I set out in the beginning of this year to create the go-to community for Cincinnati gamers. We’re about half way into 2009 and I’m pleased with our progress, but it could be alot better. I felt that it was proper to give an entire CF update on where we stand now and what we have planned throughout the summer and the rest of the year. Hit the jump to read the State of CinciFrag.

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Today we are reviewing inFamous the long awaited sandbox action game for the PlayStation 3. The game starts off with the main character Cole, who has just survived an explosion that demolished six blocks of Empire City causing him to gain superpowers in the process, and now local gangs are taking over the city and it is your job to find out what caused the explosion.

This unique sandbox game is all about choices, and there are a lot of them. Not only do you have multiple options in the main story path, but there are also even more choices when it comes to the side missions as well. The basic side missions range from protecting civilians to preventing gang wars. I have had just as much fun from the side missions as I have with the main story missions.

Another choice presented to you early in the game is whether or not you are good or evil. During the game the player will be presented with a choice whether to use your powers for good or for evil. To help influence the character’s good and evil karma level the player can also choose good or evil specific side missions. There are also various “karma moments” in the main story that develop whether you choose to be good of evil. Depending on how you play the game the environment also transforms with your karma level. If you choose to be good the city will eventually clean up and look like a regular city, or if you choose to be evil the city will eventually become run down and very ominous looking.

The graphics for the various buildings and overall city design are very well done; the character models look amazing as well. Overall inFamous is a very good game it has a great story and great gameplay the only issues I have seen with the game is slight pop-in during gameplay.

Pros (+):
- Great story and graphics
- Smooth gameplay and easy controls
- Lots of mission variety

Cons (-):
- Slight pop-in during gameplay
- Same type of enemies for each gang, just different skins
- No multi-player

Overall:
I give this game a 4/5 due to lack of enemy variety and no multi-player, this game has moderate to high replay value.

Today we’re going to be taking a look at the last of the 3 confirmed pieces of DLC for Fallout 3. Once again, this is only available for 360 and PC gamers, so sorry about your luck people on the PS3.

Broken Steel picks up right where the main story line leaves off; with you waking up from a coma 2 weeks later to discover that the Brotherhood of Steel are scouring the Wasteland for remnance of The Enclave. You’re quickly dispatched on a mission to escort Liberty Prime while it takes out an Enclave Base.

What I Enjoyed: When I originally played through the game, I was rather pissed off when I discovered I could not continue my character after I dealt with Project Purity. In Broken Steel, however, your existing characters instantly start the new questline once they reach “Game Over”, and you can continue to play and explore after Broken Steel finishes. I also like the raise in level cap from 20 to 30, as well as all the new perks that come with it.

What I Detested: One word: Deathclaws. Next to the Supermutant Behemoth, these guys are the strongest enemies in the game, as well as being the fastest. In the past I’ve never had to fight more than 2 at once. Broken Steel sends you to the Old Olney Sewers, which is not only CRAWLING with these things, but is in close quarters, giving you very little room to run or dodge. Besides that, Broken Steel was fairly boring. All of the “new” enemies were just stronger versions of preexisting foes; Feral Ghoul Reavers, Super Mutant Overlords, and Enclave Hellfire Troopers.

Conclussion: 3/5 for this set. Broken Steel was a let down when compare to the other two, but was by no means bad. To finish the the wording from the image above, “This is how the game ends; not with a Bang, but a Whimper.” I can only hope that the rumored Fourth DLC turns out to be true.

As stated above we will be following the MLG version 6 gametypes and maps for this tournament. Check out all gametype settings and maps here on MLG pro.

Please bring a wired controller if you own one.

All preregistration must be done on CinciFrag Battles. Register your name, join the tournament of your choice and you will be prompted to submit payment via Pay Pal. The first person to sign up will be responsible for the whole payment. (For example if you are playing in the 4v4 you’ll be asked to submit $40). The $5 venue fee must be payed at the door. Pre-registration will end on the 10th. If you do not register you will have to pay $5 extra per tournament you are registering for so PRE-REGISTER NOW!

We are in need of 360s! If you can bring your 360 we will take $5 off of your entry fee per event. If you are interested please contact Josh Engel at josh(at)cincifrag.com or send me a private message on the forums.

It has been months since we brought you the Modern Warfare 2 teaser trailer. Today we bring to you the first gameplay footage of Modern Warfare 2. Not much is shown in this trailer but we do now know that there will be snow mobiles involved and underwater missions will also be in the game. Also according to the trailer more information will be revealed during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, May 24th on TNT. Until then here is the trailer:

There have been numerous rumors concerning Arkham Asylum’s release date being pushed to late 2009. Unfortunately Eidos has confirmed that Batman : Arkham Asylum has indeed been delayed until late summer 2009. There is no news yet on the new date, or why the company had to delay the game. It looks as though gamers will have to wait to play Batman’s latest adventure.

For zombie enthusiasts itching to play the next great zombie game Dead Rising 2 is looking to be the next big zombie game. Capcom has released the first trailer of Dead Rising 2 showing actual gameplay. From what I saw of the trailer players will be able to combine weapons to make deadlier makeshift weapons. It also looks as though there will be more zombies on the screen than in the first Dead Rising. No official word yet on when Dead Rising 2 will be released but it is releasing on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Here is the video, Enjoy:

With Batman : Arkham Asylum releasing June 23rd there has not been much announced since the Silent Knight gameplay demo. Eidos and Rocksteady have officially announced that the Joker will be playable in Batman : Arkham Asylum. But there’s a catch (actually two): First the Joker is only playable in the challenge rooms and not the main story mode. The second catch is that it is PlayStation 3 exclusive. The only other info Eidos has given about the DLC is that it will be available at the time of the games launch via PlayStation Network, and it will also be free.

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For those who can’t get enough of Fallout 3 and the additional DLC is in for a treat next year. Developer Bethesda has announced Fallout 3 : New Vegas. But Bethesda is not working on the game they are publishing it, Obsidian Entertainment is actually developing the game. Not much is know about this game because Bethesda is being really quiet about the details on the new Fallout, the only known fact about the game is that it will be released sometime in 2010.