Press Start - Fallout 4 + Giveaway!

It's that time everyone. I dive face first into arguably the biggest release of the year. I can't begin to express how excited I am. So watch the first bits of the game past the initial tutorials and I'll try to keep it spoiler free, but honestly I don't know what exactly is coming next. Also, the main reason why you're probably here is the giveaway! So make sure you stay till the end to find out exactly how to win. Thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and commenting. If you have any interest in making some videos with me, or suggestions please feel free to voice them. All comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.




Thanks,

Rich

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Batman: Arkham Knight - Limited Edition Unboxing

In this video we take a look at the unboxing of the Limited Edition of Batman: Arkham Knight. This is the version of the collector's edition with the Batman statue, not the Batmobile Statue. The latter was actually pulled by Rocksteady for quality concerns. We take a look at the statue itself, and all of the other goodies. Stay tuned for gameplay videos, coming very soon!



And thank you for checking this out, a sub on youtube or any comments, critiques, or criticisms are greatly welcomed and appreciated.

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Rich

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Battlefield Hardline - Is it worth it?

It's been a few weeks since the non-Dice Battlefield game came out, and it's gotten a lot of initial appraise. So I decided to take a look into whether or not the game is still worth picking up, the current state of it, and whether or not the game is for you. There are also some nice clips of MG36 domination, and a mighty back rage appearing. 

Thanks for watching!

Rich

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How long can I survive Bloodborne? Ep. 2 - Church and Sewer walkthrough

We (somewhat) survived episode one, and after some technical difficulties, we've made it into episode 2 with high hopes. We conquered the Cleric beast and unlocked our second lamp, and now we progress into the church and sewers. Check out to see if I can legitimately not die this round while facing off with some of Bloodborne's early enemies. Also I show where to get the Saw spear, and the Hunter armor set.

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Rich

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Quick Clip! Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Fail - Suicide isn't the answer here folks

For some reason the Uruk's tend to up and just off themselves. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Who knows. This one wanted to be a bird.




Also a big congratulations to the studio behind the game for winning 'Game of the Year' at the GDC awards.

Rich

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Press Start - Battlefield Hardline Beta

So the free public Battlefield Hardline Beta went live on Tuesday night of this past week, and I figured I'd give it a download and try to show what you can expect if you decide to play this when it comes out in about  a months time from now. Sit back and enjoy, and decide if maybe it's something you'd be interested in playing.

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Devil's Lair Nightfall Simple Walkthrough

Still playing Destiny? Nigthfall still has to be completed, but you're short a friend or two? Well I got ya covered. Watch as myself and buddy Justin AKA Jada, tackle the first Nigthfall strike with just the two of us. Every boss encounter has a good strategic holding spot. It can be completed if you have to run solo too. Thanks for watching!

Grand Theft Auto V - One snowball too many

Plain and simple, don't fuck with the Police in Los Santos. Even if you're just trying to have some Christmas fun and have a smidgeon of a snowball fight. They fired something else back.

Battlefield 4 - Get doubled up

That super satisfying, 2 armored vehicles, with 3 C4 type of kill. Taking out the Anti Aircraft gunner along with one of his Superman LAV buddies. Enjoy.

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor - Five Point Review

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor - Five Point Review

I'm a little late to this one, but I've been super busy and have had a decent back log to get through with GTA V, Destiny's expansion, Call of Duty and general human business. But in today's return to the Five Point Review we take a look at Shadow of Mordor and whether or not it's worth your time. I'm not a huge fan of the Tolkien books, but fan enough to see all the movies and be interested in it's games. When Monolith announced this one, I was a bit weary as the past few Lord of the Rings games have essentially been bad, and the MMO hasn't been all that great. But after the game started to get some good press, and good reviews, I figured I'd give it a look. 

