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Comment on Syndicate All-Star Voice Cast Revealed by itsactuallyadam

itsactuallyadam — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:30:51 +0000

NO offers to use my voice? game sucks.

Comment on GAME UK Under Threat? by Mightyles

Mightyles — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:44 +0000

@toxicnerve I just checked the status of mine… and thank the lord it has not been cancelled. It could be to do with Bioware’s strict number of limited editons – or perhaps GAME has had their allocated number cut down. When did you preorder?

Comment on GAME UK Under Threat? by toxicnerve

toxicnerve — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:08:52 +0000

My Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector’s Edition pre-order has been cancelled without me requesting it too.

I had no notification and I only noticed because I logged into my account.

After doing a search I found other people have suffered the same fate:

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/9157596/1

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:42:39 +0000

I Think that Co op should be brought in because you can’t even play online when you are in a party chat. I think it will be alot more fun to plunder and pillage with your Mates.

Other than that the game is fantastic I am well addicted to the challenge best game so far

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Rax

Rax — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:13 +0000

Over the length of a game as long as ES6 will be this is going to be hilarious for anyone else who happens to live with you!

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Mightyles

Mightyles — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000

Those interested in the possibility of kinect Shouts should try Haunt. One of the power ups you unlock is the ability to yell damaging spells at enemies. Invariably I found myself bellowing obscenities at the attacking ghosts, but it was really cool to hear (and see) the power of speech.

Comment on Review:- Resident Evil Revelations by Joefeesh

Joefeesh — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:54:18 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. Amazing graphics, tense atmosphere with great sound and controls are better than old Resi games.

The 3D really adds to the game too. I never play it with the 3D off or turned down. The field of vision feels greater with 3D on. If you close one eye and look around the room you are in (real world, not in the game) then open it again, you will notice everything looks bigger. The same effect occurs effect given in the game when you turn the 3D off then on.

Comment on Preview:- Syndicate (2012) – Co-op by Rax

Rax — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:44:13 +0000

No splitscreen multiplayer either online or offline I’m afraid. But it also won’t feature an online pass…
It’s possible this may be added in DLC, etc, but it’s unlikely.

Comment on Preview:- Syndicate (2012) – Co-op by Blumagoodude

Blumagoodude — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:49:22 +0000

Have to ask: Will this game be supporting online splitscreen multiplayer?

Games of this type seem to be a little thin on the ground beyond COD these days.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Rax

Rax — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:42:04 +0000

Awesome ideas… I don’t think any game has yet nailed the “Family” dynamic, but you do make an excellent argument for how it could be approached, specially the “train your kids” thing, that could be really cool. Hope Bethesda are listening! I love all types of co-op, but still think it’s unlikely (but not impossible!). If it does happen I’m guessing it will be “another player replaces your companion” type approach, for which split screen would be epic. You’ll definitely get your wish for much improved graphics which I also looking forward to!

Comment on Retro Fix: The Punisher by Elliot Mears

Elliot Mears — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:32 +0000

I agree with you that the game falls to bits once you face tougher foes, as it forces you to rely on quick, efficient kills and the game’s floaty shooting mechanics. THE PUNISHER is at its very best in the first few levels where it is essentially a vicious bullying-simulator that allows you to wander around being extravagantly cruel to nasty people and laugh like the monster you probably are.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Cody

Cody — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:24:36 +0000

I have played both Oblivion and Skyrim. I did beat Skyrim and I loved the game a lot and was amazed that it didn’t end and you could keep going and discovering as well as a continueing of leveling up. I would like to see a very realistic like your watching a movie graphics. Co-op would be nice to have and you could do it with them in your living room by split screen or by xbox live. I liked all the ideas above and on the contrary I would like to see if when you married to a man/women that you could actually have children with them. I don’t want to see sexual activity or anything like that but have an option to lay down to sleep and the game would decide if the female got pregnant or not and the money that you made throughout the game actually helped support your family on wheather they starved or not. Also, have the ability to train your kids in combat yourself and make drastic descisions based on what happened in the surounding enviroment.

Comment on Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Confirmed by zeroab

zeroab — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:22:21 +0000

@catbuffalo: yeah but remember that it’s been almost 2 months since it came out in japan. i haven’t finished but i think im going to buy it because of lightning!!!!!

