Well, quite a bit, actually. Videogames are often viewed as an enemy of learning – just ask my mom. But brace yourself for this bit of news, Mom, because contrary to everything you may have told me as a child, videogames can actually be good.

Think about it. Mastering a videogame requires a time commitment for learning how the game works, but people keep coming back to play more. A few years ago I attended a webinar by the Ohio Learning Network that discussed the children’s game Pokémon. The object of the game is to collect miniature monsters and put them into battle against other miniature monsters. There are hundreds of these monsters (a current count was 493) with each monster possessing different abilities that react differently to the other monsters. Sound familiar? That’s because the game has the same complexity as a college chemistry course, with each monster and its group representing an element and its corresponding place on the Periodic Table. Yet despite this complex system, young children can remember and master the game. So why were children clamoring for more Pokémon games while I was skipping Chem 101?

In 2007, two librarians, Chad Boeninger and Christopher Guder, presented a session at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education called, “What’s Your Game Plan? What Librarians Have to Learn from Video Games.” I learned a few things there that help me to answer the question I posed above.

1. Videogames are engaging. The more the player accomplishes, the better the player becomes. The player is then allowed to accomplish or explore even more.
2. Tutorials are generally presented as needed. The player isn’t inundated with all the information required to play the game at one time. When the player approaches a situation that can’t be solved with the current skill set or knowledge, the tutorial begins. Then, while the information is still fresh, the player immediately gets the opportunity to practice and apply the skill or knowledge.
3. Skills and knowledge are compounded and reused. After completing a task, the needed skill is not forgotten – it remains pertinent to the player’s future success. Sometimes more than one skill or piece of knowledge is required, forcing the user to apply an arsenal of learned skills and knowledge to forge new solutions.
4. Gratification is instant. When a problem is successfully solved, the player knows it immediately and is further rewarded by a prize or advancement in the game.

So – can these principles be applied outside of the video game context? Of course. In fact, they should! Strip away any reference to gaming, and you’re left with some solid principles for learning:

• Grab attention and engage the learner.
• Present information as needed.
• Allow the learner to practice that information immediately, preferably in a safe environment.
• Ask the learner to apply that concept to solve problems to gain mastery.

Don’t forget to reward and encourage the learner along the way. How you implement these principles is up to you, but the possibilities are virtually endless. Stay tuned for my next post – I’ll share some examples where these principles have (or haven’t) been demonstrated in learning environments.

Resources:
http://www.teachuohio.org/resources_06/TeachU_1-19-06.ppt
The webinar is no longer up; the PowerPoint used when the webinar with the core concepts can be found on the link above.
http://www.oln.org/conferences/ODCE2007/pdf/ODCE2007Program.pdf
Unfortunately, the materials for the “What’s Your Game Plan?” session are no longer on the site, but this .pdf contains the session abstract under the “What’s Your Game Plan?” heading on page 5.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y-fwZnPvzus&feature=related
This is the video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Watch how the game captures the player’s attention, and then how the tutorial interface occurs in certain spots where current skills can’t solve a problem. (The tutorials begin around 2:20.)

]]> http://oromantic.wordpress.com/?p=500 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:14:53 +0000 oromantic http://oromantic.wordpress.com/?p=500 This time last year, the Mayor of City of Saint Paul declared an Oromo Week in this proclamation for Oromo Megafest proceedings. A year later, we have a festival full of fun and lots of conferences. To see what the Megafest is going to be like, click here.

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So I mentioned how customizable AION was before. There are indeed a whole bunch of different looks available for your character. They also seem to be more distinctive than say... Age of Conan. Sure there were a lot of options in Age of Conan, but they were all pretty similar. Age of Conan had 4-6 hair color options. Blond, Brown, Black, Black and Black. Hot.

You know, if Age of Conan, had all of the same gameplay and everything, but it had Aion's graphics, I'd probably wouldn't have canceled my account. I hate playing through a game where I can't stand looking at my character. I was so happy when EQ2 added that ability to wear a second set of armor purely for aesthetics. They understood what I wanted out of the game. To kick ass and look good at the same time.

Luckily, AION delivers. In a big way.

In the videos I'm going to put up, you can see the color choices that are available. Any color you want. You get a color chooser like in Photoshop. Wonderful.

