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From the Macintosh to the Wii there have been some great Star Wars video games, and this list names the ten best of all time.
1 Mario Kart(Wii)
2 Wii Fit (Wii)
3 Call of Duty: World at War (PS3)
4 Need for Speed: Undercover (PS3)
5 Call of Duty: World at War (XBOX 360)
6 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
7 Call of Duty: World at War (PC)
8 Lips (XBOX 360)
9 Professor Layton (Nintendo DS)
10 Need for Speed: Undercover (XBOX 360)
Metroid Prime, Kingdom Hearts and Super Mario Sunshine led the charge in 2002, the year that saw The Sims become the highest selling PC title of all time, Rare switch hands from Microsoft to Nintendo, and the launch of the first video game television network, G4.
Counting down the top games from 1990 straight up through 2008, Binge Gamer's James Walker takes a look at the best (and worst) games from the year of the GameCube, 2002.
The list is updated for Saturday deals... many price drops and additions...
Consoles
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94k
[360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5k
[360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 1.6k
Handhelds
[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 180k
[NDS] Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi (Bandai Namco) - 7k
[NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ni-Kan - Sou - 17k
[PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (Konami) - 44k
[PSP] Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha (Spike) - 30k
[PSP] Higurashi Daybreak Portable (Alchemist) - 22k
[PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) - 20k
[PSP] Patapon 2 (SCE) - 13k
Gamerdeals.net writes:
"We have included the massive list of deals going live at 3:00 am EST. Expect over 200 price cuts! In addition, Amazon will reveal new deals throughout the weekend."
The December issue of Gamereactor magazine has Killzone Helghan on its cover. The magazine has unveiled a never before seen Helghan Hybrid on its cover. The magazine had a 10 page preview of Killzone 2
Neocrisis: A few days ago we reported that Norwegian postal service seems to have copied the Killzone 2 logo. However it was come to our attention that Killzone 2 may have gotten inspiration from Bungie. The original logo was published in 1997, many years before Killzone 2 was even in development. The logo originated in Bungie First Person Shooter, Marathon, which was a Doom clone. Press Here to see the source. We need to thank site member slasp for this information.
MySpace fans of the game plan to mass mail SEGA of Japan Toy Capsule like the kind players collected in the game through Dec. 29 in hopes of getting SEGA to at least comment on Shenmue III.
MCV: Microsoft confirms that console has outstripped predecessor's installed base
It's the time of year when that raft of regular EA franchises makes its annual appearance, and of course no holiday charts would be complete without the inclusion of a Need for Speed title.
01 PES 2009 PS3 - 100
02 PES 2009 PS2 - 98,97
03 FIFA 09 PS2 - 46,42
04 FIFA 09 PS3 - 39,57
05 PES 2009 360 - 31,40
06 FIFA 09 360 - 23,28
07 Wii Fit WII - 20,70
08 Mario Kart WII - 12,86
09 Brain Training DS - 9,36
10 Wii Play WII - 9,31
11 FIFA 09 PSP - 9,09
12 La Guida In Cucina DS - 8,08
13 Fable 2 360 - 8,03
14 Saints Row 2 PS3 - 7,12
15 More Brain Training DS - 6,91
The New Xbox Experience is in the process of being deployed to all Xbox LIVE members, but it will take a few hours for everyone to get the prompt to update to NXE….be patient! In the meantime I thought I would give my Top 10 list of things to do with NXE when you get it later today:
1) Create (or Customize) your Avatar – You can spend as much (or as little) time as you want in the Avatar Editor to personalize your little guy/girl
Bonus: When you are done with #1, be sure to take a Gamer Picture of your Avatar. In the Avatar editor, choose Gamer Picture. You can use the controls to move your avatar around, zoom in and out or even change the background color (press Y)
2) Explore the all new dashboard. (hint: use the trigger and bumpers to quickly scroll up and down or left and right)
Clichés are found in everything from music to movies to anything where creativity finds a home. This is no different with the video game medium which mimics past ideas to no end. Why tamper with a formula for success? Repetition has been the basis of our great civilization, and so it comes as no surprise that there are numerous clichés in the video game medium. Some of the clichés we can do with. Some of them actually make us happy when we see them all the time. Others however are just plain annoying and we will go through these in this list. Here then are the top 10 most used clichés in video game history.
Gamerdeals.net writes:
"Black Friday is quickly approaching, and here is a quick summary of Black Friday video game deals.
Our approach will be simple... to keep down the clutter, we won't list items in the ads that are at full retail price (unfortunately too many items)."
