Microsoft Press Conference revealed much about their upcoming system like the official name ‘Xbox One‘ and that it would be released later this year in 2013. An extensive time (the first 30 minutes) was spent showing off the new interface, tech specs, system design and controller. The machine looks very robust and ‘strong’ like a tank – the new controller looks very similar to the old one but will have a new updated design — hopefully fixing any d-pad issues we’ve had over the years. Microsoft presenters used buzzwords like ‘intelligent tv’ when talking about the new interface – trying
Best Games of 2012 from the COIN-OP TV Team
2012 was a dynamic year for the video game player — we saw many groundbreaking titles released, many hyped games delayed into 2013 and most recently the release of a new console in the Nintendo Wii U. Being a gamer has never been more satisfying with so many options on the console systems, windows/mac and handheld/mobile devices. It is truly refreshing to see so many great games come out in the span of a year even if there were plenty of ‘stinkers’ as well. While it is difficult to get our hands-on EVERY game that has come out in 2012
Transformers Fall of Cybertron Gameplay
Much hype and anticipation surrounds the upcoming release of Transformers Fall of Cybertron – only a couple weeks away. Something we heavily APPROVE here at COIN-OP TV is being able to play demos of big games (or little ones) before launch. After all – spending money on games can get expensive and who can rely on just previews and reviews when hands-on can be so much more satisfying? The Transformers Fall of Cybertron demo is available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this week – it features two single-player levels called ‘The Exodus‘ featuring Autobot Bumblebee and ‘Death from
Yuke’s sequesters Lingerie Football League license
Like a hero soldier throwing himself on a live grenade to save his comrades, developer Yuke‘s has signed a deal with the Lingerie Football League to keep it out of the hands of others who might seek to actually make a video game out of it. At least that’s what I hope is happening here. The deal does specify a line of games to be released. But that’s just a cover right? Yuke’s will surely come up with new excuses year after year as to why no games are being released thus keeping the license in their possession and the
EA triangle chokes UFC license out of THQ
I seem to recall UFC president Dana White talking some serious smack about EA and their future in the games industry. If memory serves Dana went so far as to say that any fighter that signs on with EA to appear in EA Sports MMA will never fight in the UFC, MMA’s premier organization. EA has purchased THQ’s UFC license and the two (EA and UFC) have signed a multi year multi product deal. What is White’s plate of crow is fight fans gift from on high. By combining the two stables of fighters into one EA super MMA fight
