Few days left

Afternoon folks,
I cannot believe we only have about what two maybe three days before it's E3. Time has really flown by this year and I cannot wait to see what exciting announcements will happen this year. But of course it's not all happening Monday, it's the lead up to E3 so there is usually announcements and leaks so I want to get this post in with a few new things that has happened over the last few days.

First up Witcher 3 had it's own conference where you got to see some amazing gameplay and a really nice collectors edition was announced as well. Check out the full conference below...



So what do you think? I never really sat down with the Witcher series in the past but I have heard some really amazing things about them. I think this one I will have to give it a shot and I am tempted for that nice collectors edition, little expensive though is the problem. I just love the amazing artwork on the steelbook and the huge figurine, not sure where it would go though since my shelves are full right now with mostly Assassin's Creed. Still got work out where the new Assassin's Creed figurines will go this year.

Luckily though it's not coming out until 2015 so plenty of time to decided on if I want to get it or not, probably the only time I will say I'm happy about a game coming out next year.

Onto the next game which is Battlefield Hardline which has pretty much been confirmed now, launch trailer was posted up by EA the other day giving a taste of whats to come. They did put in though its coming this October so I was a bit shocked about that, I thought we would not see another Battlefield this year. Anyway check out the trailer below to get an idea of things to come but so far all the rumours about the game is coming true.



Will I get it? not sure right now, it does look like a cool upgraded Payday game but I really want to see more of it before I say I will buy it. Not sure about tagging the Battlefield name to it though? why not just stick with the Hardline title.

That's it for this post and I will try for another post or two tomorrow if I can get the time, if not then it will be on Monday. Until then have fun folks and I will see you all soon.
~Iznic

Sequel Shock

I was not expecting to see this at all but earlier on a online retailer accidentally leaked a new Homefront game. It's one thing that makes me wonder is why the hell do publishers give their upcoming unannounced games information to retailers so early. So they can get the pre-order ready to go live on the minute of announcement? why not send the information has the game gets announced, does a day or two after for pre-orders to start really matter that much?. Save your game getting accidentally leaked all the bloody time, most leaks now are thanks to retailers and their staff. Amazes me really but anyway so yes there was a leak saying Homefront 2 was to be announced at E3.

I played and completed the first game which was just average in my books, gameplay was ok but the story I could not fully get into. Concept was good but there was something that annoyed me about it but not going into the debate about it. Anyway the game was traded in and to be honest I was not going to give the series another look unless something amazing happened.

Well of course THQ is gone and Crytek/Deepsilver are now running the show and got to say the trailer for this one looks amazing.



So Homefront: The Revolution is set four years after and will be open world, information posted up says you can do co-op to work as your own resistance cell to fight back and the world reacts to your actions. If all this is true and is done right it could be amazing! imagine running hit and run missions to weaken certain points. Supply attacks to weaken their bases then going in for the final push. Never thought I be excited to see a sequel to Homefront but I cannot wait for next week to find out more about this game.

What do you think readers? will this be a buy for you or a to watch?
~Iznic

Pre-E3 Announcements Part Two

Afternoon gamers,
It's time for another update although I will warn you that I am really tired right now, lack of sleep and having to get up early for yesterdays expo (UK Games Expo - Board/Card/Dice Games) has left me needing some sleep. So I thought before I try to do some gaming today that it would be a good idea to do a blog post or two, catch you up with my gaming and of course talk about the latest announcements.

So welcome to the second part of my Pre-E3 Announcements posts, in the first one I talked about Batman Arkham Knight, Farcry 4, Halo 5 and a possible HD collection for the Halo series (post can be found here). To start this post off I thought I would begin with the latest announcement and go with the new Lego Batman 3 game. We all knew there would be a new Lego game this year and possibly be even two but it was a guessing game. I'm still holding out that they will do a Lego Simpsons game which would be my game of the year if they did it (please please please make it!!!) but anyway last week the Lego Batman twitter account started teasing some pictures. Didn't take too long to work out it would be a new Lego Batman game but the real question was what would the story be. Still early days but check out the trailer below and it seems to be we going into space and if you listen careful you can hear the Joker laughing, really thought we would have the Lantern Corp. storyline or something but oh well still going to be great.



Guess we should expect to see more at this E3 which is only a week away now! seriously shocked how fast time does fly. So with Lego out of the way let's talk about the latest leaked game and that's Battlefield Hardline. It's a shame this got leaked because I don't think anyone would had seem this game coming. Hardline is cops vs. robbers with the Battlefield engine, it will have a singleplayer campaign that will act like a TV episode show with cliff hangers at the end of levels. Multiplayer looks intense with bank robbies, hostage rescue and a lot more. This could do really well if it's pulled off right and not just a general standard shooter.

Well this information was from the leaked game play trailer that had been taken down so I cannot link it to let you watch, the trailer was for internal and several months old so it could be all changed by now. Either way if it's done right it will be on my want list this year and hopefully I can rope a few friends in to play. Let's end this post with one more game that was announced a few weeks back and of course that was the new Pokemon games.

