Battlefield 1943

When video games first release you have to expect that there will be bugs. By bugs I mean things like:

• Lag
• Random deaths
• Not being able to connect to the game
• Graphic glitches and/or missing textures
• Game mechanics not working properly

These are just a few things to expect when you go to play a game that has just been released. Most developers try to keep these to a minimum and very rarely does a game have multitudes of problems. Unfortunately for EA and Dice, Battlefield 1943 was one of those very unlucky games that had just about every problem possible.

With such a large company like EA backing Dice, the bugs were quickly fixed and game play resumed after only a short while. Frankly, these release hiccups are the only thing that was negative about this game. Now that we’ve got the bad out of the way let’s jump right into the good parts of BF1943, which is just about everything.

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Video Game Events Calendar

As someone involved in the video games industry I’ve been looking for a list of all video game events taking place in the year 2009 and it’s been hard to come by a list that contains all of the events taking place. I’ve often resorted to sharing the Google calendar of my friends. Ss I decided to research and list all the video game events taking place in the year. I’ve left out past events since they will not be of interest to anyone.

This events listing will also be incorporated into a google calendar and made available for all to share.

If you feel there is an event missing or one that you’ll like to add let me know by dropping me an email via gammerwihz @ vigster.com

MAY 2009

LOGIN 2009 (Monday 11th – Thursday 14th May 2009)

LOGIN is the conference for leaders and innovators of the online game industry. This annual conference hosted in Seattle each May brings together industry leaders to discuss, collaborate, and share advancements about technology, design, business, community and legal areas of online game development.

LOGIN 2009 features three and a half days of online game development lectures, panels, and roundtables, renowned local and international industry speakers facilitated networking activities, parties, keynote lunches, meetings and an exhibition area. The conference has an international attendee list of more than 500 of the most influential, forward-thinking leaders in the business of online game development.

Seattle Marriott Waterfront
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington 98121
USA
Phone: 1-206-443-5000

Event website – www.loginconference.com

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In the past couple of years, there has been a significant rise in the number of games created with a co-op option built in to the main single-player game. In recent months, however, it has seemed that some games have been sacrificing the singleplayer experience in order to make the most out of co-op. Most notably, games like Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil 5 are rendered nigh on unplayable by bad “buddy” AI that is put in the place of the character that would otherwise be played by another real person.

Is Co-op Killing the Singleplayer Experience?

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Vigster takes a look at the 10 worst video game movies of all time. Video games that come from movies  tend to be worse than movies that originate from books.

So here they are. List any more in the comments below if you can think of them.

10: Dungeon Siege: A Knights Tale

I admit that at first glance this seemed like a really good flick and with Jason Statham as our leading man it had a fighting chance, even with Uwe Boll as the director. The story starts off with our village man’s home being attacked and he decides to go fight against the tyranny. Somewhere down the road the story gets jumbled and loses its’ flavor as Leelee Sobieski has a very strange and unhealthy relationship with a dark wizard who is played by Ray Liotta. This fantasy adventure flick falls short of almost everything but ranks high on a B rated list.

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With the next generation console game systems, came the more expensive games. Games that used to only cost $40.00 now cost $60.00. If your one of those gamers that love to buy the special edition copy, expect to play close to $80.00. Cost on video games has been increasing which makes buying them more difficult. When it comes to deciding whether to rent a video game or buy one, there are some factors to look out.

The major bonus to renting versus buying is the cost. For around $16.00 a month you can purchase a rental subscription. Plans vary on pricing and with each plan you get a certain amount of games to rent at a time. The lower plans usually let you rent one game at a time, with unlimited rentals a month. This gives you an option to try out games instead of purchasing them. For example, let’s say there were three new titles coming out averaging about $60.00 a game. If I was to purchase all three games at once it would cost me more then $180.00 with tax. If I had a rental membership, in one month’s time I could rent all three for only the cost of my specific plan.

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Turn your PSP into something more then just a handheld game system. By signing up as a member with All PSP Games you can get access to movies, software, games, music, wallpapers and much more. With the software that they provide you can change your PSP into a media palace where you can play classic games and watch hit movies, all on your PSP.

If you go into a local game store you’ll notice that the PSP section is lacking some good titles. The great thing about your PSP is that you can play all the old Playstation games you loved so much. All PSP Games gives you access to over 100,000,000 different PSP files that you can download straight to your pc. Once the files are downloaded you can easily transfer everything over to your PSP, with just a USB cable. This site is the largest PSP content database in the world, there’s no need to look any further. You can watch your favorite movies, change up your wallpaper and even check your e-mail with the different PSP apps that are available for download.

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If you are a parent, renting a game is sometimes a better option then buying. In this day and age there are some games that are not appropriate for young children. Every game has an ESRB rating (Entertainment Software Rating Board) that gives you an idea of what type of content you can expect in the game, but it does not go into full detail. Most of the ratings say mild sexual themes, partial nudity, violence, bad language, mild suggestive themes, but it never says to what extent. You could purchase a game that says violence but is that just shooting or is it chopping up body parts? There’s no real way to tell, until you actually play the game yourself. By renting a video game you can see all the game has to offer without spending a ton of money. If the game turns out to be unsuitable for your child, return it and you can choose another title.

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