Forza Motorsport 6

Forza Motorsport 6

Forza Motorsport 6 is the sixth major installment in the Forza Motorsport series developed by Turn 10 studios and was scheduled for release Yesterday (September 15, 2015).

The 5 it could happen video game moments of 2014

We are already a couple weeks into 2014 and gamers right now are still enjoying all of the launch titles that the Xbox one and Playstation 4 have provided along with the Wii u and the great titles they released this past holiday season.  However with the successes that these systems are having there is much more to come not just from these companies but from many other companies including valve who is on the brink of releasing their steam system and Bethesda who has been the brunt of many rumors throughout the end of 2013 into 2014.  Although most gamers know exactly what is going to be released this year and what possible news to expect, we all get shocked when the unexpected does happen.  So in honor of the unexpected I thought it would be interesting to try and predict these moments because “it could happen,” now keep in mind that some of these are long shots of happening but this is about the unexpected which means anything can happen; so with that being said here are my 5 “it could happen moments of 2014.”

How EA needs to ride the success of their arcade sports

As a 90’s gamer there were many classic franchises exclusive to the decade that I still play to this day.  Games like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, Vectorman, and Earthworm Jim are just a few 90’s franchises that will give me that Nostalgia factor; however there are a couple franchises that me, my brother, and friends played all the time; those were NBA Jam and NFL Blitz.  These franchises really launched the popularity of sports in the gaming world with over the top moves and no rules gameplay that made gamers save up their quarters each week.  No question NBA Jam and NFL Blitz have become cult classics to the old school gamers that lived in the arcades.

Gears of War: What does its future hold?

Go to any gamer and they will tell you that Gears of War is one of the defining franchises representing this generation of gaming.  However, Gears of War’s future seems to be looking bleak.  Although I am a huge fan of the franchise, it is pretty hard to see any type of future for the remaining members of Delta Squad and the rest of the COG.  The release of Gears of War: Judgment did not go over so well with gamers; telling a story that not many fans of the franchise really cared about. The multiplayer also took a step back trying to bring in new concepts like its survival mode and overrun.  It almost looked like a third person version of Call of Duty, which really put distaste in my mouth.  The failure of Judgment has put the franchise in dire straits, however I believe Epic Studios has several options to potentially turn the franchise around.