Banzaii - The blog of online games and games of Jorge Mediavilla

After the victory of Fernando Alonso at Silverstone story is very video that I want to emphasize in this article. The guys at Codemasters are working hard on the official game of Formula 1 and it seems the result of this year will be much more satisfying than the debut. First, look at the first real images of the game and then keep talking.

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It's a bit disappointing, to say the thing that Sony is allowed the luxury of losing personal data of 77 million people (nearly 3 million of them Spanish) and credit card data of another 10 million (these already sale according to various media and blogs) and we want to compensate with a free month of PlayStation Plus and some other free content to be specified. And to top it off, what you buy and lose that month you lose if you go through and you renew the subscription box ... Are we crazy or what?

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I realize that posting this is counterproductive, it's like to publicize Jimmy Jump, but that goes without saying. It has leaked a version of Crysis 2 (not final) that contains the full single-player campaign, the publisher and the multiplayer one month before it goes on sale. And it seems to contain the master key to activate the game ...

The response to a leak, let's face it, must come from within was as follows: "Both Crytek and EA are deeply disappointed by the news. We asked our fans to support the game and the development team waiting and buying the final, optimized version of the game on 22 March. "

Well, my message is up the next: "Winners do not use drugs or use versions of Jack Sparrow." Come on, that the PC game if you wait a bit you will get dirt cheap and if a game is worth 30 euros, you have to pay.

And the same seems to have happened with Killzone 3 in what appears to be the first major leak of PlayStation 3 from a group of hackers discovered codes and let the PS3 console totally exposed to anyone with the necessary knowledge could program in it (or install Linux). Apparently the leaked version is European - Vandal.net information - and could only run on pirated PlayStation 3.

In short, a disaster that comes amid the controversy over the law Sinde ...

In a visit to London I have brought under his arm a Call of Duty: Black Ops surprised by the good sales of the game despite his parents, Infinity Ward, have abandoned the project altogether. It appeared that Treyarch, who had already made some Call of Duty of lower quality than those of Infinity Ward, had taken over the project and had given birth to a larger budget Call of Duty top. The truth, unfortunately, is another.

The single player mode has gotten what he wanted, to be more spectacular than Modern Warfare 2, but lacks a script more interesting, more exciting, epic moments, credibility and timing. The story does not come up to the bitumen to Modern Warfare 2. I certainly and I smelled the toast in the final minute and confirmed what I smelled. Well, that is varied, there are good salads shots, but although technically very great height bay, would not put it ahead of Modern Warfare 2, which currently remains the best.

The way to kill zombies is unlocked at the end is funny, but not much I was hooked.

Multiplayer is another story, the developments are pretty good, as the contract system, the option to perform jumps and push us into the ground while shooting and the new maps, which I found quite bright. New weapons are also a good incentive to snag a great time, sorry that my connection to Xbox Live Gold finish expire ... but almost better, because otherwise I'll burn the console-based Black Ops and FIFA 11 ...

Treyarch has done better work than I expected, but still I say the result is not more than MW2. Seems to have taken advantage of work done by Infinity Ward to get even better results. Competition, with the new Medal of Honor, among others, the head still wear it too hard ...

Rating: **** (4/5)

Taking advantage thanks to the blessed air traffic controllers I have been blocked 2 days in London took the opportunity to buy ice cream there the Call of Duty: Black Ops and Gran Turismo 5 with this that there is cheaper. However, early experience with both games have been worse ...

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Before I ask, no, it has nothing to do with the famous British music group that triumphed with his smash hit " Song 2 ".

Blur , the game is synonymous with fun, competition, rivalry, struggle to reach the first goal at all costs a lot of laughs and laughs.

2 months ago that Activision has launched numerous codes to play the beta of Blur with 48 hours of free Xbox Live Gold. So we could enjoy the multiplayer mode (since the beta only has online multiplayer modes). The success was overwhelming, exhausting these in no time.

While still not out the game, the beta of Blur is one of the most played online, gathering thousands of gamers daily. There is nothing unusual, because once you've tried the beta and have played Blur a couple of races, the game becomes increasingly addictive and awaken the desire to improve our final result.

Why is it so addictive Blur The answer is simple, people from Bizarre Creations have done a tremendous job, have mixed Project Gotham Racing 4 with Mario Kart , and the result is Blur, a game arcade racing unlike in the which your goal is to reach the finish line first, but not just enough to accelerate and brake, but along the circuit are scattered numerous "power ups" to help you advance to the desired top.

