More legit Assassin's creed III information and concept art

Here's what we know about the next Assassin's creed game: we know that the new Assassin is named Connor, he is half white (from his fathers side) and half native american (from his mothers side) and has been raised in his mother's Mohawk tribe. Something happens to his tribe which sets him off on his journey, We'll see him as a boy who eventually becomes a true Assassin, but unlike Ezio who needed three games to do this, we will See Connor start and complete his journey in this one game alone. The game will also jump into different time periods of Connors life, some that may take place ten years later.

You'll be able to use guns now. And it is believed that a hatchet will replace the hidden blade mechanic but it's not confirmed yet. You'll be able to visit towns like Boston (perhaps even a Boston tea Party sequence!?) and "old" new york. George Washington will have a Huge role in this game and will have various interactions with Connor, they know each other very well but how or why is unclear. Benjamin Franklin will NOT be the Leonardo Da'vinci Persona to make Connors gadgets, like many believed, but he will be in the game and will show his political influence. The game will also go through major seasonal changes, from drastic blizzards to desert dead summers. You'll be able to not only climb trees, but also mountain sides and various other natural structures, think "Native" in a sense.


Here are some concept designs for what to expect:

                                          (Connor as a young boy in the Mohawk Tribe)

Silent Hill Downpour: Game reviewers critisize but why do the real fans love it?

Silent Hill Downpour came out today, a spin-off to the game franchise that attempts to introduce new characters into the familiar realm, and reviews from various game critics have come into play. But it ain't pretty.

Gameinformer gave it a 7 / 10, stating that the controls are clunky and frustrating at best. And IGN gave it a sad 4.5 / 10 saying that the game has no good scares and is a huge disappointment... HOWEVER, many other fans and "normal" people have shown to actually enjoy the game. Many of which loved "how the game shows the eerieness of the creepy town of silent hill, and how cool the illusion scenes are." These people say that this is the best thing to happen since the not-so-great Silent Hill: Homecoming.

But who should we believe? Usually the fans are just clouded by their own obsessions to love any game entry in their favorite franchise, no matter how bad. But then again, game critics have also disliked Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which in our opinion was one of the greatest game they've made.

Bioshock Infinite: Meet the Motorized Patriot

With the news of Bioshock Infinite being released October 16th, We are starting to get more game info then we previously had back in 2010. Meet the Motorized Patriot, Mechanical heavy hitters who resemble the looks of past Presidents in a creepy Doll-face theme. The video below shows of the George Washington one:

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Someone's Trollin with the Metacritic reviews for Mass Effect 3

Someone online is making negative metacritic reviews for some stupid reason. This person needs to be hunted down, for the game has already done amazing. (Gameinformer = 10/10, IGN = 9.5/10, etc.)

Microsoft: XboxL arcade will eventually die, but not for a while.

Michael Wolf indicates that the Arcade will eventually "Phase out" while digital distribution continues to expand.

In an interview with Vox Games, Wolf, Microsoft's global marketing manager for XBLA, said that the service might eventually be taken down due to the increasingly blurred line between large-scale retail games and ambitious XBLA games.

When asked if XBLA would eventually be phased out of existence, Wolf answered, "Personally, I'd say absolutely, yes. I think digital distribution has to be like that. I don't think XBLA will be leaving soon. It is an incredible platform. We have XBLA fans, I don't think it's going to be announced anytime soon. One thing Microsoft has proven is that we continue to try and adapt and innovate in experiences."

However, he reported back to Xbox fans by saying:
“Xbox LIVE Arcade is and will continue to be the premier destination for quality downloadable games at a great value, boasting an ever-growing, eclectic library of hundreds of games, spanning every genre. We are committed to providing new downloadable games for Xbox 360 and continuing our work with 1st and 3rd party developers on the platform. We have no plans to dissolve the service at this time.”

So the arcade will still be around for as long as it needs to, but many people believe that it will be gone sooner than you think. Especially since Microsoft will more than likely be introducing the new Xbox console this year. But what will really happen? And again, do we REALLY need new consoles this and next year???

a Valve home console may actually be a reality!?

Valve hinted months ago that they would make a console if it needed to be done, but now it seems rumors are hinting towards this as being true.

TheVerge.com has uncovered a number of  difficult to verify, but believable rumors that all point to Valve entering the hardware race very soon. Apparently, Valve is working on spec hardware and software that other manufacturers would be able to license that will play PC games and support the Steam distribution system. Valve would be designing the hardware and software, but other companies would be producing it, sort of along the lines of DVD player technology. This would make Valve's hardware an open system much like what Google has been doing with Android phones. There are rumors that Alienware has already begun designing early prototypes.

The system will be open to many assorted controller inputs, but Valve filed a patent last year for a customizable controller with swappable control sticks, so it's likely that something like that would be the controller that would be included with the system.
The system is also rumored to incorporate biometric scanning at feedback, meaning Valve's system could be monitoring things like where the player is looking and what their pulse rate is, and incorporate that data into game design.

We may hear more about this at E3, but keep in mind that Valve has not entirely confirmed this and that this is still in rumor stages. But think about the major impact this would have in the gaming world, we would have to get used to "E4" then.