The idea of us making our own game has been around since, well, before we even started GeekBeerz. But now we might (might) actually making one soon!
It would be a long development, and all of our efforts would be needed, but a majority of us are more than willing to do something like this. Questions are how, what, when, where, and why.
What would the game be?
One Idea would be a video game version of one of my most popular Comic book series, Zombies and 4 Morons. A comedy about four not-so-bright friends who get trapped in a ghost town filled with Zombies, and the story continues from there. If made, it would become a new style side scroller.
Idea was brought up only by Tom [me] and Geoff, leaving Shrew and Bergy in the shadows. We'll bring up the larger view of the idea personally to them sometime.
When and why?
It would have to be soon if ever. It would possibly turn out to be a swap-turn project where one person will work on it for a substantial amount of time them eventually give it to someone else to work on. Another idea is specific projects per person, technically a art, animation, sound, and specs guy.
Why? Well why not? It wouldn't be too hard, it's not like we're leaning towards a console game. It would simply be a fun friend project that we hope, in long time, will eventually be praised.
How is unclear, we'll have to figure that out ourselves...
Is this a good idea though? Answer yes or no in the new poll, directly under the last poll. We would be glad to know what everyone else thinks, thanks. [if you want to know what Zombies and 4 Morons is about, please download the free book one at the ZA4M site, the second book comes out in October]
The company that brought you the Prototype games, Radical Entertainment, has literally been Axed personally by Activision. It wasn't Activision's smartest idea but the Prototype games weren't exactly excellent either.
Mostly due to massive layoffs, any remaining members of Radical are now forced into doing other Activision properties. But it is never a good day when a game company dies. This may be as depressing as Sony cancelling Zipper interactive.
Hello guys, it's a me, TOM!
I've been on a week long trip but now I'm back with good news.
On behalf of STAT, "TAD: the Total Achieving Dorks" will be released in August and brought to a major Publishing company!
Why do I bring this up here? Because GeekBeerz is part of it! Many of the ideas for the comic come from GeekBeerz members, so they had their part on it. So when it's available, and potentially published, it will be an official licensed product STAT and GeekBeerz respectively...
When made and published, the front and back covers will be presented with this GeekBeerz symbol:
BUT, it could be this symbol too:
What do I mean by this? It's for you all to decide!
Choose which logo you think will work best for when TAD is made and potentially published! You can choose by the poll to your right, or write your favorite in the comments. The new logo will be called "newbie", and the original logo will be called "classy".
Please take the time to decide, thank you! [to learn more about TAD, please visit STAT or ZA4M in the contributing sites]
While meme base ruins Geoff's attention span, Shrew and Tom try to salvage what's left of it to do a show where we talk about Dragon's Dogma demo, everything Kinect, Rune factory and so much more!
Games Discussed
Tom: Twisted Metal, Prey, Chrono Trigger, Skyrim, Halo series, Dragon's Dogma demo, SCP-087, I Am Alive
Shrew: Skyrim, Dragon's Dogma demo, SCP-087, Shadows of the Damned, Demon's Souls, War in the North, Xenoblade, Mass Effect, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, Witcher 2, Jet Set Radio Future
Geoff: Skyrim, Dragon's Dogma demo, SCP-087, I Am Alive, Mass Effect 3, Kinect games, Spirit Camera, Innocent Life, Jet Set Radio Future
Music this week from Shadows of the Damned
Welcome to Hell
G Drive
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please let us know by emailing us at geekbeerztag@gmail.com
Our Podcast's have been growing as the months continue to pass. While the wait for episode 9 might be a pain, why not check out season two's new cover art?
This was created by me, Tom West. It took approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete. Our new look is an 8-bit style mock of us with video game props and equipment that we actually use for the pod casts. Season 2 is only two episodes so far (including episode 9) but it will conclude on it's seventh episode like the previous season.
Do you like these covers I've made? Please comment...
Sure there is still a butt load of games to be mentioned, we also have to give input on the new Unreal Engine 4, but overall I believe we are officially done with E3 excitements, especially since it ended a week ago.
