Valve will make its own Hardware if they have to

It's not that Valve hates making games or anything, they're just opened to the possibility of creating their own Console, provided that such a thing is for the companies best interests.

"If we have to sell hardware we will," he said. "We have no reason to believe we’re any good at it, it’s more we think that we need to continue to have innovation and if the only way to get these kind of projects started is by us going and developing and selling the hardware directly then that’s what we’ll do.

"It’s definitely not the first thought that crosses our mind; we’d rather hardware people that are good at manufacturing and distributing hardware do that. We think it’s important enough that if that’s what we end up having to do then that’s what we end up having to do."

So would you buy a "Steamboy", and would a fourth competitor in the gaming world really be worth it?

Mass Effect 3 will "Take Earth Back"

Newest trailer for the third, and expected final, game in the Mass Effect franchise that will be released on the 360, PS3, and PC.





A extended version of the trailer will appear tomorrow, It'll be edited into this post when it does...

EDIT: extended version is now out, enjoy:

Assassin's Creed III confirmed for an October release this year

It was kind of expected that another Assassin's Creed game was going to come out this year (since it's now yearly like Call of Duty) but we weren't sure what kind of Assassin's Creed game to expect this year. Well, we officially know now. Ubisoft has confirmed that they are releasing the long anticipated third game as early as October this year. It may not be the last Assassin game but they said that it WILL end the story of Desmond. Apparently they have actually been working on this game, secretly, for the past three years. Other things such as new gimmicks and a new Assassin ancestor was not mentioned.

So does this excite everyone that they are finally making the third game? At least it's not another Ezio spin-off.

Video Game Figurines at New York convention

Has everyone ever heard of the Toy Fair showcase in Manhattan? It's a place held once a year where Nerds and Collectors can go to see Recent or upcoming Figurines that will be available to them in the coming months. Most of it is comic book stuff like spider-man and batman, but they now show video game fig's that can easily impress even the less die-hard video game player.

Here's what was seen: WARNING: figurines might spoil game stuff if you haven't played any of the games yet, you have been warned...





Batman Arkham City: they already had Arkham Asylum figurines from the last two years (which consisted of Batman, Joker, Scarface, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, Bane, Poison Ivy, Zsazs, and Armored Batman) but they have introduced new figurines based on the new sequel game! These, like the Asylum figs, will be incredibly hard to find and collect. And more figs are expected to be revealed later on...

• Batman figurine
• Titan Joker figurine
• Killer Croc figurine
• Mr. Freeze figurine
• Hush figurine
• Catwoman figurine
• Mad Hatter Figurine
• the Riddler figurine
• the Penguin figurine
• Ras'al Ghul figurine
• Azrael figurine
• Hugo Strange figurine

Other figurines expected to appear are Deadshot, Clayface, and sick Joker but so far they have not made an appearance.

Mass Effect 3: We already know that these figurines will have free downloadable DLC packs (which Geoff is not entirely pleased about XD) but these were also shown at the convention, therefore i must write about these also.

• Commander Shepard figurine
• Commander Shepard (female) figurine
• Reaper figurine
• Cerberus figurine
• Liara T'Soni figurine
• Garrus Vakarian figurine

Others are expected to be announced, probably after the game hits the streets on March 6th.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron: The game won't be out until the Fall, but a few of the figurines were shown at the convention, not all of them but the ones that will get people pumped up for the anticipated sequel. These will come out sometime around the games release.

• Optimus Prime w/ Alien Truck form figurine
• Shockwave w/ Alien Jet form figurine
• Jazz w/ Alien Speed Car form figurine
• Onslaught w/ Anti-Aircraft Truck form figurine (makes the body of Bruticus)
• Brawl w/ Alien Tank form figurine (makes left leg of Bruticus)
• Blast Off w/ Alien Ship form figurine (makes right arm of Bruticus)
• Vortex w/ Alien Chopper form figurine (makes left arm of Bruticus)
• Swindle w/ Alien Armored Truck form figurine (makes right leg of Bruticus)
• Bruticus (only made when combining the five figurines listed above)

Other figurines expect to appear are the Dinobots, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream.

Ratchet and Clank: a Crack in Time and All 4 One: People have always wanted figurines of the legendary Playstation Duo. Now they can!

• Ratchet (a crack in time) figurine
• Clank (a crack in time) figurine
• Sigmund figurine
• Orvus figurine
• Azimuth figurine
• Ratchet (all 4 one) figurine
• Clank (all 4 one) figurine
• Captain Qwark figurine
• Dr. Nefarius figurine

These were also probably the only figurines available to small kids at the convention.

Halo 4: slowly and slowly, Halo 4 has become a big deal to many Xbox fans. and now people can get a chance to get the new and first Halo 4 figurine:

• Master Chief (Halo 4 look) figurine

This one figure has gotten high appeal by many.

While there was many other figurines shown like Killzone and Assassin's Creed figs, we can't list all the stuff shown at the New York convention. Be sure to find photos and reviews about the convention. Remember, figurines are for display purposes only, These might not be good for your toy collection lol.

Darksiders coming in june

Couple days old to be new news, but have you heard that Darksiders is now expected to come out in june? Many thought we'd have to wait till july, or even august! This news should brighten everyone's day.

Problem with the charging cable?

The PSVITA is still doing an outstanding job with winning the hearts of gamers in America, But there appears to be a new-ish problem with the Vita that happens to be very minor.

Many gamers have reported a problem with charging, their System will blink red and they'll plug it into the charger, but their system will mysteriously not charge, how is this possible?

Let's fix the problem beforehand, look at this picture below:

This is how to fix the problem, see how the Playstation logo faces forward? You have to make sure that it's always facing forward or else your system will not charge and you can possibly lose saved data! I can see how this can be somewhat of a pet-peeve to some people, but this is still very very minor of a problem that can be incredibly easy to fix. Just make sure the logo faces forward, and you shall be fine.

Twisted Metal Movie: It's gonna happen!

Turns out that the return of the legendary Playstation classic has brought out huge interests for a live-action film of the series to be legit, and rise up on the big screen!

According to a report from Deadline.com, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance co-director Brian Taylor has been asked to write and direct a live action film based off the classic car combat game. The report says the film will mimic the storyline from the game, with contestants battling it out in a tournament run by Calypso and the winner getting any wish granted.
The film reportedly includes characters Sweet Tooth and Doll Face so far.

Perhaps this film will be his next project after Ghost Rider, so does this excite anyone? or is everyone having second thoughts? Most video game based movies don't do so well (Prince of Persia and Doom for example) but considering they follow the exact storyline, and give it an appropriate rating, this movie is sure to achieve.