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I decided to post up a thread similar to Xyw's thread in the electronics section, however this one being a thread to signify new and upcoming game releases. So, kick it into gear and post up any news you might know about games that are confirmed but that some people may not know about. :)

Looks annoying lol. Ive run out of love for fighting games to tell you the truth. They are all too repetitive and overly frustrating. The only series ive ever really liked has been Mortal Kombat, because of the amazing cast of characters and the massive amount of lore accompanying it. MK is more than a video game. Its a legacy. So is Street Fighter really, but it never rubbed off on me as it has on other people.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is a squad based tactical shooter based on the Aliens universe. It will deal with a squad of Colonial Marines going through many familiar and new locations on a mission to locate Ellen Ripley and the rest of her team. It will feature a 4-player co-op campaign playable online via 4 individual persons, 4 player online split screen or offline split screen with 2 AI squad mates. The release is scheduled for 3rd quarter 2009.

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Do you mind spoiling those screens akiba? They are massive and thereby cause massive site slowdowns everywhere. Besides, its more convenient when compacted. Cheers.

The game is rather bland in my opinion. There is no excuse for the graphics. They are PS2 quality. They should have updated them. It was simply too rushed to make it a good product. Thats just my take though.

Yeah Tom, like I mentioned StarCraft 2 is not what I and many people expected. Im just looking forward to the trio of games composed of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Witcher 2 and Star Wars The Old Republic. Oh yes and Shogun 2 Total War. 2011 will be a great year in gaming indeed, when studios actually use their brains unlike Blizzard, who lets Activision direct their creative process into the path of profits rather than great games people can enjoy.

tomdawes;188998 wrote

when did activision get involved with blizzard? did they sell out? ARGH! :onion01:

A while ago. They got acquired by Activision and now dance to their tune. A shame really. Now Bungie has jumped in their boat too, so expect to see Halo, an already butchered series, to become even worse. The game industry is simply a coverup for the biggest media war in history between Activison and Electronic Arts. I wouldnt have said this before Riccitiello became CEO, but I am siding with EA.

Quirk;189252 wrote

The new starwars unleashed game is set to be released soon, oh and when is that new Metal Gear game coming out? I love that series and hope that they give snake another mission, either in the past or with a suit from Otacon, those guys are good for their humour. It would be cool to have a mission as Otacon. Oh and I think I heard some where that there might be a new uncharted game with Nathan Drake

You talking about MGS Rising? The release date has not been declared and I doubt you will even get to play as Snake in this one. MGSR is all about Raiden and his exploits between Sons of Liberty and Guns of the Patriots.

hyper_shadow;212518 wrote

That sucks man. No matter how beefed up and ninjafied they make raiden, we all know he's just lame.

Solid Snake rules!

I disagree that Raiden is lame. The only problem I see with him is that he pretty much has no personality, while Snake does. Raiden is high and dry on witty behavior as we know him now, but that may change when Rising comes out. At the end of the day I dont care much about that lol...I just want to control the world's greatest ninja as he was meant to be controlled. Story will be important, and Kojima will deliver on that I am sure, but this is a new experience and a new horizon they are circumnavigating. Personally, I cant wait for it. Hopefully there will be some good platforming elements included, as we know from the trailers of MGS 4 that he CAN jump at least 20-30 feet in the air.

Yeah ive seen a couple gameplay trailers. I was stunned the first time I saw the E3 trailer. Nearly wet myself from anticipation haha. Although I am probably not gonna use lethal force against the mercs simply because its gonna be rather easy to evade those guys, and they are human after all so there is a morality factor and your own sense of right or wrong. Hopefully they will have some non-lethal takedowns we can do against the mercs. The trouble will be with those cyborgs and robots, but will be fun as well. The ability to cut off anything on enemies and not just predetermined spots on them is a rare jewel indeed.

Vanquish to me is just TOO fast man, haha! I played the demo and found it interesting but I am just sick of robot boss battles and enemies that take 3 clips of ammo to take down. The game is also based heavily on twitch reflexes to dodge the dozen or so weapons a boss robot can fire at any given moment. I think the game should just stay in the Japanese market where its undoubtedly gonna be enjoyed more than in the Western world. I prefer more realistic (but not too realistic) shooters at this point, and boss battles for these types of games are just overrated and old. I admit, MGS Rising will certainly be unrealistic, but then again its fast enough to enjoy but not so fast that your eyes will be careening everywhere at once just to keep up. And of course you got a badass sword that can go through anything...and who doesnt like that? lol