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- Steam deals: Indie packs, Left 4 Dead 2, F.E.A.R. series
- Live Show: Backlog will play Parasite Eve II's 2nd disc
- Interview: Why you should care about Skyrim
- New Destructoid Episode: Jimmy Fallon Steals All Our News
- Interview: Shoes and exploding in Ms. Splosion Man
- Gears of War film currently in development hell
- Pre-order Black Ops 'Annihilation' DLC from GameStop
- Trials Evolution details: four-person multiplayer, more
- E3 2011 was full of decaffeinated failure
- Interview: Banging an alligator in The Gunstringer
- Live show: Double Fine is in our studio to play Trenched
- Podtoid 154: Willem Dafoe in The Breast Man
- Another silly dev diary for Shadows of the Damned
- Review: Dungeon Siege III
- Being a Dinosaur Zookeeper is no easy feat
- Free App of the Day: Army of Darkness Defense
- The results of our puppy (and kitten!) E3 predictions!
| Steam deals: Indie packs, Left 4 Dead 2, F.E.A.R. series Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT I do so enjoy being the whispering voice in the back of your head, urging you to buy videogames because they're slightly cheaper than normal. Heck, you aren't going to play most of them anyway, but just think -- one day, you might! It's the same justification used by moms everywhere to buy clothes no one in the family actually needs. Here is what Steam is offering right now.
While I don't have personal experience with enough of the titles in the Action Pack to speak of it either way -- I'm sure it's a steal, at the price -- I can happily recommend the Variety Pack. Do it up. | ||||||||||||
| Live Show: Backlog will play Parasite Eve II's 2nd disc Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT [Backlog is the ongoing quest to rid Conrad Zimmerman's collection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live on Destructoid's Justin.tv channel every weeknight at 8pm Pacific] God as my witness, it's going to happen tonight. Yes, we're actually going to see content on the second of two compact discs for Parasite Eve II. My days of meandering aimlessly through a forsaken town in the Mojave are over. Now I'll get to meander aimlessly around a shelter somewhere instead. Progress! We're hanging out live right now and playing live. I'll be manipulating the lovely Aya Brea on screen and probably filling in for the lack of voice acting in Parasite Eve II. Come join me and all the goons in the live chat over on Destructoid's Justin.tv channel! Watch live video from Destructoid on Justin.tv
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| Interview: Why you should care about Skyrim Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is trucking onwards in development, and while Nick gave us his balanced view on what he played before, Jim just came all over the place. So there's a chance this might be a good game, maybe, possibly, probably. Watch Hollie Bennett as she tries to maneuver the maze of well-prepared PR answers in order to get you the info you want, while Max just pans up and down this Bethesda guy's entire body. Dragons! | ||||||||||||
| New Destructoid Episode: Jimmy Fallon Steals All Our News Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT
Move it, football-head. It's Friday, so today's episode of The Destructoid Show was carefree and whimsical. Here's the rundown: Jimmy Fallon, that guy who was in Taxi with Queen Latifah, sometimes covers video game news on his late-night talk show. This week's been all post-E3 exclusives, including some PS3 footage of Battlefield 3. I say more irrelevant things about Duke Nukem Forever's critical reception, and so does Duke himself. Jim wrote a really good article about why the game isn't a parody which you should read here. Zelda fans will be bummed to hear there's no 25th anniversary edition coming out, but I seize the opportunity to say creepy stuff about Robin Williams' daughter. There's some Portal 2 DLC on the way, but it's not what you're expecting. Last but not least, if you submit a video of yourself pretending to play Fruit Ninja Kinect, we'll send you a poster that's been autographed by the guys at Halfbrick. I'll also draw you a picture of whatever you want. Including poo-poo. Spoiler Alert: In an attempt to look more like Robin Williams, I've grown a beard. | ||||||||||||
| Interview: Shoes and exploding in Ms. Splosion Man Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT
I sat down with Twisted Pixel's Jay Stuckwisch at E3 and watched as he made a woman explode over and over again. It was hot. It was also really fun! Ms. Splosion Man is upping the insanity by giving us more worlds, crazy multiplayer features and shoes. So many pairs of shoes! It's a bunch of fun and the game is as challenging as ever too. Luckily, our video editor, Bob Muir, didn't include the footage of how I kept failing over in over in the one level I played. Ms. Splosion Man will be out sometime this Summer for Xbox Live Arcade. | ||||||||||||
