EA Sports have chosen Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel as the location for the eighth FIFA Interactive World Cup Grand Final. The event will take place from the 21st to 23rd of May 2012, and will succeed Barcelona 2010 and Los Angeles 2011 as the host city.
FIFA, EA Sports and PlayStation will be flying the 24 finalists in to Dubai as they compete in the world’s largest online gaming tournament and share the once in a lifetime opportunity, not to mention fight to be crowned the FIWC Champion.
Former Real Madrid player and FIFA World Cup winner with France in 1998, Christian Karembu, has been announced as the official ambassador for the event and will be helping assess the performances of the finalists and see if he can put up a fight against them on the virtual pitch.
Time to get retro, as Elite systems, a leading UK developer working primarily on mobile and portable media have announced the release of the Apps ( Sinclair ZX Spectrum 100 Greatest Hits) for the weekend of the 20th of April. The release conincides with the 30th Anniversary of one of the most influential and ground breaking computer systems introduced onto the market, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, which “some credit it as the machine which launched the UK IT industry. Licensing deals and clones followed, and earned Clive Sinclair a knighthood for “services to British industry”. Elites MD Steve Wilcox commented “The Apps provide the opportunity to build a collection, of the most popular SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM games from the 80s and 90s, in two great ways.
– Those who download the 100 Greatest Hits Pack for 5.99 (UK) for Iphone and 8.99 (UK) for Ipad will receive a copy of the classic Bruce Lee as well as another 100 ZX Spectrum games for free equivalent to 25 bonus 4 games packs.
– Alternatively pay nothing for the 100 Greatest Hits and get huge discounts on the additional packs which are bundled into groups of 4 games, with prices reduced to 1.49(UK) or buy the entire 100 games for a yet to be disclosed amount, but we’ve been told its hugely discounted.
Wilcox finished by saying “The Worldwide release of the Apps will take place in late April to coincide with the 30th Anniversary of the launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer. To commemorate this very special event, from 20th-27th April, 2012 only, all 100 games will be available for a sensational new release price of just £5.99/Euro6.99/US$8.99 (iPhone / iPod Touch) £8.99/Euro10.49/US$12.99 (iPad).”
For more information visit www.elite-systems.co.uk for more about the deals and all other packs
Is coming soon from Focus Home Interactive. The game is a hack-and-slash styled game being developed by Wizarbox for the Xbox360, Playstation 3 and PC. This video on the Warrior class showcases some gameplay featuring the Warrior.
To quote the developers/publisher –
In the video of today, watch all the rage of the warrior freely expressed! Courageous, hot-headed and expert in close combat, the Warrior thrives at the very heart of the battle. Swinging his dual blades with power and speed, his powerful melee attacks are devastating, sometimes allowing him to strike down dozens of enemies at once! And when his health goes bad, bloody rage embraces him and make him even more powerful, more resilient, enabling him to cause even more damage… there is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal! Plunge now in battle through one minute of action-packed video, focusing exclusively on the Warrior and his devastating attacks! Watch him battle, relentlessly, the hordes of creatures and the huge bosses trying to stop him!
The video is a pretty fun watch and reminds one of other hack-and-slash styled games, like Diablo or Torchlight. So players who know titles like these will probably feel right at home with R.A.W. From the look of things, the Warrior class is mostly a melee type class with some short range moves for enemies slightly out of your swinging range. This could be a fun class to play if you like having enemies right on top of you.
Be sure to check out the trailer, embedded below, and the official website for more info.
After some severe technical issues with computers exploding, Godzilla rampaging and something involving space aliens we’re finally back with a new show! We have Rebecca Fernandez fromConvict Interactive on to talk about their up coming game, Triangle Man. We get into some April fools (this show was recorded at the beginning of the month) and talk about Capsule Computers new documentary webseries The Uncanny Valley
Cast: Alexis Ayala, Philip Federico, Ben Webb & Rebecca Fernandez from Convict Interactive
Music for this podcast is from J. Arthur Keenes Band
Thanks for listening and let us know what you think!
In an announcement made today by Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Crackle is expanding to Sony’s Blu-ray players, BRAVIA televisions and Network Media Players in Australia. Crackle is SPT multi-platform video entertainment network which offers ad-supported full-length movies and television series to all consumers free of charge. The latest announcement expands the service from an already impressive device lineup, including Crackle’s website (www.crackle.com), Xbox LIVE, Apple (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and Android.
Crackle’s ad-supported service provides consumers with a collection of Hollywood movies in genres including action, comedy, crime, horror, thriller and sci-fi, plus hit TV series and award-winning Crackle original programming – all of which can be accessed online, via mobile, and now, on a broad selection of connected devices in the region. Crackle can be accessed from the Video section of BRAVIA Internet Video devices. Titles are refreshed monthly with movies and TV series from studios including Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics.
