The Testament of Sherlock Holmes has released and has had time for critics to do their thing, so Focus Home Interactive and Frogwares have put up a new trailer showing off some of the praise given to the game. Those that have already finished the game may recognize the video itself, though obviously edited to include the critics’ statements, which didn’t exist at the time of the games release, but don’t let that discourage you from checking it out if you haven’t played it yet as it doesn’t spoil anything.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes was released on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC back in September, placing the player in the shoes of Sherlock Holmes as he faced solving a crime where he himself was the primary suspect. Players wanting to check out the critics’ trailer can find it embedded below and those wanting to see Capsule Computers’ own review of the game can find it HERE.
Indie Royale released their latest pay what you want with a moving minimum price bundle. These bundles allow buyers to pay what every they want for five indie games, but for every person who pays the minimum price for the bundle, the minimum rises for other buyers. Those who pay more than the minimum drop the price for other buyers.
This bundle is headlined by Freebird Games’ RPG/Sci-fi adventure game To the Moon and also includes strategy RTS meets tower defense game Oil Rush, Wadjet Eye Games’ followup to the Blackwell trilogy Blackwell Deception, Big Robot’s trippy puzzle game AVSEQ, and Reprisaluniverse’s Populus inspired world shifter Reprisal. Those who pay $8 or more will get Makeup and Vanity Set’s chiptune album 88:88. Pick up your copy here.
Humble Bundle is expanding their horizons to the written word. The Humble eBook Bundle has brought together prestigious authors and comic book artists for a total of 13 titles. No matter what you pay for the bundle, buyers will walk away with Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow, Pump Six by Paolo Bacigalupi, Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, Invasion by Mercedes Lackey, Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link. Those who pay more than the average will get Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, xkcd volume 0 by Randall Munroe, Save Yourself, Mamma! and The Most Dangerous Game by Zach Weiner, and Penny Arcade’s Attack of the Bacon Robots and Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
The Humble eBook Bundle is in support of the EFF, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and Child’s Play. The eBooks are available in PDF, MOBI, and ePub to ensure maximum compatibility among many devices. Check the bundle out here.
Anuman released the reboot of the Crazy Cars franchise this week under their Microids: Games for All Label. Originally known as American Lamborghini Challenge in the US and Crazy Cars in the rest of the world, the game allowed players to live out fantasies of illegal high speed street racing in an arcade style racer.
Crazy Cars: Hit the Road is Anuman’s reboot of the classic franchise for PC, Mac, and mobile devices. Players will need to balance risk and reward, as aggressive driving such as drifting, driving in the opposite lane, and other risky maneuvers are rewarded with boost. The game features three modes, career, free run, and cross platform multiplayer.
Crazy Cars: Hit the Road is priced at $9.99 and will be released later this month for the mobile platform. Players can pick up the PC version hereand the Mac version here. Additionally, a new trailer has been released. Check it out below.
Astro announces a major update for the original two products of their premium gaming accessory line. The Astro A40 Pro Gaming Headset has received new re-tuned drivers and enclosures to improve the accuracy, the low end response, and the distortion at high volumes. In addition, the Quick Disconnect Cabling system has been modified to accommodate a variety of cable types and length and the cable now plugs straight into the headset.
The MixAmp Pro has also been updated to shrink the physical size of the unit, making it easier to transport and two new ports have been added. A more reliable 3.5mm optical port is replacing the old TOSlink optical port and a new Stream Out plug that allows game sound and incoming/outgoing voice chat to be outputted on one cable. This makes the now popular live streaming even easier. In addition, the Audio Profile features available on the A50 system is now available for the MixAmp Pro.
All previous features are still intact and the price is still $249.99 USD. Astro Gaming products and the 2013 editions of the A40 system is how available at Best Buys and select Gamestops in the US, at EB Games and JB Hifi in Australia, and in November Canadians will be able to purchase them at EB Games, Best Buy, Fnac, and Micromania.
It’s finally here – Paranormal Activity 4 has arrived in cinemas today. The fourth movie in the franchise (though probably not the last) is set to terrify people and set them screaming as what we assume is Hunter, turns up as a young kid, and starts the chain of weird stuff all over again.
Last time we saw him he was being carried out of his house by a crazy Aunt Katie, and somehow they’ve both been dumped in the middle of suburbia (in another state). Whether or not you’re a fan of the series, it’s certainly easy to pick up, and it’s all in good suspenseful fun.
Check out the reaction video of the Sydney screening below. What do you reckon? Are they wimps, are you strong enough to take on the demon scares? Or will you end up jumping just like them?
Paranormal Activity 4 is out in cinemas NOW.
Keep an eye out on the site for a review of Paranormal Activity 4, as well as coverage of other movie news and reviews!
The DVD set for the short lived show, Terra Nova, is being released on October 24, 2012. Terra Nova is a truly epic television show, which follows the Shannon family as they travel 85 million years into the past to an Earth of a parallel universe because their current Earth is suffering from overpopulation. It’s full of dinosaurs and mystery – and with a $4 million budget for each episode it’s definitely epic.
As well as the complete series, fans will also receive an exclusive opportunity to access the Terra Nova Files online and help complete the story! From codes included in the DVD set, fans will find an original motion comic scene that picks up where the final episode left off, and allows them to finish the story the way they would have liked to see. It’s like the ultimate FanFiction!
