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Carlos and Adrian have been itchin’ to get on the mic for a while now, so they decided to give you a special “long-form” podcast talking about Gears of War 2 Launch lines, a lengthy Fallout 3 talk, and some Master System confusion.
Bonus! The Kids Vote and Talk Politics…
Many of you Xbox 360 gamers already know that today is Gears of War 2 Day. But many of you may NOT know of the nifty feature in Gears of War 2 that allows you to upload and share your pics. Well, my bro Daniel aka BibitoB at 1up.com wrote up a nifty and easy to follow post showing you just how to do that.
“One thing I wanted to point out today was the fact that you can take pictures in Gears of War 2 and upload them online. It’s pretty simple too. First of all, in order to be an in-game photographer, you have to die. Whether it be accidental or on purpose is your decision, although I recommend you play a local game with bots so you don’t piss off too many people for running straight at an enemy with a grenade launcher all for the sake of being able to snap some pics. Also, the best kind of multiplayer mode to choose for this is the Execution mode since games tend to last longer due to the only way an enemy can be killed is through an execution. Plus, the executions make for some damn good pictures.”
Killing yousrself for the sake of a great picture?!? Geez, what photographers go through for that perfect shot!
Via BibitoB.1up.com
Big, BIG games battle it out this week. First up, Resistance 2 wants you to “resist” and Gears of War 2 will be “emerging” on Friday (Thursday night for you midnight launch’ers). We went hands-on with the former, but Epic’s baby has been a bit media-shy lately.
Oh, and make a note of some of the smaller games that weren’t afraid to play with the big boys this week. Valkyria Chronicles should be just what RPG fans ordered and for those of you still hanging on hope for a Skies of Arcadia sequel — Vyse is in the game!
The full drop-list after the break… Continue reading »
Well, maybe not an exact answer, but close enough. Resistance 1 released the same year Epic introduced us to their next mega-hit franchise. This year, both titles go head to head again and while we haven’t played much of Gears 2, we’ve gone hands-on with the Resistance 2 beta. If you’ve followed our coverage, you should be playing the game ALREADY. Continue reading »
The below footage of Gears of War 2 doesn’t show the greatest amount of detail since it was recorded using a crappy video recorder. What’s makes this video even more annoying to listen to, is the constant yapping by some irritating chick with her older “college -cool” boyfriend.
[Editor's note: Cursed with hardware failure, "Xper" returns from a PC-less void of confusion with his usual feminist and socialist rant about why we should care about games. Are we looking at a returning theme, or perhaps a series?]
“Yeah looks promising, I just wish they sexed up the character a bit.” - Excerpt from a NeoGaf forum discussion about Mirror’s Edge.
Looking at the first in-game footage of one of DICE’s next-gen efforts Mirror’s Edge made me think that this might be a step toward turning hardcore games into acceptable mainstream consumption material. I am not talking about Wii-mainstream, I’m talking about turning “hardcore” game mechanics (first-person mode games with heavy action elements) into something more than point-shoot-cover-gameplay that is so heavily rooted in the “young male” target audience. Making a game that builds on previous genres, only transfering it from a dark and un-welcoming space into a colorful, bright world where less is king and maturity can’t be patronized. The world and concept alone of Mirror’s Edge made me feel hopeful; the in-game footage turns my heart into a pounding hammer. But when a thread on NeoGaf, and many many others, quickly turned into a debate about the protagonist’s “attributes”, the hope and heart pounding excitement in me turned into anxiety.
What we discussed a few weeks ago about the trailer for Resident Evil 5, and why we should care about what games present to us and how they depict certain imagery, had to do with games becoming so big a part of our multimedia culture that simple common sense about racism and gender issues has to be dealt with the same caution other mediums have a responsibility to do. Making the compromise that art actually does have a responsibility and cannot be divorced from social and historical context, we have to start taking games more seriously and making sure we as gamers and not mocked in the process of becoming mainstream. Being mocked, however, is the least of our concerns; molding society and forming our culture are our prime responsibilities as gaming enthusiasts. So ask yourself, then; is “sexing” up the main character of Mirror’s Edge a good step for us to take?
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