These "power-ups" are: turbo, normal shots, shooting guided missiles, mines, car repair, shield, etc.. Furthermore, our car has a life bar that decreases over the rival attacks and strokes than we, but be careful that when we appear zero reaches far behind and lose many jobs.

Blur will go on sale on May 28 for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and PC, there will be a "boom sales" since the month of May will be collapsed by Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, among others ...

If you have not had occasion to try the demo, you're already taking, and those who have tested and, what do you think?

As you know, and it is customary when they celebrate a European Championship finals or in the sports world, EA Sports always launches its official video about this event and this time they do the World Cup South Africa 2010 , to as only 2 months of its conclusion.

Since yesterday, April 8, is now available on PSN and Xbox Live demo of this game that will delight those fans of the game and those gamers who still enjoy FIFA 10 . The demo consists of a simple match between Spain and Italy, but is a great game graphically.

EA Sports has decided to market this game in physical form as a new game instead of out in addition to FIFA 10 because of improvements and new features including:

- The number of playable teams, while in FIFA 10 are the "core" in this edition we have 199 teams.

- Control "2 buttons" or "Dad pad", it is controlling play just two buttons, such as passing and shooting, as well as move our player with the joystick steering, the rest is done by the machine ... A novelty for the kids to play with his father or mother, EA always thinking of the family.

- Improved graphics and new animations, much like FIFA 10, but with a touch sharper and more colorful, more like sincerely, welcome addition to the coaches who will see them every 2 to 3 gesticulating in the band and from time to when we will suffer or rejoice with our game.

- Shooting and improved stops, compared to FIFA 10 shots on goal are more potent and effective, as the gatekeepers to this time seem more intelligent.

- Innovative launches penalties, here have been redefined and innovation comes into play when we play an important game, the pressure will increase as we move towards the end, as the responsibility of the players will not be as marked easy.

- New game modes and online, something new will be able to import our player from FIFA 10 to create this from scratch, to become captain of our team and fight for the World Cup scepter. Also an online mode with the tournament to make more realistic the fight between countries.

The game's official World Cup South Africa 2010, goes on sale later this month, on 30 April, at the hands of EA Games for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With this game we satisfy our desire to secure for Spain to lift the cup, if not finally consiguiese. Good luck to the red!

Yesterday there was a digital conversation Yahoo! Eurosport with Adrian Valles, a great pilot who aspires to become the fourth Spanish race driver in Formula 1 (which today is one of the few hobbies that I think I like better than video games). You know that Alonso and Raikkonen were called the PlayStation generation prepared for careers in the new thrill of riding on your PlayStation 2 ... Well, almost all young drivers are big fans of driving games and did not hesitate to ask Vallés what was his:

Question: The speed and driving games on consoles are well made. Do you play normally? What is your favorite?

Adrian Valles: I have a simulator at home which is a Jordan Formula 1 in 2003 and the game I use is the Rfactor Mod F1 a.

Touch your c ... mariloles! A Jordan 2003! Hell, here who hesitates is lost! The Jordan were never cane , but that car Fisichella won a race, the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2003 . I remember it was a very eventful career, he won the pure bow and got nothing more that season, but continues to be a Formula 1 car real "tuned" to become video game.

Anyway, I am consumed with envy and I would love nothing more than making a small story of the toy, not hesitate to have three screens, custom made seat and steering wheel and pedals of course real ...

And then there are the official team simulators, which apparently are very realistic ... I'll get the mop that I am leaving everything lost drool

Last week, specifically Monday, March 15, was in Alicante and called my attention to see the capital entirely papered "Kratos" . "Heaven is hell," "Do your revenge," "An eye for an eye" could be read in most shelters and bus stops. All billboards shone like the following:

Everyone knows that God of War III has raised much attention, being one of the most anticipated video games and more reserves has reached a figure of 35000 units, you just need a week to sneak into the No. 1 top sales and remember this month is a unique game is a platform like PlayStation 3.

But the advertising campaign conducted by Sony , has not been there a few months in most centers, Media Markt and even on the web, featured a countdown of the days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining until they come out the video game market. Also on sites like youtube and many websites filled us with banner ads with the imminent arrival of the game.

In cities such as Madrid and Barcelona many LED screens announcing his departure, and even a "Kratos" flesh and blood (yes, you heard right) walked freely through the city, the metro, shops, ...

Curious was the campaign that have taken place in Italy, coinciding with the elections, you could see election posters in the streets calling for the vote to "Kratos", also as part of marketing.

