Archive for November, 2008

Fallout 3 – All Kinds of Messed Up [Video]

– November 11, 2008Posted in: Action, Gaming, Video

Fallout 3 Image
Fallout 3, the action RPG from Bethesda Softworks, which includes first person and third person perspective game play was released on October 28th, to the delight of droves of fans. All seemed right with the post apocalyptic, ash covered world. That is until complaints started popping up in the Bethesda PS3 forums. Soon after the complaints starting poring into the 360, and PC forums as well. What started as PS3 issue, has broadened to all other platforms that the game has been released for.

The issues that the consoles are having range from freezing, lagging, and crashing. Gamers have reported that the game has frozen, and lagged at various points in game play, and even crashed on occasion. The PC version is having the most complications of the three platforms when originally it had little to none. The issue began after a patch was downloaded and since then PC gamers have been complaining of the game completely locking up.

Bethesda has had this issue before when they had released Oblivian, and they eventually were able to remedy the issue, but the fact that that they could not use a little hindsight to prepare for this must be discouraging to fans. The amount of complications is staggering, and they continue to grow.

Now not to play devils advocate, but Bethesda has been working to try and remedy the issues, and they have post some troubleshooting exercises within their forum to help fans out. Hopefully these issue, although they bee many will be resolved soon. Here are the PS3, 360, and PC troubleshooting tips.

Here is our idea on how Bethesda can resolve this issue

Link to YouTube Oscar Rogers Fallout 3 Video

Tags: Action RPG, Bethesda, Bethesda Softworks, Fallout, Fallout3, First Person Shooter, RPG, Third Person Shooter

Gears of War 2 Has Arrived

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– November 7, 2008Posted in: Action, Gaming, Industry News

Gears of War 2 of Flame Thrower
The Second Installment in the Gears of War series from Epic Games hits the shelves today. Gears of War 2 the third person action shooter exclusively for Xbox 360, and is quite possibly the most anticipated game release this year.

The plot line of Gears 2 begins six months after the events of the first installment. You see the return of the games protagonist Marcus Fenix, as well as the COG Delta Squad. The Locust (subterranean creatures) have returned and regrouped after their defeat. They have created sink holes massive enough to swallow entire cities, this has tipped the scale of the war in the Locusts favor. Your goal as well as the Delta Squad‘s and all COG forces is to defend the last human city from sinking underground.

It seems that Gears of War 2 carries the same type of game play that fans loved from the original title, and improves on its shortcomings. The single player mode is longer, it is said to be 10-12 hours long. The environments are much larger, and there are greater numbers of enemies you can battle. You have a new arsenal of weapons to choose from including the extra crispy flame thrower. Gears 2 continues the same type of trench warfare , but with with some new added feature, such as the unbelievably satisfying ability to use Locust enemies as a shield to deflect bullets.

Possibly the greatest strength of Gears 2 is it’s Multiplayer modes. The Online Multiplayer has a great deal of modes of play to choose from, including king of the hill, and the enjoyable horde, in which you and up to five players must battle large number’s of enemies attacking you in waves. It includes 10 maps available for play as well as 5 more available for download.

The general opinion is that Gears 2 is an excellent continuation in the Gears of War series. It improves on the shortcomings of the first title, and expands on the type of game play that fans of the series love. Overall Gears 2 is a great shooter. So ready your chainsaws and load your guns it’s here Today!

Link to YouTube Gears 2 Trailer

Tags: Cliff Bleszinsk, COG, Epic Games, Gears 2, Gears of War 2, Gears of War Release Date, Locusts

Left 4 Dead Demo

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– November 6, 2008Posted in: Action, Free Downloads, Gaming, Industry News

The four usable characters of Left 4 Dead
Today the demo for the highly anticipated FPS zombie horror title Left 4 Dead has become available. Any individual who has already purchased the title will be able to access the demo, the full demo will become available to the public Nov. 11th.

Left 4 Dead is the first person Zombie shooter published by Electronic Arts. It has generated a great deal of buzz for it’s concept, and type of game play. The game will feature a four person co-op, and you will have the option to play as the living or the living dead.

For fans of FPS, and Survival Horror games this demo should help curve the hunger for zombie carnage, until the games release date. The full demo goes worldwide Nov. 11th, and will run through till Nov. 18th. Left 4 Dead will hit the shelves Nov. 17th.

Here is a link to Steam to download the demo

Gamers Choose Wal-Mart

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– November 5, 2008Posted in: Gaming, Industry News

The juggernaut that is Wal-Mart has sat as supreme ruler of the retail realm for quite some time now. According to Fortune Globe 500 Wal-Mart is the world’s largest public corporation by revenue. It is the largest grocery retailer, and toy retailer, and now it has apparently become Gamer Central.

In a recent IGN study titled “Are you Game Enough” revealed retail king Wal-Mart, has the best video game sales of any retailer. Best Buy and Game Stop/EB Games were tied in second, trailing by only 8% margin. Target was in third, and beyond that the number look bleak.

IGN Wal_mart Statistics
Image provided by IGN

Tags: Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart games, Wal-Mart Statistics, Wal-Mart Video Game Sales, Wal-Mart Video Games

Resistance 2 Has Landed

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– November 4, 2008Posted in: Action, Gaming, Industry News

Resistance 2 Screens
The highly anticipated Sci-Fi first person shooter Resistance 2, has finally been released. Exclusively a PS3 title, and developed by Insomniac Resistance 2 continues the plot of the Resistance Fall of Man in which we see the return of the Chimera who have launched a campaign to conquer the United States. Nathan Hale the games protagonist has also returned and has joined a special task force known as The Sentinels, a group of individuals who are able to resists the Chimeran virus. Hale fights along side the sentinels to try and destroy the Chimeran race and liberate the US from their threat.

The new game includes new Chimeran enemies, the most notable, and most popular, the 300ft tall leviathan. The game has three basic modes of play campaign, cooperative, and competitive and each is said to consist of enjoyable game play. Within the campaign mode you are able to battle along side The Sentinels at multiple locations all on American soil. Within the competitive mode of the game you are able to battle up 60 individuals online within a single match.

From what we have heard the game play is great, and the plot is a good continuation of the first game. The only negative aspects of the game would be the graphics, which are not bad by any means, but are not quite the quality as other big titles like Gears of War2. Despite that small draw back it seems Resistance 2 is destined to be one of the great first person shooters, and will stand along side such great titles as Call of Duty, and Halo.

If you are a fan of the Sci-Fi game genre, or a fan of the first person shooter you will want to pick this game up. The general buzz is that it lives up to the original title.

Here’s the tailor

YouTube Resistance 2 Video trailer

Tags: Chimera, Insomniac, Playstation 3, PS3, Resistance 2

Top 5 Must Have Upcoming Survival Horror Games [Video]

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– November 3, 2008Posted in: Gaming, Opinion, Video

These are in my humble opinion the five must have upcoming survival horror games. This is for the zombie slayers, monster hunters, and lovers of mayhem. It was our intention to post this video on Halloween, but better late than never.

Enjoy