56% of US Households have a gaming console

Saw this on Kotaku today!  Half the homes across America have at least one current generation of consoles.  The survey was put together by the Nielsen Group.  That number is up 6% from last year.

Personally I think that number will continue to rise as we see consoles being more than just gaming.  With netflix, youtube, crackle, and other services starting to mix its way into our consoles, everyone is starting to see the use of having one.  Consider this, having an xbox with XBL, would mean that you would be able to play games, watch movies ( both DVD and Netflix ), watch youtube and a couple other stuff.  PS3 is easy, you have free online service, netflix, games, Bu-ray, and other stuff as well!  Does this mean there will be more girl gamers? I sure hope so!

Persona 4: The Golden

The vita is getting quite a bit of attention with games being ported over.  That is a good thing though. Persona 4: The Golden  for the Playstation Vita is a version of the Playstation 2 RPG, Persona 4.  The game will get some new content as well as a new look on the sexy Vita OLED screen.  Once a release date hits the streets, we'll update you guys!

Phantasy Star Online 2 will see a Vita Release

Satoshi Sakai, Producer for Sega, stated that the PC title Phantasy Star Online 2 is going to be released for the Playstation Vita.  He also notes that it will be possible to play in the same server as PC users, which it will use the same data.  This means that people who play on the PC can also take their characters with them on the PS Vita!  We'll see a release date leaning towards a 2013 release.

Metal Gear Vita

Sony announced Metal Gear Solid HD Edition is heading to the Playstation Vita.  It's going to be released in Japan on June 28, 2012.  The console eiditon was released for PS3 and Xbox 360, but also included Peace Walker.  Not sure about an American release yet, but once we find out we'll definitely get back to you guys!

New game from Dead Rising Creator

Did you enjoy the Mega Man games?  How about the Dead Rising games?  If so Keiji Inafune released a statement saying they are creating a brand new game!  Unfortunately he can't release any information yet, but I guess he sure as hell can tease us huh?  He also adds to the statement that "It will be an amazing game!"  We'll see about that once we get more information!

Warface GDC Class Trailer 2012

What do you guys think?

Mass Effect 3 Frame Rate Issues

I'm sure a lot of you are now playing the much antcipated Mass Effect 3 game.  Whether you are or not, I'm also hoping that your going to be checking out our Youtube channel for our Play Through videos.  Anyway, sorry for self promotion lol, but! it seems players are the PS3 may have some problems when playing Mass Effect 3.  The game is having trouble sticking to the 30 framers-per-second it was set for.  It was said that the PS3 version frequently falls to around 20 Fps mark, especially when outdoors. 

IPAD 3

March 16 will see the dawn of a new power house Ipad 3.  I'm getting this info from Kotaku, which got it from Gizmodo, but it will be using Apple's HD Retina Display and feature 2048x1536 resolution.

Available in black or white, with a price tag starting at $499 for a 16GB, the 32 GB model will be $599 and the 64GB will be priced at $629,$729, and $829 and will run 4G connectivity.  Epic games President, Mike Capps, is now saying that the IPAD 3 has more memory and a higher resolution than the Xbox360 and PS3 consoles. 

In my opinion though, it is only stronger for now, but when the next gen of consoles come out, I'm sure were in for a treat, mixed in with a little pain coming from your wallet!

PSN down Thursday

Its nothing new, Playstation Network goes down every now and then for maintainence, maybe for like a couple hours.  But around 8 am Pacific time, on Thursday this week, just about everything related to the Playstation Network will be shut down til around 10pm Pacific time.  So be sure to get a single player game this week and watch the new episode of The Tester before the network goes dark, unless your patient and you don't care to much about this news!

Mass Effect 3 + Raffle + Keeping Profit = Jail

I was surfing the net when I ran into this story.  As well all know, Bioware sent a bunch of copies of Mass Effect 3 into the sky and people had to track it down, which in turn they get a free copy of Mass Effect 3 pretty early!  Well it would seem that 2 people that had some luck getting the game made a Raffle out of their free games which one ticket would cost $5 each, who ever has the winning ticket wins the game.  It would seem that 30% of the proceeds would go to a charity called Child's Play, and the 70% would go towards helping them raise funds for the game company that they wish to start.  And that is where their raffle turns illegal!  Because of the fact that they are making money, and a Raffle is typically considered gambling according to the law, these 2 guys can face jail time and fines.  These 2 ended up refunding everyone's money and cancelling the whole thing as to not face any penalties.

Kingdom Hearts 3D

Is anyone waiting for the Kindom Hearts 3D: Dream, Drop, Distance game to come out?  Companies like to give us windows for the most part when a game is going to be released.  Sometimes though, they accidentally let the release date slip right out.  Square Enix's official French store accidentally set a July 27, 2012 release date for the upcoming 3DS title only to pull that date out and put in a release window of "Summer 2012".  Now although this may not be the release date set in stone, it still gives all of us a heads up!

10th Anniversary Xbox 360, Bundle of JOY!

Xbox 360 has been out for a long time now, but I'm sure there are still some people out there that haven't been tempted to buying the console.  For those people sitting on the fence for 10 years now, the France's Amazon.com online store listed a Xbox 360 10th Anniversary bundle which if it comes to the U.S. you can expect it to cost around $350 or $370.  I'm sure your wondering what is in this bundle of joy we heard about. 

