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Kinect United States Tour

Travis Bruno
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If you can’t wait for November to play the Kinect, and don’t feel like trying to make it to one of only two Microsoft Stores in the country, you can look at the list below of all the different dates and places that the Kinect will be available to play during special Microsoft sponsored events.

East Coast

  • July 17–18 Manhattan, NY Macy’s
  • July 20–22 East Falmouth, MA Barnstable County Fair
  • July 24–25 Manhattan, NY Seaport-Lower Manhattan Entertainment Area
  • July 28–Aug. 1 Washington, DC Six Flags America
  • Aug. 4–6 Canton, OH Football Hall of Fame – Rib Burnoff
  • Aug. 7–8 Canton, OH Football Hall of Fame Festival Weekend
  • Aug. 11–15 Chicago, IL Air Show/Navy Pier
  • Aug. 19–21 Detroit, MI Woodward Dream Cruise – Auto Festival
  • Aug. 26–30 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
  • Aug. 30–Oct. 24 Tampa, FL Westfield Citrus Park Shopping Mall
  • Sept. 3–6 Indianapolis, IN Rib America Festival
  • Sept. 10–13 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fair
  • Sept. 15–16 Atlanta, GA Atlantic Station – Entertainment Plaza
  • Sept. 18–19 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Arts Festival
  • Sept. 23–26 Charlotte, NC Festival in the Park
  • Oct. 1–2 Orlando, FL Disney Wine and Dine Marathon
  • Oct. 8–10 Valdosta, GA Wild Adventures Theme Park
  • Oct. 14–17 Dallas, TX Texas State Fair
  • Oct. 21–24 Shreveport, LA Louisiana State Fair

West Coast

  • July 15–Aug. 22 Minneapolis, MN Mall of America
  • July 25–26 San Diego, CA Youth Surf Cup – Soccer
  • July 28–Aug. 1 Sacramento, CA California State Fair
  • Aug. 6–8 Portland, OR Bite of Oregon Food Festival
  • Aug.10–11 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo
  • Aug. 13–15 Seattle, WA Taste of Edmonds – Food Festival
  • Aug. 19–22 Vancouver, BC Summerfest
  • Aug. 27–Sept. 1 Pueblo, CO Colorado State Fair
  • Sept. 3–6 Denver, CO Elitch Gardens
  • Sept. 9–12 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico State Fair
  • Sept. 16–19 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair
  • Sept. 24–26 Los Angeles, CA Universal City Walk
  • Oct. 1–3 San Diego, CA Miramar Air Fest
  • Oct. 7–11 San Francisco, CA Fleet Week – Military Ship and Air Festival
  • Oct. 15–17 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair
  • Oct. 20–24 Las Vegas, NV PBR World Finals

I know I’m going to definitely try to make it down to Navy Pier between August 11-15th so I can get a bit of action with the Kinect to see if it will actually be worth it. Anyone else going to try to make it to these events? Or is this just a taunting visual for people who have to wait until November to even get their hands on the Kinect.

Green Jump-iPhone/iPod Touch Review

Steven Good
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Green Jump
Company: Baboonix LTD
Release Date: June 21, 2010
Price: $0.99 Buy NOW

Purpose: Baboonix LTD. and Greenpeace collaborated to create Green Jump, aDoodle Jump-esque game where you play as Greenie, who tries to escape the rising air pollution by jumping on clouds.  Both companies are dedicated to helping the environment, and include nifty facts and tips at the end of each session of jumping.

Graphics and Sound: Green Jump is a very clean looking game. Its crisp animation style includes vibrant, bright colors that seem to pop off of the screen.  Baboonix LTD. also does well in its usage of color, making the ever-rising smog look ominous, while portraying the bright clouds and sky as very happy things.  The soundtrack, although being around a thirty-second loop, remains fresh and uplifting, like something you would hear from an early Kirby game.

