Wii U Launch Titles

#1. Bayonetta
#2. Tekken Tag Tournaments 2
#3. Super Mario bros U
#4. Nintendo Land
#5. Obstacle Arcade
#6. FIFA 13
#7. ZombiU
#8. Call Of Duty : Black Ops 2
#9. Mass Effect 3
#10. Trine 2 : Directors Cut
#11. Toki Tori 2
#12. Raymen Legends
#13. Nano Assault Neo
#14. Ben10 : Omniverse

I will keep the list updated as new releases are announced . If you are aware of any additional titles for the Wii U launch please let us know in the comments .

Valve Working On Next Gen Console

Well its now confirmed that software company Valve who has brought us such great games as Portal and Half-Life is now working on a new console for next gen . Valve has made it clear that they are fed up with current restrictions on the hardware offered by Xbox and Playstation and plan on making thier own with vast improvements which will allow better games to be created . Some people have argued that this means computer hardware ; however , this is very unlikely considering computer gaming has no limits and can always be upgraded and built upon at will . Valve is most likely talking home gaming consoles here and probably have some very interesting games being prepared soon for this hardware .
 Taking into consideration that Valve has released some of the greatest games of all times to rave reviews one can only imagine whats in store for us with Valve created hardware . Obviously Valve wants to look outside the box when it comes to video games and are now working to make that happen . With the new Wii U being launched and plans for next gen Xbox and Playstation consoles slated for 2013 we can now add one more far more mysterious addition to the mix and I must say I'm exited to see for myself what Valve has in mind. Like a current former post here at gamesplatt ...... it seems as though the console war's have truly began in earnest and this time around there will be many options .

The New Console Wars

Well the official new generation console wars has now started . You can see the fear in every gamers eye's as they grasp for their wallets and credit cards ( or their parents ) with cold clamy hands because they know this time around its going to cost them . I remember when the playstion 3 first launched and I put down $600 to play on the new console not including $60 games and other items of ridiculous price . With the soon ( weeks ) launch of the next gen Wii U and the already available next gen handheld Playstation Vita we are just seeing now the beggining of something big and very expensive coming our way.
 Sure the Wii U is priced at $300 which is not bad for a next gen console ; but , what if you need ( or want) a second or third controller ? Wait a minute ..... there is no Wii U controller ...... its a full blown computer tablet ..... good luck getting more than one Nintendo fans . Playstation Vita is only around $50 less than the new Wii U ( core price) but you will need expensive Sony memory cards , $40-$50 games, ect , ect ........ all this and Playstation4 and Xbox720 has not even been released yet . Yes my gamer friends this ones going to get ugly and even if your well off in todays economy its really going to hurt after the dark clouds of the next-gen console war have passed .
 I can imagine since the Playstaion 3 cost around $600 at lauch and games are around $60 now then the new Playstation mind machine will run close to that $600 mark and games will run around $70-$80 and who know's about the strange controllers we are in store for and how much those bad boys will cost .
 Either way you look at it the war is upon us all and we will have to pay ...... the question remains . What console , which handheld and what games ? I'm confused right now ... I own a Playstation 3 and a Vita ( my Xbox broke ) and until I see what Xbox and Playstation have to offer I sit and wait and count how much money is in the bank.

Wii U Black Ops 2 Confirmed

We all know about the soon to be released Wii U console from Nintendo and with it comes an impressive line up of games including Black Ops 2 . For those of you who laugh and think that this hardware is anything at all like the original Wii will be in for a bit of a surprise. The Wii U's new hardware is very impressive including a tablet like controller . With games like Black Ops 2 and many other great games coming to the new console it should be interesting to see how it sells .
 Wii U will launch November 18 2012 and will cost around $299 ( just $50 more than the Vita ) . From what I have seen so far the games look amazing , original and next-gen to say the least . It should be very interesting watching the youtube gameplay video's of Black Ops 2 on the next-gen console and to see how it differ's from the software on Playstation3 or Xbox360 . These video's are sure to get allot of views because allot of people are interested in the new way of playing hardcore games the way the Nintendo Wii U brings it .
 Are you getting a Wii U at launch or will you wait to see how it all play's out if you even decide to get it at all? Let us know and share your idea's and/or any additional information you may have on this new console.

