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Is The Halo Franchise On Its Downfall? – Step Ya Game Up Podcast 57

Blade206, WorseCase, Haipa-Sonniku and two special guest HipHopGamer and DaSolidProof come together to bring you another smash hit episode of Step Ya Game Up. On the most entertaining podcast on the net we talk about the following:

- Halo franchise, to downfall?

- Is the DVD 9 outdated?

- Playstation Home A Savior for PS3?

- Xbox360 Sales Predictions

- Final Fantasy 13 Release In Japan

- 2010 predictions - Final Fantasy 7 and 8 talk about publishers

- As always, we have a Step Ya Game Up and much much more. Special Thanks to HipHopGamer and DaSolidProof for featuring on this weeks podcast.

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gotgame19855242d ago

i seriously dont think so but it probably loose alittle steam if they dont give it some time off a couple of years is they dont let the demand for it to build up but i think halo reach did the job in getting people intrest even if they were getting tired of it

Bungie5242d ago (Edited 5242d ago )

lol it's hiphopgamer friends

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4Sh0w5242d ago

No matter how you might personally feel about Halo, its hard to argue its on a downfall when Halo3 sold 10mil, and the spinoff ODST is among the best selling games of the year. Halo Reach is likely going to be the biggest games in 2010, the cinematic was awesome, but personally Alan Wake is my most anticipated game of the year, followed closely by ME2, and there are so many other great games this year, we're being spoiled with games.

deadreckoning6665242d ago (Edited 5242d ago )

Nope its not. If anything its on a RISE. Halo Reach looks to be a VERY different Halo and if it's the first game to use Natal support..MAN the casuals are gunna freak lol. As far as the hardcore crowd is concenered COD already destroyed Halo's community.

Saaking5242d ago

In popularity and sales, no. In quality, definitely. Halo hasn't been the same since CE.

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Saaking5242d ago

I've played all the Halos (except Wars, I don't like RTS), and it's obvious the Combat Evolve is still at the top. Yes, Halo 3's online is a lot of fun, but the campaign is, imo, weak. ODST is just.. laughable (again, my opinion).
Since Reach is based on the novel (or at least, I think it is), I think the campaign this time around is gonna be both longer and better. Not to mention the fact the Bungie is probably going to perfect their multiplayer formula. Like I've said before I'm really looking forward to Reach.

deadreckoning6665242d ago (Edited 5242d ago )

If Halo's QUALITY, as you say, is on its downfall then why are so many people still playing it?

Another question, if Modern Warfare 2 sucks then why are so many people STILL playing it? Lemme help ya out

"IMO In popularity and sales, no. In quality, definitely. Halo hasn't been the same since CE."

fixed/

Its okay if u don't like Halo, but Halo's multiplayer doesn't suck if ur into FPSs. Halo 2's campaign was horrible though FACT.

whoelse5242d ago

I'm sure if Halo Reach can't match Halo 3 then yes it is on a downfall, otherwise there still may be life left in the franchise yet.

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Blow Out Your Brains5242d ago

COD steam rolled over Halo's community. It's still massive, but it will never be number one consistently on live like COD is.

gotgame19855242d ago

they spend the whole podcast dogging the 360

stonecold15242d ago

dvd9 holding ps3 and pc games development dvd9 was outdated ages ago i can agree with japan final fantasy 13 will do well on ps3 because finalfantasy was the home on nintendo playstation brand

Ko_Uraki5242d ago

whith the same garbages :)

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 1h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken20h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 12h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt23h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken20h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.