Your Gaming Edge

Sony Removes Component Cable Support? No….

Gaming — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:36:06 +0000

Yesterday many people were almost outraged when a rumor got out that the new PS3 systems would not be able to use Component HD cables for a video output requiring the use of HDMI. This would obviously be silly. Why would Sony prevent a HD cable on a HD system? Well, good news, this was only partly true as Sony clarified things today.

“The reports aren’t accurate,” said SCEA PR Manager Al De Leon. “The new CECH-3000 series PS3 requires HDMI only for BD movie output in HD, in compliance with AACS standards. PS3 continues to support component output for HD gaming and streaming content.”

So basically, because of new laws/standards, HDMI is required to play Blu-Ray content to prevent analog piracy of HD content. Its still kinda crazy that you can’t use a HD output like component to play a HD video but I guess its that important. At least you can still game in HD with component cables.

Lots of Releases this Fall: What’s Comin’

Gaming — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:49:16 +0000

This summer has been a good one so far with lots of game releases like Portal 2, Dragon Age 2 and Brink to name a few. This year has been one of the most exciting we’ve had with game releases for quite a few years. I wanted to take a look at what will be coming out this fall because there is so much and people are getting excited about:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Aug 23, 2011 (PC, PS3, X360)
Resistance 3 – Sept 6, 2011 (PS3)
RAGE – Sept 13, 2011 (PC, PS3. X360)
Gears of War 3 – Sept 20, 2011 (X360)
Batman: Arkham City – Oct 18, 2011 (PS3, X360, PC coming Sept 30th)
Battlefield 3 – Oct 25, 2011 (PC, PS3, X360)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Nov 1, 2011 (PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Nov 8, 2011 (PC, X360, PS3 TBA)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Nov 11, 2011 (PC,PS3,X360)
Saints Row: The Third – Nov 15, 2011 (PS3, X360)
Assassins Creed 3 – Nov 16, 2011 (PC) (PS3 and X360 TBA Nov)
L.A. Noire – Dec 29, 2011 – (PC)
Forza Motorsport 4 – Q4 2011 (X360)
Mass Effect 3 – Mar 6, 2012 (X360) (PC and PS3 TBA Q1 2012

Let us know what you are excited about, there is quite a lot coming out, its gonna be a great fall and holiday season!

Battlefield 3 to run best on PC

Gaming — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:54:44 +0000

During E3 many people were curious as to which console the footage of BF3 was being played on. Some were worried that it was PC footage being shown in fear that the public wouldn’t like what they saw when it was played on consoles. During E3, a part of the development team was asked what was being shown, their answer? It was a mix of all the consoles. Everyone at this time took a sigh of relief knowing that gameplay would go unhitched on console. Recently though, we’ve learned that even though footage looks good on on consoles, it will still run best on PC. We know it LOOKS good, so we are guessing this means that the frame rate will be better on a PC and therefore less frames on console. This will definitely make the PC gamers happy, especially since it has always been almost totally a PC game. On the other hand, console gamers may have a bit of worry, but i assure you, from the footage we saw at E3, and what the frostbite 2 engine is capable of, I’m sure it will run just fine.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Gaming — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:24:23 +0000

Bethesda game studios has been very hard at work. This has been such a busy time for them as they have been working on three pretty highly anticipated games. The first is Brink a FPS which as already been released and received decent reviews, RAGE is a FPS RPG type deal that will fell like Fallout but play like Borderlands and should be out October 4th. Probably the biggest hype is for the fifth installment of the popular series from Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls, and that game is Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game will have the basic game mechanics as the previous games though it is sporting a very nice new engine and new gameplay features. It will be full of very exciting game play as well as normal things that you know and love from the series like expansive worlds, all kinds of characters, and a good fight at every corner. They have gone and streamlined a lot of the fighting and magic abilities as well. Spells are easier to cast, and can be cast with one or both hands for a more powerful effect. The weapons are going to be a large part of the game as well, but the biggest thing is the new dragon-borne abilities that the character can possess from slaying dragons. Some have the power of fire, others ice, wind and such things which the character, able to harness these powers for a reason to be revealed in the story, can use against their foes. There is a lot that has been improved upon since Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, but the things you loved about the game are back and most, better than ever. Its a very exciting game and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Lets just hope they don’t use only 4 voice actors for 90% of the dialog this time. Oh good, they are using 70.

