Well E3 is over and we're all still absorbing the announcements and previews of all the cool new games and features that were thrown our way. So now's the time apparently to fix Xbox live so that it'll all work, now that everyone's back in Redmond...
From Major Nelson:
"On Tuesday, June 16th from 7:01AM UTC (12:01 AM PST) for up to 24 hours, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the ‘My Xbox’ section of Xbox.com will be unavailable, and the Xbox forums will be in read only mode (you won’t be able to post.)"
Click for the rest of the post and details...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
E3 Videos: Mindblowing Epic Space Opera Edition
Continuing with our E3 week of new game videos that are worthy of our attention and playable on the Xbox 360, we come now to another BioWare treat. This time it's Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect was amazingly immersive and almost mind numbingly expansive in the size of the universe; add that to a great story and mix of FPS and roleplaying, and you have a great game that you knew would spawn a great sequel. And so here it is. Mass Effect 2 looks to build on all of those aforementioned traits and bring us back into those familiar roles. I guess it's time for me to finally finish the first Mass Effect so I'll be ready for this when its released! Enjoy another great trailer!
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Mass Effect 2
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Mass Effect 2
Thursday, June 4, 2009
E3 Videos - Stealth Edition
Another cool announcement at E3 this year was from UbiSoft for the new Xbox 360 exculsive release, Splinter Cell: Conviction. I really enjoyed playing the older Splinter Cell games on my original Xbox. They were a very cool mix of action and stealth, being sneaky one second and then shooting and kicking the crap out of someone the next. It looks like they have really ramped up the visuals, the story, and the way the game unfolds with a new visual mission goal presentation style. This game looks quite polished and the stealth agent style is striking. Let's hope the gameplay is as good! As per usual here is UbiSoft's presentation from Microsoft's E3 conference with the full trailer and then live gameplay presented by the developers themselves.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Lovin the E3 and the ODST
Devil has been doing an awesome job keeping us up to date on the happenings over at E3. The Star Wars Old Republic video is just S I C K. And I do have to steal some credit as I was the one to send it to him in the first place. But he blogged it and I sometimes have a hard time embedding videos - but all that really matters is that the video kicks ass.
I really dig the Modern Warfare 2 game play video too. They didn't even cheat - they were playing live on stage!! I wonder how many times I would have fallen off that cliff ledge . . .
Bungie has also been revealing more details about ODST almost daily. I watched a video where the Firefight game mode was better explained and also showed some game play. It looks really cool. I cant wait to play it. I will post one pic of a firefight screen and try to explain it a little. So look at the following picture and then read on for more details.
So if you click on the pic, you should get a larger view of it. It displays the normal HUD view you get as a player in ODST, but you will also notice some additional icons. First, on the upper right is the scoring. Pretty simple - its the skull multiplyer plus your score and how long the game has lasted. On the upper left shows your squad stats. Your squad of four gets 7 total lives. Once the seven lives run out, the game is over. Also, each wave is five parts. So the boxes show what part of the wave you are on. Finally, there are the skulls. These are the game skulls from Halo 2 and 3. They are activated as you progress to make the game more difficult - and also enhance your scoring.Also, it was explained that the Covenant baddies in Firefight will be extremely aggressive and come after you. You may want to plan your strategy around that. It also means, look for ammo reloads anytime you can find them. It doesn't sound like you are going to have a lot of time to go looking. And there will also be a whole new set of achievements for ODST and medals and awards. ODST will also have its own integrated stats coverage on Bungie. So you can see how good (or bad) you are and compare yourself to your friends. ODST comes out on September 22, 2009. Price is $59.99 - and if you pre-order it, you will get a token to unlock Sgt. Johnson for game play. Nice!!
And finally - just a few more screen captures I did from the ODST game play trailer. Enjoy.
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**Devil's Edit:
Here is the Firefight developer walkthrough presented by Bungie privately to the media at E3 courtesy of Gametrailers. Again you can also find this on B.net in HD.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
E3 Videos - Snowmobile Edition
Huh? Snowmobiles. Just wait for the payoff.
Another tease at E3 was the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. This time the boys at Infinity Ward didn't just show the trailer, they played the game live on stage! Here is the video direct from the press conference feed of the first gameplay to be seen outside of the trailer. It doesn't really get wild 'till about 2/3 of the way in but then...
Modern Warfare 2
Snowmo-f'n-biles! Shooting while driving one-handed! Seriously, that looks REAL fun.
