This is THE game to own for the Xbox360, bar none.
As someone who really enjoyed Morrowind, Oblivion is everything I could have hoped for and more. Every single element has been upgraded and improved upon. The graphics are stunning and the draw distance is now almost unlimited. Things at extreme distances don't look all that great though, but at least you can see beyond 100 feet unlike in Morrowind. The music is better too. In Morrowind it was kind of loud and repetitive, but in Oblivion it's a lot more understated as well as being of very high quality. Almost all dialogue now is voiced, although it's still repetitive at times. The combat system is a bit faster and has some more variety in it than in Morrowind.
Oblivion is great. Really great. If you don't have it then you need to go out and get it right now.
Like a bat out of hell I'm bursting back on to the scene with rumor from GDC that makes me want to Riverdance if true.
The rumor at the show is that MS will be announcing a $100 dev kit today.
I've done some speculating with others on this already and here's what we believe it will be.
Via the power of XNA you will develop your game on the PC and download it to a 360. We think that the $100 dev kit will actually be a set of libraries that will be needed by the code and a retail 360 will be needed to download code to.
I've emailed my contacts who are at the show and am awaiting any word on this one.
Revolution's real name to be revealed at GDC? Plus, those residual rumours of a June release re-examined
16:33 Over in the US of A (we hesitate to use 'good' or 'old'), the annual Game Developers Conference is starting to get into full swing and we've got a couple of juicy Nintendo rumours for you to chew over this afternoon, concerning the big N's next-generation machine.
First up is a strong whisper that the Revolution's real name will finally be confirmed this week at the show, probably as part of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata's keynote speech on Thursday. Long-standing Nintendo watchers will know that each console the company produces labours under a codename during its development period, and so it's assumed that Revolution won't be the final name.
According to our sources, this week will be the week when the Rev finally gets its new moniker, but what it might be is still anyone's guess. We'd welcome your suggestions in the forum below, so delight, dazzle and tantalise us with your insight - and since the announcement will probably come on Thursday, if you come up with a corker, there's still time for Nintendo to change its mind yet.
The other persistent rumour which has been doing the rounds is that Nintendo may launch the Rev as early as June. It's a fair old long shot this one, comparable to us suddenly being called up by Sven for the England World Cup squad on the strength of a good five-a-side game at the weekend. However, its shelf life has been slightly extended by Akiteru Itoh from Japan's Media Create.
Speaking to BusinessWeek, Itoh said, "There are rumors that the Revolution could be released as early as June. If that happens and Nintendo sells around one million units, Sony could have a harder time catching up."
We mention it not because it's true, but because it's an interesting quote. However, you can cover us in strawberry jam and call us Susan if Nintendo launches the Revolution (or whatever it's called by then) in June. Still, what a magnificent prospect to contemplate and what a massive coup it would be if it'd managed to keep that one under wraps to astonish a waiting world. Now that would be the biggest GDC surprise of all.
Hey--I recall that one of you folks (Sacred Jellybean?) goes to Drexel University; I'll be here for the rest of the day. If you're around, what better time for a historic rendezvous between two Tendites? Leave replies here persuant to this topic. I'll be here until later tonight.
Hilarious! Skip the first animation you see and scroll down to the question and answer videos. Concentrated hilarity!
"I can appreciate a picture of Abraham Lincoln mudwrestling Thomas Jefferson on the front lawn of a house made entirely out of prime numbers, but it's a big bulky for a ninja."
Seems the hard drive will in fact be included at launch with all systems, and designers are told to "program as if it is there". Also, it can play all PS2 and PS1 games, in HD resolution.
Moledina Recommends Nintendo's GDC Keynote
by Rob Galbreath (03/20/06)
Jamil Moledina, director of the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California, recommended seeing Nintendo's keynote speech this Thursday.
When interviewed by Firing Squad, an online gaming site, Moledina ended the conversation with some insight on the next-generation console companies. "I would strongly recommend attending the two platform keynotes from Sony’s Phil Harrison and Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata," said Moledina. "Trust me!"
Nintendo Co., Ltd President Satoru Iwata will be speaking on behalf of Nintendo at GDC 2006. The keynote, entitled "Disrupting Development", is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PST and set to run for an hour and a half.
According to the GDC Web site, Iwata "will reveal the backstory of how a string of recent disruptive products from Nintendo—the Nintendo DS, the 'brain-training' games, and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection—surprised the market. He will share his thoughts on the role Nintendo’s video game systems will play in expanding the market and widening the possibilities for developers."
Though no information is promised to be revealed about Nintendo's next console, code-named Nintendo Revolution, several gaming analysts indicated that Nintendo may decide to disclose details before revealing the bulk of information at Electronic Entertainment Exposition, known as E3, this upcoming May. Nintendo representatives promised that nearly all information regarding the Revolution will be unveiled at that time.
Moledina said the Game Developers Conference "started as a gathering of programmers in pioneer developer Chris Crawford’s living room in 1987. The show started with the name 'Computer Game Developers Conference,' and grew in size, changed ownership, moved to different cities, and also grew in scope to cover the entire industry. Today, the GDC is the largest event in the world dedicated to game creation, with over 12,000 attendees last year."
The official GDC 2006 Web site can be found here. Revolution Report's Aaron Canaday will be attending Iwata's keynote address and reporting on site.
Either A: Jesus seems to be a playful sprite if he's just sort of guiding a surgeon's hands rather than simply curing the guy. Or B: Jesus should probably leave the job to the guy with the actual doctorate.
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