Check out the trailer for the DVD below!
If you’re a fan of the show, or just a fan of dinosaurs and interesting shows, then you should definitely take a look at grabbing this DVD set. Terra Nova The Complete Series will be available on October 24, 2012 for $39.98 – Preorder your copy HERE
Since Patch 1.0.5 has been released, all the attention has been drawn to the new device called the Infernal Machine. What is this device you might asked? Well, the Infernal Machine is a cursed construct that can be built by a player to form a portal to a deadly battle zone. The portal will teleport the user to a battleground where the player will battle “uber” versions of bosses in pairs.
How To Assemble
In order to craft the Infernal Machine, players will need to collect a few components. There are four components held by powerful Keywardens in each act of Inferno difficulty. Here are their locations:
The Key of Destruction will drop from Odeg the Keywarden in Act I – Fields of Misery
The Key of Hate will drop from Sokahr the Keywarden in Act II – Dahlgur Oasis
The Key of Terror will drop from Xah’Rith the Keywarden in Act III – Stonefort
The Blacksmithing Plans will drop from Nekarat the Keywarden in Act IV – Silver Spire Level 1
Keywardens can be faced on any difficulty; however, only Inferno difficulty along with five stacks of Nephalem Valor will potentially yield a chance to drop components for the device. Additionally, players can utilize “Monster Power” to increase the likelihood of a successful drop. For example, setting the Monster Power at 10 will yield 100% drop of a component.
How The Device Works
Once all of the components have been collected, players can finally forge the Infernal Machine at the town blacksmith. However, some stipulations apply. Your blacksmith must be a level 10 craftsman, and you must pay 12,000 gold in order to attain the device.
Now that the Infernal Machine is built, a portal can be created but only in a certain cellar in New Tristram. Summoning the portal in the cellar will cause the device to break – yes, break! The Infernal Machine has a one time use and must be recreated to enact another portal. Once the portal is activated, players can only use the portal for that session. This means if you log out you just wasted some potential amazing loot.
Bosses
After entering the portal, there are three possible realms that your character may travel to. In the Realm of Discord, the Skeletal King Leoric and Maghda guard the royal crypts beneath the old cathedral in Tristram. In the Realm of Turmoil, Siege Breaker and Zoltun Kulle hold strong to the Edge of the Abyss. The screenshots below picture perhaps one of the deadliest combinations of bosses as Ghom and Rakanoth defend the Larder in the Realm of Chaos.
Dying in the portal does not hinder your chances at getting the loot. Players may return to the portal any amount of times during their *current* game session. Upon exiting the game, the portal will close and be forever lost until another Infernal Machine device is created. Additionally, no more than three portals can be active during a single game session as players cannot access the same realm twice.
The Booty
No, we are talking about Diablo’s transformed feminine booty! We are talking about the kind of loot to expect once killing off these damned beasts of Hell. Plenty of items and gold will be available for pick-up, but what intrigues me more is that you have a chance to harvest organs from your fallen foes. Here are the following organ pieces:
The Writhing Spine, which drops from King Leoric or Maghda in the Realm of Discord
The Devil’s Fang, which drops from Ghom or Rakanoth in the Realm of Chaos
The Vengeful Eye, which drops from Siegebreaker or Zoltun Kulle in the Realm of Turmoil
By gathering the three components, a Hellfire Ring may be forged. First, players must purchase the design from Squirt the Peddler for a mere 2,000,000 gold. Using the three organs and 15,000 gold pieces (nothing compared to what you just spent on the design), a ring can be created into four variations: intelligence, dexterity, strength, and vitality. The main stat that you chose will add a bonus ranged from 170 to 200. The additional stats include the following: +35% experience, +4 magical properties, no level requirement, bind on account, and a chance to launch and explosive Hellfire ball when you attack.
A couple things to consider when wielding the Hellfire Ring. As a level 60, you do not necessarily need the +35% bonus experience unless to increase paragon levels. Therefore, by transferring the item to a lower level alt, you can level up faster due to the no level requirement. Not too mention that the chance to unleash a Hellfire ball is pretty kick-ass.
Call of Duty: Elite, the online subscription based service that acts as the hub for all things Call of Duty, will not be available in any form when Black Ops 2 when it arrives on the Wii U at launch. Activison had the following to say about it:
“We are currently evaluating options for Call of Duty Elite to support Nintendo’s Wii U game system, however Call of Duty Elite for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will not support this platform when the game launches on November 13.”
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 launches for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on November 13 and will later launch for the Wii U on November 18.
Last night Arc System Works revealed the opening video that will play anytime someone starts up BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma which is the next entry in their well-known fighting series. The video, which can be seen below not only provides a look at how gorgeous this game is going to be, but also a brief glimpse of both Mu-12 and Nu-13.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma will feature a number of new additions over past entries in the series, such as a brand new stylish control scheme to make it easier for newcomers to learn the ropes, as well as an Overdrive system for players well-versed with the game and three brand new characters in the form of Amane, Azrael and Bullet.
The DVD set for the short lived show, Terra Nova, is being released on October 24, 2012. Terra Nova is a truly epic television show, which follows the Shannon family as they travel 85 million years into the past to an Earth of a parallel universe because their current Earth is suffering from overpopulation. It’s full of dinosaurs and mystery – and with a $4 million budget for each episode it’s definitely epic.
