Well, considering Angry Birds developer Rovio is based in Finland, it's not too far of a stretch. It appears that a German TV network has caught the first glimpses of Angry Birds 2, The Register Hardware reports. Known as Deutsche Welle, the network posted a short feature surrounding the small studio that created one of the most successful casual games to date. After showing a few quotes from Rovio CEO Mikael Hed, a few designers and fans of the game, the reporter mentions that the team is currently working on two more Angry Birds games.
The first, referred to simply as "Pink," is the Valentine's Day edition set to release on Feb. 14 (how fitting). The game will probably play out like the recent Angry Birds Halloween with a series of levels surrounding the holiday. But most importantly, the feature shows several images of what looks like the official sequel to Angry Birds. The reporter conveniently refers to them merely as "new versions of their game." From what we can judge by these blurry snapshots, the characters largely look the same within far more detailed environments.
Keep in mind, none of these screen shots have been officially confirmed by Rovio as Angry Birds 2. But if the studio was will
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Angry Birds Cheats and Tips: 'Like' it on Facebook, win three free levels
As if we had to ask. (We'd hope not with over 200 million downloads.) So, if you really like the Angry Birds, here's a way to squeeze three more levels out of your bird-flinging addiction. Rovio seems have included an Easter egg of sorts in the game that, when you 'Like' the official Angry Birds Facebook page after a certain point you will unlock semi-secret content. So, here's how to get three more puzzles, thanks to Social Times:
Swipe ahead to "Ham 'Em High" (Scene 5)
Gesture as far to the right as possible.
Tap the Facebook symbol.
If you have a Facebook account, sign in to it.
From with Angry Birds, "Like" the game (Rovio steps you through this process).
The three new puzzles can be played immediately, and you should probably expect them to be more challenging than your standard levels considering the lengths they take to unlock.
Angry Birds Facebook level gameplay
And while Social Times reports that you must complete all the puzzles in the Ham 'Em High Scene, all you need to do is skip over these stages and simply press that 'Like' button. The levels keep the western theme of this collection, but look considerably more complex, so enjoy the infuriating difficulty challenge.
Have you already tried these levels before or since reading about them here? What did you think of them compared to other puzzles, and what other semi-secret levels have you found?
Swipe ahead to "Ham 'Em High" (Scene 5)
Gesture as far to the right as possible.
Tap the Facebook symbol.
If you have a Facebook account, sign in to it.
From with Angry Birds, "Like" the game (Rovio steps you through this process).
The three new puzzles can be played immediately, and you should probably expect them to be more challenging than your standard levels considering the lengths they take to unlock.
Angry Birds Facebook level gameplay
And while Social Times reports that you must complete all the puzzles in the Ham 'Em High Scene, all you need to do is skip over these stages and simply press that 'Like' button. The levels keep the western theme of this collection, but look considerably more complex, so enjoy the infuriating difficulty challenge.
Have you already tried these levels before or since reading about them here? What did you think of them compared to other puzzles, and what other semi-secret levels have you found?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Rovio goes nuts for branding: Angry Birds new pistachio-peddling game
Yet somehow ... it just feels right. Rovio and Wonderful Pistachios have joined forces to release The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio, a branded Angry Birds game playable on the nut-seller's website through Google's Chrome browser. Rovio calls this the developer's first fully-branded Angry Birds game, as it was built from the ground up with Wonderful Pistachios in mind.
Rovio told Mashable that this is different from Angry Birds Rio, which just received its final update, since characters were integrated into that game. We still don't really see the difference, but moving right along. In this web version of Angry Birds, players must crack open pistachios and crush enemy pigs across five new levels available through Dec. 31.
But there's more incentive to play this variety of Angry Birds than to simply feed the need. By playing The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio, players have the chance of winning a total of $300,000 in prizes. The goodies range from a year's supply of Wonderful Pistachios to Angry Birds plush toys and $25,000 in cash, but you need to get to at least Level 3 to qualify. From then on, you can invite your friends on Facebook to get extra attempts at each level, and more chances at prizes.
Angry Birds Pistachio game
This all started when the Angry Birds were featured in a Wonderful Pistachios commercial. But Rovio is certainly no stranger to branding: The company has released everything from Angry Birds t-shirts to a cookbook, and plans to release a feature-length film by 2014. Making sure everyone and their mother has heard of you is certainly a fine strategy to soar past 500 million downloads.
Click here to play Angry Birds: The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio (Chrome Users Only) Now >
Are you still and Angry Birds fan after all this time? What do you think of these five new Angry Birds levels?