Comment on Review:- The Cursed Crusade by Mitch

Mitch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:15 +0000

Why does every reviewer have a blood vendetta against this game? It’s forty dollars and if you have at least ONE real friend, you can run around and cut off heads with them. When did that stop becoming something to look forward to? The presentation is cinematic, the voice acting is done by real voice actors, and all the different combinations of weapons have unique move sets. Play this, then play the First Templar (both demos are available on the xbox market place), then tell me which feels like a budget title.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Rax

Rax — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:09 +0000

Would love to see this Nik, great suggestion… Atmora is definitely an untapped source of great content! I think I’ll consider doing a “Plot” based piece of “Sequel Speculation” rather than purely a mechanics / functionality one like this one…

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Nik

Nik — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:45 +0000

Why not go back to the land of origin, Atmora? Tamriel has been completely covered now. The land can either be presented as it was long before Tamriel was discovered, or it can take place years after the dragons returned to Skyrim. So many scenarios can take place in which Nirn can only be saved by the most ancient magics of man or beast, by exploring ancient places of power and interacting with the surviving native inhabitants of the land. Atmora is similar, maybe a little larger, in size to Skyrim so it can easily be rendered with equal or better graphics. I’d also recommend a more extensive use of the Elder Scrolls in the main story line and the option to use the scrolls as you wish. So many possibilities with this ancient land.

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Comment on Guide:- Skyrim Spoiler Free Hints & Tips by Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:09:33 +0000

Please help! How do I use Dragon Souls to enable various shouts.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:54:36 +0000

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Comment on Yet Another Dance game for Kinect: ZUMBA Fitness by Mel

Mel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:20 +0000

Worst game ever. Seriously, I love Zumba, but this just leaves me feeling uncoordinated and stupid. And I am not either of those two things. Tutorials are useless, they go too fast, and don’t break down the moves, stupid fake woman keeps telling me I’m doing great, and I’m clearly not, so it’s not responding to me, just puts in generic “encouragment” at regular intervals. So disappointed. I’m going to sell it on ebay and buy we a wii zumba. It’s got to be better than this rubbish. Merry Christmas to me. Not.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- The Elder Scrolls 6: Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind & Beyond by Mightyles

Mightyles — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:45:05 +0000

I’d like to see co-op as an optional extra. The amount of times I’ve come across some overly aggressive giants in Skyrim and wished I had (capable) help… Urgh.

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:16 +0000

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Comment on Preview:- Starhawk (Beta Impressions) by kamiza

kamiza — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:32 +0000

I’ve downloaded this but not tried it yet. We will have to hook up some time soon.

Comment on Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Confirmed by Hijakd

Hijakd — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:09:56 +0000

Id rather tounge punch a fart box than give $quare-enix another dollar, what the hell sort of direction are they taking the FF series in?

Comment on Review: NeverDead by Elliot Mears

Elliot Mears — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:57:17 +0000

NEVERDEAD is pleasant and enjoyable in a faintly unengaging way. It feels kind of like Nojiri has designed a quirky, imaginative action game that might have been put out by Suda Goichi on PS2, but his plans have been handed to a team of rather less-imaginative journeymen. Miles better than anything Rebellion have done in years, but not quite up there with KILLER 7 or GODHAND or SHADOWS OF ROME. P.N.03, Mikami Shinji’s half-good curate’s egg for Gamecube, is the type of thing it reminds me of.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Nick

Nick — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:23:33 +0000

I’m only writing this because I’m so sick of everyone saying that you can’t invade someone that is a lower level in Dark Souls. YES YOU CAN!

I did a test where I asked almost every single person that invaded me their level. Guess what? I was level 50 and was getting invaded by level 100. The biggest difference was when I was level 45 and got invaded by someone who was level 150. 150!!! I’ve never even gotten above level 100 in Dark Souls before.

So please, people, stop spreading the myth that you can’t be invaded by people 10x your level. You can, I did numerous tests. I had the game since the release date and played since then and after the patches. You can be invaded by people a million times your level. Oh and vice versa. You can invade people 10x your level too. Which is stupid and took the fun out of the whole invading thing.

Invading and being invaded in Demon Souls was awesome and they ruined it. Fix it for the sequel please!

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Comment on Review:- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection by GyNiGuLý PéRkO !!!

GyNiGuLý PéRkO !!! — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:14:07 +0000

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Comment on Review:- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection by Derrick

Derrick — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:49:13 +0000

D’ya kno’ whats funny?In Australia its still not out… HAHA.

Comment on Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Confirmed by catbuffalo

catbuffalo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:24:09 +0000

I’m a bit curious but releasing dlc right after the game came out is a bit poopy.

Comment on Review: NeverDead by Mightyles

Mightyles — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:02 +0000

I’ve got to say that I’ve read a number of reviews for this game and not many people seem to agree with me. Reading their criticisms I have to wonder if perhaps they were expecting it to be something else?

A number of reviews have criticised the combat system, but I have to ask if they bothered looking in to the upgrade system. The sword combat is very straight forward right out of the box – perform three strikes in different directions is about as far as it goes in terms of creating combos – until you enable the upgrades that add a devastating charge attack and the one that makes your third strike massively powerful. Couple this with the weapon power upgrades, and the upgrades that improve your weapon’s reach and suddenly combat feels completely different.