Have a 3DS, but have no nice storage options at the moment? Well, hold on to your wallets as Bluemouth are soon to have you covered with their newly announced line of Super Mario 3DS cases and accessories, which are due out this May and show some love to Mario, Peach, and Yoshi.
Details for each set of merch can be seen below:
Super Mario Mini Sling Bag – $29.95
For Nintendo 3DS, DSi, DS Lite, DSiXL
Collectible sling bag features 2 compartments with interior pockets
Holds any DS system and up to 18 Game Cards, 2 Replacement Styluses, 2 Full Size Styluses, cords and more
Classic Super Mario themed interior with nostalgic storage pipes and bricks
Comes in Mario, Yoshi & Peach
Universal Super Mario Starter Kit– $24.95
For Nintendo 3DS, DSi, DS Lite, DSiXLIncludes:
two-sided system storage soft case
2 Power-Up Styluses
Cleaning Cloth
Touch-Screen Protectors
Not a bad bunch of swag. You can check out the official listings for each item at Bluemouth’s official website (Sling Bag and Starter Kit), and now officially keep an eye out for this lot as everything you see above will be hitting store shelves soon.
Showcasing an amazing array of nitro powered curling penalty kicks that would make even David Beckham proud, Freekick Battle by Gamevil hits the spot when it comes to creativity and aesthetics. With plenty of different customisations to a wide variety of characters the simple and intuitive one touch controls will never get tedious as you compete in single player matches and hone your skills enough to get online and battle against others in match play. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think of Gamevils latest addition to their already huge library of mobile entertainment.
For more information and to see the entire Gamevil library visit www.gamevil.com and above all have fun and kick those balls hard
Sony Computer Entertainment America has revealed that June 4 will be the day they conduct their E3 media conference. The date happens to be the day before the official start of the gaming expo. As for the time, it will start at 6pm PDT and will be held at the same venue SCEA held the conference last year. Below are times for those outside of the Pacific timezone of Los Angelas:
Sydney – 11am Tuesday June 5 AEST
Tokyo – 10am Tuesday June 5 JST
London – 2am Tuesday June 5 BST
US Eastern – 9pm Monday June 4 EDT
As for what SCEA will revealed remains somewhat of a mystery, but a few games should be revealed or expanded on. The Last Of Us, the next Playstation 3 game from Naughty Dog, will make an expected appearance. Other rumoured titles include God of War IV and the rumoured Playstation All-Star fighter. A collection of Playstation Vita titles and a few Playstation Move titles should also make an appearance.
The first trailer detailing the story behind the Playstation 3 exclusive Sorcery has been released. The trailer reveals the main character as Finn, an apprentice to a powerful sorcerer named Dash. Taunted by the talking feline, Erline, he leaves the confines of his master’s home and travels to the Land of the Restless Dead. While there, he accidentally releases the Nightmare Queen from a spherical prison. She takes over the land and it is up to Finn to defeat her, using the Slumbering Key to aid him.
The trailer also shows some of the gameplay elements, as well as some in-game cutscenes. The overall feel of the game seems to target a younger audience, which could mean that we might have another Medieval Moves. However, looking at the moving animations of Finn, there is a possibility that the game may not be on rails, which pulled back the potential of Medieval Moves. Sorcery will be released exclusively for the Playstation 3 on May 22 in North America and May 23 for Europe and PAL territories. The Playstation Move is required to play the game.
Computers are vastly complex devices that are becoming more and more complex each passing generation. Unfortunately this means that many people may be unable to keep up with the growing knowledge-base that may be required to operate even the most simplest of applications. Whilst the top computing vendors are working towards a more simplified system that anybody can pick up and use, computing is still almost as complex as it was 15 years ago.
This is where the HOMEKEY comes into the situation. A basic USB stick that you plug into your computer that has everything you need in a simplistic interface that can be easily accessed as needed is probably something that many users will be looking for. The device is designed to run on nearly any working computer and that means that even older machines may be able to run it’s applications.
The device runs an Operating System known as ENVELOPE by circumventing the HDD as the boot device and going straight into the 16GB USB. ENVELOPE is based on Linux Mint and offers a very simplified User Interface that is uncluttered and points straight to the tools that the end user will use on a regular basis. All work is stored on the stick.
The RRP of the HOMEKEY is £69.95 without support and £89.95 with support. The simplicity software comes with pre-loaded video tutorials and a step-by-step colour manual covering every task you can do in the beginner mode.
Universal Super Mario Starter Kit– $24.95