Rovio told Mashable that this is different from Angry Birds Rio, which just received its final update, since characters were integrated into that game. We still don't really see the difference, but moving right along. In this web version of Angry Birds, players must crack open pistachios and crush enemy pigs across five new levels available through Dec. 31.
But there's more incentive to play this variety of Angry Birds than to simply feed the need. By playing The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio, players have the chance of winning a total of $300,000 in prizes. The goodies range from a year's supply of Wonderful Pistachios to Angry Birds plush toys and $25,000 in cash, but you need to get to at least Level 3 to qualify. From then on, you can invite your friends on Facebook to get extra attempts at each level, and more chances at prizes.
Angry Birds Pistachio game
This all started when the Angry Birds were featured in a Wonderful Pistachios commercial. But Rovio is certainly no stranger to branding: The company has released everything from Angry Birds t-shirts to a cookbook, and plans to release a feature-length film by 2014. Making sure everyone and their mother has heard of you is certainly a fine strategy to soar past 500 million downloads.
Click here to play Angry Birds: The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio (Chrome Users Only) Now >
Are you still and Angry Birds fan after all this time? What do you think of these five new Angry Birds levels?
Saturday, October 22, 2011
What exactly is a fanboy?
On N4G their have been SO much trash talk about who is a fanboy, and whose console is better. Not only on N4G, but pretty much every gaming website. (Although N4G is the best example of fanboyism, because its glaringly obvious). I thought I knew what the meaning of fanboy meant, but I have seen so many comments that use the word fanboy that I barley know what it means anymore.
When I first found N4G I thought the meaning of fanboy meant someone who is loyal to a franchise, and I still think that. With that definition in mind I think I am a PlayStation (or SCE) fanboy. The reason I didn't say Sony fanboy is because I don't think I'm loyal enough. I only have 2 Sony products, and those are the PS3, and the PSP. I consider myself a PlayStation fanboy, because I trust the games they make, and I defend the company when somebody says something bad about them. If they have some opinions that they can back up i'll except it. If they have facts about it I will except that. I DON'T REPLY WITH AN IGNORANT RESPONSE. Which brings me to my next point.
Some people here think a that the meaning of fanboy is someone who spouts ignorant nonsense, and backs up their company by any means necessary. Personally I don't agree with this meaning. I will say it again that I think that I am a PlayStation fanboy, and when I see people bashing on a person's comment, because it was ignorant, and calls him/her a fanboy I think "Whoa hold on not all PlayStation fanboys are like that."
Some people just think that being a fanboy means just taking agreeing or defending a company. Like when someone says "I don't think Halo: Reach deserved a 10/10" that person gets labeled as a "Sony fanboy". Same thing when someone says "Uncharted 2 isn't the best game this generation" that person gets labled as a "Microsoft fanboy". Seriously not everybody thinks the same, and have the same preferences.
What I'm trying to say is that I think that nowadays the term fanboy is used way to loosely. So loosely that i'm staring to forget the meaning of it. People call each other fanboys left and right like how they eat, and sleep. They don't like Gears Of War...FANBOY! They don't like Killzone...FANBOY! He doesn't like Mario...FANBOY. Well thats what i'm trying to say is STOP BEING SO DEFENSIVE, AND CALM DOWN. JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T AGREE WITH YOU DOESN'T MEAN THEIR A FANBOY! IN FACT YOUR A FANBOY, BECAUSE YOUR ACCUSING THEM OF BEING A FANBOY.
When I first found N4G I thought the meaning of fanboy meant someone who is loyal to a franchise, and I still think that. With that definition in mind I think I am a PlayStation (or SCE) fanboy. The reason I didn't say Sony fanboy is because I don't think I'm loyal enough. I only have 2 Sony products, and those are the PS3, and the PSP. I consider myself a PlayStation fanboy, because I trust the games they make, and I defend the company when somebody says something bad about them. If they have some opinions that they can back up i'll except it. If they have facts about it I will except that. I DON'T REPLY WITH AN IGNORANT RESPONSE. Which brings me to my next point.
Some people here think a that the meaning of fanboy is someone who spouts ignorant nonsense, and backs up their company by any means necessary. Personally I don't agree with this meaning. I will say it again that I think that I am a PlayStation fanboy, and when I see people bashing on a person's comment, because it was ignorant, and calls him/her a fanboy I think "Whoa hold on not all PlayStation fanboys are like that."