E3 2011: The future of Gaming

Gaming — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:59:51 +0000

E3 is over. We saw so much in just the first two days from all of the big gaming companies. There was a much anticipated announcement for the next-gen console from Nintendo, the Wii U, tons of Microsoft Kinect games and Sony released their PSVita, previously known as the “NGP”. Best part about it was the price; $250 for WiFi and $300 for 3G that will probably be on AT&T. While there was a lot of popular games being announced this year, most complained that what was announced, people were already expecting. Where E3 disappointed this year was surprises, the only thing we saw new this year was the Wii U. As far as games, every one was really pumped for all of the trailers of the new games coming out this year. Battlefield 3 gave a stunning demo, displaying gameplay from all consoles and it looked great. Call of Duty: MW3 gave us a very exciting and familiar gaming experience that many people are excited for. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword looks great and has lots of fans excited. Among the greats, Gears of War 3 and Halo 4 as well as Halo Anniversary are definitely on the wish lists for Xbox 360 users. For Playstation 3 users, a new Uncharted looks awesome and there are some great Move titles coming out. There is lots of great stuff coming out, what are you excited for? Let us know in the comments.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gaming — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:50:03 +0000

Alright gamers, you know the series and most of you love it. Call of Duty is at it again and this time they strategically planned their reveal trailer to compete with DICE and EA’s new shooter this year, Battlefield 3. Most people right now are frantically thinking about how they can bash their less favorite series and talk about why their favorite is the best, but lets get one thing clear. These are totally different games. CoD is a firefight multiplayer shooter with a single player campaign. Battlefield 3, if it falls suit, won’t have a campaign and it’s multiplayer is battlefield based, not small firefights like CoD. For me, I’m excited for both but what I’m most excited about is that Inifinity Ward is back on the CoD wagon. I haven’t liked any CoDs that Treyarch did. Some liked Black Ops, but for me, It has a different feel than MW3, almost like a whole different franchise. Either way, things look great for E3 this year and Infinity Ward is definitely going to deliver.

PSN Down Today for “Maintenance”

Gaming — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:22:37 +0000

Seen above, Sony announced on their Playstation twitter at noon EST that PSN would be going down for about 90 minutes due to needed maintenance. Some are speculating that they may be bringing back the PSN Store which many thought was coming back the 24th. I guess keep your fingers crossed that it may be the ONLY reason its “down”.

Battlefield 3: What we’ve been waiting for.

Gaming — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:09:41 +0000

Back in 2005 when developer DICE and publisher EA released Battlefield 2, it was a breath of fresh air for those who had still been playing Battlefield 1942 and the subsequent expansions. Battlefield 2 brought the same multiplayer battlefield everyone knew and loved but with more modern combat. Now six years later the gaming community is excited for what DICE is calling “a real sequel to Battlefield 2″. The reason that people are so excited is that this means we are in for a great, full, gaming experience like that of Battlefield 2. Obviously there will be updated graphics via DICE’s FrostBite 2 engine which is a new and improved engine from FrostBite which was used for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. While there have been some people skeptical of whether or not this is gonna just be a new Battlefield 2, DICE has made it clear by saying, “This is not Battlefield 2″, which leaves lots of fanboys very excited for what is in store. Most gamers have seen the twelve minute gameplay trailer and have been amazed at the lifelike motion capture animations of characters, lighting, physics, and particle effects. Battlefield 3 is definitely not going to disappoint. Are you excited? Let us know in the comments.

Surviving the PSN Downtime, what did you do?

Gaming — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:24:30 +0000

After we were all done weeping tears of unfathomable sadness when PSN went down it was time to pick ourselves up and keep our PS3 busy.

Some people, of course, played offline games finishing campaigns or revisiting them. Others had few choices when it came to playing online as they had primarily multiplayer games or online features were required to play. Some of these are Capcom games like Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and the Final Fight/Magic Sword game pack. In addition, Gran Turismo 5; uploaded B-Spec drivers were stuck online and couldn’t be used offline. With lots of titles and most gamers having more than one system those were also a option. Let us know what you did during the downtime if you were affected.

Getting ready for E3, are you?

Gaming — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:54:32 +0000

With E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) coming up in the next few short weeks, there is a lot of talk about the games being announced and revealed at this years expo. Most of the games a tried and true franchises that you know and love, like Zelda, Mario, Forza, Elder Scrolls, Battlefield and Call of Duty. Many more have been vaguely talked about but have left people very excited for whats coming up. Also in talks is a next-gen system from Nintendo and maybe a peak at what Microsoft and Sony have planned. IGN made a great list of games to expect news on that can be found here. See anything you like? Something you can’t wait to get your hands on? Let us know in the comments. E3 HERE WE COME!