To recap, Nintendo easily had the best conference this year, which means they essentially won yet again. Sure most were not pleased by how the Wii U was presented, mostly due to the recycle of everything we knew of the Wii U last year, but despite it's still nice to know a legit Next-gen console will actually be coming out soon. Sony is said to have second best, or the best by those who disliked Nintendo's conference. Sony had Wonderbook, Battle royale, tons of Vita games, and Last of Us to truly get people upbeat. Microsoft is considered third place by a majority, sure they had Smart Glass and Halo 4 but that's about it. Any other news spreconed is either multi-console games or Kinect crap.
What was your favorite conference? Did any announcements of games or accessories get you excited?
One more company to go, Nintendo had the biggest reveals this year to contribute to their future console, the Wii U, and also really had to re-show what was known about the console last year...
WHAT WE KNEW AND KNOW NOW ABOUT THE WII U!
Here's what we know for sure:
Wii U's controllers have been redesigned to be a much better fit for the HD console, Obviously they will have mini HD screens that act as cross-platform control or a game helper. In addition, they also announced that each console can use two of these Mini HD controllers at the same time. Also, they have another new controller that can be used for the console also. While having no mini screen or pad-like look, it does look so much like a 360 controller that it's easily laughable. And it also has the two analog sticks on top and buttons on the bottom... what's with that???
The Wii U comes in two colors on launch day, Black and White. Hooray for announcing the most overused colors by Nintendo.
Many new games have been announced for Wii U, also mentioned. Games such as Batman: Arkham City, Darksiders II, Zelda HD, Rayman Legends (which may be an exclusive), and even Zombi U, which is a fun exclusive game that really requires using the HD mini controllers for play.
It was mentioned that Wii U is compatible to normal Wii games and even Gamecube ones still. And despite being an HD console, it is still not as powerful as the PS3 or even the 360.
As a side note, Aliens: Colonial Marines is said to be best on the Wii U. Apparently the game has been worked to use the controls and mini screens to perfection, however we'll be the judge of that in February.
Wii U currently has calibration problems... uh oh! Hopefully they can fix that.
Wii U will have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon instant video, and of course Youtube.
It will have some kind of new Nintendo Network that is vaguely similar to the PSN and XBL.
The Two most impressive game reveals was Wii U versions of Mass Effect 3 and Assassin's Creed III, two games that were thought to have never been on a Nintendo console, at least in similar quality that is.
it will have 8 GB internal flash memory, but is also expandable by SD cards and USB Hard Disk drives. Learn More about the technical specs of the console via Wikipedia under hardware...
3DS GOODIES
Not much 3DS stuff was expounded upon, especially due to Wii U being the big thing, but enough 3DS news was acceptable enough. For example: Luigi's Mansion 2 is very probably going to be the next biggest hit for the 3DS...
Now we check out all the new goodies that Microsoft have up their sleeves. Like Sony, Microsoft also has no new console reveal like Nintendo has, but like Sony they do have some interesting new deals and gimmicks...
HALO 4!!!
Of course the one thing that people are going to real want to know, well at least this year, is all and everything there is to know about Halo 4. Being the first legit sequel not made by Bungie, and also having improvements with Graphics and the Multiplayer, this will easily either be a hit and bang, or a sad hit and miss, but we'll be the judge of that once it comes out in November...
MICROSOFT INTRODUCES SMART GLASS
What the heck is Smart Glass exactly? well it's Xbox's new gimmicky toy. SmartGlass is a new app that turns your phone or tablet into another
screen for your TV, another controller for a game, a companion feature
for a show, a remote control for the Internet and more. More
importantly, it'll work with iOS, Android and Windows, so you won't need
to buy new hardware to fit into its ecosystem. From what was heard and said already, Smart Glass really was... uh, a Smart move for Microsoft.
"But the real key to SmartGlass is its openness. Bring your own tools,"
Microsoft is saying. "It doesn't matter. Because however you control it,
all that really matters is the Xbox." This really will be a treat when it comes out...
