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PopCap’s New Art Auction Pieces

Michael Irving
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PopCap’s Charity Art Auction has begun its second week, and as such, a new set of nine original art items are up on their eBay page now.

If you’re as rabid a Plants vs. Zombies fan as I am, you’ll want to save up your sunshine for this week’s auction. Amongst the amazing PvZ items are a ceramics set featuring some key zombies and plants, a Peashooter costume, more concept sketches from PvZ, Bookworm and Zuma’s Revenge, and this week’s centrepiece: a Plants vs Zombies diorama, titled “Final Wave”, depicting the craziness of the later zombie waves, beautifully drawn, layered and presented in a wooden box. It looks amazing, and I want it. So nobody bid, it’s mine. I’m serious.

Have a look at their eBay page for images of what’s up for auction, or there’s a video below describing the items in detail. And remember that all proceeds are going to SpecialEffect in the UK and the Starlight Children’s Foundation in the US.

Nintendo Slashes the price of the DSi & DSiXL in Australia…

Dustin Spencer
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With the many recent drops we have seen on Nintendo’s handhelds in the past few months, this news isn’t too surprising, but it is still a nice deal for those who still haven’t upgraded to the latest versions of the Nintendo DS. As of June 30th, all Nintendo DSi & DSiXL systems will be dropping $50 in price each, making the Nintendo DSi $199.99 and the DSiXL $249.99 in both Australia and New Zealand.

Now that we are seeing drops for the more recent versions of the handheld, I am now beginning to wonder if the US and Europe will eventually see the same sort of treatment soon, being that the 3DS is starting to fully take off internationally. Either way, if you haven’t yet upgraded from that phat model or DS Lite, now is the time to take the plunge as the DSiWare’s huge library & extra online functions are certainly worth the price of admission.

Lucha Fury Does a Body Slam on Xbox Live…

Dustin Spencer
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You ready for some Luchadores, ese? Today marks the debut of Lucha Fury on the Xbox Live Arcade and for those who have not heard of this one before, it is a beat-em up in which up to four players can battle the gods themselves to save their precious energy drink…and the world of course.

Features for Lucha Fury Include:

  • Four distinctive player-controlled luchadores, each with their own special moves
  • Dozens of unique moves and combos that feature a mix of traditional fighting style (punch/kick/grab) and wild Lucha inspired moves (Planchas, Submissions, Aerials, etc.)
  • Highly detailed and colorful, comic-style animation
  • Intuitive controls that allow for fighting-game style moves and combos
  • Up to four-player cooperative play

    • This game seems to be quite a quirky take on the sport as well as the beat-em up franchise, and from the looks of the trailer (which you can watch below), this adventure looks to be a comical one. Lucha Fury is now available on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 points, a decent price for what could very well be a heavy contender for Castle Crashers. For even more information, check out the official Facebook page for the game at http://facebook.com/luchafury.

    The Life and Times of Juniper Lee coming to DVD

    Kelly Teng
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    With all the new releases that are thrown out from the studios around the world, sometimes we become so overwhelmed that we forget the classics from the past. Luckily, though, Madman is reminding us: Madman has announced the arrival of a Cartoon Network original show, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Season One, on DVD in August.

    The show is from Cartoon Network’s original set of animations, including other great titles like Courage the Cowardly Dog and Johnny Bravo. The plot follows Juniper Lee, a pre-teen girl who lives in Orchid Bay City. The city houses magic, monsters, and demons, and Juniper was made the protector of the balance between the human and magic worlds. But saving the day isn’t easy, and Juniper often finds that her powers and duties get in the way of her personal life.

    The Life and Times of Juniper Lee is being released on DVD on the 17th of August, 2011 and retails at $24.95. Check out Madman’s site here for more information.

    HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY SONIC!!

    Michael Marr
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    June 23rd 1991 was the very first day in the life of Sonic the Hedgehog. Originally introduced on the Sega Genesis console, Sonic has since grown to be a household name along with the likes of Mario. Now 20 years later, Sonic has developed really over the time he’s been around. He’s had many ups, and many downs *cough06cough* but the series is still being pumped out to the market today. Regardless of whether you’re a classic fan, or a fan of the new ventures into the 3D game plain, or a mixed fan of both, Sonic the Hedgehog has brought smiles and entertainment to all of us throughout the years.

