Prepare your mind for Gears of War 2

Ok, time to get ready for Gears of War 2.... If you haven't watched the Dev Diaries you should really check them out. Here are 3 of them to start....

1. All about Sounds (Can really make a game)


2. A Pixel is Worth 1,000 Words


3. Stars, Gunfire, Drama, Romance


And the cool launch trailer...




Finally, the very cool "Last Day" trailer as we prepare for battle...

My E3 2008 favorites!

Microsoft over-delivered at this year's E3 and there too much information to try a summarize it all. Instead, I want to share my favorite announcements in no particular order.

* Gears of War -- They will have bots! (games tend not to have bots these days). Also "Horde" mode
where you have 5player coop fighting off waves and waves of enemy hordes (who will be the last
to survive).

* Fable 2 online coop. We knew there was offline, but now online! Great!

* Red Alert 3 -- New faction "Rising Sun (Japan)". Looks beautiful. Canceled on PS3.

* Avatar system -- I welcome this new system. And I think this is just the first step
in a greater plan for social networking embodiment

* Dashboard update -- up to 8 people in a private chat room (you can all be doing different things like playing different games, doing nothing, watching a movie, and still be able to chat together). You can also share games, videos, and other stuff of on hard drive with other users. Truly the next step in social networking for consoles. Yes, blades are still there. ;)

* Netflix integration a no cost. Wow! If you have a netflix account and xbox live already, then
at no extra cost, you can queue up movies and get the downloaded straight to your XBox. Awesome strategic move by Microsoft and Netflix. Everyone wins.

* Portal: Still Alive (Portal 2). Exclusive sequel to the popular Portal coming to XBox Live Arcade this fall.

* Fallout 3 producer Todd Howard stands up and says that Fallout 3 will have substantial exclusive DLC for XBox 360

* Geometry Wars 2 with 4player online coop... That's right! Woohoo. The best $5 I've spent in my entire life

* Resident Evil 5 will have online coop so you don't have to be afraid alone

* id Software (John Carmack) partners with EA

* Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the XBox 360 and releases on the same day as the PS3 release. ZOMG!


I should note that bungie.net has yet to release any info regarding the Halo universe. Their countdown clock has about 24 hours left so be sure to see new udpates soon.

I want my Figurines!

I haven't been a big fan of figurines since I was a kid; I always found them to be kinda childish. However, times have changed and I have a craving for figurines from some of the great games I've played. The figurines are a reminder to me of all those great moments during gameplay and also inspire me to be creative in my own work. Check them out...

BioShock Big Daddy!


Gears of War (Marcus Fenix)


Assassin's Creed (Altair)


Splinter Cell (Sam Fisher)


Devil May Cry 4