Geoff thought it would be a good idea to do something new to our next episode. Please give us questions!You can ask us anything as long as it isn't too stupid or too personal. It can be about the past, present, future of GeekBeerz, it can be a question about one of the four of us, heck it can be about our favorite color...
Possible game plans on hold for a little while + announcement
We have not made a clear decision yet amongst ourselves, but we do wish to further inspect the possibility. Meaning that any project of the sort will be put on hold for now. This is mostly due to members Shrew and Bergy having to know more about what was spoken amongst me and Geoff.
What the Crap is going on with Pokemon Black 2 and White2???
Conquest just recently came out and was fairly appraised, now next up are Game Freak's very first handheld main series sequels, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2.
What's new? they just announced that these two games will be coming out this year on October 7th! And through our silence about this game, many new creature forms have surfaced.
Could GeekBeerz be making... their OWN game!?
The idea of us making our own game has been around since, well, before we even started GeekBeerz. But now we might (might) actually making one soon!
Back with News...
Hello guys, it's a me, TOM!I've been on a week long trip but now I'm back with good news.On behalf of STAT, "TAD: the Total Achieving Dorks" will be released in August and brought to a major Publishing company!
Now doesn't that just look bada$$!? Well after watching that, it's surprising that the game was actually cancelled before another development team took over the product. Apparently the original development team lost interest in whatever the bloody hacking and slashing game had for a story, so Kajima decided that the game would be cancelled. that is until Platinum games (creators of Vanquish) decided to take over production for the game. Meaning now that the game will have a different story than what was originally intended.
So what do you guys think? does it upset you that the game is now under a new development team? Or do you just care if the game will be a success or not?
It's now the month for the VGA 2011, where new games and teasers are promoted and announced. And 3 in particular really showed off new goodies! The first teaser is for a recently announced game called the Last of Us:
It is a recently announced game from the Naughty Dog dudes (you know, the masterminds behind Uncharted) so I expect this game to have some similar epic sequences like those seen in the uncharted games. the story is about a zombie post apocalyptic world where both zombies and humans are killing each other to survive. Sadly this is a PS3 exclusive, so Xbox fans are going to miss out.
The next teaser is a game being developed by the masterminds of gears of war, here's the teaser:
A very strange approach, to go from a very gory realistic game to a somewhat cartoony game with graphics similiar to that of team fortress 2. Apparently the basic point of the game is to wreck havoc and steal things to later build up a fortress from whatever you stole to protect yourself from strange creatures. As of now, I have no real interest in this game.
Now for the next, and my personal favorite, teaser for the next installment in High Moon's transformers cybertron franchise:
Holy sh*t! I loved the first epic game, and I already had high hopes for the sequel, but dang! The story takes place almost exactly where the first game ended, with the planet dying and the inhabitants evacuating. And this time they have introduced the freakin Dinobots!!!
Unlike the first game, where it was an over-the-shoulder shooter like gears of war and a vehicle battle like twisted metal, now you are able to play RPG style with the Dinobots who only use mideval like weapons to bring all kinds of hell. I'm going to have fun in fall 2012 :)
So what do you guys think? do any of these game teasers excite you or do you guys need more convincing?
Hey guys, I finally put this video online! Craig is hilarious in this! It was hard to connect my camcorder due to my laptop's picky security, but I was finally able to do it. Here is the vid:
This will also be on youtube, we're hoping to get some comments soon. Part 2 and 3 will come on eventually, I have the actual video footage and Geoff has the audio so we'll have to plan a day to put it all together soon. until next time...
This time we have the Xbox 360, PSP, and Nintendo 3DS exclusive winners. Some might agree, others will have their own opinions. But here they are:
*platinum winner* Gears of War 3 Console: Xbox 360
Released: September 2011
Admit it, we all LOVE to play gears of war. And that is why the third entry is considered the best Xbox exclusive of this year. Like the PS3, the Xbox also had some pretty good exclusives for 2011. But Gears of war 3 wins becuase of its epic praise from fans and its perfect example of how good an over-the-shoulder shooter should really be like. And you also have to admit, we all like blood and gore every now and then, and this game has great desires to spill all that in your face without warning. Thank you Microsoft for continuing this franchise and, hopefully, continuing it in the future to come.
