My E3 2011 Predictions

1. NGP will get a name, pricing and release date.
2. First Party Game Series such as Uncharted, WipeOut, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, Killzone, Ratchet & Clank and 2 New IP's.
3.XMB 2.0 will be announced to launch in PS3 on release of NGP. New Features should include Cross Game Chat, NGP Connectivity and new applications taboo.
4. Uncharted 3, The Last Guardian, Adrift, Resistance 3 and Twisted Metal will be shown off.
5. Sony announces Playstation Move Games and shows off Socery. Playstation Move Heroes (Renamed Heroes on the Move) and Socery.
6. HD Classics confirmed include Ratchet and Clank, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy.
7. The Getaway 3 and Eight Days are taken off hold.
8. Starhawk will be Announced.

Microsoft

1. Kinect Games such as Haunt, Project Draco and Star Wars will be shown a given release dates.
2. Kate & Milo will get announced.
3. A Xbox Live Kinect Arcade will be shown along with Avatar Kinect.
4. Microsoft will show the new Call of Duty, Elder Scrolls, Prototype, Prey and Saint's Row with Exclusive Content.
5. Halo Reach DLC, Gears of War 3, Forza Motorsport 4 and Codename: Kingdoms gets shown.
6. Banjo Kazooie Reboot and Black & White 3 get confirmed to be games put on hold due to Kinect.
7. Halo: Combat Evolved HD and Perfect Dark Reboot get Announced.

Nintendo

1.The New Nintendo Project Cafe is Announced for Early 2012. Console is Displayed with new Controllers and Built In Motion Camera + New Blu-Ray Drive 3D Capabilities.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii is shown off with a Special Edition for Project Cafe.
3. Wii Fit 2 Announced and Shown Off.
4. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Pokemon Game,
5. F-Zero 3D, Super Smash Bros 3D, Pikmin 3D, Star Fox 3D, WarioWare 3D, Metroid Prime Hunter 2 and Super Mario 3D get shown off for 3DS
6. Update on The Grinder and PS3 & 360 Versions cancelled.
7. Wii Play: Motion and Kirby Wii are Shown off for Wii
Pikmin 3, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Mario Kart Wii 2, Kid Icarus and Possibly new Ip's get announced for Project Cafe.

Third Party Publishers

EA Games

1. Dead Space, Crysis and Need for Speed Games get announced for NGP.
2. Dance Central 2, DJ Club and Rock Band 4 get Announced from Harmonix
3. Crytek announces Star Wars Battlefront III for PS3 and 360 and Timesplitters 4 Exclusive to PS3.
4. Valve show off DOTA 2 and Announce Half-Life 2: Episode Three, both with steamworks on PS3. They also announce that Left 4 Dead is coming to PS3.
5. FIFA 12, Madden 12, SSX and more sports titles will be shown including new IP's
6. EA announces Burnout: Crash, Mirror's Edge 2, Mercs. Inc and Insomniac Games Project.
7. Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3 get shown.

Ubisoft

1. Beyond Good and Evil 2, Tom Clancy’s EndWar 2, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 6, Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed III get Announced.
2. Assassin’s Creed: Holy Land for NGP, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction for PS3 and Just Dance: Freestyle for Kinect are announced
3. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Solider, Driver: San Francisco, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, RockSmith and I Am Alive get shown off.

Square Enix

1. Hitman: Absolution, Legacy of Kain Reboot, Final Fantasy: Fortress, Kingdom Hearts III and Just Cause 3 get Announced.
2. Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 get shown off and confirmed exclusively to PS3.
3. Final Fantasy: Type 0 for NGP and Dragon Quest for Project Cafe are shown off.
4. Tomb Raider: Lara Croft Reborn and Batman: Arkham City are shown off
5. Final Fantasy VII Remake Revealed for 2013.

