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Need For Speed Shift

Michael Sherlock — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:13:01 +0000

Need for speed shift is an upcoming racing game by EA that focus more on realistic racing and drifting simulation compared to arcade style racing of previous need for speed games. This game focuses more on the driving experience and is claimed to be “a racing game built by racers for racers.” The trailer bellow features some gameplay, and boy does the uncompressed source file look amazing, and also highlights a bonus customers get when they preorder with gamestop: exclusive access to the BMW E92 M3 GT2.

For more information on Need for Speed Shift, and other Need for Speed titles, check out their twitter and youtube profiles.

Halo 3: Recon

Michael Sherlock — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:14:17 +0000

Remember when I talked about the Bungie “keep it clean” trailer a few weeks ago? Well, one thing I said was

…this may be set in the halo 3 world but you probably will be playing as someone other than the master chief

Well, I’m happy to say my prediction was correct; Halo 3: Recon is an expansion to and takes place before the action in Halo 3. You will be playing as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST), one not as powerful as the master chief, in order to recapture the covenant infested city in New Mombasa. Besides some news maps, the multiplayer in this new game will essentially be the same as Halo 3.

With this in mind, Bungie has said that

“We’re not viewing this as a full game.”

So hopefully we will see a lower price point than the regular $60 USD but this has not been confirmed. An interesting comparison was made when Luke Smith told kotaku

“I would think of it [Halo 3: Recon] as our Frozen Throne,”

Referencing the very successful and fun expansion to Warcraft 3. The game is set to be released Fall 2009.

Bungie “Keep it Clean” Teaser Trailer

Michael Sherlock — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:11 +0000

The above video clip above from Bungie hints at future products coming from the developer famous for the halo franchise. And from the looks of things, the fight is not finished.

Obviously, this game will be an xbox 360 exclusive and I’m sure the online play will be great similar to halo 3′s addicting action. There has been speculation in the past that the next halo game would be halo 4 but I’m not so sure. Halo has been dominated by the master chief thus far so a game not focused on him would be different which is why I feel this upcoming title is not halo 4.

In my opinion, it looks like this may be set in the halo 3 world but you probably will be playing as someone other than the master chief. This would make sense considering the other teaser trailer Bungie launched after wining an EFI award didn’t show the master chief. Watching it over a few time I have also found what appears to be a release date: 01/06/09.

Kotaku has some interesting information on what the trailer means. If you have followed the franchise in the past, it’s worth reading.

Spore

Michael Sherlock — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:54:11 +0000

Honestly, I was not very excited about Spore. The creature creator was interesting but I never saw myself really enjoying it. When I read about the actual game I wrote it off, and again, thought it was one of those games I was never going to enjoy. I have to say now, I think I was wrong.

Above is a little clip about the full game and I have to say it looks really interesting. You still get the creature creator plus an entire ‘RTS’-like game. I am really excited about it and you should too.

The main game is coming to the PC (and mac!) September 7th. The required specifications aren’t that high so you will probably have the resources to play. Plus, there are mobile versions of the game coming to the Nintendo DS. (And iPhone if I remember correctly.)