DLC, it’s dynamite for video games and your wallet
I need a get out of jail free card
I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you boot me (I wish)
Creepy Tiger Woods game face
Downloadable content can really extend the shelf-life of video games. A bonus is adding onto an e...read more
I'm still playing Skryim and still love the game (currently playing Dragonborn - great add-on by the...read more
Unfortunately in the Tiger Woods video games, there's no such option when it comes to booting obnoxi...read more
Well, my first attempt at creating a "game face" for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 for the Xbox 360 didn't...read more
Downloadable content can really extend the shelf-life of video games.
A bonus is adding onto an existing video game is cheaper than forking out $60 for a brand new one.
I’ve been pretty impressed with the latest DLC from Skyrim: Dragonborn.
Lots of things to do, great action, battles. The little dudes – the Rieklings – are a trip.
Also recently downloaded Far Cry 3′s DLC bundle for $10 – a pretty good deal.
I’m still playing Skryim and still love the game (currently playing Dragonborn – great add-on by the way).
But one thing that could make it even better (and this goes for other games too)?
Give us a get out of jail free card so to speak.
In other words, if I’m stuck on a puzzle or hopelessly outgunned, give us an option to move on.
That with the press of a button we’re onto the next level or mission or room.
Sure, that may not be as satisfying as solving the puzzle or killing the bad guy.
But who cares? That should be our choice. It’s just a game, right?
And it’s not as if I can’t easily find the answers on the Internet. But that gets tiresome. You have to pause the game, search by the mission name, then search for the best search result, then if it’s a video walk through, skip to the right section, etc.
Is that cheating? So what.
It’s not as if I’m performing surgery or taking the bar exam.
This will just get me back to the serious business at hand much sooner: Slaying dragons including some that talk on another planet inhabited by giant cave men, vampires, werewolves, trolls and spiders that spit frost poison.
Unfortunately in the Tiger Woods video games, there’s no such option when it comes to booting obnoxious gamers during a round.
Maybe EA Sports could fix this problem in the next installment? That would make an already great game even better.
Well, my first attempt at creating a “game face” for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 for the Xbox 360 didn’t turn out exactly as planned.
I’m not a newbie. I’ve done this with much better results several years ago.
I had my wife take my picture outside (I would think the sun would be considered natural lighting). But maybe it was too bright.
But I’m not sure why patches of my skin morphed into something resembling freckles or age spots instead of giving me an albino look if it was too bright.
When you at first don’t succeed…Will give it another go indoors and see what happens.
It’s been out now for a few years. But it’s still one of the best shooter games I’ve played on my iPhone.
N.O.V.A., the Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance game is just a blast to play. Very similar look and feel to Halo (wouldn’t it be great if there was a Halo gaming app?), so that’s a plus.
The dialogue and storyline? Awful. Some of it makes you cringe it’s so bad. But I can forgive that because the graphics and controls easily make up for the clunky story and cheesy dialogue.
If you’re into first-person shooters, this one’s a must-have for gaming on the go.
Yet another sign disc-based consoles will be obsolete perhaps sooner than later, reports are circulating that the so-called Xbox 720 won’t have a disc drive.
“Instead it will use a type of solid-state card storage, though it’s unclear if that means it will have a microSD card slot,” according to HotHardware.
Screenshot from Microsoft Flight
Microsoft is rebooting its highly acclaimed flight simulator series with Microsoft Flight, which recently became available for download.
The game, unfortunately, will only be available for the PC, so I’m out of luck.
I have a laptop and but it lacks the graphics firepower to do this game justice.
Case in point being the graphics were choppy and gameplay was lagging after I downloading onto my laptop today.
I just downloaded the “Midway Arcade” app for my iPhone at a pretty sweet price: 99 cents.
It includes 10 classic arcade games including some of my favorites: Defender and Joust.
Others are Spy Hunter, Rampage, Root Beer Tapper, Arch Rivals, Skee-Ball, pool, air hockey and basketball hoops.
The basketball game was a nice addition (you “flick” the ball into the basket).
Although you have several options (“fixed joystick,” “free joystick” and “tilt”), the controls take a little getting used to.
A lot users on Facebook and iTunes have asked that it be iCade compatible for the iPad. The iPad fits inside the iCade, an arcade-shape cabinet that has a joystick and play buttons.
“If we could get support for the iCade I’d be able to fulfill my childhood dreams of my own arcade,” Aaron Glimme posted on Facebook.
But it’s generating good buzz overall.
“Although the controls aren’t perfect, this package of classic Midway titles might be the best arcade collection on iOS,” writes USA Today’s Game Hunters.
You can also buy an “action pack” (NARC, Total Carnage, APB) and a “fantasy pack” (Gauntlet, Gauntlet II and Wizard of Wor) for 99 cents apiece.
The ability in some games including FIFA and Tiger Woods to upload an image of yourself for your player’s avatar has been around for several years now.
I’ve used it in the Tiger Woods games with mixed results. The first go-around was successful (see YouTube video below). But I’ve grown a beard since, and that seems to mess up the rendering.
I’m curious how many gamers, if they had the choice to create an avatar face in their own image, would opt to do this?
Or do you prefer having your avatar look completely different than your appearance as part of a game’s escapist appeal?
I’ve also noticed some guys go so far as to use a female avatar (do female gamers do that too?). It’s always a bit odd to be staring at a “woman” golfer and then hear a male voice over the headset.
This could make grocery shopping a little less tedious and a bit more fun.
Game Hunters mentioned GeekWire’s reporting Whole Foods is testing a shopping cart that’s outfitted with Kinect, Microsoft’s motion sensor device.
As you place items in the cart, it will scan it and tell you what it is. It will even warn you if you place an item in the cart that you may not want, such as pasta that has gluten.
Microsoft demonstrated a prototype hosted by Craig Mundie, the company’s chief research and strategy officer.
See the video:
This is just the tip of the iceberg regarding Kinect’s potential to do things beyond serving as a gaming accessory.
GeekWire reports Microsoft says more than 300 companies are working on commercial applications for Kinect on Windows.
