According to a statement from the Chief Product Officer for Xbox One, the system will allow self publishing. "Our vision is that every person can be a creator." Were the words from Marc Whitten (who is the Chief Product Officer) in a post on facebook today. Sounds exciting for any one looking to create and publish their own games. Whitten and Microsoft will go into more detail about this in August at Gamescom. I will bring you more as it develops.
Happy gaming my friends!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Incoming: Summer of Arcade Xbox 360
Bust out those flippers get ready to dive into Summer of Arcade on Xbox 360 on August 7th.
Summer of Arcade should now be known to all who have enjoyed Xbox Live for the past few years. And for those of you new to Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, welcome to the premiere event of the Arcade line up of games. Most years the games have been great and buying all can hook you up with some incentives. This year you will receive a Souls Pack for Ascend: Hand of Kul for free.
There are four games included in Summer of Arcade:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Charlie Murder
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Flashback
Happy gaming my friends!
Summer of Arcade should now be known to all who have enjoyed Xbox Live for the past few years. And for those of you new to Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, welcome to the premiere event of the Arcade line up of games. Most years the games have been great and buying all can hook you up with some incentives. This year you will receive a Souls Pack for Ascend: Hand of Kul for free.
There are four games included in Summer of Arcade:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Charlie Murder
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Flashback
Happy gaming my friends!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Free with Xbox Gold: Assassins Creed 2
Assassin's Creed 2 is now available for free if you are an Xbox 360 Gold Member. So get you some stealth kills and alternate history.
Happy gaming my friends!
Happy gaming my friends!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Quick Review: Defense Grid
Defense grid is out now on Xbox 360 for free. This makes the game a great little title to add to your library. I downloaded it because of this reason and was delightfully surprised. I'm not huge into RTS or tower defense games but this one streamlines the experience to be a little more accessible to those who are new or not a huge fan.
The graphics are a little on the sketchy side but this game came out a few years ago, so it's not a big hang up for me. It looks good enough, but not as good as say Halo Wars for example. Everything looks well enough to not be ugly and the amount of particles, explosions, enemies and projectiles in the game is staggering. It gets busy quick with nary a hiccup to it's animations.
The real treat of the game is the simple set up of your defenses. Towers cannot be destroyed by baddies making it easy to get upgrades and keep a great tower selection in play for the duration. This may be shallow for hardcore tower defense fans, but for the vanilla crowd (like myself) this is a welcome departure from the micro-management that is expected from such games. Where the real challenge lies is the limit of towers you can construct and which are best placed to destroy the incoming hordes of aliens. Towers block other tower's line of fire so it is imperative to find the perfect setup to win out. If not, you will lose, fast.
The goal is to stop the incoming waves (anywhere from 5 to 99) of aliens from stealing all your power cores that are centrally located in predetermined spot on the battle field. Most of the squares you can set up defenses on are located on the side of the access roads your enemy will take. Sometimes you have to make paths that will make the robots take the longest route and get shredded along the way.
This is a great game for free and there is lots of fun to be had, but only in small game sessions for this gamer.
I give this game a 7.75 out of 10.
Happy gaming my friends!
The graphics are a little on the sketchy side but this game came out a few years ago, so it's not a big hang up for me. It looks good enough, but not as good as say Halo Wars for example. Everything looks well enough to not be ugly and the amount of particles, explosions, enemies and projectiles in the game is staggering. It gets busy quick with nary a hiccup to it's animations.
The real treat of the game is the simple set up of your defenses. Towers cannot be destroyed by baddies making it easy to get upgrades and keep a great tower selection in play for the duration. This may be shallow for hardcore tower defense fans, but for the vanilla crowd (like myself) this is a welcome departure from the micro-management that is expected from such games. Where the real challenge lies is the limit of towers you can construct and which are best placed to destroy the incoming hordes of aliens. Towers block other tower's line of fire so it is imperative to find the perfect setup to win out. If not, you will lose, fast.
The goal is to stop the incoming waves (anywhere from 5 to 99) of aliens from stealing all your power cores that are centrally located in predetermined spot on the battle field. Most of the squares you can set up defenses on are located on the side of the access roads your enemy will take. Sometimes you have to make paths that will make the robots take the longest route and get shredded along the way.
This is a great game for free and there is lots of fun to be had, but only in small game sessions for this gamer.
I give this game a 7.75 out of 10.
Happy gaming my friends!
Opinion: What's the Problem With Microsoft Changing Policies?
