Video games are about entertainment, and chances are if you come to this website you enjoy this hobby more than any other form of entertainment available. And as much as we love playing all the greatest and latest games, there are few things we hate about our hobby.

The following list are the things that makes our blood boil whenever we turn on our systems and have to face what is on the screen and that includes industry BS.

Co-Written and Edited by Bryant Pereira

Playing games is not always fun.

Rumor Time!

An awesome platformer on the go? Sign me up.

“No one will remember if the game is late, only if it’s great.”

Watch the world premiere trailer for Resident Evil 6

Our most anticipate game of the year gets better and better

Video games are about entertainment, and chances are if you come to this website you enjoy this hobby more than any other form of entertainment available. And as much as we love playing all the greatest and latest games, there are few things we hate about our hobby.

The following list are the things that makes our blood boil whenever we turn on our systems and have to face what is on the screen and that includes industry BS.

Co-Written and Edited by Bryant Pereira

The MS point system is anything but friendly towards the consumer. If a product costs 1000 points, you pretty much have to buy 1200 points to get it and save those 200 points for later. Its almost like not getting change for your purchase. Well the latest rumor around is that Microsoft might be removing the point system and replacing it with a real currency system, thus ending the need to buy extra points for no reason.

I do like for this rumor to be true, let us cross fingers and prey.

Source: Inside Mobile Apps

One of the most unappreciated games of 2011, Rayman Origins definitely didn’t get the love it deserved. In case you missed this astounding platformer Ubisoft is giving another chance to get on the bandwagon. Today Ubisoft revealed that Rayman Origins would be hitting the 3DS on March 20th.

If you don’t want to wait that long to take this game on the go you  can get the PS Vita version on February 14. Please pick up this game, it deserves your money.

Source: Gameinformer

I want to play Diablo III, I want to play it almost as bad as I want to play Bioshock Infinite. In a blog post Jay Wilson (Game director for Diablo III) revealed that the game would be receiving some major changes in development and that we should be expecting a delay.

“While working on Diablo III we’ve been called out for messing around with systems too much, that the game is good as-is and we should just release it. I think that’s a fair argument to make, but I also think it’s incorrect. Our job isn’t just to put out a game, it’s to release the next Diablo game.”

Here are some of the changes Wilson is talking about is removing item identification scrolls from the game, character attributes, and many other UI changes. Its a shame that such a highly anticipated game will potentially get delayed but like Jay Wilson said

“No one will remember if the game is late, only if it’s great.”

Source: Battle.net
Via: Destructoid

Capcom blew up the internet today with our first look at Resident Evil 6. This beautifully cut trailer shows Leon Kennedy shooting the president, Chris Redfield with a squad, different locations, and few new faces. According to Capcom’s press release the game will also have co-op multiplayer, but enough talk have a look at the trailer.

Not a day goes by that I wish I could be playing Bioshock Infinite right now, it won our award for most anticipated game of the year for a reason. To add more fuel to our anticipation fire, Irrational Games announced today that Bioshock Infinite will feature a 1999 mode, what is a 1999 mode you may ask? Continue reading and find out.

I got to say Nintendo is doing all they can to add more and more value to your 3DS. The latest addition to the 3DS eShop is the ability to download demos to your handheld system. Starting tomorrow you will be able to download demo for Resident Evil: Revelations, and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be hitting eShop on January 26.

Nintendo also revealed that you will soon be able to download Rayman Origins and Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D. Got to give props to Nintendo, I’m getting happier and happier with my 3DS with every new announcement.

If you absolutely cannot wait to play Mass Effect 3 here are some good news for you. Bioware announced today that the long awaited demo to one our most anticipated games of 2012 will be hitting Xbox Live, PSN, and EA Origin on February 14. If you registered the Battlefield 3 online pass onto to your console however, you will be able to access the multiplayer a whopping 3 days before everyone else! But knowing EA reputation with early access, they will screw that up somehow.

The demo for one our most anticipated games of 2012 is up and running. And if you don’t want to take your time to download and play it, maybe this preview will convince you why you should play 2012′s version of Skyrim.

The demo for one of our most anticipated games of 2012 is now available for PC, PS3, Xbox 360. So make sure to download the game and play the heck out of it, the demo includes the tutorial part of the game +45 minutes to roam around and do whatever you want, make it count! And even if you don’t care for the game don’t forget you get some sweet Mass Effect 3 stuff when you complete the demo. We’re downloading it right now and we will have preview ready very soon.

The Street Fighter X Tekken roster is getting really big, honestly I don’t even know how many characters we’re up to right now. Today Capcom announced 6 more character that are joining the fight in SF X Tekken. From the Street Fighter side; Vega, Balrog and Juri will be joining the fight, and from the Tekken side; Paul, Law and Xiaoyu will be entering the overcrowded ring.

As much as I love fighting games, this is one title that is not building a lot of hype. Might be just me but I’ll bet this game going to flop, any takers?

The highly anticipated Max Payne 3 has officially gotten delayed by 2 months. Originally scheduled to be released sometime in March, Rockstar announced today that the game would hitting store shelves on May 15, 2012. On top of that the PC version will be released 2 weeks after the console version, on May 29. For our European PALS (see what I did there?) the game will be hitting store shelves on May 18 (console version), June 1st (PC version).

