Harmonix, makers of Rock Band, to Announce new game

Harmonix, the developers of the well known series, Rock Band, has stated that there will be no Rock Band 4 in 2011. This seems to be the same path that all music game developers are taking. There is no Guitar Hero in 2011, either.

Now, Harmonix has stated that they will be announced a new game at E3! This is the same time that Nintendo will be unveiling a new console! Microsoft will be unveiling tons of new Kinect enabled games - not remakes or rereleases! Original games made just for Kinect!

Sony has been having a pretty harsh time, recently; who knows what is going to happen with them; I've read that Sony doesn't plan to unveil a console until 2014 - the same year as Microsoft plans to release their next, unannounced console.

I wonder what Harmonix is announcing and I wonder what a lot of things will be like this year at E3! This is going to be a very big event, this time... New console, Sony's big problems and confronting customers, a bunch of new Kinect games...

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6314962/harmonix-announcing-new-game-at-e3

Starcraft 2, Launch Trailer

I know it's old, but the trailer is still awesome and worth another view! The dialog, voice acting, music, video and cinematic quality are all great!

Portal 2 Countdown is almost there! But is it really important?

It seems that Valve has made a lot of hype over their little announcement in about 3 hours after this blog post is being written. I have read many theories already as to what the announcement might be, so I really wonder if any of them are true. All of the theories I've read sound believable and possible, but I also think that they may be a bit too imaginative.

Half Life 3? - We all know that's never coming... :/

Half Life 2: Episode 3 - Maybe...

Portal 2 : Early Release - This is a maybe, as well; a lot of people think this will be what is happening, and I like the idea, but I'd rather have HL2: EP3 or HL3, but that's just being imaginative, I'm guessing.

Portal 2: Demo - This is a very likely case, seeing as how many developers release demos just a few days before the release of the game.

Something Else: We all know that if it's something else, we'll be mad; however, it may be the only possibility. The game looks awesome and we want to play it, but it can very easily be anything they're announcing.

Plus, the ENDINGS and ENDING SONG have been leaked... Some are saying that they are fake and just part of the arg, but this is not the case according to moderation at Steampowered.com having edited a person's comment saying 'we do not comment on piracy' - basically confirming that these are the true endings. PLEASE do NOT watch them unless you already do NOT want to buy the game, you'll ruin it for yourself and for others... plus it's piracy, according to Steam's employees - so it is probably the same to Valve.

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Art Exhibit at the Smithsonian - Are Video Games ART?

The Smithsonian is going to have a video game exhibit, displaying the years of the evolving art of video games. However, some people still argue that games are not art. How can they not be art? Some people argue that they have to be experience the same way for everyone who sees it, just they have to be able to interpret it differently.

The problem with that definition of 'art' is that you would not be able to consider any musicals, plays, video games, figure skating or anything of that sort a type of art, because each of them could be different at each performance - some people will say a line differently, be at a different spot than the last time they were in the play, they could not see that part of the video game.. there are just so many reasons why that would not work. I don't understand how anyone could argue that video games are any different than any other type of art.

Source: http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1160394p1.html