Although they technically not really new since it's the remake of Ruby and Sapphire, no game play has been shown just yet though. Going to have to wait until E3 I'm guessing for that along with any information of the game since Nintendo have only shown the cover art and that the release is November 2014 worldwide. I really thought we would be seeing the third instalment for X and Y since every other game set has one, well technically Black/White had a third instalment split but it was still the the third for that series.

So there we have it for this post, two great games lined up for this year and a possible new type of Battlefield from EA this year that could be amazing if it's done right. Could be a great E3 this year!! just hope no more push backs to 2015's with the game launches.
~Iznic

Pre-E3 Announcements Part One

Morning folks,
With E3 just around corner it's that time of the year where everyone starts announcing new games, show off trailers and of course good old rumours/leaks. So to catch up I decided to do a post series on everything so far and then I should be caught up (fingers crossed). Going to start off with Ubisoft announcing the Farcry sequel, Farcry 4 of course.

Few of my friends was shocked this got announced before E3 but to me it was a brilliant idea, stops people leaking it just before the event. They confirmed it existed and will be present at the conference with all the details, stops a troll from doing a big leak and trying to get a little fame for leaking a big announcement.

Anyway so yes we have a sequel which I will admit I was shocked to see, did not think there be another Farcry just yet. I still not played the third one yet and I do own it thanks to PlayStation Plus, think it's going to be one of those games I need to make time for this summer. Feel like I'm missing out but I got some time before this one comes out since it's slated for start of next year. There are some rumours about leaked story details etc. but I'm not holding my breath about them, wait until the E3 trailer.

So that's one announcement done so what's next? hmm so much to choose from so how about the new Batman Arkham trailer.



How good does that look? I'm talking a serious Game of the Year contender for 2014. Batmobile gameplay looks amazing and Arkham Knight at the end? badass. This is on the top of my list to buy for day one and I cannot wait to see more at this E3, hopefully some very cool limited editions as well will be shown. Would love a Batmobile figurine this time around oh man that would be amazing.

Right I need to continue on and going to end this part of the series with Halo of course, like Farcry they did a small announcement. The image below was put up confirming the full title Halo 5 Guardians and that the game is slated for Fall 2015.

If you remember my old posts I did say I was worried that a lot of the announcements would be for 2015/2016. So having both Farcry and Halo saying 2015 I was really worried, I really do not want to go a full year with only a few games. Don't get me wrong there are good amount of games coming out but it has been months since the launch of the new consoles and the releases have been quiet. Don't want to wait another year to get a good line up of stuff to play.

Anyway shortly after this a rumour started appearing which could explain why this is slated for next year. Halo HD remastered edition, the rumour slates that Halo 1/2/3 and 4 was coming to Xbox One. Now it's just a rumour right now but that would make a ton of sense, the Halo series is spread across two consoles and some people might had not played the first two. So releasing the full set for the new Xbox to allow everyone to try it out and catch up before they release 5 would make a lot of sense. Have to wait and see what E3 will reveal but I would be shocked if they didn't because Microsoft do not have that many exclusive for this year. Especially with their big guns like Gears of War only just been started and Halo 5 next year.

I will be adding Halo to my list to get since I'm fan of the series although I don't remember finishing number two, I do own it for the PC but just cannot remember getting to the end. I know I've done everything else though, have to fix that.

Well that's it for part one folks and are you guys looking forward to these games? all of them are on my want list except Farcry which is on my watch list. Probably will be added to my want list once I've started 3 or seen a trailer.

~Iznic 

Only a month to go

E3 2014 is just around the corner and I cannot wait to see what happens. I will admit this year I'm a little worried that we will see lots of great games only to be told next year or 2016. Disappointed will not describe me if that happens, the line up since the release of the new consoles has been a bit quiet so it needs a good boost soon, glad that in twenty days we have Watch_Dogs to dig into.

Right now for me I have three games I really want to see this year and they are, Uncharted 4, Battlefront and Mass Effect 4.

EA confirmed yesterday that Battlefront will be making appearance this year at the show, really hoping it will be their shooter this year since Battlefield only came out last Christmas and Medal of Honor was shelved. I loved the first two games and I really hope they can bring that greatness to their version.

Uncharted 4, you don't need me to describe why I want to see this game! the series is awesome and to be honest I was shocked we did not get this game in the launch window for the PlayStation 4. It would had done really well but I'm guessing the time factor got in the way plus all the employees that left didn't help. So I'm hoping we will see this game finally at E3 and get a date for it, again I would love to see it this year.

Finally Mass Effect 4 which just needs to come out! another one of my favourite games series up there with Assassin's Creed. Over the last year we have seen plenty of teasers pictures and I think it's time we saw a trailer and a date.

Come on folks make this Quarter 4/Christmas one of the best gaming launches ever!
~Iznic

P.S. Expect some more posts about E3 leading up to the event

E3 2013 Microsoft Conference

Finally the last video is now up and it only took me a whole month after E3 to get them up, sorry for the delay folks. Anyway first is the conference video thanks to IGN and then of course below are my thoughts on the games I liked.



Of course let's start with Metal Gear Solid, not really played any of them to be honest so I cannot say I'm a fan really but my god that opening demo was impressive. I was really impressed with the graphics and open world that truly seemed to live around you. If I was to give Metal Gear a try then it would start with this game.