It seems like if you like the style of AION, then you'll be able to create a character that you enjoy. The options are there.

Some have said the character creator has gone too far in how much it allows you to do. I disagree. If someone wants to look like a freak, that is their choice. And I'm glad they have the option to do so. However, someone who does not agree made this video. GIANT HEADS FOR EVERYBODY!!!

Love it.

Finally, I leave you with the highest quality video of them all. The one that turned me on to AION in the first place. The character creation video created by NCSoft. Enjoy.

Better Igloo's July-August Furniture Catalog

• Wall Speaker (800 coins)
• Disco Ball (700 coins)
• Concert Lights (1650 coins)
• Microphone (200 coins)
• DJ Table (800 coins)
• Home Stereo (1800 coins)

• Band Stage (800 coins)
• Drum Kit (760 coins)
• Harp (840 coins)

• Music Stand (250 coins)
• Music Notes (wall items)
• Treble Clef (120 coins)
• Quarter Note (120 coins)
• Eight Note (120 coins)

Better Igloo's July-August Furniture Catalog Cheats

click the Upright Piano for the Guitar Stand (300 coins)

click the Coffee Shop Tree for the Vegetable Garden (200 coins)

click the top half of the Palm Tree for the Flower Planter (260 coins)

click the Seaweed for the Clam (305 coins)

New Music

there are three new kinds of music you can play in your igloo!

1. Fiesta
2. Aqua Grabber
3. Medieval Town

but in order to play music in your igloo you must have a Jukebox or Stereo System in your igloo, once you do that click the tape above the cardboard box and select the music you would like to play! (See pic below)

Treble Clef Pin

the new Treble Clef pin is located at the Pool!

New Game Coming Soon

there is construction going on at the Night Club for the new DJ Game arriving for the new Music Festival starting July 25th

Music Jam Sneak Peek and Post

Hello Penguins! 
 
There's been so much excitement around the new features so I thought I'd give you something else to look forward to...July's party! Here's a sneak peek of what you can look forward to:

There are going to be a couple of cool surprises too! So be on the lookout!                     

In other news:  Did you see the construction at the Night Club?  Something big is happening- Grab your hard hats and jackhammers if you want to help out. I don't want to give too much away but I can tell you it's related to the party and a new game that will be coming!! Also, to get you in the groove for the musical festivities, new furniture and music were released today. I cant wait to see how you've rocked out your igloos!!
              

As always, let CP know what you think! 

~Lux1200 President~

Everybody seems to love Banjo Kazooie, otherwise Rare's franchise wouldn't get a third installment this November. They do risk a bit with the game's mechanics

Among the E3 features, we find out that over 100 items will be available to us and our 100% customizable vehicles and the developers promise that no two vehicles in the game should look the same (unless, of course, you decide to use the ones already created by the producers).

Also, for the first time in the series, both competitive and co-op play will be included via Xbox Live. And since the game "understands" Microsoft's service, this means that players will also be able to share vehicle blueprints in order to further improve their game playing experience.

However, you should know that in the new title, throughout their adventure, players create their own abilities by building vehicles for Banjo to pilot over land, sea and in air and, as I’ve said, this is a decision contested by some fans of the series. Anyway, vehicle parts, which range from simple devices to more unusual equipment (like springs and egg guns), are earned and collected throughout the game. Players use their imagination to combine parts in any order to create whatever vehicle they choose (a kind of vehicle-Spore at a different level). Then, by exploring worlds and solving puzzles, players both young and old will be rewarded with more advanced and diverse vehicle parts in their quest to defeat Grunty once and for all and lay claim to Spiral Mountain. It's all about the cars, baby!

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After the 8 mistakes theory listed in paper 1, we pursue a more informal argument. This on relates to rules laid down by females. Yeah sure, most guys like to say “f*** the rules” and stuff for most sports and games, but just doesn’t seem to work here always.

During an ongoing conversation, my lady asks me a general knowledge question, I happen to know the answer and I tell it immediately, not to lose out on the bonus compliments for being aware. But she says, “Did u Google it?” Eh? Anyways, I justify saying how I wouldn’t be able to answer so quickly if I googled and add more to the justification. Here my lady stops me and says, “Yatin, Understand girls. We ask u yes or no. We believe you. Don’t brag and don’t prove.” See? This is how one learns new rules.

