EA Sports Active 2
Wireless freedom of motion, heart rate monitor, track your progress online with instant uploads. Available November 16th on Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. For the Wii, there’s a wireless heart rate monitor worn on the right arm and a wireless leg band. For the PS3, it looks like two arm bands and a single leg band. You can use your own hand weights now, which is good. The Xbox 360 version will use Kinect for 1:1 motion and will register full body movement.
Madden NFL 11
The newest version of Madden promises to be simpler, quicker, and deeper. New simplified play-calling mechanism, games can be played in half the time, there’s a new 3-on-3 online play mode, and more. Gameflow play calling engine “puts you inside the huddle.” Joe Montana takes the stage to introduce Gameflow and talks about coach Bill Walsh sending plays into the huddle from the sideline. Plays categorized by down, category, yards needed, etc., plus in-helmet quarterback audio so the coach can communicate with the QB. Looks really easy to tweak plays on the line and call audibles.
The Sims 3
Sims are given free will for “a very sophisticated ecosystem” that’s “impossible to predict.” Due on consoles October 26th. The slogan is “Play With Lif3.” See what they did with the 3 there?
Crysis 2
Delivers a new type of futuristic warfare. The game is set in New York and your player wears a special suit that can be used for various things like armor and invisibility. Everything’s pretty open. “We don’t tell you how to play, we give you the guns and bullets and armor to play.” The game demo EA showed off takes place in Grand Central Station and had kind of a Halo-type feel to it. It’s due out in time for the holidays and will be available as a 3D version on all consoles as well.
Bulletstorm
A “pulpy, over-the-top first person shooter” from Epic as introduced by Cliff Bleszinski. Due out February 22, 2011. Gameplay demo feels like a futuristic Bioshock except with explosions going off all over the place and Duke Nukem-style dialog. The character holds a gun in one hand and uses the other hand to shoot lightning and whatnot.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Every player will get his or her own starship “to represent a rite of passage” and to provide a customized home base. Choose Jedi or Sith as your alliance. First ground battle takes place on Alderaan. The demo shown looks absolutely amazing though it appears to be a cutscene of some type, not actual gameplay. Still, it’s going to be a must-buy for Star Wars fans.
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