CES09: Unleash Your Inner Creator with Microsoft's New Xbox LIVE Community Game "Kodu"

Nathan Drake - 353 days ago

Halo Wars
Ninja Blade
Alan Wake(?)
Halo ODST

Now of course they're going to announce(in the near future I hope) a lot more games for 09 other than Halo Halo and Ninja Alan,but as of right now,their lineup is definitely weak.

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jkhan - 352 days 23 hours ago

What did you expect, it wasn't a game show. Microsoft will probably announce a couple of titles most probably MassEffect 2 and SplinterCell Conviction to come out in fall 2009. The confirmed lineup as of now consist of HaloWars, Ninja Blade, and Halo 3 ODST plus a bunch of casual titles. It looks alright add MassEffect 2, Alan Awake and Splinter Cell Conviction to this list and it looks fine better than 2008 lineup.

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cayal - 352 days 22 hours ago

Not if ME2 and Splinter Cell Conviction are multi-plat.

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cayal - 352 days 18 hours ago

Also a possible multi-plat.

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gaffyh - 352 days 17 hours ago

Ninja blade sucks soo bad, if anyone has played the demo and thinks that it is good please say so. Ninja Gaiden is so much better, and Ninja Blade just looks like NG, but slightly worse graphics and terrible slow paced gameplay.

I hope to God that Alan Wake and ME2 are released this year, cos I would like to actually play games on my 360. Although I still got some games I need to finish.

Funny how PS3 had no games at launch, and now 360 seems to have no games for 2009. lol.

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FarEastOrient - 352 days 17 hours ago

Kudo, looks like their trying to knock off Little Big Planet :(

Alan Wake has been a tech demo for the longest time now, it would be nice to know how serious they are on this project. I hope it is good because it'll be going to compete against Heavy Rain, which so far looks much better and more innovative.

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resistance100 - 352 days 14 hours ago

@jkhan

I know it isn't a game show, however i was under the impression that we would see there 09 line-up here.

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MNicholas - 352 days 4 hours ago

Pun intended. Poor graphics, clunky interface, and virtually no thought to being fun and compelling.

It looks like a victim of the old "design by a committee" approach which Microsoft is famous for and is little more than a dull check-list of "features".

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Matpan - 352 days 3 hours ago

I hate people saying 360 has no games... let's see... For a person that has a 360 he will get the exclusives MS lauches in 2009 PLUS ALL the multi-plat games... that sounds like a LOT of games to me!!!

The only games you CAN'T get if you own a 360 in 09 are PS3 EXCLUSIVES... and this works both ways... PS3 owners can get their exclusives and all of Multi-plasts PLUS their exclusives *they won't be getting 360s exclusives also)... so both consoles have a deal of great games in 09...

Poor lineup?... I don't think of exclusives once I own a console. I think of EVERY game I can get for it... 360 has many games coming out in 09.. and has already have a nice deal of exclusives so far :)

PS3 is also a tempting platform and sure has lots of good things coming in 09. I will try to get one soon.

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midgetsanx - 353 days ago

It sounds nice but I don't know where to see the latest footage.

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phosphor112 - 352 days 18 hours ago

I remember looking at footage not too long ago (try googling it). It looked pretty crappy to be honest and I knew it would not be as friendly as LBP. Even the guys commented on that site link above said "its confusing". It's style is meant to be for those people who have used "RPG Maker" not for "people of all ages". Just look at it.

In the wise words of Walter
"Once the plan gets too complex, everything goes to sh*t" And thats what this game maker did. It's too complex for its target audience.

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Cajun Chicken - 353 days ago

Actually, I was thinking its more like a 3D version of 'Logo', anyone ever use that at school? man that was annoying. Damned turtle.
Also looks dreadful.

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hippo24 - 352 days 23 hours ago

Wow someone else in the world who played Logos. I don't know if you could consider that a game, but I do loathe that turtle.

On a serious note It does seem rather odd that a Microsoft developed game comes out a few short months after LBP, and I'm sure the relative success of that game probably helped egg them on. Unfortunately games take quite a while to make(especially ones where customization is a big element)so I doubt they are directly related.

Also let's not forget the ingenuity of LBP comes not from the concept of making your own levels, but from the tools and the style in which it does it. So unless the main character is named "bagboy", I think its safe to say their probably only mildly related.

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Vecta - 352 days 19 hours ago

This game was announced before LBP was. Don't post stupid comments.

Besides this is not a level builder like LBP, this is a game builder.

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Parapraxis - 353 days ago

LOL, good one. Best laugh today.

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Grooski - 353 days ago

LBP sales 1.7 mill in 2008.
Colour me impressed.

Anyway, Boku or Kodu or whatever...now with more ACTUAL 12 yr old girl!

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Parapraxis - 353 days ago

"NOT SO IMPRESSIVE LBP sales"
LOL, sorry, JhawkFootball06, Bladestar just topped you for funniest thing I've read today.

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drpepper6121 - 353 days ago

LBP has sold 1.81 million, so that is unimpressive? and that is according to vgchartz.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

@below: When I have ever said vgchartz were evil for 360 games?

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lord_of_balrogs - 353 days ago

So now using VGCharts numbers are good for LBP but evil if used for the 360 titles?