Another time my lady gets upset for behaving totally indifferent about some topic. And then I learn a new rule. “Yatin, we are women. We never ask for what we want... But it’s not wrong for us to get angry when we don’t get it.”

:-O. WTF! I mean WTF! How are we supposed to know?

So basically my dear reader, one needs to be ever ready to learn new rules in this walk of life. But for learners, here’s a fun way to deal with it. You can take it as a game. Well just like any other game, this has plus points, but quite a lot of negative marks too. So you gotta try to get positive marks and you’ll be just fine. Very tough though. So here’s like a scoring chart for certain situations you may find yourself in.

AT THE PARTY

• You stay by her side the entire party…..0
• You get here a drink…… 2
• You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with an old drinking buddy…..-2
• Named Alisha…..-4
• Alisha is a great dancer…..-10
• Alisha is hot and single…..-18

HER BIRTHDAY

• You remember her birthday…..0
• You buy a card and flowers…..+1
• You take her out to dinner…..+2
• You take her out to dinner and it’s not a sports bar…..+3
• Okay, it is a sports bar…..-2
• And it’s all-you-can-eat night…..-3
• It’s a sports bar, its all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the colors of your favorite team .-10

A MOVIE

• You take her to a movie…..+2
• You take her to a movie she likes…..+4
• You take her to a movie you hate…..+6
• You take her to a movie you like…..-2
• It’s called Death Cop III…..-3
• Which features Cyborgs that crush human skulls…..-9
• You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans…..-15

YOUR PHYSIQUE

• You develop a noticeable pot belly…..-15
• You develop a noticeable pot belly & exercise to get rid of it…..+10
• You develop a noticeable pot belly and resort to loose jeans and baggy Hawaiian/ Goan shirts…..-30
• You say, “It doesn’t matter, you have one too.”…..-800

THE BIG QUESTION

• She asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?”
• You hesitate in responding…..-10
• You reply, “Where?”…..-35
• You reply, “No, I think it’s your ass”…..-100
• Any other response…..-20

COMMUNICATION

• When she wants to talk about a problem:
• You listen, displaying a concerned expression…..0
• You listen, for over 30 minutes…..+5
• You relate to her problem and share a similar experience…..+50
• Your mind wanders to sports and you suddenly hear her saying, “…well, what do you think I should do?”…..-100
• You have fallen asleep…..-200

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH

• You talk…..-100
• You don’t talk…..-150
• You spend time with her……-200
• You don’t spend time with her…..-500
• You seem to be enjoying yourself...-1000

GAME OVER. YOU LOSE.

LO QUE VENDEN
Esto es como todo, sacan un producto a la venta y como necesitan “er dinerito” te lo venden como la panacea universal de los juegos y que te correrás siete veces jugando. Nada más lejos de la realidad, no porque no sea guapo el juego, sino porque para llegar a eso hace falta mucho más xD.
Bien, según la demo nos dice que tenemos unos controles nuevos supernovedosos y fáciles de usar, que tenemos un realismo nunca visto en las caras, que se parecen al de verdad como dos gotas de agua, que los jugadores sudan, se ensucian, etc, etc, etc... y.. ya veremos que aunque en la presentación exageran un poco, no van tan desencaminados ya que el juego tiene mucho que ofrecernos.

