It seems that the Official Playstation Magazine for the UK just reviewed LBP2 (even though it doesn't come out until the 18th of January). Obviously, it's a 10 coming from a Playstation magazine. I just thought it was extremely premature since gamers won't even get their hands on the game until a little under a month later (January 18, 2011).

I'm sure LBP2 is going to kick ass after watching all the recent videos - basically you can pretty much emulate any game in existence now, including fighting games, sports games, shooters, overhead platforms, etcs. However, the review is defintely premature. Don't get me wrong, I love LBP. I think it's simply way too early for reviews to start popping out for a game that doesn't come out until about a month later.

I'm getting the Playstation Move, because I want the Wii in HD. But I've always loved motion-gaming. I honestly think that motion-gaming and 3D is the future of gaming. Speaking of 3D, I cannot wait to get my hands on a Nintendo 3DS. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to squeeze a 3D HDTV in 2011 within my current budget to complete the whole 3D experience. Yes, I know a lot of trolls hate 3D anything. I'm sorry, but I just love the whole 3D shebang.

As for anticipating the games coming out in 2011, I've got my eyes set on LittleBigPlanet 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, DC Universe Online, Guild Wars 2, any 3DS game, and...Dragon Age 2?

Well, until then...I'll be shooting up baddies in The Shoot and Time Crisis Razing Storm. You're probably wondering why those 2 games? Well, unlike reviewers who expect WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much from videogames nowadayz. I still love the old arcade action of having a gun in your hand and shooting up bad guys, old-school style. Besides, kids love shoot'em ups.

Happy holidays, folks!

As recently announced, Kazunori Yamauchi has planned regular updates to come monthly, if not weekly, to ensure the game's content is continually patched to offer gamers a more complete experience. Kaz has just release some INCREDIBLE ideas for future updates. Check it out for yourself (the following is taken from GTPlanet.net).

"Kazunori Yamauchi has been fielding questions from fans on Twitter over the past few hours.The tweetsare in Japanese, but with a little help from Google andmedhi_san, we can get a pretty good idea of what he's talking about. Here's the highlights:

• Flexible camera angles and "dynamic and wide-area lighting needs" are to blame for the sometimes blocky shadows. Yamauchi admits they are a problem and wants to improve them.
• Yamauchi appears to consider the possibility of removing the in-game HUD (heads-up-display features) at some point in the future.
• To unlock theRed Bull X1, you'll need to complete the "Sebastian Vettel Challenge", which appears at Level 30.
• Online "lounge" functionality and other features will be added "one by one".
• Polyphony Digital continues to work on fully supporting the Logitech G25 and G27, though Yamauchi admits he would like a "new steering device soon"…
• Mechanical damage options will be implemented in a new update forGT5coming "early December".
• As you may know, many players noticed thatGT5's face-tracking functionality only worked in Arcade mode. According to Yamauchi, it's not available in GT mode due to memory issues with the PS3.
• In-game rewards (such as the monetary prize inGT5Prologue) for your performance in online events is something Polyphony Digital is considering, and may be implemented in a future update.
• Gran Turismo 5's official, 2-disc sound-track will be released soon.
• Yamauchi wanted to implement a "free roam" gameplay mode inGT5, where players could drive around, respecting speed limits and obeying traffic laws, and even exit the car to walk around and explore the environment on foot.
• The YouTube replay upload feature had to be pulled from the final version of the game because it took a very long time to render and it consumed too much memory. Yamauchi is still considering it, however.

As always, it is refreshing and exciting to see Yamauchi's interactions with fans via Twitter. Let's hope the medium continues to be a valuable open line into Polyphony Digital asGT5to evolves!"

Source: http://www.gtplanet.net/yamauchi-on-gt5s-mechanical-damage-updates-more/

VGchartz.com has released an estimated total of 1.8 million copies sold for Gran Turismo 5 sales within the 48 hour window. However, this should not come as a surprise to current GT fans as each primary console installment has sold over 10 million units each and Gran Turismo 5 has been one of the most anticipated games for the PS3 since day 1. Total sales are expected to reach roughly 2.5 million for the first week and a lot more by the end of the year.

Gran Turismo continues to be one of gaming's biggest franchises as they are evidently going to pass 60 million sales worldwide within the next week or two. Despite the controversial early reviews from various media venues, gamers still want to play and enjoy the familiar racing experience all over again.