Few games have reached a level so great as to advertising campaign is concerned. While recently watched the Final Fantasy XIII bus , particularly I do not remember another game that apart from his trailer on TV, has announced an incredible way in our country.

Like a film premiere it were, the in-game advertising is taking this direction, papering entire cities with their posters, with trailers and TV websites, presentations and previews in the big cities ...

It is clear that the video game market is growing and is becoming increasingly larger, and companies tend to adapt to the times, and hence Sony has made an excellent campaign with this God of War III.

¿You had been envisioned for years, see a huge poster of Super Mario Bros in your city shelters announcing his arrival on the NES? Those were different times ...

1. Why Patcher has become the great Rappel of videogames?
2. How is it possible that the prostitutes of Assassin's Creed 2 make us go unnoticed?
3. How much longer experiencing the three red lights and similar failures?
4. Why developers include downloadable content in the original game disc?
5. Will OnLive, and the like Gaikai the near future of gaming? And most importantly: Will they work decently with my ADSL Timofónica?
6. Are avenging the "hardocore" Nintendo refused to buy the games "hardocore" Wii?
7. How long will John Riccitiello at the head of Electronic Arts?
8. When do you get the p ... remake of Final Fantasy VII? Is it so hard to ignore the users?
9. Is the Halo saga is really overrated or cane Spain?
10. Does Sony is screwing with Move or will be a success as PSP go? (Go fucking question ...)
11. Really there was nothing for 3D technology that we are coming and that forces us to use a crappy glasses giving headache?
12. Will you leave talking nonsense at some point Peter Molyneux?
13. Who is the best Spanish journalist of video games?
14. Is not the argument of Heavy Rain, as little cheater?
15. Why was widely reported Steam and other digital download systems such as D2D and Metaboli games seem not to exist?

Rockstar Games , American company which we are accustomed to throwing "bombs" games, is completing his next release titled "Red Dead Redemption" .

The style of GTA and set in the golden age of "farwest" in it embody John Marston, a former bandit who after years of criminal life by a brutal gang, decides to settle down and live a more "quiet". But that life desirable and quiet will not last long for Marston, and government agents solicited their help to hunt down the most wanted bands.

Based on a game system very similar to the saga Grand Theft Auto , our goal will be to carry out the missions that are happening to us. Rockstar claims that no game will be a "linear", and therefore depend heavily on how we carry out the missions, as these will influence the development of history.

Red Dead Redemption is the sequel to Red Dead Revolver , which was released in May 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. This second part is being developed by Rockstar San Diego and will be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and its release date and hopefully the final is May 21, 2010.

After delaying for a third time again, hopefully something good for the game ... What you expect from this "GTA Western"?

I wanted to start my career in Banzaii talking about a game which we all expect a lot, like Heavy Rain. It seems to be a game that marked a before and after, since according to Sony says the game is open to many possibilities, a sort of interactive adventure movie mode, in which history will vary depending on what we do .

The game is developed by Quantic Dreams, creators and others of Fahrenheit , an adventure game released in 2005 for PlayStation 2 and was well received.

David Cage, project manager, says that the history of Heavy Rain revolves around four different characters are crossing around a mysterious man called "The Origami Killer" (the murderer of origami). Heavy Rain is a black film thriller with a very mature and adult, and whose main aim is to send a message to the player: How far would you go to save someone you love? As for the technical section is single-player, online mode is not available and their voices and texts are in Spanish, dubbed by major players in the scene director in Spain, plus the director has pointed out to be a single delivery, without sequels or sequelae.

Some media are calling it original, groundbreaking, flawless, spectacular ... So far everything is praise for this game that we enjoy from February 24 and as you know will be exclusive to PlayStation 3.

What about you than you think or expect of this Heavy Rain?

How is the court lately! Well stirred.

First, the pebbles:

Seen on an email from Activision to release in which data is updated sales of Modern Warfare 2 in Spain in the first week:

We update the number of units sold of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 in Spain in its first week: 123,000 copies. Thus, Modern Warfare 2 becomes the title with the best sales recorded to date in his early days on the market, surpassing recognized and successful sports games open world games.

Interpretation: Do we really need that tells you the games you are referring to?

Second sweety, this time from Sony to Microsoft:

When he finally reaches the new update (announced with great fanfare) Facebook and Twitter to Xbox 360 is that Facebook is not exclusive to Xbox 360 and that the next PS3 firmware 3.10 of Facebook integration will also ... How silent it had ! All details on the Playstation blog europero (in strict English).