Some people just think that being a fanboy means just taking agreeing or defending a company. Like when someone says "I don't think Halo: Reach deserved a 10/10" that person gets labeled as a "Sony fanboy". Same thing when someone says "Uncharted 2 isn't the best game this generation" that person gets labled as a "Microsoft fanboy". Seriously not everybody thinks the same, and have the same preferences.
What I'm trying to say is that I think that nowadays the term fanboy is used way to loosely. So loosely that i'm staring to forget the meaning of it. People call each other fanboys left and right like how they eat, and sleep. They don't like Gears Of War...FANBOY! They don't like Killzone...FANBOY! He doesn't like Mario...FANBOY. Well thats what i'm trying to say is STOP BEING SO DEFENSIVE, AND CALM DOWN. JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T AGREE WITH YOU DOESN'T MEAN THEIR A FANBOY! IN FACT YOUR A FANBOY, BECAUSE YOUR ACCUSING THEM OF BEING A FANBOY.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Angry Birds for PC
Finally, those birds that everybody likes has arrived on PC. After iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile versions, also iPhone cases and toys, Angry Birds has finally arrived on the PC thanks to the Intel App Up store. It’ll work fine and dandy on laptops and netbooks and will cost you only $4.99 to download. Nice price for this lovely game.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
Incoming search terms:
* angry birds for pc
* activate free angry birds for pc
* angry birds FLASH SCAM
* angry-birds-online scam
* free angry birds games full version for window xp
*
- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
Angry Birds is a global phenomenon in mobile gaming and the top grossing iPhone app of 2010. So if you’re not a smart-phone wielding hipster, you no longer have an excuse not to be part of this franchise.
Overall it’s pretty much an identical game play experience to the iPhone app, with some minor differences. It’s snappy, gorgeous, and it sounds amazing. On the netbook version you use a mouse or trackpad instead of touch. There is an open hand icon when the mouse is in hover state, and a closed hand icon when you are clicking or dragging. This visible clue when pulling the slingshot is a nice aid. It allows you to fine tune shots more than just observing the angle of the slingshot band.
Angry Birds for PC
Larger screen means more visibility in the game. On many levels you can see the target that can’t be seen on the iPhone. The previous shot trail is more easily seen, allowing fine tuning of your next shot. Overall the animations and physics seem to have more fluidity.
In terms of features, options, menu etc it’s pretty close to the original. On the netbook the replay level icon has been added to the game space. So you don’t need to pause first then replay. If you start off with bad shot, just click the replay icon, then you can start over. Saving a click is nice. There is a Menu button in the Pause menu that gets you back to the Start screen. There are some things not in play on the netbook version. The leader board and achievements are not available in the main menu. The Golden Eggs are there.
Angry Birds strikes an interesting balance of repetitive, simple tasks and challenging game play working for the many scenarios. So, if you liked this game on your iPhone or Android phone, you’ll sure like it on your big PC screen. If you are new player, don’t hesitate and join the fun now.
You must know and recognize the game from the Rovio, Angry Birds.
This game consists of seven birds with super abilities are different. By using slingshots, you can control the jump and the height of ill-tempered birds to tear down the building where the collection of green pork fat is shelter.
Where is a funny collection of birds swelled, turned into a grumpy group of birds which destroy the kingdom of lustful pigs these cunning thieves.
Angry Birds now not only for the iPhone, Android OS, PS3 and PSP. even Angry Birds has been available in Ovi Store for Nokia. And now Angry Birds have been available for Windows XP and Windows 7
Free Angry Birds for PC
Plenty of dodgy website owners want to rip off Google and push traffic towards their sites on the bogus promise of the free version of Angry Birds for PC. This is only a scam but in fact there exists a download free Angry Birds for PC nevertheless, you will need to move quickly to take advantage of that offer
Finland games producer Rovio Mobile has produced their very 1st version of Angry Birds Game for the Apple iPhone. This particular game was immediately caught by the iPhonesters, and Rovio understood that they will become successful. That has been fine. However, Rovio needed to get going by recoding Angry Birds Games for several programs, which become easier for small companies to get done.
Several weeks went by and finally, the Nokia and Android users could get themselves the Angry Birds Game. After that, the RovioMobile switched their attentions to the huge users of the PSP or the Play Station Portable and the PS3. That has been an additional huge porting project for Rovio operations.
