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Mass Effect and Bioshock will be respectable titles, but probably in the same sense as Jade Empire, KotoR, Gears of War, or the first Splinter Cell were...I.e. Great, but not enough to draw lots of outsiders).

Gears of War didn't draw in lots of outsiders?  I know 4 people who've never owned an original XBox who bought a 360 just for that game alone.  Stay off the drugs, son.

Umm, I'm talking HUGE numbers. Mass conversion numbers. Gears of War is a much better game than Halo will ever be, but Halo 2 pulled in over a million units on the first day. It created a whole need breed of wretched fanboi. GoW hasn't.

Gran Turismo titles pull in almost as much (think GT3 was the most popular though, but all have pulled over a million or more on the first week). Hence, why I say Forza could be attractive.

Gears of War is successful, but there's a difference. I'm not taking anything away from it, but it's been out for almost 4 months now, and it hasn't hit 3 million yet. It's a success, but it isn't the great white hope. That's all I meant.

Two Worlds (http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=9743&type=mov&pl=game) (just brief gameplay footage. Looks like a Morrowind clone..../meh)

I think that's a pretty minimal wii list;

http://au.wii.ign.com/index/release.html

Not that I track future games, I'm only really interested once the game is out and has some reviews.

Koroinpa looks like it could be fun though, and seeing "Penny Arcade adventures" makes the mind fairly boggle.

January 2007        Bio-Hazard Battle (Virtual Console)        SEGA       Action Adventure

What the hell is that?

Hey, I could be wrong. Maybe it'll keep escalating at the same pace, but I think it's more like one of those titles that 1) justifies early adopters' hopes and 2) something that will pick up again a bit from late 360 buyers, to compliment other purchases. Not exactly must have in and of itself, but must have as a part of their eventual 360 collection. Or in other words, I think it more in common with KoToR than it does Halo.

I'm not prejudice against any console, and never have been. Further, I'd be surprised if I haven't bought more of them and more types of them than almost anyone here. Or at least, as much as the usual suspects. I bought obscure SMS card games, and a copy of fucking Gyromite back in the day. I had a 5200 and an Intellivision. I've had Sega products, Ninty products, Sony products, Atari, Microsoft, a variety of computer platforms, and a childhood wasted in arcades. Last gen, I did my best to buy whatever good Xbox games were available. Probably bought more XBox games than anyone here besides Schild and Yeg -- and I didn't even like the Xbox that much.

Bioshock out of pity? Nah, I think it'll be just fine. Your 360 list is still missing games. Infinite Undiscovery?  Bullet Witch? You can knock that second one, but from what I've heard from people Playing It, you're off base leaving it off the list. Vampire's Rain? The Darkness? Culdcept Saga?

UT2k7 will be better with the 360 controller than the Sixaxis - trust me. That said, Sony might open up the PS3 to keyboard and mouse USB for it.

I could go on, but it's not worth it since this - the final year of the PS2 - will be the best one.

Also, you left Virtua Fighter 5 off both of those. Not to mention the NISA tactics stuff that's bound to hit the 360.

Not to mention Epic's liking (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10974) for PSN over XBL (Microsoft are cockblockers with custom content. Transferring PC created maps and whatnot won't be a problem on the PS3). Or the fact that Epic hasn't even announced a 360 version as of yet.

Probably because they think it'd fall on their heads if an add-on/feature isn't a "optimal" for their XBL users. They don't want a lot of sick/demented kids on their support hotline like in that infamous Valve clip.

PSN is a bit more welcoming, but also not so centralized (and thus, Sony themselves can escape any responsibility for support).

Here's the Crackdown trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=15237&type=mov&pl=game) for anyone interested (I don't mean to shoot you down Vel, but I think it looks weak. It's 3rd person action, but with 1st person animation and movement. Cityscape, and general artwork look bad too. This comes as a surprise to me since it's virtually a first party title).

Is that the 360 name, or the franchise name?

Also, wouldn't it be more properly named UT 4?

Umm....Yeah, forget about this "nextgen" shit. PS2 still rocks:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?r=1&type=wmv&id=16885 (http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?r=1&type=wmv&id=16885)

Pretty great models for a 7 year old console: Pic (http://www.jeux-france.com/images3_4_19126.html)

They're just blown up, I think.

I thought the Wing Commander game sounded fun.

