Gameinformer Overview – September Update 2011
Gameinformer Overview – September Update 2011
Can you believe it’s September? School has started and I hope you’re having fun in college, because I know I’m having fun while not in college! Either way, we have quite a few games to pick from today, so lets not waste anymore time and lets just jump in right away!
One of the first games listed in this months gameinformer issue is called tropico 4. Now, to be honest, this is the first time hearing of this game for me, but obviously this is the fourth installment in this series, so I suppose that would mean there are fans out there somewhere. From the looks of this game, it seems like it’s a replica of the sims games, except you’re on an island with a volcano on it. To me, this doesn’t seem interesting, but for those of you who are into this kind of thing, September 16th is the day to look forward to!
One thing that did come about early this September is Call of Duty XP! Unfortunately, I missed it this year, but rumor has it, that there will be another next year, so make sure you get signed up for this one, because I know I sure will be!
Next up on our list today is Borderlands 2! Unfortunately I never picked up Borderlands, the first one, but whenever Borderlands 2 is set to release in 2012, you can count me in, because I will not miss this opportunity this time! Graphically, it looks like the last one did, it has a very artsy and creative feel to it, so for everyone who fell in love with that look in the first edition, you should prepare yourself for some more, because Borderlands 2 is right around the corner!
One more upcoming title that has touched the hearts of all Playstation 3 owners is Resistance 3! When the PS3 system originally launched, this was one of the only games out for it at the time, so everyone who jumped on the Sony train early on, have had their fair share of gameplay in the Resistance franchise. So for everyone who liked the previous installments, get out your pens and mark September 6th on your calendars!
As always, there are a couple sports titles being released in the near future. Now, I used to be a huge fan of the NHL games back in the day, but as time progressed, I have evolved into a first person shooter beast, so I don’t play as many sports titles anymore, but I do like to keep a couple on the shelf just encase I need to break out a party game once in a while. Other than that though, I really have no use for any sports titles, for the simple fact that I’m not really a hardcore sports fan. I don’t play fantasy football and I don’t watch any sports games religiously, so as far as sports games go, they just don’t tickle my fancy.
Last, but not least, we have Guild Wars 2. Now, if you’ve been gaming for any period of time, I’m sure that you have got your hands on some MMORPG game and if you’re anything like the rest of us, you couldn’t put it down for years. This being said, when I hear about a new MMORPG being released to the public, I get a little tingly feeling inside and just as the ring called to Froto in the Lord of the Rings, every new MMORPG game calls to me and it’s not easy to resist!
Apparently, Guild Wars 2 is focusing very heavily on their storyline, which should be super interesting to see, because I think it would be fairly difficult to fluidly work in a strong storyline into any MMORPG game, but let’s hope that Guild Wars 2 doesn’t let us down and maybe GW2 will take off and we can all play it together and live happily ever after.
This just about wraps up this fairy tale, so bring up a browser and start researching some of these games a little deeper while you wait for Octobers issue of Gameinformer to be released!
EDG Podcast Special: E3 2011 – Day One
Listen in as Patrick Adams and Jordan de Boer talk about all things Nintendo! We discuss the 3DS as well as the newly announced Wii U.
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E3 2010 Podcast Ep. #3 – Now It Really Begins
Listen in as Eric Bouchard shares his viewpoint of the first official day of E3, along with his impressions of Nintendo’s and Sony’s press conferences.
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E3 2010: Kid Icarus Soars To The 3DS
Kid Icarus: Uprising will be one of the new games that hits the 3DS. Not much else has been talked about other than it was titled “Project Sora” before the game was officially announced as Kid Icarus. It raised one heck of an applause.
E3 2010: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Hits The DS
The long awaited sequel from Camelot’s role-playing series was announced today at Nintendo’s briefing. The game will take place a generation after the previous entries. Expect Golden Sun: Dark Dawn this holiday season.
E3 2010: New Goldeneye 007 Coming To Wii This Holiday
Nintendo announced today of a new Goldeneye coming to the Wii this holiday season. Not much was revealed except that it will support multiplayer and splitscreen. Lets just hope we dont need those friend codes or it could be a nightmare playing online with your friends.
E3 2010: Nintendo 3DS Unveiled
Satoru Iwata finally took the wraps off of the Nintendo 3DS today. Stating that the 3.5 screen will show 3D graphics without having to use or buy any expensive 3D glasses. You will also have the ability to watch Hollywood movies in 3D, and can take 3D images. No price or release date is set as of now, but if your at E3 you can demo the new 3DS all week.
E3 2010: Nintendo 3DS Third-Party Devs Revealed At E3
Satoru Iwata showed a long list today of developers that will be supporting the 3DS with upcoming titles. Here’s the full list that is confirmed as of today.
- Square Enix and Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy franchise, Chocobo Racing 3D
- THQ and Saints Row
- DJ Hero
- Capcom and Resident Evil
- Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed
- Namco and Ridge Racer
- Konami and the Metal Gear Solid franchise
- EA Sports and Madden
- Tecmo Koei and Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive
- Professor Layton and the Mask of Mircale (not final title)