During that time, the PC users have been reading and hearing rumors regarding Angry Birds for PC. Ultimately, in January, Angry Birds for PC was released, and downloading is not for free. However, not everybody is willing to pay for $5 for just a game, even if they will enjoy playing with it. These days, several users have grown to be familiar of getting some thing for free, so there are many who are on the lookout for a totally free Angry Birds for PC download. It can be downloaded via Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista, or Mac support. But downloading can only be downloaded if you have an internet connection for the process to activate successfully.
Angry Birds pc is one of the well-known games that have taken the popularity with over 200 million downloads. The availability of this game is taking place in almost all of the popular platforms. In addition to playing the game online in the browser you can now download it on your laptop and take it wherever you may go to enjoy the amazing games, enabling you to play whenever, wherever you go. Take it to your workplace or even in the park, while resting and basting under the sun. Probably launching the Angry Birds for PC the wisest and the best move the game maker ever made. This availability made for the millions of platform owners, even made the popularity of Angry Birds known to more video-gaming enthusiasts more than over.
Incoming search terms:
* angry birds for pc
* activate free angry birds for pc
* angry birds FLASH SCAM
* angry-birds-online scam
* free angry birds games full version for window xp
*
- Angry Birds PC Updated
The PC version was updated last week which we talked about in this post. This update will finally include all episodes of Ham ‘Em High and the two chapters of Mine and Dine. I’m sure this is welcome news for all the PC players who have been feeling left out. It shouldn’t have taken this long to get all the episodes out but that’s in the past now so lets just get to playing. Since all the chapters are available you also have access to all of the golden eggs. You can finally complete your collection!
As a side note because I didn’t want to do an entire post about the subject, have you all seen the Angry Birds bra? It’s available over on etsy you should go check it out. I personally don’t know anyone who would wear it but i’m sure there is someone out there who would. I don’t recommend buying this for you girlfriend or wife unless she really loves angry birds.
MMORPG, what are you really achieving?
Hello everyone, a lot of opinions will be made in this Blog so if opinions are not your thing your welcome to leave.
MmoRpg, they're large fantasy games that toss you into a world where you and millions of other players could progress through the game with Quests, or just straight grinding. MmoRpgs usually a lot of things to keep players around, like Building your home, creating your characters appearance, and some good quests. They're riddled with many things too suck you into the game to guarantee you will keep giving them your hard earned money. Now before i go any furture, this blog is more towards Hardcore MMo'ers and not casual players.
Hardcore Mmo Gamers usually stick to One Mmorpg game, and these are the ones im mostly geared toward to. Hardcore Mmo Gamers play these games like World of Warcraft, or Rift just leveling their players up to max level and having dozens of more characters all max leveled. These people like to play the game, I get it Im a gamer I love video games, but im not obsessed toward 1 game that I would play it for years. Hardcore Mmo gamers usually just sit on their computer all day and it's very unhealthy, they play and play doing sieges quests and it never seems to get repetitive for them. A lot of these people will be heartbroken if their game was to get canceled after all the hard work they put into the game, all the items they've gotten and more.
This is why I ask, what are you really achieving? Your playing in a virtual world all day that is also not very healthy, not only physically but mentally. A lot of these Mmo Gamers are very anti social because of the game itself. They have a hard time communicating in the real world and they will not react normally to real life situations.
Now, is that worth it? Is it really worth your whole social life? your physical life? Try being more casual, go out more, exercise, make real friends, your real life is more important than your in game life. Don't make them One, separate them and your life will get better, don't let these games consume you.
I would love to hear everyone thoughts in the comments.
MmoRpg, they're large fantasy games that toss you into a world where you and millions of other players could progress through the game with Quests, or just straight grinding. MmoRpgs usually a lot of things to keep players around, like Building your home, creating your characters appearance, and some good quests. They're riddled with many things too suck you into the game to guarantee you will keep giving them your hard earned money. Now before i go any furture, this blog is more towards Hardcore MMo'ers and not casual players.
Hardcore Mmo Gamers usually stick to One Mmorpg game, and these are the ones im mostly geared toward to. Hardcore Mmo Gamers play these games like World of Warcraft, or Rift just leveling their players up to max level and having dozens of more characters all max leveled. These people like to play the game, I get it Im a gamer I love video games, but im not obsessed toward 1 game that I would play it for years. Hardcore Mmo gamers usually just sit on their computer all day and it's very unhealthy, they play and play doing sieges quests and it never seems to get repetitive for them. A lot of these people will be heartbroken if their game was to get canceled after all the hard work they put into the game, all the items they've gotten and more.
This is why I ask, what are you really achieving? Your playing in a virtual world all day that is also not very healthy, not only physically but mentally. A lot of these Mmo Gamers are very anti social because of the game itself. They have a hard time communicating in the real world and they will not react normally to real life situations.
