Exhibitions does offer that excitement when it comes to the public. Just like those art galleries, museums and concerts, it's the matter of being familiar with your own interest. No matter if it's painting, performances or installations, it gives you the opportunity to be open with some particular area and in terms of technology, we turn our attention to video gaming.
Last weekend the Xbox360 Team headed to Japan to attend the Tokyo Game Show. Basically they came to see what's happening within the next-gen gaming and believe it or not, we going to get tons of new releases next year.
Starting with the arrival of Project Natal, it was clear that companies such as Sega, Konami and Ubisoft all wanted to do new projects and according to Creative Director Kudo Tsunoda, he stated that the 'the potential of new technology could bring new customers to Xbox360 and building exciting things for core gamers'. Here's the clip:
Next we have some more exclusive games that's coming to the Xbox360. Take a look at Lost Planet 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Bayoneta. Plus it also include the editors taking part in the Tekken 6 tournament:
Finally we have the cosplay, where people came to dressed as their favourite game character. Look out for Dante (Devil May Cry), Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid) and of course Ryu (Street Fighter)!
Looks like the excitement has starting to grow ever since it was announced and I can't believe it's been confirmed already! I leave you with this showcase trailer so that we can understand what's coming to the home console:
Monday, 28 September 2009
Saturday, 26 September 2009
It's coming to PSN!
Whether it's Xbox Live Arcade or Playstation Network, there's been millions of classic video games that are available to download. Original or remake, the appeal may likely to be decisive and allows you to re-live those nostalgic value.
After weeks of speculation, it's been confirmed that Sony had been in talks with Sega about bringing some of our favourite Dreamcast games to PSN. It yet hasn't been confirmed what titles we're going to see. Maybe Shenmue, Crazy Taxi or Chu Chu Rocket. According to Edge Online, it led to strong interest by Sony and regarding the plan to bring these games:
“If we provide a list of DC titles, SCEA will let us know which ones they’re interested in having exclusively. If we give them a long period of exclusivity they’ll give us more marketing support.”
Also the talks of bringing PS2 emulation could be the possibility as Sony aim to improve the game library. However, it was stated that it could sell “all PS2 titles on PSN”, and that it “could put Japanese games directly on the PlayStation Network for download in a special Japanese Import section". The report can be found here.
It seems like a boost for the game community as we're hungry for some more vintage gaming. Apparently we already have the original console to play on as it's likely to be cheaper than digital download. Also what would be on everybody's wanted list? Back to back vertical shooters like Mars Matrix or Gigawing? We'll find out next year hopefully.
After weeks of speculation, it's been confirmed that Sony had been in talks with Sega about bringing some of our favourite Dreamcast games to PSN. It yet hasn't been confirmed what titles we're going to see. Maybe Shenmue, Crazy Taxi or Chu Chu Rocket. According to Edge Online, it led to strong interest by Sony and regarding the plan to bring these games:
“If we provide a list of DC titles, SCEA will let us know which ones they’re interested in having exclusively. If we give them a long period of exclusivity they’ll give us more marketing support.”
Also the talks of bringing PS2 emulation could be the possibility as Sony aim to improve the game library. However, it was stated that it could sell “all PS2 titles on PSN”, and that it “could put Japanese games directly on the PlayStation Network for download in a special Japanese Import section". The report can be found here.
It seems like a boost for the game community as we're hungry for some more vintage gaming. Apparently we already have the original console to play on as it's likely to be cheaper than digital download. Also what would be on everybody's wanted list? Back to back vertical shooters like Mars Matrix or Gigawing? We'll find out next year hopefully.
Sunday, 20 September 2009
When the 'Yellow Light of Death' strikes
Since the Xbox360 made headlines thanks to the infamous 'Red Ring of Death', it left Microsoft staffs scratching their heads and wondered what went wrong with this current-gen console. Already witnessed this faulty experience, I assumed reliability issues is likely to be the main concern especially how the product was manufactured. Over to Sony, a new case had been confirmed that the original PS3 (60GB or later model) had went into similar circumstances just like the Xbox360. What could it be this time?
It was discovered that the technical problem known as the 'Yellow Light of Death', had occured over the past few months (or maybe a year ago). As it was mentioned on 'Watchdog' last Thursday, the team investigated to see what's the cause behind the breakdown of this brand spanking console.