The Verdict: It seems gamers want to enjoy Gran Turismo 5 alongside their turkey after all.

Source: http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/82843/gran-turismo-5-sells-18m-in-two-days-worldwide/

Just received the link from one of my friends at school (college). This article is quite astonishing. Gran Turismo 5 has a progressive damage system. That means, the higher level you are the more damage is unlocked. There's been quite a few reviews out there that COMPLAINS about how minimal the damage in GT5 is. Well, there's a video in the article that proves otherwise (check it out).

Source: http://gamer.blorge.com/2010/11/27/gran-turismo-5-reviewers-failed-yamauchis-damage-test-incomplete-reviews/

"The fact that this was kept under wraps also sort of feels like Yamauchi's "gotcha" to those that may have jumped the gun on rushing to put out their reviews without fully playing the game." --Mike Ferro, Gamer.Blorge

This is the ultimate /facepalm to all the early reviews out there. I'm glad GameSpot was smart about doing the review so they don't make the same mistake--complaining about the minimal damage and then realizing you get the full effect at max level. ^^

Well, it's coming around the corner. I'd like to know which games are going to be up in nomination. There's a lot of great games out this year for all of the consoles, but only one can claim that honor. I wonder who GameSpot will choose :)

Since Super Mario Galaxy 2is the only game with a perfect 10 rating, I'm going to state the obvious and say that's going to be GameSpot's pick. God of War 3 had a big launch this year, but it wasn't as good as its predecessors. Halo Reach had a bigger launch, but almost no one is playing that game anymore now that CoD: Black Ops is out. I guess, I'm going to go right ahead and say that Super Mario Galaxy 2 will claim the most Game of the Year awards across the media. But no game will ever beat Uncharted 2's record for most Game of the Year awards won...no one :)

My Picks for GOTY 2010 Nominations:

Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Halo Reach
God of War 3
Starcraft 2
FIFA Soccer 11
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Rock Band 3
Super Street Fighter IV
Gran Turismo 5

My favorite sports game of the year is actually NBA 2K11, but FIFA Soccer 11 is my pick for being the most honored sports game this year since soccer/football is more loved worldwide. Super Street Fighter IV has got to be the best fighting game this year. And, I think Starcraft 2 actually has a great chance at winning Game of the Year across various media venues. It was the most fun and addicting game I've played this year out of the list above. I haven't even played Super Mario Galaxy 2, but it's probably the highest rated game this year across the media so it's my definitive pick.

Industry Gamers has just reported that the PS3's total sales numbers are only 3 million units behind the XBOX 360 currently. Users have begun to speculate the PS3's recent success is due to the PS3 nabbing more exclusive content in 2010 for multi-platform games and that the XBOX 360 has been lacking exclusive games outside of the Kinect hardware.

Considering the PS3 has been the most expensive console of this gaming generation for years and that it was released a year after the XBOX 360, it would be quite an amazing feat should the PS3 surpass the XBOX 360 in unit sales. Of course, all the fanboys will have e-orgasms all over the internet/world. So be prepared for that.

I just thought it was interesting.

IGN does hardware reviews (for some reason) and the review scores they gave the Kinect was actually a whole point lower than the Move. I own neither, so I can't really put in my two cents about each hardware. But, in my opinion, the Kinect is a better piece of hardware. Is it marketable? I don't think so. Microsoft has stubbornly ranted about a 5 million unit sales by the end of the year. Personally, I think that's irrational considering how much the piece of hardware costs. Even analysts weren't dumb enough to predict a 5 million unit sales number. I think Microsoft is way over their head on this one. Move is easy to sell because it's simply the controller that accounts for hardware sales.

Playstation Move - IGN Score: 8.5
IGN's Hardware Review for Move: http://gear.ign.com/articles/111/1117286p1.html

Xbox 360 Kinect - IGN Score: 7.5
IGN's Hardware Review for Kinect: http://gear.ign.com/articles/113/1132213p2.html

Come this December, we'll see the NPD sales numbers and just how WRONG/RIGHT Microsoft is. Obviously, with such a bold prediction, if Microsoft falls well short of their 5 million unit sales prediction...fanboys all over the world will be laughing at them--especially if they lose in overall sales to the Playstation Move.

