Final Fantasy not releasing for Xbox one:

While gamers are eagerly waiting for the new Final Fantasy XIV developed by Square Enix there is a bad news for Xbox one users as this famous MMO won't be available for Microsoft's Xbox One. Although there are not any specific reason behind in but the top gaming boss of Microsoft Phil Spencer said that he's not terribly enthusiastic about exclusive deals for third-party games. He said
"You see us doing less of it now--[I've found] it's not something I'm a huge fan of." and earlier this month he also said "I want to have strong third-party relations, but paying for many third-party exclusives isn't our long-term strategy," Spencer said earlier this month.

Microsoft does have some major third-party exclusive game such as Rise of Tomb Raider which is lined up for Xbox One this holiday. But Spencer says this isn't a traditional third-party exclusivity arrangement, as Microsoft is actively involved in the game's development and will even serve its publisher. As Spencer mentioned before that Xbox One owners should not expect many more third-party exclusives, as Microsoft will instead rather focus on its own franchises going forward.

Sony's VR headset:

Virtual Reality is not something new as there are lots of virtual headsets already out in the market, some of the mention-able are Samsung's Gear VR, Oculus Rift etc.
Sony also stepped  into the world of with there new VR headset which was under the project called "Morpheus" but now on the Tokyo Game show they officially calling it PlayStation VR.

 The name itself gives us the idea of what the sony's new playstation VR would be. Since Playstation is sony's successful gaming console and been there for quite a long time. So, basically sony is trying to make the experience of games more realistic and fun. There are no official pricing or release date but we can hope to see this in the early 2016. Also, some games are already in pre-alpha stages which developers hoping to release with the official release of Playstation VR.
There are also hand in reviews along the way. According to the review in "techradar.com" there are games playable through custom sharp shooter gun and also a bike which has sensors and it connects wirelessly to the headset and basically you can ride a bike in a virtual world now which sound fun and ffuturistic.

There are other games as well which focuses more on move controllers such as a shooter game developed by "Inpulse Games" where spiders pop up and the player has to shoot them. Although there are lots of movement involved where the player basically has to stand up the whole time and use the the thumbstick on the move navigation controller.

So, Sony is expanding the whole playstation world by creating new products and Playstation VR is going to be a welcoming addition creating new dimensions and experience for gamers. Hopefully, we will get to see the product on market in early 2016 at reasonable price.

New colors for PS4 and PS Vita:

This year at Tokyo game show Sony showcased new colored PS4's and it comes with various types of accent. Although, there hasn't been any fully redesigned hardware yet but still gamers will have a lot of combination of colors to choose from according to their own taste of colors.
Below you can see some of the combinations:

 

Also there are are some new colors for PS Vita as well like solid light blue,orange,black etc. and all of them really look spectacular specially people who like the candy like color tone in their devices.

So, basically these are the new color options but if you want more color options I think you need to wait hopefully they will release more colors.

 

Super Mario Maker:



It's been 3 decades since the Mario is saving the queen and to celebrate the 30 years of super mario Nintendo complied all of the Super Mario series which includes Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and let the user design their own levels and upload it to the online community for everyone else to play. Sound fun isn't it? but for me I didn't think about designing the levels all I was interested was just to play the game which rocked my childhood.

To be clear Super Mario maker are two things first A design tool and second its a 2D game. Even though I am not into designing games as I would probably suck but this Super Mario Maker really attracted me into designing the levels. It's just not only fun but also it is so simple and interactive to use the whole interface. You can combine the skins from all of the Super Mario games and make your own level.

It is a simple interface where you can drag and drop items from the menu bar into the environment. Copying, dragging, deleting and drawing obstacles or platforms in the Wii U is really easy and efficient. Once you start placing level's obstacles and platforms little background elements pop up adding color and variety to the scenery and also there is an undo "dog" button and a restart "rocket" icon. You'll even get flies swarming around the screen if you let the game idle for too long.

Another  cool thing is that you can also add pre-recorded sound to make mario more humorous and also add visual effects to the custom stage that has never been used in any mario games. For example you want a "beating heart" sound while passing through a scary hallway or a "ding" when you hit something.

Everything is really easy to understand,implement and experiment with, which  makes creating custom stages more fun,effortless and efficient. Usually, the games which has the feature of designing stages are troublesome and players tend to be more into game play but in this Super Mario Maker designing is a focus so that players have a fun time both designing and playing it, also sharing the complexity or simplicity of a stage with other players all around the world.  

