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Minecraft XBLA gets pistons with update 1.73

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July 13, 2012

The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft is absolutely wonderful, but it is lagging behind the actual PC release of the game. However that will change at least a little bit tomorrow when patch 1.73 will be released for the game. Perhaps one of the biggest additions is the fact that pistons will be added into the game.

Besides these there will be a number of new fixes and skins have also been added to the game. For full details about what the patch contains check it out below:

Additions:

Added Pistons & Sticky Pistons.
Added Stackable fences.
Added Shears – required to get wool from sheep, and to collect leaf blocks.
TNT needs Flint and Steel or Redstone to detonate.
Redstone wire will now connect to a repeater.
New textures for Cobblestone and Brick.
Added Character Skin Selector to allow players to choose their skin from the default skins, or from Downloadable Content skin packs.
Added lighting improvements (brought forward from 1.8.2 update) and snow & rain improvements.
Added a save file cache to improve the speed of displaying the saves list.
Added ban list functionality to allow players to self-ban from levels they feel contain offensive content.
Added a ban list section to the How To Play menus.
Added an option for the host to limit online games to only players in their friends list (no friends of friends).
Added a seed display to the level load screen (requires existing levels to be saved out again to add the display).
Changed the tooltip display setting to in-game tooltip display, so that tooltips always display in menus.
Added the crosshair to the list of things affected by the opacity slider.
On using the quickselect bar, the opacity of the quickselect, tooltips, splitscreen gamertag display, and crosshair will be set to 80,
and will fade back down to the user opacity setting after 6 seconds of no quickselect bar use.
Added some more Tips & Trivia to the loading/saving screen display.
Tutorial World changes & additions:-
Added optional tutorial for Pistons and Redstone.
Added a self-building bridge to the castle using Pistons.
Added some sugar cane, cactii and clay to the world.
Added a few other things for players to discover.

Patched:

Fix for only the host being shown the pop-up when any player attempts to place lava near the spawn point.
Fixed tooltip for Flint and Steel.
Fix for Note blocks not showing notes.
Fix for Leaderboard reads taking too long.
Fix to block players re-entering a level they have been kicked from, until the level is restarted.
Fix to stop players being able to join a game when they are not a friend of any player in the game.
Fix for Netherracks re-appearing after being mined.
Fix for a rare crash on entering the Nether.
Fix for attacking enemies at a different level not damaging them.
Fixed a problem causing some save games not to load.
Removed Herobrine.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC schedule revealed

Travis Bruno

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July 13, 2012

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC schedule revealed

If you have picked up Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and have already played through all of the songs available in the game, then perhaps you will be interested in expanding your song library a bit. Today Square Enix revealed their upcoming release schedule for downloadable music tracks which will cost $0.99 a piece.

The plans below are for the next three weeks:

July 12, 2012

Somnus (Final Fantasy Versus XIII)
Desperate Struggle (Final Fantasy XIII)
Sarutabaruta (Final Fantasy XI)
Battle (Final Fantasy VI)

July 19, 2012

Fight On! (Final Fantasy VII)
Etro’s Champion (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Battle Theme (Final Fantasy XI)
Battle 1 (Final Fantasy III)

July 26, 2012

A contest of Aeons (Final Fantasy X)
The Archylte Steppe (Final Fantasy XIII)
The Sanctuary of Zi’Tah (Final Fantasy XI)
Crystal Cave (Final Fantasy III)

Follow Agent 47 on his E3 mission in Hitman: Absolution’s latest trailer

Travis Bruno

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July 13, 2012

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As any veteran Hitman player knows, there are many ways to finish your tasks in any Hitman mission, you could be stealthy and take your your enemy close-up, rig an accident or even go in guns blazing. That is only a small sample of your choices, but now you can watch at least two different ways to complete the “Streets of Hope” mission that was shown off at E3 this year.

In the trailer we have commentary by game director Tore Blystad and Travis Barbour from the community team. As you can see in the video, there are a number of brutal ways you can take out your targets, including the game’s point shooting mechanic. You may want to get comfortable however, as the video is seventeen minutes long.

Fortnite to be the first title to use Unreal Engine 4

Travis Bruno

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July 13, 2012

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Some of you may remember a game called Fortnite which was given only a simple teaser last year. Well it turns out that that game will actually be the first game to ever use Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. During their San Diego Comic-Con panel, the company also stated that the title will be available only on the PC because the “Next-gen is here — it’s a high-end PC!” according to Cliff Bleszinski.

Cliff went on to state that “This game has a great style, and it deserves to be the first game to come out for Unreal Engine 4.” Though the title will still have a bit of a cartoonish look, it will feature all of UE4’s new tricks. Currently there is no release window for Fortnite, but we can likely expect one soon.

Persona 4: Arena animated opening revealed

Travis Bruno

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July 13, 2012

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Persona 4: Arena animated opening revealed

Curious about what Atlus’ Persona 4: Arena will have for an opening video? Well today that video became available in all its animated glory about a month before the game’s actual release. The opening can be seen below and those with curious minds will be interested in knowing that Madhouse is responsible for the animation.

As for the opening itself and the fact that it already has an English song, the only changes that will likely be made when the game is released in North America on August 7th is that the title will be changed to simply say Persona 4: Arena rather than The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena.

New Grand Theft Auto V screenshots appear

Travis Bruno

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July 13, 2012

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New Grand Theft Auto V screenshots appear

I have a feeling that when most of you read that title, you were hoping for some major reveal or gameplay elements to be exposed for Rockstar Games’ upcoming GTA V. However if anything can be derived from these images, it is the fact that players can still fly helicopters and also venture near what looks like a pier on a lake or ocean.

