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Darksiders PC release date in September

Travis Bruno
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If you have been waiting anxiously on the PC copy of Darksiders to be released, then you will be forced to wait at least a little longer as THQ has finally told us the official release date for Darksiders on the PC will be September 16th in the United States and September 24th in the United Kingdom.

They also released the PC requirements that will be required to play Darksiders at the minimum settings, which you can find below:

  • OS: Windows XP (SP3)/Vista (SP1)/Windows 7
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0 Ghz Processor or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60 Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13 Ghz
  • RAM: 1 GB XP, 2 GB Vista/Windows 7, 2 GB XP, 3 GB Vista/Windows 7
  • Disc Drive: DVD-ROM drive
  • Hard Drive: 12 GB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256 MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB graphics card or better (must support pixel shader 3), NVIDIA (GeForce GTS 240) 256 MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD3870 256 MB graphics card or better (must support pixel shader 3)
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Deathsmiles ESRB’s rating is strange

Travis Bruno
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Deathsmiles ESRB’s rating is strange

So we have all seen various complaints that the ESRB has on our video games and what they contain. They also control what type of demographic a game will eventually sell for, though if it has an M rating it will automatically draw the pre-teen age group. However, what happens when they come across a very strange game, that contains magical girls flying around shooting enemies to death?

They also use the term “partially exposed pelvis” on top of minor blood showing throughout the game. Deathsmiles is a practical shoot em up side scroller developed by Cave in Japan and being brought to us in America by Aksys Games. It is very ironic that they used that term to describe what they are trying to warn people from. They also noted that the word a*s is not as bad as the word bastard, when both are used quite often in the normal world. Not that I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on this game either though. Anyone else been paying attention to this one as it’s been coming through the ranks and set for release this week?

ESRB’s Statement on Deathsmiles:

This is a side-scrolling shooter in which players control one of five small characters that fly through the air and destroy fantastical creatures to save the world. Players shoot an array of projectiles (bombs, bullets, scythes, swords, etc.) at pumpkins, spiders, apples, and monsters in constant air battle. Enemies and objects explode in fiery bursts, breaking apart into tiny, brightly-colored particles; when players are hit, small droplets of blood will scatter. Blood also appears on the face of a giant boss creature’s head. A menu screen depicts the five central characters posing suggestively in revealing outfits. A couple of static images depict the female characters with partially exposed pelvis and buttocks (e.g., a fairy creature and the heroines bathing). Language such as “a*s” and “bastard” appears in the game.

Source: (Siliconera)

Hulu Plus detailed

Travis Bruno
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Hulu Plus detailed

Hulu Plus will be coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 shortly! However if you have the PS3 you will be having the oppurtunity to take advantage of this service first. Unfortunately though you will not be able to enjoy this service for free, as it will cost an additional $10 a month for access. This access will be available for the PS3 next month in July. The iPhone and iPad already have access to such features.

Those of us with Xbox 360’s on the other hand will be dealing with a long wait, as we will need to wait until sometime in the early months of 2011. This is due to what Microsoft is calling a customized experience with the kinect and Xbox Live. Plus those with a Silver Membership will not be able to access Hulu Plus as Gold Members will be the only ones with exclusive access. That means an even higher price tag on your monthly fee for Xbox Live there. Anyone interested in these features now that they are coming out? Or does the additional price tag make it too costly as an addition.

Blacklight: Tango Down and the Infinite Customization

Fernando T. Gonçalves
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Ignition Entertainment seems to be really serious about the customization in their new downloadable game Blacklight: Tango Down.

Developed by Zombie Studios and set for the PC, PSN and XBLA, Blacklight: Tango Down will feature immensely deep customization, delivering literally trillions of different weapon combinations:

Players will be able to change out 25 different weapon attributes that will make decisive differences in gameplay. Gunstocks affect kick and velocity of the player, scopes change zoom and accuracy while magazine size affects reload speed and number of bullets fired off at the online enemy. Additionally, ‘weapon charms’ add visual personality while giving small perks to the gun. With the six core weapon systems such as SMG, shotgun, sniper rifle and assault rifle there are literally trillions of different weapon combinations to make players and their guns the most envied partners online.

