Playstation Security- Big Blow to Pirates or the gaming industry?
I don't know if you have heard to much about this but in order to counter act media piracy after the PS3 Rootkey was hacked. What they are talking about is 5 serial keys that can be used with a game. These serial keys will register the game in each console the game is played and install and after you reach 5 install the game will not work on any other system.
The thing I don't get with all this piracy stuff is that these measures they take just keep the honest man honest. If you pirate, someone will find a way to hack the security and then you will keep on keeping on with the piracy. If you don't then you adhere to the current rules/standards and then are punished or forced to go around the problem and pirate yourself.
Do I think it will help with Piracy? Maybe for a few months, a year maybe, but not long term.
Who do I think it will harm? the gaming industry as a whole.
Consider the following questions.
How is a rental company going to provide good inventory for their patrons if they can only be installed on 5 systems?
How will games like EBgames be able to sell trade ins at a slightly lower price if they cannot confirm how many systems the game has been installed on?
I recently ordered a Playstation 3, a few days before the release of this news. I have not received it yet, but that's because futureshop service sucks...that's for another post though. What was the reason for this decide to migrate from my XBox home of nearly 3 years loyal to the Playstation 3?
I borrowed a buddie ps3 for 1 week, went out and rented Uncharted, Gran Tourismo 5(GT5) and The Last Airbender (Blu-Ray) and I was so impressed at these PS3 exclusive games that within 2 weeks I had got rid of my Xbox. Purchased an Playstation, Games, and even a Steering Wheel Accessory.
This move that I made is good for: Playstation for another system sold, and licensing of games, Rental companys because I have a few years of games to play, Game sale stores...see rental stores, accessory companies, because I buy game accessories like steering wheels etc. I attribute this to 3 things, a solid gaming platform, that I would not have been able to try out without my buddy lending me his system, a Solid Game I'm thoroughly impressed with GT5, and rental companies.
I also recently purchased a game called Test Drive Unlimited 2. Would I have purchased the game if I had a guarantee I would not be able to trade, share or sell? Absolutely not.
A person can purchase a game that they don't know well with limited risk. They can buy used and get it at a lower price, or they can buy new and either of these come with the option for trade in.
So what is an honest gamer to do? Research, buy games very carefully, because if you don't like it....Too Bad...You Lose, and you are stuck with it forever
So my question is who is this going to hurt? Eye-Patch toting Peg legged Pirates? Or honest gamers like me and you? The answer is obvious
I have been a fan of racing games for years. Ever since Pole Position on the arcade I have been hooked. Everything from Mario Kart to Gran Tourismo. Which the most recent installment of the latter has got me hooked, and is about to talk me into parting my long term relationship with my xbox. We'll see how that goes.
I think it really started with a game on a dos machine- Street Rod 2
I first played this game at my cousin's when I was bout 10, you look through the papers, buy used cars and change out parts, v-6 to v-8, 2 barrel carbs to 4 barrel, to get that Thunderbird so you can take down 'The King' and you get his car and his girlfriend. That was pretty sweet. So here we are over 15 years later.
I always thought a MMO racing game would be good for the average gamer. I always ran across them late. Like Motor City Online
or Test Drive Unlimited 1- which was visually appealing, lots of nice cars to drive, fairly realistic physics, but by the time I started up with it the online community had died down and you couldn't find another player.
I have filled my time with Forza games, need for speed shift and most recently hot pursuit. Which is something what I was wanting. Faster cars, faster police, almost like burnout with real cars and you could play the cops.
Then I receive an email from EBGames. Could this email be what I have been looking for?
The email detailed the release ofTest Drive Unlimited 2 at a price of $49.00 with no monthly subscription it got my mind going.
Then I watched this trailer
and it got my mind going even more.
Atari, like in the first game, had developed a massive island, with astounding mountains, forests, and beautiful beaches, expansive cities and off road tracks. You will have road races and rally style races. the interesting the about TDU2 that it's not only about racing. In a saturated Genre such as the racing market it's hard to be creative. Everyone has the same cars, everyone has good graphics, every one has the physics. So your options seem to be on how 'arcade' or 'simulation' you make the game.
TDU2- blows this idea out of the water. Why make a game about street racing, when you can make a game about the street racing lifestyle of a millionaire...in HAWAII.
You can buy cars, and customize your cars, buy a house, customize your house. There is even a virtual casino. The social aspect of the game looks to be one of the key features. Will it be a Boom, or a Bust It's hard to say right now. Is it going to be everything I wanted, probably not but i think it will be a good game
TDU2is set to release Feb 8th in North America Feb 11th in Europe. Currently Test Drive Unlimited has a gamers guarantee atEBGames. Meaning you can pre-order and purchase and if 7 days you don't like it, you will get a full refund also you will get access to the casino and a new car if you pre-order. If you've been looking for a racing game and then some, this maybe a game for you, and with a pre-order and gaming guarantee you can't go wrong.
