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October 23, 2010
Industry News - You can't train a soldier with video games!
Former US Marine and Iraqi Freedom veteran Benjamin Busch has come out with his opinion on the new Medal of Honor in his essay to National Public Radio (NPR). He discusses the creative changes that Medal of Honor has made in its latest game, such as changing "Taliban"Â to "Opposing Force"Â
"I honestly don't like that Medal of Honor depicts the war in Afghanistan right now, because "€œ even as fiction "€œ it equates the war with leisure of games...change the name of the enemy doesn't change who it is"ÂHe went on to include that Medal of Honor cannot train its players to be actual skilled as special Ops, nor can it convert anyone into Islamic fundamentalism and that the game is to make modern war into a participatory cinema because that is what the creators do as a business.
I took away from his essay that Benjamin is basically saying you cannot really hide from what something is truly about.
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October 21, 2010
Industry News - King of Kong to be in a Theater near you?
Billy Mitchell and Steve Weibe are known for the ongoing battle for the title of King of Kong. They both have spent a significant portion of time trying to get the best score on the original Donkey Kong game. Their documentary "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters"Â is greatly known throughout the gaming world and has developed a cult following. If you thought we couldn't get enough of these two, you were WRONG!
There have been talks about making a featured film. They are currently working on the script and working with New Line Cinema. It is going to be interesting to see if they capture the magic from the documentary and put it a scripted film.
There are some concerns about making this movie. The success of this movie was a complete shock to many. The timing and release of the original documentary helped to make it successful. The writers for the new film will need to address that we are in a different era,
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October 20, 2010
Gaming News - Infamous Back and Better than Ever!
For gamers who enjoy free roaming and shocking enemies with their hands, wait no longer. Infamous 2 is coming out; Cole is back and stronger than ever.
Infamous 1 is about Cole acquiring his super powers and learning about what it means to be a superhero in an unnamed city. Infamous 2 will take the story further with Cole's journey as a superhero. The second game was given a definitive place, a new city called Marais, which is based on New Orleans. Cole heads to this city in search of a scientist who is believed to hold the key to defeating the dark entity. As Cole learns more and more, he must harness his powers to save mankind.
Sucker Punch
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October 17, 2010
XBOX 360 Console NEWS: Chevy and others advertise by XBOX
The forces of Sprint, T-Mobile, and Chevrolet in using the Kinect from Microsoft in order to advertiseÂÂto gamers in a new way. When Kinect Joy Ride comes out later this year, Chevrolet will use the technology of the Kinect in order to have gamers test-drive vehicles in-game. In addition you can unlock other Chevy products such was the Cruze, Camaro, and the Corvette.
Sprint will be using Kinect by sponsoring the launch of Kinect Adventures by co-branding the experience on X-Box live and also holding a contest where people can get their pictures on the
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October 15, 2010
Industry News - Research finds Video Games connected to a number of injuries
<h1>Industry News - Research finds Video Games connected to a lot of injuries</h1>Well, ladies and gentlemen we truly are living in the 21st century. According to aÂÂresearch team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, -
October 14, 2010
Games - NBA Jam sets Politicians against each other
Taking a page from the old NBA Jam games, there will be political figures in NBA Jam. EA's latest game in the franchise will feature the political figures of today including Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, John McCain, and President Obama.
Thankfully, both sides of the aisle will be represented and will have actual teams based on their parties of both Republican and Democrat and will have their own uniforms and home courts. So far it's been confirmed to be included on the Wii at the moment but they're likely to be on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions in an upcoming update.
Now it's only a matter of time before
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October 13, 2010
Games - Medal of Honor to be like EA's Call of Duty?
Spending a lot of my time with Halo: Reach and other gaming distractions, I'm left to decipher the opinions of others when it comes to Medal of Honor. EA has obviously spent an incredible amount of money advertising this franchise, but even if this Medal of Honor turns out not to be that great, it won't all be superfluous. To be clear, EA hasn't spent money on just this game, they've spent the marketing dollars on a blitz to revive the name, the juggernaut, the franchise for the inevitable Medal of Honor 2.
Reviews across the board are giving this game an adequate score. Metacritic.com,
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October 13, 2010
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October 08, 2010
Games: Previews of Sonic 4
It's been a long time since Sega has made a respectable Sonic game. Some gamers argue that Sonic's foray into the third dimension was when it went down hill, but personally I'd say it started after Sonic Adventure 2, around the time Shadow the Hedgehog got his own game (2005). I'm not sure that we needed a game that was aesthetically Sonic meets Devil May Cry. Sega just continued to make bad decision after bad decision, failing to maintain the degree of polish a third party developer should have for their flagship series. Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 was a nest of bugs and glitches while offering nothing new. Maybe they thought they didn't need to do anything, but slap Sonic on a title's name. If that's the case they've learned their lesson the hard way.
When Sonic Unleashed came out Sonic fans finally got a polished looking Sonic game and it made a lot of gamers wonder, is the Sonic gameplay just not relevant these days? Sonic Unleashed, werehog stages
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October 04, 2010
Games & Industry News - Blockbuster Facing Financial Troubles
Blockbuster, the world's largest movie-rental company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to failing to meet with its competitors like Netflix. The company listed that its assets of $1.02 billion was up against its $1.46 billion in New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The company said it will try to bounce back by working with bondholders to reorganize the company and attain loan of around $125 million in order to finance it's bouncing back operations.
Blockbuster claims that it will retain all of their U.S. Operations such as their chain stores and their newly acquired DVD vending machines, their mail services, and all other parts.
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