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New Super Mario Bros. 2 Strategy Guide Details

Luke Halliday
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Want a step up on the competition? Want to know all the secrets to a game? Want to be able to 100% complete a game? Well Prima Games have you covered with their line of strategy guides, the latest of which happens to be for the hotly anticipated upcoming sequel to New Super Mario Bros. called simply New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Prima Games’ new strategy guide will help you along the way through New Super Mario Bros. 2 and includes the following awesome features:

• Detailed walkthrough guides you through every world and shows you every hidden path
• Every hidden item revealed
• Full details on the brand-new Coin Rush mode
• Maps show you step-by-step instructions for completing each course
• Bonus poster included

Does that whet your appetite for some strategy guide goodness? You can check out a picture of the New Super Mario Bros. 2 strategy guide to the right. The guide will be released on the 18th of August, 2012. Will you be picking up the game and strategy guide? Let us know in the comments section below.

Nike+Kinect Training and Kinect TV Shows Get Launch Dates

Luke Halliday
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Microsoft have just announced the launch date for Nike+ Kinect Training and two revolutionary Kinect TV Shows, Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV. These innovative Kinect titles will ignite the imaginations of gamers and children across Australia in the coming months.

Nike+ Kinect Training will give players the work out they truly need when the game hits stores on November 1st, 2012. Nike+ Kinect Training is described as the most magical fitness game to ever grace the video-game industry and you yourself can decide whether or not that description from Microsoft is accurate or not for the price of $69.95. You can of course find more details on this title here.

Thats not the end of it though! Are you a child? Or perhaps a parent with a child? Then get excited because Sesame Street and Nat Geo are now available on Kinect in the innovative TV experience Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV which both launch on September 20th, 2012. Both games are an interactive TV experience and will each retail $39.99 for 8 30 minute episodes or alternatively available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 2400 points.

What do you think of these interesting Kinect titles? Let us know in the comments section below.

Hawken Devs Unveil Transmedia Marketing Strategy

Benjamin Webb
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The developers and publishers behind the upcoming Mech shooter Hawken have revealed their plans for a transmedia form of marketing in relation to the franchise. As a part of this approach, they have enlisted the aid of comic book artists and directors to get a digital series and original graphic novel off the ground.

The strategy is to create a massive backstory and lore for the game to build a context for the players to relate to. For a better understanding of this, I have quoted a portion of the press release below –

Meteor Entertainment is successfully implementing a transmedia approach for HAWKEN.  The goal is to make a killer game with a back-story that can be told across multiple mediums.  Each segment of the transmedia approach: the game, web shorts, digital series, original graphic novel, and feature film all tell a story about HAWKEN in a specific time.  Each piece is so well told that it could stand-alone but they all work perfectly together.  This can only be done thanks to some very talented folks who have brought together the vision of HAWKEN.

Be sure to check out the Official Website here for more info. The artwork featured is by Francisco Ruiz Velasco, who has worked on some awesome things like Hellboy 2.

Razer Ouroboros Officially Announced

Benjamin Webb
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The Razer Ouroboros is a mouse that allows users to fully customise the look and feel of the device to match their own unique playing styles. The wireless mouse is the latest in the line of mouses from Razer and as such, carries their high quality design and precision movements.

The Razer Ouroboros is fully customisable in that gamers will be able to change the mouses length, width and even butt-lift. This allows for each gamers unique hand and method of holding the mouse. For instance, some people lay their hands on the mouse, whilst others prefer to claw their mouse. The Ouroboros accounts for both methods and is therefore a more comfortable mouse.

It is also a wireless mouse, meaning that players wont have to worry about cords and cables clogging up their desk space. With wireless technology, it’s always a worry that the device will run out of power in the middle of use. Fortunately, the mouse boasts 12 hours of continuous use before needing to be docked and recharged.