Now, is that worth it? Is it really worth your whole social life? your physical life? Try being more casual, go out more, exercise, make real friends, your real life is more important than your in game life. Don't make them One, separate them and your life will get better, don't let these games consume you.
I would love to hear everyone thoughts in the comments.
Should the gaming community have a major shake up?
Before I cut to the chase, I'd like to thank iamsuperman's blog post http://n4g.com/user/blogpos... regarding this issue. In his blog, he mentions what gaming journalism should do in order to present a more "fair and balanced" tone in all of their outlets, whether it be reviews or articles. After reading both that blog and viewing the usual comments that come through here, I had to ask myself: Who's going to take the first step towards a more welcoming atmosphere? I purpose that you, the reader, and I can be the first to achieve a better gaming atmosphere IF we can recognize these aspects.
1.) Opinions and bias are not going away
Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Onion News, New York Times, and even NPR are all examples of educated indivduals giving biased news at some point or another, whether it would be through suspicious camera shots to their talk show hosts. We need to recognize that another opinion will be leaked in some way shape or form into a review (and some news articles). Yes, it's shocking to see Edge, IGN, and every other reviewing site to think that not every exclusive is the "cat's meow". Even though reviews have objective means of displaying the game's true quality, the reviewers themselves all have dispositions to find different qualities of a game to be more important than others. The problem with this, as seen with some low scores to hyped games, is the backlash received by the community for this disagreeable score; however, the advantage is the ability to find that certain reviewer you can relate with that gives the best explanation (in your opinion) as to why this game is bad/mediocre/good/excellent. The reason this is number one goes by the rule of finding a problem by first recognizing the problem.
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2.) You're wasting time by complaining, rather than making a change internally.
This is more of an uplifting aspect to the blog, rather than an analysis. How many examples have we seen throughout the Bible where someone is dawned with a sense of "spiritual self-realization" in order to change his/her outlook on life, or a situation at hand? The answer would be dozens upon dozens, I imagine. Although you may be questioning my example, I've used it to help you, as the reader, to realize that this isn't the only generation to be bombarded by these types of complaints, only the technology has changed. Throughout various stories, both fiction and non-fiction, the general outlook of said character usually only makes a turn for better once they've changed internally; more often than nought, the external situation has stayed the same or even gotten worse in some cases, yet he/she stays with their new outlook in order to feel satisfied. With number two on this list, I hoped this would come off as the no-brainer solution.
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3.) Attack the quality of the review content, not the review score.
If you are a usual to n4g, it's easy for you to notice that ps3 and 360 fanboys feel that certain sites have it out for some of their system's heralded exclusives. Just the other day, I was greeted to comments on Edge's recent review score for inFamous 2 that made me appauled to be a member of this site. For every herd of users who say "But you gave X exclusive a higher score than Y exclusive", you'll be lucky to see a handful of users grab a quote FROM the review and make a complaint about the diction, grammar, etc. You should also note that these attacks against a certain site are exclusive only when exclusives to a console are involved. This is a definite sign where gamers need to understand the reasons why this game received this score before openly attacking it.
I've even seen it in my own personal reviews (there was some good criticism given as well, mind you): http://n4g.com/channel/call...
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4.) Patience is a virtue
Face it, the reason some of these disagreeable sites have such a strong following is that they started from somewhere, made their way up the ladder, and lost sight of what gamers truly wish to see from the site altogether. I believe that we, the "website sojourners", can be the first to create a better enviroment on the internet if we go after the "meat and potatoes" of the site, rather than bashing the flair that gives the site more hits. You don't need to start a revolution in order for the industry to change for the better, just let your honest voice be heard before the masses and the internet will have one less troll to worry about.
1.) Opinions and bias are not going away
Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Onion News, New York Times, and even NPR are all examples of educated indivduals giving biased news at some point or another, whether it would be through suspicious camera shots to their talk show hosts. We need to recognize that another opinion will be leaked in some way shape or form into a review (and some news articles). Yes, it's shocking to see Edge, IGN, and every other reviewing site to think that not every exclusive is the "cat's meow". Even though reviews have objective means of displaying the game's true quality, the reviewers themselves all have dispositions to find different qualities of a game to be more important than others. The problem with this, as seen with some low scores to hyped games, is the backlash received by the community for this disagreeable score; however, the advantage is the ability to find that certain reviewer you can relate with that gives the best explanation (in your opinion) as to why this game is bad/mediocre/good/excellent. The reason this is number one goes by the rule of finding a problem by first recognizing the problem.
