Merry Christmas and Congrats to GeekBeerz

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and plenty of games to keep you entertained for the next month :). Also, Congrats to GeekBeerz for making it into the new year, meaning that this was basically our first year of success! Lasting 1.0 to 4.0 theme updates, 6 podcast episodes, and still goin! And we have a very special surprise coming in early 2012, as of now you guys can call it:




                                                          * PROJECT SCION *




So Merry Christmas to all, now shut up and go play your games.

GeekBeerz vs Ju-on part 1 video now on youtube!

Hey guys, I finally put this video online! Craig is hilarious in this! It was hard to connect my camcorder due to my laptop's picky security, but I was finally able to do it. Here is the vid:


This will also be on youtube, we're hoping to get some comments soon. Part 2 and 3 will come on eventually, I have the actual video footage and Geoff has the audio so we'll have to plan a day to put it all together soon. until next time...

Pokemon's newly Announced game: Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition!

I expected the next game to be Gray version, Sherman expected the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire. But we got this..... uh....... wha!? A pokemon game with completley new gameplay and possibly a quest based story that's actually legit? Here's the teaser:


Apparently this takes place in a time long long before the events of red, blue, and yellow versions. If that's true then i have one question: Why is mewtwo there? wasn't he made in a lab during red, blue, and yellow era??? I guess a Psychic type could travel back in time or something.

So what does everyone think? Is this a good step for Gamefreak?

EDIT: Here's an english trailer with Youtube's new feature FREAKING SNOW!!!

Adventure/ RPG WINNERS!!!! a GBAwards exclusive

FIRST PLACE: Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception [PS3], Batman: Arkham City [PS3, 360, PC], AND Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [PS3, 360, PC]

Wow! a three way tie!!!! Now what should we call this? Batman: Skyrim's Deception??? these three majestic games made it into first place together by being most favored of all ten games within the genre of this year. While none of us on GeekBeerz have gotten to fully experience Uncharted 3 yet, we have certainly played batman and Skyrim and they are AWESOME! Go get one of these three games now!!!


SECOND PLACE: Assassin's Creed: Revelations [PS3, 360, PC]

While sadly being considered the lowest rated game in the assassin franchise, it's still a very high rated game and one that many still quite consider pleasing. It is time for everyone to know the ending of Ezio once and for all! And hopefully they will now make Assassin's creed 3 and release it in 2013-14.


THIRD PLACE: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword [Wii]

It won the best Wii game of 2011 award, and got close to winning the highest award on this one, but still managed to make it to third place. This is most likely one of the greatest Zelda games ever made. And indeed the best game to get for the Wii.


FOURTH PLACE: Dark Souls [PS3, 360]

Admit it, this is absolutely the hardest game to ever be made. But it's gameplay and large world maps make this a favorable game to waste 60 hours on.


FIFTH PLACE: Ratchet and Clank: All 4 one [PS3]

Ratchet and clank is already cool, but making this new game member a four player experience just makes the whole game a complete package.

Very good games in these two genres. No wonder why three tied, They are all just way too awesome to be lesser than the other. [more about these on the GBAwards page]

FPS WINNERS!!!!! a GBAwards exclusive

FIRST PLACE: Crysis 2 [PS3, 360, PC]

The first successful sandbox was highly praised when first released on the PC, and it's sequel is just as magnificent and even console owners got to share the beauty. It should also win an award for best graphics ever. I know I know, graphics don't make a game, but they can sometimes make the experience and damn! this one makes a goooood experience.


SECOND PLACE: Resistance 3 [PS3]

The first in the title was a great game for being one of the first to ever come out for the PS3, the second game wasn't as appreciated as one would hope, the PSP spinoff sucked, but now we have the third and final one in the trilogy. This one, without sounding prideful, IS the best of the trilogy. And the best part is that they now introduced a survival horror aspect to it! that alone costs 60 bucks in my book.


THIRD PLACE: Gears of War 3 [360]

I already spilled the beans as to why this game rocks when it won the best 360 game award, so I won't say too much more other than that anyone who owns any 360 0f any kind should conisder getting this.