Summary -  In Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, you play as Talion, a non canonical character in the Middle Earth universe created by Tolkien. I'm not going to get too much into story, as it's a bit of a spoiler, but the easiest way to put it is that the actions in the game's story give the reasoning behind Talion's abilities as plausible. For example, jumping off of ridiculously tall structures, what happens after you die, using your bow and arrow, and so on, and so forth. The game reminds me heavily of the Arkham series, and Assassin's Creed series and does a really great job at marrying them together. The game does get repetitive, but it's a kind of welcome thing to just mindlessly slay the Uruk's who never seem to stop coming. The Sauron's Army component is awesome. Essentially, having in game NPC's fight it out for power and control to move up the ranks. Dying moves the captains around and empowers others, making them stronger and more difficult to deal with. At times, like last night for instance, I found myself fighting 4 different captains at once because they just happen to be wondering by. I absolutely died as probably a hundred enemies eventually slid in and out our combat zone, but that was actually half the fun of it. Dealing with different strengths and weaknesses of each captain, while managing their minions and the possibility of giant monsters joining the fight is a blast. There's hunting challenges, weapon challenges, scavenging challenges, and a ton of content. It's definitely a good time, even through some of it's repetitiveness.

Pros

• Arkham and Assassin's Creed clone - but it works
• Sauron's Army mechanic
• Upgrading/Abilities are fun to mix and match, and find
• Killing Uruks, no matter how many, doesn't seem to get old.
• Ratbag and Gollum are great
• It's bloody and gory and violent, everything you'd expect from Middle Earth
• A ton of content
• Original Story
• Great Voice Acting
• Combat is fluid

Cons

• It does get repetitive
• Some of the platforming and free running is an annoyance. I get stuck on geometry too often
• There are some things they took right out of the other series that seem kind of lazy
• The enemies respawn way too quickly in your immediate area
• Story is a little convoluted
• The typical collectibles - find 45 of these, 25 of these, etc.

Should you play it? Yes.  If you like games like Arkham City, and Assassin's Creed, I would highly suggest it. There is enough going on in the game and it is fun enough even if you aren't really a huge fan of those games. Also, if you like the Tolkien universe, I would suggest it as well as it seems like a pretty great representation of the world and his vision. 

Should you buy it? Yes. Especially at this point. I got it for Christmas for about $30, so it's probably hovering around there still.

Score - 8.25 The game is solid fun and a great time waster. If you're not involved in any other game and want to waste some time brutally beheading some Tolkien-esque monsters, go get it.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Multiplayer 5 Point Review

It feels fun again.

Summary - So it's out, and I swore to myself I wasn't going to play anymore Call of Duty games. But, they sucked me back in. After the debacle that was Ghosts, and the less than stellar Black Ops 2, I had become skeptical to say the least. I think if it did turn out to be the Treyarch game after Ghosts, I wouldn't be playing it.But to be honest, it wasn't so much the game that turned me away from playing, mostly the community. I consider myself a pretty great Call of Duty player and I love the competitive play and aspect of the game. But, I have never, nor will I ever be a fan of drop shotting, quick scope, no scope, 360 shot, excessive camping, or anything that isn't really just a guy and his gun and his skill. And you could argue that all of that takes skill, but that's a different topic for a different day. But to get it out there, the multiplayer is fun again. A bevy of new guns, a new mantling and movement system, the double jumps and dashing, the Exo abilities, the pick 13 system, it all feels familiar while feeling fresh and different at the same time. It is a far from perfect multiplayer, as some of the maps are too tight and the spawn system will suffer because of how quickly everything is moving, but I almost don't mind dying like I would in other games, because I feel like everyone is actually moving around and having a ridiculous time flying through the air.

Pros

• New weapons, Exo suits, Perks, Kill streaks, character customization
• Pick 13 system returns
• Maps are surprisingly really well made with only 1 or 2 duds in the bunch
• Fast paced game play. I mean really fast. But also the ability to play "classic" style
• Future setting without feeling Sci-Fi or campy
• The community hasn't ruined the game yet
• That addicting feeling
• It is a pretty game

Cons

• Spawn system suffers
• Some weapons feel really underpowered
• That "you're putting a 100 bullets into someone and they don't die, then you get killed on 2 and perfect aim and no recoil on the kill cam" feeling is still there and it is still frustrating
• Verticality is a huge and fun part of the game
• New game modes are fun but they're nothing to go crazy over
• I'm still confused why I'm unlocking things, and then losing them a few matches later
• The community still sucks regardless

Should you play it? Yes - Especially if you took a game or two off, to me at least, it feels new and fresh and I swore off the series. If you like FPS games, it will keep you addicted for at least a few months

Should you buy it? Yes - Again, it's that same addicting feeling of Call of Duty and will last a few months. If need be wait till Christmas and ask for it then. Just be prepared to be harvested by veteran players come December 26th.