_____________________________ ______________________________ _ _____
2.) You're wasting time by complaining, rather than making a change internally.
This is more of an uplifting aspect to the blog, rather than an analysis. How many examples have we seen throughout the Bible where someone is dawned with a sense of "spiritual self-realization" in order to change his/her outlook on life, or a situation at hand? The answer would be dozens upon dozens, I imagine. Although you may be questioning my example, I've used it to help you, as the reader, to realize that this isn't the only generation to be bombarded by these types of complaints, only the technology has changed. Throughout various stories, both fiction and non-fiction, the general outlook of said character usually only makes a turn for better once they've changed internally; more often than nought, the external situation has stayed the same or even gotten worse in some cases, yet he/she stays with their new outlook in order to feel satisfied. With number two on this list, I hoped this would come off as the no-brainer solution.
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3.) Attack the quality of the review content, not the review score.
If you are a usual to n4g, it's easy for you to notice that ps3 and 360 fanboys feel that certain sites have it out for some of their system's heralded exclusives. Just the other day, I was greeted to comments on Edge's recent review score for inFamous 2 that made me appauled to be a member of this site. For every herd of users who say "But you gave X exclusive a higher score than Y exclusive", you'll be lucky to see a handful of users grab a quote FROM the review and make a complaint about the diction, grammar, etc. You should also note that these attacks against a certain site are exclusive only when exclusives to a console are involved. This is a definite sign where gamers need to understand the reasons why this game received this score before openly attacking it.
I've even seen it in my own personal reviews (there was some good criticism given as well, mind you): http://n4g.com/channel/call...
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4.) Patience is a virtue
Face it, the reason some of these disagreeable sites have such a strong following is that they started from somewhere, made their way up the ladder, and lost sight of what gamers truly wish to see from the site altogether. I believe that we, the "website sojourners", can be the first to create a better enviroment on the internet if we go after the "meat and potatoes" of the site, rather than bashing the flair that gives the site more hits. You don't need to start a revolution in order for the industry to change for the better, just let your honest voice be heard before the masses and the internet will have one less troll to worry about.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Is the PS4 closer than we think?
Now I am like most PS3 gamers. We want to get more money out of our machine before the next cycle arrives. But looking at the line up this year, I just can't help thinking that a large majority of the big developers have released a game this year which has got to hint at something
The PS3 has enjoyed some wonderful exclusives this year. From Killzone and LBP2 all the way to Resistance and Uncharted 3. It is not really the amount that, to me, hints at a PS4's announcement on the horizon but it is the high quality studios themselves who have released/releasing a game this year. So Media Molecule, Guerrilla Games, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Zipper Interactive, Evolution Studios and more have released/going to release a game this year. That is a lot of major Sony studios
Sony exclusives do sell well. But to release a game pretty much every month or two seems, to me, a bad business plan. Everyone has preference over which exclusive to like but with the situation this year the amount means that not all of us can afford to get every exclusive. I have found it more difficult this year than I have in the past. But you may ask what has this go to do with the PS4
Well it feels that this year is the last hurrah for the PS3. The biggest studios have come/about to come out with big games. These developers usually spend around two to three years developing a game. It may seem plausible to you that in two to three years they will come out with more games for the PS3 but I am not getting that feeling. Media Molecule have already stated they are now looking beyond LittleBigPlanet. The studio director told Edge that they are "stepping away from LittleBigPlanet to focus on some new ideas." A tweet was shortly followed on the media molecule twitter feed which read "Loyal sackfolk - please be reassured that we will always be involved with LBP, at least a bit, and there's lots more fun yet to come! <3".The words "at least a bit" caught my eye. At the moment Media molecule are basically following up some ideas.
A lot may be thinking this might have something to do with narrowing the PS3 and 360 gap. I believe that is true but there could be another motive for this. The amount of games and the price cut shows it has been a busy year for the PS3. I am getting the impression this is the last chance to entice more people to buy a PS3 to increase sales before the PS4 is announced.
