Yes that’s right you heard it here first that Sony have finally announced that next month your PS3 will receive 3d Blu-ray support via a update
Sony has confirmed this at the recent IFA trade show that a downloadable patch will be available to introduce 3D Blu-ray Movie playback on your PS3, this shall be available some time by the end of October.
With 3D gaming very much under-way for some of your people that are lucky enough to already own a TV that supports the new 3D technology this update should prove a welcome added extra for your console next month
Pokemon is a huge franchise that has no doubt has had some very successful spin-off titles. Among the many out there is the Pokemon Ranger series for the Nintendo DS. Nintendo have now announced the date that the brand new title, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs will be launching as well as quite a bit more info. Here is a bit of the official press release to fill you in on what to expect:
Take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger tasked with protecting the local people and wild Pokémon from the nasty Pokémon Pinchers with the help of your partner, Ukulele Pichu. To save the land from the powers of darkness, join forces with the Legendary Pokémon and stop the Pokémon Pinchers from their evil plans!
Capture and befriend Pokémon by circling them with the Capture Styler on the Nintendo DS Touch Screen. Pokémon that you befriend will support you on your adventure by using their abilities to clear obstacles that stand in your way or by helping you capture even stronger Pokémon. For the first time in the series, you can call Pokémon to your aid by drawing their Ranger Sign on the Nintendo DS Touch Screen. There are many Pokémon available to support you, as well as a number of Legendary Pokémon, including Raikou, Entei and Suicune.
As a Pokémon Ranger, your day will often involve being sent on a Mission, which may involve finding a missing person, stopping a natural disaster, or protecting the peace in another dramatic way. If you are successful and complete the Mission, then the game story will advance. Each chapter in the game features a series of dynamic tasks and puzzle-solving challenges using the powers of the Pokémon. For example, you may call upon a Pokémon in the Water-group to help put out a fire.
You can also enjoy the Wireless Multiplayer Missions with up to three other Pokémon Rangers by using the Nintendo DS Local Wireless Connection. From 5th November two Special Missions, “Protect the Blue Sphere” and “Deoxys and the Odd Temple” will be available for a limited time via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Take on the Special Mission “Deoxys and the Odd Temple” with friends via the Local Wireless Connection and once cleared send Deoxys to your copy of Pokémon Diamond Version, Pokémon Pearl Version, Pokémon Platinum Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version or Pokémon SoulSilver Version.
For those like myself who have been needing a good game to play while I wait for the new Pokemon Black & White to release in the States, Guardian Signs seems to be the perfect choice. You even finally are allowed to obtain Deoxys as well which will be be a reason for a pick-up for any Pokefan who wants to complete their Pokedex. Pokemon Guardian Signs launches October 4th in the U.S and November 5th in Europe for the Nintendo DS. Check out the trailer below.
Crackdown has been updated to 1250g for the new DLC that arrives today.
There are two versions of the DLC, the free version and the premium version(which costs 560MSP). The free version adds a lot of new things to mess around with, but the Premium version adds even more stuff plus these 10 achievements listed below.
Below achievements is also a trailer for the Toy Box DLC. Enjoy.
Mile High Club – 10 – Get a club and boost into the air to club at least one enemy from a height.
Hung Out to Dry – 15 – Hang 5 enemies off the floor using Mag Grenades.
Burnt Offerings – 20 – Set 20 people alight with your thrusters in a single airborne flight.
Tac Loc Takedown – 20 – Successfully complete 5 Tactical Locations with all agents in the same Squad Chopper.
Wing-a-Ding-Ding – 20 – Soar to over 500 meters in a single flight using your thrusters and Wingsuit.
Run! Get to the Chopper! – 25 – Kill 100 enemies in one minute using the Squad Chopper.
Rocketeer – 30 – Kill 50 enemies with your thrusters in a single airborne flight.
Never Give It up – 30 – Win a Vehicle Tag Quick Match without ever having the Orb stolen from you.
One Careful Driver – 30 – Win a Vehicle Tag Quick Match without ever destroying your vehicle.
Beyond the Infinite – 50 – Develop all skills to level 6.
Need I say more? The most recent trailer for the game shows some gory fighting between sahdows. Any fan can probably pick out some of those characters, such as Scorpion and Raiden.
Plus an awersome Disturbed song as the background music. Just check out the trailer and see for yourself.
Mortal Kombat is scheduled for release Spring 2011.
