PS4 AND XBOX ONE

The PlayStation 4 is a video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on 20 February 2013, it was launched on 15 November 2013, in North America, and 29 November 2013, in Europe and Australia. It competes with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One, as one of theeighth generation of video game consoles.

Moving away from the more complex Cell architecture of its predecessor, the PlayStation 4 features an AMD x86-64 Accelerated Processing Unit, in hopes of attracting a broader range of developers and support for the system. The PlayStation 4's GPU can perform 1.843 teraflops, making it the world's most powerful games console

Sony intends more focus on social gameplay, incorporating a "share" button on the new controller and enabling a view of in-game play streamed live from friends. The console enables interactivity with other services and devices through the following methods: PlayStation Now, acloud-based gaming service that offers streaming video game content;PlayStation App, designed to enhance gameplay by usingsmartphones and tablets as a second screen; and PlayStation Vita's design for playing a majority of PlayStation 4 games through wireless Remote Play.

 

Xbox One is a video game console developed and marketed by Microsoft. Announced on May 21, 2013, it is the successor to the Xbox 360 and is the third console in the Xbox family.[7] It directly competes with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.[15][16] Xbox One was released across North America, several European markets, Australia, and New Zealand on November 22, 2013,[2] and is scheduled for release in 26 other markets, including Japan, the remaining European markets, and the Middle East, sometime in September 2014.[17] It will also be the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft and various publications have classified the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system",[18][19][20] making it a competitor to other digital media players such as the Apple TV and the Google TV platforms.

Moving away from the Xbox 360's PowerPC-based architecture and back into the x86 architecture used in the first Xbox, the console features an AMD processor built around the x86-64 instruction set. Xbox One places an increased emphasis on entertainment integration, offering the ability to overlay live television programming from an existing set-top box, split-screen multitasking of applications, and improved second screen support. The console includes a newly upgraded Kinect motion sensing peripheral, previously an optional attachment for the Xbox 360. Microsoft is emphasizing the Kinect's integration with Xbox One through features such as a built-in Skype client for videoconferencing, user recognition and tracking, and the ability to use voice commands and gestures to navigate the console's user interface. New gaming functionality includes an expanded Xbox Live service, improved Kinect functionality, cloud computing, the ability to automatically record and share video highlights from gameplay, and support for live streaming gameplay online.

Upon its unveiling, Xbox One was criticized for its initial digital rights management policies (including a requirement for a periodic connection to the internet, and ambiguous restrictions on the resale and sharing of previously-purchased games), along with Kinect usage requirements and higher price than its competitors. In response to the criticism, Microsoft dropped these restrictions prior to releasing the console.

MINECRAFT

Minecraft is a sandbox indie game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. It was publicly released for the PC on May 17, 2009, as a developmental alpha version and, after gradual updates, was published as a full release version on November 18, 2011. A version for Android was released a month earlier on October 7, and an iOS version was released on November 17, 2011. On May 9, 2012, the game was released on Xbox 360as an Xbox Live Arcade game, co-developed by 4J Studios. All versions ofMinecraft receive periodic updates.

The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, gathering resources, crafting, and combat. Gameplay in its commercial release has two principal modes:

·                    Survival, which requires players to acquire resources and maintain their health and hunger.

·                    Creative, where players have an unlimited supply of resources, the ability to fly, and no health or hunger.

·                    Hardcore is the same as survival, differing only in difficulty; it is set to the most difficult setting and respawning is disabled, forcing players to delete their worlds upon death.

·                    Spectator, where the player does not collide with blocks, and is able to view, but not interact with, almost everything.

Minecraft received five awards from the 2011 Game Developers Conference: it was awarded the Innovation Award, Best Downloadable Game Award, and the Best Debut Game Award from the Game Developers Choice Awards; and the Audience Award, as well as the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, from the Independent Games Festival in 2011. In 2012, Minecraft was awarded a Golden Joystick Award in the category Best Downloadable Game. As of February 3, 2014, the game has sold over 14 million copies on PC and over 35 million copies across all platforms.
 

CALL OF DUTY

Call of Duty is a first-person and third-person shooter video game franchise. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Several spin-off games have also been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II, including Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 3. Beginning with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times, the series has shifted focus away from World War II. Modern Warfare (released November 2007) was followed by Call of Duty: World at Warand Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Black Ops (released November 2010) takes place in the Cold War, while Modern Warfare 3 (released November 2011) takes place in a near-future setting. Black Ops II (released November 2012) takes place in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Ghosts was released in November 2013. In May 2014, Advanced Warfare was announced.

The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision. While the studio Infinity Ward primarily still develops them, Treyartch has also developed several of the titles with the release of the studios' games interlaced with each other. Some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Nokia Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, Amaze Entertainment, n-Space, Aspvr,Rebellion Developments, Ideaworks Game Studio, Sledgehammer Games, and Stigate Games. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW 5.0.

