Guinness World Records has recently created a list of the 50 greatest video game franchises. These franchises were chosen by the voting of gamers.
“We decided to take a different approach with this list than we did in the previous edition,” said aGuinness World Records’ spokesperson in a statement. “Instead of asking developers, industry insiders and journalists to rank their favorite titles, we approached a different kind of expert: the players themselves! We are confident that this ‘top 50′ more accurately reflects the tastes of the average gamer and not just the critics.”
- Halo
- Call of Duty
- The Legend of Zelda
- Guitar Hero
- Metal Gear
- Super Mario Bros.
- World of Warcraft
- Gears of War
- Super Smash Bros.
- Grand Theft Auto
- Pokémon
- Resident Evil
- Fallout
- Half-Life
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Counter-Strike
- Runescape
- FIFA
- Kingdom Hearts
- Final Fantasy
- Pac-Man
- Madden NFL
- The Sims
- Tomb Raider
- WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW
- Rock Band
- LittleBigPlanet
- Saints Row
- The Elder Scrolls
- God of War
- GoldenEye 007
- Bioshock
- KillZone
- Skate
- Left 4 Dead
- Need for Speed
- Chrono Trigger
- Gran Turismo
- StarCraft
- Ratchet & Clank
- Pong
- Tom Clancy’s…
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Battlefield
- Diablo
- Lego Batman
- Mario Kart
- Burnout
- Crash Bandicoot
- Pro Evolution Soccer
Many people have come to know and love Activision. With all sorts of different music games that have been released, people can do nothing but wait for another one to be released. In the fall of this year, there are going to be two games releasing that will interest you. Both Guitar Hero 6 and also another DJ Hero game are going to be showing up this fall.
Activision has greatly decreased the number of games that they are going to come out with each year. The success of their games may have recently gone down causing Activision to come up with a different plan of releasing. Apparently, this fall, Guitar Hero 6 is a game that has been given a release date that is set for the fall of this year and the next DJ Hero game will be coming out shortly after that. For reasons that are unknown, Activision has decided not to say “DJ Hero 2″ but instead they continuously just refer to it as the next DJ Hero.
Activision did have a few things to say about the games including that they are ”more great original music, new and innovative gameplay modes and a significantly enhanced social gaming experience and plenty of downloadable content.”
Tags: activision, playstation 3, wii, xbox 360
The game, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, is a game that is going to be coming out for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The release date that has been set for this game is in this June on June 8th, 2010. In this game, which is published by Konami, you will try to preserve peace in the nation without a military.
Here is a preview that was given to the game:
“I have gotten into the habit of walking into game previews completely blind as of late. Call it tunnel vision, call it too much attention to games when they’re done and sent to me with a shiny plastic case, but I have not been keeping up with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as much as my compatriots, and only made slight headway through the downloadable demo. But that did not stop me from attending Konami’s Peace Walker themed “Boot Camp” a few weeks back in San Francisco. Boy, was I in for a surprise.”
Be sure to look into more details about this game as the release date comes closer and closer.
Tags: playstation portable, psp, Sony
The game, Dead to Rights: Retribution, is a game that was just recently released on last Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. This game came out for the two consoles of the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360. This game, which is developed by Volatile Games, is a game that you should definitely be sure to check out some time if you have the chance.
The following is a review which was given to this game:
“Every few kills, Shadow commits something called a “scrotality.” Let your imagination be your guide. More than once, you will need to play as Shadow to recover a keycard from an enemy location. Nevermind that this dog, bless his heart, isn’t always smart enough to even bother trotting out of the way of a bullet storm — he can infiltrate an enemy base and seek out a specific key card. I didn’t buy it in Jaws Unleashed when the shark did it, and I don’t buy it now.”
Have you given this game a try yet? If you have, then what do you think of it?
Tags: playstation 3, xbox 360
The following is a list of the music DLC that came out in this last week:
Guitar Hero 5
Black Sabbath Track Pack
“After Forever”
“Into the Void”
“Sweet Leaf”
Price: $5.49/440 Microsoft Points/550 Wii Points, or $1.99/160 MSP/200 WP per track
Rock Band
Tracks
Busted – “Thunderbirds Are Go!”
Flyleaf – “Again”
Silverchair – “Tomorrow”
Rock Band Network Tracks
All That Remains – “Undone”
Black Gold – “Plans & Reveries”
Silverstein – “American Dream”
Safari So good – “Delaware Are you? I Don’t Know Alaska”
The Devil Wears Prada – “Dogs Can Grow Bears All Over”
The Fire Violets – “Dead to the World”
Price: $1.99/160 MSP/200 WP per track (Rock Band Network prices vary by track)
Lips
Pack
The Go-Go’s Song Pack
“Head Over Heels”
“Our Lips Are Sealed”
“We Got The Beat”
Tracks
David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”
Dexys Midnight Runners – “Come On Eileen”
Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”
Joan Jett – “Bad Reputation”
LL Cool J – “Going Back To Cali”
Price: 440 MSP for pack, or 160 MSP per track
SingStar
There are no new music DLC releases for this game this week.