XBOX FINALLY GETS INTERNET!
Good news: Microsoft is finally bringing internet onto the Xbox 360. Bad news: It ain't exactly the best browser.
Microsoft will be using Internet Explorer as the main browser for the console, sure it ain't Firefox or Google Chrome but at least the 360 is going to at least HAVE internet...
MORE KINECT CRAP (sorry used a different pic)
Yeah WooHoo!!! more Kinect!!!
Joking aside, more Kinect exclusives have made their reveals, most notably the game Dance Central 3 which was ridiculously showcased with dance performances and I believe they had Flo Rida singing a song for it too. But essentially it's just more add-ons to their Kinect...
Like I said, not too much was revealed by Microsoft this year, not even a mentioning of Xbox 720. The four tidbits above were just the main big stuff revealed at their conference...
Bioshock Infinite was initially going to release on October 16th, but was then pushed for the expected February 26th 2013 release, but has it now been delayed again???
It might have been pushed for a march 2013 release, which isn't too terrible since it's only an extra month wait, but why would they do this? Best guess, Unreal Engine 4. It was revealed at E3 that the first game to use Unreal Engine 4 would be released in 2013 but they didn't say which game it would be, at this point any game could be the one. Could Bioshock Infinite be the game to start using UE4, or could it be any other 2013 release like Tomb Raider, Aliens: Colonial Marines, or an unknown title? Also, what do people think about delays?
German retailers keep listing a PS3 version of the epic Diablo III game for pre-order, could this actually be something revealed at E3?
Blizzard has given interest into bringing their games onto consoles, especially this one, and also they've hired new employees for a "special" project not too long ago. This could be a hoax, but is it really? Sony has made no confirmation cause they don't answer anything that's rumor or speculation, at least not until those rumors and speculations are proven more so. If it is true, the German retailers list it as being only available for PS3, as a console form of course. This would also make Sony loads of money, since this is a huge game trilogy and Sony would need the money.
So what are everyone's thoughts? Is this a good idea or something uninteresting?
In Addition to all the new E3 crap, High Moon has decided to reveal the cover art for the game case, as well as a new cinematic trailer to help promote the game.
Other good news: while Co-op campaign will not be returning, escalation co-op mode has returned! In this mode, you'll be able to play all the "A-list" iconic characters (Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, etc.) each with their own unique set of skills to fight off waves and waves of enemies. Similar to Call of Duty's Zombie mode, you can access a mystery box with weapons, set up traps, find ammo and special perks, and even use money to open doors into completely new environments.
The main interest in this mode is finding a good co-op set up. You can have one guy be the healer and another a tank, or perhaps an fighter in the skies and someone a scout, the combinations are endless! Multiplayer has also improved a lot, you can now make a completely new Transformer character of your own that you can show off on the challenging online battles.
The teaser trailer below shows many things. Be sure to check out Cliff jumper, Jazz, the Dinobots, all other characters that make an obvious appearance, and even the huge and mighty Metroplex! There's also a Gamestop pre-order deal, those who pre-order the game get a new character skin. The character skin is Optimus Prime in his classic G1 look like how he was in the old 1980 cartoon, a good shout out for older fans if ya ask me.
Game comes out August 28th for PS3, 360, and... PC!
We will recap all the major announcements from each of the three leading gaming companies. To start off, we'll take a look at all the major Sony announcements from their conference:
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS: BATTLE ROYALE FOR THE VITA ALSO!
The game will also have a Vita version, as well as cross-platform play. In addition to that, Sony unveiled two new Characters for the game. One is Uncharted's very own Nathan Drake, the other is Shockingly unexpected, Bioshock's own Infamous Big Daddy! Still no word on characters from Resistance, Infamous, Jak and Daxter, LittleBigPlanet, or even the Crash Bandicoot games, but they are a certain.