Score - 8.75

This is for the multiplayer section of the game only. There are single player campaign, as well as a survival mode. They may be coming later. Also, I will be releasing some videos on Youtube hopefully soon so you can see some gameplay and impressions. Thanks

Destiny Beta - 5 Point Review

I know it's just a beta, but Destiny is a different animal all together. Coupled with the fact that there hasn't been much released in the past few weeks, nor will there be in the next few, it fits pretty well into the formula. So, here we go.

Destiny Beta

Summary - The plot of Destiny as a whole is still a little unclear to me. Maybe because I don't want to have it spoiled, but I didn't pay attention much in the Beta in terms of story. What I do remember is you are a guardian, awoken at some point in time by your companion Ghost, voiced by Peter Dinklage, and asked to help solve the problem of a violent repressive alien species. I think. It is a little similar to Halo, but I'm not really going to complain. All in all, the Beta was a lot of fun. It feels like an MMO mixed into a Sci-Fi world. Intergalactic travel, fun and rewarded gun play, different classes and abilities, a slew of weapons, vehicle combat, great voice acting. If you didn't get to try out the Beta, I am a little sorry for you. It has me super excited for what's to come in September. 


Pros

• Everything feels fluid, and intended. Movement, recoil, vehicles, specials, environments
• Ability trees are everywhere, and it's a good thing
• Multiplayer is different enough to be fresh, and we only had one game type
• Story missions were repeatable, and easy to track where to go next
• The Tower gives you the feeling of an MMO without being too overwhelming
• It is genuinely a ton of fun, and puts an awesome spin on the FPS genre
• Hopping into a fire team with friends is a breeze

Cons

• The in game vehicles are slightly over powering
• Single player weapons carry into multiplayer, possibly giving an unfair advantage to specific players. It will hopefully be addressed in the full game
• Story was somewhat confusing, even for the few hours I spent trying to figure it out
• Wasn't much enemy variation, but I expect that to change come full release
• I wanted more!

Should you (have) played it? - I hope you did because it was just a really good time, and an amazing look of what's to come from Bungie. From what I've played, they deserve all the praise and attention they've been getting. So when it comes out, yes you should absolutely play it.

Should you buy it? - Reread the section about, yes you should 100% buy this game. It's an MMO that Bungie plans to support for years to come. Buy two if you have to.

Score - I'm not going to give it a score simply because it was a Beta. It plays like a more defined Halo, with multiplayer added in. Have a dash of Borderlands, Fallout, and any MMO. So whatever you think that equals out to, we'll go with that.

Watch_Dogs - 5 Point Review

The 5 Point Review

I'm going to be trying something a bit different. Similar to the end of Kotaku's reviews, they have a little bar of score and if you should/shouldn't play the game, I wanted to streamline the review process instead of going so into depth that it takes me a massive amount of time to write and read. Also it would allow me to make a call based on only playing a portion of the game without having to dive into 40 hour games and give a review a couple weeks later.

So the 5 Points will be

• Quick Summary
• Pros and Cons
• Should you play it
• Should you buy it
• Score

Watch_Dogs

Summary - When Watch_Dogs is at its best, you're on foot, hacking cameras, phones, explodable environments, traffic lights, and so on. When it's at its worst you're stuck trying to get away from cops with terrible driving gameplay, the inability to shoot while you drive, and wading through a lot of added on content that just seems to be there to be there. Overall the game is fun, and its idea of where it wanted to end up as a total package is a good one, but the final product is a mixed bag.

Pros - 

• Hacking is a lot of fun
• Progression system is pretty deep and rewarding
• On foot gameplay/gunplay/minigames all work well
• There is a ton of stuff to do, and they don't hold anything back
• Graphically is a very good looking game
• Fast travel is convenient
• 1v1 hacking multiplayer is tense and fun

Cons -

• Driving is awful and has no consistency.
• A lot of the minigames, side missions, etc., seem tacked on just because.
• Repetitive a la Assassins Creed or Farycry.
• In my opinion, the voice acting is pretty poor.
• Police wanted level system is awkward, and coupled with driving, its downright frustrating
• The game is a bit buggy
• The multiplayer has a poor showing, with only 1 team event and no party system.

Should you play it? Probably - If you're not really invested in anything else and are looking for a game to pickup to kill time then yes, this is a play. Especially with not much on the horizon.

Should you buy it? Yes - If you have Gamefly, or a friend willing to give up their copy, go that route. If not it is worth the money to kill 30 hours or so.

