Red vs Blue: Online Video Series (Based Off the Halo Franchise)

The fan made Red vs Blue online mini series created by Rooster Teeth has taken the online marketplace by storm. Now it it's sixth seasons, it stands as one of the most successful online machinima's to date. Rooster Teeth is known for several other popular machinima's and has a large fanbase which participate both in online forums and in various contests allowing users to win various Rooster Teeth merchandise. The success of such machinima's are a result of the growing interest and success of video games. Fans of popular games such as Halo find a new means to connect with these fantasy worlds in ways new to the media marketplace. People are able to create their own fan made episodes and shows and show them to the world with the use of sites such as YouTube. The media marketplace is larger and more accessible than ever and our job to be consumers is easier than ever. Red vs Blue pits two various teams in a location known as Blood Gultch during which there are many unfortunate and...interesting side stories. The Blue Team which consists of Church, Caboose and Tucker and the Red Team consisting of Sarge, Griff and Simmonds. Their triumphs and trials have become a source of entertainment and amusement for thousands of fans.

Playstation 9: The Future of Gaming?

Playstion 3: 3-D Gaming

Sony has announced that Playstation 3 will be exploring the world of 3D gaming sometime in 2010. All that will be required will be the purchase of 3D glasses and owning a television with 3D output capability. This new feature will work with all existing games on the system and will be released via a system update over the Playstation Network. With the huge success of 3D movies in recent years, it's no surprise that this technology has entered the world of interactive entertainment. Sony is hopeful that this new application will be a direct competitor for Microsoft's new "motion controllers", known as Project Natal. Sony believes that the average gamer won’t follow suit with this new controller- free gaming and Microsoft's new bright idea will fall flat. This new 3D interface will encourage users to peak around corners, look around cover and experience a new level of submersion into next generation consoles. This is not the first time however that video games have made use of 3D software; both the original Nintendo and Sega Master System utilized 3D glasses. Game developers are hopeful that next generation consoles will provide them with the software to explore new areas of game development and provide users with a fully immersive environment. If the success of 3D movies in recent years is any indication of the success that 3D games may have among the media marketplace, 2010 is going to be great year for game developers.

Project Natal: Meet Milo

Project Natal: Xbox 360

Controller-free gaming? Microsoft has developed a new add on peripheral for the Xbox 360 named Project Natal. There is no longer the need to touch a controller, with motion capture, facial recognition and voice recognition. With a release date of late 2010, Microsoft is using this new add on feature to create a "new xbox 360" rather than developing an entirely new system. The motion analysis is so complex that Natal was able to track up to 4 users simultaneously, identifying even individual fingers. This new form of truly interactive entertainment, Microsoft believes is the first real step in the progression of next generation games. Users have the ability, to scan their own equipment for use in game, and are able to control the system entirely via voice command. Microsoft is hopeful that this new form of truly interactive entertainment will revolutionize the gaming marketplace and Xbox 360 will be way ahead of its competitors. Debates have begun to circulate regarding whether or not serious gamers want the removal of controllers, which they have become so accustomed to. With an unofficial retail price of roughly $80, Microsoft is hopeful the low cost will encourage gamers to at least try this new controller free entertainment. Microsoft has also recruited several major game publishers such as Activation and EA, which will begin to develop games that fully utilize the Natal system.