Gameplay:  The basic purpose of Green Jump is to jump as high as you can away from the rising smog without falling off the clouds.  You control Greenie like you would any other “Jump” game, by using the accelerometer to move left and right.  There is a slew of the regular powerups to use like a platform that boosts you high up into the air, and a bird and a cape Greenie can hang onto to fly higher into the sky. You can also earn achievements, post your scores on Facebook, and access global leaderboards to compete against other people.  There are also, however, a few twists that separate Green Jump from the average jumping game.  One is the smog.  The smog is ever-rising, meaning, if you jump on the same platform too long, it will eventually engulf you and you will lose.  There are also tar clouds where, if you jump on them, Greenie will stick to them for a second or two.  There are also scattered letters of GREENPEACE to collect that will give you an extra life when you collect all of them.

There were, however, two major flaws I found while playing the game. The first flaw is the consistency of the clouds while jumping.  Often I thought I had jumped high enough to reach the next cloud, when I suddenly fell through it and lost.  The second flaw was with the achievements.  When I first booted up the app, i was prompted to accept the use of their system to record achievements. I accidentally pressed no.  I soon after realized my mistake, but after searching vigorously for a way to change it back, I found none.

Overall: I found this game to be a good educational substitute for Doodle Jump, but, with a few changes and updates, this could end up being a great game. I give this game an AVERAGE rating of 6 capsules out of 10.

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Capcom Announces Mega Man Universe

Philip Federico
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Capcom have just announced  today that Mega Man Universe is coming to Xbox LIVE online entertainment network and PlayStation Store. Mega Man Universe, the latest entry in Capcom’s long-running Mega Man series, will be a revolutionary take on the seminal classic, setting course for a new chapter in classic gaming.Mega Man games are beloved by fans all over the world. Since their debut in 1987, Mega Man has remained a videogame icon, having starred in more than 140 titles over the last 22 years. The connection he’s made with pop culture at large has extended beyond games and into cartoons, toys, clothing, comics, kid’s meals, and more. Part of that popularity is driven by the series’ ability to evolve over time yet consistently retain the addictive gameplay experience that sets Mega Man games apart.We’ll keep you posted once we get more information from Capcom .. but for now just get excited 😉

Call Of Duty: Black Ops box cover revealed

Mark Rocha
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With the cover of Call of Duty: Black Ops revealed, players can see that it seems more plain than the usual explosion filled, helicopter raided box covers of the Call of Duty series. Many players will be relieved, not being absolutely dominated by an AC-130 or a Chopper Gunner with this new cover not showing any signs of that being in the game.

Plants vs Zombies XBLA Achievements

Gyzmo34
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It’s official…well, not actually OFFICIAL, because PopCap hasn’t announced anything yet. It seems that the achievements for the new XBLA title and port Plants vs Zombies have just popped up out of nowhere.

This piece of news comes just after a couple of days PopCap Games sent out invites to an event that is going to take place in San Francisco on August 2nd.

Is this what they are planning to announce, or are there even bigger plans? Let’s not forget that the XBLA version of Plants vs Zombies has been confirmed nearly 1 year ago. We’ll just have to wait and see…

Here’s the achievements list:

Home Lawn Security – 25G – Complete adventure mode

Master of Morticulture – 25G – Collect all 49 plants in the game

Smarty Branches – 15G – Grow the Tree of Wisdom to at least 100 feet

Crash of the Titan – 10G – Defeat your first Gargantuar

ZFF’s 4 Evr – 20G – Bowl a winner with a friend in Co-Op Wall-Nut Bowling

Alive and Planting – 25G – Survive 40 waves of pure zombie ferocity

Soil Your Plants – 10G – Plant your first 10 peashooters

Versus vs Versus – 15G –Go on a 5 game winning streak in VS. mode

Explodonator – 20G –Blast 10 zombies at once with a Cherry Bomb!

