Much to the chagrin of many gamers like myself, PlayStation Network is still down, and, now, we are being told that it will be around the end of the month that it is back up again. I seem to recall Sony having said that it would be up by the end of last week, but it is not, and it is very frustrating.
I respect the reasoning - they have to iron out all security flaws they can find before it gets rolled out again. But that doesn't change the fact that it is majorly trying my patience. Oh well. There's not much you can really do in this instance but wait, and hope, and rant about it in blog posts.
Showing posts with label Video Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video Games. Show all posts
Monday, May 9, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Ubisoft has publicly announced details about the new game Assassin's Creed: Revelations. This will be the fourth chapter in the story about Desmond (voice acted by Nolan North, the same guy who does the voice of Drake in the Uncharted series), the man who, through futuristic technology, relives the memories of his ancestors. In this game, he will be traveling to Constantinople regarding the mystery about Templars and Assassins.
The guys at Ubisoft outdid Assassin's Creed with Assassin's Creed 2, and then the outdid themselves again with Brotherhood. If they pull it off again, it is safe to say that they could potentially pull in some Game of the Year awards.
Source:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1166213p1.html
The guys at Ubisoft outdid Assassin's Creed with Assassin's Creed 2, and then the outdid themselves again with Brotherhood. If they pull it off again, it is safe to say that they could potentially pull in some Game of the Year awards.
Source:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1166213p1.html
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Another PlayStation Network Update
The PSN is still down, and nothing is new on that front.
However, it is also worth noting that Sony has finally hired investigators to figure out what actually happened, at least on a specific scale (obviously they were hacked). Sony is likely going to rather intensely increase the security of this network, which - due to having credit card numbers - should have happened in the first place. However, despite Sony's faults with their network, it is still better than XBOX Live. And I say that based on my ability to watch Netflix streaming without paying yet another monthly fee - not that there are very many good films to stream on Netflix.
Anyways, on to the part of this information that I think is a lot more important to our readers: when will PSN be back up?
Potentially it could happen today, or even next week. Although Sony is saying that it is likely that it will be back up by the end of the week.
And, as an added bonus to being able to use multiplayer again, everybody who had a PlayStation Network account prior to the hack will be given a month of "Playstation Plus" free (marketing scheme anybody?) and the ability to download some select Downloadable Content, or DLC, for free.
However, it is also worth noting that Sony has finally hired investigators to figure out what actually happened, at least on a specific scale (obviously they were hacked). Sony is likely going to rather intensely increase the security of this network, which - due to having credit card numbers - should have happened in the first place. However, despite Sony's faults with their network, it is still better than XBOX Live. And I say that based on my ability to watch Netflix streaming without paying yet another monthly fee - not that there are very many good films to stream on Netflix.
Anyways, on to the part of this information that I think is a lot more important to our readers: when will PSN be back up?
Potentially it could happen today, or even next week. Although Sony is saying that it is likely that it will be back up by the end of the week.
And, as an added bonus to being able to use multiplayer again, everybody who had a PlayStation Network account prior to the hack will be given a month of "Playstation Plus" free (marketing scheme anybody?) and the ability to download some select Downloadable Content, or DLC, for free.
Monday, May 2, 2011
How to get the Strange Relic in Uncharted 2
For those of you who do not know how to get the strange relic, here's a video I just made of how to do so. Excuse the bad camera angle, I was doing this with a cell phone and no mount on my couch.
Hope this helps. Feel free to comment on the video.
Hope this helps. Feel free to comment on the video.
Uncharted 2
Ted here. About to play some Uncharted 2 to see if I can attain the rest of the treasures.
Awesome game. Truly an awesome game.
Awesome game. Truly an awesome game.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
League of Legends
For those of you who haven't heard yet, Riot Games came out with League of Legends a few months ago, and it is becoming immensely popular. Riot Games is a new name on the online multiplayer scene, and it offers us a free, intense, and addicting game called, like I said, League of Legends.
