We're cranking out new types of videos this month! Boss VG LIVE and now Boss VG Reviews. Check out the review Joe and I did of APB.
Also, the review Xenodyne did of Sin and Punishment.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wii Games Summer 2010
Nintendo announced the Wii Games Summer 2010, a nationwide event that will take place in major cities across the country on July 16. Teams will play games like Wii Sports Resort Bowling, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Fit Plus, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Sports Resort Basketball. Sounds pretty lame, right? Well the grand prizes are pretty good.
First Place
* Winners in the family category will receive Royal Caribbean cruise for their entire team.
* Free 1st Party Nintendo Games for One Year
* Netflix Membership for One Year
* Black Wii Console
* Ultimate Entertainment Package (including flat screen TV and surround system)
* Feature in Nintendo national print advertisements
* Gold Trophy
Second Place
* Black Wii Console
* Free 1st Party Wii Games for One Year
* Netflix Membership for One Year
* Silver Trophy
Third Place
* Free 1st Party Wii games for One Year
* Netflix Membership for One Year
* Bronze Trophy
If you like the Wii, this sounds awesome. Huge events like this always seem really cool to me, even if I'm not participating. The intro video with Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson and some person in a Mario costume is pretty funny actually. Shawn Johnson being hot helps too.
Hardcore players will want the Kinect? lol
I wanted the last bit of hate on the Kinect to be my last, since all we've done is hate on Microsoft. They seem to want to make it impossible to stop hating on them though, by saying stupid things almost every day. Microsoft's worldwide marketing manager, Ryan More, is quoted as saying "I think we know that hardcore gamers will be the first to go out and buy it, as they are with any product."
I don't know how to respond to something like this. There are so many casual games that they showed off at E3 for the Kinect, I don't know where he's coming from with this. Unless they announce some sort of Halo game featuring the Kinect or something like that, I can't see hardcore gamers wanting one at all. The interviewer does bring up the fact that Metal Gear Solid: Rising was sandwiched between Kinect demos at E3. Perhaps that would make the Kinect appealing to the hardcore gamer, but I doubt that it will even be compatible.
I don't know how to respond to something like this. There are so many casual games that they showed off at E3 for the Kinect, I don't know where he's coming from with this. Unless they announce some sort of Halo game featuring the Kinect or something like that, I can't see hardcore gamers wanting one at all. The interviewer does bring up the fact that Metal Gear Solid: Rising was sandwiched between Kinect demos at E3. Perhaps that would make the Kinect appealing to the hardcore gamer, but I doubt that it will even be compatible.
Kinect Technical Specifications
Despite being completely addicted to APB, I am still reading gaming news. The specs for the Kinect have been posted by a British retailer.
Sensor
Colour and depth-sensing lenses
Voice microphone array
Tilt motor for sensor adjustment
Fully compatible with existing Xbox 360 consoles
Field of View
Horizontal field of view: 57 degrees
Vertical field of view: 43 degrees
Physical tilt range: ± 27 degrees
Depth sensor range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Data Streams
320x240 16-bit depth @ 30 frames/sec
640x480 32-bit colour@ 30 frames/sec
16-bit audio @ 16 kHz
Skeletal Tracking System
Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players
Tracks 20 joints per active player
Ability to map active players to LIVE Avatars
Audio System
LIVE party chat and in-game voice chat (requires Xbox LIVE Gold Membership)
Echo cancellation system enhances voice input
Speech recognition in multiple
They're really not that much to behold, to be honest. However, there is one line of information that is of interest. The Kinect tracks "up to 6 people, including 2 active players." That sounds mighty peculiar to me. What do the other four people get to do, if they aren't "active players"?
Also, why is the Kinect limited to only 2 at a time? Microsoft is just disappointing the living hell out of us this month.
Sensor
Colour and depth-sensing lenses
Voice microphone array
Tilt motor for sensor adjustment
Fully compatible with existing Xbox 360 consoles
Field of View
Horizontal field of view: 57 degrees
Vertical field of view: 43 degrees
Physical tilt range: ± 27 degrees
Depth sensor range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Data Streams
320x240 16-bit depth @ 30 frames/sec
640x480 32-bit colour@ 30 frames/sec
16-bit audio @ 16 kHz
Skeletal Tracking System
Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players
Tracks 20 joints per active player
Ability to map active players to LIVE Avatars
Audio System
LIVE party chat and in-game voice chat (requires Xbox LIVE Gold Membership)
Echo cancellation system enhances voice input
Speech recognition in multiple
They're really not that much to behold, to be honest. However, there is one line of information that is of interest. The Kinect tracks "up to 6 people, including 2 active players." That sounds mighty peculiar to me. What do the other four people get to do, if they aren't "active players"?
Also, why is the Kinect limited to only 2 at a time? Microsoft is just disappointing the living hell out of us this month.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Enslaved preorder bonuses listed
Everyone is excited for Enslaved including me, and its shaping up to be game of the year status with its crisp bright visuals and excellent animation. The games set to hit store shelves in October, so they have announced exclusive DLC for 5 different stores.
* EB Games Canada/GameStop: Ninja Monkey, with "rare stun and plasma blast staff ammo."
* Walmart: Classic Monkey, with costume based on Journey to the West and double melee damage
* Best Buy: Sexy Robot Trip, with increased stun abilities for both Monkey and her EMP blasts
* Amazon: Bonus soundtrack bundle
* Target: A bonus mini comic bundle
Like usual Target gets the shaft, but its ok at least they try.
* EB Games Canada/GameStop: Ninja Monkey, with "rare stun and plasma blast staff ammo."
* Walmart: Classic Monkey, with costume based on Journey to the West and double melee damage
* Best Buy: Sexy Robot Trip, with increased stun abilities for both Monkey and her EMP blasts
* Amazon: Bonus soundtrack bundle
* Target: A bonus mini comic bundle
Like usual Target gets the shaft, but its ok at least they try.
Parents group wants Best Buy to move Mature games higher on the shelf
Everyone loves to look at the back of Games, shit sometimes I do it when I dont even want to buy anything, I dont know why I just do. And so do kids, so an advocacy group Parents Television Council has asked Best Buy to put their more mature titles up higher so children cant reach them.
I don't really understand why since parents are the ones buying these games for their kids in the first place and you don't see anything bad on the back of the box like ever. But these people mean well and its nothing to serious, So move up them boxes Best Buy.
I don't really understand why since parents are the ones buying these games for their kids in the first place and you don't see anything bad on the back of the box like ever. But these people mean well and its nothing to serious, So move up them boxes Best Buy.
New Pokemon Black/White trailer hits the internets
So I cant read Japanese but It doesn't matter because this game looks fucking bad ass regardless. In the video we see some 3v3 battles, a handful of new pokemon, and a bunch of menus in Japanese that look confusing as fuck, but that's probably due to the Japanese.
I did some digging to try and find a US release date, but I could only find the Japanese one which is fucking worthless to me. But its coming out on September 18th, so have fun you Japanese assholes. Fuck you.
I did some digging to try and find a US release date, but I could only find the Japanese one which is fucking worthless to me. But its coming out on September 18th, so have fun you Japanese assholes. Fuck you.
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