TF2 items and meet the medic info.

Im sorry im so late on this ive just  been thinking that whats the point of typing these words, if no one besides me actually reads it...

Well anyways TF2 is having an Uber update they announced the updates for all the classes tomorrow will be the last day (THURSDAY) and Meet the Medic will be released then. They have stated on the website they will add something to every class besides engineer.

Robin will be in Batman Arkham City

We have known this for a little while now but they just released a picture of him.

Link: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/11/june/robinfull.jpg

Via rock paper shotgun.

Minecraft 1.7 news

First of all heres video on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAj_v8dAmD8

It shows pistons and a new way to open doors (holy shit thats cool).

Its also called "the adventure update" so its possible Notch will be adding the long awaited adventure mode in this update.

Duke Nukem Forever Review

SIDE NOTE: Well since i'm new to the video game blog scene im going to try a bunch of different formats to see which one i like more, this one is called the good, the bad, and the ugly (Yay, got my movie reference badge today).

Dukes back and now more than ever the Earth needs him, but does the game stack up anywhere near near dukes huge ego?

The Good:

The Humor: What Duke is really known for is his own brand of humor, some of his lines made me laugh as hard as i ever laughed at a video game (next to portal of course).

One-Liners: While they do get old very fast, the first time you hear them you usually will laugh it up, but after you hear it three or more it times you will easily be bored.

References: Duke Nukem Forever references Half-Life, Halo, Valve, Gears of War, Alien, WoW and others, most of which you will probably laugh or smile a little at.

Mini-Games: I literally spent 10-15 minutes just making a drawing on a whiteboard of duke shooting an Alien in the face, and spent 20 minutes on a pinball game trying to beat my hi-score (500,000 yeah not impressive but still!), and while most of these things are unnecessary to do, the game rewards youw ith an EGO (kinda like your shields in Borderlands) boost.

The Shooting: Its pretty fun when it works and it works some to most of the time.

Bosses: Their back! And while most of the bosses are just pain in the asses that doesnt stop me from being excited that boss battles are actually back in shooting games.

The Bad:

The Shooting: Like i said its fun most of the time though the times that its not fun, its really not fun. Some really great segments, mixed in with some really poor ones make the shooting sometimes feel bland.

Two Weapon  Limit: I honestly don't mind too much that you can only carry two weapons, but for some of my friends who grew up with Duke 3D this is like a betrayal.

The Graphics: Once again this really isnt too much of a problem for me but for some the graphics are horrendous, but if you go into this experience expecting a 2008 level of graphics type of game you wont be too disappointed

The Humor: While the games humor can be funny, it can also seem overly stupid. Like this gem for example, "I cant wait to punch them in the cornhole." No i did not make that up, that is in the game.

Platforming sections: Its just unnecessary to have a first person platforming section.

Driving Sections: Another thing i think they just sat around and said "hey lets have a driving section just for shits and giggles." Another thing that is completely unnecessary.

The Ugly:


Holywood: The 1st level of Duke 3D was remade for multiplayer. I literally put a section for the ugly just because i hate this level (and love the original) so much. Instead of the open spaces it looks like they had just killed all the aliens and turned the level into a sports game arena, theres padded cover every where. Its just an ugly mess. Heres a video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1h-fkEYhD8

The Plot: or lack there of, I honestly wasnt expecting any real plot, and boy was i right! Theres barely a trace of plot besides kill every alien mofo that stands in your way.

The Humor: While i sometimes can enjoy duke humor sometimes it feels completely unnecessary. Like when General Graves tells Duke that he has to do something (dont want to get rid off the little plot there i in this game out) to save America , dukes response is "America Fuck Yeah!" Thats about the time where i just face palmed.

Duke is an Asshole: When Duke is face to face with his lovers Mary Kate and Ahley Holsom who are about to explode because they were raped by aliens, his only response is, "Looks like your, fucked." I shit you not thats what he says.

Load Times: There bearable... until you die. Yeah thats right every time you die you dont load from a checkpoint automatically like Call of Duty or every other modern FPS, no you wait for it to load (which by the way takes the exact same amount of time to load the whole level. So you may only die 3 times from a boss but youll spend at least 3-4 minutes looking at the loading screen.

