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"The team at Bluepoint Games is incomparable regarding their portfolio of ports and remastered releases, and we’ve been working closely with them to bring over our engine to make Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection an exemplary game. 

That means not only delivering the single-player campaigns of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in 1080p and 60fps with better lighting, textures, and models, but also adding a range of improvements and additions across all three games including Photo Mode and new trophies."

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6/9/14 11:00PM |

If you're like me, you one day hope to attend E3, but I'm glad that I'll be able to check out all of the latest from the show, right from home thanks to all of the various gaming outlets that attend and provide livestreams for everyone to watch. Here's my overview of the big press conferences today, so read and enjoy! 


Games. Games. Games. 

That's what Microsoft focused on this year at E3 during their press conference, just as they did last year. Games that we already knew about or titles rumored to be coming were for Xbox One got were showcased including Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Sunset Overdrive, The Witcher 3, and Fable Legends.

There were also some nice surprises as well. New DLC was announced for Dead Rising 3 which features 4-player co-op modes with past protagonists from the series including like Chuck Greene and Frank West. 

The Halo Master Chief collection which sounded like a crazy rumor is actually true, and will feature Halo 1-4 with a seamless menu to navigate and will allow players to create a custom playlist of missions across those four games to play back to back.  

Pre-ordering that collection comes with a beta token for Halo 5, which will offer players a chance to check out the game's multiplayer later this year.

Ubisoft was also at the Microsoft conference and showed off Assassin's Creed Unity, an all new AC game with 4-player co-op. It looked incredible and appears to take advantage of Microsoft's new hardware. Their other big game, the Division, was also demoed and continues to impress. 


Microsoft did a great job of showing games that are set to arrive this year, next year, as well as independently developed titles. It was awesome to see Inside, the next game from Playdead, creators of the hit arcade title LIMBO. I'd give Microsoft's conference a solid grade as they displayed many games although I wish there were more new titles shown that would compel more gamers to pick up the console. 




EA started strong with their conference showing a behind the scenes look at development on Star Wars: Battlefront and sneak peeks at Bioware's new projects which includes a Mass Effect title and a new IP. It was a nice tease and I can't wait to learn more. They then went on to give new details on their 2014 sports line-up which includes the new Madden, PGA, and UFC title, all of which look very impressive.

Mirror's Edge was briefly discussed, and is set to contain a story that shows Faith's beginnings as a runner. You can check out a bit more in the video embedded below:


Dragon Age: Inquisition looks great which had some more time on the screen. Sales for that title are sure to be strong when it arrives in a few months. EA finished things out with a demo of Battlefield: Hardline, and announced that a beta for the game would be available today. Be sure to sign-up to check it out on PC and PS4. Both EA and Ubisoft have a ton of content coming for gamers, and 2015 will be the time when the major ones come out and seek to impress us all.



Ubisoft is riding high off the success of Watch Dogs, but they showed at their conference that they still have plenty of games coming to be excited about. Far Cry 4 opened the show and it looks to continue the great pattern of having an interesting villain to battle against as Far Cry 3 did. The game was also showed again at Sony's conference, and is set to arrive later this holiday season for most major platforms.

The Division was also shown a bit more, and looks like it will be a big hit when it arrives some time next year. 


Ubisoft has a lineup of titles that will reach different audiences, including their new fitness games and Just Dance, as well as The Crew and Rainbow Six: Siege, the nice surprise at the end which focused on a possible multiplayer mode scenario.

Overall, it was another great conference with a nice range of titles, some of which will be making its way to various consoles later this year.



Sony had a lot of content packed into their conference. While it was mostly games, the middle segments included hardware and media announcements that slowed down their pace just a bit, but it was fairly informational. PSVita TV is coming to the US for $99 and there's a White PS4 bundle coming for Destiny. 

Sony's plan is to get consumers to pick up a PS4 seems to include great exclusives as well as providing great PlayStation-only content for third-party titles, something that Microsoft does for certain titles as well.