| Gears of War film currently in development hell Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT It seems like every time we get a status update on the Gears of War movie, the project hasn't progressed much, if at all. The latest word, direct from Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski himself, pins the film as being "in development hell right now." "Who knows what'll happen," he continues in a chat with GameFront. "It took however many years for Peter Jackson to make Lord of the Rings. Hollywood is a complicated beast. There's all sorts of weirdness going on with who's working on it, what's going on here and there." "But, hopefully it happens. Maybe the Gears 3 success will generate more interest in it. I'd love to see it. I'd rather have a movie that's great and true to the franchise, than a movie that sucks. I'd rather not have a movie, than a movie that sucks." Cliffy B: Gears of War Movie "in development hell" [GameFront via G4 TV] | ||||||||||||
| Pre-order Black Ops 'Annihilation' DLC from GameStop Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT So GameStop has started pre-orders for the "Annihilation" map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. There's no incentive to pre-order, Activision will never run out of download codes for any downloadable content and you can easily download the pack straight from the comfort of your own home once it's released. So, yeah. This. This is a thing. Really, the only benefit here is that you can trade in some old crap towards the purchase of the new DLC, I guess. | ||||||||||||
| Trials Evolution details: four-person multiplayer, more Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT The teaser trailer for Trials Evolution was a pleasant surprise at E3. In about three seconds of gameplay footage, we got a glimpse at outdoor environments and multiplayer. Redlynx co-founder Antti Ilvessuo has gone into more depth with Eurogamer. "We have two to four player multiplayer, both locally and online," says Ilvessuo. "Everyone drives on the same screen and the same track, but on their own driving line. We have a few good tricks to keep the competition fierce and balanced." "Everything is very easy to find and nicely organized," he says of the track sharing hub. The level editor itself has seen an "incredible amount of changes," and there will be more mini-games, open environments, and "curved driving lines" in the game as well. Redlynx hopes to get Trials Evolution up on Xbox Live Arcade "between the end of summer and the end of the year." Such a tremendous year for digital games. Trials Evolution won't use Kinect [Eurogamer] | ||||||||||||
| E3 2011 was full of decaffeinated failure Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT
Mr. Caffeine wasn't the only aspect of E3 2011 that blew meaty chunks. While the showfloor had a very strong lineup of exciting games, there's no escaping the fact that some of the press conferences were utterly embarrassing. Just check out the above video to see how bad it is, and remember -- this is our favorite pasttime being represented by these gormless gumps. This is the kind of stuff that publishers think you enjoy. Nice shot, Jeremy! | ||||||||||||
| Interview: Banging an alligator in The Gunstringer Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT
The Gunstringer is the next game from the demented minds over at Twisted Pixel. You play as a puppet (via Kinect controls) who's out for revenge against the gang that betrayed him. We've seen the game a few times and the big news that came out of E3 was that The Gunstringer is coming to retail now. Michael Wilford, CEO at Twisted Pixel, explains to us why Gunstringer made the switch to retail in our hands-on interview. We also see a dude bang a f*cking alligator. I love videogames so much. | ||||||||||||
| Live show: Double Fine is in our studio to play Trenched Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT After a wild post-E3 week, we are finishing strong with a live preview and special guests. Greg Rice and Brad Muir from Double Fine will be joining us today at 4PM PST on Justin.Tv. They will be showing us their newest title, Trenched, available June 22nd on Xbox Live Arcade. [Join us for Mash Tactics every weekday at 4PM PST on Justin.Tv/Destructoid to watch live streams of new game releases and crazy antics with industry guests. Come join us on the chat and see what all the fuss is about! Want to get involved? We are always looking for community content to showcase. If you would like us to read your C-blog post or show off your original Dtoid art, we would love to see it. Get your voice heard by guest starring on one of our many community focused shows. Still want more? With a little bit of consistency, dedication, and responsibility, you too can have your own show on the official Dtoid channel! Join us in chat on Justin.Tv/Destructoid to find out how you can be a part our great expanding community.] Watch live video from Destructoid on Justin.tv
