[EDIT:] Shadow of the Colossus will become a Movie!

Josh Trank, the director of Chronicle, is a huge gamer. So really it's no surprise that Trank made a deal with Sony to create a Shadow of the Colossus film. This movie has been talked about since 2009.

Learn more at: Geekflix
(p.s. sorry for using the Last Guardian pic, if it bugs you :/ )

[EDIT:] very sorry for the delay of the Geekflix post, things have gotten so busy that I had no time for the "publish" button. But it's on now so go check it out!

Sony's financial crisis: the good and the bad

It's now no secret that this year Sony has been through Hell. Ever since the major Japan Earthquake the company hasn't been doing well financially. With their 6.4 billion dollar loss, what can we expect to see in Sony's, and especially Playstation's, future?

LAST YEAR: while the Playstation did win over the other consoles with HD remakes and major exclusives, the console itself has not sold much. In 2011 the PS3 sold 13.9 million units, down 400,000 units from the year before. the PSP also has its go, with 8 million units now down to 6.8 million units (of course this doesn't matter too much for Sony since their eyes are now on the Vita) and even the old PS2 was able to sell 4.1 million units, sadly being down from 6.4 million from the year before. And please, don't get me started on their TV's, which are down 18.5 percent year over year...

TODAY: Sony says that despite last years PS3 decrease of sales, the console is still a mere 3.3 million units away from Xbox 360 sales worldwide, which is really good especially since the Xbox was one year ahead of PS3, and analyst suggest that if the PS3 came out the same year as the 360 did then they would actually be winning the race. The PSP continues to still be a huge hit in Japan. And the Vita, while having a very slow start, is now starting to grow in sales. The games for the PS3, especially exclusives, are now and still selling very very strong.

THE FUTURE: Sony has announced at the upcoming E3 2012 they will be revealing 20 games, which shows how prepared they are to compete with Nintendo's Wii U. Also there is a possibility of the Vita getting a price cut this year too, meaning that sales will start to hugely increase for the handheld. Besides the 20 games for PS3, you can expect the Vita to get lots and lots of new games in its future, which is good. Sony seems to have plans to work more closely on it's Video game corner of the industry, which is huge news for any gamer. And while Sony is still expected to reveal the PS4 in late 2013, they still have complete faith in the PS3 to stay strong against the 360, Wii, and the upcoming Wii U.

I'm not sure what questions to ask, but what are people's thoughts on this?

the Major Fall Cataclysm of Games

Here is a list of all the games you should be aware of coming out this Fall, whether it be Major releases or popular ones:

AUGUST:

 Darksiders II
release date: 8 / 2012
sequel to: Darksiders (2009)
synopsis: play as War's brother Death as you uncover more secrets of the council and battle off more Demons and Angels.
Why you should get it: Long and entertaining campaign, Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus style gameplay, unlimited side missions and dungeons quests, great selection of combo moves and goodies...

  Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
release date: 8 / 28 / 2012
sequel to: Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)
synopsis: the planet is dying and survivors must be saved at all cost. Help out the Autobots as they fend off the Decepticons and free the ARK ship. Also, uncover the origin stories of the Dinobots.
Why you should get it: better story driven campaign, ultimate character creator, insanely fun online multiplayer, a huge variety of characters and weapons and special moves...

Dark Souls PC
release date: 8 / 24 / 2012
sequel to: Demon's Souls (2009)
synopsis: the long awaited and highly demanded PC version of the hardest game ever made is finally getting released.
Why you should play it: a real challenge, the PC version has lots of bonus and exclusive stuff, a nice big character class selection, a game as good as Elder scrolls games...

 other August releases:
- Sleeping Dogs - 8 / 17 / 2012
- Madden NFL 13 - 8 / 28 / 2012


SEPTEMBER:

   Aliens: Colonial Marines
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: the story sets up as a true sequel that takes place between Ridley Scott's "Alien" and James Cameron's "Aliens".
Why you should play it: a fun Horror survival game, a true to heart sequel game made by true to heart Alien fans, an Army based game that manages to not feel like another Call of Duty, drop in and drop out co-op...

  Ratchet and Clank HD collection
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: replay three classics from the infamous Ratchet and Clank franchise are remastered and rereleased in glorious HD for the new generation of gamers.
Why you should play it: three wonderful classic games on one disc for a decent price, a good action adventure game...

  Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
release date: Fall 2012 (potentially September)
synopsis: sequels to the first 5th generation games continue the tale of the unova region and further explains the mystery behind the legendary Kyurem.
Why you should play it: First actual sequels to Pokemon games in the main game line, still fun and generous RPG style handheld games...

other September releases:
- Far Cry 3 - 9 / 4 / 2012
- Borderlands 2 - 9 / 18 / 2012


 OCTOBER:

   Resident Evil 6
release date: 10 / 2 / 2012
sequel to: Resident Evil 5 (2008)
synopsis: continue from the last five RE games for more survival horror.
Why you should play it: Resident Evil is a fun and exciting series, nuff said...

  Dishonored
release date: 10 / 9 / 2012
synopsis : While the game is quite secretive, we know it starts out with a man accused for something and him apparently becoming some kind of assassin in a futuristic steampunk'd world..
Why you should play it: Bethesda!!!, it promises to be fun and to fully expound on its gimmicky specialties, imagine if singularity, bioshock, and wolfenstein became one big game...

 Assassin's Creed III
release date: 10 / 30 / 2012
sequel to: Assassin's Creed II (2009) and Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011)
synopsis: play as a new Assassin named Connor in an American Revolution setting.
Why you should play it: a highly anticipated sequel, a new assassin, not Ezio, a new location where you can finally climb trees and mountain ridges, cool weapon selections...


other October games coming out:
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter - 10 / 23 / 2012 

Everything you need to know about Pokemon Conquest (a.k.a. + Nobunaga's Ambition)

Remember when we revealed Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition a while back? Well it is indeed coming to the US! But the name for America has been changed to Pokemon Conquest, and we ain't complainin!

But what are we to expect from this Pokemon entry? Surely this new turn that Gamefreak has attempted is reasonably questionable. Here is a list of what we already know about this:

• the game is actually a Mix of two different franchises, one is Pokemon and the other is Nobunaga's Ambition which is a hugely popular RPG series in Japan.
• the game takes place sometime in the past, long before the events of Pokemon Red and Blue, and takes place in a Mideval landscape known as the Ransei region which consists of 17 castles (or nations) each with Military commanders paired with specific pokemon.
• your starter Pokemon will be an Eevee, a good starter that can evolve into one of seven different evolutions. But you can also befriend a variety of other Pokemon, not all 649 Pokemon are in the game but all the Pokemon in the game are handpicked specifically from each of the five generations.
• Instead of playing as a trainer, you will play as a Warlord (specifically the "Hero") and your character will age and rank the more you play and strengthen him or her. The Warlords have unique types assigned to them which strengthens if you have a Pokemon of the same type by a special Link or Bondage that can be 100% linked to specific Pokemon. Each Warlord can have up to three Pokemon at a time, or three out per battle.
• Nobunaga himself will appear as the main Warlord leader, second main next to your main protagonist, and he will have strong Pokemon companions such as Black Rayquaza and Zekrom.
• as a side note, other Warlords will also age and rank as the game progresses.
• there will also be warriors in the game, they are spread out randomly throughout the nations in Ransei region. Each will also have special links to specific Pokemon. 
• you will be able to unlock special episodes after defeating each Warlord, specifically Nobunaga, and you can also collect and befriend new warlords.
• you can't exactly go into a bush and capture new Pokemon, but there will be an occasional swarm that will appear in various locations, when they are announced they will only stay for that specific month. Not many Pokemon are available in these swarms but many of them can evolve into powerful ones.
• you can use six warriors per battle, and each can only use one Pokemon per battle.you decide which to choose in a battle by type advantage, movement abilities, and support.
• Pokemon still evolve by leveling, but by the Link increase between you and your specific Pokemon. If your link level to that Pokemon is low, then it will take longer to evolve.
• When a Warlord ranks, it is shown through an evolution-like process. When a Warlord evolves, their stats increase and they are able to befriend and raise even more Pokemon and even a different best link Pokemon.
• you control up to six Pokemon in various combat scenarios, this is done via isometric view and is turn-based. 
• the game takes approximately 20 hours to complete. But many new missions appear at the end of the game that increases that time tenfold.
• Overall, the goal is to befriend as many Pokemon and Warlords as you can in order to increase your army and take over the nations.

The game has already released in Japan last month, and will be released in America on June 18th