FOURTH PLACE: Killzone 3 [PS3]

Sony had two specific games that were third entrees to their licenses this year, one of them was Killzone 3. Again, this third one is the best of the now trilogy of killzone. This one easily dominates for it's better story and better feel of war. Also, this game has that feel of "metal against metal" unlike the last two games which have had "metal against pillows" feel.


FIFTH PLACE: Call of Duty MW3 [PS3, 360, Wii, DS, PC]

Many people have mixed feelings about the call of duty games now. Those opinions might eventually destroy the future of call of duty for good, but not Infinity ward's final modern warfare installment. While the ending of the game wasn't as amazing as many would have wanted, but given that this entree has given us the best look for a world war III universe it deserves to at least be on the top five.


There you go, until next time. [see more about these games on the GBAwards page]

Puzzle Winners!!!!!!! a GBAwards exclusive

FIRST PLACE: Portal 2 [PS3, 360, PC]

Whenever you think of a puzzle game, or somebody asks you if you know of one, only one specific game comes to mind: PORTAL! In this case it's the newly released sequel, which again was appropriately made by Valve. With more character and more detail into the test chambers themselves, Portal 2 is easily a win for 2011!


SECOND PLACE: Catherine [PS3, 360, PC]

While bizzare and strange to some, Catherine was still a good game amongst all other puzzlers. And the idea of surviving a mysterious nightmare every night in order to survive the next day is one that not many can ignore.

THIRD PLACE: N/A

FOURTH PLACE: Tetris remake [PS3]

We all knew what to expect from this game, which is basically the same recycled stuff from previous titles. Sure now there's more pizazz, but it still doesn't help with this now stale franchise. However, it still managed to get itself surprising noticed.

FIFTH PLACE: N/A

I know it's sad that puzzle games weren't big this year, possibly becuase they knew Valve would dominate. Hopefully next year we'll get more, and more worth our money. [see more about these contestants on the GBAwards page]

Skyrim modders add multiplayer

People find new ways to surprise me everyday, but this by far takes the cake. A new mod has been created for Skyrim that adds multiplayer functionality, complete with a friends list and a chat box. At this point, it's in its alpha stages. The character models it uses for other people are just the basic prisoner model and animations don't work yet. You can download the mod here, but be warned, the mod requires A LOT of tampering with the source files of the game. Here's a video of how it looks now.



Let's see how Bethesda reacts to this with their next game.

Square Enix servers hacked

This year, we've seen many game company's servers get hacked. It didn't really come as a surprise reading this email I got this morning:

Dear Square Enix Member,

You are receiving this email because Square Enix detected a limited server intrusion on December 12, 2011, and temporarily suspended the US/JP editions of the SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS service in order to conduct an investigation.

Based on our investigation, we have found no evidence at this point that any personal information was accessed. User login credentials and credit card information are not stored on the affected server. We are continuing to investigate.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the temporary suspension of the SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS service. We take data security extremely seriously and we regret any inconvenience this may have caused our customers and fans. We appreciate your patience and support at this time as we finalize our investigation in the next few days.

Any updates will be posted on our corporate website at: http://www.square-enix.com/na/

Sincerely,

SQUARE ENIX

So I think you know what to do by this time. Have fun changing your passwords :)

Metal Gear Rising new teaser, and dead before Platinum?

First of all, here's the teaser:



Now doesn't that just look bada$$!? Well after watching that, it's surprising that the game was actually cancelled before another development team took over the product.
Apparently the original development team lost interest in whatever the bloody hacking and slashing game had for a story, so Kajima decided that the game would be cancelled. that is until Platinum games (creators of Vanquish) decided to take over production for the game. Meaning now that the game will have a different story than what was originally intended.

So what do you guys think? does it upset you that the game is now under a new development team? Or do you just care if the game will be a success or not?

New teasers for "the Last of Us", "Fortnite", and "Fall of Cybertron"

It's now the month for the VGA 2011, where new games and teasers are promoted and announced. And 3 in particular really showed off new goodies! The first teaser is for a recently announced game called the Last of Us:



It is a recently announced game from the Naughty Dog dudes (you know, the masterminds behind Uncharted) so I expect this game to have some similar epic sequences like those seen in the uncharted games.
the story is about a zombie post apocalyptic world where both zombies and humans are killing each other to survive. Sadly this is a PS3 exclusive, so Xbox fans are going to miss out.