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| Podtoid 154: Willem Dafoe in The Breast Man Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT Podtoid is back and we haven't let a little thing like E3 get in the way of demented drivel and inane banter. This week, we discuss L.A. Noire's difficulty levels, the obligatory examination of Duke Nukem's worth as a character, and we proudly debut a brand new show feature -- Film Pitches For Willem Dafoe. Oh, that idea's just gonna run and run. As always, you can hit is up on iTunes or RSS, and download directly. | ||||||||||||
| Another silly dev diary for Shadows of the Damned Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT
There has been a lot of media for Shadows of the Damned lately, but this -- this is what I was patiently waiting for all along. It's a follow-up to the video from a couple months back that gave Suda51 and Shinji Mikami incredible new voices. I desperately hope this becomes an industry-wide trend. | ||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT It's been quite some time since we last saw Dungeon Siege, with the Dungeon Siege II: Broken World expansion pack released in 2006. Since then, the franchise has landed at the feet of role-playing powerhouse Square Enix and the fine --if notoriously glitch-loving -- folk at Obsidian. Featuring a streamlined progression system and a simple style of gameplay that's easy to pick up, Dungeon Siege III immediately risks turning off hardcore role-playing game fans who demand deep customization and total control over their destiny. Then again, if you want a game that's a veritable fortress of statistics, you probably weren't looking in this direction to begin with. Those still with me may want to consider checking this game out. Dungeon Siege III (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [reviewed]) Dungeon Siege III's linear story takes us back to the Kingdom of Ehb and revolves around the Tenth Legion, a force decimated by a powerful conqueror known as Jeyne Kassynder. As one of four playable characters -- Lucas Montbarron, Anjali, Reinhart Manx or Katarina -- you are tasked with rebuilding the Legion, bringing Kassynder to justice, and saving Ehb in a fairly unremarkable but not unenjoyable narrative. Each of the four characters has a distinct playstyle and a set of unique abilities. Lucas is your typical warrior, fighting with swords and shields. Anjali can switch between human and powerful Archon forms, wielding fire-based offensive abilities. Reinhart is a standard mage with a plethora of spells at his command, while Katarina is a ranged specialist, packing rifles and handguns that can be empowered with black magic. Character development is some of the most simplistic you could ever expect to find in a Western role-playing game, and I suspect that hardcore PC gamers will not appreciate it. Each character has nine skills that are unlocked incrementally and can be strengthened with skill points. In addition, there are twelve passive attributes that have their own set of points. General statistics, such as attack power and health, are improved automatically and via the huge amount of equipment you can obtain. Every ability carries with it two potential extra enhancements that are unlocked using ability points. These enhancements can be improved with further points, but you may only improve them up to five times. You can also choose to mix the enhancements. For instance, Katarina can earn the ability to summon a wolf. The wolf has two enhancements -- one that boosts its HP and attack power, and another that gives Katarina HP every time it attacks. You can choose to sink all five of your enhancement points in boosting the wolf's strength/HP, or you can sink all five into gaining superior health regeneration. Alternatively, you could sink three points in the wolf's HP/attack, and two points in the health regain, so the wolf becomes slightly stronger and heals your character. Despite that in-depth description, it's a very easy and intuitive form of character progression, though one that is very restrictive. Dungeon Siege III's playable characters are strictly predetermined and your only real choice is the order in which you unlock skills and the minor way in which you enhance your pre-set abilities. It's easy to get into, but there's a definite lack of meat on some particularly solid bones. Those looking for deep skill trees and manual