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		<title>Nintendo Direct 11/05</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Loyal Followers / Bloggers / Gamers,
So Nintendo had a Nintendo Direct conference on Wednesday, Nintendo is taking a different approach than most gaming company&#8217;s and has decided that probably about almost every quarter they come out with a recorded show that pretty much show cases there  [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Loyal Followers / Bloggers / Gamers,</p>
<p>So Nintendo had a Nintendo Direct conference on Wednesday, Nintendo is taking a different approach than most gaming company&#8217;s and has decided that probably about almost every quarter they come out with a recorded show that pretty much show cases there progress so far and gives updates on new project releases, and what have you. So this is just my thoughts and recap on the event itself.</p>
<p>So first and its the amazing news,<strong><em> The Legend of Zelda : Majora&#8217;s Mask</em> </strong>is coming to the Nintendo 3DS and it is coming Spring 2015! The mill was a constant buzz on this one and now it is finally becoming a reality. I am so excited to see it, just getting the facelift like in <em><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D </strong></em>and apparently will have the same level of difficulty and retain its essence. I loved Majora&#8217;s Mask for Nintendo 64, and now I will get to be able to play it again on my 3DS on the go. I think this was an amazing move by Nintendo to really bring back great pieces of the franchises that they are known for, and I&#8217;ll bring more up on that in a bit ;-). Then we heard about a new Nintendo 3DS game called <strong><em>Code Name S.T.E.A.M</em></strong> . A turn based tactical RPG with a steam punk imaginative crossover of classic literature, Abraham Lincoln is in it so is Tom Sawyer, Tiger Lily (From Peter Pan), The Lion (From Oz), I am not to familiar with this game but from what I have seen in this Nintendo Direct it seems like it should be a lot of fun. Its like Advance Wars but in real-time. Mario Kart 8 is getting not 1 but 2 Expansions in the upcoming months to follow, where they will be bringing an <strong>F-Zero</strong> Course! Link from <em><strong>The Legend of Zelda</strong></em>! and new skins for different character and vehicles. Mario Kart 8 was a Home-Run for Nintendo and I am so ecstatic that they are going the right way with DLC and online play especially with the support for Super Smash Bros. Wii U.</p>
<p>What I think one of the major major focuses on in the show were the <em><strong>Amiibo&#8217;s</strong></em>. <strong><em>Amiibo&#8217;s</em></strong> are launching November 21 along with Super Smash Bros Wii U and what Nintendo was really stressing is all the in game content that <em><strong>Amiibo&#8217;s</strong></em> will be unlocking in for current and future releases. Out of the box already in Mario Kart you can unlock new skins for your Mii&#8217;s that correspond to your favorite characters, in<em><strong> Hyrule Warrior</strong></em>s using the Link Figure you can unlock a new weapon, and of course you have all the features for <em><strong>Super Smash Bros Wii U</strong> </em>and soon on the Nintendo 3DS. This is just so cool, I mean my poor wallet is crying right now. I did like Skylanders and the whole new concept of bringing toys to life on screen was awesome but my one major gripe was with so many characters to purchase and variations that it would become a really expensive and obsessive hobby for which I really do not have the time or money for. But with Nintendo at least they are releasing them in small waves so it makes me able to digest it a little easier, or this is just me trying rationalize my love for Nintendo. With just these titles already the future is looking awesome!</p>
<p>Other titles were given names like the New Kirby game for Wii U, and <em><strong>NES Remix</strong></em> coming to 3DS, and it was some more info revealed on one of my more anticipated Nintendo Titles <em><strong>Splatoon</strong></em>. Now this was the game I was watching for during E3. I finally saw a shooter esque multi-player game for Nintendo, with the right Nintendo charm attached. This game looks like so much fun and I really hope they have some great online support, originally I didn&#8217;t think this game would have a 1 player mode but now it has been announced, that a 1 player mode will be available. I honestly think I was happy just knowing of the Multi-player, not so sure how I feel about the single player yet but we shall see as this game develops. The thought also just crossed my mind can you imagine if there were Amiibo support for this game and getting different upgrades and skins O____0 mind blown!</p>
<p>Lastly and this one took me by complete and utter surprise and this is a 2 parter which I told you I would come back to. But The Duck Hunt Dog will be playable in<em><strong> Super Smash Bros</strong></em>!!! Talk about over excited. Nothing for almost 30 years on <em><strong>Duck Hunt</strong></em> and than BAM! Duck Hunt Dog which is probably one of the most iconic characters in all of video games just for the laugh and taunting alone will now be playable. If that weren&#8217;t enough they then threw a left hook and are bringing Duck Hunt to the Wii U Virtual Console, using the Wii Remote. I am sooooo soooo excited that I can hardly contain myself. I am glad they are bringing back classic franchises for a new generation of gamers so they can see and experience the titles I grew up with as a kid.</p>