Nidzumi Writes: Cover art for a music album or possibly even a DVD is often held in the highest regard. Many covers for albums are preserved as works of art instead of simply trying to sell you a product. From large vinyl art works to smaller Digipak cases, the cover for an album is almost as important as the music it's self. Meanwhile if you look at art for the front of video games you see a different picture. Normally publishers are just trying to sell you on the product by promoting violence or by showing action shots of everything even if the game is deeper than that. The truth is that if you delve through the masses of discardable covers you can actually find some pretty interesting and great graphic work.
Negative Gamer writes:
"The paper, published in Acta Paediatrica, used 19 boys aged between 12 and 15 and told them to play one violent, and one non-violent game for 2 hours before bed. Measurements of their heartbeat and movement were measured whilst they played, and during the following night of sleep."
NG have essentially a nice translation of the report from technical talk (though the link to the report is given) into stuff we can understand.
NG conclude:
"So there you have it, violent games clearly have a different impact on the gamer, but not on the quality of their sleep. Saying that, if you want to make getting out of bed easier on a Monday morning, don't play Manhunt."
This week are 9 games of the top 15 releasing on a PlayStation console or handheld. Also this week Final Fantasy XIII is still number 1, White Knight Chronicles is now on number 10 and Street Fighter IV dissapeared out of the top 15 . For the full list click on read more.
Legendary director Uwe Boll talks about how the Postal guys were the first to tie into the synergy between game and movie, and what he's been up to with the incoming Far Cry movie...
Capcom updated their all-time sales data at their investor relations site. Notably, two PSP games are in the top 10 (both Monster Hunter) and Devil May Cry 4 weighs in at 8th.
The Japanese magazine Famitsu organizes each week a poll among Japanese gamers with what games they prefer to have. Of course, Final Fantasy XIII is still number 1 but there are also 6 other PS3 games in their top 15. Very noticeable when you know that the PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii sold much more in Japan. Click on read more for the full top 15.
Today you can download games for your PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Only the PlayStation 3 remains spared from piracy. While downloading games is illegal of course, there isn't much done to stop it. But if it's up to the French government downloading illegal stuff will soon be severely punished. Click on read more for the full story
Spanish Top Ten:
* 1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
* 2. Fable II (Xbox 360)
* 3. FIFA 09 (PS2)
* 4. FIFA 09 (PS3)
* 5. MOTO GP 08 (PS3)
* 6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Xbox 360)
* 7. Far Cry 2 (PS3)
* 8. Wii Fit (Wii)
* 9. Dead Space (PS3)
* 10. Wii Play (Wii)
PS3 - 5
Wii - 2
X360 - 2
PS2 - 1
German Top Ten:
* 1. Far Cry 2 (PC)
* 2. Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360)
* 3. Far Cry 2 (PS3)
* 4. FIFA 09 (PS2)
* 5. Mario Kart DS (DS)
* 6. Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3)
* 7. Wii Fit (Wii)
* 8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
* 9. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 10. FIFA 09 (PS3)
PS3 - 4
Wii - 2
PC -1
X360 - 1
PS2 - 1
DS - 1
US Charts (PC only)
* 1. Far Cry 2
* 2. Spore
* 3. Nancy Drew
* 4. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest
* 5. The Sims 2: Apartment Life Expansion Pack
* 6. Dead Space
* 7. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe
* 8. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
* 9. World Of Warcraft
* 10. Colonization
About 90 percent of U.S. kids ages 8 to 16 play video games, and they spend about 13 hours a week doing so (more if you're a boy). Now a new study suggests virtual violence in these games may make kids more aggressive in real life.
Beefjack stars off a new section which will be dedicated to celebrating the birthdays/release dates of some of the major gaming franchises.
These series include Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear, Syphon Filter, Resistance, Call of Duty 4 and GoldenEye 007 N64.
Today though it's the turn of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Xbox)...
Click on the link below for the full story
Your Parents Just Won't Understand...
why you want to play these seven games, despite gratuitous violence and bedroom antics that are found in R-rated movies and premium cable TV. We list their cause for concern (and ways you can talk them into letting you play anyway.
What makes a game easy? How about an unlimited amount of lives? How about an unlimited amount of continues after you lost all your lives? How about a seemingly never ending amount of energy? There is something noticeable about all these traits that make a video game easy. All these traits are embodied in most new video games that are released. Gone are the days of working hard to beat a game. Sure, you could beat Contra in ½ an hour, but achieving the skill level of mastering the game took months, if not years. Today's games are long, and require no mastery to accomplish. With what seems like an unlimited amount of life for the protagonists of new games, comes a gaming disposition that is ubiquitously lazy and lacking in patience. Fight your way to the end of the game without focusing on anything specifically.
