There are plenty of great games on there way already and we can’t even get our hands on the new consoles yet. I for one have been chomping at the bit just waiting for my PS4 to show up so I can play some of these titles that have not failed in getting noticed by the public. With this leap in hardware it looks like we’re going to be seeing as a lot more cross-platform titles too. So no matter what you choose, there is going to be some great new worlds to explore come November. Even if open worlds aren’t your thing E3 had so many titles to offer this year there was a bit of something for everyone.

Epic Games wants Sony and Microsoft to build bleeding edge consoles next gen. They’ve repeatedly said that – Apple is innovating at a faster rate and will eclipse both of them easily. The Samaritan demo (video below) was created for just one specific reason – to give Sony and MS an idea of what they want from their consoles next gen.

The Samaritan demo was created from three GTX 580’s, and while such a performance ceiling is unattainable – most of the effects shown there is possible for the next gen consoles to display effortlessly.

“Don’t worry. We are absolutely every day [pushing platform holders],” Mark Rein of Epic told CVG. “This is why we did Samaritan and why we’re doing a really high-end demo in the room here. We really are pushing these guys, because if they don’t, Apple will go right past them.”

Apple just revealed the ‘new iPad’ recently, and the specs were pretty impressive. Dual core CPU and a quad core GPU – in that tiny form factor is quite spectacular, and according to Apple, they’re much better than the current gen consoles.

Mark Rein

“We really like the big screen, home console experience and we really like iPad gaming. We like all these gaming experiences and we don’t think consumers want them to go away,” Rein said.

“The only way they’re going to go away is if they don’t stay true to what they are.”

The console gaming experience is about delivering something that’s way out past the bleeding edge and subsidising it through the software royalty model – just like Apple does with the phones. It’s not that much different.”

“That’s the console gaming model, and if you don’t do that – if you don’t stretch just far enough, you don’t just have enough of a difference to make people want to take the leap with you… it all falls down.

“Now, I don’t think that’s going to happen – I think the console guys are going to blow us all away. But as you say, we’re on them,” he added.

It’s nice that Epic Games is pushing the platform holders to make powerful hardware, and in a way that’s what most gamers want, surely?

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

“I think these motion controllers have amazing potential for shooters, but perhaps not in the way people might immediately think (i.e. controlling motion),” Wedgwood told CVG.

“Perhaps we’ll think about that in the future, but we don’t have any plans for implementation in Brink.”

CVG speculated Wedgewood could be hinting at using Brink’s SMART system. When asked about the said system, Wedgewood said, “The idea is really straightforward. When you’re in combat and you want to get somewhere in the game world, you hold down your SMART button (which doubles as a sprint button) and it will help with jumps, vaults, mantling, sliding, and so on, allowing you to easily navigate any obstacles in your path.”

Your thoughts? Tell us in the comments!

The listing says: “Black Rock Studio, a Disney Interactive Studio, is currently looking for an experienced Technical Art Director to join the team who are developing an unannounced game on Xbox 360 & PS3.”

The candidates should have “a strong passion and expert knowledge for games of all genres but particularly in the Racing and driving genres” according to the listing.

We scored Split/Second an 8.0/10, and definitely hope this is a sequel to the game, which not only improves upon the faults of the predecessor, but adds some tweaks of its own into the mix as well.

“The key to Kinect and to getting customers is obviously all about demonstration,” head of UK PR for Game, Neil Ashurst said.

“So at the moment our focus is looking at ways of doing that. Beyond that we don’t have any specific details at present.”

Microsft will also have Kinect on display in a select few US stores for the benefit of the public.

Keep checking GamingBolt for more news. And do tell us if you think you’ll look like noobs while playing with Kinect.

See that “Add to cart: $149.99”? Yeah, that’s right. It’s more or less confirmed. So, are you sensible and know how to spend your money properly…? Or are you gonna buy Kinect?

The man (who has not been named) was playing an online game when an unsolicited message containing images of young boys naked from the waist down were sent to him.

The couple immediately contacted the authorities, and Microsoft are currently investigating the matter.

“When I got home and I saw it, I have to say, it was disgusting,” Amy (not her real name) said. She said when contacted, the company told her to delete the message.

“I thought it was a horrible picture to see, so I got the guards involved. I explained the situation and they sent out two gardai to the house to have a look at it,” she said.

“I think it’s very, very disturbing to see something like that because there are children online every day,” Amy said. “There were two children in our house at the time.”

Microsoft claims this is the first incident of its kind, and will release no specifics until a full report is issued.

Stay tuned to GB for more.

Each achievement will be worth some Microsoft points too, so it’s worth just dropping by. Take a look at the list below (thanks to Inside MGC).

