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Immersive Technology: Motion Controls and 3D
Sep 25th
Earlier this year at E3, two very specific advances were being pushed by console manufacturers: motion controls and 3DTV. Both of these technologies are meant to push the gaming industry forward and give video games a more interactive experience, being able to control your actions onscreen with a wand or even your own hands and having visuals jump out at you.
It seems like it was only a few years ago we were talking about games going HD and starting to use wireless controller. Our favorite franchises (or at least those that weren’t a Nintendo franchise) were updated with even more glorious visuals and we no longer had to worry about our controllers ever getting tangled together, or ever wondering which controller is which due to the facts that these wireless controllers have light patterns. Even before that, when it came to our televisions we had been playing in the standard definition era from the Intellivision to the PS2. The move to HDTV was inevitable as the install base grew, but when it comes to today’s advances, do we really need these in our games? Are we ready for them?
Notable releases: Q4 2009 UPDATED
Sep 28th
So, it’s been a bit of an uneventful third quarter at AGM. It appears I have come down with severe cases of writer’s block, laziness, and just plain procrastination all at once.
But, without further ado, here are some of the games you can expect between now and the end of the year:
(Note: The following list is only for North America)
Xbox 360
Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Forza Motorsport 3
Oct 27th: Tekken 6
Oct 29th: GTA4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassin’s Creed II
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Playstation 3
Sept 29th: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 20th: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Tekken 6
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassins Creed II
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Wii
Sept 29th: Dead Space Extraction
Oct 4th: Wii Fit Plus
Oct 6th: Spore Hero
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 3rd: Rabbids Go Home
Nov 3rd: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
Nov 15th: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nov 27th: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Dec 26th: Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
(I also believe that Tatsunoku vs. Capcom is supposed to fit in somewhere here, unless I missed something.)
Nintendo DS
Sept 29th: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Oct 6th: Spore Hero Arena
Oct 12th: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty Modern Warfare: Mobilized
Dec 7th: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
PSP
Oct 1st: PSPGo [Hardware]
Oct 1st: Gran Tourismo
Oct 1st: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Oct 13th: Half Minute Hero
Oct 20th: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Nov 17th: Little Big Planet
(And yes, that’s it for now.)
PC
Oct 13th: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Oct 22nd: Windows 7 [Operating System]
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2
