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Dragon Age: Origins ‘Leliana’s Song’ DLC Details

Dylan Radcliffe
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BioWare’s senior writer, Lukas Kristjanson has been releasing some Dragon Age: Origins’ details on the upcoming DLC ‘Leliana’s Song’. Check out some of the information as you wait for the DLC to release in July. The below information further explains some of the details for the DLC, check out Travis’s original post regarding ‘Leliana’s Song’ here.

Leliana’s Song is a prequel for the character, that will have you playing through the “chaos of Leliana’s life as a bard and assassin”. This DLC is a standalone game and is told by Leliana herself. Since the DLC is a standalone chunk of game it won’t change the main Dragon Age story at all. Luckily the bonus item that you can earn will be carried into the main game. Leliana’s Song DLC will also be fully-voiced, which is a first for Dragon Age.

That reward item will be “a powerful new item for rogue characters” according to Kristjanson, and will appear in your Grey Warden’s inventory. Kristjanson wouldn’t reveal exactly what the item was though: “You’ll have to wait and see. Sorry, that’s a jerk move, I know”, he said.

The DLC is fast and concise. The DLC starts Leliana and her party at level 10, which enables players to be flexible with abilities and equipment. There will also be achievements specifically for Leliana’s Song, but Kristjanson wants to “let players discover the details” for themselves when the new DLC hits the Xbox Live Marketplace on July 6th.

Slim 360 disassembled

Travis Bruno
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So we’ve all seen what the Slim xbox 360 looks like on the outside. There may even be some of us who own one already. However you may not want to see what is in the inside of your own 360 for the fear of losing it forever. Well wait no more as PC Watch has taken the chance to tear apart the new slim 360 for you. Prepare for quite a lot of pictures in the gallery below.

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Source: PC Watch

SingStar The Wiggles – Review

Nathan Gielis
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SingStar The Wiggles – Review

DeveloperSony Computer Entertainment
PublisherSony Computer Entertainment
PlatformsPlayStation 2, Playstation 3 (via SingStar disk-swapping method – requires ownership of a PS3 SingStar game)
Release dateMay 27, 2010
BuyWiggles Singstar Buy NOW

Do you have a hankering for hot potatoes? How about some cold spaghetti? Or maybe some mashed banana?

If you’re from Australia or have a small child you know exactly what I’m talking about… but if you don’t meet that criteria I’m sad to say there is probably very little for you to enjoy in SingStar The Wiggles, the latest edition in the long-running console karaoke series.

For people who ARE in the target audience though, this game is better than deep-fried gold. SingStar The Wiggles features an extensive playlist going all the way back to the very early days of the Wiggles. No yellow-washing of their history here, Greg features in all of the songs you’d expect him to, with Sam only appearing in the more recent songs.

Looking at it from my son’s perspective the 20-song tracklist has most of his favourites: “Hot Potato”, “Fruit Salad”, “Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car”, “The Monkey Dance”, and much more. The tracklist is very Greg-heavy, with only a few Sam-era songs appearing (“Dr Knickerbocker”, “Hot Poppin’ Popcorn”, “The Shimmie Shake”). My only complaint about the tracklist is that it doesn’t feature enough of the newer songs – I would have been happier if there were more songs from “Hot Poppin’ Popcorn”. There are no songs at all from “The Wiggles Go Bananas”, which is disappointing. That said, trying to please everybody 100% with a tracklist is impossible!

Gameplay is exactly you’d expect from a game in the SingStar series, with the songs inserted into the same engine that players of past versions will be familiar with. One change is with the scoring/accuracy; it seems that the scoring points aspects of play have been scaled back a lot to accommodate the presumably younger target audience of the game.

Parents be warned – unless your children are old enough, this is not a game you can set up and then leave. In some ways I think that for a lot of the Wiggles fanbase (children under 4 years old) this game will be used more by parents performing songs for their children. The karaoke aspect is certainly not going to come into play for that age group as they won’t be able to read the lyrics!

Overall, this game really requires two ratings – one for the general public, and one for parents of small children. So with that in mind, I would award the game 2 out of 10 for the general public. If there were more recent tracks to balance out the catalogue of songs, SingStar The Wiggles would be a perfect 10, but as it stands I award it a solid….

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Even more images of Makoto in Blazblue

Travis Bruno
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Remember yesterday when I mentioned that that Makoto Nanaya will be arriving in DLC form? We have even more screenshots of her now thanks to Aksys. As one can expect due to her tonfa style weaponry she will have to be fighting close up and fast, which will fit well for her squirrely nature. So she will definitely be a favorite for those who enjoyed Taokaka’s fighting style.

