We know you're busy, so we decided to make your life a little easier with this weekend recap of our week's biggest stories. Check out the news, previews, reviews, interviews, videos, and more that may have slipped through the cracks.
This week, another episode of Game Genealogy hit, featuring Sony's God of War franchise. Coop puts a lot of thought into analyzing the latest Medal of Honor trailer in a new edition of Frame by Frame, as well as reviewing the new XBLA title, Toy Soldiers. During her downtime when playing Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver for review, Sarah asked us all, "What makes a system seller?" There were a few surprise game announcements, a bunch of new trailers, the Somethingcast boys managed to put out yet another thrilling podcast, and the video crew churned out at least another half-dozen great videos for you guys to watch. Check out some of the highlights of what you may have missed below.
You wanted the best? You got the best. That's right. We're the OMG News Team, and we're the best there is at what we do. Take this week's show for instance. Jonathan Cooper hits up GDC in an effort to get to the bottom of the new Sony motion controller, and Dom Moschitti cuts to heart of the matter with the latest sports gaming news. We like to think of ourselves as your most trusted source for gaming parody news on the internet, and we dare you to find someone else who does it better. In fact, we double-dog dare you.
It didn't get the best review scores or sell incredibly well, but that doesn't mean that EA is ready to give up on Mirror's Edge. Both faults have good excuses, with the poor sales being tied to a misplaced release date, and the mediocre review scores easily being attributed to the game being the first attempt at creating an entirely new genre. Even those who didn't enjoy the original had to applaud DICE's attempt, and it feels that the developer might be able to do something wonderful with the franchise if given some more time and another chance at bat. While they haven't announced a true sequel just yet, an iPhone version is in the works, which means, if nothing else, that EA is committed to the franchise. At a recent Electronic Arts event we had a chance to sit down (or, rather, stand up) with the iPhone version of the game, which is due out within the next few months.
The build we saw wasn't finished, but it was unmistakably Mirror's Edge. Blue skies, white buildings, and red pipes lined the fully-rendered, 2D cityscape, and it looked like it was a scene taken right out of the opening levels of the console version. For an iPhone game, the visuals were awesome, reminiscent of the handheld Assassin's Creed games more than most titles to make it on the phone. Animations and particle effects in particular looked fantastic, pushing the iPhone to its visual limits.
The latest EA Sports MMA trailer has arrived, and while it's not exactly lengthy, there's definitely a few cool things going on. First and foremost is the spotlighting of the members of Strikeforce that are in the game. Nick Diaz, Bobby Lashley, and Brett Rogers are all pretty decent fighters that should make the roster of this game at least mildly interesting.
What happens when porn stars and strippers play Dungeons & Dragons? As it turns out, the same thing that happens when the rest of us do. Hold on to your butts, folks, it’s a review ofI Hit It With My Axe: Episode One: Meet the Party.
Detective Luke Brown is looking for a way out. Detective Coop Cooperson is looking for a way in. Now, they're caught in a game with a price of sin is death.
Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I believe the second part.
God of War III "Ultimate Edition" comes in Pandora's Box. WHAT?!?! Why would you ever try to sell your game in Pandora's Box? You know? The box that when opened would unleash many terrible things on mankind?!?!? Why put a game that tempting in that box? Well hopefully no one opens it.
Today on Continue? - Dominic Moschitti, Paul Ritchey and Nick Murphy act like total idiots. No surprise there. But what they are playing is a fantastic game from Blizzard called The Lost Vikings. Those vikings are kind of like us. Each of us is good at one thing and we have hot wives with big boobs. Also, we love pillaging.
As the 16th of March approached, and our anticipation for God of War III grew, we thought it would be a good idea to go back and find out just how Kratos got to where he is today. Though this franchise is nowhere near as storied as the focus of our previous Game Genealogy, the God of War series is one of the most important action-adventure titles of the last ten years, and is more than worthy of being just the second game to receive the Gamervision retrospective touch. Enjoy.
For comics shipping 03.17.10 or The Kratos Brought The Pain. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop.
Gamervision got a chance to sit down with the lovely Sarah Nelson, Associate Producter at EA for their upcoming RISK: Factions. Although she was mum about just how many of the titular "factions" there will be, she was able to give a few details about the first two faction generals. Spoiler alert: one of them is a cat...
Interviewed by: Coop Filmed by: Joe Edited by: Ricky
In Japan, the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP bundle is straight-up awesome. They get the game, a camouflage microfiber cloth for cleaning your screen, a numbered PSP stand, a leather PSP case, a set of dog tags, and an exclusive camouflage PSP-3000. In America, it won’t quite reach the status of “straight-up awesome”; more like “satisfactorily cool.”
Later this year, EA's rebooted Medal of Honor will compete against Activision's Call of Duty, bringing the two head-to-head for the first time in a few years. In the PS2 era, the two were nearly on an even level, and it wasn't until the current generation that Medal of Honor fell to Call of Duty, mostly thanks to Infinity Ward's dominance with Call of Duty 2 and the final nail in the coffin, Modern Warfare. For some time, it seemed as though it was going to be an easy win for Activision, and there was little reason to believe that the reboot would be able to top the $1 billion earner in CoD. However, recent happenings make this seem like more and more of a possibility, and there's historical evidence that EA may be ready to overtake Call of Duty in 2010, or at least take back some ground.
You may have heard that Sony’s PS3-exclusive God of War III launches tomorrow. Among other things, the words “system seller” have been used to describe Kratos’ final adventure, meaning that a number of gamers are expected to buy PS3 systems just so they can play this game. Whether it’s this game or any other, many gamers have a breaking point when it comes to buying a new console, and often a single game will be what puts us over the edge. So what games do the trick? What single titles make us consider shelling out hundreds of dollars for a new machine to play them on?
Even though you've probably heard it all before, you haven't heard it like this. On this week's edition of OMG, Dom breaks down what Steam means for Apple, Sean dissects the ongoing legal troubles between Infinity Ward and Activision, and our very own Jonathan Cooper hits the streets to find out what people really think about Xbox Live's current sexual preference policies. Like the old man under the bridge once told me, "Word is turkey in the sky!"
When thinking about different genres in gaming and the players who enjoy them, most people wouldn’t think there’s much crossover between cover-based shooters like Gears of War, and top-down dungeon crawlers like Champions of Norrath. Bethesda Softworks and Interplay, however, are banking on that thin slice of Venn Diagram, and have announced Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a co-op fantasy action-rpg influenced by both classic dungeon crawlers and modern shooters like Gears, alike.
God of War III, already one of the most critically acclaimed games of this generation, finally launches tomorrow. The final chapter of Kratos’ tale is sure to be a big seller, but why spend $60 when you could get it for free? That’s right, we’re giving away a copy of the PS3-exclusive God of War III to one lucky Gamervision community member. Also, just to sweeten the deal, we’re throwing in a Kratos hoodie. Read on for how to enter.
Excited for Iron Man 2? Yeah, me too. Wondering if you missed anything in the latest trailer? Don’t sweat it, we’ve got you covered with a Frame by Frame analysis of the Iron Man 2 trailer. Check it out.
Listen, I’ll be straight with you, it’s a miracle I even came to work today. Last week, after billions of years of waiting, Final Fantasy XIII launched, and I’ve been playing it ever since. I’ve got a while to go, but the review is coming, I promise. My early impressions are that I like it. The battle system, which is kind of confusing at first, is now becoming second nature, and I’m enjoying the strategy of paradigm shifts and battle roles. Also, it’s absolutely gorgeous. I'm interested in seeing where the story goes, and hopefully with several hours of play time a day I'll be able to get a review up next week.