Overall:

Duke Nukem Forever is a fun frantic shooter with a ton of immaturity to spread around it. If your not the person that's into toilet humor you should avoid this game outright and play something with a little more class. Having said that this game really isnt for everyone, and even still i would say to those who loved Duke 3D dont pick it up until the price drops to at least $40. The game has a ton of great moments, but also a insane amount of boring ones. Though still I'm glad that Gearbox rescued Duke Nukem Forever rather than let it die.

Borderlands 2 news?

http://www.vandal.net/noticia/57363/gearbox-confirma-borderlands-2/


I ran this through a translater and got this.

"If you recently leaked that Borderlands 2 could be on curriculum development by an employee of the developer, Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford confirmed would have inadvertently, or intentionally, during the company's Community Day.

The comment came when one attendee asked about Borderlands in general, what Pitchford discussed the development of the sequel. Gearbox has just released Duke Nukem Forever, and his next project is called Aliens: Colonial Marines Sega. Borderlands could not rule U 2 for Wii, as the Aliens game is released on Nintendo's new console."

Not sure what to make of this, whether its real or not remains to be seen. But heres hope for Borderlands 2 fans. 

News on Minecraft 1.7 update

"We are working on Minecraft Beta 1.7, which I’m referring to as the “adventure update”. We’re keeping the details secret so people can get surprises. The idea with this update is to flesh out the game a bit, making it reward exploration and combat more. Assuming we like them in play testing, pistons are coming in 1.7."

So notch called this the "adventure update." Sounds promising, hope its as good as it sounds. I will have DNF review if not on the 17th then definitely over the weekend (still finishing up LA Noire, may even review that too)

Link: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/6385865216/post-e3-information-dump

Updated: Fable the Journey isnt on Rails

http://kotaku.com/5811149/molyneux-disowns-fable-e3-demonstration-as-a-horrendous-mistake

Basically says that they just tok out the players ability to move around in the demo on their own.

More news.

Sorry about the wait, but i've been excited on a ton of games that E3 announced. Lets start at the top. Also as a side note if you saw most if not all of the E3 coverage then i would just skim through this.

Wii U announced: trailer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e3qaPg_keg
-includes a bunch of extra features as seen in the trailer.
-you can only use 1 touchscreen controller per system
-the other controllers used is the Wiimotes and Nunchucks.
-Stuff that you can use the wii u controller for. http://goo.gl/wOl2k
-size of the controller facts http://goo.gl/LhGBG
-gameplay demos at E3:http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-wii-u/715306

Payday: the Heist
-trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc752Yc0NAA
-gameplay 1: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-payday-the/716108
-gameplay 2: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-payday-the/716110

Halo 4 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC2yMKMENdg

Halo CE
-trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHarcUyp2kw
-interview about the game: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-halo-anniversary/715783

Overstrike (first game that insomniac is making for the 360)
-trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kltLI5oL22k&feature=pyv

Ryse
-first person kinect game set in the falling of Rome
-trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-_hDRD2mk

Fable: the Journey
-1st person kinect game.
-Its an on rails shooter
-trailer/gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZjcAvObEnE

PSV (or vita, yuck.)
- LBP trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAcK3FEatY0
-Street Fighter X Tekken trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsVeYM0Wg90&feature=relmfu
-Modnation Racers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJdE5_Su1M
-Uncharted Golden Obyss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBTxJ0_bNEU

Hitman Absolution CGI trailer: http://goo.gl/1Odtb

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 trailer http://goo.gl/iiA25

Elder Scrolls 5 gameplay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic6dKnv3WdU&feature=player_embedded

And i think thats a ll the news i have to share with you.

NGP new name and price point

Its now called Vita and it will cost $249 for the wifi one and $300 for the 3g and wifi one. Also sony announced a new sly cooper game, a bunch of exclusive dlc that sony has, and they revealed that therwe will be a bioshock game on the vita being made.

