What is a Skate game without some good ol’ fashion Co-op? Well, the latest trailers shows off just that! But wait, there’s more! It also shows a theater mode that enables you to record and save footage of your gameplay. Yeah, it only shows it for a few seconds at the end, but those few seconds are just enough to give us all hope.
Bioshock 2 DLC not coming tomorrow
I have bad news. If you were looking forward to the Bioshock 2 DLC set to release tomorrow your wait will have to be longer. The DLC was to add 6 new multiplayer maps, new masks, 3 new achievements, and a rebirth feature (which enables you to reset your level to 1 after getting level 50 and get a mask in return for losing 95000 some worth of eve experience, but whatever floats your boat). The DLC will now release at a later date, so hold on to those microsoft points and don’t go spending it somewhere else. You will regret it.
By the way, notice that i didn’t use any big words this time. Yeah, I did that just for you. Unless you count “multiplayer” or “somewhere” as a big word, but that’s just sad.
Mega Man 10 DLC available !!
The last bundle of Mega Man 10 DLC hits this week for Wii Ware, Xbox Live and PSN.
Special Stage 2 features Punk. He is the second of Dr Wily’s robot creations designed to destroy Mega Man.
Special Stage 3 features Ballade, the third Mega Man killer to be created by Dr Wily. This robot is enormously proud of himself and doesn’t give up easily, even if he’s close to death.
Both special stages are available to download for the following prices –
Wii Ware: 100 Wii points each
Xbox LIVE: 80 MS points
PSN: £0.79/ €0.99
Mega Man 10 is out now on Wii Ware, Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN. Check out our review on it here.
Nokia N8 revealed with HD video and 12MP camera
Highly anticipated new flagship, Nokia N8 mobile phone have finally been announced officially by Nokia with a bang. The specs are very impressive and will surely win many people’s hearts as it truly can replace multiple portable multimedia / camera devices and be a phone as well. Nokia N8 will be available starting Q3 this year.
First, let’s get straight to its features and highlights:
– ARM-11 680MHz CPU with dedicated GPU (rumoured to be this) and 256MB of RAM.
– 3.5 inch 16:9 capacitive touch OLED screen with 640 x 360 resolution
– 12 megapixel camera with wide angle 28mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss lense (35mm equivalent) and bright xenon flash. The camera sensor size is bigger than most similar sized digital cameras and mobile phones. This equates to better low light photos and better image quality. It has face detectiona and red-eye removal.
– 720p HD resolution video recording at 25 frames per second using H.264 codec with stereo sound. (5.1 Dolby Digital Plus during playback)
– 16GB built-in memory + microsd card slot (currently up to 32GB available)
– Wirelss support 802.11 b/g/n and HSDPA up to 10.2mbps
– USB-on-the-go also known as USB host capability (FAT32 support only so far) and Bluetooth 3.0 support. (USB adapter is included)
– 3.5mm av socket, HDMI output (video and photo in 720P, rest is upscaled) and MicroUSB for data and charging.
– Built-in FM transmitter (as well as receiver for radio), compass (magnetometer) and orientation sensor (accelrometer).
– GPS and A-GPS with free for life Nokia OVI Maps with voice guided GPS navigation
– A new Symbian ^3 OS with enhanced user interface, 3 customizable home screens and pinch-to-zoom support. (screen animation running at up to a butter smooth 60fps)
– Hardware accelerated Flash 10 support for youtube etc directly from web browser.
– Extended battery life with 76hours of video playback via HDMI, over 3 hours video record, 12 hours of talk time and up to 50 hours music playback. Intresting thing to note, the battery is not replaceable by the user. (like the iPhone)
A more detailed spec of the N8 can be checked out from the official Nokia website and more videos / articles at the events website.
Personally, this is one impressive device. Nokia crammed it with as much as they can for this one it and doesn’t disappoint looking at the specs. This is the first Symbian^3 device so I cannot yet comment much on its useability software wise. But Nokia has released plenty of videos to show off its talent. Here’s an introduction video from Nokia.
Sample photos in full 12MP resolution and sample HD video taken with the N8 has also been let loose by Nokia. Go check them out!
Naughty Bear Pre-order Bonus
Many people floccinaucinihilipilificate pre-order bonuses, and the naughty bear pre-order won’t make any floccinaucinihilipilificater think any differently. But you have to admit, the costume is pretty sweet.
Purchasers in the UK will also get a Freddy Krueger costume.
