This is perfect news for fans of Street Fighter IV and those that
missed out on playing it on the Xbox 360, PS3 or PC. Today, Capcom has
released the iPhone edition of Street Fighter IV.
The new
portable edition of the hit fighter features eight fighters Ryu, Chun
Li, Able, Blanka, M. Bison, Dhalsim, Guile and Ken along with seven
different stages. Players that are familiar with the series will be
happy to know that Street Fighter IV for the iPhone caters to your
wants and needs in a portable fighter. As for new players, you'll be
pleased to know that there is a Dojo mode made specifically to teach
how to play a fighting game.
Street Fighter IV for the iPhone and iPod Touch can be found now on iTunes for $9.99
In this age of downloadable content its key to know and
understand the importance of exclusives. If you a game that's
eventually getting new content you want to be sure you own the game on
the correct system.
This point was driven home when Rockstar
announced DLC for GTA IV just before the game's release. However, when
a game is expected to have new content but then it's announced as an
exclusive, you may feel like you lost a gaming lottery. Which is what
happened when Activision announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2's Map Pack would be released first on the Xbox 360. Now this wait
won't be as long as GTA fans have to wait for the new Episodes but a
wait sucks no matter how you look at it.
In the mean time,
those that own Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the Xbox 360 should be
happy to know that the new Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package will be
release on March 30 before any other system. Currently there's no word
on how much this pack will cost or when the pack will be release on any
other system. For now you'll have to sit and wait.
Hey, remember MySpace? Me neither, but it looks like the site is still
around and now it has games. So if you thought Facebook was the only
place to socialize and play mini-games you’re wrong.
Now the
website that’s so 2005 is getting the same treatment that makes
Facebook annoying, games. Now don’t get wrong, this is a game site and
I love talking about games but Mafia Wars and Farmville just doesn’t
do it for me. For those that find enjoyment in the simpler things, you’ll be
happy to know you can now do it on that old school social networking site
with the profiles featuring black type over a black background.
The only reason to make a video game console is to sell a video game
console. In fact the plan is always to sell a lot on consoles. So to
hear that an industry analyst is proclaiming a clear winner in the
overall life of this generation is something that's pretty amazing.
This
is exactly what happened when Strategy Analytics proclaimed that the
PlayStation 3 is expected to out sell the Xbox 360 and Wii over the
course of this generation’s life span.
“Nintendo has done a
great job with the Wii in bringing console games to new audiences,”
says David Mercer, Principal Analyst and report author. “But its sales
are now falling, particularly in mature markets, and its installed base
will peak in 2011. Ownership of both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 will hit
their highest points between 2012 and 2014.”
This by no way
means that everyone is going to pack up their Xbox 360s and run out and
get a PS3. The fact is that Xbox 360 has more games out than the PS3
and the Wii has a commanding grip on a completely different audience.
Either way it’s good to see someone paint themselves into a corner.
This is if they’re right we can cheer them on but if they’re wrong we
can openly laugh at them.
Earlier in the week it was revealed that Valve’s download service Steam
along all Source Engine games would be released on the Mac. While
gamers far and wide wait for the April release of all this gaming
goodness, there are some questions that Valve fans are asking. These
questions are somewhat easy to answer but a few are kind of
interesting.
The first question on everyone’s mind is whether
we’ll have to re-purchase Steam games? This question was answered in
the original press release and thankfully the quick answer is no. All
of Valve’s Source based games will be available across both platforms
so if you purchased a game on the PC you can play it on the Mac without
having to purchase a Mac version. Second, will some games have
cross-platform online play? For right now it looks like this is going
to be a case by case situation. This doesn’t mean that all Source games
won’t work cross-platform but only that Valve is announcing it on a
game by game basis. And finally, will mods work cross-platform? There
is no word at this point from Valve but I have my fingers crossed.
