Gamescom 2013: EA Press Conference Gamess that Energized Me

<p> </p> <p><a><img src="http://shpil.com.ua/wp-content/themes/press/functions/timthumb.php?src=http://shpil.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Dragon-Age1.jpg&w=960&h=360&zc=1"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.dragonage.com/" target="_blank">DRAGON AGE INQUISITION</a> … I cannot begin to say how much I am looking forward to the release of this game.  It is going to be a long year of patient waiting however since it doesn’t release until Fall 2014.  I am more than willing to wait for a polished, immersive game in comparison to the huge disappointment that was Dragon Age II.</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.popcap.com/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare" target="_blank"><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/941102_10151514102628214_1182909509_n.jpg"></a></p> <p></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Exclusive Boss Mode for XboxOne!  Boss Mode game play will be available via Kinect or Smartglass and is playable as Crazy Dave or as Dr. Zombot.</font></p> <p><a><img height="395" src="http://www.gamestalker.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Titanfall.jpg" width="816"></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.titanfall.com/" target="_blank">Titanfall</a> new game play footage on new map looks engaging.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">While I’m not interested in the game, FIFA 14 on XboxOne and PS4 does look bloody fantastic.</font></p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2302eb40-f9d8-4d84-afff-eaa75f794f72" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EA" rel="tag">EA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Electronic+Arts" rel="tag">Electronic Arts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Plants+vs+Zombies%3a+Garden+Warfare" rel="tag">Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dragon+Age+III%3a+Inquisition" rel="tag">Dragon Age III: Inquisition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Gamescon+2013" rel="tag">Gamescon 2013</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/XboxOne" rel="tag">XboxOne</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PS4" rel="tag">PS4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/console+gaming" rel="tag">console gaming</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox" rel="tag">Xbox</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/video+games" rel="tag">video games</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/smartglass" rel="tag">smartglass</a></div>

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  DRAGON AGE INQUISITION … I cannot begin to say how much I am looking forward to the release of this game.  It is going to be a long yea...

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Gamescom 2013: Lords of the Fallen

<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-d3UQz8CL_pw/UhNuqM3vkvI/AAAAAAAADDQ/y6s-P1BlV14/s1600-h/1146148_498068570276771_1209641973_o%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="1146148_498068570276771_1209641973_o" border="0" height="475" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uEdO9jgeiqw/UhNuqjNdUtI/AAAAAAAADDY/193ia4BenSA/1146148_498068570276771_1209641973_o_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" title="1146148_498068570276771_1209641973_o" width="844"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Gamescon started today in Cologne, Germany and the first game that caught my undivided attention was not even on my radar: </font><a href="http://lordsofthefallen.com/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Lords of the Fallen</font></a><font size="3">.  The RPG is coming to PC, PS4, and XboxOne in 2014.  The video for the game can be seen </font><a href="http://www.viddler.com/v/dac885d7" target="_blank"><font size="3">here</font></a><font size="3"> and it seriously has my full attention. </font></p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2c4b69ed-2305-4c93-a482-ad63a6de620c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Lords+of+the+Fallen" rel="tag">Lords of the Fallen</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/XboxOne" rel="tag">XboxOne</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Playstation+4" rel="tag">Playstation 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PS4" rel="tag">PS4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PC" rel="tag">PC</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox" rel="tag">Xbox</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/RPG" rel="tag">RPG</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Gamescon" rel="tag">Gamescon</a></div>

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Gamescon started today in Cologne, Germany and the first game that caught my undivided attention was not even on my radar: Lords of the Fa...

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E3: Preview Day Impressions

<p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><img height="362" src="http://zapt4.staticworld.net/images/article/2013/06/project_spark_screen_shot_19-100041257-large.png" width="800"></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Firstly, congratulations to EA for being the only presentation out of the four to start on time.  Seriously, being punctual isn’t that difficult and there is zero excuse for Sony’s presentation starting twenty minutes late!</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Microsoft presentation was by far the smoothest and most comprehensive one of the day.  There were no glitches, no background audio disturbances, and no incredibly annoying “hostess” (Aisha Tyler for Ubisoft) trying and failing to make bad jokes and sexual innuendoes every where she thought they might succeed.  Several games exclusive to the XBox One have my full and complete undivided attention: Ryse, Son of Rome, Project Spark, Dead Rising 3, and Quantum Break.  I am very much looking forward to using Smart Glass integration with console gaming.  It is also a huge hit here that it is an all-in-one comprehensive entertainment box that will allow us for the first time to ditch the cable box for good.  </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">EA presentation was informative, fast paced, fun, and showed off great game play while talking about technical advances.  Dragon Age III has my attention from EA, which was expected.  But quite a few things at the EA event looked interesting as well.  That brief teaser for a new Star Wars: Battlefront game had me drooling with anticipation.  Plants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Titanfall are both intriguing for very different reasons and I will undoubtedly play both.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">UbiSoft conference was just awful.  It was more about Aisha than the games unfortunately, because Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag looks amazing and Tom Clancy’s The Division looks like it is definitely worth delving into.  South Park: The Stick of Truth will satisfy the nine-year old in all of us and I admit, I too will be playing it come this holiday season.  Watchdogs looks beautiful but the story premise may actually be a little too close to recent events to be enjoyable.  </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Sony’s press conference was embarrassing.  Sony’s persistent need to troll Microsoft only showed their fear of being outclassed by the XBox One and their presentation was amateurish.  Oh I understand they wanted to solidify their fan base from being tempted away to the XBox One but unnamed insults and mentions were in extremely poor taste.  I am also stunned that anyone is naive enough to believe Sony’s claims that they are not going to have digital rights management on their games.  Please remember, Sony is the gaming corporation that was vulnerable to hackers and left millions of peoples personal information fall into the wrong hands.  Only The Dark Sorcerer looked at all interesting or compelling for games on the new console.  The other games presented were completely unappealing and uninspiring.  Sony and their game developers broke no new ground with any game presented last night as an exclusive.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Preview day presented some nice new titles to look forward to, existing titles expanding their franchises, and hardware that will make it all possible.</font></p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a85a05d0-bf04-47f7-8065-55b0f420c947" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+One" rel="tag">Xbox One</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PlayStation+4" rel="tag">PlayStation 4</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sony" rel="tag">Sony</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EA" rel="tag">EA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Electronic+Arts" rel="tag">Electronic Arts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ubisoft" rel="tag">Ubisoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Aisha+Tyler" rel="tag">Aisha Tyler</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Plants+v.+Zombies%3a+Garden+Warfare" rel="tag">Plants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ryse%3a+Son+of+Rome" rel="tag">Ryse: Son of Rome</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Assassin's+Creed+4%3a+Black+Flag" rel="tag">Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Star+Wars%3a+Battlefront" rel="tag">Star Wars: Battlefront</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/South+Park%3a+The+Stick+of+Truth" rel="tag">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tom+Clancy's+The+DIvision" rel="tag">Tom Clancy's The DIvision</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Watchdoges" rel="tag">Watchdoges</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/The+Dark+Sorcerer" rel="tag">The Dark Sorcerer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DargonAge+III%3a+Inquisition" rel="tag">DargonAge III: Inquisition</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Project+Spark" rel="tag">Project Spark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+Rising+3" rel="tag">Dead Rising 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Quantum+Break" rel="tag">Quantum Break</a></div>

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  Firstly, congratulations to EA for being the only presentation out of the four to start on time.  Seriously, being punctual isn’t that d...

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