Halo: Reach Short is live
Microsoft announced a live action short for Halo: Reach and everyone (most everyone) got real excited. The ODST live action short graced our eyes with the Honorificabilitudinitatibus (I did not make up that word, Shakespeare used it so I can too!) of awesomely prodigious epic wonderfulness, and because of this the Reach trailer was looked forward to by many. It seems the trailer has disappointed; however, and is lacking in the action department which so many wanted to see.
Don’t take my word for it though, check out the 1 minute short below or download the 2 minute extended version on your Xbox 360. Queue it up here, but you aren’t missing a lot if you don’t.
Early Access to UFC Undisputed Demo on April 29th
Looks like THQ is providing an early demo release for UFC Undisputed 2010, and that demo will be available this Thursday on April 29th. However it is not so simple to receive the demo, there is some work involved as any true fighter knows. Though this work is much less than your standard training regimen in any MMA Gym. All it takes is a few keystrokes and you will be on your way to beating down other fighters ahead of schedule.
UFC Undisputed 2010 has announced on their community blog that the way to obtain an early access demo code is to simply be a member of their community site. Details listed below:
The Demo will be available for you to download in the Community AT NO COST TO YOU beginning this Thursday, April 29th but will be limited to ONE CODE PER PERSON for either Xbox Live or PSN.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO GET YOUR FREE CODE TO DOWNLOAD THE DEMO, YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ENTERED INTO YOUR PROFILE:
* State
* CountryIn order to edit your Profile information, click on your Username on the top right corner of the Community, then click the “Edit Account” tab and add this information before Thursday so you don’t miss out.
From all appearances they have unlimited amounts of codes, but I still wouldn’t take my time in registering. I’ve already signed up to receive the demo code, you should too! You can skip right to this link here to be taken straight to the registration page if you so wish. The demo will include everything which was stated before in our previous posting here.
Dead to Rights: Retribution Now Available Nationwide
NAMCO BANDAI’s Crime-Action game Dead to Rights : Retribution has hit stores nationwide and is available for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Jack is back with his canine Shadow as your thrusted into a mature neo-noir crime drama. Dead To Rights introduces an innovative combat system that blends third person shooting and hand to hand brawling action.
Check out the official PRESS RELEASE after the break for more information :
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Wii Price Drop in Australia
Australia, 28 April, 2010
Nintendo announces that from tomorrow, 29 April 2010, Wii™ – the biggest selling home console of the current generation – will be available for only SRP $AU299.95* ($NZ399.95 SRP). This is the first time Wii has received a price drop in Australia and New Zealand, Previously Wii was SRP $AU399.95 ($NZ499.95).
Wii comes in white, or the recently released sleek black, and comes packaged with Wii™ Sports. Wii Sports includes five sports – boxing, tennis, baseball, bowling and golf, and is suitable for the whole family. Players can use their own Mii caricatures – a unique feature to Wii – in Wii Sports and play their Miis against their friends’ Miis for a more personalised experience.
Also available 29 April is Monster Hunter™ Tri for Wii. Monster Hunter Tri comes as a standalone game, or bundled with the new Classic Controller Pro, available in black to match the new black Wii! Monster Hunter Tri allows online play and players can also use the Wii Speak™ accessory, allowing players to speak to other Monster Hunter Tri players during game play! As well as fun new games such as Monster Hunter Tri, Wii has a great back catalogue of games for all ages, from the follow up to the popular Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort™, to Wii Fit™ – the biggest selling game two years in a row in 2008 and 2009, the follow up to Wii Fit – Wii Fit™ Plus, Mario Kart™ Wii and the classic side scrolling action of New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii.
Wii has currently sold over 1.79 million** consoles in Australia since launch. *Based on currency conversion as at 20 April 2010
** Sales data collected by Nintendo from retail partner reporting
Possible return of Shenmue on the XBLA?
Xbox360Leaker has posted the above picture on his imageshack account. The picture contains an unknown game called ‘Project Berkley II,’ which is nothing to interesting until you see that the icon to the left of the name is Ryou’s head.
Ryo Hakazuki was the main protagonist of SEGA’s Shenmue games which were released for the Dreamcast in 1999 and saw much popularity on the system which later was discontinued. The possibility that Shenmue may make it’s way onto the Xbox 360 and PS3 is possible however, as Sega has said themselves that they will increase their focus of digital downloads in the immediate future.
SEGA has announced no plans for such a game, and therefor this picture and information can be taken with as much truth as you may want it to. Until we hear some sort of news from SEGA themselves, there is no certain release announced. However I still own Shenmue on the Dreamcast and loved the way it was set up and played as an adventure game. I’m positive that if it were to be released on the XBLA, it would see a large hit in popularity and downloads.
Source: EuroGamer