<p>Overall Nintendo knocked it out of the park again and Nintendo has had an amazing year of 2014 and will have an amazing 2015. 2014 brought Nintendo Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2 and so many more titles. Nintendo welcome back to the top of the heap and show all of these gamers what Nintendo can do!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&#8211; Keith</p>
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		<title>The Gamer Keith Challenge 07/16 &#8211; 09/26</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 01:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hello loyal followers, gamers, and bloggers of all sorts:
Last week I asked the question of what game series I should invest some time in until the release of 1 of 2 games. Either replay The Legend of Zelda series or replay Kingdom Hearts  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hello loyal followers, gamers, and bloggers of all sorts:</p>
<p>Last week I asked the question of what game series I should invest some time in until the release of 1 of 2 games. Either replay <em>The Legend of Zelda</em> series or replay <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> series. I asked and one person heard my calling. So without further ado I have made my decision. I am going to play <em>The Legend of Zelda </em>series in chronoligical order according to the <em>Hyrule Historia. </em>I am excited to announce that I am going to take on what I am going to dub with an unoriginal name because Zeldathon seemed to have been taken on Twitch, I am calling this series that may take place every so often in a length of time of my choosing. So this is going to be the first &#8220;The Gamer Keith Challenge&#8221;. This challenge I am going to be playing from 07/16/2014 to the release of my highly anticipated game <em>Hyrule Warriors</em> which is set to release around 09/26/2014. I know 2 Months is<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> A LOT</strong></span> of time<i>, </i>but considering I do have a job and other such obligations that it may be just the right amount of time.</p>
<p>So the challenge is outlined like this I will be playing the Legend of Zelda series in order according to the Hyrule Historia. Instead of typing it out into one long run on sentence I am going to outline it here for everyone in which the order I will be playing them, and what system I will be playing it on. While its true I have every single copy of the games in there original formats and duplicate released on different platform of each game in the series. However because of my capture devices I am going to play them mainly on GameCube, Wii, and Wii U.</p>
<div id="attachment_75" style="width: 614px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://thegamerkeith.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/20140716_152029_hdr-e1405561681414.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-75" src="http://thegamerkeith.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/20140716_152029_hdr-e1405561681414.jpg?w=604" alt="Some People have a trophy wall. I have a Legend of Zelda Wall" width="604" height="410" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Some People have a trophy wall. I have a Legend of Zelda Wall</p></div>
<p>So here is the order in which I will play them (Please Note that I will be leaving out the DS Titles and 3DS titles so that I may be able to stream them &amp; lets not even mention the CD-i games.)</p>
<h1>The Beginning : <em>The Legend of the Goddesses and the Hero</em></h1>
<p><strong>1.  Skyward Sword </strong>(Wii)</p>
<p><strong>2. <em>The Minish Cap </em></strong>(Game Boy Advance [Played on GameCube through the Game Boy Player])</p>
<p><strong>3. <em>Ocarina of Time</em></strong> (GameCube The Legend of Zelda: Collector&#8217;s Disc)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h1>The Hero is Defeated Timeline</h1>
<p><strong>4. <em>A Link to the Past </em></strong>(Game Boy Advance [Played on GameCube through the Game Boy Player])</p>
<p><strong>5 &amp; 6. <em>Oracle of Ages &amp; Oracle of Seasons</em> </strong>(Game Boy Color [Played on GameCube through the Game Boy Player])</p>
<p><strong>8. <em>The Legend of Zelda</em></strong>  (GameCube The Legend of Zelda: Collector&#8217;s Disc)</p>
<p><strong>9. <em>The Adventures of Link </em></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h1>The Hero is Triumphant (Child Era)</h1>
<p><strong>10. <em>Majora&#8217;s Mask</em></strong>  (GameCube The Legend of Zelda: Collector&#8217;s Disc)</p>
<p><strong>11. <em>Twilight Princess</em></strong> (Wii)</p>
<p><strong>12. <em>Four Sword Adventures</em></strong> (GameCube)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h1>The Hero is Triumphant (Adult Era)</h1>