Close Shave – 15G – Win any level after all 5 lawnmowers have been used

Shopaholic – 10G – Go trunk diving and spend at least $25,000 on Crazy Dave’s

Twiddydinkies

Nom Nom Nom – 10G – Stop the horde using only the Sunflower, Wallnut, and Chomper on any level

Home Lawn Security25
Complete adventure mode
Master of Morticulture25
Collect all 49 plants in the game
Smarty Branches15
Grow the Tree of Wisdom to at least 100 feet
Crash of the Titan10
Defeat your first Gargantuar
ZFF’s 4 Evr20
Bowl a winner with a friend in Co-Op Wall-Nut Bowling
Alive and Planting25
Survive 40 waves of pure zombie ferocity
Soil Your Plants10
Plant your first 10 peashooters
Versus vs Versus15
Go on a 5 game winning streak in VS. mode
Explodonator20
Blast 10 zombies at once with a Cherry Bomb!
Close Shave15
Win any level after all 5 lawnmowers have been used
Shopaholic10
Go trunk diving and spend at least $25,000 on Crazy Dave’s Twiddydinkies
Nom Nom Nom10
Stop the horde using only the Sunflower, Wallnut, and Chomper on any level

Joss Stone: Award Winning Singer…Now a Bond Girl?

Dustin Spencer
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If there is one thing that goes with the James Bond video game series, it’s music. With big names of the past such as Mya and Natasha Bedingfield,  Activision’s newest title “James Bond 007: Blood Stone” now will feature artist Joss Stone taking on the role of the newest Bond Girl. As well as being cast in this fast-paced new title, Joss Stone will also provide an original musical track to the game, titled “I’ll Take it All” written and performed by her and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics exclusively in James Bond 007: Blood Stone.

James Bond 007: Blood Stone also features the likeness and voice talent of Daniel Craig, Joss Stone, and Jundy Dench. Players will travel through exotic locations to unravel an international conspiracy, using the trademark high-tech gadgetry the 007 series is known for.

“James Bond 007: Blood Stone captures the cinematic intensity of a Bond film by immersing players in an intriguing conspiracy that will require them to think and act like James Bond,” said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing. “In addition, the game will feature a diverse array of multi-player modes and debut strategic objective-based gameplay that will allow Xbox 360, PS3 and PC players to battle as teams of spies and mercenaries through authentic Bond locales.”

A brand new original story written by famed screenwriter Bruce Feirstein will put gamers in full control of cover-based firefights, hand to hand combat and adrenaline-fuelled driving sequences as they embark on a global chase leading to action on land and sea through Athens, Istanbul, Monaco and Bangkok. Gamers can also feel what it is like to be a 00 agent, as they take the battle online in several robust 16-person multi-player modes that require skill, teamwork and strategy as players compete in matches that will have spies battling mercenaries.

Developer Bizarre Creations are bringing out James 007: Blood Stone this holiday season for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Windows PC. Additionally, a Nintendo DS version will release developed by EON Productions Ltd. Eager gamers can go to www.007.com for more information about this hot new title.

New Oddworld game announced…Just Add Water

Gyzmo34
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Ah…Oddworld. Remeber the good old days when you controlled the cute lil’ Mudokon, Abe, and murdered him in every possible way, just for the sake of it? I still rember his voice: “Hello”, “Follow me”, “Wait” etc…got a little nostalgic there.

But it seems like the fellas at Just Add Water want to return to the Oddworld setting, because they’ve just announced that, for the past 12 months, they’ve been hard at work with the guys from Oddworld Inhabitants on various projects. All of them set in the Oddworld universe! Here’s the official announcement directly from their website:

“It’s with a huge amount of pride that we can announce that for the past 12 months we have been working extremely closely with the fantastic people at Oddworld Inhabitants, from what started off as brief discussions in June 2009, to now working on multiple projects, across multiple platforms.

Whilst we cannot go into specifics right now, we can tell you that over the coming weeks and months we will be announcing these exciting projects starring all of your favourite Oddworld characters.

“To work with the team at Oddworld has been amazing; being able to tap the minds of Lorne Lanning, Sherry McKenna and others has been fantastic,” said Just Add Water’s Managing Director Stewart Gilray.

