Today Miyamoto has given us a demonstration of Pikmin 3. We have waited eight years since the last Pikmin game for a sequel. A new Pikmin game was confirmed at E3 in 2008. This has been a long wait. No release date for Pikmin 3 has been set. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_dED4_-CM
Most of the games featuring the usage of Microsoft’s Kinect have controls which can easily be replicated on the controller, not to mention work better. If the developers of Fable can make the Kinect controls act like they appear to in the trailer ,then I will not be the only happy person. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4dPzafnMzg
‘Mech’ games are a bit of a rarity these days. This generation has a rather short list of poorly designed games that haven’t really given fans of the genre what they deserve.
There is more to Sony’s rumored deal with Gaikai which is likely to be announced at E3 on the 4th or 5th of June. Currently Gaikai’s website offers to stream about 40 titles from developers which include Ubisoft, Microsoft Game Studios and EA. Thus far Gaikai has only been using the PC format but not the console format, until now. Currently we are able to play games from past consoles by download via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, as well as disc’s, but in the future this could be replaced by cloud gaming. The streaming games company has also been adding major companies such as YouTube and BestBuy to its client list. As well as partnering with LG to make a cloud gaming service integrated into LG cinema’s 3D TV’s, so that high-quality video games can be streamed right to your television without the need for a console. “The ability to have award winning games that run on much more powerful hardware in the cloud than today’s PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, made this a must-have feature
Video games are not strangers to in-game advertisements. You can drive past a billboard advertising Pepsi in some racing game, or maybe you enter a room and are greeted with some minor static character who says “Yum hotpockets”. However this move by Sony to generate a little extra revenue is downright disgusting. A recently dug up patent filed by Sony reveals that someone is considering putting in a mechanic that pauses gameplay in order to display an in game advertisement. According to the patent, the idea is that you would get an in-game warning that an advertisement is about to appear. For example a countdown timer or a slow-motion effect would appear . The Advertiser would now have an audience that cannot leave their screen. [SOURCE]
The rumor mills have been busy, Sony will buy one of two cloud gaming company’s, Onlive or Gaikai. This has all but been confirmed. However we do not know which company Sony will buy. What we do know is that Gaikai is going to E3 and is sending out press passes. Which raises eyebrow’s about their affiliation with a console manufacturer. Gaikai reports that it has “major announcements for E3 which have the potential to change the future of video games, consoles and the way in which we play”. We will know the truth at E3.