<p><strong>13. The Wind Waker</strong> (Wii U HD)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>So the challenge is set 13 games over the span of 2 months to collect every heart piece, every bug, every upgrade in the above 13 games. I will obviously be streaming this via my <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/thegamerkeith">Twitch Account</a> and as I defeat the games I will be making updates on my Blog here. Then once the 26th is on I will be playing <em>Hyrule Warriors</em>! If I get enough support, I am going to aim for possibly be doing these challenges for charity down the road. So everyone wish me luck!!! I will keep you posted as I make my progress.</p>
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<p>-Keith</p>
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		<title>Shovel Knight (Wii U &amp; 3DS) Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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While more of the bigger game companies are constantly chasing this &#8220;Next Gen&#8221; mentallity, Indy Developers such as Yacht Club seem to be taking a different approach. Their game Shovel Knight is an old school inspired adventure platform game for both the Nintendo Wii U &#38; Nintendo 3DS. A homage to  [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">While more of the bigger game companies are constantly chasing this &#8220;Next Gen&#8221; mentallity, Indy Developers such as Yacht Club seem to be taking a different approach. Their game <em>Shovel Knight</em> is<em> </em>an old school inspired adventure platform game for both the Nintendo Wii U &amp; Nintendo 3DS. A homage to the retro era of gaming that throws in game styles all of classic NES games such as <em>Mega Man</em>, <em>Duck Tales</em>, <em>Zelda II : Links</em> <em>Adventure</em>, <em>Ninja Gaiden, </em><em>Castlevania, </em>and so many more! <em> </em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Shovel Knight </em>while drawing inspiration from great titles that you can instantly recognize (If you grew and or are familiar with said titles) is not what makes Shovel Knight a great game. It is own game with its own art style, soundtrack, and plot. It is not just some sort of half way inspired rip off just trying to cash in on the retro crowd. As soon as you hit start your introduced to the old school input select screen. As the game starts we are introduced to Shovel Knight&#8217;s story revolving around that your partner Shield Knight are seperated and all hell is breaking loose as the main villan simply known as the Enchantress takes over your kingdom with her band of eight devious knights known as Order of No Quarter. Similar to that of <em>Mega Man</em> with its Robot Masters, each knight has his own themed stage and set of attacks and patterns.   The gameplay is simple with is control scheme of move, jump, and attack. The gameplay is fluid and responsive. Shovel Knight wields well&#8230;A Shovel, the implement can bash enemies with a quick slash or pull a Scrooge McDuck pogo-like attack just like in <em>Duck Tales</em>. Not only is it your weapon but it is also a tool that you can use to dig up treasure, or destroy certain obstacles in your way.  After the initial introductory level your introduced to the map that just screams<em> Super Mario 3</em>. You move around the map and defeat each boss such as Specter Knight, Lich Knight, and even a King Knight at the tile they reside on to progress.  Just like in Super Mario 3 to break up the monogamy of just clearing the board you will even cross paths with enemies similar to that of the Hammer and Boomerang Bros.</p>
<div id="attachment_65" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://thegamerkeith.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shovelknightmap.png"><img class="wp-image-65 size-medium" src="http://thegamerkeith.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shovelknightmap.png?w=300" alt="Map Similar to the Style of Super Mario 3." width="300" height="168" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Map Similar to the Style of Super Mario 3.</p></div>
<p>As you progress  through the game and gather loot you can backtrack to the villages to purchase useful upgrades that can upgrade your handy dandy shovel with extra attacks or even have it pulse of energy, not only can you upgrade your weapon but your health &amp; magic bars along with even your Armor. This is where Shovel Knight adds a bit of strategy into the game. While gathering loot in the game is extremely easy because pretty much every enemy level with hidden cavern your explore or encounter are full of valuables. However what you choose to spend your loot on is very important in the game because you never know if a certain sub weapon you can acquire similar to that of <em>Castlevania </em> needs to be upgraded or purchased from that random merchant that may pop up on that particular board. It can possibly make a difference in the games more difficult sections.</p>