What happened to good space sims? XvT, WC, maybe WC2, and ?

Freespace is real old (almost as old as the last WC), but I've never played the sequel (or the mods).

Yea Trusty Bell! Chopin's Dreams for the motherfucking win.

FS2 was '99 (I remember playing it at Turbine the day of release), but it went open source a few years back, and it still under active development. The most recent versions have been updated to include modern video card effects.

http://scp.indiegames.us/news.php

I like cel-shading but it depends on how it was used. It was awesome in Rogue Galaxy but it only added to the childishness of Zelda: Wind Waker. Some genres should only rarely, if at all, have cel shading IMO. Shooters for instance should rarely have cel shading, if ever.

Peolel are complaining about kiddie looking games without picking on Blue Dragon? I don't see the appeal of that game at all.

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/728/728023/img_3928659.html

WTF. Seriously. I don't mind kiddie graphics or Akira Toriyama character designs in general but this is too far. I'd be embarrassed to even play this by myself. It looks like "My First RPG."

Blue Dragon has sold something like 140k. Mentioning 360 sales should be avoided. It's quite sad. Considering who's developing it. A game like that would sell at least three or four times as much on another system by now (including the PS3).

Microsoft has said they are in this for a long haul. As long as they are showing improvement they are happy.

You think? I mean, I hear their PR people say they're happy all the time, but I can't believe that. They're losing wads of cash. And this is well beyond saying "It's a good start". They "started" long ago. They're actually at a mature stage right now.

That's like some jackass who invites himself to a party he wasn't even invited to. It has to be more from the ground up than that.

Wing Commander dogfights take place in a three dimensional environment, though the ships are constrained to a 2D playing field. The camera is fixed behind your ship with two levels of zoom for you to survey the area.

PS3 Home video demo (http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=17559). Pretty much as expected... Habbo meets XBL meets Mii. Free of charge, but with micropayments (I'm assuming virtual Bravias?  :roll:). 360 like achievements will be knick knacks in your virtual trophy room. There will be a third party effort in creating content as well. You get the rest....

Won't be out until Fall.


Little Big Planet (http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=17549) -- Some neat looking platformer thing (from the Rag Doll Kung Fu guys). I'm guessing a PSN title.

[EDIT] Oh wait, you're saying it's gimmicky like the Wii.

Maybe.

But really, it's not much different XBL or typical matchmaking and game lobbies. The difference being 3d interactivity instead of lists and spreadsheet like displays.

Mark my words: Achievements will bring back high score and time attack modes.

Achievements: forced e-peen.  Every time I fire up the 360, I am confronted with the tinyness of my score.  No matter how much I try to convince myself that it's dumb and it doesn't matter, deep in my e-pants I know that it is very important.  I think you're right.

Those look like fairly normal clothes above. Except for the headphones. Hardly "emokids".

Perhaps "Punk" is what you're looking for?

'Hipster dork' I think.

The two in front look like emo-douches to me. I can't be THAT old yet, I'm only going to be 24 here in 3 months.

I was actually being serious about the Achievement stuff.  I have a... problem, you might say, with collecting things.  Until now, these collections were confined to individual games, like the R&C skill points (hard!).

Fabricated, I seriously thought you were over 40.  zomg!

My unhealthy and largely irrational distaste for everyone and everything else could have potentially lead you to believe that. My mighty powers allow me to become overly bitter much faster than other people.

Little Big Planet looks neat, almost like "The Incredible Machine" in a way.

DMC4 now going multiplatform apparently (PS3, 360, as well as PC).

Not bad news, but if Capcom doesn't port Dead Rising and LP to the PS3, then I'll probably flip out.

If Microsoft acquires Take Two, it's over. They just bought America and Europe. And it would be worth Every Penny.

Microsoft would have to immediately divest itself of the GTA franchise, giving up a huge chunk of TT's revenue potential.

Why? That franchise would be one of the number one reasons to buy Take Two.

Juicy derail goodness.

I'll have to take advantage of all the "cheap electronics" shit in Japan and maybe buy another system once I get there. 

What Japan are you going to?

Am I the only person who Will Not play a fighting game in the arcades?

Am I the only person who Will Not play a fighting game in the arcades?

Am I the only person who Will Not play a fighting game in the arcades?

