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OWNT: Top Gaming Releases of January 2012

Josh from OWNT.com writes, "While no one's likely going to argue for January of 2012 being the most chalk-full month per se in terms of blockbuster gaming releases, it's certainly got a few tricks embedded up its 31-day-long sleeves. One of the New Year's resolutions that we've made here at OWNT (that we actually plan on keeping, mind you!) consists of 12 overall features that will detail for you the top gaming releases for the particular month in question. It's going to be a good time, yo!"

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Top 8 Best Soul Calibur Guest Characters, Ranked

Assassin's Creed's Ezio and The Witcher's Geralt have been excellent guest characters in the Soul Calibur series.

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The Complete Ranking of Silent Hill Games from Worst to Best

The sirens are sounding again, beckoning you back to the foggy ghost town as we rank all the Silent Hill games, from the chilling classics to the misguided missteps.

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Vits559d ago

I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.

Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.

bfrye26559d ago

Normally, we would not consider it a different game (Restless Dreams), but since it had a very different critical reception and had new content, it was allowed. As for Downpour, I would agree, but since that one is subjective, we let him make his case for the placement.

gold_drake559d ago

silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.

for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.

CrimsonWing69558d ago

No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.

bfrye26558d ago

We agree, that is why the writer put it in top place!

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Soulcalibur 5 will be delisted next week on PS3 and Xbox 360

Soulcalibur official Twitter: "Valiant Warriors - Soul Calibur V is taking its final curtain call on the stage of history and will be sunset on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 19, 2023. The base game and all associated DLC will no longer be available for purchase. Thank you for your continued support."

-Mika-694d ago

This is why guest characters shouldn't be on the base roster. Im sure Ezio and the whole Assassin's Creed stuff license expired and that is why it is being removed. The same thing is probably going to happen to Soul Calibur 6 in 10 years.

Terry_B694d ago

I doubt a lot of people still played the worst SC game over 10 years after its release on dead consoles.

blackblades694d ago

Right whoever wanted the game would've had it by now. Also physical is usually the better option

gold_drake694d ago

damn.

alot of games have been delisted recently.

Nyxus694d ago

Meanwhile several big games are going digital only. Good omen for the future...

MadLad694d ago

I've been mainly gaming on PC for 12 years now. I don't think there was ever a game that was actually taken away from me.
Even the multiplayer-focused games, with their servers typically being taken down, you can still host your own.

Not sure why People are so against digital. You still need online infrastructure just to update your games or to patch them. You're stuck to online/digital one way or another.

Nyxus694d ago

Most games play just fine without an internet connection. There are also other reason aside from preservation, digital games are often more expensive (at least the one I'm buying) than what you can find through deals in stores. But most of all I just like to be able to actually own the games as physical objects, being able to lend them out etc. And be assured that I can still play them in the future. Sure you can probably emulate them, but I prefer to play on console and I'd rather play an actual copy than an emulation anyway.

I'm not against digital in itself, I just don't want to be forced to go digital because the physical option is taken away. Just give people the option to either get it physically or digitally, that way everyone is happy and it's also the best way to preserve games for the future.

CrimsonWing69694d ago

Make your peace with it. It’s the direction the industry is going in.

XiNatsuDragnel694d ago

Well industry is pretty much dead in that case.

lucian229694d ago

Can we please get soul cal 7 a year after tekken 8?

darthv72694d ago

Good thing I have both on disc.

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