And now the stones:

Activision again:

Yesterday in some ways echoed an incorrect story, commenting that Modern Warfare 2 had been banned in the Russian market. The title is on sale in Russia since last Nov. 10 in its PC version.

Simultaneous translation: Gentlemen, please make the contrast a little info ...

And the second from Konami:

Before the news appeared over the weekend and this morning in various media, Konami Digital Entertainment Spain wants to deny information to suggest that the release of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP will occur 8th of December in Spain / Europe.

The estimated release date of this title remains scheduled for February.

Please rectify the information promptly to benefit consumers, readers, media and sales channels.

In an effort to avoid these situations in the future, take this opportunity to remind you that any information concerning Konami Digital Entertainment releases of Spain that is not from our Press Department must be tested prior to publication. Konami Digital Entertainment is a global company whose release dates do not always agree to all the territories where we operate.

Interpretation: That contrast, bucking! And by the way do not bridge the favor of the poor local PR, which are pa'eso!

This week has been an unprecedented event in the history of videogames. About one million Xbox owners have been "banned", ie added to the blacklist of consoles can not access Xbox Live because Microsoft has detected that they have modified to run pirated games or indie games , among other reasons.

What does that mean? Basically you can still install whatever you want in it, but do not count on connecting to the Internet to play online or enjoy online services such as avatars, the bazaar or social networks. Come on, Microsoft turns your console into a brick for a player. Social factor is over the console ...

The mass ban has biblical proportions. It is estimated that Microsoft has sold 33 million consoles worldwide, 10 million of them in Europe and have now been banned around a million, which means that they once banned from 3 % of users (could be up to 5%), plus those who had already cast for playing Xbox multiplayer before the game they were playing a pirated copy, went on sale.

But what will they do who have suffered the wrath of Microsoft? I know they will claim the price of Xbox Live that had been paid and no longer will enjoy. Although some will buy a second console, which remain free hack for big multiplayer games, I know that many will do "pineapple" to switch to PlayStation.

One of the things that hurt them is that Microsoft has banned just before the departure of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a highly anticipated game. The time oozing pretty bad idea from Microsoft (and surely Activision, which certainly is in the garlic ...), which has taken just at the peak of the year. Many are not going to forgive easily. And then there's the feeling you've bought a console and not yours ... Microsoft's operating distance and watch what you do ... Puff, this sounds a bit like Big Brother.

Anyway, this is what you get. I of course I have not pirated, but we all know friends who have been banned in an unprecedented decision. To all this, the version of Microsoft is to modify the console is illegal and violates terms of service usage and ends with the warranty. We also aim to prevent the illegal sale of video games. What they have not clarified the method although many have taken to mean that all those with a specific firmware, which was once used to "hack" the console ... If this is the method, the thing would smell even worse, since not everyone had that firmware would be pirates ... Without commenting to modify your console is not a crime, it would be hacked, but not modify the console for other uses.

What will happen now? ¿Super Skills or of stupidity? I predict that console sales will rise as there will be people who buy a new one to play certain video games legally, but I think that a measure has been a bit radical and desperate. Apart from sales figures, what is certain is that decisions like this, instead of getting the community in the pocket, which is a key to the future of video games thanks (games created by the community or created levels by users), the fact is that the community will go elsewhere. In the short term Microsoft can make some sales, but medium to long term I think they are digging their own grave.

Ah! And careful with the Xbox you to buy secondhand. Like you sell a mazacote that is worthless ...

This week I walked bundled with a thousand themes, but always takes a while to play, especially if there are video games and on the streets as Batman Arkam Asylum, and downloadable demos like FIFA 10.
The truth is he did not expect the new Batman video game was so good. I would back that came from Eidos and there was a superhero in it, but I got the collector's edition and, given that triumphed in many "reviews", I have started to play and I was surprised. What I'm liking is the script, at the height of any good movie, and that little by little you earn powerful "gadgets" of Batman that enhance gameplay that otherwise would become too repetitive and heavy. Did not try the last of Wolverine, who said it was pretty good, but I do not exceed this Batman Arkam Asylum, to me, is the best video game based on a superhero to date.

I told you I was testing the beta of PES 2010, and it seemed like a good game, but after downloading the demo for FIFA 2010 the verdict can only be one: FIFA has no rival. From what I've seen, the errors have been properly polished, especially the issue of shots on goal, which brought me down the street from bitterness. It's not so easy to remove the ball, there are plenty of cool new animations, players charge better, goalkeepers are more realistic ... It is a joy. I can not wait!