Oh hey, you remember that little box you bought a few months ago? It plays 3D games an’ stuff? It was produced by Nintendo? Yea, you ‘member. Anyway, you should probably pull it out, as it has received an update that adds quite a few new features. The update adds DLC compatibility, 3D video recording, and lots of other cool new stuff. For example, there is a Nintendo Zone app to get special content from certain free hotspots. In addition, there are achievements in the StreetPass Mii Plaza. Plenty of other features involving Miis was also included. Once you update your Nintendo, make sure to let us know what your experience is with it.
3DS update is live
Miyamoto set to “retire” from his current position in Nintendo
Nintendo’s iconic game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has announced that he will be retiring from his “current position” within the company. He revealed this information in an interview with Wired.com, but don’t worry he won’t be leaving Nintendo entirely, but instead he has said that “what I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself.”
He has revealed that he has his sights set on a small project saying he wants to begin “working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.” In a way he believes that his current position actually limits his relationship with his younger developers saying that “the young guys are always kind of in a situation where they have to listen to my ideas. But I need some people who are growing up much more than today.”
Miyamoto went on to say that he is very “interested in doing a variety of many other things” so it is worth noting that he has not left the world of video games but seems to be making a point that he won’t always be around forever for the younger developers to look up to and listen to.
Kinect controls come to Skyrim
If you are Kinect crazy, and/or Skyrim addicted, then you will be excited to know that it is possible to control Skyrim through Kinect. This unofficial mod is produced by Youtube user KinectFAAST. In addition to motion control, voice control is used extensively, making the game much more exhilarating. A partial list of commands is shown below:
-saying “Left hand” or “Right hand” to equip an item to a particular hand when in menu
– saying “Hello” to activate a conversation with a store owner or NPC
– saying “Journal” to access the journal
– saying “Skills” to access the skill trees
– saying “Switch View” to change between 1st and 3rd person perspectives.
KinectFAAST tells us how he produced this Kinect version of Skyrim:
“Well, gesture control is handled by the Kinect using a program called FAAST. FAAST, a middleware that operates using the OpenNI framework, converts user movements into keystrokes. Unfortunately, the openNI framework does not support voice control for the Kinect.
As a way around this, voice control in the Skyrim Kinect video is handled by a program called VAC (Voice Activated Commands). VAC allows you to pair spoken words with keystrokes. ”
What do you think? Do you want this tech to come to Skyrim for real?
Joe Danger on XBLA has a release date
All right! The crazy, high stakes Joe Danger now has a release date on the Xbox. However, this version will be much more full featured than its previous release on PSN. This Special Edition of the game includes the “insane Laboratory exclusively for Xbox with more than 50 new levels!”
Arriving on December 14, the game will cost $15 or 1200 Microsoft Points. Other than the newly announced release date, Hello Games also released a sweet new trailer to promote the game. Check out the official website of the game here. Will you be getting this game, or are still trying to go Platinum on Trials HD?
Bastion is five smackaroos on Steam today
In 14 hours and 50 minutes, the chance of a life time will have passed. Don’t let this oppurtunity pass you by. No, go straight away to your Steam account and purcahse Bastion, one of this past years greatest games. Not only does Capsule Computers command you do this, but The Kid himself requests that you do.
So what do you think? Will you be grabbing this 67% discount on Bastion? You better, or else the world will come crashing down, and we will all blame you and you will have to rescue us. And trust us, we will appoint a much more annoying narrator than the awesome one that Bastion has. We are currently thinking Martin Lawrence…. Don’t take the chance; trust us.
Link to Bastion Steam page.
X3: Albion Prelude Trailer Released
Earlier today Egosoft had released a trailer for their upcoming game set in the X universe, Albion Prelude. This title is set to bridge thw gap between the old X universe, as layed out in X3, and the new upcoming X universe in X: Rebirth.
As war falls upon the galaxy, the powerful corporations in the X-Universe all vie for power in the background of the conflict. There are powerful space highways being built, which will be predominant in X: Rebirth, that players can assist corporations in taking control over.
Feature overview
- A new plot throws you into the power struggle between corporations at a time of war.
- More than 30 new ships and stations
- New Stock Exchange feature allows advanced investment strategies
- Improved graphics quality setting for high end machines
- Improved UI introducing charts to visualize economic developments
- Support for head tracking
Note: X³: Albion Prelude will not be compatible with Save Games from X³: Terran Conflict.
X3: Albion Prelude will be available for direct download over Steam on the 15th of December. The title is also free for everyone who purchased the X Superbox.
Visit the Official Site for more info. Be sure to view the embedded video (below) for a taste of what’s to come.
Diamond Dash cracks onto iOS
Are any of you out there Diamond Dash addicts? Spend hours playing on Facebook just to beat your friends’ score that they totally only got through a fluke? Well then Wooga has got some good news for you!
Diamond Dash is now available for FREE through the App Store for iPhone, iTouch and iPad. Considering the fact that over 10 million people are on Diamond Dash a month through Facebook, I’m sure that the app will leave more than a few of you pleased about your new procrastination tool.
For those of you who haven’t been swept up by the arcade phenomenon, Diamond Dash is a 60 second gem rush in which you have to rely on your reflexes to smash as many same coloured gems as possible.
With weekly tournaments, you get to compete for the top dog spot. It also synchronises with Facebook, so no worries if you got a top score on one, Diamond Dash isn’t judgy.
Check out the trailer below!
To grab the game for FREE for iPhone, iTouch or iPad go HERE.
Childish Gambino Raps On Community Christmas Episode!
Yes you heard, correctly, Donald Glover, who plays Troy Barnes on Community, will take on his Childish Gambino persona for a rap scene during this weeks Christmas episode.
This will be the first time a full-blown Childish Gambino styled rap scene will take place on Community. NBC have released a preview of the Gambino appearance which can be seen below.
The Community Christmas episode will air this friday on NBC, so be sure to tune in to see Gambino’s cameo. What do you think of the rap video? Let us know in the shoutbox and comments section below.
Ninja Gaiden 3 aiming for launch in March 2012
Even a good ninja can’t keep everything secret for long, and this is true with the head of Team Ninja, Yosuke Hayashi as he spoke with a bunch of journalists in San Francisco earlier today. While speaking with the group of journalists Yosuke Hayashi revealed that we can expect to see Ninja Gaiden 3 sometime in March on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with a Wii U version sometime afterwords, you know… when Nintendo actually does anything with the console.
At the time he could not be any more specific about the release date, and this release window could still change in the months ahead. To read our impressions of the title, albeit a very early build of it, you can find them here.
Fruit Ninja gets its price diced to measly levels on Android today
Critical! If you have not yet downloaded Fruit Ninja on your Android phone (or any smartphone for that matter) you need to do it now. Especially because you can get it for a mere 10 cents on the Android Marketplace today only. This is in celebtration of the fact that the Android Market achieved ten million downloads in total. in other news, another title developed by folks of Fruit Ninja fame will also go on sale on Saturday. You can buy Age of Zombies for 10 cents then too. Get Fruit Ninja here now. Check out Age of Zombies here.