	My First Theme Place a Theme in your arcade	5
	Theme Filler Place 5 unique Themes in your arcade	20
	Fancy Arcade Theme an entire arcade with unique Themes	20
	My First Mascot Activate a Mascot in your arcade	5
	My First Decoration Place a Decoration in your arcade	5

	Proptastic Place 5 arcade Decorations in your arcade	20
	My First Game Place a Game Cabinet in your arcade	5
	The Visitor Visit a Friend’s arcade	5
	Show Me! Visit the Showcase Arcade	5
	The Player Play a Friend’s Game Cabinet	5
	Room Filler Fill an entire room	20
	My First Win Win a Challenge	5
	My First Challenge Send a Challenge	5
	Challenge Chief Win 10 Challenges	5
	Challenge Master Win 20 Challenges	20
	Too Cool for my Score Beat your own High Score in a game	20
	My Blisters have Blisters! Play a game for 1 hour continuously	5
	Arcade Junkie Spend 4 hours total playing games in your arcade	20
	Retro Addict Spend 8 hours total playing games in your arcade	20
	Go to Sleep Spend 16 hours total playing games in your arcade	20
	Machine not Man Spend 24 hours total playing games in your arcade	20
	Matchstick Eyes Spend 36 hours total playing games in your arcade	20
	My First Medal Win your first Medal	5
	Medal Variety Win a Medal of each Type (Point Buster, Survivalist, Time Spender)	5
	Double Trouble Win 2 Medals of each type (2x Point Buster, 2x Survivalist, 2x Time Spender)	20
	Medal Collector Win 3 Medals	20
	80s Skilled Win 6 Medals	20
	Game Beater Win 9 Medals	20
	Arcade Hustler Win 12 Medals	20
	Retro Expert Win 15 Medals	20
	The New Old Schooler Win 18 Medals	20
	Medal Enthusiast Win 21 Medals	20
	Arcade Shark Win 24 Medals	20
	Can’t Touch This! Win 27 Medals	20
	Retro Master Win 30 Medals	20
	Check My Skillz Win 33 Medals	20
	Minted Win 36 Medals	20
	Medaltastic Win 39 Medals	20
	Fly Skillz Win 42 Medals	20
	Medal Masher Win 45 Medals	20
	I Like Shiny Things Win 48 Medals	35
	Level Up! Reach Level 2	20
	Level 5! Reach Level 5	20
	Level 8! Reach Level 8	20
	Level 11! Reach Level 11	20
	Level 14! Reach Level 14	20
	Level 17! Reach Level 17	20
	Level 20! Reach Level 20	50
	Medal Smasher Win 10 Medals of each type	20
	Medal Mad Win 20 Medals of each type	50
	Point Buster Win 5 Point Buster Medals	20
	Point Slammer Win 10 Point Buster Medals	20
	Survivalist Win 5 Survivalist Medals	20
	Survival of the Fittest Win 10 Survivalist Medals	20
	Time Spender Win 5 Time Spender Medals	20
	Time Crazy Win 10 Time Spender Medals	20

In an interview with MCV the Big M stated that 2010 releases such as Alan Wake, Halo Reach, Crackdown II and Fable 3 will make this year one of the best in the Xbox 360’s history.

“From the beginning, Xbox has always had a very deliberate strategy to focus on core gamers and then expand the market,” said European Xbox Boss Chris Lewis, ThatVideoGameBlog reported.

“Project Natal is meant to complement, not replace, the experiences on Xbox 360. We’ve reached new heights in creating a more natural and responsive gaming and entertainment experience for people of all interests and skill levels, whilst maintaining our commitment to deliver quality core games that consistently exceed expectations.”

But not matter what platform you are playing on, 2010 looks set to be a great year for gaming.

Instead of taking this blow on the chin and forgetting about it, Datel are hitting MS with one big, juicy lawsuit.

Datel’s main seller on the 360 has been it’s Datel Max Memory cards, offering Xbox owners the chance to save their work onto a memory stick and transport it between different systems. Microsoft currently offer a similar device, but one, according to Datel, is far smaller in memory size and priced the same as the Memory Max cards.

Datel’sfounder, Mark Connels responds to the controversy:

“For many years, Datel has brought to the public products that offer more capacity, extra functionality or other game enhancing features with the aim of offering a reasonably priced alternative to first-party accessories.

The Max Memory card plugs into the Xbox 360 and allows a user to store games, characters, and similar information. It permits a player to transport game information between Xbox systems. The Microsoft memory card does exactly the same thing—with the difference that it offers only one-quarter the memory while listing for the same retail price. Datel engineered the Max Memory card to be 100% compatible and over 50,000 Max Memory cards have been sold without a single report of harm to the Xbox console.”

Mark Rice, a senior attorney at Datel claims that Microsoft has offered no realistic answer as to why they have locked out the 3rd party software, and he speculates that it is just because MS want the market to themselves.

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