I get the impression that the vast majority of reviewers couldn’t be bothered to learn how to play it.

As for your partner, there was only one moment that I found even remotely frustrating and that is the section in which you are fighting in an underground train tunnel. Invariably she would wander in to the path of the trains and get knocked down. It doesn’t take much to revive her but it happened with enough frequency to be annoying. This was one 5 minute section in an 8+ hour game.

As for the script, it is the epitome of a Japanese action title (the game’s writer/director co-wrote Metal Gear Solid 2 and was responsible for the Metal Gear Acid games on PSP). It may not be to everyone’s taste, but it is by no means terrible.

I’m open to the idea that perhaps I have been too generous in my scoring, and I can see that this game may not appeal to everyone, but I genuinely loved NeverDead and I applaud Konami and Rebellion for taking a chance on something new.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by cs

cs — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:06:23 +0000

I’ve got some points to make here for what they’re worth.
First of all I totally agree with you, these are some of the best games to come out in a long time. I haven’t been this much into a game since the glory days of ff3 and secret of mana!

I also pretty much agree with Chakkerz and G and Jason up there. This isn`t a game for someone who likes to be told what`s next (nothing wrong with that at all, this just isn`t that kinda game). It takes patience.. and the more you put into it as far as exploring, reading the little blurbs on items, and paying attention to all the little details that are laid out for you… the more you will get out of it.
IMO the world of Dark Souls and Demon’s souls feels 1000% more “alive” than other titles… DS gets you totally involved without having to bombard you with tons of convos and info to tell you that let you know that you are.

Friend Invites:
From a technical pov… I play with my brother all the time, across the country, and we can find eachother with no problems.. except when other players summon us first Make sure you`re both in the right level range though!
Other than that.. being able to just conjure up your bros at any time and power through the sludge… would ruin the whole point of the multiplayer system they designed.

Balanced Multiplayer:
I agree, some of the players are ridiculously powered up… when you beat em though damn does it feel good! Like Chakkerz said.. the rush from being invaded is awesome.

Sidequests and NPCs:
There may not be any direct sidequests as in some guy being like “go get me 5 wolf hides and return here!”… but most of the characters you meet have their own storyline that ends in different ways depending on what you do. Problem is for a lot of people I think… nobody is there to tell you explicitly -what- it is you have to do. So you have to think a little…

As for the number of NPCs… look at the land of Lordran. It’s lonely, dark… not exactly a bustling hub of friendly activity or even a place anyone in their right mind would go. But it feels like it once was. When you meet someone new, you are f**king GRATEFUL (depending on your status you might be… the grateful dead ) it’s comforting just for a moment before you have to head back out and face that cursed darkness.
Jason up there put it perfectly.

Combos:
What kind of combo do you expect to execute when you`re wielding a 100lb hammer that`s taller than you? With high stamina and a light weapon, you can get some pretty good combos going.
Honestly the last thing I want to see is any kind of unlockable skill chain. Millions of other cookie cutter dungeon crawlers out there do that just fine.
DS relies much more on your own ability. I`ve literally had 15 minute long 1v1 fights that ended when one of us made a crucial mistake. INTENSE. Much more so than slamming someone (or something) fifty times with your sword while they do the same to you until someone runs out of potions and goes down. When that guy slams you with the enormous 8 foot long sword.. you die. Crushed. Game over.

I really don`t get into that many games as much as these two.. but both Souls titles are, for me, the best games in a long, long while. I really can`t think of anything I`ve played that I really enjoyed this much since my snes days. (I liked mass effect 2 a lot as well!) As far as video games as art… this it people.

Comment on Review: NeverDead by someone

someone — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:56:27 +0000

My recommendation to anyone who thinks of buying this game is DONT. The shooting controls are clunky and the sword slashing is just as bad, not to mention in the middle of swinging your sword your locked into whatever direction you started in. The bad puns in this game are enough to make you want to set the disc on fire. Your constantly being dismembered by even the smallest demon you fight and half the time you have to be just a head to get anywhere. The worst part is that you cant die so the game sticks you with a partner who can, whom you must defend. This game had plenty of potential but was ruined by bad controls and shitty elements of the gameplay.

I would give this game a 1/5

Comment on GAME UK Under Threat? by Mightyles

Mightyles — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:02:27 +0000

One of my friends had his Metal Gear HD Collection preorder with GAME cancelled earlier in the week without him requesting it. I wonder if the two events are connected…

Comment on GAME UK Under Threat? by Rax

Rax — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:21 +0000

If you’re pre-order was accepted you should be good. They’re saying that all accepted orders will be honoured.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Derpy

Derpy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:01:15 +0000

The only thing i really agree with here is a more open world feel. Yes there was alt. routes, but the began to feel monotonous around the middle of ng++.
I feel a open-er world would solve that linear railroad feel i got playing this game alot, and knowing From Software, they could pull it off without letting the world getting watered down.