Well for starters it is the newer model of xbox, the Xbox 360 Slim.  It also comes with 2 wireless controllers, a 250 GB hard drive, 3 months of Xbox Live Gold, a CD copy of Halo Anniversary, and 3 downloadable games.  The games as you can see in the picture are Halo Reach, Gears of War 2, and Fable 3.  If I did not own 3 xbox 360s already, I would be sure to pick this one up!

Assassins Creed 3 - October 30

Its time to get your eagle vision ready because Ubisoft announced Assassins Creed 3 which will be coming October 30 of this year.  For you people that are fans of Ezio, you'll be sad to hear that he will not be the main character in this game, but for don't be sad, we'll finally be introduced to a new hero.  Ubisoft won't be releasing any information on who the ancestor we'll be controlling this time, or the location / time period we'll be playing in, but we'll definitely have that up once we hear more!

Nintendo 3DS $150

Anyone still looking at getting a Nintendo 3DS?  Well it seems Nintendo has dropped the price for you, just in time for the PS Vita launch.  Nintendo 3DS is dropping to $150, and I don't think its a coincidence at all.  With games like Resident Evil Revalations being released I can't help but be tempted into buying one.  But then again I sstill have my PS Vita to look forward to.

PSP games useless with Vita

For all of you who are looking to purchase the new Playstation Vita, your old games for the PSP won't be making a debut on your new handheld.  Sony stated that a North American version of the UMD passport program won't be available for Vita users.  The Passport Program would have enabled users to register their UMD games through the Sony network and then re-purchase them for cheap as a Digital Game Downlaod.  For you who may have gone with the PSP GO, your digital downloads will still be available to you to download and play on the Vita.  This isn't the first time USA was left out, if you guys remember the launch of the PSP GO, users in other countries were able to get a pass for multiple game downloads, just by purchasing the GO itself.

PS Vita Games Cheaper on Network

A lot of people ask why purchasing a game through the PSN or XBL is the same price as purchasing the game on a physical disc.  I mean shouldn't it be cheaper if I'm not paying for the case and booklet?  Well for the PS Vita that is exactly what it is.  Some games will have boxed copies and digital copies as well.  Of course buying digital for cheaper is a good idea, if you have the memory space for it.  Considering you can only buy Sony branded memory cards, you'll be looking at spending quite a bit of money still.  So are you really saving money in the long run?  I'm not sure how many games a 32 GB can hold for you, but I can tell you'll be needing several memory cards.  As for me, there is always a place in my heart for media in its physical form.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC

So I barely started playing Final Fantasy XIII-2 ( which i'll have the review / play through up shortly) and there is already some DLC's coming our way.  What are they you ask? Well I'm not to sure on the exact details yet, but be sure to see some of your old foes from past Final Fantasy try to kill you in a Coliseum type battle.  In the Coliseum you fight the monsters in which if you defeat them, you'll be able to take them in crystalized form and use them in your part when playing your adventure.  There is also talk of branching out the story line with extra DLC that will come in "episodes"  which will probably add some more playtime for you guys who plan on beating this game right away!  And just on a side note, some guy at BestBuy told me that there will be an Assassins Creed outfit for Noel! isn't that crazy! Maybe the next place for Assassins Creed will be in Coccoon?!

Crazy Right? left should be Noel



Prototype 2 RadNet Edition

If you plan on getting a game, why not purchase the same game but with some extra bonuses to go with it.  For pre-ordering Prototype 2 you'll automatically get the RadNet Edition.  Its a similar fashion to getting the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition.  The RadNet edition enables everyone that buys the game new to play exclusive challenges and compete against their friends and everyone else on the leaderboards for that specific challenge.  By grabbing the RadNet edition you'll also be getting some avatar items, themes for your xbox, and unique mutations in game.  There will also be some sort of Super shape shifting mutation that Activision is keeping tightly wrapped up right now.  This edition will only last 7 weeks after the game is released, that may seem like a lot of time, but don't wait until the last minute!

Next Xbox in 2013

A Microsoft Exec says that we won't be seeing another Xbox console hit shelves in 2012 in order to compete against the upcoming Nintendo Wii U.  He also states that we probably shouldn't expect anything until 2013.  But does that mean we won't be seeing anything come up in this years E3?  I can't exactly say since, showing off a new console on the show floor doesn't necessarily mean you have to sell it the same year or the next, but I just hope they don't rush this thing because I feel like there is still some life left in the consoles we have today, except for the Wii of course.

Witcher 2

Has anyone played "The Witcher 2" yet?  A lot of people may be saying no because it was a PC game only.  But no worries its coming to Xbox 360 and it looks just as amazing! So amazing that i'll end up buying it again.  Not just the regular game though, but the Dark Edition (special) of the game. So far the price for the Dark Edition is set for $99.99, but that of course can change.  I tried reserving it at Gamestop, but they didn't have it in their system, so I guess I'll be checking back at Gamestop for you guys, and i'll let you know what I found out.

You can see what comes in it by checking out this Unboxing Trailer:
The Wticher 2 Dark Edition