I conclude with this open thought to you. Why would Sony release all its major games and unveil a price drop this year? We have had some games announced for 2012 but not many major ones. Could we see a PS4 announcement at E3 2012. I kind of hope not as it means buying a new console but Sony are defiantly indirectly hinting at a new console. Why bunch up all the exclusives into one year if this wasn't so? I would love to know
The PS3 has enjoyed some wonderful exclusives this year. From Killzone and LBP2 all the way to Resistance and Uncharted 3. It is not really the amount that, to me, hints at a PS4's announcement on the horizon but it is the high quality studios themselves who have released/releasing a game this year. So Media Molecule, Guerrilla Games, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Zipper Interactive, Evolution Studios and more have released/going to release a game this year. That is a lot of major Sony studios
Sony exclusives do sell well. But to release a game pretty much every month or two seems, to me, a bad business plan. Everyone has preference over which exclusive to like but with the situation this year the amount means that not all of us can afford to get every exclusive. I have found it more difficult this year than I have in the past. But you may ask what has this go to do with the PS4
Well it feels that this year is the last hurrah for the PS3. The biggest studios have come/about to come out with big games. These developers usually spend around two to three years developing a game. It may seem plausible to you that in two to three years they will come out with more games for the PS3 but I am not getting that feeling. Media Molecule have already stated they are now looking beyond LittleBigPlanet. The studio director told Edge that they are "stepping away from LittleBigPlanet to focus on some new ideas." A tweet was shortly followed on the media molecule twitter feed which read "Loyal sackfolk - please be reassured that we will always be involved with LBP, at least a bit, and there's lots more fun yet to come! <3".The words "at least a bit" caught my eye. At the moment Media molecule are basically following up some ideas.
A lot may be thinking this might have something to do with narrowing the PS3 and 360 gap. I believe that is true but there could be another motive for this. The amount of games and the price cut shows it has been a busy year for the PS3. I am getting the impression this is the last chance to entice more people to buy a PS3 to increase sales before the PS4 is announced.
I conclude with this open thought to you. Why would Sony release all its major games and unveil a price drop this year? We have had some games announced for 2012 but not many major ones. Could we see a PS4 announcement at E3 2012. I kind of hope not as it means buying a new console but Sony are defiantly indirectly hinting at a new console. Why bunch up all the exclusives into one year if this wasn't so? I would love to know
Gaming, and what has changed
Ever since games were made, they were always there for a purpose, to either be beaten, used for being competitive or just as a challenge, but how has it evolved from the olden days of Pitfall and Pong?
Let's say we had to make something amazing, we had equipment, and a lot of things ready for use and aid of making a video game, but how do we put those together and create something that's never before been seen and create an amazing spectacle people would easily buy into?
I have no idea, but I can tell you that the people that made games such as Pong and Pitfall had the right idea!
Before gaming, we had things like Bowling, Pinball and other competitive forms of things, but some of them put the body to use and required you to go out and play, and if you were to buy your own Pinball Machine or Bowling Alley, it would be costly (Although so much damn fun!) so what did someone then think of?
Gaming Consoles! I'd presume it was born out of the entertainment you use to get from playing a good game of Pinball or any other games that use to exist and competing with your friends, what changed was that people wanted to experience that fun and enjoyment in their homes and living rooms, but couldn't due to the fact that it was too costly, but when Consoles arrived that was a whole different story.
Affordable, Easy to learn, and cheap to run, Consoles were a thing of Marvel! People could get that same taste of fun and enjoyment they got from the Arcades, in their home, and boy did they evolve over time!
Games went from 8 Bit to 16 bit to 32 bit, and then we had 3D gaming, that was pixelated and pretty much would look amazingly bad to us now, but then again, was a marvel to most people.
Then came online gaming, I'd assume it was created on the PC and then slowly evolved into something that in now day's, almost everyone has used.
Now we have a combination of games, created from not just known publishers, but people that are independent and in their homes just creating games cause they can and want to!
Gaming has come a long way from what it use to be, but still as it evolves so do people and that being said we as humans can still create even more wonders in the future and I for one cannot wait to see what it holds, perhaps a Virtual Reality game with almost Real to Life graphics, or even a game based on the moon somehow, we never know, but we shall see!
Let's say we had to make something amazing, we had equipment, and a lot of things ready for use and aid of making a video game, but how do we put those together and create something that's never before been seen and create an amazing spectacle people would easily buy into?
I have no idea, but I can tell you that the people that made games such as Pong and Pitfall had the right idea!
Before gaming, we had things like Bowling, Pinball and other competitive forms of things, but some of them put the body to use and required you to go out and play, and if you were to buy your own Pinball Machine or Bowling Alley, it would be costly (Although so much damn fun!) so what did someone then think of?
Gaming Consoles! I'd presume it was born out of the entertainment you use to get from playing a good game of Pinball or any other games that use to exist and competing with your friends, what changed was that people wanted to experience that fun and enjoyment in their homes and living rooms, but couldn't due to the fact that it was too costly, but when Consoles arrived that was a whole different story.