Next up the new Xbox Plus system, still cannot help but chuckle at this. I have no idea why they now jump on the PlayStation bandwagon and from the looks only until Xbox One comes out. Just makes no sense to me and the fact we talking really old games as well, why even bother. Of course I might take that back if they offer some amazing games next month or something. Fable 3 at E3 time was a nice touch just shame I already have it in my collection.

New Dark Souls 2 trailer looked amazing and the boss fight they showed off, dang what a fight and I'm still confused about the mirror shield. Was the character stuck in their? looked awesome none the less but still reminds me that I need to complete the first one and Demons Souls. I say that like it's easy when I know it could take months for each. Not sure I will get this on day of launch since I've not really touched the first two, bit of waste of money really but we will see.

Ok next up is Ryse the Xbox One exclusive and now at the start I was put off from the demo. It looked to massively linear and stuck in a small section where you have to fight one on one. Not my cup of tea that but then the demo opened up and it really got interesting, I love the formation scene then the huge battle in the tower where you see some brutal combo moves and of course more of a God of War style combat fighting. At this point I would get it on day launch but of course I would love to see some more footage to make sure it is the right game for me and that my first thoughts was not right.

Minecraft coming to the Xbox One ... not sure what to say to that to be honest, at first I was like so they just porting it over and making you pay again. But then they talk about larger maps and more online players, that got my interest straight away. If we are talking PC version multiplayer then giant time lapse projects could be possible on the console. My mind went into overdrive thinking of different projects I could do with my friends so yeah this went from "doubt I will buy it" to a "omg want".

Quantum Break, seriously what is this game about? a tv show mixed with a game? are they merged? seriously they show off some great trailers but really could do with the information and a proper demo being played while being explained. Until then I'm not even getting my hopes up for this.

Now let's talk about something I'm really excited about and that's Project Spark, when I first saw it I thought of something like Little Big Planet mixed with a few pc games. Then as they went on I really got excited about it, watching them place the village then start playing while still building was brilliant. The game reminds me a lot of Fable but that's a good thing, I really want this game right now and I've even signed up for the Beta. Using the smartglass features was a nice touch as well, I can see this being great for creating the landscape. So yeah this will be a must buy for me but like to know the difference between the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions.

Talk about a teaser, Witcher 3 logo and a bit of information what they want to do with the next generation consoles and then a small teaser trailer. Could be good but need some gameplay plus again I really need to play the past ones, I'm sure I've got the second one for the Xbox 360 sitting on my shelf sealed somewhere.

Some more gameplay footage for Battlefield 4 but I'm at the point now that I've seen enough, hopefully they don't show any more extra stuff because at this rate I will have seen the entire game. It looks amazing and will be a must purchase this Christmas, hopefully it be a day one launch title for the new consoles as well.

New Halo game which to be honest I think everyone was expecting, not sure what to make of this weird flying robot though. I would love to know what this game is anyway since they all saying now its not Halo 5 so is it a spin off series? or something else. Either way the new CGI looks amazing so I have high hopes for the graphics and the game it self.

Some more Titanfall footage which is looking amazing and such a shame it's next year, I know there is plenty coming out this year but still I cannot help but want it right now. And on that note that is the end of the Microsoft conference and my thoughts.

Thanks for taking the time to check out all these posts and my ramblings, hopefully all of you enjoyed E3 and looking forward to all these new games. Think this year holiday season will be one of the biggest launches in gaming history and I cannot wait.
~Iznic

E3 2013 Sony Conference

Finally getting around to getting up the posts for the main two big conferences, starting off with the Sony one of course. Right now the PlayStation 4 is looking to be my first next-generation console so I was looking forward to seeing what else they had up their sleeve for the console.



Like all my posts for E3 I will only be speaking about the stuff that interests me, sorry folks. Anyway let's start with Beyond Two Souls a game that I'm not too sure what to make of to be honest. It looks amazing but yet I keep hearing different things about the story and every time we see a new trailer it's a completely different place. One minute shes on the run from the Police then the next shes an homeless girl on the street and now a agent working for the FBI/CIA. Really worried they trying to do too much with this game and that it will become one giant mess, fingers crossed it won't happen though.

Small glimpse of the new Batman Arkham Origins which is looking to be just has good as the other games, love the new grappling hooks that attaches to two things. Also glad to see the Joker will be in it although I'm hearing this will be their first meeting which could be awesome if it's done right.

Next up The Order 1886 and what a nice surprise that was, although it reminds me in some ways of a HD Dishonored with the setting. Looking forward to seeing some gameplay and more information for this game when the time comes, hopefully at Gamescon next month.

Killzone Shadowfall is still looking beautiful so far and the new A.I companion bot could be useful, I'm still on the side lines with this game. Mostly because in the past Killzone has a reputation of showing off awesome trailers but delivering something different to what we see. Don't think it will be the case here but I just don't want to get my hopes up just yet.