DESARROLLO - JUGABILIDAD
Tras hechar toda la mañana jugando al TOP SPIN 3, éste me ha dejado un muy buen sabor de boca.
Lo primero que quiero decir es que recomiendo fervientemente hacer el tutorial de iniciación ya que este juego es un simulador como la copa de un pino y la verdad es que cuesta un poco manejarlo al principio y se le puede sacar mucho jugo si sabemos controlar todas las opciones que nos ofrece. De hecho aún sabiendo los golpes básicos, si no estamos bien colocados, entre otros factores no haremos más que perder pelotas y por lo tanto partidos enteros.
En la demo se pueden observar 3 modos, y uno que aparte que anuncia pero que no está disponible.
Los tres modos son top spin school, exhibición y sala de exposición. El primero no es más que el tutorial interactivo para iniciarse en esto del top spin y aprender los movimientos básicos, si no os sale, sed pacientes, es bastante difícil y al menos yo no he conseguido completar uno de los modos.
El modo exhibición es poder jugar un partido, federer contra roddick, en el que tu serás federer.
Para terminar está el modo de sala de exposición que es una especie de exposición de videos donde podremos ver diferentes técnicas para desbancar a nuestros rivales, la verdad es que es muy muy útil.
En cuanto al realismo del juego decir que es brutal, la forma de moverse los jugadores, superreal, sus expresiones, su nerviosismo cuando ven que pueden perder, los gemidos esos que dan cuando golpean la pelota... Si por ejemplo no conseguís darle a la pelota y os dá en un brazo, vuestro personaje podrá tocarse la zona como si estuviese dolorido por el golpe (daos cuenta que esas pelotas llegan a alcanzar cientos de kilómetros por hora).
Al principio de cada saque se ve como una especie de encefalograma que interpreto que muestra el nivel de nerviosismo que tiene el jugador a la hora de sacar o recibir, y la verdad aunque está chulo, no se que sentido tiene.
El público aplaude, grita, se emociona, silba y aunque gráficamente tampoco es una maravilla (aunque no está nada mal), en cuanto a ambientación es sublime y se agradece muchísimo.
Si jugamos en pista de arena, veremos nuestras propias huellas marcadas en el suelo al andar o cuando hace derrapes con los pies para darle a la bola, increíble de guapo.
Un dato en el que me he fijado y que no me gusta es que los recogepelotas están de adorno ya que están totalmente quietos (tanto que parecen simples maniquís expuestos) y nunca los verás recoger ni una mísera pelota y otro es que al principio de los partidos al verse la pista sufre ralentizaciones y da una impresión muy mala, pero por lo demás el juego no tarda nada en cargar.
Más cositas... bueno en cuanto a la física, no tengo queja ninguna, la pelota se comporta como una auténtica pelota de verdad, los jugadores se mueven como lo harían en la realidad e incluso el efecto del pelo al moverse es sencillamente impresionante.
En general, un simulador como este que desborda realismo por los cuatro costados cumple su función a la perfección.

GRAFICOS
El parecido físico no es tanto como anuncian, para mi un parecido físico nunca visto antes sería que si pusiéramos dos fotos una del federer por ejemplo y otra de su reproducción digital, me costara diferenciarlos, pero como no es así, no es nada sorprendente, bonito y bueno, sí, pero no revolucionario ni mucho menos.
Las pistas, los personajes, y poco más que se pueda observar en una pista de tenis, están bastante cuidados, con buenas texturas, con personajes que no están hinchados y poseen una complexión similar a la de los de verdad, no he visto ni un solo píxel gordo en todo el decorado, el sistema de sombras buenísimo... Toda una maravilla gráficamente.

SONIDO
Buen sonido ambiente, sonido del público de lujo, sonido al darle a la pelota... y aunque no posee música durante el juego que quizás lo hiciera más ameno, está bastante bien

ONLINE
La demo no posee online

BUGS
Quizás uno y es que hoy jugando he descubierto la forma de que al sacar yo, el contrario no sepa darle a la pelota y me lleve el punto directamente. Se hace con el saque de media luna en el stick en contra de las agujas del reloj.

REFLEXIÓN
Es un juego que como simulador es bestial, lo recomiendo, pero como siempre, ya sabéis, antes alquiladlo o bajaroslo del emule y probadlo a ver que os parece, para gustos colores, y yo no soy nadie para deciros que os puede gustar o no :D

RECOMENDADO: SI
PRECIO: CARILLO, PERO MERECE LA PENA

As always tell me what you think of Club Penguin's newest party!

In other news, I also talked about the construction at the Night Club in one of my later posts. Club Penguin said that it has to do with both the upcoming Music Festival and the new game that I talked about in one of my later posts. I hope your looking forward to both the Music Festival and the new game! Tell me what you think of these many events including the new features, the Music Festival and this new game by commenting!

Now, just because I don't keep up with current video games does not mean I'm not content with the ones I have. I still have three Super Nintendo games that I have yet to complete. One of these was the most recent one I've acquired: Super Mario All-Stars.