The much anticipated racing game will be the most realistic racing game ever made, but will the actual gameplay cater to your tastes. Well, here are 5 reasons why you should buy Gran Turismo 5.

1. MORE CARS THAN YOU CAN DREAM OF AT THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS
- You'll find no other racing game with more cars than what you'll find in Gran Turismo 5. The game will feature over 1000 cars with more than 60 different tracks. Check out the E3 2010 trailer for Gran Turismo 5 to get a peak at all the goodies awaiting you! --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfNb4d3bPY

2. KART RACING
- Feel like getting in some good old fashion kart racing? Well, Gran Turismo 5's got that too - crashes included! --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTZR1wzKetU

3. WEATHER EFFECTS
- Weather in Gran Turismo 5 is meant to give advance players a greater challenge, but you can still try it out for fun to experience racing in realistic weather effects such as rain, fog, and snow in the day or night. Check out the trailer for GT5's weather effects @ --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Pl8L7ncKE

4. RALLY RACING
- Take racing to the dirt roads if you love drifting. Rally racing in Gran Turismo 5 offers randomly generated courses - a feature you will hardly find anywhere else. Check out the following trailer for a sneak peak at GT5's rally racing: --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMF9E_CgwOg&feature=related

5. NASCAR
- Yes, Nascar racing is coming to GT5 with all of its authenticity. Check out Nascar racing in this trailer featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr and more! --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COCr0CqVmc0

Gran Turismo 5 launches on November 2, 2010 in the United States (November 3, 2010 for Europe and Japan, November 4, 2010 for Australia). The game is looking to be the perfect Christmas gift for a very broad audience. It includes so much more content and variety for racing fans from all over the world aside from having the most realistic automobile graphics ever. Gran Turismo 5 will be the pinnacle of racing games with so many features and content that the game will have you drooling for months on end.

You betcha!

Obviously, not every reader review on videogames are legit. Some people will take time out of their day just to write a bad review on a rival game (mostly on another console), and some will simply write good reviews on a game based on their initial thoughts about a game they have yet to finish. There are many things you should look for in reader reviews that make reading them worthwhile and truely informative.

The most important information that you should look for in reader reviews are simularities. Simularities in complaints or complements in different reader reviews justify a common issue/enjoyment. Therefore, it should be something you should consider as it is not simply unique to just one gamer. Too often, you'll see and notice that website/magazine editors will review a game and blast it for an annoyance that only they have and therefore not even mentioned in other published reviews of the same game. Not so surprisingly, GameSpot editors do this quite often. However, this is something that isn't uncommon in reader reviews also. That is why simularities within several reader reviews help justify what is biased and unbiased.

Another thing to look for in reader reviews are important information that even editors will miss or forget to mention. It is actually quite common that gamers will mention certain issues or counter-issues that editors won't even mention in their articles. One thing to remember is that editors have a timeline in which they have to proof-read and submit a review for a game that meets their company's requirements. Gamers have all the time in the world to play their game and submit their reviews, so they can catch some things that editors missed in their published reviews and tell it to the world. This is a great reason to check out the latest reader reviews also (instead ofjust checking theearlier ones) to see if they can inform you with any new issues or information about released patches (game fixes/updates).

In addition to written reader reviews, I recommend that you also check out video reviews from gamers (easily found on YouTube). They not only provide commentary, but show you actual gameplay footage that you may not see in editorial video reviews. Important things to look for in reader video reviews are footage of in-game bugs, how to work around annoyances, and why you should or should not buy the game. Too often you'll see editorial video reviews say that everyone should at least try it out. That's retarded, because you're literally telling everyone to spend a certain amount of cash on a game that they may end up hating or only playing it once. That's like saying,"Hey, the publishers of this videogame paid me to tell everyone to buy the game even though it can be a complete waste of your money" (or something simular). Get the opinions on whether or not you should try or buy this game from the gamers themselves.

Ultimately, you should try to take some time in reading and trusting reader reviews, because they are the majority consumers, the gaming community, and they're obviously not getting paid (or paid off, in some cases) to do a review. It's not a job for them (readers) to write a review, so it's obviously not a chore or that they're being forced to play a game that they may or may not like. Reader reviews are definitely worth checking out for every reason I've just explained above.