<p>The stages are designed just like in the style of Mega Man where each level has a different theme and enemies, while the main focus really isn&#8217;t on how many enemies can be killed it takes the approach of more the platforming aspect with more difficult feats to overcome. While the game is in the style retro gameplay of it seems like you only have one chance to go through the level, this is not the case. There check points set throughout the different levels, Trust me the first play through of this game you will die quite often and get hurt. This is where it differs from the more retro approach and when you die your penalized losing your loot and then can regenerate from one of the check points and go back and collect some of the loot that you had previously lost. However to add more of an element of strategy and possibly to make it even tougher, you can destroy said check points and be rewarded with a substantial amount of loot. Leaving you with the question of to destroy or not to destroy.</p>
<div id="attachment_66" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://thegamerkeith.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shovelknight-gameplay.png"><img class="wp-image-66 size-medium" src="http://thegamerkeith.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shovelknight-gameplay.png?w=300" alt="Destroy Enemies with your Shovel same way Uncle Scrooge did way back when." width="300" height="168" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Destroy Enemies with your Shovel same way Uncle Scrooge did way back when.</p></div>
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<p><em>Shovel Knight </em>is one of my favorite games so far in 2014. It&#8217;s a shining example of the Retro Old school NES games that not many of the newer generations of gamer have gotten to play yet. It&#8217;s not only appealing to Retro gamer but it forms its own game that can be an easy pick up and play. If this wasn&#8217;t enough though you can play with the New Game+ mode just like in <em>The Legend of Zelda</em>. It not only is a beautiful game that plays amazing but it also sounds great as well! It not only reminds of those old school 8 bit games with that really signified creativity and really setting the mood without having all the modern frills of a full orchestra arraignment, but reminds me of the music styling of my friend Reggie (Rolento13) who really showed me the meaning of game music of this style. The game will roughly last you about 8 hrs but it definetely worth it with the backtracking, upgrading and exploring that can be done. What also makes it great is it adds the element of strategy and really making you memorize the movements of your opponents instead of this run in guns a blazing tactic that seems to be the somewhat norm. I really do hope that more Indy Developers like Yacht Club can really put the screws to some of these bigger game company&#8217;s to show that you don&#8217;t need a million dollar budget to make an amazing game.</p>
<h3> I rate Shovel Knight an 4 out of 5. For its amazing Gameplay, Retro Style, Soundtrack and replay ability.</h3>
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<p>Check out my friend Reggie&#8217;s Music site for that memorable old school retro feel @ <a href="http://www.reginaldlseayjr.com/">ReginaldLSeayJr.com</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I know E3 has been done for about 2 weeks now, but it was a lot of information to process. So first before I go any further to the probable 2 whole people reading my blog I am sorry for the late post, but I really had to gather all the information together because again it was a lot to soak  [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I know E3 has been done for about 2 weeks now, but it was a lot of information to process. So first before I go any further to the probable 2 whole people reading my blog I am sorry for the late post, but I really had to gather all the information together because again it was a lot to soak in! Having not gone this year I did watch all conferences as they streamed on either Twitch™ or IGN, and watched all available trailers and information as it became available. Here&#8217;s hoping I get to go next year!</p>
<p>Now that we got that out of the way let me start by saying that this years E3 was fantastic! I would probably even go so far as to say it was one of the best in years because not to toot my own horn as predicted it was <strong>ALL</strong> about the games! Now I wrote the blog about not even being day 1 and how amazing of a start it was. So not gonna regurgitate the same stuff I have already stated.  Let me get to the meat of the show and dive full in by listing the E3 games that took us by storm this year and my games of the show. While not all games I will sit and mention in great length and detail I will again reitirate that this was all about the games this year! So much so that I had reserved literally about $200 dollars worth of reserves at GameStop, which as I list the the games I will provide links so that you too can also reserve these titles if available before time runs out so without further stalling here are the top games I seen at E3 :</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Best Xbox Exclusive Game :</span></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="irc_mi alignnone" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Sunset_Overdrive_cover.jpg/256px-Sunset_Overdrive_cover.jpg" alt="" width="256" height="319" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/sunset-overdrive-day-one-edition/115011"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Sunset Overdrive</span></a></strong></em></span><br />
(Insomniac Games) <b>Release:</b> 10/28/2014</p>
<p>Runner Up:</p>