Imagine playing a mixture between Age of Empires, or Warcraft, or any other fantasy RTS and the first-person shooter aspect of controlling one character with various moves in real time.
Out of a simple goal of the game (destroy the enemy's "Nexus," or home base), they've built a complex game system that includes leveling your character within and outside of games, "IP" points, or reward points for playing games and winning games (and other things as well) usable to improve your character before the game starts, multiple characters to play as, including a good number of free characters to choose from rotated regularly, a 5 on 5 game set-up, and a complex and challenging map worthy of this highly well-made games.
So lets go a little more in depth, shall we?
Let's start with the map. This is the basic standard map:
The Nexus is the snow flake shaped thing in the top right and bottom left corner. The goal of the game is to destroy this nexus before the other team destroys yours.
Sounds easy, right? Not so much.
Between you and the enemy Nexus, you have 3 lanes through which it is easy to traverse. Each of these lanes has 2 enemy turrets and another turret guarding the entrance to the base. These turrets are strong buildings that can hurt your character and, eventually, send your character back to your home base, where you must wait to respawn. Both teams have a set of turrets and constantly-spawning minions. Minions are little mindless creatures whose goal is to advance in the lane and kill anything in their paths. They aren't strong against your character, or "champion," but it is inadvisable to move forward without them being in front of you, especially towards an enemy turret. You must fight with them to advance, kill the turrets and enemy champions and minions in your way, and make your way to the enemy Nexus.
Meanwhile, you are gaining in-game experience points from being around the minions and from killing minions, champions, and turrets. Every game, you start at level one, and the top level to reach in a game is level 18. The sooner you reach higher levels, the better spells you can cast, the better abilities you can use, and the higher amount of hits you can take. This naturally makes you better for killing enemy minions and champions.
You gain experience points just from playing a game, and you gain extra experience points for winning games. These experience points do not apply in-game, but outside of the game. The higher your level outside of the game, the more in-game abilities you have access to.
Also, finally, another outside-of-the-game bonus IP points. IP points are used to permanently unlock champions so that when they cycle through free champions at the free player's disposal, you can still use your favorite champion. You can also buy runes to improve in game abilities and skins to make your champions look different from everybody else's.
Here's a common champion that a lot of newbies like to use:
Master Yi
This game is one of the most revolutionary and well-constructed free online games, and I would recommend it to anybody looking for a fun time. You can play socially with friends, or you can play against people you don't know, but all in all it's a great experience.
Imagine playing a mixture between Age of Empires, or Warcraft, or any other fantasy RTS and the first-person shooter aspect of controlling one character with various moves in real time.
Out of a simple goal of the game (destroy the enemy's "Nexus," or home base), they've built a complex game system that includes leveling your character within and outside of games, "IP" points, or reward points for playing games and winning games (and other things as well) usable to improve your character before the game starts, multiple characters to play as, including a good number of free characters to choose from rotated regularly, a 5 on 5 game set-up, and a complex and challenging map worthy of this highly well-made games.
So lets go a little more in depth, shall we?
Let's start with the map. This is the basic standard map:
The Nexus is the snow flake shaped thing in the top right and bottom left corner. The goal of the game is to destroy this nexus before the other team destroys yours.
Sounds easy, right? Not so much.
Between you and the enemy Nexus, you have 3 lanes through which it is easy to traverse. Each of these lanes has 2 enemy turrets and another turret guarding the entrance to the base. These turrets are strong buildings that can hurt your character and, eventually, send your character back to your home base, where you must wait to respawn. Both teams have a set of turrets and constantly-spawning minions. Minions are little mindless creatures whose goal is to advance in the lane and kill anything in their paths. They aren't strong against your character, or "champion," but it is inadvisable to move forward without them being in front of you, especially towards an enemy turret. You must fight with them to advance, kill the turrets and enemy champions and minions in your way, and make your way to the enemy Nexus.