New Far cry incoming

Title basically says it all and also Trackmania people announced Shootmania and Questmania.

TOO MUCH NEWS!!!!

OK here we go! Halo 4 announced, announced, a remake of Halo CE announced,  they announced Fable The Journey, announced kinect integration in Ghost Recon Future Soldier, announced kinect in Forza 4, announced kinect in Mass Effect 3, showed some Gears 3 footage, announced Minecraft on 360 with kinect integration,  showed some Kinect Star Wars, announced Ryse (codename Kingdoms), Xbox Live has a new dashboard, announcd their summer of Arcade line-up, announced that Xbox will have TV, and will have Bing. Overall I think Microsoft did great, but they have to since Sony is showing of the NGP and Nintendo has a new console its showing off.

Right now Im watching EA, and they showed gameplay on Need for Speed The Run, showed a trailer for SSX, introduced a new game that Insomniac is making called Overstrike and will be released on PS3 and 360, and showed some battlefield 3 footage, and gave a release date for Mass Effect 3 (3-9-12).

Microsoft's leaked E3 announcement.

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/06/xlarge_microsofthalo4.jpg

Show Halo 4, and a remake of Halo CE along with dance central 2.

Where to see the E3 conference tomorrow.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/heres-when-and-where-to-watch-all-the-live-e3-press-conferences/3313/

Also check Kotaku, IGN, Giant Bomb, and Spike TV for even more gaming news related to E3.

Payday Game Information and Trailer

Payday is a game that will be coming out for PSN and PC later in the year. Its an FPS game where they put you in the role as a bank robber, its a little ambitious, but since its a digital download only game, i'm sure these guys will have a lot of success. No real word on price point, but according to Sony, "will run for half the price of a retail game." So between  $30 and $15 is my guess.


The game is supposed to come with 6 missions to start (more on the way thanks to dlc), and "Endless Replayability." It also has a robust character progress tree with the three classes, the assualt, the sharpshooter, or support.


Trailer Link: http://goo.gl/I86wB
Games Website: http://www.overkillsoftware.com/payday/

Impresions: Project Zomboid.

Project Zomboid isnt your typical game, its not the best looking but if you want to delve deep into the idea of the realistic zombie apocalypse theres no other game on the market like it. You start of with these words appearing on the screen:

"These are the end times
There was no hope for survival
This is how you died."

The words fade out and you meet the player and his injured wife, they make small chat on how bad her broken leg is, and its time for some work to do. I search the cabinets and find a pillow and sheets and i rip the sheets into bandages for my bleeding wife. I then hurry into the bathroom and grab some medicine to ease the pain. She feels much better, but is still immobile.

I notice a shed in the backyard I head for it and find some wood planks, nails, and a hammer. Perfect. I run back inside and barricade the windows and doors, i breathe a sigh of relief as i head upstairs. My wife and i suddenly become hungry i tell her i will check the neighbor's house for food, but she begs me to stay, darkness has approached. We eat hungry that night.

Next dawn i head out to the neighbors house and i go to the kitchen. GASP! A zombies there, i use my hammer and destroy his mushy, undead brains. I grab as many soup containers as i can and head back to my house. I find some old pans in the cupboards and i put the soup in the oven, turn it on and head upstairs, for the first time in a couple of days i hear the radio crackle. No important news besides the government thinking that the zombies outside are actually people, and that whatever safe zone there was... well its long gone.

Then suddenly my wife smells something, she asks "Did you turn of the oven before you came here?" "Oh shit." I run downstairs to turn the oven off, but the house is already on fire, i run upstairs grab my wife and carry to the front door. As soon as i opened the door tens of zombies flooded in, apparently attracted by the fire that had started in their quaint little town. Within 3 seconds my life ends, i become nothing more than zombie feed and worst of all i didnt even save my wife from the same fate i endured.

It is an amazing game but right now its still in alpha i believe, so there is a lot of work to be done still, but this has to be the most realistic zombie game i have ever played.

Project Zomboid can be purchased on their website for $5-$10-$15 dollars by buying one of their previous games.  http://goo.gl/MRZ6Z

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-The T Man