As like last year i put up some trailers for games that have caught my eye and to kick things off this year is the new trailer for Project Origin that thrusts you into another nightmare thanks to that weird little girl Alma (F.E.A.R).

So check out the trailer and tell me what you think.

So E3 is just around the corner so what do we expect to see at each one of the big 3’s press conference, well below is my guess at what i think they might show.

Nintendo
Since the last year Nintendo has shocked the gaming world with how well the Wii has done however of the 3 Nintendo is the hardest to predict as they like to keep there cards to there chest but i’m going to give it a try and predict what i think they might say and show.
1 - We know that Nintendo plan to show a big mystery game off at E3 but we don’t know what it will be and i think it could be a new Zelda game.
2 - There is a chance that another version of the DS will be shown as there have been hints but Nintendo have ruled it out but you never know.
3 - Could they throw a spanner in the works by showing off a new home system this early in the lifespan of the Wii.
4 - People have been crying out for a hard drive for the Wii and i think they would be silly if they did’nt announce one.
5 - As you can expect they will also show off a lot of games whether it be for the Wii, DS or Wiiware and we might even have a few more companies announced to be releasing more classic games for the virtual console.
6 - Finally i predict that there might be some new Wii channels announced but in what form they might take that is what i’m unsure about.

Microsoft
Out of the 3 last year Microsoft had the worst press conference as they only showed games that were coming out over the 6 months leading up to the christmas rush so what can they do this year to make up for the lack luster approach of last years.

1 - The obvious place to start is a blu-ray add on for the 360, Now we know that they have said there will not be one but they way blu-ray has been going over the last 6 months since they won the format wars Microsoft would be really stupid if they did’nt hint at one.
2 - Could a new home console be shown as Microsoft were first out of the door with there next gen console and they could beat the other two to the punch again with there next console.
3 - Rumors that they have been working on a handheld has been going around for a long time so is it time to own up and finally show us that they are going to be making one.
4 - Every year since the 360 came out they have announced a new scu so it might be a dead cert that they announce a new one with the fingers pointing to a 60GB model.
5 - We know a lot of games will be shown off with Gears 2, Fable etc being a dead cert but do they have a secret few games up there sleves that nobody knows about.
6 - More new features will surely be shown off but in what form and what can we expect with rumors hinting that there could be a little bit of a redesign of the dashboard.
7 - Finally going around the internet lately have been talk about a motion controller for Microsoft that will be better than the Wii’s so could this rumor be true.

Sony
It hasn’t been a good year for the once rulers of the console war but over the next year could see a big change in fortune with Sony as they now have started to find there feet and they have start to pull back some ground for the other two but what can we expect from them.

1 - Home should be shown off agin but this time hopfully in it’s final for with a concrete release date finally announced.
2 - Another redesign of the PSP could be on the cards as there handheld has been failing quicker than there home console and it needs something big to bring it back from the brink of the gaming abyss.
3 - We know Sony will show off Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2 and Killzone 2 but what other new games do they have up there sleves and could we finally see the next gen reborn of Jak and Daxter.
4 - New features are bound to come out for the Ps3 but in what form and will we see a bit more of a simple aproach to things from them.
5 - Sony have announced that they plan to have a movie service for the PS3 like the 360 but how is this service going to work and how much will movies cost well we know that they will have something to say on that matter.
6 - A price cut seems to be on the cards for them again but how much will be cut off and when can we expect this to happen should also be announced at there press conference.

Well thats it those are my predictions as what we might expect to hear from the big 3 at there press confernece at E3 next week.

The times and dates for each press conference are as follows:-
Microsoft - Monday 14th July 5:30pm
Nintendo - Tuesday 15th July 4:00pm
Sony - Tuesday 15th July 6:30pm

We will have each press conference on here as soon as we can but if you wnat to watch them live go over to Gamespot.com as they will be streaming each one of the 3 live.

It seems somebody has made a little mistake by saying that Rock Band 2 will not hit our shores this year instead it will come out in November only in America and will also grace the 360 first and will eventually come out on the other systems.

A spokesperson from EA said that “There was a misunderstanding and there is no confirmed date for Europe.”

With Guitar Hero 4 out this year over here it would of been silly of EA to go up against it but it is EA and I’m surprised they haven’t gone up against Activision this time.

As soon as we get a release date for Rock Band 2 i will let you know.

Well here is the first trailer for Call of Duty World at War and i do have to say that Treyarch are sticking to there word when they say that it will be the most brutal of the Call of Duty, but don’t take my word for it check out the trailer and tell me what you think.