I've been watching and reading a lot of opinions on the Microsoft policy change for Xbox One and I don't understand all the hate. "Everyone" was mad about the One and it's "DRM" and always online (AO) policies. So they changed it. It was nothing different from the PlayStation launch debacle and the hack. Stupid stuff happens and it was a pity that Sony had to deal with that stuff. And this hurt Sony and it's sales numbers reflected that.
What I don't get is why it's the new norm for consumers of the gaming biz to dictate everything publishers (Bio Ware) and console (All of them) creators have planned for games and consoles. It seemed to me (and I'm not taking anything away from the amazing PS4) that Microsoft really wanted to change the way we could game and share games and use our consoles. I do think that they should have offered a service of the machine that would not require internet connections. But that would be costly and no company in America makes a product to not make money. This is really neither here no there anymore considering it changed.
Another thing is all the people I knew who were XB fans were down with this policy. I think what happened are Sony or Nintendo fans shot a bunch of flak at Microsoft and they changed their opinion over that. I know the real reason was because of low pre-order sales but I can't help but think it was the former and not the latter. Why does a fan of a different system have an opinion on the one they weren't going to get in the first place? Why is everyone still mad if Microsoft change policy? I heard a guy on youtube call out all gamers that were okay with original Xbox One policies. He said they weren't real gamers. Whatever.
All I want to know is why everyone is still mad after they got their way?
Happy gaming my friends!
What I don't get is why it's the new norm for consumers of the gaming biz to dictate everything publishers (Bio Ware) and console (All of them) creators have planned for games and consoles. It seemed to me (and I'm not taking anything away from the amazing PS4) that Microsoft really wanted to change the way we could game and share games and use our consoles. I do think that they should have offered a service of the machine that would not require internet connections. But that would be costly and no company in America makes a product to not make money. This is really neither here no there anymore considering it changed.
Another thing is all the people I knew who were XB fans were down with this policy. I think what happened are Sony or Nintendo fans shot a bunch of flak at Microsoft and they changed their opinion over that. I know the real reason was because of low pre-order sales but I can't help but think it was the former and not the latter. Why does a fan of a different system have an opinion on the one they weren't going to get in the first place? Why is everyone still mad if Microsoft change policy? I heard a guy on youtube call out all gamers that were okay with original Xbox One policies. He said they weren't real gamers. Whatever.
All I want to know is why everyone is still mad after they got their way?
Happy gaming my friends!
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Counter Strike: Source VS Counter Strike: Global Offensive Screenshots
I recently started playing Counter Strike again. There are 2 versions that are popular right now; Counter-Strike: Source (CSS) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
The difference in graphics is pretty astounding. Here are some sample shots from each.
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CSGO
CSS
CSGO
Friday, July 5, 2013
Deal Alert: Killing Floor for $3.99 On Steam
I completely missed this game when it came out. How did I not hear of this? The game is amazing. You can buy the vanilla game for a low low $3.99 on Steam right now. The offer goes through July 11th. Also, between now and then you can install it and play it for free, so you can even try the full game before you buy.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Final Fantasy 7 Available on Steam
I didn't know this was coming out, but there is a PC version of FFVII available on Steam for $11.99. The game just came out on Steam today. If you have never played FFVII or haven't played it in a long time, here is a chance for you to own one of the greatest video games of all time.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Free With Xbox Gold: Defense Grid
You can now get the arcade title Defense Grid if you have a gold subscription for free. It's a tower defense game so if you like them go ahead and download it!
Happy Gaming My Friends!
Happy Gaming My Friends!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Don Mattrick To Leave Microsoft
Rumors are circulating right now that president of Microsoft's entertainment division, Don Mattrick, could be leaving the company. The rumor has it that Mattrick is leaving to take a high ranking position over at Zynga. There could be an official announcement as early as today. More on this as it develops.
Shenanigans: EA Continues to Sell Broken Game for $20 on Origin
EA has abandoned the game Darkspore, which currently is unplayable due to a server error. The company is still allowing people to purchase, for $20, a game that they can't even play due to said error. Don't buy Darkspore because you won't be able to play it.
We hope you like the new "Shenanigans" articles where we let you know when someone is up to no good in your neighborhood. Stay tuned to Big Ups Gaming for more info. Thanks for reading!
We hope you like the new "Shenanigans" articles where we let you know when someone is up to no good in your neighborhood. Stay tuned to Big Ups Gaming for more info. Thanks for reading!
Deal Alert: Free Copy of Plants VS Zombies HD for IOS
The folks at EA and IGN have partnered up to give away free copies of "Game of the Month" Plants VS Zombies HD for "a couple more days". Get this free game for your iPad or iPhone here.
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