Final Fantasy XV not a surprise there to be honest, soon as the delays started for Versus XIII it was clear they wanted to hold off for the next-generation consoles. Glad they did because the small fight scene gameplay they showed off looks breath taking and it reminds me I really need to finish a Final Fantasy game. I was a bit surprised when they announced Kingdom Hearts 3 straight after this trailer though, well it's in development finally but still. Need to get the HD collection so I can start playing the series, in fact I think I have one and two still sealed for the PS2 under my bed somewhere.

Next up one of my games that I am looking forward too, Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag and they showed off a demo. Now at first I got really worried, the graphics looked amazing but it looked like every other Assassin game. Follow the target and stay hidden while you listen in for information, but then it just got amazing. Watching the town get blasted apart then having the Edward jump onto his ship and jump seamless into the ship battle with no loading screen. Thank you Ubisoft! I really cannot wait to get my hands on this game now. Shame the demo crashed during the ship fight but still it looks like this game will be everything I want.

Another nice surprise was the demo for Watch_Dogs, think Sony and Ubisoft wanted to get me hyper. Really cannot describe how excited I am for these two games. I loved how they used the cameras to guide his mate past the patrols but at the same time take action to take out a guard or two yourself. Fingers crossed both of these games will be launch titles for the PlayStaton 4.

I'm having to re watch the conference, well fast forwarding anyway to remember what games was shown because there was a lot. I was really surprised how much stuff I wanted from this years E3, don't think there was a conference without any games I wanted. Anyway back to the games and they did show of Elderscrolls Online coming to the consoles. Really not sure what to make of this game because it looks just like any other MMO and nothing special, glad to see they gone for the first person approach since everyone wanted that interface. But still just not sure about it because I feel there will be nothing amazing to make it stand out.

Nice way to end the conference with was the Destiny gameplay demo, ignoring of course the script talking the game looked amazing. Seriously though the guy needed to be more quiet and learn to aim because I lost count how many times he was shooting the floor. Still though the game is going to be awesome if it's done right.

So that is it folks for the Sony conference and from me this morning, I need to go get myself sorted for the day. Have a good one and I will catch you all later!
~Iznic

E3 2013 Ubisoft Conference

Finally doing another E3 post just took me nearly a month to sort it out, this time it's the Ubisoft conference which was great for games but terrible for the script (sorry but the horrible jokes really need to stop). The whole "look I play games too, I'm cool" is just not needed, talk about the new games and stop trying to "connect". Anyway enough with that and lets talk about the games, first here is the conference from Ubisofts Youtube channel just in cased you missed it or if you want to refresh your mind.



Don't forget I'm only going to talk about the games I'm interested in, sorry folks but this blog is about my gaming adventures. Ok first up is the new Splinter Cell Blacklist which is still looking awesome, shame they only showed a few minutes but I think that's because it's out next month so not too long to wait. Hoping the story is going to be pretty sweet and some of the game mechanics better then Conviction (really hoping anyway).

Next game was a surprise for me and that's the Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, looks like it could be a pretty sweet arcade game. So far though I've only heard about it coming to the PC (browser game?), seriously this would be an awesome arcade/PSN title or even a Vita/3DS game. Build up a castle with lots of traps to stop others from stealing your loot while you raiding their castle, who would not want to play it. Plus I love the CGI trailer for it, I do like my comedy films and it was spot on.

Rolling on another small clip for the South Park game which please god release this game, really hope nothing else happens because I really want to play the Stick of Truth. An RPG game based on the South Park TV series, how can this go wrong! the script looks hilarious. I'm just worried with all the delays and Publisher change over that it might not be as good as I hope, really got this game on a pedestal right now. Come on Ubisoft make sure to get it ready for Christmas and make sure it's brilliant.

I have noticed one thing with this conference that a lot of the major stuff I was interested in was only covered for a few minutes. Think it's because most of their games was covered in the main Microsoft/Sony conferences but you would think they would keep something for themselves.

Watch_Dogs and Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag both look impressive, I will cover them more in the other conferences but both games are on my top ten want list right now. Anyway last game of the conference I was interested in was the new announce of Tom Clancy Division. An RPG (well so they say) online shooter, drop in and drop out with your friends as you explore a world falling apart. The gameplay level they showed off looked good but I won't get my hope up too yet, I will wait to see more because all I keep thinking is "End War", good game but not as good as it should had been.

So that's it for me with the Ubisoft conference, was not the best one but it did show off some impressive stuff. They have quite a few games on my want list this year so hopefully they will be great, really looking forward to playing the new Assassin's Creed although I really wish I knew about the story with how its related to the present time.

Also got massive hopes on Watch_Dogs, man that game could be my game of the year for 2013 if it's done right. Anyway I need to go since I need to continue my gaming marathon so have a good night folks.
~Iznic

E3 2013 EA Conference

Morning gamers,
I've been struggling since E3 on how to write this post out, at first I had posts for each conference but I kept getting a writers block right at the start. In the end I decided to go with this and just write my thoughts plus dropping the twitter messages During the live streams I was posting my thoughts on Twitter, it was interesting to do but somethings I wished I could had change. Also it's a nightmare to copy and paste them over to the blog since everything has to be changed to work (font, text size etc.), plus after changing everything the blog post just went weird. Too much time waisted and it was just not worth it, you can see my thoughts anyway on my twitter account which is linked on the side.