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EDIT:
WOAH - now THIS is better quality. From Gametrailers.com. Extended Gameplay, and no cuts to a portly guy on stage with sweaty hands...
You can see a lot more in this video, more proof that so far it looks like Infinity Ward has another win. This will be a very cool game.
Another tease at E3 was the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. This time the boys at Infinity Ward didn't just show the trailer, they played the game live on stage! Here is the video direct from the press conference feed of the first gameplay to be seen outside of the trailer. It doesn't really get wild 'till about 2/3 of the way in but then...
Modern Warfare 2
Snowmo-f'n-biles! Shooting while driving one-handed! Seriously, that looks REAL fun.
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EDIT:
WOAH - now THIS is better quality. From Gametrailers.com. Extended Gameplay, and no cuts to a portly guy on stage with sweaty hands...
You can see a lot more in this video, more proof that so far it looks like Infinity Ward has another win. This will be a very cool game.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
E3 Videos - OMFG Edition
For your E3 Halo/Bungie news, head over to our HQ at HaloFriday.com. But for the next couple of days here, I'm going to post some of the more amazing socks-knocking-off videos of some of the reveals taking place in LA this week. To kick things off here's a little tidbit I like to call: "HOLY FREAKING CRAP! THAT. WAS. AWESOME!"
Sit back, crank up the sound, turn out the lights and prepare to be blown away by BIOWARE and the new full cinematic trailer for:
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Holy Shite!
Now THAT is what the Clone Wars should have been. I have read about SW: The Old Republic previously but since I thought it was going to be an MMO, I kind of wrote it off.
But now?
WOAH. DUDE.
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(Head over to Gametrailers.com for BIG and Hi Def!)
Sit back, crank up the sound, turn out the lights and prepare to be blown away by BIOWARE and the new full cinematic trailer for:
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Holy Shite!
Now THAT is what the Clone Wars should have been. I have read about SW: The Old Republic previously but since I thought it was going to be an MMO, I kind of wrote it off.
But now?
WOAH. DUDE.
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(Head over to Gametrailers.com for BIG and Hi Def!)
Monday, June 1, 2009
E3 2009 Starts Today! Live Blogging!
E3 is upon us again and this year promises to have some big game announcements from all the major players. But let's face it, we want to hear about Xbox 360 and Halo 3: ODST!
Posted on KOTAKU this morning is a note that the Microsoft Press Conference is starting 5 minutes earlier than scheduled at 10:25 am PST (1:25 pm EST) to make room for a last minute announcement. Now, I have live blogged this event in the past but I don't think I'm going to be able to do that today due to the fact that I have a JOB and need to get work done! But over at Kotaku they will be live blogging and so will many others around the gaming universe. I would recommend Kotaku, Gamespot or Major Nelson for your live coverage, but you can also try IGN, Cnet and Joystiq for additional news. And as I am a 360 fanboy, I will be posting the biggest news in summary when it's all over. It looks to be the year of sequels with ODST, a Gears of War 2 expansion, Bioshock 2, Assassins Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, Modern Warfare 2 (even though that's sort of call of duty 6), etc...
Here are your links to coverage, and we'll see you when it's over. Enjoy!
Kotaku full coverage
Kotaku Live Blog
Gamespot E3 Central
Gamespot - Live Press Conference Video
Major Nelson - Live blog and Live Chat
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Posted on KOTAKU this morning is a note that the Microsoft Press Conference is starting 5 minutes earlier than scheduled at 10:25 am PST (1:25 pm EST) to make room for a last minute announcement. Now, I have live blogged this event in the past but I don't think I'm going to be able to do that today due to the fact that I have a JOB and need to get work done! But over at Kotaku they will be live blogging and so will many others around the gaming universe. I would recommend Kotaku, Gamespot or Major Nelson for your live coverage, but you can also try IGN, Cnet and Joystiq for additional news. And as I am a 360 fanboy, I will be posting the biggest news in summary when it's all over. It looks to be the year of sequels with ODST, a Gears of War 2 expansion, Bioshock 2, Assassins Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, Modern Warfare 2 (even though that's sort of call of duty 6), etc...
Here are your links to coverage, and we'll see you when it's over. Enjoy!
Kotaku full coverage
Kotaku Live Blog
Gamespot E3 Central
Gamespot - Live Press Conference Video
Major Nelson - Live blog and Live Chat
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