Let's get back to the games Microsoft

11h ago ... So it's pretty much accepted that the "Xbox One" (hate that name) reveal was one of the worst in console history. And while I'm sure there are at least a couple more days of gifs, blogs post, crying Microsoft fanboys, and proud Sony fanboys, let's bring it back to what matters the most. Games. Microsoft showed some games at the conference in the form of EA Sports franchises, Quantum Break,...

The XBOX ONE, no thank you!

1d 12h ago ... I've owned two 360's. I've fought the Covenant, I've bleed with my brothers on Sera, and visited Albion. I gave up the last X machine a little after the release of the Kinect. Why? It's not because I didn't want it anymore, IT no longer wanted me. That was the rebirth of the Xbox, a new beginning a time when Nintendo was king of sales, and both Microsoft and Sony wanted in on the action. Th...

Microsoft should have went first

1d 14h ago ... Highlights and reactions MS new console will be officially known as “Xbox One” Multi-Media: Great multi-media services, and nice Kinect controls (I called the gestures and voice control last year), but I could care less. Guess the former MS rep who quit wasn’t lying. Xbox One specs: 8-Core CPU, 8GB of RAM (no confirmation of DD3 / DDR5), 500GB HDD, Blu Ray, HDMI, USB 3.0. Xbox One...

A message to motion gaming devs

39d ago ... With the new generation upon us and a new kinect and motion gaming in general being geared up I have some suggestions for the devs out there and would hope maybe even in passing they may see and possibly implement or consider these ideas if they haven't started already. I make these suggestions understanding the plight of the regular traditional core gamer and have identified these things as wa...

Next-gen? Stop doodling and do your homework!

84d ago ... It was back in 2010 when Nintendo showed off the 3DS that I thought to myself "Goodness, I'm sick of this nonsense. Can we just get back to the games?" No, hang on a second. It was the year before, when PS Move and "Natal" (Kinect) were both showcased that I began to get sick of the game industry's hardware obsession. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft were all going down a dark path...a path tha...

Sony Will Beat Microsoft next-gen

108d ago ... I've been doing a lot of thinking about this and I have come to the conclusion that Sony will beat Microsoft. I will explain. Microsoft and Sony are the ones in direct competition. They are after the same fan base. They both take similar approaches. Both have similar gaming experiences. The difference is Microsoft has no clear path. Sony continue to put out plenty of core first party exclusi...

Kinect 2 Could Be Nextbox's Downfall

156d ago ... Kinect is Microsoft’s gimmick, their ‘thing’, if you will, the hook that differentiates them from other platforms; like a guy with an unusual hat. Now some people like the look of the hat and some people think it looks plain stupid, there’ll always be differing opinions, but one thing’s for sure MS think they look damn good in that hat and they want to have it permanently sewn to their head. O...

Ahead of the curve

257d ago ... We always hear talk of which company is the most innovative when it comes to bringing new ways to play video games. This blog is meant to show that Sega is the most innovative company in the history of gaming. Full body motion controls While Nintendo was the first to bring motion gaming with the power glove, it was Sega that brought the first full body motion control device that eventually...

The New Dawn of Motion Gaming?

321d ago ... We all know the drill. “It’s all a stupid gimmick”, “Kinect is the end of the Xbox 360”, it goes on and on. Fine, I get it, the Kinect is in no way a well-adapted device for the audience popularly referred to as “hardcore-gamers”, and I completely agree with that. Kinect is great for dancing, exercise and children games, but it seems that every attempt at pairing the Kinect up with games even r...

Steel Battalion, The Final Straw For 'Core' Kinect Hopes?

336d ago ... I've been disillusioned to the word of video games for a LONG time now and, while I try not to run on auto-negativity-pilot I find that getting your hopes up for something special generally ends in disappointment where games are concerned. I could list all my personal disappointments here right now but I don't have enough ink in my keyboard; what I really want to talk about is my most recent a...

