Sony revealed a bit earlier today that those who purchase the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection will be getting more than two amazing games that more than deserve the HD remakes that they are receiving. They will also be getting two dynamic themes for the PlayStation 3’s XMB plus a lot of video content from ICO, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian.
Though these bonuses aren’t really amazing so to speak, fans will enjoy having an officially created version of the two themes, especially if they make good use of the Shadow of the Collusus’ collosi. The game will be shipping exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on September 27th.
When can I throw my money at you!? Is what a lot of fans will be saying when they read this news from Comic-Con. Microsoft has revealed that they will be releasing a new special edition Xbox 360 Kinect bundle when they release Star Wars Kinect this Fall.
The Xbox 360 is a special R2D2 styled console that will have custom sounds built in instead of the normal ones we are used to, also it will be bundled with a golden C3P0 styled controller and an all-white Kinect to go along with it. Also it comes with Kinect, Kinect Adventures, and a 320GB hard drive. The price of the bundle will be $449, which is a small price to pay for amazing.
Before Nintendo graces our presence with the Wii U in our homes, they aren’t going to let the Wii collect dust the entire time. At Comic Con today Nintendo of America released a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword which shows off some gameplay segments with our favorite green tunic wearing hero. Also a lot of flying moments and jumping off of cliffs.
Now if only they would announce something new for the Wii, considering the poor thing has only 1 title coming out all year that is worth mentioning from Nintendo. With the Wii’s last days upon us, it appears the Skyward Sword will be the consoles death knell. Either way, check out the trailer below.
In August, fans of Lego Universe and/or machinima will have a huge oppurtunity show off their skills, and possibly be rewarded as well. “The Ones and Zeros Pixelshow, a non-profit group committed to promoting the digital arts, is hosting a worldwide contest, ”Build-a-Brickbuster“, to find and highlight the best LEGO video animators and LEGO Universe machinima creators from around the world.”
If you build anything out of Legos, virtual or real, and make a video, you could win prizes like collectible Lego sets, Lego Universe memberships and more. The winner’s machinima will be also be featured at the big screen in Broomfield, Colorado on August 13-14, 2011 and included on the Bill Plympton Presents Tinsel Toys DVD.
Submit your original video before August 5, 2011, even if you can’t make it to Denver for the event.
“Many animators get their start by using LEGO bricks to get their feet wet in the world of stop-motion animation and machinima creations. This promotion is our way of giving the creative communities out there an opportunity to showcase their greatest talents,” commented Dylan Krider, Pixelfest Producer. ”When players aren’t busy battling to save imagination in LEGO Universe, they can bring their wildest creations to life with virtual building and behavior tools that make it simple for anyone to make their own machinima creations.”
The event organizers also have handy tips for you:
Start making your LEGO machinima masterpiece now and submit before the early August deadline! There are three easy ways to enter – upload videos to http://www.buildabrickbuster.com/submit.php, email links to [email protected], or mail submissions to the contest organizers. During the event, attendees can also showcase and vote in the Joanna Town fundraiser, with prizes for the best original LEGO buildings, and proceeds go towards the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado.
More information, complete contest rules and tickets to the Pixelfest event are available now on the Build-a-Brickbuster website at http://www.buildabrickbuster.com
Hopefully, I can make the trip down to Denver to attend this spectacular indie celebration! Can you?
The mutanty, tendrily battle between crazy powerful people is going down on April 24, 2012.
“We know our fans have been clamouring to find out when they would be able to get their hands-on PROTOTYPE 2, and the whole studio is excited that we can finally reveal the timing,” said Ken Rosman, Studio Head, Radical Entertainment. “We’re also thrilled to be at the point where we can show the game directly to our fans. It’s always rewarding to see those first time reactions to what we’ve been working on for the past couple years, and we can’t wait for them to see some of Sgt. James Heller’s amazing new shape-shifting abilities.”
Today Konami announced they would be holding fan appreciation events during the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 event. Taking place July 21-24 Konami will be awarding their fans loyalty with both a signing and a cosplay event which is sure to impress us all!
July 21: Kojima Productions Signing Event-Meeting rooms 16 AB-1:30pm to 3:30pm
Konami’s signing event is going to be HUGE! This year will have Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, who’s also the Executive Vice President of Konami and Director of Kojima Productions signing autographs for fans. He won’t be feeling lonely though, because he’s bringing Yoji Shinkawa, Art Director of Kojima Productions, as well as Yumi Kikuchi, the voice talent behind Raging Raven in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Strangelove in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker along with him.
July 23: Konami CosPlay Event-Meeting rooms 16 AB-Line at 11:00am, Judging 12pm-2pm
Konami will be hosting a Cos-Play competition during Comic-Con 2011 on the 23rd, where Konami fans can dress up like their favorite characters from decades of legendary franchises such as Contra, Frogger, Castlevania and Metal Gear Solid. The best costumes will be receiving some awesome prizes as well!
Konami have stated that they have plans to show off some other surprises they’ve got tucked up their sleeves during Comic-Con 2011, so keep an eye out for updates and more announcements!
The King of Fighters ‘95 Platforms: PSP, PSN (Reviewed) Develop(s): SNK Publisher(s): SNK Players: 1-2 Genre(s): Fighting
Story
The King of Fighters are back for another years tournament, bringing the worlds most powerful fighters together. The one bringing them together known only as “R” none other than Rugal, who was suspected to have died when he blew up his aircraft carrier in ’94. All the same contestants are back for another go, except Team America who got dropped for their replacements Billy, Yagami and Kisaragi.