Score - 7.75

GTA V Special edition unboxing

Grand Theft Auto V has been released, and it is all anyone is doing nowadays. I sprung for the middle tiered Special Edition copy of the game, coming in at a retail cost of $79.99. For the special edition, you get:

• Metal game case
• Blue Print Map
• Digital upgrades
• Special abilities for each character regenerates 25% faster
• Bonus outfits, tattoos, deals from in game vendors
• Free special weapons at Ammu-Nation
• Stunt Plane Trials

It's nothing too special, but I don't mind springing for extra in game stuff like that and a pretty cool blue print map. One pretty cool thing I have found out through reddit, is that holding a black light to the blue print map will show secrets about the game. Since I don't have a black light, here is the link to the reddit post about the message GTA V SECRET BLUE PRINT MESSAGE. There's also a map included with every game with two sides. One being the full map in the game, the other side being a zoomed in more detailed look at downtown Los Santos. Below are some poor quality phone pictures I took with my phone. They're also kinda shitty because I was way too excited to start playing the game and could care less about the proper positioning and good lighting. Shame on me, I know. 

Anyway the game so far is awesome. It truly feels like an open world, with so much to do. I've done a couple missions, and driving around as Franklin is a ton of fun, especially with his special ability to slow down as he drives. Overall all it's kind of overwhelming so far. There really is so much to do, that it would be difficult to spell everything out at this point, especially considering I'm only about 3 hours in. I'm going to attempt to get a review out in relative time. Probably some time around when GTA Online starts up, that way I can incorporate it into the review. IF you haven't picked up the game, go do it now and enjoy. 

Rich

The box

All the Contents

 The Blue Print Map

Downtown Los Santos Side

 Full Map

Extra Life Fundraiser

Just a quick post, I'm going to be trying to raise money for local children's hospitals through a fundraiser called Extra-Life. I've set out a modest goal of $100 and need to reach it by November 2nd. Any donation would help. Check out all of the information below.

http://www.extra-life.org

Thanks,

Rich

New GTA V TV trailer and It continues to impress

Another trailer has dropped, this time geared towards the television audience, as it's only clocked in at a minute long. But it is ripe with new shots, and heavy on the story. It appears like two of the main characters, Michael and Trevor, have been best friends for 10+ years, and that Trevor is one of the major reasons that Michael heads back into the heist game. Franklin also seems to have ties to the two, pretty heavily. I'm not sure if this story info was ever really divulged much, but it's clear they all have some sort of past, or at least know what each other is capable of. The balding blonde haired guy in the glasses also seems to be somewhat heavily involved in the story and heists, as he is pretty excited that Michael is back. The trailer is heavy on showing off the heists, Michael having a meeting with more than just the two usual cast, ripping what looks to be hard drives out of servers, removing glass panes for stealth entrances, and what is definitely a surprise is a Juggernaut style game play segment. Someone is running down the street in full bomb disposal gear with a mini gun, just plain wreaking havoc on everything in his way. Explosions, jets, high speed chases, gun fights, and Trevor smashing his head on a pallet are all in there too. If you're not excited for this game, check your pulse. Watch the trailer below. 

Grand Theft Auto V comes out on September 17th, 2013 on Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.

20 Things You Didn't Know About PlayStation 4

Information keeps coming in about the next generation consoles, and the Youtube channel Playstation access released a quick video about some features you may or may not have heard about. Features like cross game chat, a second screen application through your smart phone or tablet, and there's 140+ games in development for the console. Watch the video below to get the full details.

E3 Starts Today Part 2 - Ubisoft & Sony

I was going to continue the update from the previous post, but there was a lot of information to put into one post, and I ran out of character space in the labels, so I have started a new post for what I actually got to watch for Ubisoft and Sony's press conferences. You will notice that I will be writing more details for these stories, as I was able to actually watch Sony's conference in full, and about half of the Ubisoft conference.

Ubisoft

I caught their press conference as it was happening, as I just walked in from work, so I'll comment on what I have read and saw.

Rocksmith 2014 - I didn't catch this live, but it seems like an improved edition from the original, with more modes, and better feedback from the guitar to train you on how to actually play guitar. Seems cool if you're into this sort of thing.

Dance Central 2014 - The same game. I honestly really don't care about this one, nor do I know anyone that does. I just know there is a new one coming out. 