Anyway let's jump straight in with the first conference which was the best one in my books and that's EA. Why did I like this one the most? well I found I enjoyed all the games shown, it had some nice surprises and overall I did not have to keep cringing at the presenters script speeches.



So where to begin, well the Garden Warfare at the start was a nice shock. At first I really thought I would hate it when they started talking about it but once they started playing it, well it went on my list to buy when it comes out. I can see it being quite a laugh with a few friends and I really do enjoy Plants vs Zombies. Of course right now it is exclusive to Xbox One and PC which was interesting move on EA's part. Especially with the next game Titan Fall that was shown off again, another Xbox One exclusive. Seems EA are really backing up the Microsoft team this generation. Anyway Titan Fall looks amazing, multiplayer battlefield/future sci-fi with mechs.

I love the fact the mechs are not slow heavy machines, it will definitely make the game more interesting. Few things in the demo they showed off that got my interest the most was when the pilot jumped into the mech and it took seconds to boot up. Nice fast paced jump in and jump out which will work well for the multiplayer, also loved when they rip out a pilot from another mech. Brutal finisher move plus when they jump out their mech and climb on top of another one to blow the circuits in the head to blind them. Shame it's next year though but hopefully not to long into the year, but I would like to see more how the story campaign works since it seems to be integrated into the multiplayer.

Ok onto the next game which wasn't really shown but my god did it cause a riot on the Internet. A small teaser to the next Battlefront game! which will be using the Frost Engine 3 and being developed by the DICE team. Mind was blown when they showed this off and my twitter feed could not keep up with my friends. Really cannot wait to see what they will do with this game but I won't get my hopes up yet, no doubt it be the end of next year at the earliest if we lucky.

Let's see what was next announced, I'm currently watching the stream again while I'm posting so I can remember everything I wanted to talk about. Ohh yeah Dragon Age 3 which I would like to see more and in fact I really could do with playing and completing the first two before buying this. It looked good, it has everything I want from a fantasy game. Dragons, monsters, end of the world but I could not help but chuckle at the green meteors since they remind me of Warcraft 3. But anyway yeah it could be a great game but a lot more needs to be shown off first and as I said I need to play the first two before I start to get excited.

Final game for EA which stole the show for me was Battlefield 4, how amazing was that? 64 player multiplayer now for the next generation consoles. Having that demo level being shown off with the full 64 players playing was such a smart move. I know everyone was shocked on what they saw and it amazing, I loved watching them drop the road with the tank on into the tunnel. The skyscraper at the end was another amazing touch, in fact I watched a new video yesterday that explains when the skyscraper falls it creates rubble every where so it changes the landscape of the level. You now have more cover but at the same time it creates this giant dust cloud so vision becomes impossible in the area it was.

Also the commander option with the tablet was pretty sweet, I loved the missile launch system but I do question how many people will use it. I know it seems to be the big thing this generation to have phone and tablet support but still not so sure on it, but I've not had ago so it could be amazing for all I know.

Anyway folks that is my thoughts on the EA conference, as I said I was really impressed with it and the games. My want list has grown a little thanks to them and I really cannot wait to get my hands on these games, only a few months for some. Don't forget to drop a line with what you thought of this conference, I would love to hear your opinion on what you saw.
 ~Iznic 

One More Special Edition Mii

That's right folks another special edition Mii is up for downloading on your 3DS, this time it's Hayashida and again just pop on over to the Mii Plaza. This should be the last one since E3 is ending today but you never know.

If you not downloaded any before today then it is worth it, make sure you connected to the wi-fi and pop over to Mii Plaza on your 3DS. The special edition Mii will unlock an achievement if you not met one before, in Puzzle swap they will have all the pieces so it's a great way to get those missing rare ones. Finally they also automatically level 5 in StreetPass quest so you have a nice warrior to progress with.

Anyway I'm off again to go play some games and watch the Simpson's, don't worry I've not forgotten the E3 posts just having a bit of writers block with them.
~Iznic

Another Special Mii

Very quick note folks but you can get another special edition Mii character on the 3DS through spotpass. Just like yesterday this could be a one day only deal so just connect to the Internet with your 3DS and pop on over to the Mii Plaza to get a visit from Konno.

Great thing about the special edition Mii's is they have all the puzzle pieces unlocked for Puzzle swap, great way to get your missing rare ones. Plus they also automatically level 5 for StreetPass Quest so a nice advantage there.

So don't miss out and got to say cheers to Dragaknight my mate for making me aware both times of this.
~Iznic

The Day After

Morning gamers,
Well all the main companies have now done their conferences and all that's left now is the show floor information to come. It's been one hell of a E3 this year and I got to say I've been really impressed with all the games this year, I was really shocked how much there is I want this year. Of course it was just games though was it, we had the next generation consoles being fully revealed and now the dust is settled I think its time to start catching up with my blog posts and talk about what I thought.

To start with Sony have won this war with out a doubt, undercutting the Xbox One price by £80 and announcing there won't be any DRM or blocks on Pre-owned was a killing blow. Yes I have read yesterdays comment and saw people was annoyed that publishers can do one time use serial keys but that's already in place with the PlayStation 3. Sony was just confirming that they are keeping the PlayStation 3 policy, chill people.

