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In the News: No Milo For you (Update)

OK so yesterday I posted than their would not be a game with Milo in well Peter Molyneux says it might be other wise. In a story at IGN.com Molyneux said that Milo we saw is getting more and more add to the game.  Maybe we will see Milo after all and yeah I'll be buying and reviewing it as well.

Check This Out: Nintendo Nationwide Gaming Contest

So I figured this need too be shared so I must first say CALLING ALL WII OWNER PAY ATTENTION. Nintendo has announced the Wii Games Summer 2010. This is a Gaming contest that can win you prizes and a trip to LA for the Championships. I found this at G4tv.com and though I would share it with you for more info on the games check out their site here . I highly recommend all Wii owners to get on this and have some fun.

In the News: No Milo For you

So while I trolled along my favorite gaming new sites I found this bit of bad news of at G4tv.com . The greatly asked about and very missed from this year E3 was Milo the AI game for the Kinect (Natal at the time it was demoed) is just a Technical Demonstration. I'm not going to lie this was the only reason I would of bought Kinect other than the wireless voice remote. Now my list of games for the Kinect is down to Ubisoft's Fitness game (forgive me if I don't remember the title). This news I think will honestly hurt the sales of Kinect, but this is still the launch who knows what the future holds for it, but with Lionhead not currently producing anything for the Kinect, I.E. the talk about Fable 3 features that are either not their or not finished and now no Milo Boy Adventurer (which is to only title I can think of for this game). To wrap this up I think we've seen the beginning of the age of the casual gamer and no sir I don't like it. So I say "R.I.P Milo y

In the News: Rumors of the Kinect price

Sense it grad appearance at the Microsoft press conference Kinect has done one thing in the news and that's countless articles about how much it will cost.  Most of the retailers (Amazon.com, Gamestop, etc) have listed the device as $149.  Now Microsoft online store has also listed as 149. G4TV.com's The Feed has reported that their is an no official price announcement. But when will we see a price announcement. 1up.com reported that we may see an announcement as late as Gamescon. My thoughts on this are Their are a few things Microsoft need to do here with this. 1st don't pack this thing with out the old Xbox 360 adapter. Yes that right it has a special port that was built in to the Slims but not the older 360's.  2nd Bundles yes sell the unit with out games, and consoles but also make bundles with game an consoles. The more bundle options the better. 3rd please for your sake don't stick with the 149 dollar price. Now their is a rumor out their that this th

Review : Transformers: War for Cybertron

Ok so this will be my 1st of many reviews for this blog. And this time I’m looking at Transformers: War for Cybertron (WFC). But before I get in to the game let me tell you about my rating system. I will do a five point scale with five being the highest and one being lowest. I will rate a game on different thing like: Story, Game play, Graphics, etc. So let get started with my review of Transformers WFC. Story The Game in divided in to two parts Decepticons and Autobots. You can start the game with either one but it is recommended that you start with Decepticons. The Decepticons story is the search for dark energon. Take charge of characters like Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave as they tear through Autobot army to reach their goal. The Story is a little lake luster but it does show just how fully evil Megatron is. The Autobots story you take follows Optimus Prime as he rallies Autobots to save Cybertron form the Decepticons. This story is more fulfilling than the Decepticons st

E3 Wrap Up

Ok so here are a taste of the games that caught my attention and the studios they’re being released by. I will pick a few gems that I like by each studio and talk about them more in depth and how I feel about them. Activision: • DJ Hero 3D (3DS) • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3, Wii, X360) Bethesda Softworks: • Brink (PC, PS3, X360) • Fallout: New Vegas (PC, PS3, X360) • Hunted: The Demon's Forge (PC, PS3, X360) • Rage (PC, PS3, X360) Capcom: • Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (PS3, X360) • Dead Rising 2 (PC, PS3, X360) • Dead Rising: Case Zero (X360) • Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3, X360) • Okamiden (DS) Disney Interactive Studios: • Epic Mickey (Wii) • Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned (PC, PS3, X360) • Tron Evolution (PC, PS3, X360) Electronic Arts: • Bulletstorm (PC, PS3, X360) • Crysis 2 (PC, PS3, X360) • Dead Space 2 (PC, PS3, X360) • Medal of Honor (PC, PS3, X360) • Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PC, PS3, Wii, X360) Konami:

E3 day 1

Ok today the floor doors opened but before that Nintendo and Sony got up on the stage and told us what to expect in the next year. Nintendo came on strong with a new Zelda game, Epic Mickey, and Goldeneye 007. Sony began showing off new games, the Move, and exclusive content for their multi-platforms games. Like yesterday I'll keep this to Pros and Cons Pros Nintendo - New games from Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, and Kid Icarus - Goldeneye 007 updated for the Wii - the specs of the 3DS Sony - a new Twisted Metal - The Move being used in more hardcore titles - Exclusive content for games like Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Valve puts Steam on the PS3 so you can download the games Cons Nintendo - Problems with the Zelda Demo on stage - to much info about the 3DS no showing us how it work in 3D Sony - The Press Conference was too Commercial (though I laughed at the rant the guy from the TV ads did) - Marcus the PSP kid - Big Glowing ball at the end of the move is still their Well Nintend

E3 Day Zero

OK now that day one is done lets talk about what was done. Microsoft came in showing new exclusive titles and new franchises and the new Kinect. EA showing their strong sports line up and Bioware's new MMO. Ubisoft showed their off many of their new games and old IPs. Their were several pros and cons to these conferences and before I get to my thoughts on these conferences Pros Microsoft - Halo Reach and it new space battles - Gears of War 3 and 4 player Co-op - Fable 3 game play trailer and a look at the villain - Metal Gear Solid Rising game play - Partnership with ESPN EA - Star wars: Old Republic Trailer called hope - New shooter Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor, and Crysis 2 - Loyalty Programs Ubisoft - Rez 2 - Assassin's Creed brotherhood - Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - Raving Rabbids - Rayman Origins Cons Microsolf - Kinect games rip off the Wii library - Lack of Milo like games that interact and respond to you EA - over hyping their EA Sports

Natel's gota beand new Name

So i guess the big thing i need to announce is the blog has a new name it is now the Nerd Word. Speaking of new name (that ladies and gentleman is a segue) Project Natel has been given a name and it will be known as (drum roll please) Kinect. I'm not a huge fan of this i would of love something simple like Microsoft Play but no one asked me. I got my news from this link http://www.pcworld.com/article/198739/kinect_what_we_know_so_far.html?tk=hp_blg As for the meaning to the word Kinect it sounds like a play of Kinetic (kinetic |kəˈnetik adjective of, relating to, or resulting from motion.) and connect. I guess this is suppose to be clever I don't know at lest it better than Sony's Move (I really liked Arc as a name for that but again I'm not the person they go to for this stuff ). I figured I'd Share my thoughts on this I'll do more as I learn more form E3

E3 a Comin

With E3 just around the corner I've been keeping my ear to the ground on what the latest video game trends are. The biggest thing coming out now is 3D. Don't get me wrong I like going to the Movies and see them in 3D when I can but what Sony may be proposing by adding 3D too their games may cost the average person another $12,000 TV just to play these games. But their are so many other directions you could take gaming in. Sony is one of the 1st to companies to work on a 3D TV which is ok as an added function. Then Sony announces that several new game like Kill Zone 3 or Kill Zone 3D. Also Nintendo announces the 3DS witch will have 3D but it wont be the core of game play on the hand held. Now their are rumors that Microsoft is going to announce 3D, and I honestly hope not. I'm a big fan on immerse game play when the Wiimote came out I said that will change gaming and I was right. Because Sony matched it with the Move and Microsoft took it to the next level with Natal (s