The next teaser is a game being developed by the masterminds of gears of war, here's the teaser:




A very strange approach, to go from a very gory realistic game to a somewhat cartoony game with graphics similiar to that of team fortress 2. Apparently the basic point of the game is to wreck havoc and steal things to later build up a fortress from whatever you stole to protect yourself from strange creatures. As of now, I have no real interest in this game.

Now for the next, and my personal favorite, teaser for the next installment in High Moon's transformers cybertron franchise:




Holy sh*t! I loved the first epic game, and I already had high hopes for the sequel, but dang!
The story takes place almost exactly where the first game ended, with the planet dying and the inhabitants evacuating. And this time they have introduced the freakin Dinobots!!!

Unlike the first game, where it was an over-the-shoulder shooter like gears of war and a vehicle battle like twisted metal, now you are able to play RPG style with the Dinobots who only use mideval like weapons to bring all kinds of hell. I'm going to have fun in fall 2012 :)

So what do you guys think? do any of these game teasers excite you or do you guys need more convincing?

More exclusive Console winners : a GBAwards exclusive!

This time we have the Xbox 360, PSP, and Nintendo 3DS exclusive winners. Some might agree, others will have their own opinions. But here they are:

*platinum winner*
Gears of War 3

Console: Xbox 360

Released: September 2011

Admit it, we all LOVE to play gears of war. And that is why the third entry is considered the best Xbox exclusive of this year. Like the PS3, the Xbox also had some pretty good exclusives for 2011. But Gears of war 3 wins becuase of its epic praise from fans and its perfect example of how good an over-the-shoulder shooter should really be like. And you also have to admit, we all like blood and gore every now and then, and this game has great desires to spill all that in your face without warning. Thank you Microsoft for continuing this franchise and, hopefully, continuing it in the future to come.

Runner ups:

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary *gold*

Rise of Nightmares *silver*

Dance Central 2 *bronze*

Minecraft *beer*(people actually like this turd, so it had to be put on)

*platinum winner*
Corpse Party

Console: PSP

Released: December 2011

This game just barely made it into the year, being only released last week, but it turned out to be a good Horror game for the PSP. the handheld playstation has not released many games this year, due to advertising for the Xpheria phone and preparing for the PSVITA, so there were only a few games to compete with. But trust me, Corpse party gives you exactly what the title says. it's a horror game that focuses more on the death sequences and gorefest side of fear. It is a game that cannot be missed. So thank you Sony for giving the PSP one last game to enjoy before the PSVITA's release.

Runner ups:

the Valkyria chronicles III *gold*

N/A *silver*

Macross triangle frontier *bronze*

N/A *beer*

*platinum winner*
Super Mario 3DS

Console: Nintendo 3DS

Released: November 2011

When a new handheld system is in danger, Mario comes to the rescue! if it wasn't for the fanbase over the Mario games and the release of this new handheld game, the 3DS would have easily been in trouble. Sure star fox and Zelda came out two, and were also great games, but it seems that people praise mario even more than those great classics. So thanks Nintendo for saving a Hand held that has great potential for the future.

Runner ups:

Star Fox 64 3D *gold*

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time *silver* [i remembered how to spell Ocarina :)]

Street Fighter IV: 3D *bronze*

Pac-man and Galaga Dimensions *beer*

until next time...

Greatest Console exclusive games: a GBAwards exclusive!

Now we'll get to see which games were considered the best for two specific consoles, games that are exclusive to that console only. Today we just have two console winners. The next will be Xbox sometime later this week. Now here are the two console exclusive winners:

*platinum winner*
LittleBIGplanet 2

console: PS3

Release: January 2011

Surprisingly, a lot of really good PS3 exclusives came out this year. All were neck and neck to be the greatest, but in the end it was LittleBigPlanet 2 that achieved. Perhaps it's the fact that you're able to create entire games on this fabulous platformer, or maybe it's the family friendly fun that never gets boring. LBP also succeeds in the multiplayer aspect that allows you to play locally with three other people. It seems no matter how many times you play this, you will always find something you've never seen the last time you played. Good job LBP and thank you Sony for making LBP a future legacy.