Anyway for the best show I'm going to go with EA believe it or not, they really surprised me with the amount of games they showed off. Not just the amount though but how impressive they was as well, the 64 player match for Battlefield 4 being shown off was brilliant. Also Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare then the teaser for Battlefront, think they killed the internet when they showed that off.

So yeah it has been great E3 this year and thanks to it I've decided I'm getting a PlayStation 4 first, I do want a Xbox One since they have some nice exclusive games like Ryse, Titanfall, PVZ Garden Warfare, Halo 5 and Project Spark to name a few. If I could buy both at launch I will but the PlayStation 4 is the first thing I'm buying, the console looks better, cheaper, no restrictions and the share stuff looks amazing. Plus they too have some nice exclusives, e.g. Killzone, The Order 1886, Witness, Knack etc.

Think I need to put a list together of all the games I want and start working out a savings plan because it's going to be a expensive year that's for sure. It's a great time to be a gamer right now though, anyway I'm going to shoot so I can start getting the E3 conference posts up.

By the way before I do run off I do have to say this year had way too many techincal problems, games crashing, bad feeds etc. quite a lot to be normal plus for god sake stop with the terrible scripts. Watching people playing the demos on stage and do the robot talk is annoying "this is fun" "lets go this way" "hi friend, you come to join me on adventure". Stop it! it's annoying!

~Iznic

P.S. Your thoughts on E3 this year? Loved it? Hated it?

E3 Downloads and Freebies

Right folks not sure how long these will be up for so make sure to download them today while you have the chance. First up on the 3DS you can get a special Mii character through spot pass, make sure you connected to your wi-fi and load up StreetPass Mii Plaza. Might have to leave your 3DS on for a while to pick up the spotpass first though. Anyway you get Iwata dressed up in a Luigi outfit for your trouble and of course if you not had a special Mii you will unlock the achievement as well, added bonus is that he has all the puzzle pieces so if you missing a super rare one here is your chance.

Now for a freebie, you can get Fable 3 on Xbox Live for free right now! not sure if this is a mistake or not but just search it on xbox live. There are cases that you have to click "add points" option to get it to appear up as a free purchase download. Great game just a shame the ending was not up to par with the rest of the game but still worth a download, cannot complain about it being free.

~Iznic

E3 My Hopes and Dreams

I've been thinking for the last week what I would like to see from E3 this year and to be honest I struggled to make a huge list, I think it's because both Microsoft and Sony have already announced their next consoles. Several big games have already been announced as well so I'm not expecting too much this year. But I still have a few things I want to see and hoping for so let's get stuck in.

Nintendo
Lets start with the 3DS since that is the easiest one, I've already got three games coming out this year I want. Pokemon X & Y, Professor Layton and of course Phoenix Wright 5 so I'm pretty sorted for the year for my DS. I would love to see the announcement for the crossover of Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton coming to the west, that would make my week. Other then that I'm not expecting anything, although it would be cool to see a nice limited Pokemon 3DS for the launch of X and Y.

Onto the main console for Nintendo and I'm still not got it yet, the Wii U. Really not tempted for it yet since there is only one game I would play right now and that's the new Monster Hunter. Yes Lego City does look awesome but for some reason I'm not that sold on it, think I prefer it when they based on a movie series. Anyway if they announced a full Pokemon game or MMO for the Wii U then I would go out and buy a Wii U for it, it would be some awesome and on so many levels. Better stop there before I start getting hyper and excited, we will be here for hours talking about all the ideas they could do. So yeah the Wii U needs a lot more games that I like for it, in fact it just needs more games in general.

Microsoft & Sony - Next Generation
I've put both together because what I want is the same, basically I want to see some amazing games and plenty of exclusives. A good launch line up and I want to see the consoles running, none of this "later" nonsense. At the end of the day I want to know how I navigate through my console, can I run pre-owned etc. Details will be the big thing to persuade me to upgrade to the next generation and of course games.

At the end of the day if both are coming out at the same time or close enough then only one can be bought for the time being. I'm hoping to walk away from this E3 with one winner, I probably will get the other next year when it's calmed down and I can save some money (unless the other console is terrible of course).

In fact Sony are winning right now in my books but I've not written out Microsoft just yet, plus since I've not seen the console or seen it running properly I'm still 100% committed yet. If they announced Uncharted 4 tonight then I will be throwing my wallet at them.

Sony - Vita
More games please! lots of games would be nice since it's been too quiet recently. Yes I know there is Killzone coming out but I would like to see more then that. It's great that it can hook up with the PS4 and stream some games but I actually want some Vita games.


That's it folks on my thoughts and to be honest I just want to some great games announced, both new IP and sequels. Really excited right now to see what everyone has up their sleeves and it's just over two hours to go. I'm like a kid at Christmas right now, don't think I can get any more hyper.
~Iznic

Pre-E3 Konami Conference

Well once again Konami have done a Pre-E3 conference and this year I can actually say there is nothing on it that I want.



Not interested in sports so that ruled out Pro Evo 14 straight away, few talks of mobile games that did not interest me. Then of course we have Metal Gear Solid 5 which I could never really get into the series so I was really not that interested in the new voice actor for it. Maybe one day I will give it a try but for now there are plenty of other games that are more important to me.