For those of you unfamiliar with Super Mario All-Stars, it's basically a pack of the three original Super Mario Bros. games made for the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as a game called Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, which apparently was originally only released in Japan or something. It had the same gameplay and stuff of the original Super Mario Bros. games, but with improved graphics, sound, and music (though I like the simple 8-bit-ness of the original game music more than the updated versions).

Prior to getting this game, I had spent many years getting extremely good at Super Mario World, and not playing many other platforming Mario games. This is why when I started playing Super Mario All-Stars (and thus, the original Super Mario games) the huge difference in physics between the two games stumbled me severely. Take this chart (whee! More MS Paint Comparison charts!) to see what I mean.

Still, I persevered and tried my best to beat the games. Then, lo and behold, one day I actually succeeded! I beat Super Mario Bros. 2 a couple days ago. That means I can talk about it now.

The new feature with Super Mario Bros. 2 (from Super Mario Bros, anyway) is that you choose which character you want to control going through the level. However, there is really only one true option. I mean, look at the choices:

Mario can run decently and jump well.

Luigi jumps slightly higher, and wiggles his feet in air which makes him stay in the air longer whether you want him to or not.

Toad is completely useless.

Princess Peach runs just as fast as anyone else. She jumps high enough. Oh, and she can FLOAT FOR LONG DISTANCES. You can control how long and when she floats, too.

Consider how we apply this to the main game.

BATTLE WITH BIRDO: Birdo pukes eggs at you which you must jump on top of, pick up, and throw back at him/her (I think Birdo is a she).

Mario has to time his jumps well so he can land on the eggs.

Luigi has to put even more effort into timing because of how long he stays in the air.

Toad gets killed before Birdo is even onscreen.

Peach jumps up and just sort of waits for an egg to come her way so she can land on it.

CONVEYER BELT WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF ENEMIES JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON IT.

Mario runs through, fighting off enemies one by one.

Luigi does pretty much the same.

Toad wets himself and cries.

Peach jumps up and glides over all the enemies in two seconds.

I mean, it's just weird. In most of the other video Mario games Peach is constantly helpless to do anything other than command Mario to rescue her every other week, but in Super Mario Bros. 2 she's infinitely more competent than any other character in killing all the enemies and getting the job done. So, Nintendo, really, don't bother with Mario anymore in future games. Just hand Princess Peach over to the players before she gets kidnapped. Then we could defeat Bowser before the usual game would even start.

Store sales of video games and consoles in June soared 53% and 54%, respectively, from the same month last year, while revenue from software and accessories rose 61% and 25%, the NPD Group said Thursday. So far this year, retailers have sold $16.6 billion in video games, consoles, and related products, compared with $12.2 billion during the same period a year ago.

"The videogames industry continues to perform in the face of an ever-increasingly difficult economic environment as many turn to more in-home entertainment," NPD analyst Anita Frazier, said in an e-mailed statement. "Even if growth slows over the back half of 2008, the industry is poised to achieve record-breaking revenues of over $22 billion for the year." (link)

There's been so much excitement around the new features so I thought I'd give you something else to look forward to...July's party!

Here's a sneak peek of what you can look forward to:

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It looks like the forest with a stage!
There are going to be a couple of cool surprises too! So be on the lookout!

As always, let me and CP know what you think! Make a comment on this post below!

Soo cool, and smoove.

~bubby4j

And yea I did say smoove.

Attention penguins! Billybob gave a sneak peek of the latest party in the blog today. Here's the pic:

Also, there's construction going on at the Night Club, probably for the party and the new game.

Note it says: "DJs needed soon" on the sign (click the picture to make it bigger). That must be for the new game :)

Also... I tried to get onto the Club Penguin SWF file, and this is what I get:

I guess you can't use the flash file anymore :(

Keep Waddling,
Teensyweensy

I got bored this morning, and started to look around on the internet to see if anything new had happened.

I ended up at the GameCareerGuide forums. looking around in the writing section, I saw a post made by a certain BlackWings. He was looking for writers at his site GameZig. I checked out his site and I liked it. I wrote a Game Review for Half-Life 2. BlackWings replied really quickly saying he liked what I wrote, and I was added to his team! I'll do my best, and I hope people will like what I write.

Again, check out Gamezig!