Split-screen writes: "Review the sheer number of quality franchises Sony created over the past 7 years. Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, God of War, Gran Turismo, Wipeout, Killzone, Resistance; the products of Team ICO, White Knight Chronicles (and products of Level-5 before they turned self-publisher), Uncharted and now LittleBigPlanet. Be it timely series or new efforts, Sony Computer Entertainment has always stayed one step ahead of its competition.
"And several steps ahead of Microsoft Game Studios."
Electronic Arts Inc today announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2008.
-Net revenue for the second quarter was $894 million, up $254 million as compared with $640 million for the prior year.
-Net loss for the quarter was $310 million as compared with net loss of $195 million for the prior year. Diluted loss per share was$0.97 as compared with diluted loss per share of $0.62 for the prior year
Q2 PLATFORM NET REVENUE MIX (In millions)
360 224
PS3 98
PC 88
PS2 54
NDS 43
PSP 36
Wii 33
Breakdown of sales by platform
Ubisoft made more money on PS3 than x360 for the fiscal year ending September 09
2008/09
NDS 38%
PS3 20%
360 14%
Wii 11%
PC 10%
PSP 3%
PS2 2%
Video games are responsible for some of the best characters out of any form of media. Even our scaly green friends have become icons. Mtv has posted a blog on their gaming website that identifies the best of these characters. So which of them has won your heart over the years? Head on over to their website to see if your favorite made the cut.
1UP writes: "A long time ago -- 30 years to be precise -- in a Mann's Chinese Theatre far, far away, a hokey B movie called Star Wars debuted and changed motion picture history forever. And for 25 of those 30 years, LucasArts and others have been producing games based on the phenomenon it inspired.
In that time, we've seen a lot of repetition; how many times can we fly through the Battle of Hoth, anyway? And we've seen a lot of junk games, too. But just as often, the games bearing the Star Wars name have been a brilliant success. Whether they work by simply tapping into our nostalgic fondness for the films in a clever way or simply stand on their own merits, the best Star Wars games stand the test of time."
See for yourself just how much the visuals in Fable II have been improved over the first game.
From XboxOZ360:
"There is little doubt in-game marketing is growing. IGA Worldwide, who claim they are "the independent leader in the expanding in-game advertising market" said its in-game advertising network now reaches 30 million gamers on four distinct gaming platforms: the PC, Mac, Flash, and the PlayStation 3. They have created development kits that permit game developers to take sections of their games and designate them as capable of displaying ads.
The question is will the artificial world of the game mix well with these intrusions from the real world in a synergy that makes the money-makers happy and the gamers content? Or will these in-game advertisements consume the imaginative world of the game like a plague, destroying the aesthetic with crass tackyism."
Full article and opinion POLL after the link:
(__) 01 PS3 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
(02) 02 PS2 FIFA 09
(01) 03 PS3 FIFA 09
(__) 04 XBox 360 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
(06) 05 Wii Mario Kart Wii
(04) 06 Wii Wii Fit
(__) 07 XBox 360 FIFA 09
(__) 08 DS Mario Kart DS
(__) 09 DS Dr. Kawashimas Gehirn-Jogging
(07) 10 PSP FIFA 09
In this episode of OzBoxLive Radio…
- News and Announcements with Mick
- Review - Pure
- Xclusive Interview - Cliff Blezinski (Gears of War Creator)
- Game of the Week - Stubbs the Zombie
- Group Discussion - Our Favourite Things
- Competition - Win a copy of Pure and MORE
* OzBoxLive Game Night - FAR CRY 2
Check it out at www.OZBOXLIVE.com
This weeks Top 10 article from Gaming Corner focuses on First Person Shooters.
Gamerdeals.net writes:
"For the week of October 22, 2008, Fable 2 (Xbox 360) takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Dead Space (PS3/Xbox 360). Wii Music is currently on top of the Nintendo Wii queue.
Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists (Cross-Platform, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance):"
Eric Schild writes, "Fable II rewards grinding with the keys to the kingdom. It holds your hand every step of the way. The combat is totally uninspired and the demon doors are still as annoying as they were in Fable. Jumping is context-sensitive. The townspeople range between daft and stupid. The dialogue for the main quest is hokey and sometimes ridiculous. In fact, most of the dialogue is just out there.
"Despite these things, the game is still incredibly fun."
From XboxOZ360:
"Do you, like me, hate pre-pubescent kids screaming profanity into their mics when playing online on Live?
Tired of the drunken swear-songs, racist or sexist commentary from the late night crowd?
Sick of having to press mute or hate having to say to your kids: "No you can't play online because there are a bunch of idiots on there?"
Well it looks like Microsoft is doing something about it. Cheers all round! Or are there deeper sinister implications that I had not considered when begging for this to occur?"