Once again Sony showed great investment with Indie titles and had quite a few to display. This was led by the announcement of a remastered Grimm Fandango and the game that wowed viewers at last year's VGX: No Man's Sky. PlayStation Now was also detailed a bit more, and will have an open beta next month, so every PS4 user can check out titles that are stream-able from the console.

While it was just announced for Xbox One and PC, Grand Theft Auto 5 will be making its way to PS4 this Fall, which Sony was happy to announce first. The game will feature visual enhancements, as well as the ability to transfer GTA Online saves to PS4. Pretty awesome stuff!

The Last of Us: Remastered will be coming next month for PS4, but Naughty Dog closed the show with a brief in-game teaser for Uncharted 4. While very short, it was awesome to see and I can't wait for the full game which will hopefully come out next year.



Great games and announcements were made today at the press conferences, and more will come throughout the week. There's also the Nintendo conference tomorrow, who may have some stuff to show that will blow everyone away. Happy E3 week!


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9/9/13 2:00PM |

Announced and launching in Japan on November 14th, the PS Vita TV is a device that allow you to stream video content, as well as the ability to play Vita games on the big screen with a Dualshock 3 controller. PS Vita TV has a Vita memory card slot for games, and will play most that do not require any touchscreen capabilities. It can also play over 600 PS1 and PSP games while using a PS3 controller.

Another neat feature about the product is that it can stream PS4 content via its remote play options, which is shown below in the video.

PS Vita TV will arrive in Japan for 9,954 yen, which amounts to about $100 in US currency.

This device seems neat, but I wonder if it will improve Vita software while hurting Vita hardware sales in the process. It'll be interesting to see how it does and whether it makes its way to other countries in the future.

[Source: Kotaku]

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7/9/13 9:30AM |

Sony and Naughty Dog have announced that The Last of Us has sold over 3.4 million copies since it's release last month. The game has received critical acclaim from almost every major publication, and is sure to be a worthy contender for the 2013 game of the year. I've gotten to play a bit of it myself at a friend's house, and it is definitely worth owning if you have a PS3.

This accomplishment is even more incredible when you consider that The Last of US is a new IP that launched right before the new consoles are set to arrive later this year. When Naughty Dog does create a game for PS4, whatever it may be will surely be worth checking out.

[Source: Destructoid]

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6/10/13 11:30PM |

If you're like me, you one day hope to attend E3, but I'm glad that I'll be able to check out all of the latest from the show, right from home thanks to all of the various gaming outlets that attend, especially GameTrailers and Spike TV. After watching all of the big press conferences today, here are some quick overviews on each for you to check out:


While there are still issues regarding the online functions of the Xbox One, Microsoft made good on their promise of showing off games for the new console, which was announced to be coming this November for $499. Killer Instinct will return, Halo is coming, and they showed off some pretty impressive gameplay demos of Dead Rising 3, Metal Gear Solid 5, Ryse, and Titanfall. The Xbox 360 will also be getting some new games as well, and there was even a new version of the console, which was announced and made available for purchase today.



They also announced that come November, Microsoft Points will be a thing of the past for Xbox One, which is something most other platforms have been accustomed to. Microsoft also seem to be taking a not from Sony, as they announced that starting next month, Gold Members will receive two downloadable games to keep a month, which will start with Assassin's Creed II and Halo 3. Older games sure, but you can't beat the price. Deadly Premonition fans like myself should be happy that Swery, creator of the cult-hit title, will be at it again with a new game called D4 for Xbox One. Sign-me up for that one!

Another nice nugget of information from the conference is that your subscription to Xbox Live will also carry over, and the price to play online will remain at $60 a year. That's a pretty nice positive.

If Microsoft can allow every game to be played offline, allow for trades and rentals, and make newer games available for free each month, they'll be able to help sway the hardcore gamers that may be considering a PlayStation 4.


EA had a pretty good press conference. NBA Live will look to make it's comeback later this is with Live 14, UFC will be coming next spring, Battlefield 4 showed 64 players on consoles, Star Wars: Battlefront will be a long-awaited return, and there will be a new Mirror's Edge title.



