EB Games Expo 2012

EB Games Expo 2012, what an amazing spectacle.

From the FMX stunt team, to the dancers, to the amazing amount of epic loot available and amazing presentations. I'm one sore reviewer.

The Sydney Olympic Park was packed at all time and game queues had many people waiting in excess of two hours just to get a taste of some of the amazing games heading out to a games store near you, soon.

The only thing I suggest for people next year is: get the Express pass. It's well worth the money.

EB Games really put on a fantastic show and the running of it was executed amazingly.

Also, props go to the Just Dance 4 dancers who danced for days and days and never showed any fatigue at all. Great work.

I personally would like to thank all the EB staff and helpers, game devs and publishers and media for making this the best show we have seen thus far.

What we played and how we felt:

BEST IN SHOW
Assassin's Creed 3:
Although the level we got to play was "more of the same old", the story and the game play seemed much better. The AI of the enemy is a little more forgiving and I can see this being a top seller for sure.

Injustice, Gods Among Us:
Simply amazing, this Mortal Kombat based DC fighting game was nothing short of amazing fun. Kicking ass as some of our fave DC heroes and villains was fantastic, the detail and graphics were amazing and the game play was button spam HEAVEN

Medal of Honor: War Fighter:
I have already stated my love for this game, and it was echoed by fans young and old as they raced around ganking each other in the multiplayer. I also got some time on the single player and for me, this is where this title really shines.

Skylanders: Giants: I was a little disappointed with this sequel as they didn't really add much to the game and it feels even more like a money sink hole than the first.

CoD: Black Ops 2:
More of the same? not exactly. Same game, new maps, better kill streak rewards. It was a lot of fun to play and even more fun to play with a bunch of other gamers. The game feels new and makes me wish I did actually pre-order it.

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance:
Blown away. This is the only way to describe the game play and feel of MGR:R. The AR mode we got to try just felt like a new IP, it did not feel like "much the same copy paste bored now" like some of the previous MGS games.

Zombie-U:
If ANYTHING would make me buy a Wii-U, it would be THIS GAME. Look for a review on why, soon.

WORST IN SHOW
Marvel The Avengers: Battle for Earth:
Kinect games always make me wonder why they bother at all, and this game is no different.  The sensor wasn't picking my movements up very well, the game play was chunky and slow and it felt like a turn based game. Not the exciting action we were hoping for. Nothing like the trailers.

Fable The Journey:
Please no, no more Kinect. Just say no. This was for sure one of the worst games of show. If you want a kinect game, go buy Star Wars Kinect, it is actually BETTER than this game has thus far shown.

The Wii-U: still not 100% sold on it as a console.

Commander Shepard Needs YOU For N7 Day!

BIOWARE DELIVERS THE ULTIMATE VALUE WITH THE MASS EFFECT TRILOGY COMPILATION

Get all Three Critically-Acclaimed Mass Effect Games and Join BioWare in Celebrating Commander Shepard on November 7th for “N7 Day”

This morning, EA and Bioware released some very interesting news for fans of the Mass Effect franchise:

"Coinciding with the launch of Mass Effect Trilogy, BioWare will kick off the first annual “N7 Day,” a worldwide celebration of the Mass Effect franchise on November 7, 2012. Stay tuned to http://MassEffect.com for updates and announcements for a variety of in-game, online and live events which fans can congregate and fly their N7 colors."

The amazing thing that we see is that the first Mass Effect game will be available on Playstation for THE FIRST TIME EVER. So all those Sony fan-boys/girls who missed out, here you go, enjoy.

Australian prices will be around the $90 mark, very affordable for all three games!

What's Happening Soon?

Well, I'm happy you asked that question.

September and October see a slew of great new major releases coming to platforms, such as Borderlands 2, Assissin's Creed 3, Dishonoured, Battle Field 3: Armoured Kill (already released), Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Torchlight 2 and the list goes on.

But what is happening in real life? what events are on that you should check out?

Well, EA Games Australia have the "First Play" event boasting a time of fun and getting some HANDS ON with a few games yet to be released!

"Our very first EA First Play Tour kicks off September 13 in Melbourne and will feature a major community launch event, gaming tournaments, celebrity appearances and exclusive merchandise giveaways. Can’t wait? Here are the details you need:

The Westfield Carindale leg of the EA First Play Tour will take place Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th October
For your chance to attend exclusive launch events in each city keep an on eye on our Facebook page for more information. Excited and want to talk about it? Follow us on Twitter @EA_Australia and tell us which game you want to most desperately play using the #EAFirstPlay hashtag."

Check out their facebook page for more information and to see where YOUR local First Play event will be held HERE.
Also, October is the EB Games Expo in Sydney. A weekend of gaming, demo games, cosplay, a full service bar (yes, that makes us here very excited), guests from developers, publishers and much, MUCH more. We will be there trying to get the scoop on what ever we can and take as many pictures as we can.

Information HERE.

MOHW, We Are Excited!

EA is kicking things in to high gear as the latest Medal of Honour game is looking to be HUGE.
So far we have seen some of the game play and we like what we see!

Below is a fantastic video that takes you in to the world of war a bit further, talks about the detatchment soldiers need to have and how it is to be part of a team of SNIPERS.

His name is "Dog", a veteran of the Indonesia and Afghanistan theatres, Dog spent six years in the Australian Army, four of which were in Special Operations as an operator.

Camp that, trolls!

You can pre-order the game HERE.