GameWired 2010 Game of the Year

The 2010 game of the year is….

Halo: Reach (XBOX 360)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXmS6i_g4Zs

GameWired 2010 VG Awards

Best Graphics:  Halo: Reach (XBOX 360)

Best Sports Game:  NHL 11 (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best Action:  Red Dead Redemption (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best Racing:  Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best FPS:  Call of Duty: Black Ops (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best Downloadable Game:  Limbo (XBLA)

Best DLC: Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best Multiplayer:  Battlefield Bad Company 2 (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best RPG:  Final Fantasy XIII (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best XBOX 360 Game:  Halo: Reach

Best PS3 Game:  Red Dead Redemption

Best Wii Game:  Super Mario Galaxy 2

 

XBOX Live on Original XBOX Being Discontinued; WTF!

Here is a letter from Microsoft stating the sad news that they are dropping Xbox Live service for the Original Xbox and all Original Xbox titles playable on the 360 and On Demand.  This is sad news and I hope I’m not the only one who doesnt like it.

 

 

Dear Xbox LIVE Members,

On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn’t a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.

Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we’ve since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.

There’s no greater example of the power of the Xbox LIVE community than the “Halo” franchise. “Halo 2” has had an amazing run on LIVE, with a dedicated community more than five years after launch and well into the next generation of consoles. It has fundamentally changed the way we play video games. And while it’s difficult to see that run come to an end, the “Halo” franchise continues to act as the benchmark for multiplayer gaming in this generation, with “Halo 3,” “Halo 3: ODST” and soon “Halo: Reach” on Xbox 360.

Your Xbox LIVE community has grown to 23 million strong. And as we look down the road, we’ll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games. We will contact the Xbox LIVE members directly impacted by this change and if this includes you, I encourage you to check your LIVE messages and associated e-mail account over the coming weeks for more details and opportunities. We view you as a partner in this process.

We’ll share more details soon, but in the meantime I want to assure you that the best is yet to come for Xbox LIVE. I believe we’ll look back on 2010 as a landmark year in gaming and home entertainment, and I couldn’t be more excited about what we have in store with “Project Natal” and LIVE. The LIVE community is the driving force behind everything we do, and it’s because of the community that ground-breaking experiences on Xbox continue to be possible.

See you on LIVE,

Marc Whitten

Gamertag – Notwen

www.twitter.com/notwen

 

 

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2009 GameWired VG Awards

Best Graphics:  Killzone 2 (PS3)

Best Sports Game:  Madden 10 (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best Action:  Uncharted 2 (PS3)

Best Racing:  Forza 3 (XBOX 360)

Best FPS:  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XBOX 360)

Best Downloadable Game:  Shadow Complex (XBLA)

Best Multiplayer:  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XBOX 360)

Best Fighting:  Tekken 6 (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best RPG:  Borderlands (XBOX 360, PS3)

Best XBOX 360 Game:  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best PS3 Game:  Uncharted 2

Best Wii Game:  New Super Mario Bros.

Game of the Year: 2009

GAME

OF THE

YEAR: 2009

 

 

 

Winner:  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2;  Killzone 2;  Resident Evil 5; Madden 10

Complete 2009 Game of the Month List…

Head to the link below to check out the complete list of GameWired’s 2009 Game of the Months, including the Game of the Year.

 

http://GameWired.org

Game of the Month: December 2009

Winner: PixelJunk Shooter (Playstation Network)

 

Greatest Trailer Ever. COD: Modern Warfare 2

http://www.viddler.com/player/8a1fa0f1/

K-Mart Selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 EARLY!

While at my local K-Mart in South Jersey I noticed something insane, somthing out of the ordinary.  They were selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 BUNDLE, 9 days early.  Look at the 2 pics I have posted below for Proof.  I did however look around for the stand alone title but there wasnt any to be found.

 

Game of the Month

OCTOBER 2009

Title

Uncharted 2

Console

PS3