Runner ups:

Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception *gold*

Infamous 2 *silver*

Killzone 3 *bronze*

Resistance 3 *beer*

*platinum winner*
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Console: Wii

Released: November 2011

When this game was announced, and after almost a full year of waiting, we knew that this game had great potential. It presented itself nicely and the gameplay itself is well achieved. besides the Ocriana (Ocrana?) of time 3DS remake, this is the newest Zelda game that we've gotten since what seems like forever, and boy was the wait worth it. Not only was this the Wii's last great game, and this years best Wii game, but it perhaps is the greatest Wii game to ever be made. Thank you Nintendo for allowing us to play as link on the Wii one last time.

Runnerups:

Xenoblade *gold* (foreign but it still had great success)

Kirbys Return to dreamland *silver*

Mario sports mix *bronze*

N/A *beer*

[NOTE: 2011 was not the best year for the Wii. Besides the amazing Skyward Sword, not many other Wii exclusive games came out or were worth mentioning. This is probably due to their preparations for the Wii U]

now these are just the rewards for greatest console exclusives, we still have the contests for greatest game of a specific genre. until next time...

introducing the GBAwards

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I realize that we are nearing the end of the year 2011, and we have had some really awesome games come out this year, and a few crappy ones. I thought that it'd be fun to see what were the most favored and the least noticed by not just the geekbeerz team but from everyone in general. I figure that every gaming reviewer does something like this so, what the heck, we should too.

First, we'll look into the best 5 games in each specific genre. which are:

Rpg, Fps, Horror, Puzzle, Strategy, Platformer, Handheld, and action

then after that, we'll narrow it down to the top 5 greatest games of all time of 2011. and perhaps pick the greatest for each console.

Here are the prizes that will be given:
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the GBAward: this award goes to the greatest game ever made in 2011. The one that everyone agrees was amazing and stands out over every other game of this year. only one of these awards will be given.

the Platinum award (first place): the award that goes to the best game of a specific genre. the one that wins a majority of the votes.

the Gold award (second place): given to the second best game of a specific genre.

the Silver award (third place): given to the third best game of a specific genre.the Bronze award (fourth place): given to the fourth best game of a specific genre.



the Beer award (fifth place): given to the fifth best game of a specific genre. a game that managed to at least make it to the top five.


I hope that everyone participates :)

Xenoblade to come to the US?

There's a rumor that Xenoblade, a JRPG published by Nintendo, will finally be seeing a US release some time in April 2012. Previously, it suffered the same fate as Fatal Frame 4 a few years back. Fortunately for Xenoblade however, it got a UK release, making it slightly easier to import with minor soft modding. The only downside with this news is that if it does come out, it will be a Gamestop exclusive item.

I'm really excited for this to come out over here, but if my money is going to Gamestop, it makes me reconsider buying it at all. I don't want this to turn into a Gamestop rant. If you want that, click this link. Despite that fact of the place selling it, I'm still very much so hoping that this news is true. Below is a trailer for the game.



Hopefully some of the other fantastic games that Operation Rainfall are trying to get over here make it as well.

Source: ScrewAttack (video)
Neogaf

GBP Episode 6 - Pointless Without Geoff (Portal 2 Spoilers)

Geek Beerz Episode 6 - Pointless Without Geoff (Portal 2 Spoilers)


Shrew Tom and Taylor try their best at producing the podcast without Geoff.


With Spoilers and Extras
Without Spoilers

Sherw
LOTR War In The North
Resonance of Fate
Dungeon Siege 3
Dark Souls
Portal 2
Fable 2
Pokemon Black
Tom the Prod
Disney Universe
Dc universe online
Arkham City
Portal 2
Taylor
Arkham City
Modern Warfare 3
News
Modern Warfare 3 / Battlefield 3
Pokemonâs Next Game
Assassins Creed Movie
Chinese Gaming System
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Songs From Portal 2
Reconstructing more science
I saw a deer today


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GBP Episode 6 - Hopeless Episode (No Portal 2 Spoilers)

Geek Beerz Episode 6 - Hopeless Episode (No Portal 2 Spoilers)

Shrew Tom and Taylor try their best at producing the podcast without Geoff.