On the mouse, Razer had this to say –

“Designed for excellence and total ownage, the Razer Ouroboros was intended to be wielded by all serious gamers looking to win any FPS, RTS or RPG with custom-made dominance,” said Robert “RazerGuy” Krakoff, president of Razer USA. “We are proud to introduce it as Razer’s first gaming mouse that features optimized, customizable, ambidextrous ergonomics that better fit the curvature of any and every hand size and personal grip style by delivering ultimate comfort, control, power and built-in intelligence to ascend to gaming immortality.”

The Ouroboros is an ambidextrous mouse, meaning that it can be comfortably controlled with both the left and the right hand. This is important for many gamers who have had to adapt to mouses that have not been designed with them in mind.

You’ll be able to get the Ouroboros for $129.99 USD in Quarter 4 this year. Be sure to check out the official website for more info.

Get an Umbrella umbrella if you pre-order Resident Evil 6 from Capcom

Travis Bruno
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We heard you like Umbrella so we put an Umbrella logo on an umbrella with a game involving Umbrella. Or at least that is what Capcom must have been thinking when they thought up this… unique pre-order bonus for Resident evil 6.

If you happen to pre-order the title from their online store, found here, you will receive the Umbrella branded umbrella seen to the right. It is worth noting that you can also buy the Umbrella umbrella separately for $17, though they have already been backordered so your only chance at getting an Umbrella umbrella may just be to pre-order the game instead.

Nexon Europe Revealing 2 New Games at Gamescom

Dustin Spencer
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Yep, this Gamescom news is still churning out as publishers everywhere set their sights on Germany. Nexon Europe are the latest to reveal details about their showing, which will take place August 15th-19th. Nexon will be located inside the business centre, hall 4.1, as well as inside the consumer centre, hall 8, and will be bringing their free to play RTS Shadow Company as well as a currently unannounced offering.

Here are the details you should know about both:

Shadow Company

An exciting new online free-to-play FPS by the creators of Combat Arms – one of the most successful Free-to-Play FPS games ever. Shadow Company will be published in North America by Nexon America and in Europe by Nexon Europe in early 2013.

Shadow Company utilizes the impressive Unreal Engine 3 to produce cutting edge graphics and fast, fluid gameplay, making it stand out from all other Free-to-Play FPS titles. It contains highly intense multiplayer gameplay and Nexon Europe will be demonstrating this with various 16-player competitions on their main stage in the consumer hall, including the unique Blackmoney  multiplayer mode (4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4).

 The Un-announced Title

The latest title from Nexon Europe will be revealed first at Gamescom this year. It will be a Naval RTS, produced by highly experienced and skilled developers. Keep watching Nexon’s announcements for more information.

“Gamescom provides us with a great opportunity to reach out to both European press and community,” said Sungjin Kim, Nexon’s CEO. “With Free-to-Play gaming becoming more and more popular all over Europe, we appreciate this great opportunity to let Gamescom visitors play our newest games for the first time. The two new titles that we are bringing to Nexon Europe’s extensive portfolio of games really show the direction we are heading – taking Free-to-Play gaming to the next level.”

A Naval RTS sounds rather interesting at the moment, and it will be nice to hear more information on Shadow Company, so fans of the famed FTP pioneer will be wanting to visit Nexon’s booth next month.

Ubisoft Reveal Full Gamescom Line-Up

Dustin Spencer
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Ubisoft had a fantastic year thus far, cementing themselves as a new fan favored company after a stellar E3 presentation early this year. Those headed to Germany this year are in for quite an event, as Ubisoft are headed to Gamescom with a lot of this years’ big contenders.

Starting August 16, Gamescom attendees can visit Ubisoft’s booth inside hall 7 to try many of Ubisoft’s upcoming games, including:

  • Assassin’s Creed III: the next installment in the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed franchise where gamers will play as Connor, fighting for justice during the American Revolution.
  • Assassin’s Creed III Liberation: a full Assassin’s Creed experience exclusive to PS Vita, Liberation introduces Aveline, the first female protagonist fighting for freedom in Louisiana during the American Revolution.
  • Far Cry 3: the massive action adventure where players fight to survive an island of insanity.
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Online: the competitive Free-To-Play FPS taking place in the Tom Clancy’s universe.
  • ShootMania: Storm: a fast paced, pure, FPS made for online competition.

