Down with the King! The tyrannical ruler of Albion is in a predicament when it comes to the grandeur storyline of Fable III, successor to Fable II from the popular Fable series of U.K. developer based Lionhead Studios. It is time to lead a revolution and find a hero within you to conquer all tribulations for the whole of Albion, and the good of its people. Five decades have passed since the events of the Tattered Spire from Fable II, and the road to revolution is sounding the horns to every oppressed citizen, desperate for the good of the people and the duty of its heroes, despite none known to be alive. Fable III creates one of the best iterations from the “Fable” series, making a mind-encompassing title with an expansive set of features, and moreover daring to keep the formula similar while revitalizing it with a newer energy that a passionate revolution demands. The online cooperative gameplay is not deceptive as it was within Fable II, and moreover lackluster. The storyline has vivaciously changed to add a brilliant depth and following to the second title, while continuing on and focusing on the challenges of being a leader, let alone the savagely glorious march to conquer the land of Albion to even begin the journey. The core combat mechanics have, without a doubt, been improved. The journey of Fable III is an immovable one full of surprises and choices, major or minor, whilst leading to a fantastically distinguė accomplishment of the series which masterfully crafts the makings of a King, and most importantly encompasses the ruling of a people and their struggle for hope and moreover – a new hero of Albion.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II makes a force-shocking return in its second iteration from LucasArts. The action is intense and the cutscenes are wildly vivid, but the entire title as a whole seems to be too reminiscent of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The premiere title suffered from terrible and repetitive hack and slash gameplay, while the storyline though complete made Star Wars fans cringe at the turn that the canon had taken to join the gaps between the first three episodes of the title. Unfortunately, while Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II shares its predecessors same taste for visuals, technological aptitude, and increased variety in terms of gameplay structure – it hardly seems enough for the evolution of a series willing to finally give players the experience of being a true Jedi, rather than a weapon selection in the Battlefront series. We praised Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for finally taking the Jedi experience out of the dark, and providing something more meaningful than the former Star Wars fan-based titles LucasArts excreted over the years through spin-off’s and more, but that change was just the beginning to a road that LucasArts should have followed to lead the sequel into its prime. Unfortunately, LucasArts failed to do this and beautiful cutscenes with a sub-par storyline cannot mind-trick players into forgetting Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II’s problems of repetitive hack and slash gameplay, horrendous enemy A.I., and moreover a very short title for a very ambitious game. Major boss battles have also seen a significant decrease, which is something that really detracts from the combat action adventure. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II puts the power of the Jedi and the immeasurable strength of the force in the hands of Jedi enthusiasts everywhere, but it manages to slice its own arm by relying on a past formula too much and offering even little in terms of combat prowess than before.

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DJ Hero 2 brings the vividness and excitement that DJ Hero brought to DJ enthusiasts everywhere around the world. DJ Hero 2’s primary structure is found on a level of solidity and all-encompassing amount of fun through the online gameplay, and moreover the feel of Party Play with two turntables. Sadly, the microphone and the lack of a decent single-player campaign that truly make people feel like an incredible DJ is sorely missing. DJ Hero 2 attempts to create a terse and exiting musical reification through the new set list, but sadly a lack of real decent DJ songs and overcomplicated mash-ups between artists serves to downplay the experience heavily and leave the turntables in the dust.

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The dusty and light-flickering slot machine has finally landed on the three symbols to win the grand prize: 1,000,000 U.S. Dollars. As the reality sets in the harsh and cruel landscape of the Great Southwest, no one is there to claim the prize for the broken slot machine that spins itself. This casino is dilapidated in the post-war Las Vegas, now named New Vegas. Obsidian Entertainment has placed incredible effort into creating Fallout: New Vegas, a Post Nuclear Role-Playing iteration follow-up to the 2008 videogame Fallout 3 that is unbelievably mind-engulfing fun which throws players into the crosshairs of dangerous adventures in a land where everybody is out to decimate the next guy for their materialistic dreams. Fallout 3 had foibles with repetitive A.I. models, a monotonous landscape tone of grey colors, and largely mediocre NPC voice acting that underpowered the environment atmosphere of emptiness excluding our Enclave Radio attendant. Fallout: New Vegas completely redefines Fallout through the incredible voice dialogue work. The various medley cast within Fallout: New Vegas makes the mood believable and the environment lively. Bravely supplementing the immense vastness and concentrated lands leading up to the strip, the phenomenal storyline has more semblance than a child just looking for his rebellious father while streamlined and enhanced user interactivity systems put the focus on the adventure that is constantly undying and utterly surprising as sides are chosen by the desperately beggared dreamers of New Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas represents a terrific atmosphere and finally a more engaging mood and storyline motif where the choices are real this time and moreover morbidly shocking as you feel the weight of your consequences and the roll of the dice in quite possibly the best card game any Fallout title has seen to date: a gruesomely engaging title where you get a hand you might not like in the Mojave Wasteland, but can choose to rip the cards up and kill the dealer for the entire deck. This stay within the dexterous Great Southwest is the most enjoyable stay of all. You just have to make sure you stop to gamble with your life first.

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Let me start off by saying that it was an absolute pleasure for WhatIfGaming to fly to Japan to meet Hayao Miyazaki. Seeing  and lightly greeting Mr. Miyazaki from Comic Con to Cannes can be a bit impersonal, and this is just what we needed. Thanks to our friends Studio Ghibli. Note: Mr. Miyazaki’s responses are all translated and should be taken in context.

