Screens In Controllers: Where I See It Going

124d ago ... So Nintendo has released the Wii U and its main feature is a touch screen in the controller. It is a great idea however I feel it is a generation too early. In this short blog I will explain why I think it is too early and how it will eventually become an important part of gaming. First I feel Nintendo have jumped the gun with releasing a touch screen in a controller. I feel touch screens in...

Remote Play: Half Arsed Attempt At Genius

146d ago ... I recently got myself a Playstation Vita (note my first Sony handheld device) for a little trip I am having for the next 5 months. It is a quality bit a kit and extremely well made but when I decided to dabble in the remote play function, to see how well it works, something dawned on me. Why hasn’t Sony bothered to push this feature? For those of you who have been living under a rock this g...

Sony's Ad Patent

364d ago ... A patent by Sony (seen here: http://www.google.com/patents?id=lDb9AQAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=sony+entertainment&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mLS-T8TGIqqI6AHM__GqCg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sony%20entertainment&f=false ) has been found that shows that gameplay could be interrupted for an ad. Now on the face of it this idea sounds incredibly annoying. However, I am going to show that this feature is not only...

Unfair Look on Apple In The Gaming Market

441d ago ... You do not need to look very hard to get a feeling that a lot of journalist and gamers really do not like Apple. There are various reason with some I can reason with (i.e. lack of recent innovation and charging for it with a AAA price tag). But when it comes to gaming Apple is seen either in a negative light or Apple doesn't count in gaming terms. But Apple has inadvertently done a lot for smal...

Is The Industry Too Accepting When It Comes To Buggy Games?

531d ago ... Before I start, this isn't a hate piece. I like the games mentioned. It is more an observation piece. So we have just had the Spike VGA awards. Looking at the winners from this year and previous years I notices something, arguably, bad when it comes to the winners (especially Game of the Year). The last two years have had some buggy games. Taking a small trip down memory lane to 2010 the...

My Yellow Light Of Death Conundrum

601d ago ... It was a sad day two days ago. My 60gb fat PS3 ,sadly, packed in after 4 years and 3 months. What makes this situation worst was I bought From Dust and was thoroughly enjoying it until my PS3 cut out. Now I am in a dilemma on how to move on. I have got all these PS3/PSN games that I still play so I would like to get another. But there is a surprising number of option out there. One option is...

Is the PS4 closer than we think?

616d ago ... Now I am like most PS3 gamers. We want to get more money out of our machine before the next cycle arrives. But looking at the line up this year, I just can't help thinking that a large majority of the big developers have released a game this year which has got to hint at something The PS3 has enjoyed some wonderful exclusives this year. From Killzone and LBP2 all the way to Resistance and Un...

The PS Vita and the 3DS have a common problem.

619d ago ... With the 3DS already released and the Vita on its way, it got me thinking about the place these devices have in my life. One common problem occurred to me. They are not phones. To bring my point across we must jump back in time when the PSP and the DS were released. I remember think this is quite cool. A console in my hand. They seemed perfect for travelling and great for passing the time. N...

N4G's hypocritical fan base.

621d ago ... I recent submitted a news story from Eurogamer about an interview with Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream. The co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumiere mentioned how he had lost 1 million sales due to the used market. Some thing caught my eye in the comments. The was a lot of support for the used game market. That is fine but not many brought up the big question. They lost at least 1 million in sale...

Should gaming journalism have a major shake up?

626d ago ... We all know anybody can become a gaming journalist with a computer and money for a website. But is this really the problem. Look at the film world. They have random movie fan sites appearing left, right and centre but why do these sites get less focused and the profession, qualified sites gets attention. The main difference is qualification and experience. Some may say that experience is a f...

N4G users reporting: Sometimes it doesn't make any sense

640d ago ... As I write this blog I have been on this site for 462 days. It may be I have become more observant but the amount of poor reports generated by users is astounding. When a story appears that a user doesn't like they instantly report it as SPAM (Hypothetically for example a title saying Xbox is better) . Now it maybe just me but Spam is "Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems (includi...

E3. What a disappointment.

717d ago ... This years E3 has been, well, really underwhelming in terms of quality. I am not going to run down the list of the conferences as many users have already given a broad range of opinions to look out but more an over view as why this E3 was disappointing. 1. Casual/gimmicky motion control gaming is back. This is more focusing on Microsoft but Sony and Nintendo have fallen victim to this. Kinec...

Rushed reviews neglecting game problems

984d ago ... This blog is focusing on how rushed reviews are being published by the media have affected games saying they are the perfect game The most recent example has to be Halo Reach. A recent article has sprung up on N4g stating does Halo Reach Deserve 10 out of 10 http://n4g.com/news/605525/did-halo-reach-deserve-a-10-10-review This blog isn’t about was Halo Reach a 10 out of 10 game becaus...

How the term troll has gotten out of hand

987d ago ... I am sure everyone knows what the term troll means. According to Wikipedia “In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response” (this definition is based on the definition from the website:...

What's with all the Russians

992d ago ... The past couple of years I have started to wonder something about the “Modern” warfare Genre.....What is with all the bad guys being Russian. Let’s take for example arguably the best this generation so far, COD 4: Modern Warfare.....The main antagonist is the Russian Ultranationalist leader Imran Zakhaev. Now I can see why they did this to a point because then the shift for different battle zon...