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Were Back Again!

Im happy to present you all with another issue of our NGN Headlines. We work tirelessly to bring you mockups, news, articles and rumors on anything and everything Next generation. Some of you are probably wondering where NightSpiderXL is, well he hasnt been online for a while and is a very busy man and could not make it for this weeks headlines. But luckily he has me! Im the Assistant Editor for our NGN headlines and 2nd in command. I'll do my best to fill his shoes. This week was full of rumors and news... Halo and Fable were announced for next gen. consoles and many other surprising rumors and facts popped up. keep reading for more information.

Halo, Fable and Project Gotham Raceing confirmed for Next Generation Consoles

On April 4th Xbox.com had a interview with Shane Kim (Head of Microsoft Game Studios). During the interview he was asked " What is going to give MGS the competitive advantage moving into the next generation of video games? What are the challenges of realizing this?" Kim responded with a "assumption" that the major franchises and popular titles like Fable, Halo, and Project Gotham raceing would be released for the Xenon. He gave no other information regarding the 3 big titles. But at least we know that we will be getting Halo, Fable and Project Gotham Raceing for Next Generation consoles.

Nintendo Revolution to have built in WiFi

In an interview with Japanese weekly Nikkei Business, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reveals that the next generation Nintendo console will have built in WiFi. For those who are wondering what in the world a WiFi is, a WiFi is "Wireless Lan". Satoru Iwata said

"The ideal is for users to be able to connect to the Internet without having to think about it." Wi-Fi enables wireless, high-speed connections to the Internet using such popular standards as 802.11b and 802.11g.
This feature in use in the Nintendo DS. (Nintendo announced that Wi-Fi gaming on DS would be free). The same could be true for Revolution's wireless play. (Meaning it may also be free).

Playstation 3 Hoaxers have been exposed!

The PS3 image that has recently circulated the net came not from Ken Kutaragi's desk but rather that of PSM2, the UK-based PS2 magazine. And what better day than today to finally unmask what has been the most believable fake yet?

Here is a picture of the mockup that the Hoaxer made:

There has yet to be any information has to if the hoaxer will be faced with criminal charges.

Downloadable Demo's coming to the Xbox 2?

The Xbox 360 will feature tons of downloadable game demos starting launch day, according to rumor-mongering Spong. Microsoft wants gamer's to be able to try out games instead of having to read reviews. This should be a genius way to that.

Editors Note (Roger327)

This week was full of surprises with The Revolution making the jump to online play, The hoaxers being caught, and Microsoft launching a giant online demo campaign for the Xbox 2. Next week is sure to be even crazier. Im glad to see the Revolution is finally going online, and whats even better is it might be free! If it is free I might end up buying a Revolution instead of a Xbox 2 or PS3. I dont have much else to say so stay tuned in for next weeks NGN Headlines.

Trivia

What does WiFi stand for? (Its in this weeks headlines)
Sony is not going to be useing the Blu-Ray disc Format? (True or false)
The Revolution will be Nintendo's last console? (true or False)
The Revolution will be charging $ for its online play? (true or false)
At which High Speed connections will the Revolutions online play be playable at? (Its in this weeks headlines)





My rant about E3... and my frustration with next gen. consoles

Its gonna be great, especially with the next generation consoles. Im interested to see if theres gonna be any info about the Nintendo Controller rumor. There are so many rumors surrounding the revolutions controller. The touch screen, no buttons and many mre rumors are popping up. I wouldnt be surprised if it turns out to just be a normal controller. There taking to much of a risk by useing the (no buttins interface). Because if it fails say goodbye to the revolution. No one will want to buy a console with a screwed up controller.

Im also interested in the lineup for the next generation consoles, I cant wait for all the new games to be officially announced. I hope they announce a GTA for the PS3... that would be the ultimate E3 present for PS3 fans. The xbox 2 still has the upperhand and doesnt seem to be slipping. There still at the top of most peoples list for the console that will sell the best and that will have better graphics and games. Lets see whats what? and who's who? at E3 this year.

Im hopeing E3 can clear up all these rumors and mockups and all thei BS! thats been coming up. There are so many rumors and negative things im hearing about next generation consoles. And nothing is being cleared up.

I feel like Nintendo and Sony are hanging us out to dry. Like they think that they dont have to tell us anything, when they do. At least microsoft had a full presentation that lasted almost a hour at GDC and some other coo; little things.

Nintendo is not impressing me and neither is Sony. Nintendo will most likely remain in 3rd place in the console wars for the 2nd staight time. There just not bringing it! meaning there not giving us anything that would sway us away from the other 2 consoles. Even Nintendo themselves said that they dont feel they will do very well... Now if your gonna think that way then dont even make a console at all.

Thats the end of my rant.

Man 250$ is really just to much for a handheld.

No wonder why the PSP isnt sold out in most stores the price is 250$. Most kids and sometimes even grown-ups cant afford to fork out 250$ for a handheld. The another 50$ for at least 1 game to play.

