Weekend, what are you playing?

It's halfway through June already? That's fast. Summer is officially over for us here in the Philippines but there's still a weekend for hours of gaming on end! What are you playing?

Migoy: Technically I'm not home for the weekend so I'll just mention games I've played these past few days. Been spending a lot of time playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (quite a mouth full ei?). The opening of the game is awesome as shit but then the game changes pace drastically. It's definitely not the game I expected it to be but I am enjoying it quite a bit. You can find some clips of my antics at the TooMuchGaming Youtube channel.

Since I'm going to be out for the weekend, I'll be bringing Phats (my PSP1000) for portable gaming fun incase I need a distraction. Gonna be bringing Dissidia 012 Duodecim as I am still playing that game. I'm also bringing Blazblue: Continium Shift 2, the combo system in the game feels very different compared to the firsy Blazblue so this'll be interesting.

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Arlie: I've been playing Duke Nukem Forever since it was released for the PC. I really can't wait to finish it, and honestly I don't think that I will be able to (Yep, it's THAT bad). It is entertaining to some point just because of Duke's humor, but that's just it. In terms of gameplay, story don't expect much also, playing it just to see tits are not even worth it. It may be enjoyable to some people, but it just didn't meet on what I was expecting it to be. When Hong Kong PSN got back online earlier this week, I went back on playing L.A. Noire to redeem my free "The Naked City" Ad Vice Case and Badge Pursuit Challenge DLC off the Asian PlayStation Store. I'm going to get a Rockstar Pass with a friend so I could also get the other DLC cases. I also played Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds a while ago and I already finished Arcade for all the characters and a 100% Gallery for two gold trophies and a couple of online ranked matches (which I lost to almost all of them). What I've been looking forward to play this weekend is Outland and Alice: Madness Returns.

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Quash: Arcade weekend!! it's all about arcade games for me this weekend. Took a break from the common genre's like shooters or RPGs so I went with games like Dead Nation, Super Stardust HD and Outland.

Super Stardust HD can be pretty addicting. Aiming for the highest possible score in the game is just enough to keep you playing again and again. I wish it had a couple more planets but replaying the planets over and over to reach a good score can still makes hours go by. Dead Nation? I mentioned this before that I've already finished the game. All I'm doing now is I'm finishing it in another difficulty for some trophies. I always tell people I'm not much of an achievement junkie, but I still bother with some achievements for some reason. Damn those virtual achievements!

Last but not least we have Outland. Tried the demo and I just had to get this game. I bought this yesterday together with my Rockstar Pass(for L.A Noire DLCs) and it's worth the 10 bucks. It has such a great game design and art style. A solid 2D platform game that gives you the old Castlevania feel. I haven't played a platform game in a long time so getting Outland was perfect. I'm like 3 hours in and the game is getting insane.

 

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E3 2011: Assassin's Creed Revelations

"I have lived my life to the best of my ability. But I have not been able to escape fate, anger, or pain. Bring me the answers and the road that leads to the truth. Reveal to me once and for all, how all of this will end." - Ezio Auditore da Firenze

300 years after the time of Altair, the Mentor of the Assassin Order Ezio goes on a pilgrimage to the abandoned Assassin Fortress in Masyaf which is overrun by the Templars.

Assassin's Creed Revelations is due out on 15th of November 2011 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

E3 2011 Trailer[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6Q14vBB1c]

E3 2011 Gameplay Demo[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh0nRRFLJ5k]

First look at Battlefield 3 on console

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is tapping the gaming community yet again by showing us an exclusive demo of Battlefield 3 running on the PS3. This is the first time they showed Battlefield 3 running on a console and the difference is very minimal. The gameplay shown is nothing new, it's actually the start of the fault line trailer shown back when it was officially announced.

PS3 debut

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PC faultline gameplay trailer

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I looked back at the PC version to do some comparisons, and The difference is very small. Shadows in the PC version seems to be more realistic while the PS3 version looked too sharp. The building where the first RPG was fired was also changed in the PS3 version. The changes might be from a new build of the game, we don't know. But from what I'm seeing, the game will look amazing  in each platform.

Jimmy Fallon bringing games to his show are awesome and all, but it's obvious he doesn't know a thing or two on how to play. I still remember that silly performance from Fallon when they revealed Uncharted 3's gameplay in his show. He even said he loved the second but from how he played, he obviously never touched Uncharted 2 or even 1 i bet. If he was an actual gamer it would have been cool but hey, at least the games are getting some air time.

Battlefield will be out on October 25, 2011 on PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

New trailer for L.A Noire's latest DLC

Just when i thought I was done with L.A Noire, Rockstar throws a trailer for their new downloadable content coming on June 21. This is the Nicholson Electroplating Arson Case. It seems to be an exciting case since Cole Phelps investigates an explosion that affected 6 city blocks and killed 17 people. 

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If any of you are thinking of getting this DLC, you better get yourself a Rockstar pass before the price goes up. Rockstar is giving us this Rockstar Online Pass which gives us access to all upcoming and past Downloadable content. The Rockstar pass includes:

  • Chicago Lightning Detective Suit (Social Club only) - May 17
  • L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass (limited-time discount price) - May 31 - $10
  • "The Naked City" DLC case - May 31 - $4
  • "A Slip of The Tongue" DLC case - May 31 - $4
  • Broderick Detective Suit and Gun - May 31 - $1
  • Sharpshooter Detective Suit and Gun - May 31 - $2
  • The Badge Pursuit Challenge - May 31 -$2
  • Chicago Piano Machine Gun (free community unlock) - May 31
  • L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass (standard price) - June 14 - $12
  • "Nicholson Electroplating Disaster" DLC case - June 21 - $4
  • "Reefer Madness" DLC case - July 12 - $4
Interested? well grab a Rockstar Pass now. They currently have a discount price of the pass but it will only last until this week i believe. This pass gives you three new cases for your game, if you don't have the free Naked City DLC case that came with the game make that four. With that discount happening this week, that's only$10 for four new cases and a few extra item DLC's. After the discount, the online pass will cost two extra dollars making it $12.
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E3 2011: Battlefield 3

This was the last game that EA showed during their press conference at this year's E3 and wow. This is just.. wow.

Running on DICE's new Frostbite 2 engine, Battlefield 3 will feature fully destructable environments, high detail rendering, huge landscapes, and intense FPS action.

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I mean c'mon, how can you not be impressed by all this? Battlefield 3 is coming to store shelves on November 2011.

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