    Today, on the 23rd of June 2011, we celebrate 2 whole decades of the blue blur in action! Whether you only play the games, or read the comics, or write fanfics, make sprite comics, watch the shows or any other level of showing your fandom, Sonic the Hedgehog has brought every gamer some iconic memory of their time playing video games. Whether you grew up playing his games and meeting new friends along the way, or whether you’ve enjoyed the casual games now offered on the mainstream market, the video game market of the past 20 years has been all the more richer for it.

    Happy Birthday Sonic!

    Only 1 more year until you can drink in the US! 🙂

    Gameloft launches competition to win customized iPad

    Travis Bruno
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    Gameloft has always been a company that has stood behind the iOS with their games. Now they are going to help out two lucky fans by giving them an iPad. This iPad isn’t your standard cheap one either, it is a 64 GB edition and also comes with 40 premium Gameloft titles. Better yet the iPad also comes with a leather cover and your name engraved into the back.

    It is very easy to enter the contest. First you simply have to ‘Like’ Gameloft on Facebook and then enter their competition. You will do so by choosing the correct answer for the question to the right. As long as you are correct you will be entered to win the competition. The contest has started now and will run until July 4th where two lucky winners will be selected at random to win!

    Click here to enter the competition

    Ms. ‘Splosion Man ‘splodes onto XBLA on July 13th

    Travis Bruno
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    For all those waiting anxiously to ‘splode all over the place, hold it in a little bit longer. Twisted Pixel announced today that Ms. ‘Splosion Man will be released next month onto the Xbox Live Arcade on July 13th. Ms. ‘Splosion Man is the sequel to the popular 2009 game and is packed with fifty single player levels as well as fifty co-op levels that can be played with up to four other people.

    These people can play either locally or online, meaning you could have a room full of ‘sploding people. Sounds a little messy. There was no price given at the time of this announcement but the original ‘Splosion Man cost 800 MSP. Also have to hand it to those scientists in the picture up there, they really are committed to capturing ‘Splosion Man. So much so they are ignoring the fact their hands are black and skeletal.

    Gears of War 3 Horde 2.0 briefing video released

    Travis Bruno
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    If you like Gears of War you’ve most likely read my impressions of the Gears of War 3 Horde 2.0 mode that I was shown at the Microsoft booth during E3. If you haven’t then don’t worry too much because Epic Games has released the same video they showed off to us behind closed doors today.

    The video can be best seen as a tutorial video which shows off Horde 2.0 in action and emphasizes all of the changes that they have made to the Horde mode as a whole. The video itself is narrated by Anya Stroud, one of the main characters of the Gears of War 3 campaign and a playable character in the multiplayer mode. Catch the video below!

    Hitman: Absolution avatar items available now

    Travis Bruno
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    If you ever thought of being a paid hitman, but couldn’t be bothered with years of training, hiding from the authorities and the constant travel then you can at least deck out your Avatar in Hitman clothes. Hitman: Absolution clothing to be exact.

    Square Enix has released a line of Avatar items onto the Xbox Live Marketplace. These Avatar items include Agent 47’s classic outfit; including his suit, red tie and leather gloves as well as his briefcase that holds all of his tools, and a strange looking mask that makes your face look similar to Agent 47’s including the barcode on the back of the head. Prices vary depending on what item you want to purchase of course, but there’s nothing to stop you from picking these up now.

    Fallout: New Vegas ‘Old World Blues’ DLC arrives on July 19th

    Travis Bruno
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    Continuing down the path of releasing DLC, Bethesda has announced today when fans of Fallout: New Vegas can expect to be playing the next addition to the game. Old World Blues as it is called will be the third DLC package for the game and it will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on July 19th. The pack appears to place players trapped as test subjects for some strange science experiment.

    As you can see above this includes a very strange looking computer with eyes and lips as well as robotic radscorpions. The DLC will be preempted with a patch for the game on all platforms which will improve stability and fix other performance problems with New Vegas. Bethesda also stated that we should be expecting a trailer for Old World Blues soon.

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