Timeshift Demo

Sierra has released a demo (581.78 MB) of TimeShift. This first person shooter that lets you "Master time to become the ultimate weapon."
Release Date: 10/30/2007

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Features:

• Time control elements: Slow, stop, and reverse the flow of time, affecting the enemies and world around you while you move freely.
• Next-generation graphics: Using the Saber3D engine, the graphics include normal mapping for amazing high-detailed textures and characters as well as parallax lighting, which allows the environment to come alive with detail.
• Variety of weapons: Nine intriguing weapons, each of which will allow players to completely annihilate their competition.
• Rich multiplayer experience: Six unique heart-stopping, time-crunching modes include Stop the Machine, King of Time, 1-on-1, and the classic deathmatch/team deathmatch. Fourteen different maps capable of 16-person fields feature time-stopping chaos and massive destruction in an already devastated world.

Review: Two Worlds

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RPG Showdown
Winner: Oblivion




Read Why:
Okay I rented Two Worlds for the xbox 360 today. Playing through the first ten minutes or so I was kinda disappointed. For one, the visuals weren't that great at all. Choppy in places and the dialogue from the characters really isn't that good. Now the equipment screens looks familiar *cough* Diablo *cough* with that oh so familiar equipment screen and leveling up with just clicking the icons representing your skills or abilities. Now the water effects and swimming were pretty awsome to look at but it wasn't enough. The character's movements weren't very smooth and the camera can be a pest at times, epically when riding around. The combat is pretty simple, one click of the right trigger lands one strike, two clicks lands you a couple strikes. Finally, three clicks lands you a flurry of hits all with a funny sound and blood splatter icon over the attacker every time. Now its trying to compete with the masterpiece Bethesda made with the Elder Scrolls Oblivion but the fact is that its graphics are no where near Oblivion, the dialogue seriously lacks talent and the story had me wondering what the heck am I suppose to go now? When the map screen is so hard to navigate. You use the keypad to scroll around the map, but the right stick moves a bar that highlights the quests on the panel to the right which is hard enough to see which quest you have highlighted. However once you have found the quest and click it it moves the map to where you need to go. Do you get an arrow or anything? No. You get a colored dot on your map. In this case green. Okay thats fine but I have three green dots on my map now. Which one is the quest marker I'm after? Back to the map screen. Ah ha found it. Back to gameplay. Now all I can do is just to head in its general direction until it pops up in my immediate area. The story itself is also kinda hard to get into. You will come across a character who acts straight out of the Renaissance. "Nay good sir!" Fifty feet away you find a guy who looks like a ninja in armor who tells you to go to the "Goat cave". Right.....that just screams creepy. Who knows what kind of debauchery goes on in there. And I sure as hell don't want to find out. Enough Said.

Conclusion:
Combat system is lacking. Bad animation and blood splatter graphics.
Bad Voice-overs and dialogue throughout.
Looks very unpolished and a very good game if it was a very, very early beta of a n64 game.

However if you want an in depth game with amazing visuals and compelling storyline stick with Oblivion. Hundreds of Hours of gameplay and downloadable content. If you really want a new rpg that is on par or above Oblivion wait for Mass Effect. If hacking orcs and killing peasants is your thing, you are gonna have to wait a little longer.

Halo Wars Demo

Halo Wars Gameplay Footage. Showcasing the new real time strategy game set in the halo universe.

August in Review, and September Preview

Looks like the month of August is going out with a big bang. With all the games that just came out and with Bioshock already released. Demos have been flooding the Marketplace showcasing the games that will be out. I think this is a HUGE step for developers. The Bioshock demo proved this. The demo was downloaded by almost every Xbox owner with a internet connection. The demo itself aside from the graphics left you hanging so much that you wanted to go buy the game to see the rest of the story. The Result? It was sold out at every store I looked at. Thankfully I had a pre-order. Letting people try out the game before they go out and invest in a game for $59.99 or more. I have always thought that a person is more likely to buy your games if they are allowed to try them out first. When your interested in a game you have a number of things you can look at. The pictures, video, people's reviews (contains spoilers sometimes) or reading the back of the case or word of mouth. But, each of those is based on ANOTHER persons take on the game. When they get to actually play it themselves they are free to experiment with it and if they are hooked they will absolutely get a copy when it comes out. More and more we are seeing that this is the case. Look at the Call of Duty 4 beta Or even the Halo 3 Beta. So many people are interested in them. Why? Because people were not only amazed at the gameplay and visuals but people playing the beta are telling there friends how great it is and now THEY are interested and so on and so forth. Call of duty 4 is already looking like it will be sold out the minute it's released, and Halo 3 already set the record for pre-orders and there not even out yet!