There was also a quick showing of the next Dragon Age title as well, which will apparently take some of the great elements that everyone enjoyed in Skyrim.

No matter which console you choose to purchase, you'll be able to enjoy most of the titles that EA showed off today.


While the big dogs from Ubisoft were shown in a trailer with Watch_Dogs, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Assassin's Creed IV, and Rayman Legends, the company also had a nice variety of new games to show including the racing title Crew, a new MMO title called the Division.



South Park was also shown, but it's appearance at the conference was pretty brief, but it's nice to know that the game should be available for everyone to check out later this year. Red Lynx is also gearing up to bring not one, but two new Trials titles which will allow for interactivity between the games, which is something a lot of games will apparently do for Next-gen.

One good pattern that the conferences seem to be showing is that new IP is very important, and expanding and bring back titles will make fans happy, which Ubisoft has a nice mix of.


Sony is all about games. If this wasn't apparent before, it definitely is now. Whether it's on the Vita, PS3, or the upcoming PlayStation 4, you'll be able to enjoy a wide array of games in the next few years from them.

So Kingdom Hearts 3 was announced, Versus XIII is now Final Fantasy XV, Destiny was actually shown, and the PS4 will support used games and won't require any sort of online verification. Major points to Sony for this.



Gaikai will allow for games to be streamed, when it launches in 2014, which will allow for Vita, PS3 and PS4 to enjoy games granted they have a nice connection.

Indie developers will also get love too, as they will be able to self-publish on the console, allowing creators a chance to have control on their games and earnings, which I assume Sony will get a nice piece of.

All of this, plus the system will launch at $399, so that gamers of all types will have a great reason to consider the PlayStation 4 over the $499 Xbox One.


The Next-gen console war seems to have officially started today, and throughout the week, more awesome games will be shown, detailed, and made available in video form to watch online as the discussions across the internet begins.
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Sony had a very game-centric conference, and it was one of the best ones they've had. It showcased great games, both new and returning, quickly went over other available media options for their platform, and detailed great features coming to both the Vita and PlayStation 3.





The exclusive games that Sony showed included Beyond, the next title from David Cage who created Indigo Prophecy and Heavy, and features Ellen Page, The Last of Us from Naughty which was a great demo to show (which you can see below!), PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale which features cross-play between the Vita and PS3, and God of War: Ascension, which will be coming out March of 2013. They also had demonstrations of Far Cry 3's 4-player co-op mode, and Ubisoft arrived to demo a new sequence of Assassin's Creed III. Speaking of AC3, a version of the game will be arriving exclusively to Vita and will feature a female protagonist. AC3: Liberation will also be available in a bundle with the new Crystal White Vita.





Sony also announced that this summer, PS1 games will be available to Vita and announced a plan to include more free games for PlayStation Plus members. The current new free games will include iNFAMOUS 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Saints Row 2. Pretty sweet.





A new PS move game was shown called Wonderbook, a magical game being created in conjunction with J.K Rowling.

Sony had a great press conference and showed what's most important about E3: Videogames.

At the very start of the Sony Press Conference, Sony wanted to issue an apology to the fans who went without online functionality on the PSN just a few weeks ago. They stated that new precautions are now in order to ensure that the chance of another breach would be very unlikely.

They then preceded to show off some brand new gameplay of Uncharted 3, which stole the show, and detailed new game announcements and official name and price the NGP. Now the PS Vita, the next portable system from Sony will arrive sometime next year for $249 for the Wifi only version, and $299 for the 3G supported version. No price on the games or whether any special SKUs will be available at launch, but more details will become available in the near future.




The PlayStaion Move was a big topic at the conference as well. Sony showed off some new games for the device, and Ken Levine showed up to discuss Bioshock Infinite and announce that it will be Move compatible when it launches next year. Even cooler than that is he also announced a Bioshock game for Vita. Afterwards, Sony announced that PS3 gamers who pick up Infinite will also receive a copy of the original Bioshock game, which will simply be on the same Blu-Ray disc.

