The Guildmasters

For those who are not aware of some of the newest releases for the PS3 and other systems i’ve decided to list some of the more popular/most anticipated or most highly scored in reviews, here are some of the ones that will sure to be big sellers over christmas and the new year.

First up is Army Of Two:The 40th Day, this is probably going to be extremely popular and even though it’s not in my own gaming genre it’s going to be a big seller, i’m sure the online participation will be huge, here is the overview:

Co-op is once again king as the Army of Two returns to take on a whole new enemy. When Shanghai is hit by an epic disaster, some might call it a case of wrong place, wrong time. For Salem and Rios, the warriors who make up the Army of Two, it’s a case of right place, wrong time for whoever’s responsible. Fight your way through a city under siege with a constant AI or co-op partner as you pursue the truth behind the disaster. New moves have been added to your co-op repertoire, giving you more ways to collaborate as you battle enemies and work to keep each other alive.

Next up is Darksiders,not available until the 5th January this one is on my rent list as I watched a trailer and it did look pretty awesome, here is the overview:




Enter a post-apocalyptic nightmare where evil forces have prematurely brought about the end of time. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, originally sent to destroy Earth, have been betrayed by their master and stripped of their powers. Play as War, the First Horseman, and undertake a ruthless quest for revenge on the back of your phantom steed, Ruin. Use a modern and mystical arsenal to fight through a world, created by legendary comic book artist Joe Madureira, that lives by the sword and looks so sharp you’d think it was carved by one.

Up next is a game that apparently has been having a lot of problems and delays but is now due to be released on December 8th the highly anticipated Silent Hill:Shattered Memories, available on the PS2, PSP and Wii, here is the overview:



Silent Hill cranks up the fear factor with Shattered Memories. This re-imagining of the franchise’s first chilling installment tracks your fears and alters the experience to prey on them. Harry Mason wakes up after a car accident to find his daughter missing. Use the Wiimote as a flashlight and cellphone as you roam Silent Hill’s snowy streets looking for clues. Answers lurk in the darkness, but so does something much more sinister. Soon demons will shadow your every move. Your choices influence the locations you’ll find and the enemies you’ll encounter, which the game – based on your actions – tailors to your deepest fears.

Another release for christmas is on the 7th December and another highly anticipated game called James Cameron’s Avatar, here is the overview:



Become the ultimate biological weapon in this game based on James Cameron’s tangled sci-fi epic. The giant RDA corporation wants to harvest a rare mineral from the planet Pandora. The only thing in the way is the Na’vi, a resilient native people. To get what it wants, RDA has created the ultimate weapon – the Avatar. Learn to control a genetic hybrid that fuses the DNA of a human soldier with the genes of a native. Venture deep into Pandora’s jungles as the tension between RDA and the Na’vi escalates to full-blown war. With your DNA entrenched on both sides of the conflict, you must choose where your allegiance lies.

Avatar is available on PS3,Wii,XBox 360 and Nintendo DS

Another game on my personal rental list is Saboteur, I know i’ve previously posted about this game but it’s definitely worth another mention, available from 7th Dec on PS3 and XBox 360, here is the overview:



When rough-and-tumble Irish mechanic Sean Devlin visits Paris, it isn’t the sights he’s after. He’s come to pick a fight. The Nazis have no idea what’s about to hit them in this stylized, open-world WWII action saga. Slip into the seedy 1940s Parisian underground and swagger your way to revenge as a hero who’s bold, brash, and truly excited about blowing things up. Work with the Resistance to undermine the Nazi efforts. Derail trains, implode buildings, and fight through occupied territory as if it were a barroom brawl on a grand scale. Just try not to get captured or shot; it really hurts your ability to enjoy the nightlife!

Lastly for today I thought this game deserved a mention, I was just reading up on it and had not heard about it until today so don’t hang me if it’s a no go, called Rogue Warrior and available from 2nd December on PS3 and XBox 360 sounds like it might be fun, here is the overview for Rogue Warrior:



The unthinkable has happened. War has erupted between North and South Korea. And you’re caught behind enemy lines. You’re outgunned, outnumbered, and completely cut off from friendly forces. Lead your team back over the South Korean border without alerting your North Korean enemy in team-based tactical combat. Whether you’re playing the single-player campaign, four-soldier co-op, or 24-person online multiplayer, you’ll enjoy complete freedom to take on objectives as battle demands. Maneuver through prison camps, shipyards, submarine depots, and other never-before-seen North Korean environments. The tactics and weapons have been developed and chosen in conjunction with real Navy SEALs, so the action is as real as it gets.

I have to mention that this game is by Bethesda so this could be extremely good seeing what their last games have been like.

Before I sign off with this post i’d like to mention again that Gamefly is definitely worth joining, my motto now is that “I play before I pay” because games are so expensive now, it just makes sense to rent, you really should check out my review on Gamefly here, the rewards and benefits far outway the reasons for buying games that turn out to be crap.

Here is the link to my gamefly review.

I’ve personally been a member of Gamefly for three months now, if your one of the latest console owners like myself you know how expensive the latest games are and you can’t always rely on reviews before buying a game as i’ve found out from personal experience.

It makes sense to rent games first before you buy, for many reasons, you can build a collection of games that are really good and not games that you’ve regretted buying, or you haven’t forked out $60 on a game that turned out to be a load of rubbish then tried to trade it in at the gamestore for next to nothing, so why gamefly?

Gamefly has all the latest games for the latest systems, they also have plenty of the older games if that’s what you want, you get the games in the mail fairly quickly, you can rent 1, 2 ,3 or 4 at a time and prices start at around 8 and a half bucks for 1 game at a time, I personally rent 3 at a time for the ps2 and ps3, this works well for me as I have 4 boys too so there is always at least two up to date games in the house whereas I certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new game each week.

The ads don’t do this company justice as they tell you nothing, once you’ve been a member for 3 months you automatically get $5 game credits towards your next purchase or membership fee, you can also pay a “keep” price to keep a good game that you have and they are usually cheaper than the game stores, plus they will send you the case and booklet at no extra cost, also if you are still a member after a year you not only get the $5 every 3 months but you also get an extra 10% off purchases.

Lastly you can also trade your old games in at gamefly, and usually for much more than the game stores will give you up to $20 or more trade-in i’ve seen on the site which is excellent.  If you want to trade a game in you have to have been a member for 3 months, click on the trade-in button at the site, print out their pre-paid mailing label and send off your game, it’s that simple.

This definitely pays for itself in the long run, plus you don’t  have to waste gas travelling to the store finding they don’t have what you want, they even have games listed to put in your game Q before their release date.

My recommendation if your going to use gamefly is the 2 at a time plan for $22.95 per month, this might sound expensive but when you think two games per month at $60 each is very expensive and you don’t always know for sure your going to like them, during the course of a month you could easily get to play 10 new games or more and if you buy one or two a month anyway it pays for itself, it really does.

I’ve seen resident evil 5 just this week still being advertised at certain places for $40, I paid $24.99 for Resident Evil 5 from Gamefly and it’s a great addition to my ps3 collection, you can quit your membership anytime so you really have nothing to lose by trying them out.

I give gamefly 10 out of 10 as I don’t have a bad thing to say about them, I emailed them and they even phoned me instead of answering the email, how’s that for customer service.

Tony