Just remember to add #gamingis to your tag and go! I’m hoping to see some interesting ones.

“Gaming is having a ridiculously huge tv in a one room apartment” Amen Butler and the writing team that constructed that speech.

If you happen to want to see a flood of tweets from me at any time, it’ll be today. Because #gamingis awesome.

To be hearing that it’s finally going to start coming to me through the Xbox Live Arcade (and the Playstation Network), I’m excited.

According to IGN, Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi will be the first two to come to us through DLC.

Above: Cutest Music to abuse Chao to ever

Here’s hoping they release PowerStone 1 and 2 with full online multiplayer capabilities…

They did it for Marvel vs Capcom 2 and Street Fighter 2, they can do it here too!

If not, I’ll keep playing it on my PSP…

Rather than pre-scripted tackling animations, like in all football games to date, every tackle in the game is completely real-time, resulting in a more realistic looking hit. However, in order to do that, NaturalMotion had to make every player in the game a completely realistic human analog, using natural movement of real humans to simulate that same movement in the game. But in an era where even scripted scenes and motion capture looks awkward, how does NaturalMotion intend to make, well…natural motion? (Un)natural selection.

Making a full human skeleton, and giving it full musculature, the NaturalMotion team set about tweaking those muscles in such a way as to create a walking motion. 100 different variations were created, and then tested. The 5 that walked the longest were deemed the most successful, and were then each copied 20 times. The team then altered subset nerves connections in variations that would occur naturally in a subsequent generation in a biological species. They tested the walking motion again, and again took the 5 best. Over the course of a few generations, NaturalMotion was able to force digital evolution on the skeletons, creating walking motions more natural than any motion capture or script could do, and leaving it completely dynamic.

Oh, and the really cool part of this whole experiment? This was in 2001. Since then, the (r)evolutionary process has been expanded to balancing, walking, environmental interaction, and yes, playing sports. This also isn’t limited to humans, but any animal that can be conceived of. So long as they can create it in a 3D environment, the evolution process can be replicated until even a create with four legs and 2 knees apiece can move in a believable way.

So what does this mean for us right now? It means that come May 18, we’ll be playing the most dynamic sports game, and maybe any game, ever created. Oh, and by this time next year, EA probably will have bought NaturalMotion. Just sayin’.

I’m not even sure what to say about a game that releases free DLC like this one. I’ve already stated this feels like a meh effort on their part, but I’m liking the enthusiasm.

The new DLC will include the following

First, we’re adding three brand new Special Edition Sniper Rifles (Raven’s HM 90 SE, SVER’s SASR M, and Valor’s MK 14 Mod 1 EBR) that include a number of performance adjustments and visual variations to our already-popular long-range weapons. Second, you can expect to get your hands on a collection of new armor types! All three factions can now choose to equip Improved Light Armor in their loadouts for the bargain price of just 400 in-game credits.

So for free, FREE, players of MAG get to run around with this? (MK 14 Mod 1 EBR)

Still doesn’t justify the price of a PS3, but it’s definitely worth the investment for MAG.

Although having snipers better equipped seems like a bad idea, it is. Have fun MAG community. You’re a well taken care of niche.

G4 brings us our first look at City Interactive’s Sniper: Ghost Warrior, a covert sniping FPS set during the fictional military coup of Isla Trueno. As part of an elite sniper team, the player will be tasked with both long range sniping and close quarters combat, as well as infiltration and sabotage.

Most notable about the game is the environmental factors present. Rounds fired will be subjected to both wind and gravity. On top of that, the non-linear gameplay forces the player to determine the best course of action for their particular skillset in order to achieve their goals.

Xbox 360 Games – E3 2010 – Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is due to ship during Q2 2010 on Xbox 360 and PS3.

The article on ESPN features an interesting interview with Tebow as well, ranging from such subjects as his gaming habits to his opinion on whether the Florida coaching staff should have forced him to change his throwing motion.

NCAA Football 2011 is set to drop on Jul 13th of this year and feature new features including:

Helmet numbers for teams such as Alabama

On-field referees

Pro-Tak gang tackling

Auto-saves

Formation substitutions

New equipment such as helmets, towels, hand warmers, sleeves, and knee braces

Dynamic conference logos (for Team Builder play and Custom Conferences)

Auto load rosters

Single bowl season (for Online Dynasty play)

New team mascots

Improved lighting

How many games coming out are going to paint Russia as the main enemy? I loved Advanced Warfighter for placing things in Mexico. It was interesting. Russia is getting boring, but I guess you can’t have the same level of awesome snow levels in Mexico.

What we get a nice little taste of in the video is the exoskeleton. Seems pretty awesome.

We can also see a new unmanned vehicle which is most likely going to be controlled by your cross com system. Neat little bastard except for the fact that the enemies have them too. Nothing like traveling together though.

Another awesome feature will be what I want to call the human equivalent to the Predator’s plasma caster. Why? Well.. take a look for yourself.

Sure, Iron Man has something similar, but that sort of tech will always be for the predators first… in my heart.

I can’t wait to get my hands on the beta with Conviction. I’ll also have to go out and buy ODST for Reach. There are so many amazing games coming out soon that I just won’t be able to help myself from getting every single one and further ruining my social life.

I just hope when playing through the campaign, I won’t have to ALWAYS hear “Tango Down”

Edit:

Forgot to say the most obvious thing in the video. The ghosts are now actually ghosts. Epic? Yes. Win? Definitely.

I was reading the article about it and I only had one thought in mind. “Good try.”

