It’s about that time, folks. It’s about time to start prepping for another 400-500 dollar investment in a new console. And Microsoft has further proven that after placing a few ads on Linkedin calling for a “Graphics hardware architect” and a “Senior Architect and Performance Engineer.”
If I can draw your attention away from Dragon Age II for a minute, I’d like to tell you about some other games you might be interested in playing today. Steampowered.com is selling Mafia II for 75% off for their Midweek Madness sale. This makes the regular edition $7.50, and the Digital Deluxe Edition $10.00. Alas, the various DLC packs are not marked down at all.
It’s amazing
to think that not too long ago the idea of having a gaming console with a hard
drive was simply a pipe dream. And even more bizarre when you remember that
there was a time when you couldn’t save your game at all. Now here we all are
with our triple figure gigabyte hard drives and installing games like it
doesn’t even matter.
The original
X-Box was the first traditional home console to come with a hard drive, but it
didn’t come without its disadvantages, this being one of the main reasons that
Microsoft lost so much money on the system. This was before the days of
detachable hard drives or being able to save to a USB drive or even downloading
an online profile. More importantly this was the time when console gaming was
largely offline, Playstation 2 game cases even came with memory card holders in
them for the times where you would take your saves to your friends house. Including
a hard drive was a great idea, but it was too early for it to really take off.
GDC 2011
saw the first live demo of Uncharted
3: Drake’s Deception that
was outside of developer Naughty Dog’s walls. This demonstration was
complete with stereoscopic 3D and featured the “burning chateau”
sequence that premiered in late December of last year. 3D
presentation was chosen to display the game’s terrific graphics and
to compliment the progress with development. Like other
newly-released games, players will be able to benefit from the added
realism of 3D and achieve a more intimate experience in Uncharted
3. Game mechanics such as
aiming around corners and finding cover will be more accurately
portrayed. Combining this premium option with the already impressive
combat featured in the game, the developers at Naughty Dog are sure
to deliver an unparalleled action adventure.
Many of the problems PC gamers face, such as bugs, computer crashes, and broken power supplies, are generally solved in two ways. One way, we can throw money at the problem, and buy new computer parts or pay for help. The second, more preferable way, is to spend hours solving the problem in a cost efficient or free manner. However, there’s one problem that no matter how much money we throw at it, or how much time we spend begging developers to solve it, it just doesn’t work. Console exclusive games. These games are very irritating and tempting at the same time, so it can be easy to fantasize about the perfect port to complement your game library.
First person shooters are easily the biggest genre in video games with titanic franchises like Call of Duty and Halo calling the genre their own. Every year publishers unleash a slew of FPS games and this month THQ is bringing Homefront to the masses. Homefront is a first person shooter set in the near future. In it North Korea has unified itself with South Korea and most of Asia. America has suffered an economic collapse that allows them to be invaded by the Korean forces. In the game you will be playing as a civilian who joins the American Resistance in order to fight back against the Korean forces. The story is being penned by John Millius who co-wrote “Red Dawn” and “Apocalypse Now”. The world of Homefront is filled with a variety of colorful characters from an ex-military soldier looking for revenge to an American-Korean freedom fighter bearing scars from race riots that occurred in the early stages of the war.
Take part in an amazing journey, guiding the splendiferous adventurer Ernest Hamilton and his brilliant bird Sasha as they co-operate to crack crafty conundrums and challenges!
Progress through four unique and visually stunning environments. Delve into gameplay featuring both action puzzling and traditional problem solving. Immerse yourself into a fantastical storyline filled with extravagant escapades and memorable characters