<p><em><strong>Ori and the Blind Forest</strong></em><br />
(Moon Studios) <b>Release:</b> <em>TBA</em></p>
<p>This one was really really really tough. Microsoft&#8217;s show while enjoyable I could not really shake the feeling that it could have done better. I digress though. Sunset Overdrive third person shooter from the legendary studio that brought us <em>Ratchet &amp; Clank. </em>The game looks first of absolutely gorgeous. When I first saw the trailer at last years E3 I thought this game would be something to look out for but actually seeing the game-play footage and the slew of weapons that you will be able to use. The game play looks like the GTA style sandbox game but its really has emphasis on speed and jump and grinding on power lines and rails. Cover does not seem to be an option in this game, along with a huge 8 player multi-player seems like one of the games that is going to define the Xbox One. The runner up was this beautiful Xbox exclusive game Ori and the Blind Forest. As soon as I watched the trailer for this game I was absolutely mesmerized by the beautiful graphics. The game play is a puzzle platform type with what seems to have a beautiful story to match its graphical style. I had a hard time deciding between Sunset Overdrive and Ori and the Blind Forest. Reason I went for Sunset Overdrive because it will definitely be released this year will Ori is still to be announced, so thats why I gave it the runner up title.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Best PlayStation Exclusive</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Game:</span></strong></p>
<p><img class="irc_mi" src="http://cdn3.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NoMansSky.jpg?57efa4" alt="" width="420" height="236" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><em><strong>No Mans Sky</strong></em></p>
<p>(Hello Games) <b>Release:</b> <em>TBA</em></p>
<p>Hands down Sony blew me away this year as much if not more then Nintendo, now while No Mans Sky is yet to have a release date it did have a playable demo at the show. And I am sorry this game looks absolutely Amazing! The game is about adventure, survival, exploration, and did I mention that it is literally endless. The developers promise that every game is going to be different for every player that no 2 worlds where you start will be alike. This is a huge promise and I do hope that Hello Games can produce on this one. The exploration aspect seems astonishing. The fact that you can truly explore a world find resources for trade and barter. I forgot to mention that your a space explorer and you have a ship. The part of the game I am looking forward to is the Dog fighting space travel Star Wars feel that you hop into your ship and fly to any system to explore. Its in the first person also to really give you the depth that you are this character and doing the exploration. This is why I had no problems picking this game as the perfect PlayStation Exclusive. I know some people would say pick Destiny or The Order 1886 or even Bloodborne, but this game I feel is whats gonna really just blow everyone away at its release.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Best Nintendo Exclusive Game:</strong></span></p>
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<p><img class="irc_mi" src="http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140527072555/zelda/images/e/ef/Hyrule_Warriors_English_Logo.png" alt="" width="528" height="253" /></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/zelda-hyrule-warriors/115561"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Hyrule Warriors</span></a></strong></em></span><br />
(Omega Force, Team Ninja) <b>Release:</b> <em>September 26, 2014</em></p>
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<p><img class="irc_mi" src="http://www.smashbros.com/images/og/top_en.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Super+Smash+Bros+"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Super Smash Bros. Wii U &amp; 3DS</span></a></strong></em></span><br />
(Bandai Namco Games) <b>Release:</b> <em>Wii U: Q4 2014 3DS: October 3, 2014 </em></p>
<p>What can I say Nintendo I would give them all game of show, and all the awards on the face of the planet, but I gotta be fair here. This one I could not just choose one so it had to be a tie between what the new Legend of Zelda IP <em>Hyrule Warrior</em>s and <em>Super Smash Bros.</em> for both the Wii U &amp; 3DS. Super Smash Bros. was the star of Nintendo&#8217;s lineup. They had a huge tournament for the game and from what I have seen from the Showroom floor it was marketed everywhere. I dunno what I can really say about Smash Bros. other than&#8230;Its freaking Smash Bros! The core mechanics of the game haven&#8217;t really changed too too much from platform to platform starting from the N64 to the Wii. Granted the character roster, the trophies, stages, and graphic have always been tweaked from platform to platform. What I love most is that they are actually bringing back the Nintendo GameCube controller! Just goes to show you GameCube was the superior system! The thing that definetely blew me away though was the introduction of Pac-Man! I honestly did not see that coming, so now you can have an old school showdown of Pac-Man vs. Mario vs. Sonic vs. Mega Man. It is just bad ass. Where I am really going to focus on is at no surprise to anyone is <em>Hyrule Warriors.</em> I am very very excited for this title. I kind of went over my excitement in my previous entry so not gonna beat a dead horse to death. The game has just this certain appeal, its mostly because its a new Legend of Zelda title but because its bringing a new spin to a classic franchise. I can&#8217;t wait to bring the massive scale of Hyrule to my Wii U, hack and slash Moblins and other forces of evil in a grand scale and not only play as the main Hero Link but as Zelda, Impa, and a slew of other recently announced characters.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Best Multiplatform Game :</strong></span></p>