PLAYSTATION MOVE RACING WHEEL ANNOUNCED
Sony doesn't really show off their move stuff in commercials or ads, but that doesn't mean they don't care about it. Yesterday Sony announced a new racing wheel attachment for the move controller, which is nice since this year many racing games were revealed. Sony already revealed that it will work for new and existing games such as LittleBigPlanet Karting and Grand Turismo 5, and the wheel is set to release this year in Fall for a price of 40 bucks... seems fair right?
ASSASSIN'S CREED III / PS3 BUNDLE TO RELEASE OCTOBER 31ST!
Assassin's Creed III will obviously be a major release, so Sony was smart to announce a special PS3 bundle that includes not only the AC3 game but also a special DLC. The bundle will come out October 31st, same day as the actual games release.
MORE VITA NEWS AND GOODIES
Vita had a bad start, but it's future seems very bright. Sony announced that LittleBigPlanet Vita will also have cross-platform play using a very unique DLC, they also announced two very popular PSOne classics being rereleased: the original Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy VII. They also announced other Vita games coming out such as Call of Duty: Declassified and a unique Assassin's Creed III: Liberation game that stars a Female Assassin!
HTC TO RELEASE PLAYSTATION PHONES
Sony announced new Playstation-certified smartphones that will use a new function called Playstation mobile, which allows connection between Android or other devices... Cool, right?
AUGMENT REALITY FOR PS3'S WONDERBOOK
The Wonderbook is a flat platform that when used in conjunction with
your PS3 and its PS3 Eye camera, uses augmented reality to expand what
would normally be a book to include graphics and other visuals on your
TV. Sony has done a similar thing with its EyePet series, also by Sony's
London Studios.
Wonderbook has brought on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to create Book of Spells for the Wonderbook. Not the best thing shown at Sony's E3 conference, reports even mention problems accociated with it, but this will still make for a great interactive game for family and children in general...
Now has a new title: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Dark Moon will release holiday this year exclusively for the 3DS, the game will have multiple different mansions instead of one big one like the first Gamecube entry had.
More about the game will be released at Nintendo's 3DS conference...
GEARS OF WAR: JUDGEMENT
Yep another Gears game, but it ain't number 4. They are now taking the God of War track and releasing a Prequel game. This prequel tells the tale of Baird, Cole, and the rest of the Kilo squad. This game also comes out sometime in 2013.
WATCH DOGS
Another new and exciting game from Ubisoft. Watch Dogs however is nothing like Assassin's Creed.
The backstory starts in 2003, when a power outage left 55 million
Americans in the dark. The power outage was caused by a disgruntled
employee who uploaded a virus that crippled the power grid on the east
coast.
The government’s response was CTOS, a program that controls a city’s
entire information network: the power grid, traffic grid, personal data
networks, and everything else. CTOS controls the city, but also farms
data on individuals. Who then controls CTOS? The player, of course.
The main character is a man named Aiden Pearce, a hacker who has access
to all of the info CTOS compiles, and can pull up everyone’s personal
data at will. After an impressive flyby of a bustling city, the camera
seamlessly shifts to third-person gameplay.
Watch the Demo here:
This game comes out for presumably PS3, 360, and PC on an unknown date...
The game was already revealed and covered in our part 1 coverage, but now we have a teaser trailer and confirmation that the co-op partner is indeed John Carver! (warning: some language)
Game comes out February 2013, a lot of games are... My wallet is going to hate me.
ASSASSIN'S CREED III
Finally we can climb trees! Seems like a downgrade from being able to climb towers and massive buildings in the last four games, but it really isn't. The first gameplay trailer shows off how you can hunt, climb mountains and trees, and many of the cool new fighting techniques that will easily make this game on to keep an eye on.
The second trailer shows off how you can travel in ships and command them as a captain. This trailer in honest opinion is visually stunning.
The game comes out October 31st 2012, even fall will hurt my wallet...