The point of Slice It! is to slice an item into a specified amount of equal parts with the amount of slices you’re allowed to do. In other words, cut something into a bunch of equal parts with a specific amount of parts. It’s fun and can become quite addicting, which is surprising for this type of game. For only 99 cents, it’s got a great plot.
Sound and Graphics:
When I say this sounds like a fun game, I mean it literally. The background music and sound effects are all amusing and entertaining. It’s got an upbeat soundtrack and it makes you and your family want to play this, while becoming smarter. The graphics, for this genre of game, are great. Everything is smooth and looks nice. There are no choppy edges or little glitches that similar games have. This game may be called cute, for it’s colored-in-crayon look. It looks like a bunch of children helped design the game which makes it a more fun experience to be a kid again. It also makes this a family game. There are many games that go for this style and look, but none come close to Slice It! This game looks and sounds much better than most of the other games in this category. If you’re looking for something that looks like and sounds like a fun children’s game, then this may be the right one for you.
Gameplay and Controls:
Gameplay is simple, then it gets a little harder and moves into the really hard zone. You draw a line or many lines across an object to slice it into many different pieces with a limited amount of separation lines. You Slice It! That’s the name of the game and that’s exactly what the game is! The controls? Your finger. You use your finger to place the cutting line across the object and then let go to set it and Slice It! Although this may sound like a simple game, it is not. The objects just get more complicated and your limits on the amount of cuts you’re allowed to use change for almost every design. There are Hints that you gain access to, that help you through the game if/when you’re stuck! This game can keep you playing for hours without realizing it. It helps stimulate the brain, which makes this a great game for a child or yourself. It’s a game that you can always have fun with, while helping you become smarter. Yeah, you can get smarter by having fun. Isn’t that worth 99 cents? If you’re into kid’s games, doodle games, brain/thinking games, smart games, symmetric games, line drawing or almost any type of game out there, then this is a great game for you because every level you play just becomes more and more fun. So keep having fun and make yourself smarter. Maybe they should have set their motto as “Raise Your IQ While Having Fun”. Anyway, this game plays well and is definitely something I’d recommend to buy. Great for any time of the day. You could be playing on a train, in your office or anywhere. It is a great app to have for that little break you need from life.
Most games that are similar to this one get very low ratings. Somehow, Com2uS has created an amazing game and is only selling it for 99 cents. This game is fun for the whole family, it plays well, works smoothly and is a lot of fun. I was surprised that I actually enjoyed a game like this, and it’s all thanks to Com2uS. They changed my perspective of these “smaller” games. It’s a lot of fun, something I’d play when I don’t have anything to do and I give it a VERY GOOD rating of 9 capsules because it’s great, but it is a smaller game and I don’t see much replay value.
Developers of the hugely popular Trials HD, RedLynx, have now announced their newest project that will be headed to the WiiWare download service, MotoHeroz. MotoHeroz is a platforming/racing game with a single player adventure and a 2 to 4 player local multi-player mode. Players can also expect to see a new type of daily online competition, in which a new online track opens up daily to give you constant new opportunities for the top of the Leader Boards.
Players race, chase, and rally their way through a rich, challenging world, competing against their friends for the fastest times, entering daily races, and hunting for secrets and coins.
“With this game, we are taking our expertise in downloadable content, addictive gameplay, and the racing genre, and adapting it to the strengths of the Wii,” said Antti Ilvessuo, Creative Director of RedLynx. “The result is a unique, appealing game that combines racing game thrills with platformer charm,” he added.
Features Include:
Simple but effective physics deliver an addictive gaming experience
Single player story mode with memorable characters and rich visuals
Four-player party mode that’s easy for anyone to pick up and play
Ghost race against any player’s time on any track in the game
Global and Friend-based Leader Boards to fuel your competitive fires
Brand new kind of daily online competition, where new tracks and Leader Boards are opened and closed each day
Steady 60 FPS, widescreen support, and blazing fast load times
Packed with content, including 100+ tracks and three game modes
“We’re thrilled to be working with Nintendo on this project,” said Tero Virtala, CEO of RedLynx. “With a game like MotoHeroz, we are expanding the number of retail quality releases we are delivering to online marketplaces.”
Trials HD has now sold over 1 Million downloads on the Xbox Live Marketplace and with RedLynx backing MotoHeroz, I think Nintendo owners should be quite pleased to see this brand new title headed to the WiiWare. Not date has been given on release as of yet due to the game still being in development but it is looking like RedLynx is aiming for an early 2011 release of this unique side-scrolling racing adventure. We will be sure to bring you more on MotoHeroz as it releases.
