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I’m a complete sucker for stealth games. Sure, I love mowing down waves of enemies just as much as the next guy. But when developers give me an option to go full out assault, or complete stealth – that is my favorite type of campaign.

So naturally, I’ve been following Splinter Cell Blacklist since it was first announced. This is my video review of the gameplay. I cover single & multiplayer elements. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!

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Another detail that Sony mentioned today was the launch of Player Studio.  Player Studio is Sony’s Marketplace where users can upload their art and content and then sell it to other users. Sony splits the revenue 40% with the user. So far, the marketplace has been announced for Everquest 1, Everquest 2, Freerealm, and Planetside 2.  Planetside 2 will be a free-to-play launch title for the PS4 later this year.  It hasn’t been announced yet that the Player Studio will be available to PS4 users, but there is no reason to doubt that it would happen.  If this program is successful, it is almost guaranteed that this would expand to other titles as well.

This could open up an entirely new dimension in console games that hasn’t been seen before.

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You need to have very precise control over what’s going on, and trying to do something like that with motion control input does not make sense–not if you want to keep the same kind of formula of the game as we [have] now. You’d need to build a different kind of shooter.

“But there are other places where it will make sense, and we are going to use it for other things in the game, but we haven’t announced exactly what,” ~ Videogamer

So if Battlefield 4 won’t be using Kinect for motion controls, what could be some possible uses?

Voice Controls:

Voice Commands would be the first obvious response I believe that makes sense. In Campaign, you could easily give out commands to your a.i. or request aid. Telling your team to form up or flank opponents.  To go silent or with brute force. There are a lot of different potential scenarios with voice. For multiplayer, I could envision the commander saying “UAV Scan” and he preps a torpedo missile.

All of these would be entertaining and would add a level of immersion to the game without sacrificing any elements as well.  But the question remains for me.  What  keeps this same sort of system from being used on PS4 with the headset microphone?  Voice commands in games are nothing new, but the latest technology is certainly welcome because the next generation will be a lot more capable of being precise and fast.

Heartbeat Sensor:

We know that Kinect can read your heartbeat. What if Kinect could read your pulse while you are playing the game. And what if the gun swayed depending on how fast your adrenaline was pumping.  (Remember, this is just for fun and pure speculation at this point until DICE confirms what it will do)

Gestures:

Soldiers mouths move with yours to accurately portray you talking into your Kinect or mic – Also would be capable on PS4.

What do you think Kinect will be used for?

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Either way, this is good news for gamers for the time being. EA also just told CVG that they will continue to discontinue the Online Pass system for all existing EA titles over the next several weeks.

EA is offering free DLC and Online packs on Xbox Live today. Is this the beginning of the end? Or a new beginning?

American McGee’s Alice
Bad Company 2 VIP
Bulletstorm Online Pass
Dragon Age: Origins – The Stone Prisoner
The Black Emporium (Dragon Age II)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Online Pass
Cerberus Network (Mass Effect 2)
Medal of Honor Online Pass
SHIFT 2 Unleashed Online Pass
Skate Share Pack (Skate 3)

Source: Several Online Passes for EA Games now Free

EA Phasing out all existing Online Passes

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But when I think about the question, I have to say that I don’t put all of my faith in leaderboards or points. And I feel that, at least in most Battlefield modes – K/D is irrelevant. K/D is really only important in TDM, and in extreme cases where you are dying repeatedly and draining tickets. But sometimes, the leaderboards don’t tell the full story.

Take a game of Capture the flag for example. I can recall numerous times where I would play the role of spawn beacon. Different people play it different ways. The way I play it, is probably the most boring to most people. But I work my way to the enemy base and try to place a spawn beacon for my fellow squad mates to spawn in on. I then usually hide somewhere just to stay alive, to make sure my teammates can keep pressure on the enemy team. I may not fire my weapon at all to keep from alerting my position. I’ll do my best to spot enemies – but my primary goal is to stay alive and stay hidden at the enemy base. At the end of the game, my squadmates usually comment on how awesome it was to constantly have a spawn at the enemy location. But if anyone on the other team looked at my score on the leaderboard. They may see someone with a negative K/D – barely any points and at the bottom. Yet, I played a crucial role in the victory often times.

I don’t take credit for the wins, but I was part of the team. I helped the team. Other people helped the team by being the meatshields, the flag runners, the gunners, the drivers and so on.

I can think of several times on Operation Metro where i will be a meatshield and just try to use the smoke to run through the enemy to get behind them if our team is pushed in. That usually isn’t good for my K/D, or my SPM, but when I do break through – it can turn a game around.

I think the sign of a great Battlefield player is someone who can be adaptive. You can have great Snipers – Great Pilots – Great Tank Drivers. But the best players are the ones who switch to a medic when the team needs revives. The player who plays an Engineer when its time to play with the armor. The ones who PTFO. If you can say at the end of the game, that you helped in some way to contribute to the win – I say your a good Battlefield player.

The great thing about Battlefield is that it is so unique – there are so many different elements, variables – ways to play. There is no right answer, and everyone has their own interpretation. It is fun to talk about however, and I’d love to hear from you about your thoughts on the subject. What Makes a Great Battlefield Player? Points, Playstyle, Attitude?

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Source: Online Gaming 2013 report find an increase of 5 percent over the previous year

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Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game. Published by Square Enix, Tomb Raider is the fifth title developed by Crystal Dynamics in the Tomb Raider franchise. As the first entry in a new Tomb Raider continuity, the game is a reboot that emphasises the reconstructed origins of the culturally influential lead character Lara Croft.

Tomb Raider was released on 5 March 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

After the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld in 2008, Crystal Dynamics began development of Tomb Raider soon after. Rather than a sequel, the team decided to completely reboot the series, establishing the origins of Lara Croft for the second time, following Tomb Raider: Legend. Tomb Raider is set on Yamatai, an island from which Lara Croft must save her friends and escape, while being hunted down by a malevolent cult. Gameplay elements focus more on survival, although exploration is used within the game when exploring the island and various optional tombs. It is also the first game in the series to have multiplayer and the first game to be published by Square Enix, after the latter’s acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009. Camilla Luddington was announced to voice and perform as Lara Croft in 2010, replacing Keeley Hawes.

After a delayed release from late 2012 to March 2013, the game received much anticipation and hype.  Tomb Raider received much acclaim from critics, who praised the graphics, the gameplay,  Lara’s characterization and development with many critics agreeing that the game is a solid and much needed reboot of the franchise. Much criticism went to the addition of the multiplayer which many felt was unnecessary.  Tomb Raider went on to sell one million copies in forty-eight hours of its release, and has sold 3.4 million copies worldwide as of March 26.~ Wikipedia

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