Just don't be disappointed when you find out...there are no :Lamborghini's in the game at this time but stick around and check the other mouth watering motors below
Pictures courtesy of http://www.computerandvideogames.com
Judging by the title you would probably assume that this would be a positive post...you would be mistaken. I would like to express 2 things in this.
1. How much excitement I had for each game before it came out.
2. How each time my expectations were shattered in the worst of ways.
The original fable game was supposed to be one where every blade of grass you stepped on changed the game. I remember that almost verbatim. It was far from that. It was a linear story with a minute aspect of free roam.
Fable 2 was said to be what the original fable was supposed to be, just add Dog and Dawg (multiplayer) Well it added a dog, which was alright, but the multiplayer was weak as you couldn't be much other than a henchman.
Fable 3, The revolution. 3rd times a charm. This was supposed to be Return of the JEDI! was it? Let's see lot's of hype, a pretty linear story arch with some side quests here or there. Then the ending ohh the . What can I say about the ending...how about the last sentence was more exciting.
your HERO!
A little history, I play games like Rapala Bass Fishing 2010, and love it. I still have a copy of NCAA 2008 I still play. There are few games I walk away from and dislike. This is definately one of them.
I picked up the collectors edition. I played through the story. I took my time, did quests, got married had children. Only to move them into the castle and have them disappear into the bowels of the castle leaving the whole point of fighting for you family pointless because you lost them along time ago to the castle or Rose Red.
New Bowerstone
Even worse, you make decisions to be a good king or a tyrant. I wanted to be good in fact I had this brilliant plan. You had to get 6.5 million gold to save you kingdom in 365 days. I had a real estate empire. I spend no money, by day 250 I had 2.2 million gold. I was well on my way to saving a good chunk of the kingdom...that's when I helped Sabine. Next think you know 200 days turns into 1, and the 2.4 million I had earned is all you get, even through I had well over a million in my personal stash that I couldn't put into the treasury.
Hollow Men, annoying but have a satisfying bone crunch under a hammer
The end... not great. the worst? all that money I saved I figure hey let's at least go buy all the weapons/clothes/mustaches? NO! All the shop owners did in the last fight, and even if you buy the whole business you have to steal the products then kill guards for your own goods and then everyone thinks the savior of Albion is a monster because you took what was yours.....
A fitting end I'd say.
All the fanfare followed up by little less than a fizzle. I guess it's fitting that everything is dead and there's no point to keep playing.
P.S. I liked making the decisions about the kingdom, and some of the quests while being a bit repetitive were pretty fun.
Have you guys played Assassins Creed? I have and while the first one was repetitive, I found both previous iterations of this game enjoyable. You get a great feeling jumping across rooftops and feel like a total B A when you fly from a roof to come atop a target with swiftness, and stealth. Bringing them to their utmost doom.
Ahh a feel good experience if there ever was one.
You can block with your swords counter amazingly taking large groups of people at a time. Controlling Altair, the best of the best assassins in ancient Israel, or learning along side Ezio, an amazing up and comer making a name for himself, and that name is vengeance. You can't help but feel invincible.
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood takes a bit of a different turn. In the beginning after have an extremely awkward night with a fellow NPC you are woken to your beautiful maiden and a cannonball... and not the good kind. Templar are invading, they have lots of guys, guns, siege towers and best of all, cannons, that's right, cannons, which you also get to shoot, to mildly devastating effect.
You even get to play as Desmond, who is every bit as agile as Ezio, now I know you have the knowledge of the skill but after staying in 1 room and the most action you've got, and I mean both action and 'action' is inside the animus do you really have the upper body strength for these feats? I guess it wouldn't be a game if not.
Though I think I'm feeling the bleeding effect as well. After playing the game I learned through Ezio, through the animus, through Desmond, Through my xbox these skills as well. I scaled my house and tried a 'leap of faith' into a pile of leave. I felt the bleeding effect so much I needed a doctor to stop it.
Back to the game. The best part about AC-B so far is the multiplayer. Pretend like you have this really awesome...barber, very suave with straight razors, a priest with a crucifix that springs into a knife, blacksmith with a crazy hammer, something like that. You have all the kills of an assassin, and a target. SWEET! UH OH, but this is multiplayer, if your hunting another, isn't someone hunting you?! YES! somehow you have to sneak around and kill your target with out him spotting you. While keeping enough of an eye on your back to keep from getting shanked! and while you are watching your back, some crazy friggin clown drops from the sky!!!! DARKNESS....
Welcome Pansies to my gamer blog?! and for anyone who is not a Pansie...then this is not a gamer blog so keep reading.
This is basically the raving reviews, previews, general impressions, beta information of the latest, or really old games on the market. I will try to provide pictures and videos when available, while being careful not to break any copyright laws. I hope that you enjoy it because I put like, no time at all into this blog.
I have no credentials to speak of other than a gamer of about 17 years playing on systems from atari and nintendo to xbox 360 and playstation 3. I took some writing courses in college but am not a journalist by any stretch.
I'm just a regular average game Joe, not even a hardcore gamer. This a blog by the average gamer, for the average gamer.... Enjoy
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