The rest of the stuff you want is crap, except for possibly playing with friends if the could balance and pull it off correctly. Combo moves would throw the whole combat system off balance, side quests would remove alot of the unique-ness and guesswork that is required to figure out the games full story. invasion is just fine, perhaps the players you faced were more EXPERIENCED in the literal term and not the in-game term.

Comment on GAME UK Under Threat? by Mightyles

Mightyles — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:33:58 +0000

Haven’t they got the exclusive deal on Mass Effect 3′s limited edition? I would shit the bed if my preorder for it were cancelled. Shit. The. Bed.

Comment on Review:- NBA Jam by kamiza

kamiza — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:41 +0000

OK, this is top quality. So much fun to just pick up and dunk the **** out of that ball!!!

Comment on Preview:- Syndicate (2012) – Co-op by Mightyles

Mightyles — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:30:15 +0000

Thanks for the reminder about downloading the demo! I’ll give it a whirl as soon as I get in tonight.

Comment on Review: NeverDead by Porque você não comprará NeverDead – PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PSN, Notícias, Análises, Guias de Troféus, Campeonatos @ Game Generation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:49:48 +0000

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Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by wiiboy

wiiboy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:53 +0000

xbox 4 billion lost x360 more like 6 billion loss all media/gaming ms devision hardware billions lost

ps3 7 billion loss every penny ps1/2 ever made IS LOST many times over

DS fastest selling most profitable handheld ever….

wii fastest selling most profitable console ever

lol @ deranged sony/ms fanboys

THE LOW RAM IS A JOKE LOL…..

Wii U will have more edram than every single edram using console before COMBINED many times over im surrounded by HARDLY EVER BEEN CORE MS/SONY FANBOY DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Review:- NBA Jam by kamiza

kamiza — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:07:10 +0000

OK, I’ve purchased it, let’s see if it lives up to the hype!

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:22:41 +0000

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Comment on Review:- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection by Mightyles

Mightyles — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:42:11 +0000

I have no idea why we had to wait. It may be something to do with the language tracks. As for bugs, I have yet to experience any on either the PS3 version or the 360 version, so it is possible that they spent all that time fixing bugs.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by korinto

korinto — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:11:56 +0000

I’m a big souls fan i finished demon’s souls back in 2009 and i finished dark souls last night (i got it late and it took me 60 hours to beat it) i absolutely loved both of those games. They are hard and freaking annoy you with randomness and your own failure but when you get past something you get that sense of acomplishment as if you did something awesome in real life so that is what the series is about but still i had problems with dark souls online. I don’t know it’s my internet or theirs but 99% that i got invaded i died not because im bad or the guy was better its because i was getting lagstabbed every single time. ( lagstab is when someone is clearly far away from you or in front of you but still somehow appears behind you and does a critical backstab and even if you backstab him still you die and get damaged not him) That stupid bug denied me almost all of my online experience for this game and one more thing i really would love the developers if they make the third game with a real story. Because these first two games had really little into it as far as story goes and everything was dependent on how many npcs you find and also your imagination that was how you found out the most of the story cause more than half was unexplained. Its not even clear in dark souls why the good ending is good and bad is bad it can be inverted.. What i wanna say is that a game as immersive and atmospheric as this requires a real dark, sad , complex and character-filled story.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- Batman: Arkham 3 by Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:25:47 +0000

I’d love an inclusion of Dick Grayson as batman that would be cool. Plus more Ra’s Al ghul he is bad ass enough to be THE villain of the next game.

Comment on Review:- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection by L

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:42:22 +0000

No mention of why the game was delayed for europe so long?

If the bugs introduced in the HD version have not been fixed for the european release, i’m going be very dissapointed. What have they been doing all these months??

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Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by YoG

YoG — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:28:47 +0000

For years, fanboys confusing PC power and gaming consoles: A video game console doesn’t need to match the power needed for a PC to run games because it is dedicated hardware while a PC needs to stay generic. So, james braselton, you know nothing trying to compare a console with your phone or your laptop. Furthermore, the clock speed has nothing to do with the overall power of a device: back in the G5 time (MAC), the clock speed was lower than PC for the same power of let say Intel based computer. Base the “power” of a device only on higher numbers is the Sony’s way of doing thing. It makes me remember how a kid values xmas gifts on the size of the box.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:06:52 +0000

