Eternal Gaming Blog http://blog.eternalgaming.com Yet another gaming related blog Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Test http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/10/30/test-2/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/10/30/test-2/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:48:49 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/?p=16

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]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/10/30/test-2/feed/ Changes coming to EternalGaming.com http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/07/11/changes-coming-to-eternalgamingcom/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/07/11/changes-coming-to-eternalgamingcom/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:27:55 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/?p=13 Write about changes coming to EternalGaming.com’s format and other changes around the network.

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]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/07/11/upcoming-topics/feed/ Test http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/06/11/test/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/06/11/test/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:45:19 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/?p=14 http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2008/06/11/test/feed/ PES 2008 Demo Thoughts http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/29/pes-2008-demo-thoughts/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/29/pes-2008-demo-thoughts/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:34:21 +0000 James http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/29/pes-2008-demo-thoughts/ It’s the game every football fan waits for each year and last week saw the release of the demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on both the Xbox Live Marketplace and also the Playstation Online Network.

After having several games with all teams available on the demo I’ve got to admit I was extremely impressed. The play is fast, flowing and fluid and it makes for lots of exciting end to end matches. The only problem is not every match in real football of course is played at such a fast tempo but the fast tempo in game isn’t such a bad thing.

Graphics wise, the game has had a major facelift, there are now improved animations and as well as this the players are much more recognisable than in PES 6.

I wasn’t a fan of the pitch used on the demo (Picky huh?), looks quite poor but obviously in the full game they’ll be 30+ stadiums probably, and there were of course screenshots released a couple of months back showing a Stadium Builder although whether this makes it into the final game remains to be seen.

Overall I’m extremely impressed so far, I was a huge fan of PES 6 but its looking like PES 2008 will be even better.

]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/29/pes-2008-demo-thoughts/feed/ RIP Colin McRae http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/19/rip-colin-mcrae/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/19/rip-colin-mcrae/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:27:52 +0000 James http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/19/rip-colin-mcrae/ After Colin McRae’s tragic death on Saturday the motor racing world has been paying its respects to one of the UK’s greatest drivers.

Not only did he win the World Rally Championship, but he also his own rally games (most recently the critically acclaimed Colin McRae Dirt), all published by Codemasters.

Codemasters released a short statement expressing their shock at his passing away.

Everyone at Codemasters, especially those who worked directly with Colin McRae, is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events of this weekend.

The loss of Colin McRae is deeply distressing. That it involved his son and another so young makes it even more tragic. Our thoughts are with his family and those closest to him and we share in their pain.

For over ten years, Colin was part of the Codemasters family and it was a privilege to have a man recognised as a true legend on the team. He always took a keen interest in the game experience, wanting to make sure it was without equal in its portrayal of the sport.

His contribution was inspirational and brought his technical expertise and passion for rally driving to each and every McRae game. Through the popularity of those games, he brought a whole new audience to the sport itself.

Codemasters’ relationship with Colin began through Jim, David and Richard Darling and their condolences, along with ours, are passed to Colin’s family. We are heavy of heart at his passing but we are also brimming with pride at knowing him and to have played a small role in his life.

He will never be forgotten by all at Codemasters.

All that is left to say is, RIP Colin McRae, you’ll never be forgotten.

]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/09/19/rip-colin-mcrae/feed/ The Sims 2 Seasons worth it? http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-sims-2-seasons-worth-it/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-sims-2-seasons-worth-it/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:31:37 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-sims-2-seasons-worth-it/ Yeah its been out awhile and still no review on the main site. Well here is the skinny, if you like the Sims 2 and like the seasons in the real world, it might well be worth it to you. Not a whole lot of new objects but thats not the making of a good game. It adds enough to the game play I think if you still enjoy The Sims 2 I say get this expansion pack.

]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/the-sims-2-seasons-worth-it/feed/ OOTP Baseball 2007, Good, bad, and the ugly…. http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/ootp-baseball-2007-good-bad-and-the-ugly/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/ootp-baseball-2007-good-bad-and-the-ugly/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:31:22 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/ootp-baseball-2007-good-bad-and-the-ugly/ The Good: The GUI is vastly superior to last years addition in every way.

The Bad: Since you spend 100% of the time in the GUI it would be nice if they would have made it a bit prettier.

The Ugly: Nothing really, with all the speed and over all GUI improvements it feels like a completely different game.

Some of you are wondering what is OOTP Baseball 2007 aka Out of the Park Baseball 2007 is a baseball management simulation game. Its focus is 100% on the management.

Think you might like it? Download the PC Demo NOW:
http://www.ootpbaseball.net/downloads.php

]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/25/ootp-baseball-2007-good-bad-and-the-ugly/feed/ Winners of this generation of gaming are… http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/who-are-the-real-winners-of-the-new-generation-of-gaming/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/who-are-the-real-winners-of-the-new-generation-of-gaming/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:12:36 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/who-are-the-real-winners-of-the-new-generation-of-gaming/ The real winners would have to be overwhelmingly us the consumers. In the home console market we have 3 very viable good systems, competitively priced. The mobile market is every growing and there are all kinds of gaming systems again with competitive prices. So not only do we have lots of choices we have lots of new and exciting things to look forward to.

Ok so maybe that’s a little to wishy-washy but over all it is the truth. Think about it last gen, and every other, over all everything was the same, this gen, the Wii has its remote, the Xbox has its online system and the PS3 has Blue-ray (yeah I am using that as a good thing so sue me.) Everyone this time around has there own thing to offer. So maybe the PS3 has motion sensing just like the Wii, but the PS3’s motion sensing is gimmicky, and yes they all three have online features but lets be honest, Xbox Live does it right, not that the others don’t do online well, gaming wise its Xbox Live all the way.

In the hand help “mobile” market you not only have the DS and the PSP but you have all the phones, and its only a matter of time before there is an Xbox Mobile and an iPOD Gamer’s Edition. When the DS came out I thought it was gimmicky but once enough time went on and the DS Lite came out I was proved wrong, though that was a true case of early adopters get burned. Now the PSP I liked from the get-go its still nicer on the hands then the DS if your going to play longer then 30 minutes.

Anyway the real winners are the consumers.

]]> http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/who-are-the-real-winners-of-the-new-generation-of-gaming/feed/ IM’ing on the Xbox….. http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/iming-on-the-xbox/ http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/iming-on-the-xbox/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:37:44 +0000 Godboko http://blog.eternalgaming.com/blog/2007/04/10/iming-on-the-xbox/ With Microsoft releasing a new IM solution to the Xbox 360, I thought it might be fun to talk about it some in a non-formal manner. I don’t think its going to have a huge impact in the way we communicate with our peers, but I think it’s a step in the right direction. At night I might not always want to “talk” to people with my head set so Live IM on Xbox will be nice for me, but I will still use my PC 99% of the time when I want to talk to people.

More importantly though this is a step into the always connected world we are slowly but surely moving to. Which my be annoying sometimes, but over all I think it’s a good thing. One thing this might help the gaming industries image, before all this online game play and being able to talk to people non-gamers would say that gaming makes people reclusive. Can’t really sat that when most games support some type of online play and some form of chat be it text or voice.

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