During the show, one guy experienced that 'you turn it on and it don't work. There's a blue light, and a yellow light and then a red light', which indicated the symptom of the technical fault after hitting the power switch. It could be suggested that the 'yellow light of death' could be for any reason - in which Sony say they can't tell what is wrong with the machine until they actually see it'. Also it could cost around £128 to fix your beloved console, which is a lot of money! Here it is:
It's very hard to say whether machines like those PS3s can be easily repaired. For instant, we get a lot of people go in and out with the Xbox360s and yet haven't been convinced by the problem solving. It's the matter how the company deals with this oncoming issues and it's entirely up to them to decide where they go next. Finger cross everybody, you never know what to expect from Sony or Microsoft.
It was discovered that the technical problem known as the 'Yellow Light of Death', had occured over the past few months (or maybe a year ago). As it was mentioned on 'Watchdog' last Thursday, the team investigated to see what's the cause behind the breakdown of this brand spanking console.
During the show, one guy experienced that 'you turn it on and it don't work. There's a blue light, and a yellow light and then a red light', which indicated the symptom of the technical fault after hitting the power switch. It could be suggested that the 'yellow light of death' could be for any reason - in which Sony say they can't tell what is wrong with the machine until they actually see it'. Also it could cost around £128 to fix your beloved console, which is a lot of money! Here it is:
It's very hard to say whether machines like those PS3s can be easily repaired. For instant, we get a lot of people go in and out with the Xbox360s and yet haven't been convinced by the problem solving. It's the matter how the company deals with this oncoming issues and it's entirely up to them to decide where they go next. Finger cross everybody, you never know what to expect from Sony or Microsoft.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Back to 2D for Sonic
After an abysmal display of the previous Sonic titles for the current gen, where does Sega go from there? Ever since it went into the 3D world, it didn't quite get to grip with its originality. As it resulted in several techinical faults, some believed that it'll never match the success it had in the 90s.
It's been confirmed that Project Needlemouse is in development at the moment, which sees our favourite spikey blue hedgehog switching back to its original form. Rumours had spreaded that the forthcoming game might borrowed some elements from Sonic Rush (DS) to capture the reminiscent of the classic game. Here's the teaser trailer for it:
It's the matter of getting back on track for this iconic Sega character. We already had Mega Man 9 going back to the old NES pixelated graphic and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix presented in high definition for the first time on XBLA and PSN. The search for success is needed to make Sonic who he was since the 16-bit era.
It's been confirmed that Project Needlemouse is in development at the moment, which sees our favourite spikey blue hedgehog switching back to its original form. Rumours had spreaded that the forthcoming game might borrowed some elements from Sonic Rush (DS) to capture the reminiscent of the classic game. Here's the teaser trailer for it:
It's the matter of getting back on track for this iconic Sega character. We already had Mega Man 9 going back to the old NES pixelated graphic and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix presented in high definition for the first time on XBLA and PSN. The search for success is needed to make Sonic who he was since the 16-bit era.
Monday, 14 September 2009
London Games Festival '09
After its debut in 2006, the London Games Festival will continue to get better as it makes it return in October. As it became the equivalent to the E3 Show, what can we expect from this event?
Starting with the EUROGAMER EXPO (Oct 30th-31st), it was announced that most familiar game publishers such as Capcom, Namco/Bandai, Konami and Sega will be present at the event. UbiSoft and Eidos also made it to the list with other companies to complete the line-up. This is where you get the chance to play the latest titles on multi-formats, which are ready for release around November/December. Also the photos and video clip from last year can be found here.
Other events available are London MCM Expo (24th-25th Oct), a consumer base show that covers area of interests through entertainment such as video games, films, mangas and animes. Last year we had dozen of people dressed as their favourite games character as they aim to make history by breaking into the Guiness World Records.
Playful (30th Oct), a one day event which looks at how the gaming scene have an effect on everybody's life through creative and cultural dimensions. It also concentrates on the lively debate on the nature of play and games: what they mean to different people – both inside and outside the industry. Finally we have The Golden Joystick Awards, a gaming ceremony which gets voted by you (and I mean us gamers) to decide which game deserve to picked up this prestigous award.
At the moment, I'm still wondering if Modern Warfare 2 is going to be available at the EUROGAMER EXPO. As I browsed the list, I'm looking forward to the likes of Tekken 6, Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars and Lost Planet 2. Plus the Street Fighter IV arcade cabinet is back too as it's been a while since I played it at HMV.