So
far, I’ve only seen that Team Fortress 2 and both Left 4 Dead titles
are confirmed as cross-platform capable online games. This doesn’t mean
that more games won’t be added to the online cross-platform list but it
looks like other games will soon follow in the footsteps of TF2 and
L4D.
Rock Band is announcing a new track pack that will feature the music of
Lady Gaga. If you’re into her music it looks like a decent track pack
since it contains four of her biggest hits. The best part is you can
download the pack and just tell your friends that you got them for your
significant other. However, there’s an individual track that’s also
getting released alongside the pack that’s not nearly as cool.
During
an episode of the still relevant South Park, Cartman along with other
members of the cast preformed Poker Face while playing Rock Band. The
scene was very funny but now that humor is lost with the announcement
that you too can perform the song like Cartman. While it may be funny
to perform the song at such a horrid key, I think it’s a little lame
that someone is going to purchase the song in the hopes to make fun of
it by sounding like an iconic cartoon character. Just play the song as
is instead of trying to capture a moment that isn’t yours.
The
new “Lady Gaga Pack 01” will feature Bad Romance, Just Dance, Monster
and Poker Face for $7 or 560 MS Points. Each song along with the
Cartman version of Pocker Face can also be purchased individually for
$1.99 or 160 space bucks on March 16 for the Xbox 360 and Wii, March 18
for the PS3.
After a few weeks of rumors, Valve is now ready to officially announce
that Steam and their Source Engine titles are in fact headed to the
Mac. That’s right. Valve, world’s largest developers of PC games is now
bringing some of the PC’s hottest titles to the Mac along the one of
the world’s largest game distribution services this April.
This
is huge news for both Mac users and PC gamers. Not only will this new
Mac version of Steam work with the Mac but with the help of Steamworks
your ability overall experience on both platforms will be expanded.
"Our
Steam partners, who are delivering over a thousand games to 25 million
Steam clients, are very excited about adding support for the Mac," said
Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve. "Steamworks
for the Mac supports all of the Steamworks APIs, and we have added a
new feature, called Steam Play, which allows customers who purchase the
product for the Mac or Windows to play on the other platform free of
charge. For example, Steam Play, in combination with the Steam Cloud,
allows a gamer playing on their work PC to go home and pick up playing
the same game at the same point on their home Mac. We expect most
developers and publishers to take advantage of Steam Play."
If
you’ve been a Mac user and hoping for a revolution in Mac gaming, you
just got it. All we need now is Valve to start working on making games
for the PS3.
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is “how do I get into
a beta?” Most of the time, it’s a long process of signing up for beta
months in advance and then waiting for an answer. Other times it’s a
little easier if you get on a beta list but mostly it’s a pain to get
starting.
This is all true but if you want to get into the
Xbox 360 beta for Blur, the new racer from Bizarre Creations all you
have to do is ask. The good people at Bizarre Creations send me 20 beta
keys. To get one all these hot codes all you have to do it email me at
moderngamergiveaways (at) gmail dot com and I’ll send you a code and
all the instructions for the beta which starts on Monday.
What would the summer be without QuakeCon? For fans of id Software it
would be pretty dull. So make your calendars because it’s time again to
plan a trip to Texas and one of the world’s largest LAN parties.
This
year QuakeCon will take place from August 12 through August 15, 2010 at
the Hilton Anatole Hotel - Dallas, Texas. More information should be
release in the coming weeks. For now you can visit www.quakecon.org for the latest information.
Today, Valve announced Portal 2. The game is set to be released the holiday season but there is little other information.
In
the statement issued by Valve there was more information about the
company, it’s games and the first Portal’s 70+ industry awards than the
new game. So basically Valve just wants everyone to know that they are working on the game and we should know more later this year.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t think too much about Halo Reach until today. I
had seen some screen shots of the game but it didn’t grab me like the
other Halo titles. This all changed with the release of this new
multiplayer trailer. From start to finish this video is screaming “buy
me.” From the weapons to the jet pack I can’t find a bad thing to say
or think about this new game. If you don’t believe me, watch the video
for yourself.