I know it has internet, email, music and much more but I dont think Sony was thinking about the average consumers payroll now adays. Lowering the price would definately give Sony a boost in sales. It would be smart to lower the price to 200$ within a few weeks, because it doesnt seem as though there selling amazingly well right now. Most stores who were selling them didnt even sell half of there stock on release date. That has to tell Sony something or at least give them a signal that lowering the price will help with sales a lot.

Sony need to lower the price and do it fast! At least have a limited time sale. Lower it to 200$ for a limited time.

The Nintendo Revolution Controller Rumors.

The Nintendo Revolution has gotten the least coverage out of the 3 next generation consoles. But recently several rumors and new information has come up about The Revolutions controller. I will try to clarify and clear up some of the rumors and information has suddenlty popped up.

Recently several rumors seem to have popped out of the clear blue sky, these rumors include that the Revolution controller will not feature the classic D-Pad nor the A, and B buttons... some rumors have even gone as far as stateing that the Revolution controller will have a flip screen on it. Allowing for you to see whats on the TV screen on the little screen on the Controller. I have also stumbled upon rumors that the Revolution will feature an amazing new feature in there controllers that seems way beyond its years. Apparently the controller will also use gyroscopic tilt sensors which will allow actually movement of the controller without the player moving the controller themselves. Take for example, if your playing a racing game and you go to make a hard turn the controller will turn the way your turning on its own to help you make the turn better.

Even cooler and odder than the gyroscopic tilt sensors, are the fact that the Revolution controller may also come with touch sensitive grips that you rub. Another rumor related to the touch sensitive grips is the fact that the controller may also come with a A haptic glove, which allows you to move your hand in 3 dimensions and open and close your fingers to pick up virtual items on the screen, or even go as far as manipulating the items in anyway you want. It appears as though the Revolution Controller is getting more coverage than the console itself, Which isnt neccesarily a bad thing. Several of the rumors can be found in the Japanese Business Magazine Shuukan Diamond. Shuukan Diamond has a long streak of very accurate reporting. So I wouldnt be surprised if most of these rumors are infact true.

Nintendo will debut GameCube's successor at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, May 2005. So look for more information regarding these rumors from me. Hopefully I will have some answers to these rumors.

By: Roger327 (Assistant Editor at NGN)

Project Snowblind Review (Xbox Version)

(paragraph 1)Project Snowblind follows the story of 2nd Lt. Nathan Frost of the Liberty Coalition Army, as he wages a war against The Republican Army, in futuristic Hong-Kong.The game starts off with a semi-long cutscene sort of explaining the story line behind Project SnowBlind. After the cutscene the action immediately starts. When you 1st arrive in what the Coalition thought was a unknown area you are met by your superior. After a short briefing from him, the base comes under attack from The Republican Army. You then take control of the main character Nathan Frost. After a long and action packed battle its finally over. But the battle leaves Nathan Frost severely injured after a bomb is dropped right next to him while he was trying to save a fellow comrade. He is rushed into the hospital where he dies. But the scientists and doctors are able to ressurect him, this time makeing him half human half robot. He has amazing powers that no other soldier on the battle field posseses. He has bult in X-ray vision, super fast reflexes, the ability to turn himself invisible, and the ability to HACK any security system as well as many other amazing feats!
(paragraph 2)Project Snowblind spans across several missions including stealthy missions, Run-N-Gun, and slightly more tactical missions that require more thinking. Each mission is packed with some of the Smartest enemy AI I have ever seen in any FPS, or any game period for that matter. The enemies will duck and hide behind walls, crates, basically anything that provides solid cover. Now lets talk guns... No FPS is complete without guns or some kind of arsenal. Project Snowblind overs a wide variety of weapons ranging from your basic battle rifle to Shotguns to pistols to rocket launchers. Not to mention there is no limit to how many gins you can hold at once. You can hold as many guns as you want at one time... unlike HALO2 which only allowed 2. There are well over at least 15 different weapons in Project Snowblind. Some are so odd and futuristic looking that they have probably never been used in a FPS before. You also get a large amount of grenades, these include: frag, EMP (electric magnetic pulse), flash, and gas. grenades. Along with your arsenal of weapons comes a special ability called BIO-AUGMENTATION. When you became a super-soldier you gained some very special powers called BIO-AUGMENTATIONS. These include being able to turn invisible, built in X-Ray vision, Thermal vision, a ballistic shield, a reflex boost, and much more! Each of these special abilitys naturally uses some form of power. This power is called BIO-ENERGY. It is limited and decreases quite quickly. There are small pickups you can find throughout the game that restore the BIO-ENERGY you used up. So use it wisely! Now lets talk about each ability and how it can be used to help you throughout the game. X-RAY vision and thermal vision are basically mixed in this game. So if you arent sure of a enemys presence on the other side of a door or wall, simply turn it on and you can see through the door/wall. The enemys will appear in Thermal vision. You can also use it just for the Thermal Vision. If your in a dark hallway or any other dark area, turn on X-Ray/Thermal vision and you will be able to see the enemys heat signature in the dark. The BALLISTIC SHIELD is a special shield that creates a cacoon of energy around you which protects you from all attacks, but beware it doesnt last for ever. The reflex boost basically slows the rest of the world down and speeds up your own reflexes. You will be able to move and shoot faster. There are several more which I will not get into.
(Paragraph 3)Along with the Weapons, and BIO-AUGMENTATIONS you also get access to a large amount of items which are very useful through out the game such as the ICE-PICK which is used to Hack into the enemys security system. While you are hacked into the system you can control cameras, gun turrets and even turn the gun turrets against the enemy! You also get these little things called NANO-BOTS. Nano-bots are basically a revival shot. If you die you just press the little black button and you will be revived. There are several more items. NOTE: You can only carry a certain amount of each item!!! You can also find health packs and BIO-AUGMENTATION refills, which re-fill your Bio-energy.
(paragraph 4)I am extrmely surprised in the quality of Project Snowblind. It is a crisp FPS that in my opinion is better than HALO2. The graphics are extremely well done. The lighting and textures are beaughtiful. The characters facial expressions and features are completely recognizable! And with so much action going on at once on the screen the game manages to keep the FPS at a steady rate. How ever once ina while the FPS will drop, even when there isnt a lot of action on screen.The enviroments and level design is also superb. Everything from war-torn city streets to sewers. Everything is beaughtiful in every level.
(paragraph 5)The sound is also a big part of Project Snowblind. With a fast-paced soundtrack and a solid dialogue what is there to complain about? Nothing thats what! The Guns each have there own trademark sound. The voice acting is well done also. The voice actors brought life and basically gave each charcter its own peronality. The dialogue also had some hilarious lines in it! The eniroment also provides its own sounds. Such as buildings crumbling and things falling and breaking.
(paragraph 6)Overall Project Snowblind is a must own game. That is in my opinion better than HALO2. It is always action packed, and never lets you down. With an amazing soundtrack great gameplay and innovative style Project Snpwblind gets a 9.3 out of 10.