Almost everyone was disappoint by two out of the three press conferences at this years E3. Everybody has an opinion on who stunk up the joint, and who wowed the crowd. There is no debate on what Nintendo's strategy was though. They are focusing on the casual gamer more and more each year.

Wii Music is a prime example of Nintendo's dedication to getting every demographic that doesn't play video games to at least try the Wii. Blake(from the Infendo blog) played the Wii Music demo and has now deemed one of the most respected men in gaming completely and utterly insane.

calling Wii Music a game is a stretch. A long one. There is no possible way to fail here. Consequently, there is no possible way to win and no sense of achievement. Players merely move around Wii Remotes and Nunchucks however they please, and push whatever buttons they choose to sound a pre-selected note when they want. There is little strategy, other than to try and follow the seemingly standard 4/4 time, but you don’t even have to do that.

This paragraph was followed by a picture of the game with "You fail at life, Wii Music"  emblazon  at the top.  Those complaints seem  hearsh. What does this guy know about music? How does he know about the level of difficulty that comes along with playing an instrument. It's not like he played an instrument part-time or anything...

But maybe the impressive-looking drum mode can salvage the game, right? It doesn’t — at least for this author who doubles as a part-time drummer.

Oh...Well, I guess Nintendo is doomed if this guy wants to release stuff this. Sad really. The drums looked like it would be the best part of the game.

[Infendo]

The new pin is the Treble Clef Pin, located at the underground pool:

And there is consturction at the Night Club for the new game! If you hover over the box the DJ stuff will come alive:

Furniture Catalog Cheats!

Go to page 2 and click on the paino to get the Guitar Stand:

Go to page 7 and click on the Coffee Shop Tree to get the Vegetable Garden:

Go to page 8 and click on the Palm Tree to get the Flower Planter:

Go to page 9 and click on the Sea Weed to get the Clam:

And there's new music in the igloos, to get music in your igloo buy and put a Home Stereo in it.

I like the Aqua Grabber!

~bubby4j

O jogo é baseado no filme lançado em 1984, e pelo que vemos no trailer, está sendo bem fiel, ainda bem! Tão fiel, que vai usar as vozes dos atores originais.

Fonte: Jovem Nerd News

Daftar game di bawah ini selain nantinya akan diperkenalkan di E3 juga disusun berdasarkan kemungkinannya untuk sukses di pasaran dengan mempertimbangkan sejarah masing-masing pengembang game, kualitas game yang pernah dibuat dan sambutan media dan komunitas gamer terhadap game tersebut. Game-game di bawah ini (nomor 11 - 20) diharapkan bisa menggairahkan kembali perang konsol next gen (Wii, XBOX 360 dan PS3). 

Apabila Anda belum membaca bagian pertama dan kedua, klik di sini dan di sini. 

10. Prince of Persia (X360, PS3, PC)
Penerbit: Ubisoft
Pengembang: Ubisoft Montreal
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: Musim liburan 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Tidak

Trilogi game Prince of Persia masih akan berlanjut menuju konsol generasi baru. Dengan judul hanya "Prince of Persia", game ini akan menggunakan gaya tampilan yang berbeda, yaitu cell shading sehingga diharapkan untuk dapat memberikan pengalaman bermain yang lebih segar dan berwarna. Pangeran sekarang juga ditemani oleh wanita bernama Elika yang mempunyai kekuatan magis yang bisa membantu menghadapi berbagai rintangan yang ada, dengan menggabungkan dua kekuatan yang ada menghasilkan serangan yang mematikan.

9. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
Penerbit: Square Enix
Pengembang: Square Enix
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: Belum diumumkan
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Final Fantasy XIII di PS3 adalah salah satu bagian dari proyek 'Fabula Nova Crystallis', di mana akan terdapat sekurangnya 6 judul game dengan nama Final Fantasy XIII. Jadi tunggu saja kemunculan game Final Fantasy XIII di berbagai konsol game dan konsol genggam. Di gamenya nanti terdapat dua negeri, Cocoon dan Pulse. Cocoon adalah negeri yang berada di awan dengan teknologi canggih, sedangkan Pulse berada di bawahnya. Pemerintahan Cocoon menggunakan kekuatan kristal untuk mengubah takdir penduduk Pulse agar mengikuti semua keinginannya. Penyelamat penduduk Pulse adalah seorang wanita bernama 'Lightning'. Untuk gameplay, akan dihadirkan sistem baru yang diberi nama real-time battle system.

