Beta 4 out now: Goldeneye: Source is a total conversion modification of Half-Life 2. It is a fan made recreation, released for free, with only one goal in mind; to bring the memories and experiences from the original GoldenEye64 back to life using Source Technology.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories ‘wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the Wii‘.
G4TV writes: April 14 will mark the end of an era for Bungie. Halo 2, the game that launched the studio into triple-A status and made headlines worldwide, will no longer be playable online.
Bungie reacted as you might expected: they were bummed out but thankful for the fans.
Fans were much more vocal about their disappointment, however, taking to the official Halo 2 forums on Bungie’s website to swap memories about their time spent battling each other online.
"Damn, I wanna cry, Halo 2 is the reason I’m aiming to design game sin the future," said Sonic343.
GamingUnion.net: Overall, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories isn’t an effortless rehash of a horror classic but a solid game in its own right. It places more focus on the psychological than horror with several subtle messages and symbols. However, it is regrettable that there’s hardly any reason to replay Shattered Memories save for the different endings. Nevertheless, fans of the genre will find its narrative surprisingly deep with several subtle messages and its gameplay to be quite satisfying.
If your fondest arcade memories are of playing gratuitously violent games without your parents knowing, then Microsoft’s Game Room probably won’t give you the sense of nostalgia you’re looking for. According to a Microsoft representative, there are no plans to carry Mature or even Teen rated titles in the feature.
“Games available for download within ‘Game Room’ will carry either E or E10+ ratings,” this representative said to GamerBytes (via Kotaku). “We currently have no plans to feature titles of those [higher Teen and Mature] ratings.”
The reasoning behind this is where things get a little tricky, though. Originally, GamerBytes reported that Microsoft elected to get an ESRB rating for the Game Room feature itself, rather than have to rate every title that will launch within it. As such, they limited themselves to E and E10+ games only, and will have to continue to do so for every new game released for Game Room. The logic here is this will save Microsoft tons of money in ESRB rating fees since they supposedly wouldn’t have to rate future games for the service.
Comparison between the North American and recently-revealed Japanese box arts of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories on the Nintendo Wii.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories developer tells ONM that rail shooters have had their day
Unfortunately, two more third-party Wii titles that were released last month have received disappointing sales, based on data from NPD.
Giant Bomb writes: "Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is that rare game that uses the unique aspects of the Wii so well, you immediately feel like its quality would be lessened on a more traditional platform. (It’s a shame all Wii games aren’t that way, but, let’s face it, they aren’t.) The game uses motion controls and the Wii remote’s speaker to draw you into its mysterious, unsettling world more effectively than you might expect. But as good as the Wii integration is, it’s the nuanced storyline and chilling atmosphere that will really stick with you. Despite a little repetition in the game’s progression, this is one experience you aren’t likely to forget soon."