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<p><img class="irc_mi" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Alien_Isolation.jpg" alt="" width="219" height="262" /></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Alien+Isolation"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Alien:Isolation</span></a></strong></em></span><br />
(SEGA) <b>Release:</b> <em>October 7, 2014  </em> <strong>Consoles</strong> : PS3 , PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, &amp; PC</p>
<p>Lots of games to really choose from in this category, it was a real twister because what I really saw this year was a lot of Multiplatform games however it was mostly a peeing competition with Sony and Microsoft because there was going to be exclusive content to each system so I really didn&#8217;t want to pick one console over the other when it came to games like <em>Batman: Arkham Knight</em> which has supposedly more exclusive items to PS4, <em>Destiny</em> where each console was getting different content, and even <em>Dragon Age: Inquisition</em> which is getting exclusive Xbox One content. So I decided to go with<em> Alien: Isolation</em>. I know what most people are thinking, the Alien franchise as far as video games are concerned have a very long track history of being absolute god awful pieces of crap. However this looks like the Alien game we have been so desperately waiting for. The game takes place before the events of <em>Aliens </em>and you play as Ripleys daughter trying to solve the mystery of her mothers disappearance.  This game looks absolutely horrifyingly scary. This looks like its really bring back the suspense of the survival Horror genre. The Xenomorph (The Alien) can literally be very unpredictable, your going to be spending most of your time trying to hide and at all cost avoid the Xenomorph who can crawl through vents the ceiling and is just a hunting killing machine. If the Xenomorph wasn&#8217;t enough there are more then just Aliens to fear aboard. My only fear with this game is that what they are showing is always as &#8220;A Work in Progress&#8221; and that it will not live up to what we have been expecting. mostly because of the horrible lawsuit that followed Colonial Marines. If they can produce what they have shown so far it should be an amazing game for not only the franchise but for the survival horror genre.</p>
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<p>With so many games to choose from this year was a real nail bitter and while I wish I could give awards in every category and say how great everything is that would take WAY TO LONG&#8230; This year was all about the games. This is all leading up to and with out further ado I bring you my E3 :</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Game of Show</strong> :</span></p>
<p><img class="irc_mi" src="http://images8.alphacoders.com/480/480280.jpg" alt="" width="414" height="259" /></p>
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-Evolve"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Evolve</span></a></strong></em></span><br />
(Turtle Rock) <b>Release:</b> <em>October 21, 2014  </em> <strong>Consoles</strong> : PS4, Xbox One, &amp; PC</p>
<p>Now I know what some people are thinking, that why didn&#8217;t I choose a Nintendo Game? Why didn&#8217;t I choose maybe an RPG or an Adventure Game? Why is it that FPS always seem to win game of show? Did you sell out Keith?</p>
<p>Well let me say that this game looks absolutely sick! I picked this game because of it originality and because this is what Next Generation is!  It is like Monster Hunter Ultimate on Steroids, Crack, and Viagra all at the same time. Made by the Legendary Team who brought us <em>Left 4 Dead</em> comes <em>Evolve</em>. Evolve is a first person shooter but there is a twist to it. It is a 4 player vs. 1 Player game. You can play as either the one of 4 classes of Hunter either a Trapper, Medic, Assault, or Support or even play as the Monster that is being hunted. I think this game not only looks beautiful but plays insanely. The goal is if your the hunters to take out the monster and if your the monster take out the Hunters. If that wasn&#8217;t enough though you got a giant rampaging ever upgradeable monster to deal with but you gotta deal with different elements of the game such as just the surrounding where a rock isn&#8217;t really a rock but some monster ready to tear you to shreds! It is really help defining the new age of multiplayer that you see in games like Monster Hunter. You can upgrade your character or monster as playing through as the game progresses. The game seems fast pace strategic and over all just a leap forward for the next generation consoles. This is the game to watch out for!!</p>
