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We all know that the PC market is slowly losing steam and the consoles are taking over. Each generation that pass consoles has been getting close to the power in what we see in top PC gaming machines, games such as Killzone 2, God Of War 3, Uncharted 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction and tons more. The only answer that PC have left is too show more power and that is exactly what’s going to happen.

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DirectX11 is aiming to put PC gaming back in a major leadership position as far as overall game quality over the console rivals and Dirt 2 is leading the way. Although the game has been delayed on the PC it will be well worth the wait for hardcore PC gamers considering that this game is expected to exceed all levels in the racing genre, and when it comes to graphics not even the great Gran Turismo will be able to compete with the beefed up PC development of Dirt 2.

Here’s some quotes below representing what we can expect from the Devs over at Codemasters.

“We expect Codemasters’ early move to DirectX 11 to place them in a leadership position in developing the next generation of PC games and simulations,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president, AMD Products Group. “To aid in transitioning to DirectX 11, AMD is providing Codemasters with access to our software engineering expertise in DirectX 11 technologies such as tessellation and shader modeling. DirectX 11 has all of the ingredients needed to take PC gaming to a new level of realism by giving developers tools to effectively utilize the multi-CPU, multi-GPU systems now available to players.”

“While the console editions of DiRT 2 will retain their September ship date, we believe that the DirectX 11 feature set is too compelling to ignore, especially considering how much more it can add to the visual experience for PC gamers,” said Bryan Marshall, chief technical officer, Codemasters. “As a leader in digital racing entertainment, we are staying ahead of the pack by immediately taking advantage of key new technologies such as hardware tessellation, multi-threading and Shader Model 5.0 to deliver the most realistic, immersive and exhilarating racing experiences in the business. The fusion of DirectX 11 with Codemasters’ EGO Engine will raise the technical bar considerably in the racing genre.”

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It appears that Battlefield 1943 will be making its way to XLA this Wednesday and PSN store this Thursday. Build your rank as a fierce fighter pilot, a steel-fisted tank commander, or even a skilled rifleman. Log on to Xbox LIVE where you and up to a whopping 24 players can engage in historic battle between the US Marine Corps and Japanese Imperial, whether it’s in the sky, on land or across the sea. So get ready and pack your gears because you’re about to go to war.  For more details on the game visit the following link below.

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Now this is huge being able to play a game show built on a game system with the opportunity to win real games and prizes. This is revolutionary and also guarantee’s that 1 vs 100 won’t be the last type of game show Xbox Live will feature prepare for more in the future and the success of this videogame game show will turn silver accounts into gold accounts as well as new owners. Stay Tuned For More Details

What would you do with 10,000 Microsoft Points? Prizes introduced to the “1 vs 100” US and Canadian Beta!

Will you choose the Money or the Mob?

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Beginning this Friday, July 10, Xbox LIVE Gold members will have the chance to win up to 10,000 Microsoft Points and a new Xbox LIVE Arcade title in every round played on “1 vs 100 Live.” On average, each 2-hour episode of “1 vs 100 Live” features between eight to 13 rounds of play, so brush up on your trivia – because the competition may be stiff – and get ready to win big!

If you’re “the One,” you could win Microsoft Points for each member of “the Mob” you knock out – up to an incredible 10,000 if you defeat the entire Mob. What will you do with your winnings?

If you’re standing tall as one of the last remaining 60 Mob members and “the One” chokes – you could take home an Xbox LIVE Arcade title and your share of the Mob’s bounty of Microsoft points. Competing in “the Crowd” tonight? The top three scoring Crowd members can also win an Xbox LIVE Arcade title.

Don’t forget that contestants also earn entries into the “1 vs 100” sweepstakes for every question they answer in both “1 vs 100 Live” and “1 vs 100 Extended Play,” for the chance to win a Zune or an HDTV home theater system!

“1 vs 100” on Xbox LIVE is the first interactive entertainment experience of its kind to offer a live host that provides comedic commentary, fresh trivia, and real prizes… and people love it! More than 1.1 million people have been contestants on “1 vs 100” on Xbox LIVE to date.

So get your buzzer thumb ready and tune into “1 vs 100 Live” on Friday, July 10 at 7 PM PT!

“1 vs 100” is an exclusive, benefit to Xbox LIVE Gold members, and just another reason that a Gold membership is the best value in home entertainment

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This generation has seen some amazing things and everything has literally become unpredictable. Here’s a few examples below

1. Sony In Last Place
2. Xbox Getting Final Fantasy amongst plenty of other RPG’s before Sony
3. Nintendo Coming from the bottom and rising to the top with motion

After seeing what’s been done so far this generation something very troubling is going on currently and that’s the turn around of the console market in Japan. Japan once was a major factor in a console generation since forever but now it’s at a all time low for hardware and software sales. Ironically the handheld market is healthier than ever and that actually explains the lack of growth in the Playstation , Nintendo Wii, and Microsoft.

1a – Microsoft was released first in 2005 and now it’s 2009 nearly 4 years later since launch and they are still under 5 million sold in japan which is horrible. The price is cheap the RPG’s are there and still no penetration into this region why?

THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE NOW

The answer is the hand held market. The Japanese market has clearly voted with their yen and PSP alongside the DS has shocked the industry. PSP and DS combined makes up more than 50 percent of the Japanese gaming market which is hurting the consoles badly. Games like brain age, and final fantasy dissdia , are taking over and if this trend continues how will the next generation of consoles handle this.

Sony , Nintendo , and Microsoft have to think of a new strategy moving forward if not, we may see a major stripped down version of consoles hit the Japanese market in order to be more successful and appealing to that community.

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EA Sports does it again with another hit title Fight Night Round 4. Now back in the development stages EA said that they were aiming for a level of realism that’s never been done before in the Fight Night Franchise, and yes they answered the call. The games graphical detail surpasses the tech demo shown back in ‘05 and the gameplay mechanics are so true to life and accurate.

Weight , Physics, Reach, Footwork, all these aspects that makes a boxer a boxer has been successfully implemented into this title, but through this process something has been taken out and that’s the Face button configuration style of gameplay.

This configuration is what gamers grew up on back when EA first released Knockout Kings but why is it that alot of developers instead of adding to the game, they take away certain things that should not be tampered with in the first place.

Considering the fact that Fight Night is on top of the charts will EA still release the face button patch or is it now a lost cause, because of the Mike Tyson Vs Muhammed Ali Hype which really sold this game commercially in a big way.

At the moment the Face Button patch is still coming why? the face button patch is in high demand to the point where gamers are willing to pay for it as a DLC bonus. According to a source at EA the patch is coming along with a new mode and a updated roster so stay tuned for more on Fight Night 4 in the coming weeks.

Here is the truth in game development episode four. This July is Blacks In Gaming(BIG) month and this weeks guest is Mark Grigsby , Lead Animator for Infinity Ward. Shout out to Infinity Ward!!!

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Till the next episode
Peace BlackSmith aka Grinder

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