Source: Rockstar Games

With another year upon us, we get another year full of great quality software. Last year we got an incredible amount of AAA titles and beating a year that we got a Zelda, Uncharted, and Elder Scrolls game is no easy task. Still there is a plethora of great titles coming out this year that we can’t wait to play, and keep in mind these are the titles we know are coming out in 2012, we still haven’t seen what’s in stock at E3.

So did your most anticipated game make the list?

As we stated yesterday, we have finally took a stance on the SOPA issue. Instead of putting 200 posts about the subject we are putting a summary of everything that is going on once a week. So here is your weekly dosage of SOPA opera.

New Companies Opposing SOPA
GOG.com
Epic Games
Bungie
Riot Games
Rewind Replay Publications

Other important development is the representatives decision to drop the provision that would have internet service providers (ISP) blocking access to websites that violated SOPA, which is one of many issues with the bill. The decision to remove this section stirred quite some negative effect, including delaying the scheduled hearing that was suppose to take place on January 18.

Lastly, even Obama’s administration have decided to stand against the bill. Saying that the bill reduces freedom of expression and risks undermines innovation “we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

All in all good week for those standing against the bill, but do not forget that the Electronic Software Association (ESA) which represents 34 publishers/developers including the big 3, still supports the bill. In case you didn’t know the ESA is the company behind E3, and parent company of the ESRB.

These are the major SOPA news for this week, tune in next week when more details about this bill unveils. If you want to take action against SOPA or learn more about the bill head over to Stop American Censorship website.

Source: The White House Blog
Via: Destructoid, Gamasutra, Joystiq

Lately many publications including Joystiq, Destructoid, Kotaku and many others have been publishing stories on the “Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA),” while they published stories on the matter we have been neglecting this bill and we haven’t published any stories or our stance on the matter. Well after careful thinking and looking through the pros and cons, Rewind Replay Publications and all its subsidiaries stand against SOPA.

While we stand firmly against piracy, we cannot stand for an act that is poorly written and interferes with freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This act can potentially have a negative effect on our publication and our precious hobby, this is our stance on the matter but we rather not post 200 posts about the subject every day like some of our colleagues. Instead at the end of every week we’re going to post something called “SOPAopera” where we give you the latest news on the subject.

Please feel free to let us know your stance on the matter, we appreciate everyone’s opinion on this matter.

Here’s a game we have been neglecting for quite a while, Kingdom’s of Amalur is coming out on February 7 and you should definitely be on the look out for this one. And if screenshots and trailers won’t convince you about this game, then you will be happy to know that demo is coming out on January 17. And if you play the demo you will unlock 2 Mass Effect 3 armor for when the game comes out on March 6, and few armors for the game itself.

The same goes for those who play the Mass Effect 3, they will be able to unlock 2 cool armors for Kingdoms of Amalur. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me, after all these are two games that you should have your eyes on for early 2012. Continue reading to see what you be able to unlock.

By playing Kingdom of Amalur Demo you will unlock the following for Mass Effect 3:

• Reckoner Knight Armor: This armor will maximize damage done in close-quarters combat while a beefed–up power cell feeds energy into weapon systems to increase projectile velocity.
• The Chakram Launcher: This weapon uses a fabricator to manufacture lightweight, explosive ammunition discs. This weapon is earned after completing the Reckoning demo and watching the trailer at the end.

You will also unlock the following for Kingdoms of Amalur:

• Twist of Fate Card: This card boosts the player’s ice resistance and is immediately unlocked when he or she activates the Reckoning demo using his or her Origin account.
• Twinned Souls Chakram: A unique weapon that damages enemies while boosting player health and mana in Reckoning.
• The Infernal Helm: Unlocked after completing the Reckoning Tutorial Mode, this protective helmet increases players’ fire damage throughout Amalur.

By playing Mass Effect 3 demo you will unlock the following for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning:

• N7 Armor: Players can unlock special armor inspired by Commander Shepard’s iconic N7 battle armor including Helm, Cuirass, Gauntlets, Chausses and Greaves.
• Onmiblade Daggers: A holographic blade stemming from Commander Shepard’s Omni-Tool, the Omni-blade allows players to stab enemies in close combat. Once players install and play the Mass Effect 3 demo, they will unlock the daggers.

Got some of those Nintendo club points sitting around? Need more games to play? Well from now until January 31st you can download the following four games on your Wii or 3DS through Nintendo Club. Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask (Wii), Kirby’s Dream Land (3DS), Dr Mario Express (3DS), Dr. Mario Online RX (Wii). This is pretty cool thing Nintendo is doing, don’t know of any other companies that just hand out games like that.

I just got done playing Asura’s Wrath demo, Capcom’s latest action/action/more action game that offer over the top fights and a lot of quick time events.

The demo I got to see includes two levels, both of which you fight some of the most over the top bosses I have ever fought. The first one is a fat guy named “Wyzen,” who is about 1000x bigger than Asura (the character you control, who looks alot like Ryu from Street Fighter). The fight begins with him throwing Asura  hundreds of miles away, as soon as I land he starts throwing missile like projectiles towards me.