Runner ups:
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary *gold*
Rise of Nightmares *silver*
Dance Central 2 *bronze*
Minecraft *beer*(people actually like this turd, so it had to be put on)
*platinum winner* Corpse Party Console: PSP
Released: December 2011
This game just barely made it into the year, being only released last week, but it turned out to be a good Horror game for the PSP. the handheld playstation has not released many games this year, due to advertising for the Xpheria phone and preparing for the PSVITA, so there were only a few games to compete with. But trust me, Corpse party gives you exactly what the title says. it's a horror game that focuses more on the death sequences and gorefest side of fear. It is a game that cannot be missed. So thank you Sony for giving the PSP one last game to enjoy before the PSVITA's release.
Runner ups:
the Valkyria chronicles III *gold*
N/A *silver*
Macross triangle frontier *bronze*
N/A *beer*
*platinum winner* Super Mario 3DS Console: Nintendo 3DS
Released: November 2011
When a new handheld system is in danger, Mario comes to the rescue! if it wasn't for the fanbase over the Mario games and the release of this new handheld game, the 3DS would have easily been in trouble. Sure star fox and Zelda came out two, and were also great games, but it seems that people praise mario even more than those great classics. So thanks Nintendo for saving a Hand held that has great potential for the future.
Runner ups:
Star Fox 64 3D *gold*
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time *silver* [i remembered how to spell Ocarina :)]
I realize that we are nearing the end of the year 2011, and we have had some really awesome games come out this year, and a few crappy ones. I thought that it'd be fun to see what were the most favored and the least noticed by not just the geekbeerz team but from everyone in general. I figure that every gaming reviewer does something like this so, what the heck, we should too.
First, we'll look into the best 5 games in each specific genre. which are:
Rpg, Fps, Horror, Puzzle, Strategy, Platformer, Handheld, and action
then after that, we'll narrow it down to the top 5 greatest games of all time of 2011. and perhaps pick the greatest for each console.
the GBAward: this award goes to the greatest game ever made in 2011. The one that everyone agrees was amazing and stands out over every other game of this year. only one of these awards will be given.
the Platinum award (first place): the award that goes to the best game of a specific genre. the one that wins a majority of the votes.
the Gold award (second place): given to the second best game of a specific genre.
the Silver award (third place): given to the third best game of a specific genre.the Bronze award (fourth place): given to the fourth best game of a specific genre.
the Beer award (fifth place): given to the fifth best game of a specific genre. a game that managed to at least make it to the top five.
People find new ways to surprise me everyday, but this by far takes the cake. A new mod has been created forSkyrim that adds multiplayer functionality, complete with a friends list and a chat box. At this point, it's in its alpha stages. The character models it uses for other people are just the basic prisoner model and animations don't work yet. You can download the mod here, but be warned, the mod requires A LOT of tampering with the source files of the game. Here's a video of how it looks now.
Let's see how Bethesda reacts to this with their next game.
There's a rumor that Xenoblade, a JRPG published by Nintendo, will finally be seeing a US release some time in April 2012. Previously, it suffered the same fate as Fatal Frame 4 a few years back. Fortunately for Xenobladehowever, it got a UK release, making it slightly easier to import with minor soft modding. The only downside with this news is that if it does come out, it will be a Gamestop exclusive item.
I'm really excited for this to come out over here, but if my money is going to Gamestop, it makes me reconsider buying it at all. I don't want this to turn into a Gamestop rant. If you want that, click this link. Despite that fact of the place selling it, I'm still very much so hoping that this news is true. Below is a trailer for the game.
Hopefully some of the other fantastic games that Operation Rainfall are trying to get over here make it as well.
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