Graphics- 9
Sound- 9
Gameplay-9
value-9
Tilt-10
Final verdict- 9.3

By: Roger327 (Assistant Editor at NGN)

The Unreal 3 Engine will be powering Next Gneration Consoles!

The Unreal 3 Engine will be powering next Generation Consoles.

The next generation consoles will be useing the Unreal 3 Engine to supply there consoles with amazing graphical power, that at one time was thought to be impossible. It has been confirmed that the Unreal 3 Engine will power both the PS3 and Xbox 2. How ever it has not been confirmed as to whether it will also power Nintendo's next generation console the "Revolution". The Unreal 3 Engine will bring amazing graphical perfection to the upcoming console's, and will also show off amazing physics and enviroments that were once only a twinkle in a game developer's eye. Now game developer's will be able to have more flexibility and try out new idea's that are impossible with today's consoles. Look for more new's in the future regarding this amazing graphics engine. As for now please enjoy these 2 Links to the official site for the Unreal 3 Engine.

HTML version of the website- http://unrealtechnology.com/html/homefold/home.shtml
FLASH version of the website- http://unrealtechnology.com/flash/homefold/home.shtml

By: Roger327 (Assistant editor at NGN)

True Crime 2 Rumor is true!

True Crime 2 has been confirmed

After several rumors circled the internet regarding whether the sequel to True Crime: Streets Of LA was actually going to be made a reality, it has finally been confirmed by the CEO of Activision Ron Doornink that the rumors are in-fact true. How-ever Doornink did not confirm which platform's the True Crime sequel would be appearing on. This announcment sparked speculation that True Crime 2 may be released on next generation consoles. But once again this has not been confirmed.

By: Roger327 (Assistant Editor at NGN)

Editors Note for NGN.

Hi I'm one of the new editors here at NGN. Some of you may know me and some of you may not. But look for me to bring you good information when you need it.

There are currently 3 Next generation Systems being developed by the 3 biggest gaming companies in the world. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. Each of these companies plan's to bring a lot to the table. The Xbox 2 (code name Xenon) seems to have the upper hand, and is expected to be the big dogg in the race of what I would call "The console wars".
Sony has more experience and a larger fan-base which should really help them out alot with sale's. Nintendo hasn't really released much information about its not generation console supposedly going to be called the "Revolution". There pretty much in Hush Mode and dont want to give out any information to early. look for them to sit back and see what Sony and Microsoft has to bring to the table. Now let me shed some light on E3. E3 will practically be the launching grounds for all 3 next generation systems. The PS3 and Xbox 2 will both be presented before the show at the E3 press conference. While the Nintendo Revolution will most likely be shown during E3. Look for more information in the future regarding the Next Generation Systems. As for now just sit tight and look for us here at NGN to bring you any updates,Rumor's or Story's regarding the Next generation Consoles.

By: Roger327 (Assistant Editor at NGN)