With Spoilers and Extras
Without Spoilers

Sherw

LOTR War In The North

Resonance of Fate

Dungeon Siege 3

Dark Souls

Portal 2

Fable 2

Pokemon Black

Tom the Prod

Disney Universe

Dc universe online

Arkham City

Portal 2

Taylor

Arkham City

Modern Warfare 3

News

Modern Warfare 3 / Battlefield 3

Pokemonâs Next Game

Assassins Creed Movie

Chinese Gaming System

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Songs From Portal 2

Reconstructing more science

I saw a deer today


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Square Enix to make Final Fantasy games an annual series

It really hurts me to say this, but Square Enix has just announced that they plan to make a Final Fantasy game every year or two. Here's their quote:

"[For] the current generation console[s], Final Fantasy XIII was obviously the first game, and personally I think we took a little too long getting it out.

"When you think of Western AAA titles like Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Assassin's Creed, they seem to work with a lot shorter turnaround - they make a new game in one to two years. That is something we need to follow up, because that seems to be the best way to keep our fans interested and attracted to the franchise."

The thing that hurts me most about this whole thing is the comparisons. Final Fantasy has seen the most innovation from game to game out of the series listed in their quote. Don't get me wrong, those games they listed are awesome. The only problem that they have is that they're too samey.

Call of Duty, for example, has had the least ammount of innovation. Sure they added some fancy cinematic events and maybe improved the AI to take cover more often, but for the whole series you've been some military badass shooting through corridors. Battlefield, on the other hand, has had a little more than that. It's gone from being multiplayer only to spawning a whole spin off series with Bad Company. Finally, there's the Assassin's Creed series. Assassin's Creed has had the most innovation between the three they mentioned. However, it's peak was reached at Brotherhood when they added multiplayer and improved the combat system. All I've got to say about that series, no matter how much I love it, is that if another one of those games hits store shelves next year, I'm out.

Anyway, back to the main focus. If Square Enix is serious about releasing Final Fantasy every year or two, I'm afraid that this series will end up like Call of Duty. This series is the most innovative in the longest time. With 60+ games associated with this series, they still manage to make each one feel different from each other. Even with games that take place in the same universe as each other, such as Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics, they are completely independent from each other each offering their own seperate experiences. Each game throwing you into a completely new location with completely new characters (yes, even Cid) each with a new evil to stop with a new way to kill your enemies.

Point is, every game in that series feels new. This is a series that should not be rushed just because it''s the "fad" thing to do these days. This is a series that has captured the heart of millions across the world and should be treated as such. They should compare Final Fantasy to something like The Elder Scrolls series. That would be more accurate. I just really hope that Square Enix knows what they're doing. If they're not careful, Final Fantasy could lose that innovation and become just another niche RPG like all the others.

Source: Prima Games

I WILL get the ICO and SOTC collection!

- Tom West

GBP Episode 5: Halloween Special

Geoff, Tom Shrew and Taylor go into Tom's scary basement with no one to protect them from the horrors that await there to bring you the very first special podcast!

Game Impressions:
Geoff: DJ Hero, Monster Hunter, Assassin's Creed series
Shrew: Dungeon Siege 3, Resonance of Fate, Assassin's Creed series
Tom: Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed series
Taylor: Assassin's Creed ser- I BEAT ARKHAM ASYLUM!!!

Game News:
Xbox 720 rumored for 2013 release
New Yakuza game coming to the states titled, "Yakuza: Dead Souls"
New Japan only console

Songs used:
This is Halloween - Danny Elfman
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Halloween Theme - John Carpenter

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New Geek Beerz cover art

Transparent Version

Black and White Version

Colored Version


I'm attempting to make this the cover art for our geek beerz podcast episodes, but I'll need the permission of all four members. Who will join me in this situation? -Tom West

Batman Arkham City Characters revealed (spoilers!)

Here's the list of every character in BAC, WARNING!!! MAJOR SPOILERS. don't read or click on the links if ya don't want anything spoiled!!!!!



