-Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
-High Quality HDR Motion Blur
-Realistic Shadows with Variable Penumbra
-Sprite Based Bokeh Depth of Field
-Parallax Occlusion Mapping
-Particles Motion Blur, Shadows and Art Updates
-Water Rendering improvements and using Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
-Realtime Local Reflections (DX9)
-Contact Shadows (DX9)
-Improved Tone Mapping (DX9)
 

The game looks amazing on DX11, check out the screens below:
 

 
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Don’t worry now because L.A Noire packaging is done properly. Take a look at the picture below which show the packaging of the Xbox360 version of the game.
 
 

First of all, let me begin with the horrible textures pop in/out. This issue affects on the fun factor of the game and your visibility as it will make it hard for you to spot enemy players in the game. Believe me, sometimes you will be uncertain if an enemy player is standing/crouching/moving or it simply an object in the environment is about to load its textures. Crytek said that Crysis 2 “Taps Every Last Ounce Of Console Power” how can it be when the game has this fatal issue?
 

Another issues are the extensive use of object and camera-based motion blur and the implementation of the temporal AA in the game. While the object and camera-based motion blur technique make the game feel smoother, it has a side effect: You will get dizzy, which will make you not focused while playing the game. The disadvantage of implementing temporal AA in Crysis 2 is a high level of ghosting. The ghosting effect really distract the player as it ruins your visibility of the scenery.

Not everything about the new demo is bad though. Crytek fixed some issues that ruined the first multiplayer demo like the laggy connection between players and the sudden disconnects. The gun-play is great, the suit abilities are fun to use and the lighting effects in the two maps (especially in the second map Pier 17) are breathtaking.

It’s really a shame that Crysis 2 has some technical issues that affect in a negative way on the gameplay. Crysis 2 has lots of potential, and Crytek shouldn’t release the game in this unpolished state. The developers of the game (Crytek) could use sometime to polish the game and make the game truly shine. While I’m very excited to play the full game as soon as possible (especially the campaign mode), I recommend to delay the game unless this is an old build of the game. But the game is weeks away from release, so I doubt that this is an old build or we will see huge improvements in the final release.
 
 

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“The best RPG combat ever. Not gaming’s best story, but maybe its best storytelling. Darker, sexier, better. [Mar 2011, p.88]”
 

Dragon Age II centers around the main character named Hawke, known to be a survivor of the Blight and the Champion of Kirkwall, who rises to power throughout the story. In the format of a framed story, the tale is told by one of Hawke’s companions Varric to Cassandra, a Chantry Seeker, which spans over a decade throughout the game and the player writes the history that will change the world forever. Dragon Age 2 is set to be released on March 8, 2011 in North America and March 11, 2011 for Xbox360, PS3 and PC.

Dragon Age 2 is set to be released on March 8, 2011 in North America and March 11, 2011 for Xbox360, PS3 and PC.

According to gaming research analyst Michael Patcher during the latest episode of the Bonus Round on GTTV, he predicted that GTA 5 “got a shot to be released this year”. He explained that maybe Rockstar is abandoning Max Payne 3 this year in order to get GTA5 ready for 2011 release.
 

The game is expected to be announced in the upcoming E3. But will the game get released this year? I highly doubt it. But really, everything could happen. What do you think? Will GTA5 get released this year?

Bulletstorm is all about kill with skill. Sure, you can play the game boringly like how you would play any other shooter. But you will miss what makes Bulletstorm a unique and enjoyable shooter. Also, you won’t be rewarded with points if you do so. Killing enemies in creative ways and getting points are the main design ideas in Bulletstorm. Bulletstorm reminded me why I love Platinum games last two titles, Bayonetta and Vanquish. You can button mash your way through Bayonetta or you can play Vanquish like a standard third person shooter, but where is the fun in doing so?
 

Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the Confederation of Planets are protected by a secret black-ops army called Dead Echo. The story follows space pirate Grayson Hunt and his partner Ishi Sato, who were both dishonorably discharged from Dead Echo after they were betrayed by their commanding officer, general Serano. In the prologue chapter of the game, you will play a flashback during the days when Hunt was working with Dead Echo under the command of general Serano. The flashback explains why Hunt want to take revenge on the General and his forces. Ten years later after the incident that made Hunt leave Dead Echo and be a space pirate, he got the chance to get his revenge. But unfortunately, he fails while his ship crash-landed on the planet Stygia, a formerly-hospitable planet now overrun with freaks, feral mutant tribes, criminals, and Godzilla sized monsters.
 

While the game’s story doesn’t take itself too seriously, The story of the game has some good plot twists and likable main characters. The sense of humor is apparent in Bulletstorm. I’ve laughed a few times while listening to the chatter between Hunt and the other characters in the game.
 

The player can kick, slide, leash, shoot and use the environmental objects to create mayhem in the most creative and destructive ways possible. The level design is truly great. Every area has some environmental objects that act as a killing device for you to use: From a simple explosive barrel to man eating plants. The game makes you feel like a bad ass and the great level design motivates you to experiment new ways to kill the hordes of enemies that are coming to kill you.
 
 

The game contains seven different weapons with each weapon can be upgraded. All of the weapons are fun to use. My favorite weapon is the four-barrelled shotgun. Pulling an enemy with the leash ability and shooting him with the four-barrelled shotgun never get old.
 

Graphically, the game looks great that due to the beautiful artistic style. While the game looks great most of the time, some areas lacks the polish and detail of the better looking areas in the game. Beautiful lighting effects and colorful visuals makes Bulletstorm a great looking game overall. During some of the very hectic action scenarios, the game frame rate stutter. While it doesn’t ruin your experience of the game, it’s annoying nonetheless.

The campaign mode of the game is broken up into 8 chapters (including the prologue) which will take you between 7-8 hours to complete for the first time. The campaign mode is very enjoyable with some crazy set pieces. If you want to play the same levels of the campaign without the cut-scenes, you can play echoes mode. The lack of the ability to play the campaign co-op with a friend is disappointing. But don’t worry, as Bulletstorm has a very enjoyable co-op mode called anarchy.
 

In anarchy mode Four players compete for points against waves of enemies, points which can be used to buy upgrades between rounds. But to successfully complete a round a score should be achieved, which requires players to work together and perform team kills if they want to progress. This mode is an evolution of the horde mode that was introduced in Gears of War 2. Anarchy mode is highly addictive, enjoyable and lots of fun.
 

Despite the frame rate issues, few boss fights (I wanted more of them) and the lack of ability to play the campaign mode again with all the weapons fully upgraded from the beginning, Bulletstorm is one of the most fun, intense, crazy and over the top games I have ever played in years.
 

Score: (9.2/10)

This game is being directed by the creator of the Resident Evil series and developed by the same studio who brought to us the highly acclaimed action game Bayonetta. The demo size is 467.3 MB, so make sure you have enough space for it.
 

Note: The demo is only available for download in the US XBL marketplace. The same demo will be available in the US PSN store today (in few hours). So keep checking.