Meanwhile, you are gaining in-game experience points from being around the minions and from killing minions, champions, and turrets. Every game, you start at level one, and the top level to reach in a game is level 18. The sooner you reach higher levels, the better spells you can cast, the better abilities you can use, and the higher amount of hits you can take. This naturally makes you better for killing enemy minions and champions.
You gain experience points just from playing a game, and you gain extra experience points for winning games. These experience points do not apply in-game, but outside of the game. The higher your level outside of the game, the more in-game abilities you have access to.
Also, finally, another outside-of-the-game bonus IP points. IP points are used to permanently unlock champions so that when they cycle through free champions at the free player's disposal, you can still use your favorite champion. You can also buy runes to improve in game abilities and skins to make your champions look different from everybody else's.
Here's a common champion that a lot of newbies like to use:
Master Yi
This game is one of the most revolutionary and well-constructed free online games, and I would recommend it to anybody looking for a fun time. You can play socially with friends, or you can play against people you don't know, but all in all it's a great experience.
Powerglove
My friend Joe turned me on to this awesome band not too long ago called Powerglove. They're a speed metal band with one focus: video game music. Iconic video game music.
They've done metal adaptations of things like Tetris, Mario, Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Megaman. Anything iconic from your childhood is fair game.
The concert took place at this hole in the wall in Cleveland called Peabody's. I mean, this place is such a crappy place that there aren't even doors on the bathroom stalls. Only one of the sinks works, and it only has cold water. The place is painted black throughout the whole inside, and, actually, it's kind of kickass, as long as you don't need to use the bathroom. Peabody's is in downtown Cleveland, and it is so popular the concert had a line stretching all the way around the left corner of the block (which is a feat considering that Peabody's is on the right corner of the block). And the place was so packed, their general rule of "no moshing" really didn't apply.
So Powerglove was opening for Symphony X, which is an awesome band, although I've unfortunately heard too little of their stuff to be a fan. There were also two standard hardcore opening bands from around Cleveland. Neither of the bands sounded particularly interesting enough to become successful. The metal and punk scenes are already overcrowded with hardcore at this point. Powerglove played their song "Storm Eagle," which is from the Megaman X bird miniboss if any of you remember (tell me if I'm wrong). They also played a song I hadn't heard yet that my friend had said was from Final Fantasy 6, and they played an adaptation of the Pokemon cartoon theme song (which isn't technically a video game song, but there are Pokemon video games, so we'll let it slide).
It was, for lack of a better word, awesome. I would definitely recommend to anybody these two bands:
Symphony X
Powerglove
They've done metal adaptations of things like Tetris, Mario, Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Megaman. Anything iconic from your childhood is fair game.
The concert took place at this hole in the wall in Cleveland called Peabody's. I mean, this place is such a crappy place that there aren't even doors on the bathroom stalls. Only one of the sinks works, and it only has cold water. The place is painted black throughout the whole inside, and, actually, it's kind of kickass, as long as you don't need to use the bathroom. Peabody's is in downtown Cleveland, and it is so popular the concert had a line stretching all the way around the left corner of the block (which is a feat considering that Peabody's is on the right corner of the block). And the place was so packed, their general rule of "no moshing" really didn't apply.
So Powerglove was opening for Symphony X, which is an awesome band, although I've unfortunately heard too little of their stuff to be a fan. There were also two standard hardcore opening bands from around Cleveland. Neither of the bands sounded particularly interesting enough to become successful. The metal and punk scenes are already overcrowded with hardcore at this point. Powerglove played their song "Storm Eagle," which is from the Megaman X bird miniboss if any of you remember (tell me if I'm wrong). They also played a song I hadn't heard yet that my friend had said was from Final Fantasy 6, and they played an adaptation of the Pokemon cartoon theme song (which isn't technically a video game song, but there are Pokemon video games, so we'll let it slide).
It was, for lack of a better word, awesome. I would definitely recommend to anybody these two bands:
Symphony X
Powerglove
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