Check out the “Customization” Developer Diary, were Zombie Studios shows some examples of the customization and how to do some interesting combinations.

Blacklight: Tango Down will be available this summer.

Portal 2 – Meet Wheatley

Fernando T. Gonçalves
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Portal 2 - logo

Valve released a new video for Portal 2 introducing Wheatley, a new and funny character in the universe of Portal series.

Wheatley will help the player during some of his progress in the game, the video below shows the amazing personality you can expect from this partner.

Of course you can expect the return of familiar faces too, since the cake is a lie, you know?

Achievements – Transformers: War For Cybertron

Dylan Radcliffe
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Achievements – Transformers: War For Cybertron

The achievements in Transformers: War for Cybertron are actually pretty good. There are the regular achievements for beating all the levels, and then the stackable difficulty based achievements, and of course the multiplayer achievements. Transformers: War for Cybertron does manage to wrap all these generic achievements with achievements that will actually get you replaying levels and are quite fun. There are the collecting achievements but those aren’t bad at all and with the game broken down into a series of levels and checkpoints, you can pretty much jump to any 10 minutes located in the game. No need to go through an entire level just for 1 item. Other achievements include doing a certain task so many times, but these are greatly helped by an in game tracker that pops up every time you you successfully complete another part of that task. Need to kill 10 people with a detached turret, it will tell you every time you get a new kill with a detached turret and keep a tally for you. There are also a few speed runs located in there, and those are actually fun and a bit challenging your first try. Overall the singleplayer achievements are bareable and not that bad. As for the multiplayer achievements, those just consist of grinding and no one likes doing that anyway.

~The Achievement List~


  • A Prime Problem 10 – Complete Defend Iacon on any difficulty.
  • The Last Prime 10 – Complete Kaon Prison Break on any difficulty.
  • You Got the Touch 10 – Complete To the Core on any difficulty.
  • The War Within 10 – Complete Aerial Assault on any difficulty.
  • The Harder They Fall 10 – Complete One Shall Stand on any difficulty.
  • Paging Ratchet 15 – Revive 5 Autobot soldiers in Defend Iacon.
  • Beak Breaker 15 – Shoot the 3 Hidden Laserbeaks throughout Kaon Prison Break.
  • Slugfest 15 – Save the Slug before it is executed in To the Core.
  • Powerglide Performer 15 – Fly through the coolant tunnels in 23 seconds in Aerial Assault.
  • First We Crack the Shell… 15 – Get smashed by Trypticon’s hand as he falls into the energon goo in One Shall Stand.
  • Autobot Recruit 15 – Autobot Campaign Complete (Easy).
  • Autobot Commander 30 – Autobot Campaign Complete (Medium).
  • Autobot Prime 45 – Autobot Campaign Complete (Hard).
  • Dark Awakening 10 – Complete Dark Energon on any difficulty.
  • Starscream’s Brigade 10 – Complete Fuel of War on any difficulty.
  • The Fall of Iacon 10 – Complete Iacon Destroyed on any difficulty.
  • The Secret of Omega Supreme 10 – Complete Death of Hope on any difficulty.
  • Victory is Mine 10 – Complete The Final Guardian on any difficulty.
  • Your Lucky Day 15 – Kill all but 1 of the neutral prisoners in Dark Energon.
  • Thief in the Night 15 – Find and disable all security trip-wire switches in Fuel of War.
  • Chaos Bringer 15 – Destroy the planets in the Stellar Galleries in Iacon Destroyed.
  • Motormaster! 15 – Race across the Chasm Bridge in 33 seconds in Death of Hope.
  • Devastator! 15 – Destroy all cover in the arena in The Final Guardian.
  • Decepticon Grunt 15 – Decepticon Campaign Complete (Easy).
  • Decepticon Seeker 30 – Decepticon Campaign Complete (Medium).
  • Decepticon Warlord 45 – Decepticon Campaign Complete (Hard).
  • Till All Are One 30 – Complete both Campaigns (Any Difficulty).
  • Brute-a-kiss! 15 – Ignite a Brute’s back 5 times in Campaign or Escalation.
  • Footloose and Fancy Free 15 – Destroy a Jet Soldier’s foot thruster 5 times in Campaign or Escalation.
  • That’s No Mirage 15 – Headshot a Cloaker when it is invisible in Campaign or Escalation.
  • Targetmaster! 15 – Kill 2 Snipers in 5 seconds in Campaign.
  • There Are Parts Everywhere 15 – Multi-Kill 3 car soldiers at once using an explosive weapon in Campaign or Escalation.
  • Blast-arachnia! 15 – Destroy 100 Spiders in Campaign or Escalation.
  • Fire in the Sky 15 – Melee-kill a Jet Vehicle in the air in Campaign or Escalation.
  • Friends to the End 15 – Finish any level in Co-Op.
  • Unlikely Allies 15 – Finish any level in Competitive Co-Op.
  • More Than Meets the Eye 15 – Earn a 1st Place MVP award in any Multiplayer mode.
  • You Got Spark, Kid 5 – Reach level 5 in any single class in Multiplayer.
  • Spike’s BFF 15 – Reach level 25 in any single class in Multiplayer.
  • The Kup’s Half Full 25 – Reach a combined class level of 50 in Multiplayer.
  • Only the Strong Survive 50 – Reach a combined class level of 75 in Multiplayer.
  • Top of the Scrap Heap 75 – Reach a combined class level of 100 in Multiplayer.
  • Prime Directive 30 – Unlock Prime Mode.
  • Powermaster! 30 – Spend 25,000 Power in Escalation mode.
  • Heavy Metal War 50 – Complete the 15th wave in Escalation.
  • Scavenger Would Be Proud! 25 – Destroy all hidden Autobot symbols in the Decepticon Campaign.
  • Grimlock, Smash! 25 – Destroy all hidden Decepticon symbols in the Autobot Campaign.
  • Action Master 15 – Get 10 kills with a single detached turret in any mode.
  • Wait! I Still Function! 30 – Get 3 kills while downed in a Co-Op Campaign or Escalation mode.
  • Ramhorn 15 – Ram-kill against an enemy who is stunned by an EMP grenade in Campaign or Multiplayer.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC is coming back