Still, it is good to see some new images for what fans are anticipating will be the best Grand Theft Auto ever. Perhaps the next time the company chooses to release some images of the game we’ll see some more interesting images.

Champion Sneak Peek – Zyra

Joshua Moris

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July 13, 2012

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League of Legends teases its summoners by releases an art preview of the upcoming champion – Zyra, Rise of the Thorns. Those more accustomed to DC Comic’s “Poison Ivy” will learn to appreciate this beautiful mother of nature.

Mmhmm… What? Sorry, I was just paying close attention to stay away from her deadly thorns. Zyra garners her powers from the Plagued Lands where more than just wild ferns grow. Once unleashed upon the Fields of Justice, she will be able to summon her precious gifts to the field to not only distract but also to shred enemies to pieces. This pretty flower bites back!

Amazing Alex New Game from Rovio Released Today

Simon Wolfe

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July 13, 2012

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Amazing Alex New Game from Rovio Released Today

Angry Birds developer Rovio has just released their new game Amazing Alex to the iOS App Store for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. With gameplay reminiscent of old time classic Incredible Machine, Amazing Alex features title character Alex building elaborate chain reactions across 100 levels to do anything from cleaning his own room to fighting cardboard robots.

Amazing Alex feature 65 unique objects to build and chain together Rube Goldberg style in 4 different locations, such as Alex’s room and backyard. Addition features include regular free updates that will add new levels, as well as letting players build their own levels to share with friends. The best fan made levels will also be made available for download worldwide.

Players wanting to see Rovio’s newest game Amazing Alex can check out the gallery below showing off some of the in-game objects and/or download the game from the iOS App Store HERE.

Xbox Live News with Pipper – July 13, 2012

Joshua Moris

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July 13, 2012

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After a short interlude, Xbox Live News with Pipper strikes again as a plethora of deals are coming your way. In honor of the Bethesda deals this week, I have decided to put on my Skyrim helmet. I may not possess any shout abilities, but I can at least speak about the awesome deals.

Deals Of The Week

From the 11th to the 17th, Xbox Live users will notice plenty of savings with Bethesda and Microsoft Arcade titles/downloadable content. Towards the end of the month Ubisoft takes the reigns with Scott Pilgrim (WHAMMMM!).

Name	Discount Dates	Price
Bethesda	July 11 to July 16
Oblivion Shivering Isles		1200 (50% off)
Oblivion Knights of the Nine		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Mother Ship Zeta		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Point Lookout		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Broken Steel		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 The Pit		400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Operation: Anchorage		400 (50% off)
Microsoft Studios Arcade Sale	July 11 to July 17
Toy Soldiers Cold War		600 (50% off)
Hydrophobia		200 (50% off)
Section 8 Prejudice		600 (50% off)
The Splatters		400 (50% off)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane		600 (50% off)
Ubisoft	July 18 to July 23
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes I’m the Boss! DLC		400 (50% off)
Scott Pilgrim Knives Chau DLC Pack		400 (50% off)
RUSE Pack of the Rising Sun		400 (50% off)
RUSE The Chimera Pack		400 (50% off)

New Releases

And now for the new releases hitting the virtual shelves of Xbox Live. PopCap Games is releasing Zuma’s Revenge along with some interesting avatar items to dress up like a giant frog and tribal warrior. Also Minecraft updated there arsenal of avatar goodies.

Name	Release Date	Microsoft Points
(Games)
Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix)	12-July	1200
Zuma’s Revenge! (PopCap)	12-July	800
Dungeon Fighter Live (Microsoft)	14-July	800
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (Activision)	19-July	1200
(Game Add-Ons)
Babel Rising: Sky’s the Limit DLC (Ubisoft)	12-July	240
Minecraft Skin Pack 1 (MGS)	11-July	160
Mass Effect 3: Earth Multiplayer Expansion (Electronic Arts)	18-July	FREE
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Arctic Strike Map Pack (Ubisoft)	18-July	800
(Avatars)
Avatar Garage (Xbox LIVE)	11-July
Bellator MMA (MTV)	11-July
Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix)	11-July
Halo 4 Update (MGS)	11-July
Minecraft Update (MGS)	11-July
Vampire/Werewolf Update (Xbox LIVE)	11-July
Battlestar Galactica (Xbox LIVE)	11-July
Batman Dark Knight Returns Update (WB)	21-July

In addition to the many deals, we will be seeing some popular titles for games on demand. Portal 2 has already made itself available while UFC Undisputed 3 and Otomedius Excellent are on route on July 18.

Make a rendezvous with Fallout 3 and Oblivion expansions, and always remember to “Play Hard or Don’t Play At All!”

Dark Scavenger Rummages its way onto Desura

Simon Wolfe

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July 13, 2012

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After being released back at the beginning of May, Dark Scavenger the mostly silly, sort of awesome hybrid between point and click adventure and RPG has been released today on Desura. From developer Psydra Games, Dark Scavenger is the tale of a human lost in space who embarks on the less than noble quest of getting fuel for a space ship.

Featuring a plethora of items, the vast majority able to be turned into the players choice of one of three different usable items by the human’s shipmates. Dark Scavenger had plenty to do and offers quite a bit in terms of replayability, especially with a new game plus mode, so players can get every single usable item possible.

Players can check out our own review of Dark Scavenger HERE and can download the game from Desura for $4.99 HERE, as well as lots of other direct to download sites.