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Dance Central’s new feature set revealed plus new cinematic

Harmonix is aiming to improve Dance Central 2 in just about every way. First off, this game will feature playlists so you won’t have to stop dancing just to select another song. Up to 20 songs can be added in a playlist, and you can skip songs you don’t like if need be.

Next, voice control can used to select any song, whether it comes from your Dance Central 1 import or the Dance Central 2 game.

Finally, the “Break It Down” mode will teach routines to those of us who have trouble following on-screen dancers. Gamers can select different pieces of a song to hone their skills on, slow down the track if they want to see a certain dance move more clearly, or they can skip certain pieces of the track and speed it up too. The Xbox Kinect will also record your moves so you can see your dancing in action later and pinpoint weak spots in your routine.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record’s Bouncing Beauty and Lazer Eyes shown off

One of the things that Capcom said would be added to the partially new Dead Rising 2: Off the Record was more combination weapons. Although some of them have been shown off, none of them had been highlighted at any given time. Until now that is.

Earlier today Capcom released two videos, each of them detailing a new combo weapon. The first one you can see below was available during the E3 demo shown off to the press and is called the Lazer Eyes. The Lazer Eyes will be made through a car battery and an alien mask and can shoot either singular beams or a singular arc beam.

The other video is of the Bouncing Beauty which is a new flying explosive weapon that looks to be made with fireworks and a propane tank. Zombie killing explosions never looked so wonderful huh? Something else that can be noticed in these trailers is that apparently the personal “massager” can now be combined to make a weapon. Exactly what weapon that is going to be will probably have to wait until Dead Rising 2: Off the Record comes out on October 11th in North America and October 14th elsewhere.

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Amagami SS will get a second season

Good news everyone who enjoys a good romance anime. Amagami SS is going to be getting a second season. Amagami SS aired last year through the Summer and Fall anime seasons and spent 26 episodes following Junichi Tachibana and his romantic exploits. Amagami SS was a breath of fresh air to the romance genre because rather than focus on harem or anything similar to that, the series stayed as normal as possible with the character’s romance.

Also, albeit a little repetitive, each girl was given four or five episodes where Junichi would only focus on them, eventually falling in love with each other and beginning a relationship. After that, the series would start back over at the beginning and focus on another girl’s route. This news is honestly a little surprising as I’m not entirely sure what girls they could focus on now, or if they will make a different approach next season. Currently there is no date given for the beginning of Season 2.

Ferrari F458 Wheel and TH8 RS Shifter announced

Thrustmaster has announced at Gamescom 2011 that they will be bringing a brand new Italia Racing Wheel to the Xbox 360. Called the Ferrari F458, this slick controller comes with a rubberized grip around its 11″ circumference, metal paddle shifters, Manettino dials and a $180 price tag. It doesn’t get much better.

In addition, the company also announced that they will be bringing a TH8 RS gear shifter to the market for $90. Compatible with the T500 RS and other Thrustmaster USB PC Steering wheels, this shifter will let you adjust nearly everything for the perfect experience. This model is also compatible with the Playstation 3.

SMASH! Picnic Pushed Back to August 27

For all those who haven’t heard, SMASH! has pushed back the date of their Picnic! The anime and manga cosplay picnic hosted by SMASH! was originally meant to be held today, BUT about 14 hours ago it was announced that due to the rainy weather of yesterday and lack of cover, the day would have to be moved. SMASH! has released the following message on their Facebook page:

Due to what is promising to be some truly terrible weather, the SMASH! Picnic will be postponed one week to take place at the same time and place on SATURDAY, 27TH OF AUGUST. There is not enough cover in the park for us to make the most of tomorrow, so please stay safe and stay warm and we hope that we can see you all next week!

The new details are as follows, and we hope to see you there!

Event: SMASH! Picnic
Date: Saturday, August 27
Time: 10:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney (Click here for a map!)

SMASH! Picnic Facebook Event

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ALL OUR COVERAGE ON SMASH! 2011!

I Am Alive teaser trailer leak discovered

I Am Alive is a game that has been unfortunately named what it is. The reason I say it is unfortunate is because Ubisoft announced the game back in 2008 and since then there has been practically zero updates about the title, despite Ubisoft recently claiming that the game wasn’t actually canceled.

Despite all of this however, a person known as supererogatory stumbled upon a never before seen trailer that not only shows gameplay footage but it also shows a number of mechanics and an interesting voice over. You can catch the video below, though the actual trailer itself starts 30 seconds in. We have contacted Ubisoft to see if they have any statement on this video, or the status of I Am Alive itself.

Gamestop testing game streaming console?


According to various reports, the gaming retail giant Game Stop is looking to cash in on video game streaming. With digital sales on the rise, this is no surprise. Game Stop even purchased Spawn Labs, who brought their own game streaming console to the market in 2009.

GameStop will reportedly use this service to stream 360, PS3 and, presumably, PC games to their customers who have the GameStop PowerUp Rewards card. Demos of various games will also be included as part of the console. Pricing and other details have not been revealed, but new details will emerge early next year says GamesInudstry.biz, and the service could launch as soon as next summer.

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Gears of War 3 gets golden, cuts some cake

Seems like video game developers really like celebrating their successes with cake. Just a few weeks ago Atlus made a Catherine cake for selling the most units ever in their history. Destructoid has some pictures showing the Epic Games’ crew cutting some Gears of War cake to celebrate the fact that Gears of War 3 on the Xbox 360 has gone golden.

What this means for you is that there won’t be any delays or problems from here until September 20th when the game hits store shelves and is bought up by all the Gears fans like MasterAbbott. The cake that they are cutting looks like a Gears of War Xbox 360 slim, though perhaps it is a bit deformed looking. Better yet, they cut the cake with a golden retro lancer. Talk about class. Now time to sit back and watch as everyone else tries to make similar cakes and celebrate in the same fashion.

Dead Space hitting Xperia Play and RIM’s Playbook


Electronic Arts has always endeavored to port their most successful games to every platform imaginable. And now they are doing the same with the Dead Space franchise. Of course, when a game is actually enjoyable on a mobile platform, thats a good thing. Luckily, Dead Space is a good mobile game, albeit far from the likes of its console brethren.

Regardless, Dead Space is now available on the Playbook tablet and the Xperia Play Android phone. Other Android phones are also expected to get the game soon. Dead Space has already premiered on iOS, so if you have that brand, you can also get in on the horror.

The Playbook version of Dead Space is priced at $9.99. Similar pricing is assumed for the Android versions, although this is unconfirmed.

Incubus coming to Rock Band 3


Rock Band keeps slowly growing its collection of music playable with plastic instruments. Next week, Harmonix will release 3 Incubus tracks for the rock simulation game. On August 23rd, get ready to enjoy all of tracks named below on either your Xbox 360, PS3 or Nintendo Wii.

The Incubus Pack 01 includes all tracks for 440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points or $5.49. You can also buy each track separately.

“Adolescents” priced at 160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points or $1.99.
“Pardon Me” priced at 160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points or $1.99 – A seperate Pro Guitar/Bass DLC pack can also be had for an extra $1.
“Wish You Were Here” priced at 160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points or $1.99.