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mrdxpr2 - 353 days ago

bladestar u have just said u are 12 years old ... one of the greates games where side scrollers... lodu is a cheap atempt to try and copy LBP .... LBP is a great inovation... since u havent played LBP dont talk about what u dont know.. sales doesnt make a game good it just says how many people bought it thats all.. u are just a 360 fanboy hating on what u cant have...

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AclayPS3 - 352 days 23 hours ago

"with the NOT SO IMPRESSIVE LBP sales"

LBP has sold over a Million copies, and to me that's a great accomplishment for a new IP like LBP to achieve in the short time frame.

Hmmmm..... I wonder how many copies Banjoe Kazooie Nuts and Bolts has sold? I'm pretty sure it hasn't sold a Million copies yet.

:)

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stephen2005 - 352 days 23 hours ago

Who cares about sales numbers?

Are you telling me LBP isn't a good game if it didn't sell a billion copies??

Logic among most gamers today is ridiculously stupid.

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lord_of_balrogs - 352 days 23 hours ago

Funny, as a new ip Halo CE sold 5.5 million copies and Gears1 as a new ip sold 5 million worldwide. Mass Effect as a new ip after 2 months of sales sold 1.6 million worldwide.

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gumgum99 - 352 days 23 hours ago

"lol! this reminds me of a few geniuses here... comparing XNA framework with LBP... Why don't you try making a FPS or a RTS game with LBP?"

about the FPS..hold that thought.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

If you read the italicized text below the picture in that link, you'll actually read of a demonstration of an FPS experience demoed by Alex Evans himself.

hope that helps^_^

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Parapraxis - 352 days 23 hours ago

http://www.n4g.com/Search.a...
And it was not MYSELF who had the silly notion it was even remotely like LBP.
It was the people writing articles.

♠

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agent_plang - 352 days 23 hours ago

"Mass Effect as a new ip after 2 months of sales sold 1.6 million worldwide. "

So Mass Effect sold LESS than LBP in the same time frame. Are you saying LBP is better than Mass Effect? I like it.

It's funny...I don't remember anyone ever calling Mass Effect a flop, but if it sold less than LBP, well, you figure it out...

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SkyGamer - 352 days 19 hours ago

Although I do agree with the above poster that Halo 3 and Gears had way more advertising, you canot compare lbp to Banjo. Banjo had little to no hype and lbp had HUGE hype. True it wasn't advertised as well but you cannot deny the HUGE HYPE this game had. All I would hear from people is ". . .wait til lbp comes out and it will destroy!"

I'm still waiting . . .

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hippo24 - 352 days 7 hours ago

While I obviously don't share the enthusiasm of the LBP series as the lad above me with the multi-paragraph essay on the justification of LBP. I can say that little big planet was nothing short of a steller game, but to run around and throw buzz words attached to it, is overselling it to say the least. LBP was good but not for the same reasons most video games are deemed fun. LBP was an attempt to tap into the outside market of casual games, without alienating the hardcore. So they created a fun campaign to appease everyone, then added on a great level creator for those who wanted a little depth to their game.

While this is fine and dandy its in no way as engrossing as most titles. LBP is a side scrolling platformer,and polished as it is, the fun you can have is diminished over long play times. So unless you take a real shinning to the creation tool, the fun may be short lived.

LBP is no "halo-killer" or any other game "killer" for that matter, anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is letting their vision get clouded with a ps3 flavored smog. Why may you ask, because LBP is different, so try so desperately to tell me that a side scrolling game is better then RESISTANCE or Halo is like me comparing a boat to a car (her is your little car-analogy). Its Absolutely asinine to go around comparing two games, let alone systems, in the manner above.

LBP is a mighty fine game, but don't go toting it around like baseball bat.

"Also, MR.blademask using price and advertisement to justify a game, is about as pointless as comparing "systems sold"

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Rhoic - 352 days 6 hours ago

Gears of War 1 was a new IP.. how many did that sell? :x

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kewlkat007 - 353 days ago

....remember your on N4G..lol

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Nathan Drake - 353 days ago

It's too complicated for kids,heck,I couldn't do all the girl was doing without spending a good 2-3 hours on it.

We're not hating the idea,we're simply stating that the execution of the idea was just bad.

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Parapraxis - 352 days 23 hours ago

Well, she's off to a good start.

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Parapraxis - 353 days ago

Oh man, my sides are hurting.
Seriously?
AAA... wow lol.

PS LBP is still topping charts kiddo.

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Kyur4ThePain - 353 days ago

G, I know you were trying to be funny, but you seriously just came across stupid.

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FantasyStar - 353 days ago

what charts?

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shutupandplay - 352 days 23 hours ago

"PS LBP is still topping charts kiddo."
kiddo? Oh man...tough guy that loves LBP.

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Parapraxis - 352 days 23 hours ago

http://www.littlebigplaneto...

shutupandplay,as for LBP, it's a fantastic gamme ;)
And I refer to people like Capital G, Bladestar, pp, etc as kiddo, because that's the level of intelligence they are bringing forth.

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ReTarDedFisHy - 352 days 23 hours ago

Desperate? Why the hell would I have to be desperate for?
Answer that and get back to me.
Oh wait. Last bubble, huh?
Forget it, then. I ignore PMs from people who post without thinking.

Boku and/or Kodu both claim user creativity. What was the point of LBP? Oh yeah, play, CREATE and SHARE.

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