 

By visiting the Ubisoft booth gamers also can try the following games on Nintendo’s Wii U™ system:

  • Rabbids Land: the Wii U exclusive party-game where the wacky Rabbids take control of an amusement park.
  • Rayman Legends: the beautiful and unique new social platformer featuring Ubisoft’s limbless hero.
  • Sports Connection: the Wii U exclusive collection of interactive sports.
  • Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013: a connected fitness world that helps to set and achieve players’ goals in an engaging and entertaining way.
  • ZombiU: a fear-fueled zombie Survival Horror First Person Shooter.

 

Attendees also can watch an extended demo of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and see games like Just Dance 4, the Hip Hop Dance Experience and The Settlers Online in the main stage area of Ubisoft’s booth. In addition, the finals of the Op3n ShootMania GamesCom 2012 tournament will take place in the Electronic Sports League booth during the afternoon of August 17, and will be broadcast live from the Ubisoft booth’s main stage. Finally, for those also visiting the Cologne Pop Festival, Ubisoft will have a Rocksmith bus available where players can hone their skills on Ubisoft’s authentic guitar game. The Rocksmith bus will be based at Hohenzollernring 25, 50678 Köln.

So there you have it. It’s still up in the air if any other reveals will be made, but rest assured a lot of news will be coming from Gamescom related to all of the above, and we will be sure to keep you updated, so stay tuned as we are just a month away.

Razer Announce Two New Additions To The BlackWidow Range

Benjamin Webb
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Coming soon from Razer are two new keyboards in the mechanical Blackwidow range. The Razer Blackwidow 2013 and the Blackwidow tournament edition keyboards are new designs that are sure to enhance the gaming experience for those using them.

Firstly the Blackwidow 2013 is the latest in the primary Blackwidow line and features a number of improvements to its design. Most importantly of all of its enhancements is the anti-ghosting element which allows for up to 10 simultaneous key strokes, thus ensuring that players can utilise every key that they need. The keyboard also features a nice green backlight and and a matte finish that prevents smudging from fingers from damaging the aesthetic of the keyboard.

The second addition to the Blackwidow line is the new Blackwidow Tournament Edition keyboard. Considering that it was designed with LAN arenas and small desk spaces in mind, the keyboard is perfect for competitive play. This was achieved by Razer removing the numpad from the side of the keyboard in this design. The tournament edition will also come in two designs, standard and stealth, with the stealth version offering a faster key response time.

The keyboards will range in price between $79.99 and $139.99 USD. Be sure to check out the Blackwidow website for more details.

Daley Thompson’s Decathlon 2012 Concept Video

Jamie Laike Tsui
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In celebration of the eve of the London 2012 Olympics, Elite Systems has released a concept video of how Daley Thompson’s Decathlon would look updated to modern standards on an iPhone. Originally released in 1984, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon was released on the original ZX Spectrum system. The first portion of the video shows original footage of Daley Thompson’s Decathlon. The second half of the video shows the game updated with 3d graphics and a familiar styled UI on the iPhone. This video was created to celebrate Tom Daley’s athletic achievements for England during the 1980 Moscow Olympics, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and multiple Commonwealth Games.

Sims Free Play Goes a Little California Gurls

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Katy Perry and EA Mobile have teamed up together to release a line of Katy Perry inspired fashions. Katy Perry herself rolled up her sleeves and helped design the clothes and hairstyles in the theme of Perry’s California Dreams tour. The most recent update to Sims Freeplay is not just all about Katy Perry. The update brings a hair salon to town, allowing players to customize their Sims with make up, tattoos, and glasses. Three brand new house templates have been also added to the game, Pro Skater’s Dream Pad, Designer Home, and a Japanese Retreat. The Sims Freeplay is available for iOS here and for Android here.

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