One company that says it's not in the running is Microsoft. Because today's independent publishers are platform agnostic - that is to say, they build games for all major systems - taking over one would result in a massive revenue loss for Microsoft, as all development would be redirected toward the Xbox 360.

"We could never launch an acquisition bid at a third party publisher," said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft (Charts) Game Studios.

Never?

Bullshit. Just not this time.

Sega/Sammy should buy Take 2. Just because their American presence is total dick.

An action title featuring the desert, a rhino and various wilderness.
Other Info: Number of Players: 1

How could playing with a flight stick detract from the game in any way?

Even worse, I've read more than a few times from XBox users how they don't care unless they get to play with a flightstick (Dumbasses. It's an arcade sim. Not Flight Simulator).

That's irritating. Who the hell are these people, and why are they allowed to play this game?

Its almost as bad as this guy I heard awhile back calling Gears of War revolutionary for having a "behind the back" perspective, and how the 360 was a must buy because of that. I kid you not. He said that. Somehow, some way, this guy had never seen or played a game in third person apparently.^*

I fear for that new PS3 title - the name alludes me now. You're the male Lara CroftThey're boasting 1200 different animations for the main character. I expect more than half of those to take an uncomfortable extra half second, making really fast action become pretty miserable.

Oh look, Strazos shrugged. Again.

Color me surprised.


Sorry bud, I just spent two pages talking about this stuff. Not going to get in it with you too.

And as an aside, in RPGs, how often are you swapping discs, really? FF7 was 3. The BG1 was like 5, plus the expansion (prolly a bad example, as there is no swapping once you have the expansion installed). I don't remember a whole lot of swapping. Certainly not enough for me to care, anyway, though it seems like it's a pet peeve of yours, which is fine.

When these 2 issues are yesterday's news, and the machine drops to, say AU$250-300 then I'll no doubt buy one. It'll happen eventually, as it has happened for every other console to date, and in that time the software library will expand and mature, and there'll be some fantastic games (whatever the cream of the crop is right now) for dirt cheap, while others will be into their second or third iteration (ie FIFA 2009 will include all of the teams in the world, as well as hi-def creases in uniforms and Ronaldhino's horse teeth) so there's no need to stress.

Not willing to pay it now? Fine. Buy it later.

Sorry, watched the R&C video, and all I could do is shrug. Sorry, but I don't see how that makes an argument for BD.

Can't speak for CD, but they sure as hell made DVD the juggernaut it is with the PS2.

It helped, particularly in parts of Europe, but I don't think the PS2 can "take credit" for the massive uptake of DVD.

It helped, particularly in parts of Europe, but I don't think the PS2 can "take credit" for the massive uptake of DVD.


Not sure how successful either of these formats are going to be in the near-term, to be quite honest. I'm not sure the world at large is ready to upgrade from DVD for quite some time.

DVD: Launched in (late) '96.  Around 46 million drives sold by 2000 (http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.9), when the PS2 was launched.

Blu-Ray: Launched in '03.  Around 3 million PS3s sold by now ('07), when the PS3 was launched.  Most sites are saying the majority of Blu-Ray players are tied up in PS3s, but even trippling the number shows the uptake isn't as quick as it was with DVD.

Given roughly the same period to mature, Blu-Ray is lagging well behind where DVD was at.  I think a lot of that is cost; you really need to upgrade your TV to make any use of it with many people finding it difficult to do one let alone both.  They are and they want to, it's just taking more time.  Another is that there's a format war this time, whereas with DVDs, Sony gave up their format very early on meaning there was only one standard.  The third is that there isn't as noticable a jump in features to the general public when going from VHS -> DVD as DVD -> Blu-Ray. 

Blu-Ray also hasn't matured quite in the same fashion as DVD, so it's not all apples to apples; DVDs had been circulated in the US much longer than Blu-Rays have.  The PS2 didn't introduce DVD in either Japan or the US; the PS3 effectively introduced it to the US and somewhat so for Japan (from low Blu-Ray sales more than anything). 

The first consumer Blu-Ray player was released in June 2006

Consumer, retard.

$3,800 recorder != Consumer.

I wish every 5-7 years my income would increase 50%.

Plate-shmate, I must aggregate everything into my collection.

Ok, wait. That actually makes what I said more impressive than it is (which I didn't want to do). I thought it was interesting that it hit a sales milestone like that faster than DVD did. What the future holds is none of my business though.

