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Fable 3 – Better Co Op Game Than Fable 2

Stephen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:38:56 +0000

If there’s one thing we could’ve used in Fable 2, it was a more fleshed-out co-op system. Sure, we could see our friends’ orbs floating about Albion and we could even invite them to play as a one-off character in our world, but it was one unable to collect experience or have any lasting impact on our game. As you might image, Lionhead’s head lion Peter Molyneux is ready to deliver just that in Fable 3. Molyneux told the 4Guys 1UP podcast: “I heard you all about co-op. You want to have your own hero come into the world. Okay, fine, you can have that definitely.”

Detailing the system further, he admitted that the player’s dog and weapons will also be available in co-op. “When you come into my world, you come in as your hero, with your dog, with all your unique weapons, self-crafted weapons. I heard you — you don’t wanna be tied to my camera, you wanna go off and do your own thing in my world. Fine, fair enough.”

That said, he warned about “consequences” from bringing in said friends to your own version of Albion. “It means careful who you invite in, ’cause they can screw the whole thing up, man!” And then, when the possibility of using the new “touch” functionality came up, things took a turn for the weird. “Yes you can use touch with your co-op partner. Yes you can walk down the street hand-in-hand. Yes you can drag your co-op partner to your dungeon and see what happens. Absolutely.” Keep in mind, folks — what happens in the dungeon stays in the dungeon. Rawr!

Free Online Games, Don’t Be Bored.com! Play Flash Games

Stephen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:17:07 +0000

Ok are you bored.com? Looking for something to keep you entertained? I know when im bored I look for free online games that will pass the time, the question is, where is a good place to find a wide range of free online flash games?

Well there are a number of websites that I used in order to play free online games and it all depends on what mood I’m in and what sort of game I want to play. Do I want to play a sports online flash game, or a shoot em up free online game?

Sometimes I actually don’t know what kind of free online game I want so I’m basically stabbing in the dark as to what to pay. When I’m like that I have a website that usually takes care of it all, freeonlinegames.com has a good range of free online games to keep you occupied when boredom sets in. Don’t let yourself be bored, there are places out there that let you play free online games without having to worry about registering, or paying a “donation” in order to have free access to all the games.

Don’t forget, if your bored, play free online games where ever you can find them, we even have one to keep you entertained here, if you use the search function for street fighter, then you should be able to play street fighter 2 turbo free.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 – Expansion Pack Unveiled, Possible Death to DLC

Stephen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:39:46 +0000

The guys at Infinity Ward announced over at CES 2010, that there will be an expansion pack for the most played online game, call of duty modern warfare 2. There was however, no mention of the previously suggested map packs. This could possibly spell the end of downloaded content(DLC) in favour of full blown expansion packs.

Is it smart to bring out an expansion pack for a game as popular as modern warfare 2? I believe it is, as many people who play the game online feel that the offline story mode is very very short, so we may see some extra missions like what rockstar have done with GTA4. This expansion pack will also probably include a few new multiplayer maps so that you can enjoy call of duty modern warfare 2 with a little bit of freshness breathed up is backside.

I personally will be looking forward to the call of duty expansion pack as there are a few maps online I don’t exactly enjoy playing at the moment. Hopefully we will see some fantastic maps aswell as hopefully, alot more robust code added to the game as the current code brings so may call of duty glitches and hacks into life, that its almost unplayable at times.

The only problem I forsee is the possibilty that this may cost an awful lot more to recieve than a standard map pack would, and with other games winning game of the year, its unlikely to see a game of year edition of call of duty modern warfare 2.

Sony Taking Loss On Playstation 3 Price Cut – They Should Learn From Microsoft

Stephen — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:58:38 +0000

Sony are currently slightly trailing in the world sales of the playstation 3, however in a bid to try and rescue it they have introduced a playstation 3 price cut. This playstation price cut however, is not doing all it can in order to help sony increase profits.

They are currently selling the playstation 3 at a loss in order to ship more units. Is this really worth it? With current prices still way higher than the xbox 360x i don’t believe its worth losing everything in order to be the best selling. There is no point if your broke.

The figures of this loss are as follows, sony currently retail the playsation 3 in the US for $299, which is a bargain to be honest for the hardware you get, however, they spend roughly $340 er unit to actually manufacture! Whoever does the maths at sony probably needs sacking because the playstation 3 will bankrupt them.

Why is it so pricey to manufacture? Well the most expensive part inside the playsation 3 is the blu ray dvd players, these are $66 when you consider you can pick up a replacement dvd drive for the xbox 360 for around £20 retail then you realise just how expensive this actually is. I personally prefer the xbox 360 although the playstation 3 has the better hardware and reliability, i always find that microsoft have done a better job when it comes to network infrastructure online.

IGN Video Game of The Year 2009 – Will Modern Warfare 2 Be King?

Stephen — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:12:18 +0000

Its that time of year again, its the time when we all find out what will be game of the year. The IGN Game of the year awards will be announced later today ith the whole world expecting Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 to be crowned king of the pile.

There are a number of categories with games competing for a number of different awards. All the nomnations are below, please take some time and watch the video provided by IGN of further explanation of the nominees.

Playstation 3 Motion Controller – Do We Finally Have a Name

Stephen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:02:57 +0000

Officially we have been waiting for a name for the motion controllers for both the playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Have we finally got one? Have the people who mattered, dropped a bombshell that alot of us may have just missed.

A confrence help in New York city yesterday morning may have been where the name drop occured. The CEO of Electronic Arts was speaking at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference. Here he made a passing mention of the upcoming playstation 3 and xbox 360 motion sensor controllers.

“In the coming year, both Sony and Microsoft have announced new controllers. Motion sensor controls, Natal and Gem, these are likely to bring new consumers into the marketplace”

Dont get me wrong, these could very well be just code names for the entire project however I’d not heard of these codenames, nor have anyone else ive spoke to. It really would be a big thing if sony can bring the sony playstation 3 further into the current generation by adding motion sensor controllers.

Wii sales have droppedthis year with playstation 3 looking only months away from overtaking the xbox as the most popular sold console. This new motion controller may just see Wii sales drop even further and playstation 3 sales to go absolute through the roof. If it doesnt I firmly believe it will help he final profit/loss margin for the playstation 3 side of the sony business.