I’ve got to say alot of you I definitely agree with to start I want to say that there are aide quests in dark souls if you haven’t found them yet then keep looking there is I think 3 or 4 of them. Any way I think dark souls is a great game I mean there are a few problems with the online but every thing else is every thing I look for in a game. Now to address the major problem in the game well what I think the major problem is I think that the online play needs to be fixed
In many ways I feel that they should make it where if your connection to the Internet or smoothness of your connection doesn’t meet it should allow that person to invade or join some one because I my make accounts just for the souls purpose of killing on line and I’ll tell all the times I have died where to people that were by all means impossible because of their connection allow me to elaborate so I get invaded like normal but then I seed this guy that is literally lagging all over the place before I know it with out seeing him even get close to me he stabs me in the back I run away and he just does it again oh and another thing I can not stand when I get invaded by people that literally just do the run past you stab you in the back thing I mean really like I figured out how to do it after a moment of practicing it but really how cheap is that all I won’t is a nice tactical fight online but no so I hope that this is some how patched I got to say there are more issues but these 2 are the worst. And a tip for all those people that don’t know online killing is the fastest way to get souls at lvl 300 you get around 500,000 souls a kill and at 600 it doubles but it isn’t worth it until lvl 100 or so.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:27:40 +0000

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Comment on Review:- Playstation Vita (Welcome Park) by tom01255

tom01255 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:50:31 +0000

@Enki Agreed. It seems a little short sighted for big companies because it universally pisses off the gaming public. They could have at least have it coming with a card, even if it happens to be pretty small and thus need an upgrade…

Comment on Review:- Playstation Vita (Welcome Park) by Enki

Enki — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:47:54 +0000

Charlie: I’ll probably do some of that in a further piece, maybe. As I said in the article, it’s very specific if only for the fact that Welcome Park is so huge. If you get a Vita you’ll see for yourself that it can waste hours of your time… even if you’ve bought other games to play!

Also I was a lazy reviewer and didn’t write this last year when I could have done… SILLY ME.

Barry: I was a little miffed at having to buy a seperate memory card, considering if it had taken a standard format I would’ve had tons to use but I guess that’s just an extra way to make a little more cash most people have come to expect from companies. Still annoying, mind.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:05:29 +0000

I’m only gonna say one thing and that’s i would love DLC maybe like a small story on what happens after game or something or your toon goes searching for answers about the pygmy that would be cool god i would be really happy if they added a warp to a pvp undead area were its invader and monsters attacking each other and you big epic battle hehe.

lastly the only thing i would change in game would be put a level cap on some Armour and weapons WHY>>>
i know people hate to say this but

1 people hand down items from higher toon’s and ruin our fun i was in starting area and got invaded and go 1 shot’ed by a guy wearing no Armour a sack head and plus 5 boss weapon and 2 modder’s they just max there stats to 9999 with unlimited health and lower there level and troll the noob area so i say level cap the items so they cant use there higher gear on lower levels. PS only way to kill modder is bleed weapon guys 4 bleeds woo if you live that long haha

Comment on Get Fit With Soul Calibur V by Brendon FromEoN

Brendon FromEoN — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:06:49 +0000

I’m not sure if I think this is cool or ridiculous.

Also, that girl there, is she a gamer or a paid model? Because my god, that costume is awesome, and she looks damn good in it.

Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by Name

Name — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:31:49 +0000

That low ram is a joke, Nintendo is done, Developers need more ram, that’s a fact

Comment on End of Microsoft Points? by Rax

Rax — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:16:56 +0000

This could go one way or the other… hopefully they will still keep it cheaper… and even go for £5.99 instead of say £6.20… We’ll have to wait and see!

Comment on End of Microsoft Points? by Hellioness

Hellioness — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:33:55 +0000

My only concern with this is the security of my CC info. I prefer the points and xbox live gold cards simply because I don’t want to store my CC or paypal information on my XBL account. If they get rid of the point system will I have to store that information in order to make purchases?

Comment on Make Minecraft Lego A Go-Go by evilL

evilL — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:06:48 +0000

HOW THE F–K DID U DO THAT IN THE PIC?! and yes i did support, #45773

Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by Alex Atkin UK

Alex Atkin UK — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:08:53 +0000

RAM size is by no means the whole picture.

For example in sandbox games (eg GTA IV) data is constantly streaming into and expiring from RAM all the time. As long as the optical disk format is fast enough you can use considerably more megabytes of textures than could fit into RAM at any one time.

There is also the fact it has newer rendering techniques and additional CPU power, means more effects being created in real-time rather than relying on “faking” them using hires textures.

The reason PC graphics cards have such huge amounts of memory is because they AREN’T unified, data has to be copied from the HDD to the system RAM, then copied again to the GPU RAM. Using a unified system you skip that last step as the GPU can access system RAM directly and at full speed. So its faster and uses less RAM as you aren’t wasting system RAM just to temporarily store GPU data, you only use what you actually need.

