Mass Effect 3 - Collector's Edition Trailer

Biggest. Tease. EVER.

Just when you think the wait until March is too long to handle, EA goes ahead and throws some salt on the would with it's collector's edition contents. I want all of it. There's a hardcover art book, bonus weapons and character appearances, a new character and mission, and much more. All I can think is it's the worst time ever to be a broke college student. Actually, it might be a good thing because I would blow so much money on stuff like this. Why do you have to be so GOOD, Mass Effect? You're such a tease.

FIFA Street - "Mashup" Trailer

Too pretty to ignore

 

Football (soccer) is truly the world's international language, and the prettiest damn sport there is. FIFA street makes the beautiful game even prettier with its fancy footwork and high paced short sided action. Granted we didn't get too see any control schemes or game modes but the trailer definitely promises that there will be sweet moves galore.

I really enjoyed the transitions between real life and gameplay; it shows how accurate the moves will be to the real thing, and shows an impressive graphics system capable of smoothly pulling off the animations. It might just be because I'm a sucker for awesome soccer, but I found myself having to contain my excitement as a player schooled multiple opponents and planted the ball in the back of the net. FIFA Street will bring the classic attitude that comes with the series along side some awesome trickery. Let me at it.

Max Payne 3 - Gameplay Trailer

Silky smooth, lemony fresh

Sure, this might be a four minute commercial for all of the shooting/AI mechanics in the upcoming Max Payne 3... but it just looks so damn good. I found myself very impressed by the 360 aiming, and very interested as to how easily these mechanics will translate to the controller. Fluidity seems to be the name of the game here, Max will be moving and shooting better than ever. And he's got some fancy diving moves to boot.

What was even more impressive was their overview of the AI: enemies react differently based on their level of training (it'll finally be harder to kill a trained operative then a regular street thug). It looks as if they'll be taking bullets more realistically as well, reacting to getting hit according to the angle at which they're shot and the power of your gun. 

Needless to say these features point to an awesome Max Payne title, it looks as if Rockstar is continuing to push how realistic it can make the physics in the game. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for more Payne videos to come out, hopefully in the very near future. 

(video courtesy of g4tv.com)

WWE 12 - Macho Man Randy Savage Trailer

Ooo, yeah

Here's the moment we all knew was coming: DLC containing classic wrestlers in some attempt to keep this game fresh and exciting after you took the 20 minutes to finish whatever it had to offer in the first place. I do have to say that the Macho Man himself is a great choice. He's just drugged up enough to sound funny and provide some decent entertainment... until the next piece of DLC comes out. I'd expect this to become a trend with WWE '12, it'll be interesting to see who they come out with next.

One little problem with this trailer: they don't actually mention how much Randy Savage will cost to download, or the fact that he's download ONLY. Don't you think that's important to let the gamers know? A kid could go out and buy the disc thinking he's going to rock out with the Man himself, then disappointedly find that he needs to shovel out another payment just to get him. That just don't seem right to me.

Also, enjoy the best thing Randy has done since he retired (it's not even really him, but it's a pretty spot on representation)

F1 2011 - Launch Trailer

Proving that slow-mo makes everything more epic

A solid 90% of this trailer is in slow motion, and I'm being very conservative with that number. There's an explanation though: I've always felt as if there is some sort of majestic undertone to Formula 1 racing, like it's a more formal and righteous way to race than most other forms of professional racing. I mostly get that feeling because it's true, compare European fans of this sport to fans of Nascar and there's about a 15 beer difference between them. That being said, the style in which this launch trailer is set shows some of that majesty in the beauty of the cars and how smoothly they seem to perform.

F1 2001 is at a disadvantage from the start. It rides in the shadow of Need for Speed, which just released a game this week with it's arcade antics and Michael Bay trailers. But it's real competition is with the Forza series, which releases racing sims that are called "the most realistic driving experiences possible" with every title. That's a high bar for F1 to live up to. But from the smooth corners these high speed racers are taking, they're sure as hell going to try to reach it.

Sunday Ramblings: Mickey Rourke on Attack of the Show

Of all the lubrications I've heard of, spit is not one of them

Video courtesy g4tv.com

Interning at G4 means there is a small TV sitting behind my cube with the channel on for as long as I'm there. This means I have the pleasure of watching X-Play (at least the days that it's on) and Attack of the Show every day that I sit at that desk. Seeing the interview of the day on Attack was Mickey Rourke, I was pretty happy about it. He was amazing in the Wrestler and now he's a general badass in Immortals (other than the movie sucking). I thought we were in for a good interview.

Imagine my dismay when within the first minute of the segment, I was regretting even bothering to turn around, but what I saw from there somehow kept me hooked. Mickey was quite possibly one of the biggest, most stuck up jackasses I had ever seen on television. 

Kevin Pereira does his best to get Mickey to talk about HIS upcoming movie, and his first question never actually gets answered. Rourke is too busy talking about how little he worked on the movie (8 days of work for 40 days on the set) and fired off awkward sexual innuendo at the female hosts. He even went so far as to spit in his hand when being introduced to the females, calling it lubricant.

I'm sure there's no way the crew of Attack could have known that Mickey was going to be so rude and idiotic, but if this isn't a new thing for him then how the hell does he still get interviews? Someone needs to pull this guy off the stage with the old wooden cane before he can do any more damage to his reputation. 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The Vet and the Noob Trailer

Jonah Hill WOULD be the noob.

Yes, yes, and hell yes. Talk about perfect casting, Sam Worthington, the badass marine from Avatar trying to teach (significantly skinnier) Jonah Hill of Superbad fame how to not be a noob and play Modern Warfare 3 well in real life. So many awesome nods to things that drive veteran COD'ers crazy: the grenade launcher under barrel attatchment (the noobtube), using an RPG in close quarters, and generally running around and spraying without any purpose. Hill slowly learns from Worthington, and transforms himself into a badass himself.

I realize that I was complaining about nothing about the game being revealed in the trailer before this one (Need for Speed: The Run directed by Michael Bay) but there's a few key differences here. First off, way more people know about and have played the Modern Warfare series than the style in which the new NFS game is in. It also uses the "there's a soldier in all of us" montra, which enables any joe schmo to pick up a controller and kick some butt on xbox live. What I'm trying to say is that is a trailer that appeals to the audience without having to show too much of the game because it's so well known that it doesn't have to. Call it pretentious, but it's the truth.

Oh yeah, and Dwight Howard looks awesome holding an assault rifle. Looks like he's making good use of the lockout.