Sega has got a new Sonic game lined up but this time it's exclusive to Nintendo. Namely the Wii U and 3DS.
You see a group of what looks like late 90s Saturday morning cartoon monsters terrorizing some Loony Toons looking chickens when Sonic appears out of the sky to save them. From the gameplay, Sonic Lost Worlds looks like it follow the formula of 2D segments mixed with 3D segments much like in Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations. That and the stage shown in the game looks to be inspired by the unreleased Sonic Xtreme with it's broken up, blocky and tube like tracks. Hey, they might include a fish-eye lens view in the options menu. And since this is going to be a Nintendo exclusive, we might see Mario as a playable character?
GameTrailers finally released the 2nd episode for their new show "Timeline". This time explaining the chronological events in one of video game's most convoluted series, Kingdom Hearts.
After loving how they tackled The Legend of Zelda in their first episode, Kingdom Hearts was teased at the end by playing a small part of the ever famous "Dearly Beloved" theme from the Kingdom Hearts title screen. I missed the actual release date of episode 2 by a few days but it looks like I have something to watch tonight. Grab a cold drink and some popcorn because you're in for a good show.
Microsoft isn't handling the flow of information regarding their upcoming console the Xbox One very well. The biggest question right now is - How used games/pre-owned games will work on the new console? Well, its unclear at the moment but a big rumor is circulating that you will be charged to activate a 2nd hand game into your Xbox Live account, with a small cut going to the developers. Don't go raging just yet, again, its a rumor that has been denied many times. But how crazy is that?
A lot has feared that the next generation of consoles will aim to hit the second hand market hard by restricting players from using used games, or in this case charge them for it. I never agreed that they would go this route since I don't think either of the console companies want to be on the chopping block, and since Sony and Nintendo's next-gen consoles doesn't have any form of way to affect second hand games, I highly doubt Microsoft will do anything drastic like charge you for borrowing a friends game.
The ability to trade in and resell games is important to gamers and to Xbox. Xbox One is designed to support the trade in and resale of games. Reports about our policies for trade in and resale are inaccurate and incomplete. We will disclose more information in the near future.
It's understandable that the second hand game market affects sales, but including a fee to activate already used games is crossing the line. It was bad enough that Online passes were created to battle second hand purchases. They should realize more people get to play other games they couldn't afford before thanks to second hand purchases, thus providing more exposure and more need/use of their console.
Information about Xbox One is indeed foggy, but with regards on how second hand games will work on the new Xbox, let's wait for official word before we gather the mob and rage.
Well, the Xbox Reveal is now over and Microsoft has unveiled the next Xbox which is officially called Xbox One. The presenation was short and direct, and what we got was the systems new features using voice recognition, the console specs, and how it actually looks like.
Xbox One is Microsoft's attempt to make their system the center of all devices inside your living room. the all in one entertainment they say. Here are the console features:
TV : Navigate and watch live TV from your cable, telco or satellite set-top box through your Xbox One. This will be available in US at launch with other regions to follow at a later date.
Xbox On: Turn on your system using the two words.
Custom-tailored Home: Dashboard contains favorite games, TV and entertainment.
Snap: Do two things at once such as multiplayer, watching a movie, talking on Skype while watching live TV, or track NFL fantasy team on TV as you watch football.
Skype: Talk with friends on your TV in HD, and hold group calls.
Trending: See what is trending within the Xbox community or with your friends.
OneGuide: Find your favorite entertainment by searching via network, name or time, all with your voice.
After the neat features presented, the console specs were revealed:
8GB of DDR3 RAM
500GB hard drive
Custom AMD chip with 8-core CPU that is “four times quieter” than Xbox 360.
Blu-ray drive
HDMI 1.4 output
Three separate 802.11n radios.
WiFi Direct
USB 3.0
1080p and 4K supported.
7.1 surround sound
Kinect bundled with 250,000-pixel infrared depth sensor and 1080p web cam.
After much talk about the system, you'd expect lots of game announcements(well, I was). but that obviously wasnt their focus during this presentation. To really sum what showed up after the console revealing - Sports, Forza Motorsport 5, one new IP, then more sports, then Call of Duty: Ghost. And that my friends is all they showed..literally.
Forza Motorsport 5 reveal
Don't get disappointed though, right? like... we got Forza 5, and they did show us one new IP for the Xbox One called Quantum Break. Yey? Not much information was given except that the game will also have a TV series in tandem with the game, similar to the MMO Defiance.
Quantum Break trailer
Now, I was expecting more exclusives, or at least new IPs, but Microsoft did confirm that Xbox One will have 15 new IP's in the first year, 8 of which are completely new franchises. How I wish they announced some of them, but that's what E3 is for.
Behind the scenes preview
And as expected, after more sports talk, Microsoft ends the presentation with the reveal of a new Call of Duty coming to Xbox One. Who didn't see that coming?
Call of Duty: Ghost
Seeing the console itself right off the bat was exciting, but the whole presentation as a whole was a bit underwhelming.What was missing? I don't know, more games? Actual game demos? More presentation of the console's power? But I won't hit Microsoft that hard because the intention was clear -Be brief, get the console information/look out there, and prepare for E3. Yes, E3 is only a few weeks away so we should get our fix very soon. I'm sure it was intended to hold back on the one thing many want to see, and that is the games. Boring part is over, and it looks like the best part will be saved for last...I hope.
Microsoft is planning to release Xbox One later this year. No price point was given during the reveal.
I finally saw the gameplay video for the Deadpool game. REAL gameplay footage. None of that vague trailer bullshit that they showed off before. I gotta say, I'm not impressed.
The apartment stuff looks funny but will probably brings laughs the first time around. Gameplay doesn't look broken but does look like a very watered down version of what you get in the God of War games. For the most part of the earlier trailers and from what I've seen in this gameplay video, the humor looks very very forced. I'm usually a big fan of juvenile humor but this just doesn't seem to stick with me. This game will probably be worth a rental or something to buy if you find it cheap. Like 500php cheap. Honestly, 500php still seems like too much but that's usually the lowest price that 2nd hand PS3 sell for here in the Philippines. Personally I'd prefer to buy this game for 200php. Anyway that's just my two cents. And, hey. The game isn't even out yet so Activision might prove me wrong and the Deadpool game may actually be really good... Please be really good.
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Sega has got a new Sonic game lined up but this time it's exclusive to Nintendo. Namely the Wii U and 3DS.