.. But when you admit that it did it with stronger competition than DVD had, then I'm not sure how that helps your argument.

Anyhow, sales are sales. It could mean nothing in the longterm, but there's no point in downplaying it.

I wasn't making an argument against it, I was also stating facts.

Positive: People are well trained and well into buying films these days. There's your milestone explained in another manner. Along with the people who buy PS3s being in mostly our Bond-liking demographic (though Bond reaches much older audiences than just us.)

Negative: People are used to buying shit on DVD. There are three competing formats. The large upgrade investment costs. DVD still looks pretty damn good to most people and is typically jam-packed with all the extras. To see the difference, people would need HD-TVs first. Most don't have HD-TVs, or see a need for the latest shiney till it drops in price. Especially all the Mums and Dads, and a large chunk of de wimmenz. Not to mention luddites like Haemish and myself.

And yeah, the DC was a damn nice machine. Big shame what happened to it.

To see the difference, people would need HD-TVs first. Most don't have HD-TVs, or see a need for the latest shiney till it drops in price. Especially all the Mums and Dads, and a large chunk of de wimmenz. Not to mention luddites like Haemish and myself.

360 upscales.  It's not teh AMAZING but it does look better.

XBOX 360 sweet, but overpriced and isn't a team player (won't play with my Macs, unless I am incorrect on that notion) when it comes to multimedia needs…

I still need to give the original Culdcept a shot.

Mass Effect delayed (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/26694/Mass-Effect-arriving-this-September) a bit (September), for those who had their summer hopes up.

I'm not saying HDTV isn't something I'll get in the future. I'm not saying HD-DVD or Blu-Ray isn't something I'll get in the future. I'm saying RIGHT NOW, and for at least a year, it holds no interest for me because it's value does not outweigh its costs. ESPECIALLY for gaming.

That's likely given that if it were coming out in May or June a release date probably would have been announced already, but according to Bioware a September release has not actually been confirmed yet.  Also the September "announcement" came at a European event, and may have been referring to the European release date.

While September wouldn't be surprising comment on the Bioware forums has been "No comment" about the September date. I'm pinning my hopes that it is a European release date but I think it's roughly like hoping the super secret gold copy has all the debug come out great so my MMO won't play like it did in the Beta.

I wouldn't have pulled the trigger if I didn't have $150 worth of credit at Best Buy, and netflix announcing they were stocking HD-DVD's. Replacing my library with slightly better versions - not going to happy. I really think consumbers are getting a bit tired of this. If they really are only selling us "The rights to view" then I should be able to go exchange my DVD for a better quality new format for a minimial charge. Not buying my "rights" again.

So yeah. You could cut that list in half, and I still wouldn't see how the fuck they're going to sell a lot of these games.

While September wouldn't be surprising comment on the Bioware forums has been "No comment" about the September date.

I'm gonna like Kane & Lynch.

I'm going to start judging how Bioware is going by your songlist. It's looking pretty emo right now. So, should we presume Q1 08?

While September wouldn't be surprising comment on the Bioware forums has been "No comment" about the September date. I'm pinning my hopes that it is a European release date but I think it's roughly like hoping the super secret gold copy has all the debug come out great so my MMO won't play like it did in the Beta.

When It's Done™

Wanting a game before that is silly bordering on irresponsible.

Mass Effect Microsoft M  Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence Xbox 360

ETA: BTW, wanting a game before that is normal. Demanding it before that is what you're thinking of.

Remember, I'm a total Spore fanboi, biding my time is also slowly chewing away at my sanity (which is a light snack at best anyway).

Mass Effect delayed (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/26694/Mass-Effect-arriving-this-September) a bit (September), for those who had their summer hopes up.

Supposedly, Halo 3 may be launching in September (http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/11702/Halo_3_Launching_In_September.html) now as well.


Microsoft trying to put all of their egg's in the fall basket like Sony or what? All I know is that there are too many games sleighted for a fall release. Be it first party or third. Something's gotta give.

[EDIT] The lineup of these two systems during this timeframe will either kill the Wii's momentum for good, or horribly backfire (simply because gamers, even diehard ones, may not have the cash to make a significant impact for all of these titles).

I don't think there will be a middle ground result here. This is like the D-Day of game launches or something.