Call Of Duty Demise Imminent

Allot of you will flame this story before you even read the entire article because that is just how the COD community has proven itself over the years . I have been a hardcore Call Of Duty fan and player since the first Modern Warfare until present so dont even start calling me a fanboy of battlefield ( i dont play any BF ) or any other franchise because its simply not true . So now lets look at the facts .
 Black Ops was the first addition to the series that began to really hurt the franchise and I know about the units sold ; but , I'm referring about the future downward spiral thats imminent . Why you ask ? Well the answer is quite simple . Infinity Ward , treyarch and acttivision have over the last few years turned their back on the core Call Of Duty community to cater more and more to the casual COD gamers for more sales and money which has worked so far ; however , over time they are losing more and more original hardcore players because of their shady tactics and connections to 3rd party websites like boosterbusters.com that resulted in thousands of harcore players being banned and reset simply because of false reports from these 3rd parties since being declared by activision amongs others as fake and huge numbers of false reports ; but , by this time its too late to say sorry for the thousands of loyal followers whom had their stats reset all because someone reported them in anger after getting beat in an online match . Now it seems they are catering even more to the casual gamers by introducing the "point" streek system in Black Ops 2 instead of the time tested and loved kill streak after all it is a war game and war is about killing . The first Black Ops was even brave enough to release the game without true leaderboards ; but , score per second ( or minute not sure ) thus making the true nature of playing the game for extended periods of time worthless plus the traditional leaderboard by kills and wins ect was the biggest selling point of not only COD games ; but , all online multiplayer games I mean come on its all about who's #1 right ( If your casual at the game dont answer please ) ?
 Lets now look at the negative impact of such horrible desisions . First and foremost casual gamers will pick up the copy thus boosting sales record ; but , in the long run its the hardcore COD community that purchases all the extra map packs , COD Elite subscriptions and more . The hardcore COD community also invest more time playing , buying special editions and much more bringing in huge sums of money compared to the casual COD player who plays for an hour or two switches to campaign mode and trades the game in later after beating the limited campaign mode . So ask yourself ..... In the long run who really keeps Call Of Duty games afloat ? Yes thats right the hardcore COD community thats who you know the ones who are going to have to face endless "point" streaks in Black Ops 2 from players who simply complete a few simple objectives even though they are going super negative and ruining the game for everyone else before pulling the plug and ending the game for everyone.
 Recently in reliable gaming news scources it is estimated that gaming lost 12 million gamers in 2012 . Well I hate to be the doomsayer here but if the Call Of Duty franchise keeps on this path in a few years everyones going to playing that "new" franchise thats gives hardcore shooters what they want . Who's going to make it or what is that game going to be? We dont know but one thing is for sure its coming and with classic's like original 123 leaderboards and hardcore competive action without being banned for being good ..... allot of gamers are going to pack up and leave and COD will be left with all the casual gamers who spend next to nothing on extras and spending most of their time reporting others for being better than them . Oh yea one last thing before closing this article . COD the game states clearly on the front "mature" so why are little kids getting mature players banned for using mature language on a mature game? Yea thats what I thought . Get it together .

Sony's Plan For Wii-U

After the latest Sony Playstation Vita update I sat back and got myself comfortable for a long session of God Of War Saga remote play on my vita when I noticed something . Beside the option for remote play was an option for cross play which means that now the Vita can be used as a controller although with some restrictions ( to be patched later I'm sure ) then it became apparent in my mind at least what in fact Sony has been planning for the Vita .
 As you all know the new hardware from Nintendo under the name Wii-U will release this year and includes a controller that is a tablet and interactive with games and what you see on your t.v screen. Its now only a matter of time until a further patch is done for the Vita making it basically the same thing on par with the Wii-U idea of an interactive touch game controller . So expect very soon after the release of the Nintendo Wii to see Vita game developers making games that are interactive with the Vita as the main controller for certain games .