Finally Castlevania 2 trailer which took up most of the conference, looks nice and to be honest would normally be up my street but I played the first one. It was terrible and I hated the controls with a passion, thank god it only cost me something like £1-5. CG trailers always make games look amazing but yeah I'm sticking away from it.

So overall to me the conference had nothing of interest, only reason I'm posting it up is so you my readers can check it out because there might be something on there you like. Guess it's a good thing that there was nothing I like since my want list is huge right now and it will only get worse once E3 is over.
~Iznic

One day to go!

Morning folks,
Cannot believe how behind I am with my blog posts this week, I've had a brilliant week off from work though. Honestly not sure where to begin since there is quite a few posts I wanted to do this week and most of them I wanted done before E3 which starts tomorrow.

So lets begin with what I've been playing this week, well I've had a little time on Warcraft, Star Wars Old Republic and Starcraft but nothing major to report there though. Although I will say that I did start a new character on Star Wars and made a Jedi this time around, I'm actually enjoying it more then my Bounty Hunter. Might actually get into more but we will see, depends if I can put the time into the game.

On the console side I have been working on Lost Planet 2 believe or not, at the start of the week I decided to dig through my pile of games and went with it. It's not a bad game but not great either, the levels are split up into 5-10 minute missions which you get scored on how well you did. Then there are one or two boss missions then it ends the chapter, I enjoy the big boss fights but I am a bit shocked how rubbish the story is so far. Right now though I do want to complete the game because as I said I really enjoy the boss fights, finding the weaknesses and taking it out a step at a time. Even more fun when you using one of the mech suits to take it down with. Can't say I will be stick with it for the full 1,000 gamerscore though since the achievement is insane, talking over a dozen playthroughs for some of the achievements.

I'm also playing Bioshock Infinite finally thanks to Lovefilm, not got that far into it since the disc arrived only a few days ago and I've been busy since then. So far though I'm enjoying the game but I am waiting for it to pick up, going to give it some time later so fingers crossed it will get more interesting later. Other then that I have started Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations again since I never finished it, actually I did get to the third episode of the five but then I lost the game so I've had to re buy it a few months back. So far I had only redone the first episode so I'm now working on the second one, think I'm near the end so another session and I should be back where I left off.

Anyway that is it for my gaming news today folks and I will end it here because I want to start writing the other posts for my blog, there are been plenty of more gaming announcements so I want to talk about them and get myself up to date so I'm ready for tomorrow. I will be attempting to live tweet again my thoughts as I watch the conference on my Twitter account then copy and paste onto a blog post after. Hopefully it will go better then the Xbox One conference attempt anyway.
~Iznic

It Begins...

You can tell when E3 is right around the corner because every day leading up to it there are ton of announcements happening. Not many leaks this year though but still early days on that, I'm expecting it to go crazy by the end of the week. Anyway let's get back on topic and talk about the latest new announcements from the last few days.

So where to start, well Plants vs Zombies 2 It's about time has been given a new trailer. What's amazing is that the subtitle was not just a reference about fans waiting for so long, no in fact there will be time travel in this game.



Egypt, Wild West and the Future was mentioned in the trailer and so far there as been a screen shot for Egypt with a mummy style zombie. Love the new pea pod type plant shown half way through the trailer as well, but the biggest announcement was the fact the game will be a free-to-play one. Bit worried about that since I hate micro-transactions with a passion, really hope they don't expect to use to keep forking out for each type of plant or to access most of the levels. Guess we will have to wait and see, next week should clear up most of the details so not point in worrying too much yet.

Speaking of new games we do have details finally on the Halo Spartan Assault game, yes it was not the tv series after all. In fact it's a game for Windows 8 devices, so the phone, surface tablet and operating systems (laptops, PC etc). Bit of a shock there to be honest but I'm guessing they trying to make it worth while picking up a Windows 8 device. Check out the trailer below which was posted up this morning, this time we will be playing as a female spartan set between Halo 3 and 4.



Looks very interesting and there is unlocks and bonuses for Halo 4, the over top play is different but if done right could be great. Check out Xbox360achievements.org post about playing some of the levels, I'm definitely going to give the trial ago if they put one up. Not long to wait for it either since it's slated for a July release which is funny since Plants vs Zombies 2 is as well. Might have a busy summer of handheld device games with the way it's going.

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I did say there was a lot to talk about today and this is just a quick one, a mini teaser video as gone live for Deus EX the Fall. That's pretty much all we know about it, not sure if it's a game or DLC or even worse case scenario a book. A voice asks if we ready to begin then a date of tomorrow is shown (5th June 2013) so hopefully it will be cleared up tomorrow. I loved the Deus EX game and I would love to see a sequel some time this year or even a next generation game. In fact I really could do with playing through it again since I never did go through the DLC levels.



Anyway no doubt I will be posting tomorrow with whatever the announcement is, praying for a game and when I say a game I mean a proper console one not a handheld or mobile device one. Finally one more piece of information to talk about and then you can stop reading my ramblings.

