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Now Live Streaming Black Ops 2
Posted: April 10, 2013 in Gaming Blogs, News, Reading, VidsTags: 360, Black Ops, Black Ops 2, Live, Live Stream, Noob, Online, PS3, Stream
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PS4 Specs For Your Viewing Pleasure
Posted: February 21, 2013 in Gaming Blogs, News, ReadingTags: Official Specs, Playstation 4, PS3, PS4 Specs, Sony, Sony Specs, XBox 720
CPU – x86 Format AMD Jaguar (with 8 cores)
GPU (Video Card) – 1.84 TFLOPs AMD Radeon
Memory – 8GB GDDR5 RAM
HDD – Size Unknown (built-in)
Optical/Disc Drive – BluRay/DVD (Read Only – No Burning)
I/O – USB 3.0 (Amount is unknown)
Communication – Ethernet (10BT, 100BTX, 1000BT), 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1
A/V – HDMI, Analog, Digital Out (Optical)
* While these are what have been provided by Sony, you should keep your eyes and ears open for any changes or new details as the Holiday Season gets closer.
Is It Time To Move To PC Gaming?
Posted: February 8, 2013 in Gaming Blogs, News, Reading, ReviewsTags: 360, Gamestop, Gaming, Living Room Gaming, No Used Games, PC Gaming, PC Rigs, Playstation, PS3, PS4, Second Hand Games, Surround Sound, Xbox, XBox 720
Now that we are coming to the beginning of yet another console generation you are most likely asking – “Should I wait this out?”. That would be a good option if you could stick to it. Considering the growing rumors that the next console generation will not allow you to buy games second-hand (used) or even bring a game over to a friends house to play it on their console; It is starting to look more likely by the day that the PS4 (Oracle) and XBox 720 (Durango) are going to focus less on hard copy media (discs) and move further towards downloading and cloud based gaming.
This feels an awful lot like the console version of Steam/Origin. Both of these game hosting services allow you to play your games through an online based client that essentially acts as a proxy game library. Instead of actually having a collection of games on your shelf, they are in the Steam application under – you guessed it – Library.
With Microsoft’s online service already requiring users to pay $60 per year for online play and other features it will be interesting to see how they go about forcing people to do most of their gaming based on the ‘always online’ capabilities and the apparent desire to get rid of second-hand gaming. This isn’t really that surprising in terms of the direction that gaming and entertainment have been going in recent years. The sales of CDs and DVDs have plummeted because of services like iTunes and Netflix. The question remains as to whether or not this is a good thing when it comes to gaming.
Console gaming is nice for many reasons, but one of the best reasons is the fact that you don’t have to sit at a desk on your computer to play these games. You can sit on a comfortable couch, beanbag chair or even on the floor in front of a flat screen TV and game out. That is slowly becoming a less exclusive reason as PCs are becoming easier to incorporate to your TV rather than a monitor. The biggest downside to moving in the direction of PC gaming remains the initial investment and upkeep.
If you consider the amount of money people pour into their console gaming it isn’t really a good argument to say that it is cheaper than PC gaming. XBox users are paying $60 a year on top of their initial console purchase. Then there are DLC packages that often add another $20-50 to the price of the games they are playing. After all of these expenses there are batteries for controllers or new controllers if the console is used regularly. By the time you add up all of the costs a hardcore gamer might put into a console they could have easily bought a PC that could be used as a work station and gaming rig. Not to mention the fact that most PC games feature free online play and more consistent patches and user mods.
A PC gaming rig also costs as much as you are willing to put into it. You don’t have to have the same set up as someone else if you can’t afford it. The best place to spend your initial money is going to be on a sizable case and motherboard. The case is vital for multiple reasons (ventilation, size for expansion and video cards, USB ports, etc.) but the motherboard is the most important aspect when it comes to ‘future-proofing’ your PC. Make sure that you have plenty of room for video cards and a powerful CPU to power everything. You will need to also invest in a power supply to give your rig the needed juice to run. Other than that, you can typically piece together everything else.