Now looking ahead here is a list of some games that are coming to gamers in the month of September. A great time to be a Xbox 360 owner!

Metal Of Honor: Airborne

John Woo's Stranglehold
Fatal Inertia

SKATE
Eternal Sonata
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions
America's Army: True Soldiers
Halo 3

This is just a small taste of what is coming out in September. Now...just to find the money.

New Release: Stuntman Ignition

Stuntman Ignition:

Plunge into the adrenaline-fueled role of a Hollywood stunt driver in Stuntman: Ignition, and master the most breathtaking, death-defying vehicle-based stunts ever filmed. As the newest stuntman in Hollywood, you must rise to stardom by combining reckless maneuvering with perfect execution to unlock big-budget blockbusters and lucrative commercial deals. Create movie-magic in 6 uniquely-themed films on 36 different stunt runs with over 25 vehicles, or take the action online to challenge rival stuntman in the ultimate backlot showdown.


Features:

• You are the stuntman: Feel the rush of pulling off the most breathtaking, death-defying stunts ever filmed.
• Intense driving action: Perfectly execute a series of dangerous, high-speed vehicle stunts with intense, precision driving.
• Build your career: Amp up the action by improvising reckless maneuvers during movie stunt runs to unlock bigger-budget movies and commercial jobs.
• Online multiplayer: Steal stunts from rival stuntmen as you battle on the film sets, or through custom-built backlot multiplayer arenas.
• Construct your own stunts: Devise your own insane stunt runs and challenge other stuntmen online to beat you at your own game.
• Unique vehicles: Master your control of more than 25 unique vehicles, including exotic sports cars, motorcycles and hovercraft.
• Welcome to Hollywood: Showcase your skills in a wide variety of big-budget action films, commercial shoots, and tournaments.

New Release: Blue Dragon

Blue Dragon:

Famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker and developer Artoon present the highly anticipated Xbox 360™ exclusive Blue Dragon. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball Z and music by Nobuo Uematsu of Final Fantasy, Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends.


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Features:

• Innovative RPG gameplay features: As their quest progresses, warriors can create original attack methods by utilizing several types of Shadow Change, including Sword, Assassin, and Power Magic. You can choose to focus the hero on certain areas of expertise. Shadows level up and gain new abilities associated with the job they are currently doing. Once gained, abilities are not lost and remain available to use when needed.
• Massive scope and engrossing environments: Shu and his companions battle their way through an immense world filled with vividly illustrated remnants of ancient civilizations long forgotten.
• Stunning graphics: Taking full advantage of the power of Xbox 360, Blue Dragon engages you in a world and characters that are brought to life with vibrant colors and detail, from Shu's wild hair to his martial arts-style garb, conveying the beautiful simplicity and sense of adventure found in this truly next-generation RPG.
• Dazzling character design and effects: Toriyama’s unique influence is evident in the design of the game’s anime style characters, as their actions are enhanced with next-gen blur effects. Additionally, the game’s algorithmic animation system adds heightened realism to character and creature movements.
• Famed developer: Mistwalker is a creative company founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the original developer of Final Fantasy. Operated by a handful of experts, the direction of new Mistwalker is influenced by Sakaguchi’s extensive industry experience. Artoon is a digital entertainment design, development, and production company with rich talent and experience. Centering on the design and development of original content, Artoon is mainly involved in the development of software through external cooperation, as well as the design and production of entertainment content in the mobile communication category.

Mass Effect

In a diverse interstellar society, you must overcome other species' distrust of humans and battle a force that threatens to end all life. This....is Mass Effect

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Army Of Two

This is a game that has been under alot of people's radar. It seeks to revolutionize the way you play cooperative games. I'm talking about Army Of Two.
Release Date: 11/15/2007 *Confirmed*

You are a soldier in a two-man squad, and all gameplay centers around two-man missions, two-man strategies, and the fact that two heads are sometimes better than one. Your two-man outfit is composed of ex-Army Rangers now working for a Private Military Corporation (PMC). And your task is to work hand in hand with your partner to form the deadliest Army of Two on the planet. Online or offline, co-op is no longer a mode its the game.



Features:

• Two-man gameplay: Co-op isn't just a mode, it's the whole game. Work with your teammate to develop two-man strategies, and use that advantage to eliminate enemies.
• Intelligent partner A.I.: Partner A.I. (PAI) has been developed to work with the way the gamer actually plays the game, taking the lead when it needs to do so, or dropping back in support at other times.
• Customization: Weapons are upgradeable and customizable, and of course, can be shared with your partner.
• Online play: Move seamlessly between play with computer partner A.I. to a real life partner. Don't think alone, think like you're in an Army of Two!