You've been warned:

Allies:

Catwoman

Robin

Nightwing

Alfred Pennyworth

Oracle

Commissioner Gordon

Mystery Ally - link


Main Villains:


Joker

Hugo Strange

Mystery Villain 1 - link

Mystery Villain 2 - link


Supporting Characters:


Harley Quinn

Mad Hatter

Two-Face

Penguin

Solomon Grundy

Mr. Freeze

Talia al Ghul

Riddler

Victor Zsasz

Poison Ivy

Mister Hammer and Sickle

Mystery Villain 1 - link

Mystery Villain 2 - link

Mystery Villain 3 - link



Villain Cameos:

link

link (only true fans will get this)

link

link (in human form only)



Other Characters:


Quincy Sharp

Warren Cash

Vicki Vale

Steven Blum



So did your villain (picked from the poll) appear in Arkham City? If not, it's ok. They're making a third game and all villains missing will appear in that one (hopefully). -Tom West

2012 games converted into our very own Geek Beerz wishlist

Please note that I Couldn't shorten the song... or pick a better song:

GBP Episode 4 - Episode of Interuptions

Tom, Shrew and Geoff gather around the mic while Taylor does his homework in this episode. We all talk about Dark Souls and our dirty secrets leading up to the release while being interrupted by Tom's dad and sis. Oh yeah, and it might be Geoff's birthday...or something...who knows.

Games Discussed
Tom: Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Crysis 2
Geoff: Dark Souls, Max Payne
Shrew: Dark Souls, Hammerfight, Starfox 64 3D

Songs Used
Everyone's a Little Racist - Avenue Q
I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today - Avenue Q
My Unfortunate Erection - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
It Sucks To Be Me - Avenue Q

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Recorded Oct. 8, 2011

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Keepin it OLD SCHOOL!!!

Yeah BaBy! :D taken at an old Nicklecade...

Tom's List

Tom's List as of January 2015...

 PLAYSTATION 3: 
- Assassin's Creed 1
                              2
                              Brotherhood
                              Revelations
                              3
- Batman Arkham Asylum
                Arkham City
                Arkham Origins
- Battlefield 3
- Brutal Legend
- Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
                          Modern Warfare 2
                          Modern Warfare 3
                          World at War
                          Black Ops
- Crysis 2
              3

- Darksiders 1
                     2
- Dark Souls 1
                     2
- Dishonored
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Dead Space 1
                      2
                      3
                      Extraction
- Earth Defense Force 2025
- Ghostbusters
- Guitar Hero World Tour
                       Van Halen
- Heavy Rain
- the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD collection
- Jak and Daxter HD collection
- Killzone 2
                 3

- LittleBigPlanet 1
                            2
- Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection
- Motorstorm
- MX vs ATV Untamed
                       Reflex
- Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale
- Portal 2
- Resistance 1
                    2
                    3
- Rocksmith
- Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Singularity
- Sports Champions
- Twisted Metal
- Time Crisis: Razor Storm
- Tekken 6
- Transformers: War for Cybertron
                          Fall of Cybertron
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
                     2: Among Thieves
                     3: Drake's Deception

DOWNLOADED THROUGH PSN:
- Divekick
- Mega Man 2
                     3
- InFamous: Festival of Blood
- Scott Pilgrim vs the World the game
- Silent Hill
- Slender: the Arrival 
- Deadly Premonition
- Fatal Frame 3
- Hitman Trilogy HD
- Prototype 2
- Ducktales Remastered



PLAYSTATION 4:
- Alien Isolation
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
                          AW 
- Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Dust: an Elysian Tale
- Destiny 
-Daylight
- The Evil Within
- InFamous Second Son
                    First Light
- Killzone: Shadow Fall
- the Last of Us Remastered
- LittleBigPlanet 3
- Metro Redux
- Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Outlast
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch 
- P.T.
- The Swapper
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- Wolfenstein: the New Order

PLAYSTATION VITA:
- Gravity Rush
- Killzone Mercenary
- Metal Gear HD collection
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- the Walking Dead season 1

CROSS-BUY:
- Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time


NINTENDO 64:
- Donkey Kong 64
- Glover
- Golden Eye 007
- Mario Kart
- Pokemon Stadium 1
                                   2
- Super Mario 64
- Star Fox 64
- Sarge's Heroes
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Yoshi's Story 

NINTENDO DS:
- Pokemon White
                   Diamond
- New Super Mario Bros

NINTENDO 2DS:
- Pokemon Omega Ruby
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 