GPUs (video cards), RAM, Optical Drives and Hard Drives are all replaceable and changeable once the main components are installed. If you are looking for a way to stick it to Microsoft’s XBox division and Sony’s Playstation division you should consider moving to PC gaming. The time has come to take gaming to the next level and that means putting your PC in the living room and using your HDMI/DVI cord to link it to your television.
Looking for a few ideas on how to build a budget rig or a monster gaming PC? Check out the wishlist section over at Newegg.com. You should also talk to your computer savvy friends for advice or ideas on what could be the best build for you. If you want even more input shoot us an email at officialnoobtubetv@gmail.com and include PC Building in the subject.
Happy Gaming!
Madden – Preparing For The Super Bowl Hype Machine
Posted: January 11, 2013 in Gaming Blogs, News, Reading, ReviewsTags: 360, 720, Brady, EA Sports, Gaming, Madden 13, Madden 14, Madden 14 Cover, Madden NFL, madden roster, NFL, NFL Gaming, NoobTubeTV, Physics, Playoffs, PS3, Roster
The majority of traffic to NoobTubeTV over the past year has been for information on all things ‘Madden’. This year will be interesting if you consider the release of the XBox 720 (or whatever they will call it) to be on the top of your anticipation list. Regardless of what you are looking forward to in football gaming this year, Madden is most likely on the top of your list.
Madden 13 is a game that came out of the gates strong with some new direction to Franchise Mode with the new Connected Careers Mode. Some gamers hated this move and the direction of earning XP for players through on field production. Other gamers enjoyed this new move for realism in player growth during CCM. Either way you fall on this argument you will notice that it was always part of the hype machine after the Madden 12 cycle finished with the Super Bowl.
With the Super Bowl (and the new Madden Release Date announcement) only a few weeks away you should be fully prepared for the onslaught of Madden hype from EA Sports.
Some of the hopes for improvement in Madden 14 are -
- More customization of playbooks and depth charts/players – CCM cut off a lot of user creativity as it all but removed player editing and roster editing from the mode.
- Better OLine and DLine Interaction – This is something that is called for and demanded by the Madden community every year. EA supposedly made this better by using the strength ratings in Madden 13, but given the constant issues with defensive linemen not getting proper sack numbers and the strange ‘Pancake Block’ stat for OLinemen, it is questionable as to whether or not EA knows anything about linemen at all.
- Smarter AI Decisions and Gameplanning – Why do CPU QBs get away with clear intentional grounding? Why does the CPU call a HB Draw while down 5 points and 55 yards from the endzone with 17 seconds left? Why does the CPU call a Timeout with 1:01 left in the 4th quarter?
- More Realistic Injuries – We have been calling for this for years. The bottom line is that real time physics means nothing if injuries are random.
XBox 720, Playstation 4 and Madden 14 – Why They Could All Disappoint
Posted: January 3, 2013 in Gaming Blogs, News, Reading, ReviewsTags: 720, Console, EA Sports, Madden 14, Maden, Next Gen, Playstation 4, PS3, PS4, XBox 720
The latest rumors of Microsoft having intentions of announcing the XBox 720 during E3 are almost as surprising as the fact that Madden 14 will be announce during the Super Bowl. A lot of gamers like to sit on the edge of their seats waiting for the next big thing to happen in gaming. The issues that comes with this latest set of next-gen console rumors are many, but we will start with just a few. After that we will pour some sugar on top for the hopes that many people have for what could prove to amaze gamers.
Happy New Year – Here Comes The Rumor Boom!
What Could Disappoint?
1. Poor Hardware Design – The Red Ring of Death and the Yellow Light of Death are now synonymous with bad console design and ventilation for GPUs (video processors) that get more powerful and hotter as they run. While both consoles (the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3) were able to eventually fix some of the design issues the numerous consumer issues will not be easily forgotten.
