatibility for all PlayStation 1,2 and 3 games... and I mean all not some!
- Minimum HDD 120GB, 250GB preferred
- Keep the Blurays as they are but offer developers the 50GB, especially JRPG developers like Square-Enix, Mistwalker, NIS, IF, Compile Heart, Gust, etc
- Keep the region free, I love that about you guys and it's was your ace in the hole with this console generation and make the PlayStation Store region free too. I hate how the US gets games I want and can't get like Parasite Eve for example!
- Offer cloud storage for PSN users but have unlimited cloud saves for PSN plus subscribers
- Use all the PlayStation 3's accessories and bundle the console with a controller and a full PS Move kit, you know PS wand/remote, camera and navigation controller.
- Remove the PSN Pass! I know you're scared of second hand sales but here's what you, Nintendo and Microsoft can do to battle it... DON'T SUPPLY SHOPS THAT SELL SECOND HAND GAMES RELEASED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF IT'S RELEASE! Seriously if they don't have new games to sell, they will think twice about screwing you over with second hand games. Still allow them to sell used games but not games release within a 12 month period for example if they sell Resistance 3 used before a year has passed, stop sending them stock for 60 days the first offence 90 days for the second and never again for a third offence. It's time you fought back against there pockets!
- Allow people to buy retail games that get mailed to the customer via the PS Store.
- Allow people to pay for stuff via PayPal! This should have been done by now!
- Proper Facebook and Twitter integration that can be updated while playing games.
- CROSS GAME CHAT! THIS IS A MUST!
So yeah... will the companies take my advice... probably not but if they do the next generation of console my actually be a great one... maybe...
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Angry Birds for PC
Finally, those birds that everybody likes has arrived on PC. After iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile versions, also iPhone cases and toys, Angry Birds has finally arrived on the PC thanks to the Intel App Up store. It’ll work fine and dandy on laptops and netbooks and will cost you only $4.99 to download. Nice price for this lovely game.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
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- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
Incoming search terms:
* angry birds for pc
* activate free angry birds for pc
* angry birds FLASH SCAM
* angry-birds-online scam
* free angry birds games full version for window xp
*
- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Stadiums full of people become Angry Birds players with Uplause
Could the Angry Birds replace the proverbial demands of "Make Some Noise" at your next baseball game? Maybe not your next one, but soon you could be cheering to fling the irate winged beasts into their plump green enemies. Pocket Gamer reports that Uplause, a Finnish developer of crowd-based games, has rebuilt Angry Birds with its creator, Rovio, into a version controlled by noise.
The self-proclaimed "social game maker for big crowds" has created similar games for use in stadiums for ice hockey games, soccer matches and even music festivals. Over the past summer, Uplause worked with Rovio to create a version of Angry Birds that is controlled using noise as an input device. (Namely, cheering, clapping, stomping and perhaps even booing, we assume.)
"As in the original, there's about a four second period before firing," Uplause CEO Veli-Pekka Marin explained to Pocket Gamer. "For live events, we'd expect each gaming session to take a few minutes." But in that time, thousands of folks will play at the same time. If anything, it's terribly efficient.
While all we know about this seriously social version of Angry Birds is that noise generates power for the game's slingshot, Pocket Gamer guesses that aiming is done automatically. Rovio and Uplause will first test this massive version of Angry Birds at a Formula 1 race taking place in Singapore this weekend, and the company's CMO Peter Vesterbacka sounds excited for its imminent global expansion.
"Through social participation, our fans will get to interact with the Angry Birds in an entirely new way," Vesterbacka said to Pocket Gamer. "We think this new form of gaming will give fans a great opportunity to form a strong emotional connection with the characters." I think Vesterbacka is confusing "emotional connection" with "drunken, crowd-fueled stupor." Check out the video below to get an idea of how it might work. Who knows you might be doing the same thing at the next World Series.
What do you imagine a noise-controlled version of Angry Birds would be like? What other games come to mind when you think of this approach? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment
The self-proclaimed "social game maker for big crowds" has created similar games for use in stadiums for ice hockey games, soccer matches and even music festivals. Over the past summer, Uplause worked with Rovio to create a version of Angry Birds that is controlled using noise as an input device. (Namely, cheering, clapping, stomping and perhaps even booing, we assume.)
"As in the original, there's about a four second period before firing," Uplause CEO Veli-Pekka Marin explained to Pocket Gamer. "For live events, we'd expect each gaming session to take a few minutes." But in that time, thousands of folks will play at the same time. If anything, it's terribly efficient.
While all we know about this seriously social version of Angry Birds is that noise generates power for the game's slingshot, Pocket Gamer guesses that aiming is done automatically. Rovio and Uplause will first test this massive version of Angry Birds at a Formula 1 race taking place in Singapore this weekend, and the company's CMO Peter Vesterbacka sounds excited for its imminent global expansion.
"Through social participation, our fans will get to interact with the Angry Birds in an entirely new way," Vesterbacka said to Pocket Gamer. "We think this new form of gaming will give fans a great opportunity to form a strong emotional connection with the characters." I think Vesterbacka is confusing "emotional connection" with "drunken, crowd-fueled stupor." Check out the video below to get an idea of how it might work. Who knows you might be doing the same thing at the next World Series.
What do you imagine a noise-controlled version of Angry Birds would be like? What other games come to mind when you think of this approach? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment
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