There are some limitations like you can't add a check point and also the more you play with the designing you feel like you are out of things you cannot do. There are also dimensional limits like if you want to build something focused on a long, vertical free-fall, rather than a horizontal jaunt, you're out of tools.

You have to start with a limited set of  tools and items when you first start the maker. To unlock more tools you have to play with the unlocked tools for about five minutes and then you'll get an on-screen message saying the next unlock is queued up for delivery..the next day. Come back the next day, play for five more minutes with your new toys, and the next set of items will queue up for another next-day delivery. Although I think it is a long week process to keep unlocking new tools and experiment with it but somehow it is easy to bypass this obstacle just by turning your systems clock in advance which gives you quick access so than you don't have to wait for one day long.

Super Mario Maker is a game of fun creation and awesome surprises. You have the freedom to apply your ideas on the stage and try them out .Not mentioning that you can also try other players custom stages both easy and tough which will give you ideas how to jot down your thinking. Even the in-game instruction is fun to watch with nice animation and with mixture of great sense of humor in writing. In short, Super Mario Maker is a great designing and a 2d platform which not only brings your childhood memories with that theme music but at the same time let's you create the game itself and challenge yourself.

FIFA 16 DEMO

On tuesday 8th September dropped Fifa 16 demo as always for the fans to get the experience of what's coming. According to what I've seen after trying out the demos of FIFA 16 and PES 2016 I think FIFA 16 has to work hard to keep its crown this time.

 Game setup:

There are limited teams in the demo version like Man Utd, Chelsea, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and some others while the women team(Yes, you heard me right. WOMEN TEAM!) includes USA & Germany which I think will be extended to some other teams as well. After starting the game for the first time it took me directly to a classic match between Barcelona and Real Madrid. As always right after the match started you could hear the commentators Martin Tyler and Alan smith the dynamic duo provide some more depth info about some other players and I can they've become more lively this time(haha just kidding). I also wanted to tweak some settings like choosing the weather which I've heard would be dynamic this time but I couldn't find it. Although the referees vanishing spray is there and also the off-side line is back.

Graphics:

In terms of graphics quality I feel like its still the same as FIFA 15 which I think is still the best for FIFA as FIFA 15 graphics was a total overhaul from FIFA 14. So, it wouldn't hurt that much to see the same graphics for another year although I wish to see the women team to look more realistic and detailed!

One thing I noticed that is Lionel Messi's tattoo is there so i think we can see more clear details of the tattoo representations on other players.

Not to mention the stadium looks great as always and also for some stadiums I think the lighting's are a bit better and also the graphics and movement of the fans are good enough too.

EA sports made a big deal about that "Emotion engine" last year so you can expect FIFA 16 to be more emotive. You can see more frustrations on missing goals,wrong pass,bad calls etc. There is also more pushing and shoving from opponents.

Controls:

FIFA 16 controls hasn't changed that much too. I feel like its almost the same and yes there's the no touch dribbling button. Also there is new trainer mode when you press the right Analogue.

 Gameplay:

 This is where I want EA to be improved because there are so many little errors. The AI is a bit weak and results in a a lot of little mistakes like the goal keeper punches the ball away where it is just only a easy catch. Also more than one player trips over by colliding each player and also the AI doesn't know when to double up players or how all defense players react poorly in case of ball being played in the box and I feel like its a bit tough to score goals now. I hope they will fix the AI before releasing the main version but not to mention there are many nice addition too like the "swing step" also slide tackles are more realistic than fifa 15 and you can stop slide tackle and quickly get to your feet.

Women Team(YESSS!):

There is a women team now which is a welcoming inclusion of the game. Now more girls will be interested in playing the game (I Hope!) but the thing I am not sure about if its possible to play with a men team as opposition  off course it would be injustice but sometimes it wouldn't hurt to piss off your girlfriend showing off that boys are better(pardon me just being sarcastic). The problem is that even though there are women team but it will be limited to 12 teams in the final release which is a bummer whereas there are men teams from all corner of the world so hopefully it will increase in the next version.

The final version of FIFA 16 will be releasing on 22nd September in the US and 24th in EU. Can't wait for the main release!