2. Release Day Games Will Be Bare Bones – For those of you unfortunate souls that got Madden 06 on the XBox 360 it will be fairly fresh in your head how terrible bare the game was as it came out for the 360. The worst part about the excitement of a new console is that once you start paying more attention to what is lacking in sports games the more you will resort to playing the game on your older console.
3. More Lazy Gaming Development – If the 360/PS3 generation will be remembered for anything it will be for the complete dependency on patches for almost every game. Some games were rendered unplayable by some bugs. Other games were had glitches that simply made gamers laugh. The moral of this sad story is that now that many gamers have the ability to download patches console developers are using this as a crutch to release half-cocked efforts for millions of consumers.
Madden 14 – You Already Know It’s Coming
We will start with the acknowledgement that Madden 13 has been the best Madden game released this generation. While there have been numerous issues with broken CPU AI and some of the animations – it has been a decent game after all is said and done.
The Madden series has proven to be one of the more hit or miss titles during this generation of consoles. What should worry Madden gamers the most is how much the game has started to fall into the depth of corporate decision-making and microtransactions. Madden 13 had some new physics added but it was so overexagerated at times that it could almost make you wonder if you were playing some sort of war game with small nuclear explosions.
Madden 14 will be announced during the Super Bowl as it always is and that is really the downfall of sports gaming (and now even FPS games). Developers know that many gamers will be okay with some annual polish to the same game they have played for years. EA Sports is starting to become the first of what will be many studios to move to a complete assembly line structure of putting a new stamp on an old product.
What Could Be Great?
The one thing many people are hoping for is a movement towards smarter AI and better physics in games as they come out. While no one should expect release date games to be among the best that the console will ever have, there should be hopes for new consoles to come out with games that will make us put our old consoles in the closet (or on eBay).
We will talk more on some of the hopes and dreams for the next console once they start leaking more than just pretty pictures.
Quick Tips For A Happy Christmas of Gaming
Posted: December 25, 2012 in Gaming Blogs, Reading, SuggestionsTags: Black Ops 2, Christmas Gift, Christmas Noob, DLC, Epic Fail, Gift, Install, Madden 13, MW3, New To Black Ops 2, Playstation, PS3, Skyrim, Xbox 360
You just got it! The game you have been waiting for for months (or years). Now the time has come to go into your gaming realm and avoid the family on this joyous day! There are a few things to consider quickly before we let you go bury yourself in gaming bliss.
It is Christmas Day and you are a noob. It doesn’t have to suck… but you have some things you have to do first.
- MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT GAME! – Did you get the game for the correct system? Is it the right version (Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 3 Premium)? Is it brand new?… If it is, don’t be too immediate taking off that plastic wrap and use the 10 seconds you have to read the game and make sure it is the right one!
- Is there an installation necessary? – If there is some sort of time involved to install the game before you even get a chance to play it (Metal Gear Solid 4… or any game you want to put on your 360 HDD to prevent unnecessary spinning of the disc) you should go get it started and then find something else to do/open.
- Give yourself a moment to learn the feel of the game if it is an FPS. This is primarily for online shooters like Call of Duty or Halo. (Don’t let yourself be the ‘Christmas Noob’)
- If you are getting Madden or any other sports game make sure you give yourself a challenge and get some sliders before you jump into a career mode. This can often be key in having strong longevity in your games.
- If there is DLC you want/need make sure you buy the points first and give yourself the time needed to download and install.
Happy Holidays and Happy Gaming
Borderlands 2 – Might Be A Must Buy
Posted: July 13, 2012 in Gaming Blogs, News, ReadingTags: 360, Amazon Deals, BL2, Border, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Medal of Honor Warfighter, MoH, MOHWF, PS3
For a game that had a niche market on its initial release, it seems like Borderlands 2 might be angling for a bigger hold on the FPS/ACTION/Quasi-RPG market.