Dark Souls / Hardest Game Ever Made

After putting in around 20 hour's of gameplay and realizing ..... hey I havn't got very far and I have died around 1,372 times . Every step you take death awaits you and behind every wall and in every dark corner the dead await to slaughter you as you pass . Every 20 or 30 yards gained during this game feels like a great accomplishment . Just when you destroy a boss or hard enemy and think you have won and earned safety for at least awhile ..... no just around the next corner death awaits .
 Gathering souls to level up is agonizing and after losing an untold amount of souls before reaching them again after dying the realisation of the pain and agony of sludging through this game became horribly apparent . No words can even describe the mental anguish as you die over and over sometimes by the simplest and stupidest things you can imaging. I still have at least 30 or more hours of gameplay ( dying ) left in this game assuming things work out ; but , in this game nothing works out besides constant grinding and replaying of the same erea's over and over agsin for souls you need to just level up one thing one point .
 Dark Souls goes down thus far as the hardest and challenging game of present memory and if you of one harder please explain lol because I doubt you really do . Even with the constant death and dying something about the game keeps you in its grips and is a great game ...... just dont by it if your on medication for depression because this game has been known to cause random madness in humans and animals near the disk itself.

Medal Of Honor Warfighter

After the free map Terminal on Modern Warfare 3 I realized just how similiar the game is to the last installment of the series Modern Warfare 2 . Sure it was fun for a while because it is a classic map ( and free of course ) but it opened my eyes to the fact that the Call Of Duty series is running short on fresh idea's . Why not give us a new map pack? Why are both games almost the exact same minus the change of maps and a few new kill streaks ? Allot of questions for sure ; but , questions that need answered before I keep dropping hard earned money on these so called "new" Call Of Duty games .
 That brings us now to Medal Of Honor Warfighter and I must admit ( like allot of others ) this game looks very good and most importantly ..... original and fresh . From what I have seen so far this game promises a great single and multiplayer experience that just maybe different then the same old , same old and a welcome change if that. Dont get me wrong I love Call Of Duty and I will by all these games ........ which ones I will play the most and drop the most money on is still up in the air . What are your thoughts about the coming Medal Of Honor Warfighter and do you plan on playing this game?

Killzone 3 vs Black Ops Declassified

Well I been looking into the comments of many a story about both Killzone 3 and Black Ops Declassified for the Playstaion Vita handheld and I must say there are allot of opinions out there about which game is better or better yet , which will be the Vita system saver that Sony is looking for to boost sales of its new handheld device . As mentioned before in an earlier post BO Declassified is picking up much heat for its sub-par reveal trailer that showed us ..... well not much at all compared to the Killzone Vita trailer that showed all the good stuff Vita owners are looking for .
 In the Black Ops Vita trailer we see bland envirenments and sub-par graphics and to the bewilderment of many ..... no zombies . Then like a cold sweaty hand smacking us across the face the Killzone 3 Vita trailer showed us great graphics , original gameplay and a more polished looking game in general from what we have gathered from the preview trailer. No I'm not taking sides I will purchase both games myself because thats just how I role . The real question is ..... Are you going to purchase the BO Declassified in November upon release or will you hang in there until Killzone is released in 2013 ? Maybe your just like me and will get both copies ..... only time will tell and until those review's hit major game networks online I dont see a game changer in one of these games . What are your thought's ?

Far Cry 3 Looking Better And Better

The Far Cry series has always been ahead of its time in the world of closed world games. When I first started playing Far Cry 2 I was simply amazed at not only the great graphics ; but , the complete open world and free play . Unlike other games of the time where gamers are usualy led down a chosen path to kill enemy's in closed spaces and corridors Far Cry 2 injected players into something completly different . You could choose to go anywhere at all and do whatever you wanted to in a huge sandbox of jungle , rivers , roads and much more . The depth of that game alone with the huge amount of gameplay involved ( depending on what you decided to do ) made that game worth every penny and then some .
 Far Cry 3 is soon to be released on these same consepts promising better graphics , more enemy's ( including wildlife like tigers ) and the same open world sandbox play we all love with some insanity thrown in for good measure . The only bad thing about Far Cry 3 is the release date sometime in 2013 which has allot of us gamers biting our nails for a long time ; but , at the same time comfortable with the fact that this game was not rushed and the end product will be polished . With the equally promising and fun looking multiplayer this game might just be what many gamers have been looking for .