Diablo 3 Confirmed

It looks like Blizzard could no longer keep it a secret after the recent discovery by those search engine dwellers. Blizzard came out of their little dwelling and came out with BIG news aside from Starcraft 2. DIABLO 3!
Get a load off this screenshot!




According to Blizzard, the story takes place 20 years after the events of Diablo 2. 5 classes. Including the Witch Doctor and Barbarian, maybe more will be added. This will be awesome.
I for one can't wait for SC II, but Diablo 3 - awesomeness!

Click here for the Trailer

Diablo 3 in Speculation

We all know Diablo right? The butcher, minions of hell, choose 5 classes + 2 if you've got the right expansions. All fun and games, one of the best and most played RPG game in the 90s and is still being played online today.
The news of Starcraft II surely has snowblinded Blizzard fans, but little do they know that a there might be a good chance of another thing to dazzle and have them screaming in excitement. Diablo III.
Now, it really is quite questionable. All it took were a bunch of people with a search engine to spot a hidden treasure at the Blizzard site. A Forum for Diablo 3 - which the Blizzard site pretty much made. So why make this forum? We do not know but you might want to check out this link.

Kingdom Hearts the TCG

Kingdom Hearts, a Playstation game that really made a spark to many all around the globe ever since Final Fantasy 7. Well, it wasn't that much different as it was made by Square-Enix as well as Disney and the fact that Cloud - the main character in FF7 is in there too and might have some contributing factors to the wave of fanboy/girl hysteria on this somewhat recent game. This time, from the game comes another. A trading card game.

The official website of Kingdom Hearts the TCG provides us with a storyline behind the game. It reads:

"Ominous beings called the Heartless from an unknown dimension threaten the very existence of the known worlds. You will take the role of Sora in order to fend off these Dark forces. However, you will not have to struggle alone– your favorite Disney characters, including Donald, Goofy, and Ariel, will help you in this ultimate challenge.

The Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game is a two-player card battle game set in the world of Kingdom Hearts. Players travel through strange and wondrous worlds clashing with the Dark forces in order to win, all the while trying to stop their opponents from doing the same.

The key to victory lies in the friendships you make, as those friends will help you throughout the game."

The Kingdom hearts TCG has been out for quite some time now. It was released on late November in the US of the year 2007. In Japan however
was released shortly after the game release of KH: Chain of Memories for the GBA which dated back to around 2004?
Talk about delay.
Well, this is another great collection for KH fans to have as well as their favourite Disney and Square-Enix characters right in their pockets.

An online version of KH has been rumoured to be near its completion. No need for cards or whatsoever so everyone with a computer can pretty much test this game out online with other players.

Collision of Worlds

I love crossovers. I've been turned into a comic geek by my stepbrother blue_phoenix and I must say, I am forever greatful. Without the introduction to the marvelous comic world, the evolutions of heroes, their personality. Watching them grow with great affection and nostalgia as they go through tragedies, surprises and victory. Yes, that's the great thing about comics; especially Marvel and DC. You can literally see everyone change. Cyclops gained the ability to control his optic beams with the help of Emma Frost, Bobby Drake (Iceman) becoming more and more powerful and was controlled by Emma Frost once and was classified as one of the top ten mutants that could destroy planet Earth. In DC, Flash Patroling the city that is being fueled by Green Lantern... all that Jazz. Yeah, it's friggin awesome. But here's an interesting thing I just found some time while exploring the netherrealms of the internet. A shocking and most curious crossover between worlds. Usually it's between Marvel Comics and DC. In their crossover comic "Marvel vs. DC", the heroes from the two universe battle it out to see whose universe gets destroyed or not... Apparently, the DC Universe got destroyed between a tie breaker between Wolverine and Lobo... Here's a copy and Paste job from Wikipedia.