It uses cell-shading presentation that makes the game look rather cartoonish, but in the end it is still a fantastic game for you to look into for teaming up with a couple friends either on the same screen or online. This game focuses on dominating the world around you with weapons that are as numerous as they are deadly. You can have a sniper rifle that fires electric charged rounds of toxic acid or a bazooka that fires rockets with other crazy abilities.
The bottom line is that you will be able to jump into the Planet of Pandora (again) and rain down hellfire with a smile on your face because you know that you have hours upon hours of amazing gunplay at your fingertips… and a month before Medal of Honor: Warfighter – Limited Edition
Breaking The Trends – What’s Next For Shooter Games?
Posted: July 7, 2012 in Gaming Blogs, News, ReadingTags: 360, Battlefield 3, BF3, Bioshock, Black Ops 2, BLOPS 2, COD, DICE, Drones, Maps, Modern Warfare, MW2, MW3, PS3, Terminal, Xbox
It seems that the entertainment industry has fallen into a rut over the past decade or so.
Whether it is gaming or movies – when something finds success the typical response isn’t “What will they do next?”… it is “When is the sequel coming out?!”
A recent article that features an interview with DICE suggests that the next movement is going away from Modern Conflicts and towards ‘Near Future’. This brings a few things to mind and really presses for an honest answer that will only be given in sales numbers.
Are you getting tired of fighting the same war with different names?
What Is So Different Between Current Day and Near Future?
If you have paid any attention to the ‘new’ direction for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 you will see that it is now based in the Near Future. The worst part about this concept is that it involves very little true innovation other than simply stating that it is based in a time period that has more flying robots and drones, etc. Modern Warfare 3 already saw places like New York City in ruins, now we get to go into new ‘future’ places and see them destroyed by war?… Yeah, really refreshing.
So… in the near future there will be guys dressed like Master Chief with Flying Drones like we already have in almost every game?…
So much for innovation.
Does Time Period Need To Be Stated?
Outside of historical reference, does it really matter ‘when’ a game is taking place? If you have read any sort of fiction you will notice what happens in books that directly refer to technology or entertainment of the time. It ages the story and often makes it difficult for future generations to relate to the ‘power’ of whatever is being referenced. Try reading Jurassic Park or American Psycho without laughing about their references to CD-ROMs and Walkmans, or better yet – Huey Lewis and the News.
It isn’t as if time period should be cut out completely, but it should be merely hinted at in the presentation. Bioshock did a great job of this when you see the character flying in an airplane that allowed smoking (even if it did make direct reference to the year “1960 – Mid-Atlantic”). There is even the amazing presentation of NBA 2K12 that allows you to play with retro teams with a TV presentation style of the time period.
Where Is The F**CKING ORIGINAL STORY?!
There is something to be said for what Activision is doing with Call of Duty and that something is called ‘milking a concept until the game dies’. Look at what they did with Guitar Hero and you will see what will eventually happen to Call of Duty.
If you take a look at the direction of Microsoft, they aren’t too dissimilar when it comes to milking games and game series such as Gears of War and Halo. Speaking of which, new rumours have started creeping up about Halo 2 Anniversary Edition. Not that anyone should be surprised… it is just upsetting for gamers that want to play something new… something fresh.
What type of time period or setting do you want to have a shooter game based in? Leave comments below!
Metal Gear Solid 5 Confirmed – Was There A Brief Sign In MGS 4?