Starting with the EUROGAMER EXPO (Oct 30th-31st), it was announced that most familiar game publishers such as Capcom, Namco/Bandai, Konami and Sega will be present at the event. UbiSoft and Eidos also made it to the list with other companies to complete the line-up. This is where you get the chance to play the latest titles on multi-formats, which are ready for release around November/December. Also the photos and video clip from last year can be found here.
Other events available are London MCM Expo (24th-25th Oct), a consumer base show that covers area of interests through entertainment such as video games, films, mangas and animes. Last year we had dozen of people dressed as their favourite games character as they aim to make history by breaking into the Guiness World Records.
Playful (30th Oct), a one day event which looks at how the gaming scene have an effect on everybody's life through creative and cultural dimensions. It also concentrates on the lively debate on the nature of play and games: what they mean to different people – both inside and outside the industry. Finally we have The Golden Joystick Awards, a gaming ceremony which gets voted by you (and I mean us gamers) to decide which game deserve to picked up this prestigous award.
At the moment, I'm still wondering if Modern Warfare 2 is going to be available at the EUROGAMER EXPO. As I browsed the list, I'm looking forward to the likes of Tekken 6, Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars and Lost Planet 2. Plus the Street Fighter IV arcade cabinet is back too as it's been a while since I played it at HMV.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
My first ever console...
The 80s would appear as a significant period of the 20th century. Having to came across the likes of Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong, arcade gaming grew rapidly ever since Pong was made. When it comes to porting into various conversions, the decision of including those great titles had finally made its way to the home console, especially on the 8-bit format.
It wasn't until Xmas 1987 when I was given an Atari 2600 (Jr. version) from one of my relatives. Didn't know what it was until it was plugged into my old Ferguson TX TV. Getting to hold that joystick (which is already an iconic peripheral) was something special and whatever game was inserted indicates that my gaming journey had began.
Booted up Asteroids for the first time, it took a while to get to grip with the controls as I'm usually spinning around and had the habit of crashing so often! Anyway the task of the game is to shoot all the big chunk of asteroids that move around to clear the stage and it goes on for long period of time.
Next it was Dodge 'Em, an overview driving game that allows you to follow the dotted lines on the track without crashing into your opponent. Otherwise you're playing the car version of Pac-Man.
Moving on to Adventure, another early RPG title that allows you to explore the castle, get lost in the maze, retrieve the key and go face-to-face with those dragons.
Onto a sports game I was introduced to Pele's Soccer (aka Championship Soccer). It feels like the equivalent of Pong, which you have three players lined up to attack, defend and attempting to score goals.
Finally onto Centipede, which had me hooked for a while! Can't believe how addicting it was, which provide hours of zapping and watching those creatures moving around the screen. It did left me wondering how far can I go with this game in terms of endurance and determination?
Although it was the earliest console I had, I never thought that the Atari 2600 would made its mark to become a potential machine. It gave everybody the opportunity to see what it offers and to do that, you have to feel the pleasure of it. Already succeeded by later consoles, who knows where it would lie as you can always go back to it.
It wasn't until Xmas 1987 when I was given an Atari 2600 (Jr. version) from one of my relatives. Didn't know what it was until it was plugged into my old Ferguson TX TV. Getting to hold that joystick (which is already an iconic peripheral) was something special and whatever game was inserted indicates that my gaming journey had began.
Booted up Asteroids for the first time, it took a while to get to grip with the controls as I'm usually spinning around and had the habit of crashing so often! Anyway the task of the game is to shoot all the big chunk of asteroids that move around to clear the stage and it goes on for long period of time.
Next it was Dodge 'Em, an overview driving game that allows you to follow the dotted lines on the track without crashing into your opponent. Otherwise you're playing the car version of Pac-Man.
Moving on to Adventure, another early RPG title that allows you to explore the castle, get lost in the maze, retrieve the key and go face-to-face with those dragons.
Onto a sports game I was introduced to Pele's Soccer (aka Championship Soccer). It feels like the equivalent of Pong, which you have three players lined up to attack, defend and attempting to score goals.
Finally onto Centipede, which had me hooked for a while! Can't believe how addicting it was, which provide hours of zapping and watching those creatures moving around the screen. It did left me wondering how far can I go with this game in terms of endurance and determination?
Although it was the earliest console I had, I never thought that the Atari 2600 would made its mark to become a potential machine. It gave everybody the opportunity to see what it offers and to do that, you have to feel the pleasure of it. Already succeeded by later consoles, who knows where it would lie as you can always go back to it.
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