1. Viva Piñata – Party Animals - Girl Power - As a female character, finish a game while never losing to a male character.

2. Robert Ludlams-the Bourne Conspiracy - Need Glasses - Finished a mission with an accuracy below 10%.

3. Ratatouille - King of the Stump - Jump up on top of the tree stump in Mabel’s backyard. C’mon, if Emile can do it…

4. Unreal Tournament 3 - Get a life… - Get 200 kills in multiplayer on 50 different days.

5. X-Men The Official Game - Xavier Institute - This Achievement is awarded when Wolverine’s training mission is completed.

Trying to think up different Top 10’s that other gaming sites have not done can be hard however during a conversation with a friend today i think i struck gaming gold and came up with the top 10 weird Achievements however just to make things a bit different we have spilt them up into two parts the top 5 weird achievements A-M and the same with the letters N-Z.

So without further ado here is the top 5 weird achievements A-M.

5. Hitman Blood Money
Accidents Do Happen - 20G
Get a successful accident kill

4. History Channel Battle For The Pacific
Purple Heart - 0G
Die 250 times in multiplayer mode to recieve the purple heart.

3. Def Jam Icon
Ladies Man - 35G
Satisfy 4 girlfriends at the same time.

2. Hour of Victory
Spray’n Pay - 0G
Run out of all your ammo in a ranked match

1. Frontlines Fuel of War
Noob - 0G
Commit suicide 10 times in a multiplayer match

Well that is my top 5 and James will have his top 5 weird achievements N-Z after mine.

So tell me what weird achievements i have missed off that you think should be there

Oh Rock Band how you tease us with all of those new tracks and cocky Americans laughing at us because they have had the game since late last year well it’s finally time for us to get a bit of this gorgeous cherry.

The date we have to look out for is as early as May 23rd (yes that early) however we don’t have a price yet but EA might announce that today at a press event they are holding.

Just to make things a little more sweeter we get a few tracks those Americans didn’t get plus all 70 downloadable songs that are available via the US marketplace will also be available from day one with EA also stating that from May 27th all songs will be available on both American and UK marketplace.

So i guess it is now time to go and preorder yourself a copy and take out a bank loan just in-case, plus i also think it’s best if you clear a lot of room as there is enough kit to take up a full spare room.

Update - the price has just been released and cop a hold of this

Instruments (Drums, Guitar and Microphone) = £129.99
Game = £49.99 (everywhere will sell it at £39.99)
Total = £179.98 (£169.98 hopfully)

Grand Total = A shit load of money

Thanks very much EA for bleeding us dry

Update 2 - If you head over to the nice people at Play.com you will be able to get the instruments at £99.99 (saving 23%) and the game at £39.99 (saving 20%).

you will also be able to buy the drums and the guitar on there own with the drums costing you £69.99 and the guitar £59.99.

So thanks to Play.com it is’nt going to be that bad in the end.

As soon as i get pricing information from Game.com and Gamestation i will let you know.

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Now the game has been out a little while so it’s time to tell you what i thought of the game and it isn’t all good news.

To start off with when you play the game for the first time you are in for a little treat as it can be fun to go around with a mate and shot the shit out of the bad guy’s however the cracks begin to show the more you play it.
The games major flaw comes down to the fact that it’s really really short (on the easy difficult setting it can be finished in less that a few hours) and it’s just the same thing over and over again.
The co-op elements just become repetitive and boring as there isn’t any variety to them and this was a very missed opportunity on EA’s part as they could of done so much more to make the game stand out a bit better

I’m not kicking the single player that much as the first play through of this game i enjoyed but i don’t see myself going through it again and again.

Now you might think that the huge saving grace of army of two will come down to the multi player side however this just makes the game worse as there is so much lag most of the time it’s unplayable, the enemy AI is so annoying that they constantly get in the way of you finishing your tasks, your main objectives are the same no matter how many times you play the maps and they stay in the same place and finally the biggest kicker is down to how many multi player maps there are and that’s a huge 4, yes you have read right there are only 4.

So over all the game is a big let down, I’m getting sick of magazines/Internet hyping up a game only for it to be a big let down plus the £40 price tag of it makes it even more hard more me to recommend this game.

Save up your money for either Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 or Condemned 2 Bloodshot.

Overall Score = 6/10

I have a nice special treat for you today with a few new videos from the upcoming EA game Army of Two.
So enjoy.