GAMEBOY ADVANCE:
- Pokemon Emerald
- Super Mario Bros 3 / Advance 4

Total: 119 Games
  

  

 

Dark Souls

      As all of you know these past few weeks we all have played Dark Souls, great success from some, not so much success from others. Dark Souls is called the predecessor of Demon's Souls (I would like to point out that it is not "Demon Souls"; many people forget that you are getting demon's souls not just a single demon soul.) I've played only a little bit of dark souls but I did know what I was getting myself into when I bought the game. PREPARE TO DIE!   |   I WAS PREPARED!
      This game has no connection in story to Demon's Souls but game play and strategy are much the same. Unlike the linear worlds with 5 worlds in all, Dark Souls has one big map with all the levels intertwined. And I have to say that this world is Massive. The Souls Series is known to be one of the most difficult of this generation, after the release of Demon's Souls the Lead Director Hidetaka Miyazaki called the difficulty of that game, and future games to come, an art style in its own form.
      For all of you who are thinking "THIS GAME IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PLAY!" without trying it for yourself don't be discouraged, this game may be challenging but its not that difficult after you surpass the learning curve required. Most games these days you can choose for it to be easy where your 10 year old brother can beat it without dieing once to something an expert of playing the game through several times to be able to get pass the first level. Dark Souls isn't like that, you have one difficulty that doesn't change, hard; But after you learn how to play (little help is given to you during the tutorial) you soon learn that dark souls isn't as difficult as you first intended it to be.

Rules

1. Keep your guard up at all times, any enemy can kill.
2. Know your surroundings so you don't go dodging right off a cliff.
3. Memorize and learn your enemies move set.
4. Take your enemies on one at a time if possible.
5. Don't attack npc's unless you want to kill them. 
6. Have Fun!

      If you follow these rules you will no doubt be a fear to reckon with. There is a lot more to say, but no time left to tell I will leave you with these words.

Tom

      Hard as H#ll but worth full price and worth playing.

Taylor

      Your gaming skills will be challenged.

Geoff

      It's the most difficult game I've ever played with the most satisfying combat in a very long time; all in all, a very rewarding  experience.

Shrew (Myself)

      Difficult but worth it. Get it now.


      - Written by Shrew

New poll

I plan on buying the new game Batman Arkham City tomorrow, either collectors edition or standard. But I want to talk about this new poll i did. So far in this game Villains revealed to appear are the Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, the Riddler, Penguin, Talia Al' Ghul, Black Mask, Solomon Grundy, Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter, Cat Woman, Poison Ivy, Rat Catcher, Victor Zsazs, and Two-Face.
And of course the main villain which is Hugo Strange. but the developers said there would be other secret villains that they're keeping secret until the release.
So what do you think the secret villain, or the secret villainS, will be? place your answer in the poll!

(if you have no idea what some of the villains in the poll are, post a comment on this post and i will answer your post, i'm so nerdy that i know everything batman XD) -Tom West

List of 2012 games

Hey guys it's Tom again. And this time I made a list of games that the four of us are really excited to see when they come out in 2012, of course not EVERY game is listed. But here are some to look forward to in the year 2012...

2012

Hitman Absolution

Never played the first game, but Geoff promises that this is a series not to miss! Perhaps someday i'll play the first game in order to be prepared for this one. Also, wasn't there a Hitman movie?

Dragon's Dogma

This site once also had a dragons dogma background. This is suppose to be some kind of adventure game, probably an rpg, about midieval legends. Of course, i'm going by what I saw in the trailer. 

   

Ninja Gaiden 3

Ninja Gaiden franchise is considered to unleash difficult games, it's also very bloody. But rumors say that the blood has been toned down for this third game for the purpose of a reason i don't know. Let's hope this ain't true.

Bioshock Infinite

Me and Taylor are huge fans of the Bioshock series, Geoff not so much, and Shrew is hard to read. But this next game doesn't take place under the sea, but in the clouds above! I fricken can't wait for this game to come out in February.

Prototype 2

The first game was really fun. Sadly not every reviewer agrees with me, sure it's not worth the full price of 60 bucks but it sure as heck is worth 30! The sequel promises more corrections and fix ups of what people disliked in the first game.