stat tweaking will not get what they want out of this game. In what is both a blessing and a potential curse, Dungeon Siege III is very much a "casual" role-playing experience, in which most of the thinking has been done for you and your only concern is amassing vast quantities of loot while kicking the crap out of giant spiders and goblins. This approach will be seen by some as a "dumbed down" experience, but if you want a game that dispenses with busywork and gets right down to the acquisition of riches and power, then Dungeon Siege III provides the instant gratification you're looking for. This no-nonsense approach to character building extends to the core gameplay as well. Combat is all about dodging, blocking and button mashing to spam attacks and special abilities. Console controllers seem specifically catered to, with abilities picked by hitting combinations of face and shoulder buttons in a fairly straightforward manner. You don't even have to map abilities yourself -- there are just enough special commands to fit onto a controller, and the game assigns everything for you in a way that's incredibly easy to learn. Despite the restrictions, Dungeon Siege III's fights are pretty satisfying, overall. At first, the game comes across as far too easy. The opening hour or two puts the players up against paper-thin enemies who fall to the blade without putting up much resistance. Once the game throws some more challenging enemies your way and your character gets a few interesting abilities, fights turn into a suitably action-packed affair and a number of later bosses will give out a decent fight, even if none of them will ever truly keep you stumped for long. Part of the fun is in the unique balance the game strikes with your various powers. Most special abilities require Focus, represented by a blue gauge that fills up every time you land a regular attack on an enemy. Your healing or buffing skills require a separate magical energy that is only earned by using Focus skills. It's not a system you start to take notice of until you gain multiple buffs, but once you do, there's a terrific little system in play that encourages making use of every tool at a character's disposal. In single-player, you're allowed to pick a single party member to accompany you, although you can switch that member out for another of the characters at any time. While generally a competent fighter, your AI ally has a tendency to run headfirst into danger and require revival. However, it will always drop whatever it's doing and revive the player when needed, and it's not shy about mopping up the gold after a fight. It's just a shame that enemies will ignore the AI character completely in order to attack the player. In fact, AI overall is a bit of an issue. Enemies have invisible boundaries that can be wholly exploited, especially in the earlier parts of the game. Opponents won't cross a certain point, and if you have ranged attacks, it's fairly easy to incite an enemy to give chase, cross the invisible barrier, and then launch an assault as the creature suddenly stops its pursuit and retreats. Later on in the game this becomes more obnoxious as enemies simply disappear into thin air and respawn at their starting positions once you cross an arbitrary threshold. While I'm criticizing, I need to point out that targeting leaves a lot to be desired. I played as Katarina and I found the auto-target system for her ranged shots to be pretty poor. The character frequently favored enemies that were too far away to be a threat over the monster that was actively attacking her, and sometimes she'd just fire at nothing at all, despite the enemies stood right near her. At times, the targeting system appears to work well, and at others it doesn't work at all. There are most certainly some annoying issues that are hard to ignore, but they didn't stop me having fun with the title. As a single-player experience, Dungeon Siege III is a pleasing affair that lets you jump into an RPG experience without any hassle. I can appreciate a game that just throws the player into the action and lets them enjoy themselves without engaging in endless micromanagement. Deeper experiences are always welcome, but there's plenty to be said for the more streamlined approach as well, and Dungeon Siege III is a fine example of that style. The game took me around twelve hours to beat, and that was with me completing the side quests and taking my time to explore. If you just want to rush through the linear campaign, you'll be able to complete it at a far swifter pace. Despite the game's short length in comparison to other Western RPGs, I found Dungeon Siege III to have a satisfying amount of content to it. The bland but pleasant story wrapped up in a satisfying manner at just the right time, and I feel the game