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<p>In conclusion, I know I left out a lot of games that either flew to under the radar like Tales of Xillia 2 or Kingdom Hearsts HD 2.5 ReMix  or games that are so in your face like Rainbow Six Siege or Mortal Kombat X. I think this years E3 was one of the best by far. Two things I seen shine at this years E3 was that independent studios are finally getting the recognition and time of day they so richly deserve because a lot of these games aren&#8217;t made with Millions dollar budgets but can contest with the best and biggest Studios out there.  Secondly the war has really begun with the exclusive content to different systems. I dunno how I feel about this, because its really forcing me to buy multiple copies of the same goddamn game. Which is what companies want for you to spend money!  I digress&#8230;I wish I really had more to really write about all the games I didn&#8217;t get to talk about but then again I am just one man and these are the games that stood out to me the most. These are my opinions. And while I reserved more then just the games listed above this is really only the tip of the iceberg. I look forward to the next few months as these amazing titles are released!</p>
<p>-Keith</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the most wonderful time of the year for all gamer&#8217;s, no not Fall when the major titles are generally released for the Christmas rush. No! Its time for E3!( The Electronics Entertainment Expo) When all games are announced for the upcoming year and beyond! So instead of waste time and talk about E3 because in the last few year E3 has become quite popular. The conferences start Monday, and I am just putting in my two cents and predictions on what I believe will be seen at this years event, and from rumor and speculation what I believe will be unveiled what to expect and whom I believe will be the winner of the show.</p>
<p>Now I am not gonna go through every single game or every game aspect of the show, so I am just really gonna go for the major 3 players Nintendo , Microsoft , and then dabble a little on some major games I would like to be seen and from what I hear will be at the show this year or at least announced. So let&#8217;s get started!</p>
<p>This year I don&#8217;t think we really have much to worry about as far as new hardware its gonna be ALL about the games this year.</p>
<p><strong>Nintendo:</strong></p>
<p>If you have read my previous post you have probably gathered I am somewhat of a Nintendo Fan boy. Its true I am the biased when it comes to Nintendo because shit I grew up with it, it&#8217;s always been there. But enough reminiscing. At Nintendo this year I think they are gonna really have an All-Star Line Up and are going to knock it out of the park again this year. Nintendo has been taking a different approach as of lately. They believe of doing a lot Press Releases every so often. This year is no different and they will be doing the Nintendo Directs for everyone to see. They are doing not only will they be at the show, but they are doing 3 directs. 1 one of which will be a Super Smash Bros. Tournament. Now I gotta be honest with you I don&#8217;t think we are gonna see a whole lot of things that will be released probably this year. I think its gonna be a majority of what Nintendo has in store. I believe we are gonna see some renews of some old Franchises and a couple of new IPs. The first of which I am very excited about<em> Hyrule Warriors</em>. A new take on <em>The Legend of Zelda</em> Franchise, a hack and slash action made by the same people who made <em>Dynasty Warriors</em>. This I hope makes some big waves and I am very excited to see an US release date and more gameplay footage. If this wasn&#8217;t enough <em>Legend of Zelda</em> goodness<em> </em>rumor mill is a buzz that there will be some sort of trailer and or reveal of the<em> Legend of Zelda Wii U </em>(Title Pending).  My real reasoning I believe this to be true because Zelda Williams will be at this Nintendo Direct as stated on her Twitter page.  Along with that we will probably see some announcement for Wii U Virtual Console Titles. The second Major hitter will be Super Smash Bros. Yes I believe at E3 we will definitely get not only more final words on a release date but more gameplay footage and possible more character reveals. But what is Nintendo without Mario! Supposedly there are strong rumors that there is gonna be some sort of  &#8220;<em>Mario Maker</em>&#8220;. What it is supposedly a <em>Little Big Planet </em>style game featuring everyone&#8217;s favorite plumber. If  that wasn&#8217;t enough we will see more on the 3Ds <em>Pokemon Ruby Omega and Sapphire Alpha</em>. Then if I did not mention it my friend Reggie and all the Hunters in n00b Adventures in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate would kill me for not mentoning it Monster Hunter 4! I know it&#8217;s a little presumptuous but I think they will win the Conference set.</p>
<p><b>Microsoft:</b></p>