Despite only being released very recently, Mafia II is going to get it’s first DLC pack on 7th September. 2K Games are obviously keen to offer gamers more content already, with a chance for more action as the mob’s clean-up guy in the DLC entitled “Jimmy’s Vendetta”.
Anyone picking up this one up on the Marketplace come the 7th of September?
Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is based in New York City, of course, and the goal is to save the city! Stop the biggest breakout of Super Villains from spreading a poisonous virus and save New York City! It’s a fun game with lots of action and great Spidey-moves. This game can easily be played for hours.
Sound and Graphics:
The sound is great for an action-adventure like Spider-Man. All the sound effects are similar to those found in other Spider-Man games and the movies. The game looks great. The graphics in Spider-Man: Total Mayhem were made to look like the comic Spider-Man, making it more of an arcade-style game. This happens to be better than them choosing to base it off the human Spider-Man because it’s more fun to play with comic-style graphics. This game looks good while fighting and I didn’t notice any graphic glitches. My 91 hit combo just a second ago looked pretty good. The webs look good, the villains look ok and Spider-Man looks great! I’m a little surprised that the villains look so choppy compared to the rest of the characters in the game. I would have liked them to have a little more detail. I’d like to see who I’m knocking out. Other than that, this game is amazing. The soundtrack and sound effects are Spider-Man. You’ll know what this means when you play it. You hear every hit, every combo, everything. You’ll recognize the music the second you start playing. This is a great adventure and the graphics and sound only make it better. At first, I thought the graphics would be terrible, but I realized these graphics improve the game and make it all a much better experience. I’m happy Gameloft chose to go this way with look of the game.
Even though the controls look very small, they are quite responsive and easy to access, except for the Spidey-Senses action button. The little lightning bolt button is sometimes hard to press in time because it’s located in between all the other buttons and you have to decide which hand to tap it with. Anyway, the controls on this are great. You can jump, make a web, grab a guy in a web, spin the guy around, attack villains, beat bad guys up and so much more! Now, the gameplay is not much different from my opinion of the controls. It’s great and you can do everything written a sentence ago. IF you don’t remember it, here it is again. You can jump around, grabbing guys in your web and spinning them into each other. You can beat up villains with huge combo attacks and enjoy attacking in every way you can. I’m a little upset that there is no free roam or multi-player. Multi-player Red vs. Black Spider-Man would have been amazing. Hopefully, this will be included in an update or sequel. I have to say I didn’t want to spend money in this game, but it came out to be worth even more! I’m still playing it while writing this review. It has great action, adventure and the controls are great which makes it fun to enjoy. It has some arcade-like features, such as the graphics when it comes to the look of Spider-Man and how he does his combos, including all the sound effects. It just makes this game better. Well done, Gameloft and I recommend this game to Spider-Man fans everywhere and anyone looking for a great game.
Summary:
Spider-Man Total Mayhem is a great combination of graphics, controls, gameplay and audio. It’s fun to play, which makes it so much better. Other games you play to beat. This game makes you want to play just to enjoy it. I mean who doesn’t want to kick some villain butts? I’ve been playing it for hours and I can’t stop, except to write this review on an amazing game. If it had free roam, that would be nice. It would be great if it had multiplayer. Based on that, and the fact that this is such a fun game, I give Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem a VERY GOOD rating of 9 capsules. I would’ve liked to see a little more, but this a great game for the first release on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
This evening MasterAbbott made his way over to The Great Hall at UTS in Sydney for a Microsoft presentation on the highly anticipated final chapter of the Halo franchise, Halo Reach. Everyone present was lucky enough to see a short section of the campaign (which sadly we were not allowed to record or take photos) demonstrated and presented by David Allen and Chris Opdahl from Bungie, which I must say was very cool and quite enjoyable to watch and certainly got the crowd very excited.
Along with the presentation everyone present had the honor to hear a speech by Buzz Aldrin (American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he was the second human being to set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.) who spoke about space travel the future of where space travel is heading and plans to land on Marsmoving forward . Buzz was very enthusiastic and had the entire audience captivated from start to finish.
After the presentation everyone was able to get some hands on with Halo Reach Firefight and MasterAbbott snuck in a very quick interview with both David Allen and Chris Opdahl from Bungie and discussed what their involvement was with Halo Reach and what they enjoyed most about making this highly anticipated final installment of this amazing Halo franchise. Special thanks to both Chris and David who took the time to take photos with everyone and also sign Xbox consoles and other Halo merchandise that the fans brought along. Enjoy the interview and pics below.
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