8. Street Fighter IV (PC, X360, PS3)
Penerbit: Capcom
Pengembang: Capcom/ Dimps
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: 2009
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Akhirnya game fighting legendaris ini hadir di konsol generasi baru. Karakter yang muncul sama seperti yang dulu dengan tambahan beberapa karakter, jadi jangan takut ada karakter favorit Anda yang hilang. Karakter baru yang sudah menjadi perbincangan hangat adalah El Fuerte dengan gerakannya yang secepat cahaya. Yang istimewa dari game ini adalah perpaduan antara gaya baru dan lama, walaupun sudah menggunakan teknologi 3D tapi kesan 2D masih bisa Anda rasakan, animasi yang halus dan keren bisa Anda saksikan di game ini.

7. Rock Band 2 (X360, PS3, PS2, Wii)
Penerbit: MTV Games
Pengembang: Harmonix
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: September 2008 (khusus XBOX 360)
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Jika Anda ingin bermain sebagai sebuah band rock yang lengkap, 'Rock Band' adalah pilihan satu-satunya yang bisa mewujudkan keinginan Anda. Di game ini Anda bisa memilih menjadi gitaris, basis, drummer, dan vokalis. Panggil teman-teman Anda dan lewati setiap mode yang baru dengan perangkat musik yang sudah disempurnakan.

6. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Penerbit: Sony Computer Entertainment
Pengembang: Media Molecule
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: Oktober 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Meskipun game ini kemunculannya selalu ditunda-tunda, namun LittleBigPlanet menjadi produk yang paling unik dari Sony. Tidak ada cerita dan aksi yang wajib Anda lakukan, inti dari game ini adalah kreatifitas ditambah imajinasi dalam menciptakan benda dalam berbagai bentuk dan ukuran, kemudian menggabungkannya menjadi benda hasil kreasi yang paling unik di dunia. 

Di game ini ilmu fisika juga diterapkan dengan baik, sehingga setiap benda memiliki karakteristik sendiri-sendiri seperti yang sering kita saksikan di dunia nyata. Jika tertarik, Anda bisa menyaksikan video demonya di sini. Dan Anda pasti bertanya-tanya bagaimana game ini dibuat ^^.

5. Halo Wars (X360)
Penerbit: Microsoft
Pengembang: Ensemble Studio/ Bungie
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: Oktober 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Halo Wars tidak hanya judul baru yang diperkenalkan oleh Microsoft dengan nama Halo. Jika seri game Halo sebelumnya selalu berjenis FPS, kali ini Halo membawa revolusi dengan mengusung game berjenis RTS (Real Time Strategy). Game yang khusus untuk konsol XBOX 360 ini berusaha memperkenalkan cara bermain game RTS dengan controller konsol, jika game ini sukses kemungkinan game RTS yang sebelumnya setia untuk PC mau melebarkan sayapnya ke konsol.

4. Spore (PC, Mac)
Penerbit: Electronic Arts
Pengembang: Maxis
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: 7 September 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Sulit untuk menjelaskan Spore dengan kata-kata. Game ini buah pikiran dari Will Wright, Bapak dari game The Sims yang sudah tersohor itu. Spore menawarkan kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang tidak terbatas dalam mendesain sebuah makhluk hidup yang nantinya akan melewati 5 zaman, secara berurutan:

1. Tide Pool Phase - Kehidupan makhluk yang kita ciptakan akan berawal dari ukuran yang paling kecil, kita cukup memakan makhluk lain yang lebih kecil untuk dapat bertahan hidup, sepertinya kehidupan yang membosankan, tapi segalanya berawal dari tahap ini untuk menuju fase selanjutnya.
2. Creature Phase - Dengan ukuran dan bentuk tubuh yang hampir sempurna, makhluk hidup pada fase ini sudah dapat menjelajahi dunia.
3. Tribal Phase - Makhluk berotak walaupun belum terlalu cerdas, sehingga dapat menciptakan komunitas tersendiri yang dapat kita kontrol.
4. Civilization Phase - Pemukiman sudah tumbuh dan makhluk yang kita ciptakan sudah sangat pintar dalam membuat kebudayaan baru. Siap-siap juga menghadapi bangsa lain yang siap menyerang.
5. Space Phase - Teknologi canggih pada zaman ini membantu kita untuk dapat menguasai planet lain yang ada di alam raya.

