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Monday, May 20, 2013

Ouya Another Console Not Showing Off At E3

By: Gabriel Roderick

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Okay, okay, with E3 in less than a month away, the developers of Ouya made a HUGE announcement.

Microsoft and Sony better set their game up to the max. But with a Microsoft conference in less than three days, chances are not much will be shown by them either. Leaving the realism that E3 may be boring this year if it's just one huge presenter. Ouya technically will not be at E3, it'll be outside. While Nintendo will not be presenting at E3, Ouya, Sony and Xbox 360 will be.

Ouya will be presenting outside so that everyone can see it. Ouya’s Kellee Santiago has told us that the Ouya booth will be in “a parking lot directly across from the Convention Center's South Hall (address is 601 W. Pico Blvd.)” The dates are June 11th through the 13th, no press passes or anything crazy, just yourself bring ya friends!

Any developers will have till the end of May to submit their games that they'd like to be demoed or showcased at the event!

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUYA IS:

The Ouya console has been announced.

Don't know what the Ouya is?

Well it's the smallest console, easily transported from friend's house to friend' house. It requires no disks therefore they can't be scratched or have to be bought.

You will be able to download games directly to this console the size of a Rubik's cube. So you'll have to use a credit or debit card in order to set up a account to download.

Just like a certain program that has destroyed physical PC games..OH I know Steam!

Ouya makers have promised favorite franchise such as Final Fantasy brought to you in full screen HD. It will use a nVIDIA quad-core CPU and outputs via HDMI to sum it up to a stunning 1080p resolution!

And for only a 100$ why the hell not give this a shot! A lot cheaper than buying a new xbox 360 or ps3! www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-ouya,28zu0

Don't get me wrong I still have my reservations but this game can support up to 4 gamers at once with Bluetooth controller.! Has built in a wirless.

Oh yeah!

And most importantly if you want to develop games, just plug your laptop into the micro-USB port and anyone can release an OUYA game!

This thing has pretty sweet specs!
Memory: 1GB Ram
CPU: nVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-Core
Storage: 8 GB Internal Flash Storage (Of course this expandable via USB Port)
Connectivity: Wifi (802.11 b/g/n), Ethernet port, and Bluetooth
USB: One USB 2.0 port, one micro USB port
Output: HDMI (up to 1080p HD)

The only downsides I'm seeing are what's the library going to consist of and of course how big the games are. These are obviously small prices to pay to give this thing a shot for 100$. I can always buy a external hard drive, which on xbox 4gb would cost you at least another 129.99$ totaling over 300$.

Plus I am still unsure about the library but if this takes of who knows what could happen to the library? There is a unofficial list of games surfacing online promising some fun arcade adventures. Such as Minecraft as well! This could be a strong launch!

The biggest thing about this that separates it besides price is the idea that Steam will be compatible on this console. Meaning my Steam library will be able to be played on my ouya console. This leaves me wondering will the graphics be better than my pc? And 8GB won't hold one of my steam games!

Still many questions on the Ouya but for a 100$ I'm on the band wagon and willing to believe this console has as much potential as all next gen. consoles.

It hits shelves on June 25th, 2013!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Update: PAX East 2013: Ubisoft Dominates

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Ubisoft to take over Pax East. Just recently announced that Ubisoft will be showing all 3 of their upcoming games of 2013. This almost guarantees them a clean sweep and possibly studio of the year! The actual event will take place in Boston from March 22nd to March 24th!

More on the recently announced Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and pre order incentives for those that attend! This new Assassin's Creed game will follow the grandfather of Connor through his ventures on the sea with Black Beard.

Of course no correlations of WHY Black Beard is present or what his role is though he fits in the series just like Leonardo Da Vinci and George Washington.

There was a Pre-alpha footage which depicted a story like none other. Granted they also didn't show HOW exactly this game fits in with ACIII, though rumors are that Connor's grandfather is the first Assassin in the family.

The naval battles look awesome in this game, something that should have been in games like Tropico, just think we'll have a Assassin Creed game with RTS modes? No demo was playable but I'm sure we'll see something soon.

Now exclusive content is promised for reserving as well. PLUS incentives to Sony users. All Sony users that pre-order will get exclusive 60 minutes of gameplay on both systems at launch.

Hmmm is this a possible release date for PS4?

New content and demos of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This game has been being hyped for a long time! Picking up where Conviction left off. And of course fixing all the problems and issues gamers had with the previous games! Blacklist will have a interesting multiplayer which like most will play like your typical COD game.

Revealed at Pax East was some pretty interesting factors. For one you'll be able to customize Sam closer to how you player your shooting games, or just on what mission your on. The gameplay that was shown reminded of something like Punisher for the original systems or the new Max Payne.. A difficult all out shooting game. Something worth noting is the idea that you can pick and choose yoru battles. You don't have to kill you can go around sneaking around and knowing when to fight.

Hmmm. Just like Metal Gear.

Another aspect that seemed interesting but has become generic now is the idea of Spies vs. Mercs. Another team death match idea for online. Though with the weapons, skills, and customizations this game has potential for amazing online.

Never before seen content of Watch Dogs after Sony’s impressive demonstration back in February. But from what we've seen this game still just looks like Assassin's Creed in the modern age. Using the stealth and fighting mechanics we've seen over and over again!

Of course we'll have to see more before we can just give Ubisoft studio of the year! I'm sure other companies will be bringing more impact at this years Pax East. Make sure to tune in here for the latest updates as they become available.

Of course videos and other facts where enclosed behind closed doors at Pax East. However enough information was released to tell you this game IS Assassin's Creed in the Modern Age!!!

Big surprised there. However this is a interesting concept. In a world where we are consistently worried for this getting hacked OR this crashing. It's probably Aiden Pearce hacking a system. A few plot give a ways was released on his character.

Jonathan Morin, Creative Director told us;

“Once you control Aiden Pearce, you can wander around the streets and tap into every mobile device, every laptop, every computer. If someone has a secret, you’re going to find it. You can control everything around you, from traffic lights to the entire power grid. When you can control everything around you that way, that means Watch Dogs has to simulate absolutely everything. All the realism our simulation of Chicago will offer is simply unprecedented."

This is a mix of Mission and Impossible and of course Assassin's Creed. I also feel like a little bit of the Spiderman games are in this. I mean the city is your, you can control everything which will help evade a army of police officers chasing after Peace since he is wanted for threatning national security.

Ubisoft definitely dominated Pax East with three blockbuster games, we'll have more information as it's revealed about these three games, all three can be pre-ordered now with exclusives for doing so at your local Gamestop.

Stay tune for more.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist - August 20th, 2013 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3 AND WII U)
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag - Ocotober 29th, 2013 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3 AND NEXT GEN: WII U and PS4)
Watch Dogs - Holiday ( PC, Xbox 360, PS3 AND NEXT GEN: WII U and PS4)