DJ Hero
DJ Hero Domination Pack
Danny Byrd – “Red Mist VIP”
Darude – “Sandstorm” vs. Josh Wink – “Higher State of Consciousness”
Wolfgang Gartner – “Wolfgang’s 5th Symphony”
Price: 640 MSP/300 WP for pack
Tags: playstation 3, wii, xbox 360
The game, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, is a game that is going to be releasing for the consoles of the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Portable, the Xbox 360 and also the PC. The release date for this game, which is published by Ubisoft, has been set for a few weeks from now on May 18th, 2010.
Here is a review which was given to the game, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, specifically the Wii version:
“Speaking of smooth, the game’s engine runs at a slick 60 FPS, and this first level took full advantage of it as the surrounding environment cracked and crumbled all around the Prince. There was a great bit of destruction in one of the later levels where I had to actually run up the side of crumbling tower, jumping between the tower and a solid wall, in order to reach the topmost platform. Yeah. It was kind of rad.”
Be sure to check out some more details about this game when the release date starts to get closer and closer.
Tags: pc, playstation 3, playstation portable, wii, xbox 360
There are a ton of new games that will be coming out in this upcoming week for all of the various consoles. For those of you who are big soccer fans, you will be happy to know that the game, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, is one of the ones that will be available for you this week.
The following list is a list of the games that will be releasing this week for the consoles of the Sony PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Nintendo DS, the Sony PlayStation Portable and the PC:
Sony PlayStation 3
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Dead to Rights: Retribution
- Nier
- Super Street Fighter IV
Nintendo Wii
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Free Running
Microsoft Xbox 360
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- Dead to Rights: Retribution
- Nier
- Super Street Fighter IV
Nintendo DS
No new releases
Sony PlayStation Portable
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
PC
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
Which of these games are you looking forward to playing? Be sure to check out a couple of them when you get a chance.
Tags: nintendo ds, pc, playstation 3, playstation portable, wii, xbox 360
The game, Satisfashion, is a game that will be coming out for the Nintendo Wii. This game, which is developed by TechFront, is going to be released on May 10th, 2010. You will play as the young designer named Grace Styles. You have to lead a team of Satisfashion Design House on the way all the way to the top of the fashion world. Come up with different trends using the best models and the make up. Work your stuff on many various runways across the world. Each and ever new great trend that you make is going to help you get Satisfashion to the top of the fashion industry.
Here are some of the features that you will notice in the game:
Be sure to check out this game if you get the chance some time in the future.
The game, 3D Dot Game Heroes, is a game that is going to be releasing exclusively for the Sony PlayStation 3. This game will be coming out on the date of May 11, 2010. This game is an action role playing game.
The following is a brief review that was given to this game:
“3D Dot Game Heroes rips off The Legend of Zelda, but it does so in the most complimentary way possible. 3D Dot Game Heroes is an attempt to develop a video game we all wish Nintendo would create but know in our hearts likely never will: a brand-new old school Zelda. If Nintendo won’t do it, Japanese developer Silicon Studios must have thought to themselves: ‘Okay, then. We will.’ The end product of high-definition nostalgia is one filled of mixed results, and it’s had me circling back to the biggest question I’ve asked about 3D Dot Game Heroes: so, is it any good? That’s a loaded question that requires a complicated answer. It’s a yes…and a no.”
Make sure to look into more details about this game when the May 11th release date gets closer.
Tags: playstation 3, Sony
The game, Dead Rising 2, is a game that is going to be releasing for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The release date for this game has been set for August 31st of this year. This action packed, adventure game, which is published by Capcom and developed by Blue Castle Games, is not really much of a change from the first one.
The following is a preview that was given to the co op mode that is a part of Dead Rising 2:
“For example, placing a hard hat and a power drill on Dead Rising 2’s work bench produced a hat of blood fueled destruction when placed on a zombie’s head. It is not exactly practical, as it only affects a single zombie, but it produces a serious amount of experience points for your character. Conversely, combining a rake and a car battery (with some duct tape, obviously) resulted in an electrified rake excellent at zombie crowd control.”
Be sure to check out this game as more details will come out bout it when the release date of this game gets closer.
Tags: playstation 3, xbox 360