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FPS Rantings

January 3rd, 2008

Rumor: Crysis is going to the 360?

Whether Crysis is really selling well or not, is up for discussion. What’s undeniable is the recent buzz that Crytek’s resource hog game is mentioned in—a console port. Sure, Crytek may huff all they want that the “current-gen” consoles can’t handle Crysis, but you can’t deny that porting them over to the Xbox 360 and […]

By Mike -- 4 comments

December 28th, 2007

Top 10 shooters of 2007

Every site has its share of year-end awards, so here’s FPS Rantings’ take on the best shooters this year. Yes, they’re placed in order of awesomeness.

The Orange Box
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360 version)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Bioshock
Halo 3
Crysis
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
Warhawk
Unreal Tournament 3

What are your Top […]

By Mike -- 10 comments

December 28th, 2007

What’s your preferred console for shooters?

It’s been over a year now since “next gen” has become current gen. While the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3 have been ranked in terms of sales, the debate on which is “best” continues to rage among its…enthusiasts. I’m not going to fall into that trap and set you up for a word war. […]

By Mike -- 6 comments

December 19th, 2007

Crysis is languishing in sales

There was a time when Crytek took pride in making Crysis very punishing on your average systems. The company’s senior game designer even boasted that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 don’t have “sufficient power” to run Crysis.
Fast forward to present day.
The NPD Group recently revealed that Crysis sold just 86,633 units last November, following […]

By Mike -- 18 comments

December 19th, 2007

Halo 3 owned by more than half of 360 owners in the U.S.

More than half of Xbox 360 owners in the U.S. own a copy of Halo 3, says GameDaily. How did they find out? It’s just simple math, really.
Given the data from the NPD Group, it shows that 4.1 million Halo 3 copies have been sold in the U.S. Compare that with the 7.9 million Xbox […]

By Mike -- 0 comments

December 13th, 2007

Free Xbox Live Download: Frontlines: Fuel of War

If you’re broke, then you probably skipped out on the new Halo 3 maps. But so what, eh? The Xbox Live Marketplace has lots of free downloads, and the latest one is Frontlines: Fuel of War, a sci-fi FPS set in the near future.
The main storyline of this new game revolves around a showdown for […]

By Mike -- 5 comments

December 12th, 2007

PS3 vs. Xbox 360: Comparing The Orange Box

You might ask me: “Why even bother placing a comparison of The Orange Box for the PS3 and 360?” After all, we’ve heard from 1UP that the PS3 version is unplayable. Choppy, yes. But unplayable? Not quite. Here’s the proof:

As you can see, the 360 version is running as smooth as silk. In fact, […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

December 6th, 2007

To hell with exclusives—Bioshock is coming to the PS3

Speaking of Bioshock, there’s been buzz that the PC-and-Xbox-360 exclusive is coming to the PS3. According to Destructoid, the Official PlayStation Magazine UK announced that Bioshock is coming to Sony’s much-maligned console.

Apparently, 2K Games promised limited exclusivity, stating that the game would “hit next-generation consoles.” Yes, “consoles” is in plural.

Does this imply that […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

December 6th, 2007

Bioshock gets patched—here’s to more enemy types?

If you’ve been wallowing in technical problems and didn’t pay attention to gaming news for a week like me, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised over this update. You see, Bioshock has new downloadable content for PC and Xbox 360 gamers. The content includes new Plasmids and Tonics, achievements, interface upgrades, and is now available as […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

November 28th, 2007

Crap-Detector: Previously-released Gears of War PC reviews

Don’t believe everything you read in the internet, even if they came from so-called reputable game websites like GameSpot, GameSpy, IGN, or Eurogamer. The reviews they’re churning aren’t always as “spot-on” as people say they are.

Case in point: The previously-released reviews for Gears of War’s PC version.

I took the time to read all […]

By Mike -- 4 comments

November 9th, 2007

Huxley’s second close beta test is coming this December

The Korean schedule for the second stage of Huxley closed beta testing has just been announced. It will take place from Dec. 13 to 17. Registration for new local testers will begin this month, though gamers who took part in the first closed beta test will be able to participate as well.

For the clueless, […]

By Mike -- 0 comments

November 9th, 2007

Call of Duty 4 graphics comparison: PS3 versus Xbox 360

Ever wondered if the Cell processor really makes PS3 games look better than its Xbox 360 counterpart? Watch the short clip below to compare.

You’ll see that the graphics look virtually the same. However, I did notice a very slight difference. The Xbox 360 version had sharper shadows to some extent. I can’t say […]

By Mike -- 2 comments