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Medal of Honor makes its reignited gameplay debut in a new form of violence. There are terrorists, a lot of scripted sequences, and moreover a level of moderate intensity that is typical to any low-grade B-flick. While Medal of Honor places an importance on the few hundreds of soldiers lucky enough to be Tier 1, a group of highly trained men beyond the Special Operations Command, it fails to provide any of the heart-pounding action it promises. There are certainly some thrills and fun to have with friends around, but on its own Medal of Honor fails to deliver in both the single-player and multiplayer experience unless it can find an audience base that is extremely forgiving. Medal of Honor wishes to make people feel the thrill of being a Tier 1 soldier in Afghanistan or other remote locations, instead it just relies on the forgiveness of players to a lot of its flaws from the heavily scripted single player dialogue campaign that slows down the pacing from an already short single-player experience, to the mediocre online mode with only 3 classes and yet again no perks feature of any sort.  Medal of Honor really does try to heavily change the formula from its previous iterations of old-time war into modern day combat, but it hardly adds any real mechanics worth making it a $59.99 MSRP purchase aside for those hardcore fans of the older titles, who will all be even more insultingly disappointed in seeing a title that recreated a lot of battles of World War II come to such a traumatic halt for the series.

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War has torn nations, but most of all it has decimated planets. Plants are no longer flourishing in the world of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and buildings are completely ruined from the walls to the ceilings and even the citizens of the planet. Toxins are in the planet everywhere, and this sort of nature, while terrifyingly beautiful, is uneasy and dangerous. The planet is a fortress and the post apocalyptic world is guarded by nothing but misery for anyone that is left in the oppressive order. Two hopeful slaves, namely Monkey and Trip, have to fight to reach a village that can serve as their sweet haven. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an illustrious adventure that revolves around lifelike characters with a passion for their liberties and freedom, grasps the players with beautiful cutscenes in an impressive and colorful visual setting that is decimated, and captures the heart of anyone that loves a title that has emotion and an incredible sense of pacing. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has slight problems with the platforming structure combined with a combat system that is less than exciting, but the adventure is too thrilling to deny.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is perplexing, while being magical and frustrating at the same time. The environments are vast, but the lead hero Gabriel Belmont moves all too fast in a mission to avenge his wife’s death and simply get it over with to sit on the couch in the Brotherhood of Light bar. The environmental puzzles are solid and varied, but unfortunately a wide amount of variety can add to the substance of the game, but the noticeable faults are still glaringly apparent that hold this new reboot of the Castlevania series from its fame and glory in the 3D realm of a God of War inspired combat adventure. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow comes with incredible visuals that are often disregarded, and the enemy A.I. and storyline design is wondrous in character development regardless of whether the world is hardly developed between the game than the occasional starting and ending cutscenes. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a game that struggles on two levels, one level comes from trying to be relevant in the contemporary scope and next finally excogitating from other successful elements of notable titles such as God of War while trying to succeed.  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a good title at its heart, but too many problems plague the new iteration of the series from being original or even inspiring let alone memorable.

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NBA 2K11 brings a visceral experience to this generation of consoles that players have been aching for with the basketball since NBA 2K5: to play as the legendary player Michael Jordan himself. There is a severe level of disappointment when a player ranks up his own player in NBA 2K10, works hard for legendary players, and sees Michael Jordan missing from the all-star lineup that makes the play incredible. The new IsoMotion dribble controls are stunningly fluid, the visuals are unparalleled with glossy shine, the My Player Mode is finally less exhausting in terms of getting recruited, and the dynamic shot control gives an unprecedented reality to the hoop approach of the dunk. Jordan Challenge is a bit of a disappointment, and most of the iconic matches from Michael Jordan’s career are less iconic in the game due to a limited variety of simulating real life events at the sake of realism. Regardless, NBA 2K11 is the most realistic NBA experience to date and vastly improved from NBA 2K10. NBA 2K11 brings the complete and definitive package to not just the career of his Royal Airness, but also the careers of many talented athletes that live by the court and breathe victory regardless of the outcome.

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Final Fantasy XIV welcomes the gracing masses into the world of Hydaelyn and the energetically vast adventures of the Guildleves to begin the journey that Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) experience players around the world are highly unlikely to relive or forget. Final Fantasy XIV ushers in an age of adventure that can not only be shared by companions far out even to Eorzea, but also exchanged in the native tongue through stunningly decorated taverns and wondrous sites throughout the Final Fantasy XIV online universe and world of Hydaelyn. Final Fantasy XIV brings more exciting quests from Final Fantasy XI and engages on developing a unique and individual character to appeal to those that love challenges on their own but would not mind a companion to thrust a bow into a ferocious monster at the same time. Final Fantasy XIV takes a new definition on the character growth impact from the previously established job system, reaching as far as beyond the new armor system and quest selection freedom. Levequests are currently the staple of the MMO, and regardless of a lack of variety, there is never a limit to how much fun can be gained from engaging quests with a team of your best friends or any stranger you meet in the world, with equal payoff to the mission rewards. Final Fantasy XIV has opened up the doors into a dexterous realm that is exciting just as much as it is vast.

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We are here, and we have exclusive interview dates with notable guests: Dana Snyder of Aqua Teen Hunger Force fame , John Barrowman on Series 4 of Torchwood and Doctor Who Return, the incredibly talented Johnny Depp and finally many more in certain TV dramas and films.

Welcome to Liberty City.

Update: Dana Snyder interview soon - John Barrowman unavailable - Johnny Depp phone-call transcript soon (in the UK filming the next Disney Pirates of the Carribean)