Category: Games

At first I thought this must be a joke, but sadly it isn’t. The name (pronounced “we”) is meant to invoke the feeling of cooperation that comes when people play games together. Further, Nintendo said, the written name is meant to visually conjure up the image of two people standing together.

Wii? Imagine walking into a Best Buy this fall and asking the salesperson if they have any Wiis in stock. Actually, don’t. Because when I did, my head started to hurt a lot. Or asking your buddy, “hey did you pick up a Wii yet?” “Yea, it’s in my pants.”

I’ve always marveled at Nintendo fanboys for being more blindly sheep-like and trusting than even Apple fanboys. If Miyamoto told them the sky was green like Link’s clothes, half of them would believe it. But right now I have a hard time seeing even the hardcore Ninty faithful getting behind this one.

Revolution was a cool name. Wii is a joke.

First up is BioShock. It is the spiritual successor to System Shock 2 which is my favorite single player game of all time. It’s being developed by mostly the same people who made SS2 as well. So far, it looks pretty kick ass. Computer Gaming World had a nice big article on the game this month. The way they described it makes the game seem extremely amazing. I hope people give this game a chance, unlike SS2 which had great reviews but mediocre sales. There is a good BioShock Developer Interview that you can watch if you want to hear more about this game.

Next on the list is Prey. This resurrected PC shooter is filled with some wildly creative design elements–and it looks really damn good, to boot. Everything from the portal system, wall walking, manipulating gravity, and organic weapons make this game completely awesome. If you want to see some of the unique twists this game has for the FPS genre, check out this game play video.

Then there is Gears of War. If you follow games at all, you probably know about this one and have it on your must buy list as well. Tactical 3rd person action with an important cover system powered by Unreal Engine 3. This game has some of the best design I have seen. The environments and characters/monsters look absolutely beautiful. You can download a killer high resolution trailer here if you have not seen this game yet.

There is also Alan Wake. I don’t know too much about this game, other than that is it being developed by Remedy Entertainment (Max Payne) and is being advertised as “a psychological thriller set in the American Northwest”. The trailer got my attention last E3 and then that’s the last I have heard of it. Let’s hope it makes a big appearance this year. You can download the trailer here.

Too Human is looking very impressive as well. There is a lot of hype surrounding this game. Let’s hope that it lives up to its expectations. If it does, this could be another must buy game for the Xbox 360. You can get the trailer here.

BioWare has a reputation of RPG experiences that combine great storytelling, addictive game play, and the latest technology, and it appears that their next game is going to uphold that reputation. Mass Effect is a massive sci-fi RPG that lets you travel the stars. You can get the trailer here.

Metronome is a third-person adventure game set in a large, industrial city where you must use sound to solve various puzzles. Other than that, I don’t know much else but the idea sounds very cool. Let’s hope this one shows up at E3 this year too. You can get the trailer here.

Chromehounds is a new mech game being developed by From Software (Armored Core). Its sort of like Steel Battalion crossed with MechAssault, and the results are pretty explosive. You can get the trailer here.

Lost Planet is another game with some mech action mixed with some 3rd person shooting. It looks pretty unique, and the trailer is awesome. You can get the trailer here.

Huxley is a MMOFPS. Think of what would happen if you combined Planetside’s epic scale firefights with Unreal Tournament’s fast paced twitch game play. You can get the trailer here.

Oh and of course there is Resident Evil 5, Max Payne 3, Splinter Cell Double Agent, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein to look forward to as well.

Today Capcom announced its lineup of games for this year’s E3 trade show, which takes place May 10 through May 12 in Los Angeles. The lineup features both familiar faces and new IP, as well as their first entries into the next generation.

Capcom also promised more to come–in addition to the playable demos announced today, the company also has new games it will announce at E3.

The list of Capcom games playable at E3 is as follows:

PlayStation 2
-Okami
-God Hand
-Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

Xbox 360
-Lost Planet
-Dead Rising

PSP
-Ultimate Ghosts ‘n Goblins
-Monster Hunter Freedom

Nintendo DS
-Mega Man ZX

Gameboy Advance
-Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar, Cybeast Falzar

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Dead Rising looks interesting. I am not sure how much lasting appeal it has, but it could be a ton of fun in small doses. You can download a 480p version of the trailer here.

Lost Planet on the other hand looks completely kick ass. Check out a 480p trailer here.

So, I have been playing HGEWars a bunch lately. It’s still no substitute to Geometry Wars, but when I am not playing that on my 360, I am playing HGEWars on my pc. The newest version is a big improvement over the last few. A new enemy has been added. An extremely fast, small, pink one. It makes the game a lot more challenging, which is good. I hope the next version includes some cool music, and maybe some more enemy types. Check it out.

1.7 million copies of Oblivion have shipped since March 20th. This is great news for Bethesda. For the past few weeks Oblivion has held the #2 spot for the most played Xbox live games. The list includes all Xbox 360 games and all live enabled Xbox games. That’s pretty amazing for a single player only game. The top spot is of course held by Halo 2, but when you consider how many Xbox 360s are out there compared to the number of original Xbox consoles as well as how many copies were sold of Halo 2, that’s not surprising. Expect to see Oblivion stay in that top 10 list for a good while, that game has a lot of content.

Here is the top 10 Xbox live games for this week:

1. Halo 2
2. Oblivion
3. Ghost Recon 3
4. Call of Duty 2
5. BFMC (Original Xbox)
6. EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3
7. PGR3
8. Perfect Dark Zero
9. DEAD OR ALIVE 4
10. Battlefield 2: MC Demo