would outstay its welcome if it lasted much longer. Drop in/drop out co-op is included, and I have to say that it's an incredibly weak part of the game. For a start, there's simply no benefit to a player who joins somebody else's game. If you join another player's quest, you do not get to take your own character -- you simply inhabit the body of one of theirs. Furthermore, the camera freaks out when more than one player joins a game -- it attempts to force all players to stay on the screen at all times, but frequently fails, and will end up with players stuck offscreen and unable to see where they're going. Although playing co-op is the only way to see all four characters fighting at the same time, there's just no appreciable point to any of it. It's great for the game's host, but outside of some token Achievements/Trophies, there's nothing in it for the rest of the party. They don't get to take loot home with them and they don't get to build their own characters. Such co-op is fine in genres such as first-person-shooting, where character development isn't a goal, but in a game predominantly about acquiring fresh gear and earning experience, this method of co-op completely misses the point. It's a shame, because aside from the awful camera, the co-op features work pretty well. I was able to enjoy sessions without lag, and it's pretty cool to see all four characters taking the fight to some monstrous insects. I just wish there was an actual incentive for everyone to play it. The game looks pretty good, although it employs a strange artistic style in which characters go for a realistic look but sport stylized textures. It takes some getting used to, but every now and then one gets the jarring feeling that a character's facial details haven't loaded yet. I'm also thrilled to report that for an Obsidian game, there were no glitches encountered during my play. Music is used sparingly but is of the droll orchestral variety, and voice acting is competent and listenable, which is a high compliment as any in the field of videogame acting. Dungeon Siege III most certainly isn't for everybody. Many gamers expect their role-playing games to be far more involving than this one, especially in recent years. Obsidian, however, went with an unapologetic throwback to simpler hack n' slash dungeon crawlers, and created a good little adventure because of it. It's certainly more straightforward than most RPGs these days, but I don't think the gameplay ultimately suffered because of it. With better co-op, this could have been a truly great experience, but it's still highly enjoyable, and you can't demand much more than that. | ||||||||||||
| Being a Dinosaur Zookeeper is no easy feat Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT I now fully understand what John Hammond went through in Jurassic Park. That poor man. Adult Swim's new web game, Dinosaur Zookeeper, enlightened me. You see, dinosaurs aren't meant to be caged. They'd sooner electrocute themselves trying to get out than spend one more second fenced in. And should they break out? (They will absolutely break out.) Well, they're going to kill everything in their path. Because they're goddamn dinosaurs. That's just what they do. This concept makes for a wonderfully morbid game. And it's developed by (not) Vlambeer! Go spend the rest of today playing it. Browser Game Pick: Dinosaur Zookeeper (Not Vlambeer) [IndieGames via Rock, Paper, Shotgun] | ||||||||||||
| Free App of the Day: Army of Darkness Defense Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT That Evil Dead game for iOS was released the other day, and it's free for a limited time! Which means it's still free as of now, so go grab it here. Army of Darkness Defense puts you in control of Ash, with a ton of references to the movie and the ability to upgrade stuff and recruit different types of minions. Other than the Army of Darkness skin, it's pretty much like every other game where you protect a lane by controlling and creating minions. I only played it for a couple of maps to try it out, and it's fun enough although very simple. You also get tired of the Peasant voice response in the first level you get to build them, so that doesn't bode well for annoyance levels across the entire game. Still, it's free! Free Ash with a boomstick and flying Necronomicons! [Thanks Sagatron!] [Found a free App for iOS or Android? Think it's good? Hit up Jim Sterling or Maurice Tan and let 'em know. Please do so -- finding good free games is hard!] | ||||||||||||