The Crew - A completely persistent, massive open world racing game that covers the entirety of the United States. I'm not a huge fan of racing games, but the attention to detail, the amount of vehicles and their possibilities, and the humongous open world map have me fully intrigued with this title. 

Trials Fusion/Frontier - There will be two new Trials games coming. Fusion will come to all platforms, excluding the PS3. There will be tricks added in for the first time in the series and seems to be set in a more future type setting. This may just be only what they showed in the trailer though. Frontier is an exclusive mobile game for Apple, and Android operating systems

Tom Clancy's: The Divison - In my opinion, this may have stolen the show as far as new games go. It is an RPG co-op shooter set in a post apocalyptic New York, or at least this was the only location they showed. There will be player versus player. You will encounter other survivors as you traverse the maps. Whether they're friendly or hostile is up to you. The attention to detail and the player style customization had me very interested in where this title is going. 


Sony

Playstation 3 - Sony started off by showing it's soon to be launched lineup with GTA: V, Last of US, and a couple other games, as well as mentioning their continued support for the system.

Playstation Vita - They had to talk about it, but they announced that the continued support for the Vita will, well, continue. Not a lot of huge info here but heres a quick list:      Counterspy, Destiny of Spirits, Doki Doki Universe, Killzone Mercenery, Tearaway, God of War HD 1 and 2, Final Fantasy X and X-2, Flower, Dead Nation, Transistor, and...

The Walking Dead Season 2 400 days - The second season of the episodic Walking Dead Telltale games are coming, and they will also be available on the Playstation Vita. This was the biggest news for the Vita.

PS4 - They showed the console. They named a price. No confirmed date however. It will retail at $399, and undoubtedly coming this holiday season. They also took some hay maker shots at Microsoft, and stated, the new console will not feature any video game restrictions in the form of trade ins, sharing, or other DRM. However, it has been confirmed now, that you will need Playstation Plus to play games online. As it stands, PS+ is $50. This is a similar model that Microsoft uses, but Sony offers free and discounted games with their service. Applications like Netflix will not be effected if you do not have PS+. You do not need to be connected online to play games either. 

Assassin's Creed 4 - More of the same from the AC series, but increased visuals, and less building climbing, and more stealth. There also seemed to be some seamless transition from on foot game play to high seas combat. The demo appeared to be glitching at times as well, which to be honest, seemed almost expected from the game as of late. 

The Order: 1886 - A new exclusive IP set on a different timeline where modern weaponry becomes available early on, a group of well dressed soldiers fight what looks like werewolves. I think it would be pretty awesome if it has a Van Helsing-multiple fantasy monster-coop thing going on. It's being made by ReadyAtDawn Studios, the guys behind the handheld PSP God Of War titles.

Indie Games - Sony wanted to make it clear that Indie studios can self publish their own games. I'm just gonna list them:
Don't Starve, Mercenary Kings, Octodad, Secret Ponchos, Ray's the Dead , Oddworld: New n Tasty, Galaxy (17-bit)

Final Fantasy Versus XIII/XV & XIV - In what was possibly the greatest news(only to be rivaled with my next bullet) Square Enix showed Final Fantasy Versus XII, the long awaited game in the "fabula nova crystallis" line set in the Final Fantasy XIII universe. Apparently, it has been in development for PS4 the entire time. It as since been renamed Final Fantasy XV, and it looks absolutely amazing. Also they announced the much maligned revamp of Final Fantasy XIV will be out soon for PS3, and PS4.

Kingdom Hearts 3 - The third game in the beloved Kingdom Hearts series is now in production. A quick trailer showed Sora, voiced by Haley Joel Osmont still, riding Heartless enemies and getting ready for battle. It is not clear whether or not these two Square Enix titles will be console exclusive, but it did appear that way.

Mad Max - I don't know what to make of this. It's a game set in the Mad Max universe, which seems like a cool idea, but why now? I guess it's going to be an open world, car combat, foot combat mash up. I don't know honestly. I'm sure we'll get more info soon.

The Elder Scrolls: Online - The MMO version of the Elder Scrolls will be coming to all next gen consoles, but a trailer was shown at the Sony conference. It will release sometime in 2014.

Destiny - The last bit of Sony's conference, we got hands on game play of Destiny. It looks absolutely stunning, and looks like a mashup of Halo, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Borderlands, and a few other games. If you ask me, that's a winning combination of games.