<p>Now Microsoft last year was all about the Xbox One hardware, this year its gonna be game focus central. With a title of the conference being Xbox: Game On I can only imagine what will be shown.  So far <em>Halo 5: Guardians</em> has been announced, so we shall definitely see some sort of reveal with either gameplay or new trailer, with a possible time frame window of release. Then of course we have the <em>Halo: The Master Chief Collection </em>the HD Xbox One collection. One game that I was actually pretty amazed to see a &#8220;game play trailer&#8221; on the Xbox Events App that I am intrigued to see more of is <em>Sunset Overdrive </em>a third person shooter by the legendary Insomniac Game Studio who brought us Ratchet and Clank. Of course also there will be something for <em>Call of  Duty: Advanced Warfare</em>. Then something for <em>Destiny . </em>Then of course there is Killer Instinct Season 2 and Microsoft has always had a great relationship with EA because of Peter Moore, so we will see something with the Sport compilation and Battlefield also. Other than that it has been very hush-hush, all leading up to the conference. One thing that has been circulating around is that something &#8220;unexpected&#8221; will be announced. This will be very interesting show this year and Microsoft is gonna also have an excellent excellent show.</p>
<p><strong>Sony: </strong></p>
<p>Ok one thing that happened so far is the whole <em>Last Guardian</em> dilemma. Turns out that is indeed not cancelled. Now Sony I am gonna really kinda keep short. I mean PlayStation is just so recycled and there conferences are so boring. I think they will have some great games on the consoles from 3rd parties but I don&#8217;t really expect much from them right out of the conference gate. There will be and it has been somewhat confirmed that there will be a lot of games for the PS4 this year. One thing that seems to be on the tip of every Sony lovers lips is Uncharted 4 and a supposed Last of Us PS4 edition. While it is not for the PS4 one item I am quite happy about is Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix for the PS3 that Square-Enix has already announced late last week. The second item I am extremely excited for and I can only really imagine it on the PS4 even though it will be multi platform is Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain. Ooh this game. I played Ground Zero and I was so impressed with it I really can&#8217;t wait to see more of this game. I just hope my prediction is correct and it will be really shown on the PS4 more so then then XBox One. So I will really see how this develops. I think Sony like all years will be very mediocre at best.</p>
<p>Now for some titles that have been busing around , some rumor some confirmed titles.</p>
<p><strong>Mortal Kombat X : </strong></p>
<p>WOW! A new Mortal Kombat and it looks so bad ass! Those who have not seen the trailer is a link <a href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/02/whos-next-official-mortal-kombat-x-announce-trailer">http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/02/whos-next-official-mortal-kombat-x-announce-trailer</a>. With new consoles comes a new Mortal Kombat one of the fighting games that defined almost a generation. While some details are scarce and only a release of 2015 I can&#8217;t wait to see what is showcased for this game.</p>
<p><strong>STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT :</strong></p>
<p>While it made technically made a debut at last year Microsoft Conference, I would love to see a new Star Wars Battlefront game because I thought the originals were awesome. With so much Star Wars fodder going around I think it would be an excellent time to release some sort of new star wars game.</p>
<p><strong>FALLOUT 4: </strong></p>
<p>This is rumored. I love FallOut. If they announce an actual title or even just a trailer, I think that will make my E3. I mean who knows where it can take place&#8230; It can be California, Maybe still in DC. You know what would be awesome location New Jersey! In my personal opinion though people would just think it business as usual in Jersey. (Insert Witty Comment)</p>
<p><strong>Alien: Isolation : </strong></p>
<p>With the horrible horrible game Alien: Colonial Marines failure. This game actually looks like the Alien game we have been wanting since god knows when. It seem scary, survival horror. It also has all those nifty gizmos from the Aliens movie like the Radar. This is a title to be on the lookout for.</p>
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<p>This is all I have for the moment. Not to beat a dead horse to death but this year is all about the games! We have the consoles so know its time for those developers to start putting out these games we have all been craving. As for game of show I have no real clear idea what is going to be game of show. It&#8217;s all what is announce in conference of the next couple of days. Then we actually have 3 days of the actual show to see these games actually being showcased. All and all I can not wait!</p>
<p>Check back later this week where I will definitely be doing my recap of E3 because I have the week off from work just for the occasion!! Until then Game On!!!</p>
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