• Aquaman defeats Namor the Sub-Mariner
• Batman defeats Captain America
• Elektra defeats Catwoman
• Flash defeats Quicksilver
• Robin defeats Jubilee
• Silver Surfer defeats Green Lantern
• Spider-Man defeats Superboy
• Storm defeats Wonder Woman
• Superman defeats Hulk
• Thor defeats Captain Marvel
• Wolverine defeats Lobo

So there ya have it. Don't worry, the wins and loses were determined by popular vote from fans. So anyway, where was I? Oh yes, that's right. A surprising crossover between two different universes that - I think - never has happened before! Wait for it-- Mortal Kombat vs. DC
Here's a thought provoking trailer for the upcoming game:



Yeah... It's awesome. Though I do kinda worry about my favourite characters from DC. I can't picture Sub Zero (who is also my favourite) ripping off the spine of Batman...
Well, for one thing, Wonder Woman would fit in to the MK universe perfectly well. She's a goddess, there are dozens of demi gods in MK and everyone's as strong as her... I wonder what Fatality she has...

The Fantasy

Final Fantasy... The grandeur of all RPG gaming that started all the way back to the ever so nimble Sony Playstation... The game grew in popularity in it's early years, especially in FF I as it was a new generation of gaming in those good old days. It fell in its second installment endangering its future.. But don't worry, it picked up again on it's other installments such as 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.5, 11, 12 and 13... But besides the point of Square Enix's attempt into condemn kids into tantrums, teens into lockdown and adults who have nothing better to do into contemplation, they intend to further their advances NOT by creating something new... But something much more scandalous, innovative, scheming, orgasmic (nerdgasmic to put it in proper geek terms)... A remake of the Final Fantasy 7 series...

Now, to those who aren't aware of the social impact of Final fantasy 7 (or know of FF7 - Shame on you) to todays teen culture, here's a quick rundown on the whole darn thing.
Final Fantasy 7 was a global phenomena that was released in 1997 and made a little set line of dominoes that were toppled upon teens of sorts that are oh so similar to the persona of Cloud Strife . It was recognized by Gaming Monthly as one of the most IMPORTANT gaming titles of gaming history. It was the first of the Final Fantasy series (or possibly the entire gaming world in the 90's) to have evolved into a 3 dimensional view which was pretty big as it set the standards even higher for other games. Also, the game was criticized and bombarded by parents who related the game to the Columbine High School Massacre saying it was games like these that promoted violence, but hey, that's why we have ESRB right? Did I mention that it was also labeled as number 7 on Game Spy's most overrated games? That's a different story.. MOVING ON...
Anyway, you all can read the rest of it's history in wikipedia... There's bigger nerdgasmic news coming 'round.

A remake of Final Fantasy 7 in this bigger, badder big brother of the Playstation is coming right after the successful production of Final Fantasy XIII. Yes, those who has heard of all the hype but can't tolerate last decades graphics rejoice for now is your time to catch up to the whole damn thing! Little hints have been given out to the public though it hasn't been fully unveiled. It began as a teaser - a technical demo of Final Fantasy 7 to make fans wriggle in their seats screaming at their computers to make it already... But just for comparisons sake, I have placed the original intro.

But now, fans need not scream at their computer any longer about 'making' the remake... They can now scream in joy and of impatience as it has been contemplated amongst Square's studios of the coming title for the PS3... Of course, it's just contemplation, no confirmation. Here's what Yoshinori Kitase said once upon a time:

"My feelings are that if a remake were to work well then all the core members of the original team must be reassembled, all the artists and designers."

...? Didn't Nobuo move on out of Square Enix and started making all other soundtracks to other gaming companies like Mistwalker (who made Blue Dragon)

"The problem is that, although all of us have an idea of what a remake should be and how to do it, organising such a thing right now is logistically very difficult. All the different members are now involved in very new, very large projects like Final Fantasy XIII and those projects are going to take a while.

Maybe, when all those games are finished then we can look at doing something like that.

Of course, that said we came up with the idea for Crisis Core in just two days. It was a case of 'this is what we want to do, so let's do it'. So, you can definitely expect the probability of something spontaneous happening at some point, but it's hard to predict."

Despite all the talk, FF7 fans are quite conservative on the matter. Some disprove of the remake saying that classics should remain classics. Meaning that a remake is A-OK as long as the battle system stays the same, the cutscenes, the dialogue, etc. Nothing added, nothing removed. Kinda reminds me of those parents who bashed on the Columbine HS Massacre... (Don't mind me, I just don't like that much conservatives who want things to say the same).
But forget them, I for one cannot wait for the remake!