Another nice surprise was the announcement of Sly Coooper 4, which will be coming in 2012.

Sony had much more than this to show, but I wanted to write about my personal favorite moments of the show. Overall, they did a good job this year and promptly addressed the PSN outage then got back to the games and announcements.

This is a question many want to know the answer to.

Sony is still working on bringing the free & premium service back to the millions of PS3 users as reports have been in stating the downtime is due to a network breach, as well as a few other possibilities.

In the meantime, PS3 gamers have not been able to play online and experience the newly released Socom 4, Portal 2, and Mortal Kombat as all of these games come with a strong multiplayer component besides all the great PS3 online games. Will it be back up this week?

I don't on the PS3 much, but I hope it does come back up this week. Another thing to consider is the user who pay for PlayStation Plus. Will they get some sort of compensation for this downtime?

Sony focused on a few key features for their conference: 3D gaming, PlayStation Network, and many great games and exclusive content for them. Many upcoming PS3 titles will have support for 3D including Killzone 3, Gran Turismo 5, and Crysis 2.

Many games were demoed and shown including Little Big Planet 2, Dead Space 2, PlayStation Move titles, and plenty of trailers for new games. GT5 actually a release date, and is set to launch this November.

The PS Move will arrive this September, and the Action Motion controller will be $50and the Navigation Controller will cost $30. So about 80 bucks to have both plus the price of Move games shows that Sony's motion plan might be a little cost worthy. More Notes Below:


PlayStation Move will launch in the US on September 19th.

The motion controller will cost $49.99. The Navigation controller will cost $29.99

Heroes on the Move Action Game- Features Jak, Ratchet and Clank, and Sly Cooper

PSP Camera Enable games

Little Big Planet 2 being shown

Play.Create.Share!

LBP2 is being shown minigames created withing the game

Virtual E3 in Home

PlayStation Plus Service Option 49.99 Yearly 17.99- 3 Months

PS3 will get Medal of Honor exclusive content

Dead Space 2 demonstration!

PS3 Exclusive Dead Space 2 Edition- Includes Dead Space Extraction with Move Support

Gabe Newell! Talks about Steam and PS3

Portal 2 coming to PS3-Coming 2011

Final Fantasy XIV trailer shown

Mafia II hitting August 24th

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Beta Exclusive to PS3

Gran Turismo coming in November

inFamous 2 trailer being shown

Twisted Metal! Coming 2011 and Exclusive to PS3

In 10 short days, the future of gaming for the next few years will be shown at the annual Gaming Convention. For us the game fans, Spike and G4 will be showing the press conferences on TV with no commercials in the way as we see what Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have been up to. For my blog, you can expect plenty of quick posts and my twitter to feature 140 characters of gaming goodness. I pretty much plan on watching the conferences with a laptop close by to summarize what will be shown.

I personally want to find out more about the Dead Rising 2 Downloadable chapter that will be out before the games release, and see Fallout New Vegas in action. Anything you are looking forward to for E3 2010? Feel free to leave a comment and tell me!

Yesterday was Nintendo and Sony's turn to show what we would be playing in the future. New Peripherals were announced, as well a slew of new games.

Nintendo Highlights
















-Announced New Mario Titles including Super Mario Galaxy 2, and New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii which can be played with up to 4 people

-Golden Sun Announced for the Nintendo DSi

-Metroid Other M shown for the Wii. Developed by Team Ninja and Nintendo

Sony Highlights















-PSP Go! Officially Announced and Shown. 249.99 Price for the Fall

-A slew of New PSP games shown including Gran Turismo PSP, A New Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy Dissidia, and Jak and Daxter

-MAG was demoed live and included 256 players around the world

-Uncharted 2 was demoed, and Beta Starts Today

-New Ico game was shown

-God of War III was demoed

Many great highlights from both of these conferences. But E3 isn't over. There will still be more games shown so tune in where ever you like to get your gaming news!