Posted: June 27, 2012 in Gaming Blogs, News, ReadingTags: 360, Confirmation, DNA, Foxdie, Kojima, Konami, Leak, Liquid Snake, Metal Gear, Metal Gear 4, Metal Gear 5, Metal Gear Rising, MGS Sequel, MGS4, MGS5, MGSR, Nanomachines, Naomi Hunter, Playstation 3, PS3, PS4, Solid Snake, Xbox 360, XBox 720
It is one thing to grab onto a rumor and let it throw you around like a cat on a ceiling fan. It is another story altogether when the developer/director confirms the news. Kojima has always been great at marketing his games and putting the pressure on himself and his game designers to make every Metal Gear title the best it can be. It was after hearing this that speculation started jumping around the collective head of NoobTubeTV and the rest of the Metal Gear fanverse.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is slated to come out at the end of 2012. If you couple the return of Raiden (a badass bionic ninja) in the upcoming game with the fact that Metal Gear Solid 4 was Solid Snake’s ‘Final Mission’ you would think that the series would be meeting its end. Then again… this is Kojima’s story about Nanomachines and Cloning we are talking about!
Without trying to spoil anything for those that have yet to play Metal Gear Solid 4 (or any of the other MGS Titles) -
There is a cinematic scene in Act 2 where Snake is interacting with Naomi Hunter (the original scientist that injected Snake with Nanomachines “Foxdie” in the first MGS title). As you can see from MGS to MGS2 and then finally MGS4, Solid Snake has aged like Mel Gibson in Forever Young. This is the entire meta-story of MGS4 in a nutshell and it really seems to be the beginning of MGS5.
Dr. Naomi Hunter – The Queen of Jacking with DNA and Nanomachines… Do we have her to thank for MGS 5?
During this cinematic scene, Naomi takes a reading of Snake’s cellular structure and DNA. In the process you can see her screen and it reads “Copying Solid Snake”.
While this seems like a crazy thing to grab onto as the basis for the next MGS game, you should take stock of all the hints and fun bits Kojima has included in past MGS titles.
The next step is for Kojima to give a projected release table… and he hasn’t.
This leaves two possibilities:
1 – Metal Gear Solid 5 will be among the final games developed for the XBox 360 and Playstation 3 generation of consoles.
OR
2 – Metal Gear Solid 5 will be among the first games developed for the next generation of consoles and could once again be a Playstation exclusive title in order to push sales of new consoles when they are announced.
Either way it goes there is some joy to be had in the Metal Gear fan community. However, this does beg the questions -
If Snake is cloned again… what will he be like?
What will his name be? (Solid and Liquid are taken… Gas Snake seems a little stinky)
How will the other characters develop? (Don’t forget about Sunny! She looks like a big part of the future of Metal Gear)
Let The Rumors Start Rolling In! – XBox 720 Info Leaked?
Posted: June 16, 2012 in Gaming Blogs, News, ReadingTags: Gaming Leaks, Leaks, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, PS3, PS4, Rumors, Skeptical, Wikileaks, Xbox 360, XBox 720, XBox 720 Information, XBox 720 Leak
Well, it is that time of year again. Just after E3 when some people are holding out hope for the announcement of a new console – only to be disappointed to see that no such announcement will take place until at least next year. As soon as that happens, you will start seeing the most devoted (insane) gamers start scouring the internet for any sort of leaks of new information about the next consoles to be released.
The latest ‘leak’ was posted on EGM (via Scribd) and it was then pulled down and removed through the advising of one of Microsoft’s corporate law advisers.
Some of the rumors have the new console being released at the $300 mark. If that is the case, it could be one of the most shocking aspects of this ‘discovery’. Although, one shouldn’t forget that Microsoft and Sony have started to make a habit out of releasing multiple consoles in different versions since 2005. Some have been stripped down shells of what they should have been (4GB 360 Slim and 20GB PS3 – I’m looking at you!). So, please keep in mind that $300 could be the low end model (if this is even legitimate in the first place).
If this is fake, it is fake… If it is real it could be the best thing Microsoft could do to make Sony re-think another console release at $600.
We won’t be devoting a lot of time to this rumor due to the nature of it being just that… a rumor. However, it is intriguing to consider the possibilities of a system that could have some of the specifications listed in the brief article.
What are you looking for at this point in a console? Does this rumor excite you about the future or were you expecting something different altogether?