     

Mass Effect 3

Yeah baby! It's great that a third sequel is being made, it's even greater that it's also coming out on the PS3 to introduce a wider fan base to the genre. i'll get this after i get mass effect 2.

 

Darksiders 2

 My second cousin helped with the art design of the first game, and he did a dang good job at it too! I liked the first game but Shrew has other opinions, the first was long and kinda dragged in the middle but you feel so accomplished when you beat it. In the sequel you get to play the second horseman, Death, and follow his adventures.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Recently announced, this is the sequel to the first epic game War for Cybertron which is still considered the best transformers game ever made and it started a new genre in the gaming world. I trully thought the first game was amazing and can't wait for the sequel!

 

Alien: Colonial Marines

I was worried for this game, but after watching the director's walkthrough i'm impressed. It looks like we'll be getting a good scary treat next year.

Soulcalibur V

The fifth soulcalibur game will finally be released next year. the fourth was fun but let's face it, you eventually get sick of vader and yoda's influence. I wonder what special guest will be in the fifth one?

 

the Darkness 2

I thought the first game was just ok, language can be toned down but it was ok. I hope the sequel improves.

 

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

There's another game coming out called Tekken x street fighter, but this is the one i'm more excited about! I own and love the first game.

 

XCOM

I have no freakin clue what XCOM is about. But it's coming out in 2012, and I think only Geoff knows what this game has to offer. But is anyone excited for this? Why is this on this list?

 

Tomb Raider

Geoff worries for this game but i'm excited for whatever this will unveil. Almost all Tomb Raider games have been fun and even near or close to perfection. This Prequel tells the story of Laura's very first excavation.

Exclusives

Now we look at console exclusives...

for Xbox 360

     HALO 4

As a PS3 guy I must ask: do we really need another HALO game? I don't hate the HALO franchise, I enjoyed HALO 2, 3, and Reach, but I thought the Franchise closed the HALO story for good! Oh well.

for PS3

   the Last Guardian

ICO and Shadow of the Collossus were beautiful games, Geoff and I can both agree that Last Guardian will be just as Amazing. But when will it freakin come out! X0

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Finally a fourth Sly game is coming. And we'll be ready when it does. The first three are games that are must buys!

Twisted Metal

As if that evil clown couldn't be scary enough, this game was actually announced way back in 2010 but was delayed to now be released in february 2012, so um... happy valentine's day?

for the 3DS

      

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Funny how this was the first game announced for the 3DS, and it isn't even out yet. But that doesn't change our excitement for it. Especially Shrew's, cause he actually has a 3DS.

for DLC

I am Alive

Shocking! This game is still being released, but after all this time we finally have a legit and hopefully perminant release date. 

(sorry but I was unable to find any future Wii or PC games, if you know any please let me know)

Future Consoles:

Now we look at upcoming consoles and handheld devices being made by the three leading companies...

       the Wii U

Originally called the Wii 2, this is another major advancement in gaming history cause the controllers for this console are suppose to have miniature HD screens on them, allowing you to take the game wherever you want to go to. This is also suppose to play older games like the Nintendo retro and Nintendo 64.

 

the PSVita

First there was the PSP, then there was the PSPgo (which was crap), then the PSphone. Now we have the next new entree, the PSVita! Now we have a handheld with two analog sticks! Also, the entire backside is a touchscreen. Sadly, It is said that this will have poor power length, much like the 3DS.

Now for a teaser...

coming...

coming...

coming...

NOW!  

the Xbox 720!!!?!!?

   Now don't get too excited, it's probably just bullcrap. but there's a new movie coming out called Real Steel (our opinions of the movie don't matter cuz this is a gaming website) but aparently there's a scene in the trailers that reveals what appears to be a banner advertising a new Xbox, called the Xbox 720. and the movie does take place in 2020, and Microsoft DID announce that a new console was coming out in ten or so years. So is this for real the name for the future console, or is it just coincidence? [i have no idea why this relates to these 2012 releases]

Games that i have no idea which console they go on...

Resident Evil: Revelations

   Yay! More evil from the resident's! 

Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney

Tell me Geoff, is this just for the DS or is it also for the 3DS and the Wii?

until next time. -Tom West