I can definitely say I enjoyed E3 conferences (almost LIVE) - part1

344d ago ... My E3 from home (almost LIVE) -- MICROSOFT -- HALO 4 the trailer immersed the viewer into the gaming world straightaway. I especially loved the intricate and lush jungle, it was beautiful, rich in colours, it felt very large and gave the feeling of a lot of exciting exploring ahead. The enemies look is very cool, they jumped on the trees, cloaked and attacked you viciously (although they...

After watching Microsoft's conference, I made a sandwich.

352d ago ... Having just finished watching the Microsoft exhibition of their latest innovations and various sports with no thanks due to my excessively laggy connection, I have collected my thoughts on it and would like to share them with the general community. My predictions on Microsoft's conference that I've made on my previous blog post has seemed to have been proven right with the facts that they conce...

CNET Writer's Inane Ramblings on E3

356d ago ... I have never written a blog or submitted a news article on this site before, but I finally felt compelled to write something in reaction to this blog post I just read on CNET.com (I am going to outline his argument, in case you do not want to give CNET any hits): http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-57443145-10391702/e3-needs-a-new-product/ The blog, entitled "E3 Needs a New Product" and...

The Kinect Is Ruining My Life!!!!

386d ago ... Back in the day I was awesome. I was a world famous quadralathalete. (To self: think they will buy that? Yeah, it sounds technical enough). I won so many gold medals that I melted them all down in an effort to be rich enough to take over the world. And I would have except no one wanted to buy gold bars that had melted ribbons in them. And they smelled like cumin. (Thanks for the tip, Dr. H.). I...

Star Wars Xbox 360 Bundle Pack: Show Me your Dark Side, I'll Show You Mine

396d ago ... A Few Days Ago... In a House Far, Far from Yours... A STAR WARS XBOX 360 KINECT BUNDLE WAS OPENED!!! Like most geeks, I have been a fan of Star Wars since I first saw the inner thigh of Carrie Fisher in Jabba's Palace in Empire Strikes Back. Of course the whole Force thing and the lightsabers were cool too. And growing up with a butthead of a father, I hoped my dad would one day fal...

E3 2012 and What I Want to See

440d ago ... Another year, another E3. Every year around June, the biggest and the best announcements and games are unveiled at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). Every year something big is always announced at the worlds largest game trade show. It was E3 2005 that the PS3 and Wii were unveiled. In 2006, Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII were announced. And it was 2007 that we saw Killzo...

Gaming is doomed

455d ago ... Wii is doomed. PS3 is doomed. Kinect is doomed. 3DS is doomed. Vita is doomed. Wii U is doomed. That is what industry analysts and video game journalists are saying. Every time an idea has come up that a small group can't accept or when a system shows signs of struggling at launch its instantly doomed. They will sit there proclaiming why a system is failing and why they know so much better than...

Gaming journalism: it's being stolen from the gamers

462d ago ... Every week, no, nearly every day I see an article about how the Vita is dead on arrival, how consoles are dying, how Sony should be making fewer exclusives, and how PC gaming is taking its last few breaths. And every week, no, nearly every day I see an article about how awesome mobile gaming is doing, how high-selling and influential Kinect seems to be, and how the latest Facebook social gam...

My next gen predictions

466d ago ... 1: The next xbox will have kinect built in which will allow the console to navigate the house with the built in wheels it comes with, Microsoft will all so offer the option of "Kinect hoover" which will come packaged with a kids game called "Kinect chores". This will leave parents very happy until they realise you need an Xbox platinum subscription to access the wheels and hoover. Microsoft wil...

Will Xbox sink their competitors Battleship?

486d ago ... If any of the gaming community was able to choose a lasting concept for the next Xbox Console, what would you like to add, to improve a somewhat outdated 360 system architecture? Granted, Microsoft have made some great advancements over the original 2005 console, including Dashboard Updates and the addition of the Kinect Sensor, but what about the next 10 years? There is little doubt in m...