With her addition in the DLC, there is also a bit of a strategy guide included, with a Challenge mode add on. Plus if you were to face her online, it would not cause a problem if you do not have the DLC. Expect to see some squirrel girl achievements as well!

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Kinects playable at Microsoft Stores

Travis Bruno
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Microsoft Store’s twitter has announced that anyone who wishes to have a chance to demo the Kinect before November, will have the chance to now. They have also stated that Kinectimals will be playable now too.

If you happen to live near or in any of these four cities; Scottsdale, AZ; Mission Viejo and San Diego, CA; and Lone Tree, CO, you have the option to get a hands on, better yet a hands off, preview of the Kinect in person. The device is available for customers to play if they come in at the Microsoft Stores in these cities. Unfortunately these cities themselves are the only ones that have a Microsoft Store.

This is a bit unfortunate as this is far from a nationwide preview, being that only the western coast is being provided these Microsoft Stores and thus the Kinect. The rest of us will have to wait and see closer to November for every bit of extra information we can find about how this Kinect will turn out.

Source: Microsoft Store’s Twitter

MDK2 is making a comeback on Wii and PCs

Fernando T. Gonçalves
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The classic action from the MDK series is making a comeback with the re-release of the great MKD2. Interplay Entertainment Corp. and Beamdog partner to bring MDK2 to the Nintendo Wii and MDK2 HD to the PC.

“It is a great pleasure to announce that we are returning to the adventures of Kurt Hectic, Dr. Hawkins and the 6-legged gun-toting robotic dog Max,” said Hervé Caen, CEO of Interplay. “MDK2 was a great title to work on and we’re happy to have some of the original team working on these new versions,” seconded Trent Oster, co-Founder of Beamdog.

MDK2 for Wii is expected for the coming Winter and is planned to be released on the WiiWare. MDK2 HD will follow on the PC initially through the Beamdog digital distribution platform. More details are expected for the following days.

Dead Rising The Film

Philip Federico
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Dead Rising The Film

Just when you thought Capcom had nothing else to announce for Dead Rising ..

Well think again !!! Today Capcom have announced – Zombrex Dead Rising Sun, a motion picture inspired by the Dead Rising universe, will be distributed free of charge in both Europe and North America this summer.

Written and directed by Keiji Inafune, Capcom’s global head of research and development, Zombrex Dead Rising Sunfollows two brothers as they try to escape the zombie outbreak that has hit Japan and explores the darker side of human nature. Filmed entirely on location in Japan, Zombrex Dead Rising Sun, both pays homage to the zombie movies of the 1960s and ‘70s and provides links with the videogame world of Dead Rising.

I must say this has me very excited, anything that Inafune-san directs will surely be a smash hit.  This is something totally new and original,  Capcom have named this a new kind of “First Person Action” Film. 

Enjoy the Trailer !

10 New Achievements/Trophies in the Red Dead Redemption Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack DLC

Philip Federico
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In addition to six all-new explosive and epic Cooperative Multiplayer missions, this week’s Red Dead Redemption Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack also features 10 new Achievements/Trophies to unlock.  Check out the icons and descriptions below.

2 GUYS, 1 COOP
Complete a co-op with just 2 people.

BULLETPROOF
Complete a co-op without dying.

DODGE THIS
Advanced co-op killstreak – 10 kills.

FRIENDS INDEED
Complete a co-op without anyone dying.

HAVE POSSE, WILL TRAVEL
Complete all co-ops.

THE MOTHER LODE
Gold medal all advanced co-ops.

STAKE A CLAIM
Gold medal a co-op.

STRUCK GOLD
Gold medal all co-ops.

WELL DONE
Complete a co-op.

YOU RULE
Complete all advanced co-ops.

The Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack is now available as a completely free download for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 via Xbox LIVE (requires Xbox LIVE Gold Membership for online play) and PlayStation Network respectively.

Mario BEAT BOX AMAZING !!

Philip Federico
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Now I know many of you out there have tried singing, humming or beatboxing the theme song to Super Mario World at least one time in your life.  I thought I was good at it but this guy below completely blows me out of the water.  Have a listen, it starts off slow but by the first minute it starts to get totally amazing !!

Click and enjoy … 

THQ merchandises Darksiders

Dylan Radcliffe
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So you liked Darksiders? Did you like it enough to buy an action figure of War? THQ announced recently that they are creating a line of Darksiders themed toys.

So THQ isn’t actually the ones “creating” the toys but they are using the Darksiders trademark to get even more money. Udon Entertainment is creating an Art of Darksiders book featuring “a comprehensive collection of concept art from the game, including original artwork from creative director and comic book legend, Joe Madureira.”SOTA Toys is also releasing a 14″ doll action figure statue of War and his horse Ruin. SOTA states that this is just the first item in an eventual Darksiders line and we will hopefully see many many more.

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