It also means if you make a game that needs very little system RAM to function you can use more for graphics – this is why some games on Xbox 360 have better textures than on PS3 because its not limited to only using 256MB for the GPU.

Comment on End of Microsoft Points? by Mightyles

Mightyles — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:38:26 +0000

One downside to this is that, for the most part, XBLA stuff works out being a few pounds cheaper than on PSN. If something is 800 Microsoft points (about £6.20) it’ll be priced at about £7.99 on PS3. I am saddened by this news.

Comment on End of Microsoft Points? by Rax

Rax — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:04 +0000

True, but a lot of people have no idea what 800 points is actually worth… this change should make things easier to understand for new and inexperienced players. So I welcome it. I’m sure we’ll still get “£25 XBox Live credit for £20″ offers, as we do with PSN stuff now.

Comment on newbreview.com Podcast Episode 57: A Podcast About Nothing.. by obsidianrazor

obsidianrazor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:24 +0000

As catchphrases go… it could be way worse!

Comment on Review:- Playstation Vita (Welcome Park) by barry

barry — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:27:12 +0000

I love the idea of buying a vita. But the cost of the games and (essential) memorycard is frustrating. 3DS comes with a 2GB card free, why doesn’t the vita (more annoying when you consider that most vita games WONT work without a memory card).

Comment on End of Microsoft Points? by barry

barry — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:24:41 +0000

I like points cards, you can get them at a discount online. 2100 points for £14, about £4 cheaper than the real world cost.

Comment on Review:- Playstation Vita (Welcome Park) by Charlie Murray

Charlie Murray — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:21:59 +0000

Good review. You could have talked about the other features besides welcome park though…

Still

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Nick

Nick — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:06:54 +0000

Yes im finding it hard to agree with a lot of the things you mentioned in this. i loved it on dark souls when you was going all the way from firelink shrine to the first blacksmith and was like OMG ANOTHER PERSON THANK F**K and then reading everyones soapstone messages leading up to him, the immersion is perfect for me and for whatever sequel to come i would just like more of what there already doing now, say if it was a dark souls 2 just do more of everything thats in the game and i would be happy for a day 1 buy.

Comment on Review:- Playstation Vita (Welcome Park) by tom01255

tom01255 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:03:29 +0000

I preordered mine yesterday! It’s a shame we don’t get things at the same time as Japan when it comes to Sony products but I guess it gives the company time to tweak the offering if things go massively ary. So excited for Fifa and Uncharted.

Comment on Ultimate MVC3 DLC Costume Packs by where is fucking tron!!!

where is fucking tron!!! — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:51:28 +0000

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Comment on Roxio Game Capture by handdyman

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Comment on Preview:- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Updated Impressions) by Mightyles

Mightyles — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:27:26 +0000

Really enjoyed the demo, so consider this a day one purchase.

Comment on Why I Love… Insert Coin Clothing by rikiy

rikiy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:40:53 +0000

I love t-shirt of design and black color is darkness, kontropesi in symbol Zakhaev.

Comment on Why I Love… Insert Coin Clothing by Crime-inal

Crime-inal — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:00:16 +0000

I’ve always been interested in the brand. I just think the graphics they use are a little too obscure, and it sort of defeats the point of wearing a videogame T-shirt, slick though they are.

*Says this wearing wearing Vincent’s ‘RAVE’ T-shirt from Catherine*

Comment on Preview:- Syndicate by Rax

Rax — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:37:48 +0000

I hear you.
But I think it’s important to take each game on it’s standalone merits. I can’t wait for it because I can testify that the tight 4-player FPS co-op is some of the best & most frantic I’ve ever played. It just has so much “width”, with not only weapons, but in the moment skill usage & environmental manipulation to contend with. Multiplayer will awesome.
Now all that is not to say that I don’t also have concerns about the “research” side, and the “tactical” elements of which you speak, but it doesn’t stop me anticipating a superb experience.
No one should approach it expecting isometric strategy, but action FPS clearly rooted in the Syndictae universe is abundant and well delivered from what we’ve seen so far…
I can only hope that, like the new XCOM stuff, we get an awesome FPS (remains to be seen) AND a superb isometric reboot to boot… if you follow!

Comment on Preview:- Syndicate by Cas

Cas — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:10:46 +0000

Every Syndicate fan secretly knows that the enormous appeal of the original game was that you played puppetmaster to four mind-controlled female assassins who you gradually transformed into unkillable robots while simultaneously taking over the world, vaporising thousands of bystanders along the way (insert insane giggle).

Who wants to be one of the puppets, in first person? This game will do well in its own right but it’s not *Syndicate* unless you can roll four female characters and march them around as a relentless wrecking crew in third person.