“It’s almost symbiotic in that when something moves forward on any of the projects we just start chatting about new items, or what if we do this,” Gilray continued. “We’re all extremely excited to breathe life into the Oddworld universe and indeed to let it breathe life into us.”

Why not follow that loveable Mudokon, Abe on Twitter at twitter.com/abemudokon.”

That’s it for now, more details to come soon. So who’s excited now ?

Heavy Fire: Special Operations Brings a Bang to the Wii..

Dustin Spencer
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On-rail shooters have quite a history in gaming dating back to the old arcades. Even as of late in the age of home consoles, Sin & Punishment 2 and the two Resident Evil Chronicle titles were both solid additions to the Nintendo Wii’s library of games. Tenyon is ready to throw their own title into the Mix with Heavy Fire: Special operations for the Wii.

In this arcade shooter, you play through challenging missions through as a member of an elite army unit taking place in the frantic Middle East. Players will engage on ground, Humvee or Blackhawk. Heavy Fire also brings destructible environments into the mix with additional points given for the more you destroy.

The better you play the game, the more your military rank will advance leading to starting the game as a private with a well played game can lead to a promotion all the way up to Sergeant Major. Each rank is linked to one of seven in game guns, so the higher your score, the better rank you receive leading to a better gun making a much more rewarding experience. Players can also replay over and over to try to better their score to hit the top of the world’s rankings.

Heavy Fire: Special Operations comes to the WiiWare service for only 500 points. Check out the trailer to see even more of this new shooting experience.

PopCap brings Zuma Blitz to Facebook..

Dustin Spencer
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Facebook is starting to become known more and more everyday as a way to kill time with casual games. With the huge success of Bejeweled Blitz, PopCap Games are now bringing their hugely popular puzzler Zuma to the social networking site as Zuma Blitz. Zuma Blitz will be the first adaptation of the huge fan favorite. Now you can take on your friends high scores and enjoy all of the ball-busting fun of Zuma with all of the new social-centric features being added in.

PopCap Games released this statement today:

“We’ve received a ton of feedback regarding how players consume Bejeweled Blitz and other leading social games, and incorporated a number of those insights into this initial phase of Zuma Blitz, with more to come,” said Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at PopCap. “Zuma is a very different game than Bejeweled, so the social adaptation has gone in different directions. Zuma is already a fast-paced arcade game, so the challenge was to make it feel approachable to players of all skill levels, even with just sixty seconds to play.”

Some of the best news for fans of Zuma is that PopCap will bring in more and more to enhance Zuma Blitz over time so users can expect it to evolve over time with newer features. When Zuma Blitz launches next month, here are the features that will be available:

  • New levels introduced regularly
  • An “experience points” system to unlock additional features and capabilities
  • A “Treasure Chest” virtual currency-based system for obtaining in-game power-ups
  • New features such as time extenders, score multipliers and the “Hot Frog” speed mode
  • Additional information on friends’ in-game performance and status such as medals won, achievements earned at various point thresholds and experience level
  • Weekly tournaments and leaderboards

Bejeweled Blitz currently gets over 100 Million play sessions per day with nearly 30 million users. Quite a staggering number. With Zuma Blitz rolling out next month, it will be a whole new way to kill time and all of your Facebook friend’s egos we can all “Like”.  For more information, check out Pop Cap’s Facebook or Official Website.

Possibly More Borderlands DLC hinted

Dylan Radcliffe
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On Twitter General Knoxx went offline with his on March 14. This account was used to promote Borderlands’ third DLC add-on, The Armory of General Knoxx. Knoxx has come back online today though.

The General Knoxx Twitter page had a new post earlier today with the following message, “tap. tap. is this on? had to turn my tweetergramming machine back on. just got some new orders. (sent from the future.)”. The then commences in insulting his followers.

My suggestion would be to watch the twitter account for any more details. It could mean some more free DLC or another DLC coming out, and this twitter account is going to be used to market the new DLC a bit.

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