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THQ’s Kinect project is Fantastic Pets

Travis Bruno
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THQ’s Kinect project is Fantastic Pets

THQ has just announced that they are developing Fantastic Pets for the Xbox 360 and the Kinect. Working with Blitz Games, THQ is looking to bring fantastical pets to players in the form of a pet raising game that allows palyers to interact with their pets, train them, take care of them and even more.

You may at first start out with your standard pet, such as a cat or a horse, or even a lizard. But then you can morph them into something amazing, such a dragon or a unicorn. Using the Kinect’s technology players will be able to talk to their animals and give them commands similar to Kinectimals.

THQ’s Martin Good has been quoted saying:

“As you discover your pet’s personality and become enmeshed within the world, Fantastic Pets becomes more like a personalized adventure and less like a game.”

As this is the initial announcement for the game, we have little to go off of other than a proposed release date sometime in March of 2011.

NBA JAM features online play

J. Bradshaw
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NBA Jam, formerly a pack in with a full purchase of NBA Elite 11, will now be available for purchase at a retail $50 price tag on Xbox 360 and PS3.  So, what do you get for your extra $50?

Online play will feature 2v2 player action right out of the box.  Remix mode and Classic mode are also available at launch, though only in single player form.  In December, a title update will reveal local and online game modes like: Backboard Smash, Domination Free-for-All, Elimination, and 21.  Party Jam will will enable 3 friends to play along.  Online Progression will also rear its beautiful head by enabling players to progressively unlock stuff online (Obama?)

Trey Smith, Creative Director of NBA JAM said, “We have listened to our NBA JAM fans and appreciate their desire to play this game online, so we are going to deliver the online feature set they expect and deserve.  Fans will be able to play Classic JAM online right out of the box, and can expect to enjoy features like Team-up, Remix Online, Jam Party, Online Progression, and even more secret players and teams, in December.”

You ready to get Jamming online? Or is there a $50 dollar size hole in your heart?

Parasite Eve series coming to the PSN

Travis Bruno
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Remember the good ol’ days when Square Enix was just Squaresoft and then Enix? Well a blast from the past is coming back as Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura tweeted on The 3rd Birthday’s Twitter that they would be bringing previous Parasite Eve games back as PSN Classics. Though this has not yet been announced for a worldwide release, because Tetsuya Nomura works for the Japanese wing of Square Enix, one can assume that an international release will follow.

Especially towards US release, as it has been many years since I had the chance to play Parasite Eve. The last time I placed my disc inside the Playstation it gave me the unplayable disc error. So the chance to have full digital access to one of my favorite horror games for the PS1 would bring back so many memories.

There was no word exactly as to whether or not both games of the Parasite Eve series will be made available for Classic download, or if it will just be the first game. This is no doubt a great marketing move on their part as the third game of the series The 3rd Birthday will be making its way to shelves in December for Japan and sometime in the early part of 2011 in the West.

Source: AndriaSang

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D gets an english trailer

Travis Bruno
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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D gets an english trailer

Sure we have all seen this video before, but now it has English voicework to go along with it. If you haven’t seen the video before then now is your chance to catch nearly eight minutes of footage from the game and can imagine what it would be like if you were seeing it in 3D yourself.

Though the video as you will see is not 3D, but it does appear that they are putting quite a few different elements that will exploit the 3D ability with things jumping out or moving towards the screen that otherwise wouldn’t have. Sort of gives the feeling of a movie that was shot entirely with normal film, and then had 3D added in later as an afterthought. What do you think?

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBWzuTsKNA[/pro-player]

25th Anniversary Edition Wii and DSiXL announced for US

Travis Bruno
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Nintendo may have released the different bundles for other parts of the world, but the United States did not have any special edition announced though the date was growing closer and closer. that is until now. Nintendo of America has announced that they will be bringing us two special edition bundles for the upcoming 25th anniversary.

As you can see above we have the 25th anniversary edition Mario red Wii that will cost $199.99. With this bundle there will be your standard Wii Sports, a Wiimote with a motion plus, and the true bonus New Super Mario Brothers Wii.

There has also been the red DSIXL bundle that will cost $179.99. This bundle includes a Mario Kart DS cartridge, and DSiWare games Brain Age Express: Math, Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, and Photo Clock.