Rockstar Games

1. New Bully, Manhunt and Midnight Club Games are confirmed to be in Production.
2. Agent gets a Late 2011 Release Date Exclusive to PS3.
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories and Beatrator 2 are confirmed for NGP
4. Grand Theft Auto V has 1 Year Exclusive on PS3 until going on PC and Project Cafe.

Activision

1. A Crash Bandicoot reboot, Bungie Project get Announced
2. Call of Duty for NGP shown
3. Prototype 2 and more get shown.

Bethesda

1.Rage gets shown and Wet 2 get Announced.

THQ

1. Saints Row: The Third and The Devil's Third get shown.
2. Darksiders 2 and Destroy All Humans gets Announced.

2K Games

1. Serious Sam III and Borderworlds get announced
2. Bioshock Infinite and The Darkness II get shown off.

Konami

1. Metal Gear Solid: Rising becomes exclusive to PS3 and all future Metal Gear Series
2. Metal Gear Acid 3 for NGP is announced.

Namco Bandai

1. Tekken X Street Fighter and Tekken Tag Tournement 2 get shown off.
2. Ninja Gaiden 3 gets Shown.

Capcom

1. Street Fighter X Tekken, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Asura's Wrath, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and Dragons Dogma gets shown off.
2. Resident Evil: Revelations is shown on both 3DS and NGP.
3. Monster Hunter and Lost Planet both get NGP Games.
4. Okami 2, Final Fight Reboot and Lost Planet 3 get announced.

Epic Games

1. Gear of War is coming to PS3 and PC + Gears of War: Exile for NGP.
There may not be another Zynga game in which Energy is more important than in Adventure World. Every switch thrown, every puzzle solved and beastie whacked costs you the Facebook game juice. Players often find themselves without Energy minutes into an Expedition. But this isn't the time for whining--it's time to show you the value of upgrading your Tools and how to do it.

Tools: The Game Changer
If you noticed, each piece of debris and monster has a life bar, and normally take multiple hits with your Whip or Machete to whittle down. This, of course, quickly becomes a waste in later Expeditions purely due to the amount of obstacles in your path. But increasing the amount of damage your various Tools inflict against said baddies could considerably reduce the Energy spend in-game.

For instance, say a Snake has three hit points and is Level 5. Since monsters can hit back in this game, it could take three to five Energy before an enemy goes down. Now, imagine if you had upgraded your Whip to Level 2. Offing that Snake would take just two to four Energy with a beefier Whip. The same situation applies to Tools like the Machete.
Adventure World Tool Shop inside
And Now For Your How-To
Adventure World Tool Shop outsideUpgrading your Tools in Adventure World is simple. All you need to do is head back to Base Camp from an Expedition, and look for a makeshift hut that should already be in place in your headquarters. When you click on the Tool Shop, a window will appear featuring all the Tools you've found thus far on your journeys. Click on the Tool you wish to upgrade.

Once you click on a Tool to upgrade, you'll notice that each Tool costs Coins to upgrade. That's it--no asking friends to help you out with materials or farming certain crops for special items. Just the goods you find during your travels in search of El Dorado. However, Coins are actually quite rare in this game, so you'll need to save and spend wisely.

When you have enough Coins for an upgrade, just click on the appropriate icon to pay up. Tool upgrades are also level-locked, meaning you must reach a certain level for most Tools before being able to upgrade them using Coins. If you're feeling impatient, you could always unlock access to those higher level Tools early using Adventure Cash.

Just One Small Catch...
However, some Tool upgrades do require an extra boost: your Tool Shop. Yes, the building itself can be upgraded, too. And this time, you will need items from your friends. (Just think of how things work in CityVille.) Luckily, you only have to do this about twice to unlock access to all of the game's Tools. Then, it's back onto leveling up to access new upgrades for Coins.
Adventure World Tool Shop Upgrade
Upgraded Tools are hands-down the way to go, if you want to save precious Energy for the good stuff, that is. You know, exploring ... uncovering the secrets of El Dorado? That kind of stuff. Your wallet might thank us later.

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