THE LAST OF US
Here is Naughty Dog's next big game, I'm glad that they're giving Uncharted a break. To those who worry, this next game will be nothing like Uncharted other then amazing graphics. This is also very different from all other zombie-apocalypse type games. This will also be Naughty Dog's first majorly mature game since forever (almost all of Naughty Dogs games have been essentially T rated). Watch the gameplay trailer below (Warning: lots of strong language)
This game possibly releases this year, presumably December...
The game that is now under the command of Platinum, now has a release date of early 2013, however early that means. Platinum games is known for making ridiculous boss fights at epic scales, as well as insanely Bizzare gameplay aspects in a fun manner, so we expect this game to be insanely satisfying.
Looks freaking amazing doesn't it?
TRANSFORMERS FALL OF CYBERTRON
Here's a game that doesn't come out in 2013, fall of cybertron hits stores in August. It will be both a sequel and a successor. What was revealed about it? How about gameplay of the first mission on easy mode?
Shoulder swaps, better graphics, cool cutscenes, and new gameplay mechanics unique to each specific character? Hooray! Game comes out August 28th 2012.
DISHONORED
Bethesda is mean, cause they tease us with this new gameplay trailer that looks really amazing! The game seems like the baby of Bioshock, Half-life, and Assassin's creed, but that ain't a bad thing at all!
This fabulous game also comes out this year, October 10th to be exact. Let's hope that the release date for this game doesn't get delayed, that seems to be a trend nowadays...
E3 doesn't unveil until tomorrow, but a butt load of games have already made their reveal for their presence at this year's E3.
DEAD SPACE 3
Yep, the rumors and speculations were true. The next story for Isaac Clarke, and possibly his last, will officially make it's reveal at E3 on Monday. The rumors of the game taking place on an ice planet were also true, for the story involves Isaac crash landing on the planet accidentally when heading for earth after the events of Dead Space 2. He eventually teams up with a friend [speculation believes this friend will be John Carver from the animated short] and both attempt to find a way off the planet.
Turns out that the game does have on and off co-op, meaning that the story either progress with another protagonist or it doesn't. Even cutscenes and many story elements will be changed depending on whether the game mode is co-op or not. It's great that you have the choice of scaring yourself solo, or to have a buddy around to get scared also.
Yes, of course the freakin Necromorphs are back! Do we even have to question it? Ane yes there are many new types of Necromorph including taller and older versions of the pack, and a creature with legs and tentacles emitting from it's torso. But those aren't the only enemies you fight.
For the first time ever in Dead Space, there will actually be Human enemies! who also have rigs, plasma cutters, and special grenades. It's even more terrifying when you have to kill the same person twice, some of these human enemies turn into Necromorphs right after you kill them.
Stay tuned for Monday when they reveal more about the game, and hopefully a release date and gameplay trailer, heck a cinematic trailer would be great too!
CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW 2
The first game was surprisingly appraised by Gameinformer, IGN, and other review sites, despite it being very different from the traditional Castlevania games. As for the fans, it's a mix of all sorts of feelings. Either way it turns out that there will be a sequel, and possibly the last Lords of Shadow game in the very short saga.
The game will once again star Gabriel, who starts off his story right after the events of the first game. Not much else is revealed yet other then the release date, which is March 2013, but who is that at the end of the trailer? Alucard??? Watch below:
More game details will hopefully emerge sometime this upcoming week...
TOMB RAIDER
The one game that many anticipate, but many also worry about. The Tomb Raider origin game has finally shown some really intriguing gameplay and story details that might even make non fans interested.
Ever wondered if Lara Croft really loves Tombs? Ever wondered who her first Kill was? Then check out the cool Gameplay trailer below:
The graphics are obviously very impressive, as good as the freaking Uncharted games! And the story will have a lot of mystery to it... Obviously. Square Enix personally has my faith in it, how about yours?The game comes out on March 5th 2013.
So far nothing really noticeable or unseen from when he played the game before. He thought he found something that was a clue to the next Arkham game, but it ended up being nothing more than a blue print for Wonder city (which of course, is in the game and not a real deal of a secret) so far Bergy has found nothing whatsoever...