Affordable, Easy to learn, and cheap to run, Consoles were a thing of Marvel! People could get that same taste of fun and enjoyment they got from the Arcades, in their home, and boy did they evolve over time!
Games went from 8 Bit to 16 bit to 32 bit, and then we had 3D gaming, that was pixelated and pretty much would look amazingly bad to us now, but then again, was a marvel to most people.
Then came online gaming, I'd assume it was created on the PC and then slowly evolved into something that in now day's, almost everyone has used.
Now we have a combination of games, created from not just known publishers, but people that are independent and in their homes just creating games cause they can and want to!
Gaming has come a long way from what it use to be, but still as it evolves so do people and that being said we as humans can still create even more wonders in the future and I for one cannot wait to see what it holds, perhaps a Virtual Reality game with almost Real to Life graphics, or even a game based on the moon somehow, we never know, but we shall see!
3DS not doomed...Just has competition.
Its no secret that 3DS has had the best start but that does not mean it can't finish off great. Don't believe me? Why look at the PS3, but that's another topic. Articles flying left and right claiming Nintendo's downfall is near. No, no its not folks. Nintendo just saw its mistakes and decided it needs corrections.
Its not doomed. This holiday will be big for it, Mario, Starfox, Mario:And friends Game(Idk Sonic or somebody). Only thing is this time around there's a strong competitor. Yes Vita. The PS Vita is set to take the gaming industry by storm. Its going to have the games(oh the games...), features that will connect social networking and handheld gaming properly. Don't kid yourself folks, Nintendo has noticed this. Will all the announcements recently for Vita, its easy for people to say that "3DS is doomed! All hail Vita!" For the first time in years, Nintendo's handheld division has serious competition. Their rival's device has capabilities close to that of a console. Another topic brought up is the new circle pad for the 3DS. Lots of people claiming Nintendo is scared of Sony for this move. They're aren't scared, they just realized that with another circle pad, it will have better controls for games. Developers have been praising this for vita. I'm sure Capcom told Nintendo their experience with two sticks from Vita's development kit and saw the benefits from having two.
Now the games. Lets be honest here, Vita may just have the best Playstation launch just like Sony promised it would. You got Uncharted, U:MvC3, Ridge Racer(Don't you dare!), LBP, MGS HD & Rising, FFX etc.(BTW i know some aren't launch but you get my point) Sony has fixed their mistakes. They went back to making a developer friendly device, they're adding features gamers want. It's handheld heaven.
Like I said before, 3DS isn't going anywhere, its just has to actually fight its way to victory this time, no cheap shots *coughMayweathercough*. But I'm sure both devices can co-exist. If you ask me, I'd have to pass up a 3DS for Vita. Knowing i can share DLC between PS3 and it and all the games coming for them both is just a gamer's wet dream.
Its not doomed. This holiday will be big for it, Mario, Starfox, Mario:And friends Game(Idk Sonic or somebody). Only thing is this time around there's a strong competitor. Yes Vita. The PS Vita is set to take the gaming industry by storm. Its going to have the games(oh the games...), features that will connect social networking and handheld gaming properly. Don't kid yourself folks, Nintendo has noticed this. Will all the announcements recently for Vita, its easy for people to say that "3DS is doomed! All hail Vita!" For the first time in years, Nintendo's handheld division has serious competition. Their rival's device has capabilities close to that of a console. Another topic brought up is the new circle pad for the 3DS. Lots of people claiming Nintendo is scared of Sony for this move. They're aren't scared, they just realized that with another circle pad, it will have better controls for games. Developers have been praising this for vita. I'm sure Capcom told Nintendo their experience with two sticks from Vita's development kit and saw the benefits from having two.
Now the games. Lets be honest here, Vita may just have the best Playstation launch just like Sony promised it would. You got Uncharted, U:MvC3, Ridge Racer(Don't you dare!), LBP, MGS HD & Rising, FFX etc.(BTW i know some aren't launch but you get my point) Sony has fixed their mistakes. They went back to making a developer friendly device, they're adding features gamers want. It's handheld heaven.
Like I said before, 3DS isn't going anywhere, its just has to actually fight its way to victory this time, no cheap shots *coughMayweathercough*. But I'm sure both devices can co-exist. If you ask me, I'd have to pass up a 3DS for Vita. Knowing i can share DLC between PS3 and it and all the games coming for them both is just a gamer's wet dream.
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