Seems like a pretty good deal if you haven’t purchased a Wii or a DSi yet, I know that I don’t have the DSiXL, so may take this offer up myself to get all the bonus games without the additional costs when it hits shelves on November 7th.

EA doesn’t get the rights to Angry Birds, developers not returning

Travis Bruno
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Yesterday we reported that EA had purchased Chillingo for $20 million. Chillingo has published some of the most popular games that are on the App Store to date, such as Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. I also posed the question as to whether or not the developing companies would remain with Chillingo now that it has been purchased by EA.

Turns out now that they won’t. As one would imagine, Chillingo is just the publisher of these games, and not the developer. This means that Chillingo, and therefore EA, only had the publishing ability. In an interview with TechCrunch, Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka, has stated the following:

”We only did the first iPad/iPhone integration with Chillingo and aside from that we’ve published everything ourselves. We will not use Chillingo again.”

He continued to add that “You don’t need publishers,” in relation to the modern gaming world. This is a small blow to EA’s purchase, as the popular developing company Rovio has moved beyond using publishers for their needs. Angry Birds will end up being under publishing rights by Chillingo until their contract is up, and then it will be interesting to see what will happen afterwords.

Kinect Ads Incoming

Dylan Radcliffe
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Kinect Ads Incoming

The first series of Kinect ads have finally bubbled to the surface. As expected, it as advertises using your body as the controller. All 4 ads seem to have one underlining purpose, to cater to the casual players and families that don’t normally play games. Non the less, the full motion detection as you play games turns out to be a lot of fun; albeit tiring.

Check Out the Video Below

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwz-YKSIXk0&feature=player_embedded[/pro-player]

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVI2YI9ocVo&feature=player_embedded[/pro-player]

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3FWkor2H8&feature=player_embedded[/pro-player]

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1a4bz5s3b4&feature=player_embedded[/pro-player]

Fable 3 free DLC items with new purchase

Travis Bruno
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When you pick up Fable 3 next week, October 26, you will find a little something extra inside of your game case when you unwrap that plastic.  The extra you will be receiving is a Xbox Live redemption code that can be used one time and give a handful of items to the player.  You will be receiving the following:

  • Raise Dead potion
  • Slow Time Potion
  • Scot Male Hero Outfit or the Scot Female Hero Outfit
  • Highlander Tattoo Set
  • Red Setter Dog Skin

There hasn’t been any additional information as to whether these items will be exclusive to new purchases only, or if the players will be able to download these different items for a few Microsoft points at a later date.  The dog skin would be interesting and the whole pack itself definitely has a Scottish feel to it all thanks to the outfit and the Highlander tattoo.

Windows Phone 7 is Bejeweled

J. Bradshaw
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Bejeweled LIVE has been released to the new Marketplace on the block: Windows Phone 7.  It is an all new game for the phone, and it includes 20 achievements plus leader board support.  The game has been specifically tailored to fit the Windows Phone with portrait & landscape mode.  Another feature is the optimized touch screen and on demand hints.  Endless and Classic mode are playable, as well as Action mode, a.k.a. the time trial.  With the high quality support of publishers like POPCAP ,  Windows Phone 7 might just have a chance.  If you have the Windows Phone 7 (released in Europe and Asia today- USA version Nov. 8), please try out Bejeweled LIVE and tell us what you think of the game or the phone.

Live stream – request and random

Justin Mienkiewicz
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Live stream – request and random

Well, as I promised, I will be streaming what I play today, possibly taking intermittent breaks here or there as life rears its ugly and inevitable head.  Admittedly, there was but one comment for a stream request, though as I said, I wasn’t expecting much.  I will be streaming Katamari Forever for a bit, switching up the game every now and then as one can only play so much Katamari until repetition beats you into submission, though I will constantly come back to Katamari for a jaunt or two.  Again, if the concept of being able to see a game of your choice played by a person who is fairly skilled and knowledgeable intrigues you in any way for whatever reason, click on over to this article to take a look at what I have to offer and comment accordingly.  Until then, enjoy what I do if it pleases you.  If it doesn’t, then what are you doing still reading this? Off with you sir or madam!

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