As of November 11, 2011, the Call of Duty series has sold over 100 million copies. As of March 31, 2012 there are 40 million monthly active players across all of the Call of Duty titles, with 10 million users of the online service Call of Duty: Elite and 2 million paying annual members. Over 1.6 billion hours of online gameplay have been logged on Modern Warfare 3 since its 2011 release.

Other products in the franchise include a line of action figures designed by Plan-B Toys, a card game created by Upper Deck, Mega bloks sets by Mega Brands, and a comic book mini-series published by WildStorm.

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Kingdom Hearts Saga

Hellow Welcome back to our blog. Today im going to talk about the Kingdom Hearts. 

Kingdom hearts is the name of the video game series , belonging to the genre of action RPGs , developed and published by Square Enix. Is a collaboration of Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime designer Square Enix. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various titles of Disney cartoons but being adapted to the gaming universe . The series features a dub All -Stars , as it includes many of the official voices of Disney characters and also renowned actors such as Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher , Jesse McCartney and Hayden Panettiere . Characters also make an appearance in the series of Final Fantasy by Square Enix , which interact with the player and the Disney characters . The series focuses on finding friends of the main character , Sora , which will take you to visit several worlds where you will meet different characters of Disney and Final Fantasy.

Currently the series is composed of seven games for different platforms, and June 10, 2013 during the conference of Sony 's E3 was announced and a trailer for Kingdom Hearts III for PlayStation 4 showed , the next day Square Enix revealed that also One would be for Xbox . Most games have been well received by critics and have been very commercially successful , though each title has had varying levels of success . In September 2008 , the Kingdom Hearts series had sold over 12.0 million copies worldwide , with 2.0 million copies in PAL regions , 3.0 million copies in Japan , and 5.6 million copies in North America. Besides a variety of merchandise is offered for sale with games which include soundtracks , action figures , books, playing cards , among others. In addition, each game is adapted to manga and a series of novels.
The series consists of ten games: three main games developed by Square Enix , the first series Square before its merger with Enix , an expanded version of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II release, a remake for PlayStation 2 game Game Boy Advance, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories , being titled Kingdom Hearts Re : Chain of Memories and a set V CAST mobile phone developed by Superscape . Another mobile phone game was developed by Square Enix while the game created for Nintendo DS , was developed in cooperation with hand The second mobile phone game has only been released in Japan although there are plans to release it in other territories. The three main games were released in chronological order, each new title in the events of the previous title is followed, while the V CAST game was developed independently from the main series . The latest installment titled Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance was developed by Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS.
                     

                        Games saga are the most important
   Kingdom Hearts is the first game of the series, and was released in Japan on March 28, 2002 for the  PlayStation 2. This was the first time Nomura held the post of director in a game. In this game most of the main characters of the series were introduced and established the pattern of hearts and the dark beings known as " Heartless " ( Heartless ) . Also, the role of Disney characters in the series, with appearances by characters from Final Fantasy and other sagas of Squaresoft (Now Square Enix ) was established. Kingdom Hearts was released in North America on September 17, 2002 and in Europe on November 28, 2002 , these versions include additional content that were not in the original Japanese version . The game was later re-released exclusively in Japan carrying the title of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix was released on December 26, 2002 and included the same content as the U.S. version , adding additional enemies , scenes that had been cut and new weapons. Heartless colors were also changed and the Japanese audio was changed to English. It is among the top 100 games, surpassing the 5 million copies sold.






Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is considered the second game in the series . It was released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan on November 11, 2004 , in North America on December 7, 2004 and in Europe on May 6, 2005 . Chain of Memories is a title located between the two PlayStation 2 titles . Being a direct sequel to the first game. Sora, Donald and Goofy looking Riku and King Mickey so following Pluto come to a castle, where they will live a dilemma about preserving memories , and well known to the Organization XIII. The gameplay is based on a set of cards, with each card the player can perform an action , such as attacking or using magic . Each letter is used disappears and then has to "recharge " the deck , which takes as you use more . It was released a remake of the PlayStation 2 game titled Kingdom Hearts Re : . Chain of Memories , which was released in Japan as a second disc packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix on March 29, 2007 The new version was released as a standalone title in North America on December 2, 2008 .





Kingdom Hearts II is the third game in the series, is set one year after the events of Chain of Memories. It was released in Japan on December 22, 2005 , in North America on March 28, 2006 and in Europe on September 29, 2006 for the PlayStation 2. The game is still considering the concept of "heart" , adding as enemies Nobodies ( Nobodies ) . The gameplay is similar to the first Kingdom Hearts, with the addition of more options to attack enemies and the Reaction Command , which uses the triangle button to perform context-sensitive actions in battle and interaction with characters and the environment. This was also re -released as Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix , with more content than the original version, as additional scenes and new bosses . Japanese audio is also changed by the English , but a theater mode where they could be heard in both languages ​​, only English audio could not be introduced to the new videos are added. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix was released with Kingdom Hearts Re : Chain of Memories , a remake of Chain of Memories for the PlayStation 2, containing polygon graphics instead of the sprites used in the original Game Boy Advance. This collection is titled Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + and was released in Japan on March 29, 2007


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