3. Gears of War 2 (X360)
Penerbit: Microsoft
Pengembang: Epic Games
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: November 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Gears of War seri pertama sudah terjual lebih dari 4,7 juta kopi, menjadi salah satu game XBOX 360 paling populer dalam sejarah. Sekuelnya melanjutkan cerita Marcus Fenix dalam menghadapi mimpi buruk dari mahluk bawah tanah, Locust Horde. Pada game ini akan lebih banyak aksi, karakter, senjata, monster, kendaran yang lebih besar dan pengalaman bertempur yang baru. 

Fitur yang menarik adalah kita bisa menggunakan tubuh monster sebagai tameng. Gears of Wars memadukan elemen terbaik dari game third person shooter, kualitas grafis High Definition dan tidak ketinggalan teknologi Unreal Engine 3.

2. Resident Evil 5 (X360, PS3)
Penerbit: Capcom
Pengembang: Capcom
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: 2009
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Ancaman dari biohazzard belum berakhir. Chris Redfield adalah jagoan yang kita mainkan pada seri resident Evil kali ini. Setelah bergabung dengan organisasi baru, Chris ditugaskan ke Afrika di mana senjata biologis mengubah penduduk dan hewan di kota menjadi makhluk gila yang haus darah. 

Untuk menghadapi setiap misi Chris ditemani Sheva Alomar, cewek yang bisa diandalkan dengan kekuatan, kecerdikan, dan tembakannya yang jitu. Kita bisa memainkan baik Chris maupun Sheva (online) dan bekerja sama untuk membongkar rencana jahat di balik mimpi buruk ini. Dengan kualitas grafis High Definition dan gameplay terbaru Resident Evil 5 menjadi game yang ditunggu-tunggu sekaligus menakutkan.

1. Fallout 3 (PC, X360, PS3)
Penerbit: Bethesda Softworks
Pengembang: Bethesda Softworks
Kemungkinan waktu rilis: Oktober 2008
Diumumkan secara resmi di E3: Ya

Tahun 2277, 200 tahun setelah perang besar yang melibatkan senjata pemusnah masal (30 tahun setelah Fallout 2), salah satu kota di Amerika yang terkenal, Washington DC berubah menjadi kota mati (Capital Wasteland) setelah terkena ledakan bom atom. Penduduk banyak yang tewas walaupun sudah berlindung di dalam bunker (vault). Vault 101, salah satu bunker yang selamat dari efek ledakan dan dari sana lah karakter yang akan Anda mainkan berada. 

Lingkungan yang disajikan sangat luas dan Anda bisa merasakan banyak kebebasan di game ini. Ada dua sudut pandang yang bisa dipilih (1st & 3rd person). Modifikasi karakter juga menjadi pilihan yang tidak terbatas dengan adanya SPECIAL character system. Teknologi VAST (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System) memungkinkan kita untuk menghentikan waktu saat pertempuran dan menentukan bagian tubuh lawan yang akan menjadi target serangan. (GamesRadar)

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Residen

Visite. Ou confira abaixo a sinopse traduzida (nada que o trailer já não tivesse contado antes):

O "Incidente Umbrella" ocorrido em Raccoon City terminou com a erradicação do vírus mortal com o ataque de um míssil ordenado pelo presidente. Com suas operações suspensas em escala global, a Umbrella Corporation entrou em crise, que resultou em sua completa dissolução.

Sete anos depois, um aeroporto em algum lugar nos EUA. Uma tarde normal de outono. Um zumbi escapa nesse pacífico cenário e ataca. Com o aeroporto começando a encher de desmortos, o horrível desastre está para se repetir..."

Pelo vídeo divulgado anteriormente, parece que o protagonista do game Resident Evil 4, Leon Kennedy, está presente. Mais imagens da animação serão mostradas no dia 25 na Comic-Con, então aguarde mais informações na sexta-feira que vem. O DVD de Degeneration sai no fim do ano.