This is not at all insulting, so you should listen for the news (News YOU care about!) about some games and the ROYAL WEDDING! YES! THE ROYAL WEDDING YOU CRAZY AMERICANS. Other than that, its far too offensive to describe.
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What happened this episode… no one can possibly comprehend how we were talking about Apple and N-Hexane with their 2k11 report, then ended up talking about the quite frankly amazing bus-pass-avenger, then ended up reading OK! Magazine aloud… really, quite an informative show today.
In all seriousness though, it is a packed show today full of the most important news, news that you care about! We talk about if gamers are worse drivers than those who don’t, the amazing amount of PS2 sales that there has been and most importantly if Will had his hair cut because Justin Bieber had his hair cut (who in turn had his hair cut to copy Robert Pattinson… who ever he is… had his hair cut).
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So then, last night was the annual Spike VGA’s. If you listen to the show then you will be well aware that we disapprove of the majority of gaming award ceremonies and the only “game of the year” we believe to be valid is that which we will announce on Christmas day this year. However, the industry doesn’t seem to want to recognise the sheer awesomeness of GMCRF fm and they hold irritatingly crap shows instead, such as the aforementioned VGA’s.
There is one good thing that comes out of the VGA’s in particular though. There is always a healthy stream of announcements and reveals for the coming year. And believe me when I say, next year is going to be truly great.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Yes, this is not a misprint. Fans of the series can finally get officially excited again. We have been hearing scattered reports over the past few weeks about the games inevitable existence and only last week we pretty much had it confirmed with the details that it was going to be a direct sequel to Oblivion. Now we have a title and a release date. Skyrim is going to hit stores on 11.11.11 and we have the first trailer here. 1 word – Dragons…
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – I want to make it clear that the Uncharted series is fantastic and that if I was to buy a PS3, this would be the reason why. With exceptionally cinematic game play, brilliant voice acting and wonderful storytelling, the continuing adventures of Nathan – “Indiana Jones” – Drake have gone from strength to strength, becoming one of the PS3’s flagship titles. Now the third entry in the series is on the horizon and the following trailer shows that it looks set to continue Naughty Dog’s winning streak.
Forza 4 – Not much can really be said about this other than it isn’t going to take 6 years and will likely not be a disappointment. We also know that kinect will be used in the game for both driving and to allow players to examine the cars from every angle. Other than that, you know what to expect. Anyways, here’s the trailer, which, despite being all most entirely live action, features some pretty awesome driving.
Gears of Resistance 3 – Say what you like about the first two (we say that they are unashamedly unoriginal), but the plot of the third is that the enemy has basically won, you and a few others are all that is left of a once great army and you’re left alone to put up a last stand against impossible odds. Now this sounds disgracefully similar to Cliffy B’s final Delta squad game where the locust are all but victorious, the COG has disbanded, all that is left of the human population of Sera is small colonies living out on the seas, Delta squad are left to fight for survival with a few others against the might of the entire locust. Coincidence? We most definitely think not, but still, trailer, here:
Bore-tal 2 – Valve can do no wrong. Whatever footage they release for any game, their army of mindless followers immediately declare it to be the greatest thing OF ALL TIME!!! Quite frankly, this is getting rather annoying, especially when it comes to Portal 2. Just because the original was, well, very original, it still had its flaws, such as a short campaign and a large number of glitches. Still people have overlooked this and seem to universally accept that Portal 2, despite being a long way out, is already the best game ever made. To be honest, it won’t be. I know it, you know it, but it’s just too cool to say that Valve is the best games company ever. So, without further ado, here is the best trailer, for the best co-op mode of the best game ever produced, in the future…
Mass Effect 3 – Now, it’s no secret that I am rather a large fan of Bioware’s operatic sci-fi space saga. They are the best written games I have ever had the joy of playing and though each work well as standalone games, nothing beats playing them together with the same character. It is a game that is tailored to you and with Bioware saying that the last of the trilogy will be completely unrestricted by the need for further plot past the end of the game, I can’t wait to see just how drastically different an ending I can get with each new play through. The following trailer perfectly captures the no hope sense that the end to the second so perfectly set up and the shot of London in flames, well… I am Will Jones, and this is my favourite trailer of the year:
So, there we have it. Already, 2011 is shaping up to be a really fantastic year for the industry. There are some huge blockbuster games for both Sony and Microsoft fans to get real excited about on this list and there are even more that didn’t appear at the VGA’s at all, such as Gears of War 3 and Dual Stick Shooter. Heck there may even be some surprises in store for next year, as who knows what E3 will bring. Either way it’s going to be great.