Oh well -_-

Comment on Arcade IC Cards? Oh, I See. by Enki

Enki — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:33:30 +0000

Nothing beats the feel of going into the arcades over here, to be honest. If you get the chance to visit just once I’d recommend it! There are several that I go into in Akihabara and I know it sounds odd but each place has a different feel, different level of competition and all that jazz.

I can also understand with the UK scene. I used to go into the Club Sega in Southampton just to laugh at how it compared, then shed a tear or two at the outdated selection of games.

Comment on Why I Love… Insert Coin Clothing by Mightyles

Mightyles — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:33:32 +0000

I love their Assassin’s Creed hoodies, with the little beak-like point on the rim of the hood.

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by G

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:32:53 +0000

Disagree with all these points.

Playing with friends would kill the atmosphere.

Love to hate those last minute Invaders. Yes they’re annoying but also some of my most memorable encounters.

I don’t want to run errands for NPC’s – its a lame, clichéd and archaic method of propelling the player through plot-lines, and its to From’s credit that they managed to create an RPG without using them. If I want to go on a side quest, I will do it because I want to and because I am motivated by my own curiosity to explore the wonderful, rich and mysterious world From created.

Combat is the best and most realistic out there in terms of medieval fighting games. You have to be STRONG to even wield one of those anime style swords, and even then the strongest person in the world wouldn’t be able to manage more than two or three hits without having to at least take a breather to regain his footing.

One of the Dark Souls worlds strengths is that feeling that every single inch has been lovingly handcrafted. Yes I’d like it to be larger, but not at the expense of that level of bespoke design, craftmanship and carefully managed variety to be found in every corner.

Everything you suggest would weaken and water down the unique experience of Dark Souls. If you want these things that badly please go and play Skyrim and/or any other RPG game, there’s plenty to choose from. Leave this one alone, please, because its one of a kind.

Comment on Arcade IC Cards? Oh, I See. by Crime-inal

Crime-inal — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:05:27 +0000

*Sigh* I’m so jealous of the Japanese arcade scene. I’d love to buy one of these cards, make a name for myself with my frankly astounding Street Fighter abilities, and enter tournaments.

There seems to be a great sense of community in Japanese arcades; if only that translated to the UK. Damn gambling machines!

Comment on newbreview.com Podcast Episode 57: A Podcast About Nothing.. by kamiza

kamiza — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:46:11 +0000

Jose’s catch phrase is now “what the fuckityfuck?!” lol

Comment on Review:- Amy by Mightyles

Mightyles — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:14:56 +0000

@giNgaNiNja707 In a lot of ways it reminds me of the original Silent Hill. That may just be down to the hiss/crackle noise from the infection detector thingy Lana wears.

I get the impression, from a few reviews that I’ve read, that the people reviewing it either didn’t play the older survival horror titles, or they don’t enjoy them. I suppose that’s fair enough, but speaking as someone that has played them (and enjoys them) I think Amy does have something to offer, especially when you take in to account how inexpensive it is. This could’ve easily passed for a full retail game last gen.

Comment on Review:- Amy by giNgaNiNja707

giNgaNiNja707 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:09:06 +0000

I completely, 100%, agree with you. Most reviews I’ve watched and read said this game was terrible and should be avoided at all costs. A game should never be “avoided”. Although the gameplay of this game isn’t what I expected it to be, it’s not as awful as everyone says it is. Sure, this game isn’t that good, but it served my craving for zombie horror games. It’s not the gameplay this fixed my craving, but the story, the setting, the characters of the game. Runied cities, destroyed train stations, abandoned buildings, normal people stuck in a zombie apocalypse opposed to people who are master marksmean or badass heros. I’m a sucker for these sort of things. I’m just a sucker for zombie apocalypse games in general This game isn’t the best zombie horror game… but I think the story certainly is good.

Comment on Sequel Speculation:- Batman: Arkham 3 by batman

batman — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:41:35 +0000

I would love to see more cameos like the hero side, even justice league-rs, maybe superman will fly in to save the day then batman will say “get off my city!” Yeah would love to ride batmobile and batwing but please don’t make it a racing mini-game, there’s too much of that already. nightwing and robin looked absolutely amazing would love to see them in missions. kinda like raiden to solid snake. You could also do an underwater mission batman predator in the deep blue then have croc be the boss. And more unlockable/downloadable skins with ingame variations like invisibility for batman begins suit. aah, I would absolutely go nuts for a 3rd installment!

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Comment on Yet Another Dance game for Kinect: ZUMBA Fitness by Viv

Viv — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:03:20 +0000

My sister and I downloaded the demo on live, we loved it instantly. Then we bought it a week later. It was amazing and working fine until the third day. We couldn’t get it to really work at all, but then I signed in on our live account and realized that we needed to do an update for the game, then it instantly started working just fine. It has been amazing, and it’s been an ass kicking workout. It’s a great game to have, I just hope they don’t have to update it every so often.