The story may not be that strong but then again I can’t remember the last time I played a fighting game for the story alone, it does its job of creating a reason and a boss for the fighters and that’s all it needs.
Gameplay
The game holds up just as good as it did the day it first appeared in the arcades, with what appears to be a perfect port of it. Not to say the gameplay doesn’t still have its issues. The A.I won’t be going easy sometimes finishing you off in 4 hits, appearing to be very cheap at times pulling of the same move in a row knocking you to the ground each time just to get back up and knocked down again.
Best bet is to pull out another controller and get someone round to have a match against and if you do pull out an arcade stick, these hold up brilliantly making the games combos easier and more forgiving, giving you that true arcade feel of standing infront of those old cabinets.
If you can’t get someone over to play with then online might be your choice, but it all depends on how well a connection you have in the end really and if you can even find a game at that, while I was looking the most that was ever on was four other people, so unless you have someone you plan on playing with you might not have much luck finding someone
Graphics & Sound
Some games can age gracefully and others just don’t hold themselves together, luckily this is one that keeps itself looking great. Characters have a very anime inspired look to them some being very much outlandish in look, like the hulking mass Chang Koehan that towers over others, with a massive ball and chain over his shoulder.
It has some brilliant animations for the time, they may look blockish at times but it’s a very minor issue, and the pace of the game makes you forget about them as you watch the smooth animations. Each background has a different atmosphere from the industrial yard too the thunder rainstorm in the forest with trees struck by lighting and all, each one giving a nice feel.
Sound wise it’s a mixed bag some background songs sounding excellent and others just sounding bland with no real kick to them, the sound effects are somewhat the same great for a few characters, then empty with most of the others, Kyo sounding like a little kid for example which gives the feeling of not much power behind the blows he throws
Verdict
With an A.I pulling cheap moves off at you continually most people will get over this and just give up, but that isn’t where the game is at, doing some 3V3 match’s with a mate sitting on the couch is how it’s meant to be played and in this the game runs well, with a roster of 26 characters you will be at it for a while.
It was the one that changed up the series back in the day letting you select your team, and having it still around today and getting released, has to mean they did something right.
Jillian Michaels has a lot of impressive titles under her belt, including fitness coach on the hit TV show The Biggest Looser, best-selling author of UNLIMITED: How to Build an Exceptional Life, Co-Host of The Doctors, and now star of her own Xbox 360 Kinect exclusive adventure video game. Oh yeah, and she dresses like Lara Croft now! Developed by N-Space and published by Microprose Majesco, Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Adventure is set for a release this November for Xbox 360 Kinect.
The idea behind Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Adventure is an interesting one. It takes the player on a mission-based adventure, preforming parkour-styled maneuvers in a lush jungle temple environment. Whats the catch? Your actually preforming a regular routine workout that is increasing your fitness. Certainly this is more appealing than a simple workout on Wii Fit!
These are the currently announced features for Jillian Michael’s Fitness Adventure as provided by Majesco:
Multiple Exercise Modes: Fitness Adventure Mode – featuring Parkour-style action (a free-style mix of proactive and reactive running, jumping and climbing) set in an exciting jungle temple environment; Circuit Training – 10 exercise circuits hand-selected by Jillian herself available in three difficulty modes, giving you complete freedom to customize your session; and Individual Fitness Training – offering exercises of varying difficulty allowing you to work out at your own pace.
Use Your Own Equipment: Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Adventure has training programs that can easily integrate various types of fitness gear you may already have at home. Or you can use the game’s complete regimen of training exercises that use your own body weight to get you back into shape…the choice is yours!
Social Integration: Check out your own and your friends’ performance in the online leaderboards. Keep up the great work because Jillian will be monitoring the boards and the best performers will be honored on Jillian’s Facebook page.
Stats: The game provides statistics to track your progress, including a calendar that shows you what days you have worked out from the moment you started playing the game to present day. It also displays the breakdown of calories burned, number of exercises/circuits completed, and time spent exercising. These can be viewed on a daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly basis.
Jillian Michael’s Fitness Adventure will jump onto the Xbox 360 for Kinect in November.
Dead Island is going to be listed at a price point of $49.99US on the steam platform for individual players. However, there is a four-player pack available for purchase at $149.97US, which equates to $39.99US per copy, saving players a full $10US on the full price of the game.
When you Pre-purchase this game on steam, you will be given an exclusive pre-order weapon, The Ripper, which is a combination of a Chainsaw and Bat, for use within the game. Players will also be given free-access to the DLC ‘Bloodbath Arena’, which is a separate gamemode that has players taking on hordes of zombies for items and XP.
Amber McCollom from Nintendo of America, recently spoke out about the possibility of Gamecube games being available on the Wii U. Whilst denying Gamecube discs will be readable, she however confirmed that Gamecube titles will be available through the Wii U version of the Virtual Console.
This is a huge news to Gamecube fans. With the plethora of awesome Gamecube titles that could possibly make their way to the console, the sky is the limit.
Gamecube titles will be able to be downloaded and stored upon the Wii U console and played without the need of inserting any form of physical media. This is the first time Gamecube titles will be available legally in digital format. What are your thoughts on this? Leave a comment below, letting us know.