E3 Starts today - Microsoft & EA

E3 begins today, and I expect there to be a ton of new news and content as Microsoft will kick off their conference first, then a couple of dev studios, then Sony. I'm currently in a training meeting, so I'll try to keep the website updating especially through the Microsoft and Sony conferences with the big named stuff. Keep an eye out in the next couple hours for updates.

Rich 


UPDATED

Xbox One/360 (I will only be posting a few big name things as there is a lot to cover)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Starting off here, Microsoft announced the Phantom Pain for the Xbox One, and showed off some interesting new gameplay. Also to note, if you previously didn't know, Keifer Sutherland will be voicing Snake.

Sunset Overdrive - In something that is sure to be surprising, the former Sony exclusive developer, Insomniac, is bringing a new IP to the Xbox One as an exclusive called Sunset Overdrive. It reminded me somewhat visually of the EPIC game that wasn't released, Fort Nite, mixed with some crazy action and gunplay.

Halo - Not much else is known, other than there will be a new Halo in 2014. I'd look to a holiday release for this. 343 Industries is still at the helm for this, and is promising a new Halo for a new generation. Hopefully its more Halo, than Call of Duty this time around.

Titanfall - The much awaited game from Respawn Entertainment (the guys who made Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2) is an Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC exclusive. There's mechs, soldiers, and a whole lot of explosions.

Ryse: Son of Rome - I was able to watch some of this at lunch, and it looks pretty decent. Roman era combat, mixed with some great graphics, and crisp combat. The only thing I was a little worried about was their was a lot of quick time event button pressing involved in the combat. That kind of stuff gets old awfully quick.

Minecraft - The Minecraft craze will continue exclusively on the Xbox One, featuring bigger maps and more multiplayer functionality. Not much else is known.

Dead Rising 3 - This is one I personally am greatly exciting for, I almost jumped out of my seat during training. It will follow a new protagonist named Nick who in vein appears to be doing the same thing that happened in the previous installments. Hopefully, they do abandon the time sensitive shoot yourself/someone up with Zombrex bit every so often, and go more open world.

Pricing/Release Date - Finally a price. The Xbox One will release on November 21, 2013, retailing at $499.99. Further information found is -

      
This report of what comes with the Xbox One’s $499.99 launch day bundle comes from Siliconera:

• Xbox One system (500GB hard drive)
• Blu-ray drive
• In-unit wireless
• Kinect peripheral 
• Free 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial
• Xbox One Wireless Controller

Players that reserve the Xbox One for purchase on launch day will receive a commemorative bundle with some digital incentives and special black packaging.

• Exclusive “Day One” achievement for bragging rights
• Ryse: Son of Rome: Special multiplayer map, weapon, and stat boosts
• Forza Motorsport 5: Four cars tuned for high performance
• Dead Rising 3: Exclusive Frank West and Chuck Greene Tribute Packs with enhanced attributes.

That's the important stuff I took away from the Xbox presser. Up next...

EA/EA Sports - (The majority of these are all multiplatform)

All the Sports - EA showed off all their sports franchises with a lot of detail. All were present including UFC and the much maligned NBA Live series that's been dead and dormant for some time now. The titles look crisp, and it appears they're trying to prevent the same backlash that they got from the launch lineup with the Xbox 360. These will launch on all next gen and current consoles.

Star Wars Battlefront - The rumors had been circulating that a new Battlefront was in the works, and the title has been confirmed. DICE will be taking control of the title, which is probably the greatest possible news. Not much was shown other than a small clip of a soldier on Hoth, and an AT-AT foot crashing down. No word on release dates.

Need for Speed Rivals - A new Need for Speed was announced, running on the Frostbite 3 engine from DICE, and being made by a new EA studio call Ghost Games. The game will similarly focus on pursuits between racers and law enforcement.

Mirror's Edge 2 - A new Mirror's Edge game was announced. The cult classic showed a trailer of the free running star moving through environments and battling foes. No word on release, as it was stated at the end "when it's ready"

Battlefield 4 DLC - In a somewhat odd twist, Battlefield 4 has DLC announced, before much of their multiplayer has even been shown or talked about. Named Second Assault, it is Xbox One exclusive and will be released at some point after launch. It is however only 4 remastered maps from Battlefield 3, which will probably end up being on other hardware at some point.