Comment on 360 Modern Warfare 3 DLC Details by crack

crack — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:52:34 +0000

Heh thats an good news. I love call of duty

Comment on Lollipop Chainsaw Villain Trailer: Swan by Mightyles

Mightyles — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:34:10 +0000

For some reason I’d always assumed this was a downloadable game, but it is going to be released on disk apparently. I wonder if th nclusion of the Xbox live logo at h end of he trailer is indicative of the inclusion of multiplayer… Not sure how that’d wok, but I am intrigued!

Comment on Preview:- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D by Crime-inal

Crime-inal — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:10:25 +0000

Even in that video the poster admits the game isn’t quite as good looking as the PS2 version. The framerate seems to be really low as well.

There’s still time for them to optimse the game, so it could still be all sorted out. The new features mentioned in that preview do seem pretty handy/fun, but I’m still not convinced this will be the definitive MGS3.

Comment on Preview:- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D by Omega

Omega — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:14:48 +0000

Those screens are old news.
The game looks much better now:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ISSyRvooFQ#t=14m58s

It’s insane how much they improved the game.

Comment on Lollipop Chainsaw Villain Trailer: Swan by Crime-inal

Crime-inal — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:42:03 +0000

Haha! “Goth geek bastard.” This game is gonna be a riot!

Comment on Games We Want To See For Kinect by Wendy wheeler

Wendy wheeler — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:22:44 +0000

I really hope that the samba de amigo for kinex for Xbox I love the game and since getting the kinex I never get to play it… I am hoping and playing that swag gets on board and makes the transition over to Xbox for kinex.

Comment on Snake Eater 3D UK Release: 8th March by Mightyles

Mightyles — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:44:34 +0000

It’s out at the same time as Mass Effect 3!!! My life is over!

Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by james braselton

james braselton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:57:46 +0000

Hi there. Yeah. 1.5 gb ddr5 ram. My 3d phone has 512 MB ram my MacBook air. 4 gb ddr3 ram PSP vital 512 MB ram. Ps3 has 256 MB. Ram 3ds has. 128 MB ram

Comment on Guide:- Mass Effect 2 Insanity Difficulty by Athavan

Athavan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:26:08 +0000

I’d say infiltrator is the best class on insane without a doubt. The ability to go invisible for a few seconds is a lifesaver on the husks mission. I actually made it through with relative ease since the husks mindlessly stay in one place the moment you go invisible, giving you plenty time to wipe out a whole clump. Also with teh widow sniper rifle, you could take down harbingers in seconds, even less when you have the invisible skill active.

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Comment on Humble Indie Bundle 4: The Highlights by obsidianrazor

obsidianrazor — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:35:28 +0000

I join voices with Kieran here, this bundle is fantastic and you’d be a fool to pass it!

My star goes to Cave Story+, I played the original game when it was a simple freeware title translated by some fans and loved it to bit… seeing it go Pro is just fantastic as it deserves being at the top of it’s genre

Comment on Sequel Speculation: Dark Souls 2 by Marky

Marky — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:47:36 +0000

I agree with making it easier to join friends, however they should keep the invasions the same as they add to the challange of the game, not to mention that if you don’t like them you can always play the game in offline mode. They should make the world bigger with a longer story and more bosses, just to give players who have completed the game and got both endings (like myself) more play time and more challanges to complete. I like the feel of isolation within the games so keep the NPC’s to a minimum, however theres nothing wrong with adding more and different enemies to the games. If they do make the world bigger, they need to keep the mystery and not-knowing that Dark Souls had. It would also be nice to see bigger, stronger bosses that is nearly impossible to tackle alone (not all will agree) but still possible, just to make people play together as I have completed the game twice (once on new game +) and have never joined a game or had anyone help me (but have had plenty of phantoms invade my game and enjoy the challange)

Comment on Review:- Dungeon Defenders by J of B

J of B — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:33:45 +0000

Hi , very nice review! I enjoy the game alot and your review is as real as it gets!

Since the new DLC’s (with raised lvl cap, new armour and difficulty settings) trendy has proven this game is for the long run.

Enjoyed reading your review!

Sorry for the bad english tho

Comment on Final Wii U Specs Leaked? by dcbronco

dcbronco — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:04:37 +0000

Power 7 is two levels above the power 5 in the 360 and is a far more powerful chip. And a 5xxx ATI is far better than the 19xx series the 360 uses. The Wii U would be several times the power of the 360 based on those parts. The Power 7 does 4 threads per core and that alone gives it a boost. Add the fact that there is an additional core and DDR5 RAM and how could anyone think the Wii U would be on par.