The Old Republic to go free to play.

We all knew it was only a matter of time but it looks like it has finally happened.  It was announced today that Star Wars the Old Republic will go free to play this fall.  It will be a free to play hybrid technically.  You will have the option of being a subscription member or a free to play member.  The free to play members will have game content up till level 50 with the possibility to get newer content and premium content, which i presume would be raids, for a purchase with in game currency.  With this announcement we learned today that the Old Republic is down to under a million subscribers which is well under the mark that they wanted to maintain.

The MMO Report.

Here is the MMO report from G 4 this week.  Why?  because Guild Wars 2 and zombies are awesome!  So check it out below for yourself.

Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Here is a trailer for Injustice:   Gods Among Us.

Assassin's Creed Liberation trailer for the PS Vita

What we have here is a really nice trailer detailing some of the gameplay you should expect from an Assassin's Creed game.  What's nice is that this title is going to be coming to the PS Vita.  Ubisoft has had a lot of success with mobile versions of Assassin's Creed and this one seems to be just as likely to succeed.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter Multiplayer game trailer

Here is a neat game trailer for a new Medal of Honor game.  What you see here is basically the only thing that anyone cares about, the multiplayer.

End of Nations Developer Diary.

Check out a look into the End of Nations.

Guild Wars 2, developer diary.

Here is a great look into a game that could be pretty awesome.  I also love the fact that you pay once and play forever in the MMO world.

Very Patriotic trailer for Assassin's Creed III

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn trailer

Just to get you all hyped up for Halo 4 here is another small teaser trailer for Halo 4 brought to you by Machinima

Nice Review of Batman Arkam City: Harley Quinn's revenge.

Gametrailers has a really nice video walkthrough and review of the DLC for Batman Arkham City gameplay action.  Check it out below.

DeadSpace 3, the not so Deadspacy game of the future

The Dead Space franchise has been one of the most scary, creepy, down right awesome first person shooter experiences you can have in the gaming world.  I mean I know I don't like playing any of these games in the dark, not even my iPad version of Dead Space.  This series is known for it's creepiness and the alone feeling you get while playing this scarefest of a shooter.  Sadly though with the announcement of DeadSpace 3 at E3 we are getting a buddy to tag along with us.

Now don't get me wrong I love a good co-op game, and I know that they are all the rage right now.  Which is why co-op was added to this game.  Which they must think makes it have more appeal but honestly I think that will completely take away the awesomeness of this game.  It has always played on your fears just a little bit, the loneliness that is playing this game in the creepy environments where anything and everything will jump out at you in dark corners.  Having someone tag along with you whether player or AI just makes this game feel completely different.  

The developers obviously wanted to go this route and maybe that was their goal to move the franchise away from the lone wolf aspect of the other two Dead Space games.  Now will this one fact make the game bad, probably not but it will make it feel less of a Dead Space game that everyone came to know and love.

Now if you will excuse me I am going to go turn all the lights on in my house and sit by my dog while I play my iPad Dead Space game...

Are Watch Dogs and Star Wars: 1313 next gen games in disguise?

I read an interesting post today over at kotaku.com, that I agree with completely.  They think that it is possible that these two games are really the first showings of the games that will be released for the next xbox and Playstation.  I myself while watching the videos couldn't believe that an xbox or a Playstation could handle these kind of amazing graphics.  So let's take a look at the gameplay videos first to show you exactly what they looked like.



The graphics here in Watchdog simply look amazing, now lets look at Star Wars: 1313 which arguably has even better looking gameplay than Watchdog has.



So here is the deal, many people tried asking them exactly when these games will be released.  LucasArts would only say when it is ready.  Ubisoft said possibly next year.  Then when asked which systems these games would be available on Lucasarts kind of side stepped the question while Ubisoft simply said all that we know right now is xbox and playstation.  Kind of makes you wonder a little now doesn't it?

Next point is these games were demoed on really, really high end pc's.  No console version was demoed at all, and since this was the case Sony, nor Microsoft mentioned them during their press conferences.  I mean, these games are pretty big deals but Sony wont allow any game demoed unless it is on a playstation and we can assume the same can be said of Microsoft.

When Kotuko asked Epic Games, the company that provides the UE3 to gaming studios to run their games on, the rep told them that the Engine used by Lucas Arts was a heavy modified new UE3 engine that requires some pretty high specs to operate on.  So this would seem to rule out both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox on this one.

If these games are released on the current gen xbox and playstation the graphics couldn't look as great as they do in these demos.  So, I would say it is a pretty safe bet that what we saw this year was a glimpse into the next gen of gaming.

Activision Blizzard up for Sale? Say what...

Bloomberg is reporting that the parent company of Activision Blizzard, Vivendi, is meeting later this month to discuss the possible sale of its share in the gaming division to the highest bidder.

Bloomberg citing "people with knowledge of the matter,"  reports that the executive meeting later this month is just one part of a restructuring plan that Vivendi is playing around with along with spinning off the cable television division Canal Plus.

What would that mean for Activision Blizzard?  We would have to see who buys them to be completely sure of that.

Elder Scrolls Interview concerning combat details.

So what we have here is an interview done by Joystiq with the lead game designer, Nick Konkle.  What he discusses talks a lot about how they are coming at the Elder Scrolls from a MMO view point while not making this your stock MMO.  If you recall I have had my doubts about this game (just like half the internet,)  while yet being kind of excited about it.  What Nick discusses during the interview really has me more excited now about the game.

What he discusses about the combat system and how any class can use any weapon makes me interested and glad they took that from the Elder Scrolls games instead of your typical MMO.  Also, you will not see or use a typical rotation of spells or abilities that almost every single MMO has out there.  I am so glad of this because honestly it's kind of boring do "master" a rotation for a class then basically that's all you do every time you play your character over and over.  He discribes it as a play your character your way and be good at it.  Sounds pretty cool to me.  Enjoy this 11 minute video interview and hopefully we will get to see some combat in action from the game.

Elder Scrolls Online Interview.

GT.tv did a sit down interview with one of the guys from the development team behind the upcoming Elder Scrolls Online.  After that we have a short teaser trailer for the game.  I hope that we get an actual gameplay trailer soon.  This game is one that I am watching closely as I have mentioned before, because it could be great or it could be a bad move for the Elder Scrolls franchise.

The Microsoft E3 Press Conference in just 3 minutes.

Continuing on with the great short versions of the big press conferences we have Microsoft's quest to dominate your living room in just 3 minutes.  Enjoy.

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The Sony Press conference from E3 2012 in 3 minutes.

Gamesradar has put together some great 3 minute versions of the big 3's Press Conferences from E3.  First up we have the Sony Press Conference and all it's juicy details.




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The Last of Us looks simply awesome.

So there are all of these people out there that are like we want the next generation game consoles now!  Here's the thing look how amazing all these games look on current gen consoles.  I feel that developers are finally realizing the full potential of the current game systems and are definitely pushing their capabilities.  Do we really need a new generation of game consoles so soon?  Anyway, that is a conversation for another day.  Enjoy this trailer for The Last of Us.

That's it, Thank you Halo 4 trailer I have to get a 360 now...

This multiplayer trailer for Halo 4 Infinity is such a great idea for revitalizing the multiplayer experience in the Halo franchise and I can't wait to see it in action!

Halo 4 Game footage!

The original Halo was what brought me back into the gaming world in my early college days.  What you see below is footage of Halo 4 gameplay from the E3 conference this week.  The footage looks amazing and even though Bungie isn't doing this game the new team seems to be doing an amazing job with it!

I..... want..... to.... play..... this.... game.....