I understand that every company is going to do what they can to keep FPS junkies happy, I’m looking at you Bungie, and it seems that MAG may be a little bit too late. While I do find the concept of the sheer magnitude of the game, it seems that concept, nor the delivery, was enough to capture the attention of too many players. Games such as Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: BC2 seem to have all of the attention at the moment, but even at the time of MAG’s official release, not much talk was stirred other than “Generic shooter with lots of people” that I could notice, so when I read that MAG was going to be getting DLC, and free DLC at that, it makes me think if it’s just a slightly sad attempt to get more players in their camp.

With Modern Warfare 2′s new stimulus package(hur hur, get it?) map pack coming out soon, with a “ridiculous price” of course, it seems a comparison can be drawn between the two games. While “No Russian” seems to have left most people’s thoughts, the game is still so wildly played, that a payed DLC pack was enough to cause a stir among gamers (I mean, come on. 15 dollars? That’s my whole paycheck!), but this is simple supply and demand. People want “moar” and this is delivering on that. It seems that with MAG, they’re giving it away which strikes me as a bit odd for some reason. MAG doesn’t have a small amount of followers, but it’s still only a fraction of other FPS games and I doubt that any amount of DLC will be able to help.

My own personal experience has shown me one thing. People love the PS3 because the online is free. Period. I mean, yes. God of War III is good and some other PS3 exclusives are pretty, but more often than not, the reason I get is “Free online dude!” So when it comes to gaming, development time and other factors cost money. Buying some DLC is a great way for a company to either pad their bottom line or help a game that did okay compared to other FPS powerhouses that break records at release. While it’s true that MAG hasn’t had that much time out on the market, with MW2, BF:BC2, and the upcoming Halo: Reach all out there, it seems as if the MAG’s gimmick of having a lot of players has worn out before really getting a chance to spread it’s wings. Criticisms on it are pretty funny, too.

In the end though, I love MAG for trying something different. Maybe with this push of technology will lead to even better games with the same concept. Maybe a game with OVER 9000 PLAYERS!

Sorry. I couldn’t resist.

The original ad can be found here if you want to compare the two.

In this article, I’ll dive deep into what the Sony Move experience is all about.

At heart, “Move” is Sony’s stab at the Wii causal market. To make things even more interesting, they choose to stab at the Wii market with Nintendo’s own product. Sure, it’s a different color and there are slight differences, but it’s still a Wiimote and Nunchuck, right? Well, yes and no. There are some game changing differences to take into account.

The technology is more advanced than anything Nintendo has pumped out within the last four years. Early reports from GDC indicate that playing a third-person shooter like SOCOM 4 is far more enjoyable than playing a similar title on the Wii.

The Wii uses a sensor bar to detect movement the same way your TV detects if your remote is facing toward it or not. If your pointer strays from the area on the screen, you are greeted with an “Unable to detect Wii remote” message. As a gamer that gets the occasional hand/arm cramp and need to set my Wiimote down while I pop my knuckles, this gets bothersome.

The Move uses an Eyetoy a Playstation Eye camera to detect controller movement. This offers a much broader range of controller connectivity. The PS3 doesn’t lose track of the controller no matter how many times you set it down or someone walks in front of it.

You have to use a Playstation Eye camera on top of your TV. How they expect us to balance a webcam on top of our thin LCD HD-TV’s is beyond me. I guess we can always use what I use for my Wii sensor bar, duct-tape. The camera detects movement via the sensor in the ball.

The button layout is much more streamlined than the Wiimote. Instead of twelve buttons, you get seven. A Home (main menu) button, five face buttons, and a trigger on the underside. It makes things smooth and sexy, like a dildo awaiting its first thrusting.

The balls on top of the Move controllers change color depending on in-game situations. It’s all up to the game developers, honestly. The possibilities are somewhat endless. An example would be a racing game where red, green, and yellow symbolize their stop-light counterparts.

Move runs on rechargeable and un-changeable batteries much like its old fashioned controller brethren. The move and the sub-controller (I’ll get into that later) are rechargeable via mini-USB. Since Sony were too cheap to bundle a cable with their console or controllers, don’t expect to get one with the Move. You’ll have to settle for using your digital cameras USB cord.

Above: Not the Move. The controllers are completely wireless.

The sub-controller is their name for Move’s “Nunchuck.” It’s a smaller ball-less version of the Move controller. It has one analog stick, two action buttons, a four-way directional pad, trigger, and Home button.

While you’re pointing at the screen with the Move controller, you can walk and do less waggle-intensive tasks with the sub-controller. Whoever named these controllers needs to be fired, I know.

Unlike the Wii’s Nunchuck, the sub-controller does not have a motion sensor. It’s strictly non-waggle.

But what about the games, you ask? There will be plenty Move-only titles coming out. From chicken hunting to bowling to sword fighting. If you’ve seen it on the Wii, it’ll be on the PS3.

Above: Sony’s Move.

The following list of companies are currently developing for the Playstation Move:

(List copy and pasted via Kotaku)

Now lets look at one of the first announced titles, “Sports Champions.”

In a nutshell, it’s Wii Sports but prettier. Sony is going balls out with their shameless ripping off of Nintendo, I know.

Sports Champions is Wii Sony Sports. Five or so casual sports games that can be played with one or two controllers in hand. That’s right. If you want to duel-wield light-up dildos, you have to buy another.

The games include Golf, Archery, Table Tennis, Frisbee, and Gladiator.

Gladiator is a prettied up version of “hit your enemy with a stick” that was introduced in Wii Sports Resort. You basically swing controller-A as your sword and block with controller-B as your shield. I’m not sure how that would work without an extra Move controller.

Playstation Move will hit stores this fall for $100. It will be bundled with one Move controller and Playstation Eye camera. No controller-only option has been announced for those of us who already purchased a Playstation Eye. As for the sub-controller, Sony are currently treating it as an optional accessory that will be sold separately. It has yet to be priced at the time of this post.