God of War would definitely be in my top 10 gaming franchises of all time. I keep beating myself up for never having played God of War 2. Even though it’s been on my to-do list before the coming of GoW3, it seem that my procrastination has paid off. Because this holiday season the hi-def blu-ray collection edition is coming out I’ll have an even bigger incentive to flip out with Kratos for the second installment. May even charge through the first again for posterity.
God of War Collection will feature reworked versions of both God of War® and God of War® II on a single Blu-ray Disc™ at full 1280 x 720 resolution. Both critically acclaimed games, which were originally developed for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, have been remastered with anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second for a smooth gameplay experience on the PS3 system. Additionally, the Blu-ray Disc compilation will bring PlayStation®Network (PSN) trophy support to the franchise for the first time (included for both games).”
Comin’ at you for $39.99
I woulda dropped $20 for GoW2 anyway.
One of the reasons I had been hesitant about Blu-Ray is that I believe it was Sony’s intention to win the hi-def war at the expense of their gaming division. The Playstation lost its mantle as top dog in the console war after so much success with the Playstation and PS2. I was unnerved at the decision to cram a blu-ray player into the young machine raising the price to a staggering $600 price tag.
All to beat the HD-DVD. Sony won the HD platform, but the once great Playstation languished behind the graphically inferior Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Blu-Ray had essentially made the PS3 inaccessible to the majority of gamers with access to much more affordable options.
But now the grand plan is revealed to me and the floodgates have been opened. Amazon’s stock of PS3 Slims quickly sold and shipped and now has a 1-2 month waiting period for new to arrive. In their video game department, the Slim is now their #1 bestseller. Economy be damned, people just needed that $300 sweetspot to jump into gorgeous PS3 graphics and BD playability. As a fervent Sony supporter, despite my trepidation, I can finally start feeling confidence in my hometeam of Playstation once again.
There hasn’t been any price drop news or Slim news for that matter on this site as it’s all been hearsay up til now. But it is official folks, PS3 Slim has been announced at the GamesCom show and is going to hit at $299 with a 120 GB hard drive capacity. All of this will be comin’ at you in September with the 299 pricetag across the board for both new slim and fat versions.
I’m kind of jealous of this new tidy slim version, as my current fatty PS3 bloats my energy bill and turns into a toaster oven if my entertainment cabinet door is closed. Oh well at least I’m rocking some backwards compatibility…
I know I’ve been covering a lot of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 but I just can’t help myself when they finally release some Ms. Marvel footage. I like to call her the Wonder Woman of the Marvel Universe. For anyone unawares, Carol Danvers is a former Air Force ace, SHIELD operative and old school Avenger that has light-based powers, flight, energy absorption and super-strength. She’s also one of the finest toons to ever grace the comic book page.
I don’t think the developers quite had the handle of her in the first MUA outing. They treated her more as a mage type class. But she should have massive melee damage output as well. I make the comparison because all MUA games really are are action rpgs with superheroes. Anyway, enough nerdlust. See her in action.
So Alpha Protocol has recently blipped on my radar. The buzz about it seems to be James Bond/Jason Bourne meets Mass Effect and Fallout 3. Obsidian is the developer whose credits include NeverWinter Nights 2 and Knights of the Old Republic 2. Something like this interests me way more than a Splinter Cell game et al. I love that RPG developers like Obsidian, Bethesda and Bioware have been branching away from elves and dragons. Some other buzz has arisen from this title due to the sexy times that can had with some of the female characters in the story. Which, by itself shouldn’t be newsworthy, but hey it is a selling point.
You’ll be able to pick this badboy up this October.
Big words. As GOW has a ridiculously large following. And rightly so as I’ve seen it in action first hand at a buddie’s place. Touted as one of the best reasons to own a 360, looks like us PS3 fanboys have their own run n’ gun exclusive title. The comparisons are justified by that a large exaggerated beefy soldier type runs around in 3rd person with a large exaggerated beefy weapon. The main difference seems to be the setting with a stronger sci-fi fantasy feeling. Check it out for yourself.
The closest thing you’re going to see to the genuine article Optimus Prime, in anything with the “Revenge of the Fallen” title. This downloadable content for the videogame tie-in available this summer is bittersweet in that it allows you to imagine what could have been on screen. This alone borderline makes me want to play the game.