| The results of our puppy (and kitten!) E3 predictions! Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT A week before E3, I posted a predictions post that featured the adorable (and adoptable!) animals of the Burbank Animal Shelter making predictions about what they thought would happen at this year’s mammoth industry event. (You can read the full article right here to see the “scientific” techniques I used to make these predictions.) The entire process was highly emotional, unbelievably satisfying, and one of the greatest experiences of my entire life. In fact, every time I go back and read the original predictions article I still get a little teary-eyed. I fell in love with all of those amazing animals and can’t wait to visit them again soon. ACTUALLY I AM GOING TO GO RIGHT AFTER FINISHING THIS! But now that E3 is over, how did the puppies (and kittens!) do? Did they make accurate predictions? Which animal was the most accurate? And was my ultimate goal in doing this experiment reached? Did any of these wonderful, beautiful animals get adopted? As a quick summary, I went into the shelter with a list of yes/no questions provided by you, the community. By asking each animal the questions, I observed their reactions to determine their answers. In addition, I had all the animals interact with three videogame controllers (Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3). Whichever controller they played with the most would decide who that animal thought would “win” the annual press conferences. But, again, you can read the original article for a full breakdown of the entire, emotional experience, the detailed predictions that were made, and how everything worked. This post is a just a roundup of the dramatic results. Oh, and to make it official, we took a vote at Destructoid about which of the main three companies (Microsoft, Nintendo, or Sony) “won” the press conferences. The majority voted for Nintendo, so that was used to help calculate these prediction results. So, let’s get to it. How did these animals do? Did they make better predictions than the highly paid industry analysts? Let’s go! (Original prediction) manasteel88 asked: Will Kevin Butler be at the Sony press conference this year? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III be announced? (Original prediction) CorruptAI125 asked: Will there be a new Silent Hill: Downpour trailer with actual gameplay? (Original prediction) Wolfy-Boey asked: Will The Last Story finally get announced for U.S. and PAL territories? (Original prediction) Nic128 asked: Will The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword be delayed and released on Nintendo’s next-generation console? (Original prediction) Who will "win" the press conference? (Original prediction) Danzflor asked: Beyond Good & Evil 2? (Original prediction) ManWithNoName asked: Will there be a reveal of Persona 5? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will a new Prince of Persia be announced? (Original prediction) Scissors asked: Will Valkyria Chronicles 3 be announced for North America? (Original prediction) rexwolf2 asked: Will The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword meet its expected 2011 release date? (Original prediction) crackity jones asked: Will The Last Guardian release this year? (Original prediction) SilverDragon1979 asked: Will Sony announce the PlayStation 4? (Original prediction) SteezyXL asked: Will Mass Effect 3 win the Destructoid “Best of E3” award? (Original prediction) that1dood asked: Will we see Final Fantasy VII HD announced? (Original prediction) Who will "win" the press conference? (Original prediction) Lenigod asked: Will we see L.A. Noire tech in the next Grand Theft Auto game? (Original prediction) VGFreak1225 asked: Sly Cooper 4? (Original prediction) Morty asked: Will there be news about TimeSplitters 4? (Original prediction) Hohojirozame asked: Will there be any new and exciting AR card "gaming" for the 3DS? (Original prediction) Ali D asked: Will there be a new game announcement from Rockstar? (Original prediction) Knivy asked: Will Diablo III release this year? (Original prediction) jjjenigma asked: Will Double Fine's Sesame Street game make the Kinect a must-have peripheral? (Original prediction) LK4O4 asked: Will Prope announce a U.S. release for Rodea the Sky Soldier? (Original prediction) LazyEyelids asked: Will there be a new Onimusha? (Original prediction) Time Glitch asked: Is the Halo remake real? (Original prediction) CelicaCrazed asked: Will we finally get a new Jet Grind Radio? (Original prediction) Sir Legendhead asked: Will there ever be a true sequel to Hulk: Ultimate Destruction? (Original prediction) ZombiePlatypus asked: Will we see anything from Doom 4? (Original prediction) Kylehyde asked: Will there be some more news about Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney? (Original prediction) Projectexodus asked: Will we see the announcement of Grand Theft Auto V? (Original prediction) smurfee mcgee asked: Will Pikmin 3 be at E3? (Original prediction) CoruptAI125 asked: Will we see Metal Gear Rising at Microsoft's press conference? (Original prediction) Wolfy-Boey asked: Will Naughty Dog go back to the Jak and Daxter series? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will the sequel to Darksiders be unveiled? (Original prediction) rexwolf2 asked: Will Chad meet Miyamoto? (Original prediction) crackity jones asked: Will we get Metal Arms 2 due to Jim Sterling's recent article? (Original prediction) Blindfire asked: Will we see Torchlight 2? (Original prediction) Lenigod asked: Will we get any new information on StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm? (Original prediction) Hohojirozame asked: Will we be able to battle Pokemon using AR cards? (Original prediction) Elsa asked: Will Sony announce cross-game voice chat? (Original prediction) Knivy asked: Will Sony switch to Steam as their online delivery system? (Original prediction) that1dood asked: Will we get to see more of the gorgeous indie mech game Hawken? (Original prediction) jjjenigma asked: Will we see some new 2D Castlevania games? (Original prediction) CelicaCrazed asked: Will we see Burnout: Crash City? (Original prediction) Projectexodus asked: Will there be an announcement of a Metal Gear Solid HD collection? (Original prediction) CoruptAI125 asked: Will there be a Final Fantasy XIII Versus gameplay trailer? (Original prediction) ChillyBilly asked: Will Project Cafe have cross-game chat similar to Xbox Live? (Original prediction) that1dood asked: Will Project Cafe be the first Nintendo console to break the $250 barrier at launch? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will the Simpsons arcade game be ported to PSN/Xbox Live Arcade? (Original prediction) Scissors asked: Will Retro Studios make the next Star Fox game? (Original prediction) that1dood asked: Will we see Half-Life 3? (Original prediction) Kylehyde asked: Will a new Advance Wars be announced for the 3DS? (Original prediction) Projectexodus asked: Will The Last Story get a western release date? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will we hear more about Alan Wake? (Original prediction) SuperMonk4Ever asked: Will we see some more new characters for Mortal Kombat? (Original prediction) bbain asked: Will Mother 3 ever be released in the U.S.? (Original prediction) Projectexodus asked: Will Nintendo show anything F-Zero-related for Project Cafe? (Original prediction) ZombiePlatypus asked: Will Square-Enix announce a sequel to Super Mario RPG? (Original prediction) Wolfy-Boey asked: Dark Cloud 3? (Original prediction) ManWithNoName asked: Will Sony’s new handheld be officially named NGP? (Original prediction) garethxxgod asked: Will we get Star Wars: Battlefront III? (Original prediction) Scissors asked: Will they announce Klonoa 3DS? (Original prediction) VGFreak1225 asked: Will Microsoft announce the new Xbox? So, the animals of the Burbank Animal Shelter got 49% of the predictions right. Not amazing, but not too shabby either. I mean, they are ADORABLE ANIMALS after all, so getting approximately half of the predictions correct is pretty darn impressive, if you ask me. As for each individual animal, here is a rank of the results from most correct to least correct: Peaches & Cream – 83% With a score of 83%, the dynamic duo of Peaches & Cream wins! Pretty good showing! Congratulations, you adorable pups, you. But looking past all this harmless fun, let’s get to the most important thing. Did any of these animals get adopted since the article was posted? Amazing news! Since posting the article, “Sabin”, Patience, The Situation, and Lady have been adopted. YAY! This news makes me feel so good. In the original article, I stated: “If even one of these fine, loving animals gets adopted because of this prediction post, I will be the happiest person on the planet.” Well, I am now the happiest person on the planet. And, even better, since the article, there have been numerous calls and visits to the shelter to check out the amazing animals. Which is incredible news. It is only a matter of time until all of these dogs and cats find wonderful homes. And you can help make that happen! If you like in Southern California, give the Burbank Animal Shelter a call, check out their website, or, heck, drive down and pay the place a visit! Any of these animals would make a wonderful addition to your family. I may be taking one home myself soon ... Thanks again to all the staff of the Burbank Animal Shelter for being absolutely welcoming and helpful through this entire process. And, most importantly, thanks to the sweet animals. Not only for assisting with these E3 predictions, but for just being kind, gentle creatures, full of nothing but love. Just being close to you changed my life. I hope I can return the favor soon. |
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