Fable One HD as been confirmed today....no joke, I could not stop laughing this morning when I saw the news. After posting up that E3 list and talking about Fable 4 possibility I was thinking about that I've never had chance to play the very first one. Then within minutes of me thinking that the trailer goes up saying it's coming in HD format for the Xbox 360.



Love the hidethechickens hashtag at the end, my friends would always speak of kicking chickens when they talk about this game. So looks like I will be able to finally play the first one after all so I cannot wait to give it a try, wish they would stop with all the new releases though. This year is getting really expensive and we not even at E3 yet, god help me next week.

On this note folks I'm going to head off and play some games, have a good one and I will talk to you all later.
~Iznic

PlayStation 4 Teaser Trailer

You all know this would happen yesterday and to be honest I had bets that it would happen today but oh well. Sony has officially posted a quick teaser trailer showing of a blurred version of the new PlayStation 4. At the end the data shows that the full reveal will be at E3 so make sure to be there.



It's causing quite a stir and it will be interesting to see how Microsoft will top it today with the new Xbox, but anyway back to the PlayStation trailer. Well looking at the blurred image and the quick clips shown it reminds me a lot of the PlayStation 3 slim model. What do you guys think? anyway there quite a few sites that have slowed the trailer down to show off each image but to be honest you not going to get the full picture. Just one more reason why this years E3 will be epic.

~Iznic

Xbox Conference, E3, Nintendo and More

Morning folks,
Plenty to talk about this morning since yesterday was full of news, of course one of the biggest was the Call of Duty rumour leak which you can find on a separate post. First let's talk about the Xbox, well they have finally confirmed the 21st May date for the reveal of the next Xbox.

Need to look up the times for the UK since so far I've been given 3pm and 6pm, so not sure how they got those times. Anyway it's interesting word play with the "New generation" and not "Next generation" so I do wonder what they got up their sleeve. I was wondering though why do this announce so close to E3 when they could just wait the few weeks and do it then.

Well I'm not wondering no more because after the invite was sent out Major Nelson posted on the Xbox blog some details, link can be found here. This conference will cover the console and talk about the future then E3 will continue with more information and the games line up. So looks like Xbox E3 conference will be heavily software this year.

Not surprising since if you think about it every developer will be getting their current generation games out so they can switch over to next generation. Next generation launch lines up and future releases will be shown, so this years E3 could be amazing and probably kill my bank balance.

So anyway mark your calendars for that date and keep your eyes peeled to see what Microsoft have up their sleeve but now lets change the topic to Nintendo. Not sure what to think at this time about them, it was posted up they failed to hit their income target and that they had another annual loss. Wii U sales world wide not looking good and being one of the main reasons. But anyway I'm not here to talk about targets, money etc. what really shocked me and made my jaw drop this morning was they announced no E3 presentation this year.

Instead Nintendo Direct is doing it's job to communicate new information and that they will do a few smaller events around the time of E3 instead. Since this year for them it will be new software and not hardware it seems it be too much money to waste on a big event. Which in a way I could understand completely but it is still shocking to see Nintendo take a step back. Anyway the full details can be found over on MCV here. I've got my fingers crossed for some awesome games this year for the 3DS and Wii U. Really don't want to see losing Nintendo, they not my all time favourite console but I love the DS and 3DS.

Anyway that's it for news today folks and I'm off to work so catch you all later,
~Iznic

Last Week

Morning folks,
Last week went really well for me in the ways of my gaming, in fact I clocked the story for Hitman Blood Money (PS3) at the start of the week. Then I spent the rest of the week doing all the extra trophies and playing through again to get the difficulty trophies etc so finally on Sunday evening I clocked the Platinum. Wish every week went that well but anyway that's one more game in my pile finished and since it was released at the start of the year it does bring my new release completed percent up to 50%. Also it's game sixteen on my complete list so it's going ok for the year, could be better in that regard.

Anyway it was not just Blood Money taking all my time, I did put some time into Pokemon Black 2 and finally got the fourth gym finished. Spent some time on the multiplayer for Tomb Raider with a friend clocking a few of the achievements. That was pretty much it for the week and oh I did buy some more games, I know I said I would not but when I say they was cheap I really mean super cannot say no cheap. Picked up Sniper Ghost Warrior, Kingdoms of Amalur and Disney's Brave for my collection, I did try Brave yesterday and it's very easy game. Game mechanics are nicely done and the levels are a decent length, plus a few puzzles thrown in and you got yourself a decent enough game.

For this weeks goals and further on in the month I'm aiming to continue to work on the Hitman HD collection, probably Contracts first but we will see. I've also had Lego Lord of the Rings for the PS3 sent as my rental, good game but very long and when I played it on the Xbox I had quite a few game breaking bugs/glitches so I'm praying I will be able to get through it. Other then that I will be just dabbling my game time here and there on a few games, just want to stick with the one game really with all my time.

Trying my best to work through my game collection before the next big rush of games come out, think we only have the Last of Us next in June. In fact it comes out E3 week so talk about making that week even more epic. After that I think it's August it kicks off with the releases, starts with Splinter Cell in my books but of course E3 announcements could change that. But at least got a few weeks/months before then to try and complete a good chunk of my games.
~Iznic