Hypothetically speaking (I know I did this elsewhere before, but I gotta do it again...), it'll look like this:

X360
------------
Halo 3
Mass Effect  Finally got a release date for Nov.
Blue Dragon
Too Human  Due out sometime next year now... maybe
Bioshock
Culdcept       Q1 2008
Moto GP 2007
Huxley           Who knows?
Shadowrun
Virtua Fighter 5 (timed exclusive)   Oct. 30th.  Online mode and rev. C added
Unreal Tournament III   Should be in multiplatform list.  360 version delayed until sometime next year.
possibly Eternal Sonata  Mid-Sept. I think
possibly Lost Odyssey    Supposedly still on track for 2007 release
possibly Ace Combat 6   Oct.
Beautiful Katamari  (Fall)

PLAYSTATION 3
-----------------------
Heavenly Sword
R&C Future
Metal Gear 4 2008
SingStar
Uncharted
Lair (sooner or later than fall..)  Short delay from Aug. to Sept
Monster Kingdom I assume this is Folklore, due in Oct.
Killzone 2 2008
Hot Shots Golf 5
Getaway 3 2008
Saints Row (timed exclusive) Canceled
Warhawk
Unreal Tournament III
Little Big Planet
Home

Cross-Platform
--------------------
GTA4  2008
Burnout 5 Q1 2008
Assassin's Creed
Mercenaries 2
Skate
Turok 2008
Fatal Inertia Delayed indefinitely on PS3.  360 demo makes the game seem like a steaming pile of crap anyway.
Bladestorm
Rock Band
Frontlines
Hellboy Mid-2008
Stranglehold
Blacksite Area 51
Dark Sector 2008
NHL, Soccer, Football, and NBA titles
Stunman Ignition
Indiana Jones 2008.  Also Lego Indy announced for 2008
Golden Axe 2008
The Simpsons Game
MoH: Airborne



So yeah. You could cut that list in half, and I still wouldn't see how the fuck they're going to sell a lot of these games.

You passin' on Super Mario Galaxy (Nov. 12th), or did you just forget to list it?

Two Worlds (I'm very cautiously hopeful about this one.)

Don't be. It sucks balls.

Wii:
Nights
SSMB
Wii ShFit

I'm passing on any Nintendo published Wii game. Haven't bought a Mario since Mario World anyway.

Sigh, PS3 getting Creed before the 360?

They're stretching things a little when they've got to put what's essentially a Gran Turismo V demo on there.  Eye of Judgement, Folklore, and Uncharted all look good, but for a 9 month list (even taking into account that they didn't put every game on there), it looks pretty lacklustre.

Compare it to the Wii or 360 release list before you say "lacklustre."

Compare it to the Wii or 360 release list before you say "lacklustre."

That would be really, really, unfair to the PS3.

Alright, I went through several demos on XBOX 360

Blue Dragon: Nice but the art style annoyed me as did the voice of the weird ass semi-cat person.  Also, the game is too old school final fantasy, down to the little attack, magic, item menu. I'll still get it I think but I'm not expecting much out of it and I may hold off until October to hold me between Halo 3 and Mass Effect.

I'll jump on the band wagon.  I wan unimpressed with the Blue Dragon demo and I have been jonesing for a JRPG.

It's been out for months and months in Europe.

Not a single nice word has been said about it.

Hell, even their promotional videos perform for shit.

Stranglehold: I had a hardon the whole time I played this demo. Sliding down a stair railing and then shooting neon signs to crash down and land on someone's head seconds before I slide along the ground on a grease spill and fill 4 people with lead? Then getting precise shots and proceeding to shoot one guy in the throat, one guy in the nuts, and a third guy in the hand and then the knee just because I could? Must buy. I'm literally counting the days.

I wasn't impressed with the Stranglehold demo.  The controls felt floaty, his "slide" looked goofy, and the graphics were really unimpressive.  I'm actually kind of thankful; that's 60 bucks saved.

