Two new games are set to become unleashed onto the computer games and console markets within the next few months for 2011;
Battlefield 3 - October 25 2011
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - November 8 2011
There will be megasales expected for both titles, Call Of Duty:Black Ops is one of the most successful single sold titles in electronic gaming history and almost every Battlefield title released has sold extremely well. Both games will bring new stories, new characters, new graphics, new 'wow' factor events and situations that kids will talk about for time to come.
The Call Of Duty title will feature a continuation from MW2 where the Russians are attempting the taker over of the USA and expanded theaters of war will include new locations in Europe and North Africa. There will be a single player group of missions, Co-op mode will see players pitted against smart spawning enemies until one is totally overwhelmed. This will also unlock new features and upgrades for players and weapons. Developers recommend that the killstreak system for multiplayer will be improved and become less reliant on perks and more on skills.
The Battlefield title will reflect again a combined arms approach to combat, so soldiers will be able to drive vehicles, fire rocket launchers and travel in marine craft. Alike the COD title, it will also follow on from events of Battlefield 2. There will be a single player group of missions, Multiplayer will be improved and will see up to 64 simultaneous players on a single battlefield, its strength shown through playing as one of four character types, Assault, Support, Engineer and Recon. New match modes will become available.
Both titles will be playable on Windows, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, there may be a possible port of a Wii version of BF3.
I expect both titles to become in excess of one billion each in sales in the first twelve months.
Happy Hunting!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Monday, September 20, 2010
RPG Gaming - Still Growing & Going Strong
After the first 35+ years of the P&P RPG Industry (Pen & Paper Role Playing Game Industry) it is good to see it's still going strong after 35+ years. Born out of an adaption to original table top war gaming, an added fantasy element emerged for the burgeoning 'role playing' game. A much more elaborate set of rules (Games Master running a game as referee, NPC characters and everything else within a 'realm') and a grand over arching theme (Dungeons, Dragons, Damsels in distress, knights to save the day, and an exploration of typical arch-types (Arthur the knight=fighter, Conan= barbarian type, Gandalf=mage). Most likely a game like Dungeons and Dragons, the granddaddy of most modern role play games would have received a major influence from books, novels, ancient historical mythology and to an extent, films.
Dungeons and Dragons has survived 35 years of media hype and not so good stories over the years, rival games , even rival industries (in the case of this game if you can't beat them, buy them). Yet it is now since 2008 in it's 4th iteration. So many other 'games' have been created as an off shoot of this original game, like Pokemon and Magic:The Gathering Collectible Card Games. Some similar, some so remotely different that they do not call themselves an role playing game anymore. The game needed a lick of new paint and of course the veterans cried out that their game was being changed and destroyed and none for the better (this is commonly a reoccurring theme with sequels for console and computer games, and frankly rather boring).
One of the best aspects I always found when I played was the choice for us to follow the rules as close or as little as we wished. Once we had as a whole, an understanding of the 'engine', the chassis and body kit would model onto what we chose it to be. A rule made a particular weapon too small for damage? We always found +5 versions. Charisma as a major stat we broke down into: Appearance, Personal Charm & Social Aptitude and these became far more primary for us for some of our 'role playing' aspects requiring charisma.
So what, don't like a rule, change it or don't use it. After 35 years, all of these books you bought are just 'guides' anyway. So when this type of game, the 'role playing game' is in decline, look out, new players will come on board to source out an adventure that no other media can provide better, than this great art form of entertainment.
Long Live The Game!
Dungeons and Dragons has survived 35 years of media hype and not so good stories over the years, rival games , even rival industries (in the case of this game if you can't beat them, buy them). Yet it is now since 2008 in it's 4th iteration. So many other 'games' have been created as an off shoot of this original game, like Pokemon and Magic:The Gathering Collectible Card Games. Some similar, some so remotely different that they do not call themselves an role playing game anymore. The game needed a lick of new paint and of course the veterans cried out that their game was being changed and destroyed and none for the better (this is commonly a reoccurring theme with sequels for console and computer games, and frankly rather boring).
One of the best aspects I always found when I played was the choice for us to follow the rules as close or as little as we wished. Once we had as a whole, an understanding of the 'engine', the chassis and body kit would model onto what we chose it to be. A rule made a particular weapon too small for damage? We always found +5 versions. Charisma as a major stat we broke down into: Appearance, Personal Charm & Social Aptitude and these became far more primary for us for some of our 'role playing' aspects requiring charisma.
So what, don't like a rule, change it or don't use it. After 35 years, all of these books you bought are just 'guides' anyway. So when this type of game, the 'role playing game' is in decline, look out, new players will come on board to source out an adventure that no other media can provide better, than this great art form of entertainment.
Long Live The Game!
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