SEATTLE — Aug. 13, 2007 — At Gamefest 2007, the annual Microsoft® Game Technology Conference, Microsoft Corp. today announced the highly anticipated winners of its Dream-Build-Play game development contest, which encouraged experienced game developers and enthusiasts to create innovative and fun-to-play video games for Windows® or Xbox 360™ platforms using XNA® Game Studio. In a surprise announcement during the keynote address, an astounding four winners were invited to publish their games on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Tied for first place were David Flook of Ontario, Canada, and James Silva of New York with their respective games: “Blazing Birds,” an action-packed, robotic sports game modeled after the game of badminton, and “The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai,” a highly stylized game of mayhem and revenge. For their accomplishments, Flook and Silva were offered publishing contracts with Xbox LIVE Arcade, $10,000 (U.S.) each and several other prizes. Steve Olofsson of Sweden and Daniel McGuire of the United Kingdom received honors as runners-up for their games: “Gravitron Ultra” and “Yo Ho Kablammo!” respectively. Because of the amazing creativity demonstrated by these top four winners, the Xbox LIVE Arcade team also extended invitations to publish on Xbox LIVE Arcade to Olofsson and McGuire, along with $5,000 (U.S.) and other prizes.

A total of 16 others were recognized with third-place honors. More than 4,500 members of the gaming community from more than 100 countries enrolled in the Dream-Build-Play challenge. Final results have been posted on the Dream-Build-Play Web site at http://dreambuildplay.com.

“The games we received in the Dream-Build-Play competition are truly inspiring,” said Chris Satchell, general manager of the XNA organization at Microsoft. “Created in just four short months using XNA Game Studio, these games demonstrate an incredible range of innovation, fun gameplay and technical achievement.”

“We uncovered some remarkable talent with this contest and are pleased to include these original creations in our diverse library of games on Xbox LIVE Arcade,” said Bryan Trussel, director of content and portals for Microsoft Casual Games. “It’s aspiring, independent developers like these who are really driving our industry.”

XNA Game Studio has seen a surge of momentum this past year, with more than 400,000 downloads of the tool and adoption by nearly 200 academic institutions globally since its release last December. In addition to the XNA Creators Club Online community at http://creators.xna.com, more than 50 new community sites in numerous languages have emerged around the world in support of XNA Game Studio, pushing the boundaries of game development further toward Microsoft’s vision of true collaboration and democratization.

“Schizoid” by Torpex Games Showcased for the First Time

In his Gamefest keynote address, Satchell welcomed Bill Dugan, president of Torpex Games, to share a live demonstration of the highly anticipated action title “Schizoid,” the first Xbox LIVE Arcade game to be created with XNA Game Studio. The game, which will be released later this year, establishes XNA Game Studio as a premier development platform for hobbyists, independent developers and professionals alike.

Microsoft Announces Game Content Usage Rules

Satchell announced that effectively immediately, some game content published by Microsoft Game Studios and owned by Microsoft is now available for noncommercial use by consumers. Under a license similar to the Creative Commons license, consumers may now use gameplay footage, screen shots and other gameplay elements from popular Microsoft Game Studios titles such as the “Halo®” franchise, “Forza Motorsport®” and “Age of Empires®” to express their own imagination and creativity. Details on the game content usage rules have been posted at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/developer/rules.htm along with samples of permissible and nonpermissible use.

New SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Mod Tool for XNA Game Studio

SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Mod Tool is new, free 3-D modeling and animation software for the creation of noncommercial game content. Based on the same toolset as the professional XSI 3D software, XSI 6 Mod Tool enables aspiring game developers to create compelling 3-D characters, levels and content designed for use with XNA Game Studio. Integrating natively with the XNA Framework Content Pipeline, XSI 6 Mod Tool comes with an enhanced user interface and training videos from Noesis Interactive, making it a perfect learning environment for newcomers to 3-D game content creation. “Softimage and Microsoft are committed to nurturing the next generation of game creators,” said Leonard Teo, product marketing manager at Softimage Co. “With the free XSI 6 Mod Tool and XNA Game Studio, anyone can download these tools and learn how to make great games now. Students, enthusiasts and aspiring game creators now have a toolset similar to those used by professional game companies.”

I wasn't impressed with the Stranglehold demo.  The controls felt floaty, his "slide" looked goofy, and the graphics were really unimpressive.  I'm actually kind of thankful; that's 60 bucks saved.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Resistance Fall of Man
Motorstorm
Folklore
Warhawk
Heavenly Sword
Eye of Judgement
Formula One Championship Edition

Wait til the GOTY thread.

We will have one of them, one of the top 20, and one for 2008.