Dylan Radcliffe
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC is coming back

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC which was taken off of the makerplace a while back for no apparent reason is coming back. Sadly, it is only coming back until the end of 2010. The DLC includes 250g, so if you want to get all the achievements in this game, you best grab this DLC while you can. They are hoping to get the DLC back on XBLA and PSN by July 4th. Fingers crossed that we can all grab it this time. Fingers doubly crossed that it goes on sale at the same time. Sadly there will not be a Golden Edition that has the DLC included, like they did with the first game.

This was confirmed by an admin on the MUA2 forums. Below you can see the post.

“So here is the news – and this is part of what was keeping me super busy behind the scenes – we did it!  We made our case (your fan support helped), begged, pleaded, cajoled and didn’t give up and were able to convince the ‘powers that be’ to bring MUA2 DLC back!!  This is really happening.  And you are the FIRST to know.

In terms of timing, now that it’s been approved, we need to coordinate to get this back up on Xbox Live and PSN.  I am hoping we can get this up on XBL before the 4th of July but that might be wishful thinking – we are trying.  As soon as I know definite timing, I will let you know.

And this is important – I want to make sure this is super clear from the beginning – all good things must come to an end and we are only allowed to have the MUA2 DLC back up through the end of 2010.  So there will be about a 6 month window to download the content again, and then it will be gone for good.  It’s not a strategy and not our choice, this is just what is allowed so I’m giving you all the advance notice I can.

On other questions… there’s not going to be a Gold Edition, but we are able to get the DLC content back via XBL and PSN.”

Lost Planet 2 DLC for later July

Dylan Radcliffe
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Now it is finally time for some lost planet DLC that is slightly more appetizing then those map packs we got earlier on.

‘Rush Arena’ is coming along with the ‘Post Modern’ skin. The skin allows you to dress up as a data post, and if you haven’t played the game you will have no idea what I am talking about right now. The Post Modern skin is available for multiplayer modes from the start but if you want to wear it in singleplayer you will need to beat the game first.

‘Rush Arena’ is a 4-player co-op mode that puts your team against all of the bosses within the game. I mean LITERALLY all of the bosses. (hahaha! yes, the emphasis is place wrong.) Fight the giant salamander Gordiant to the hugenormous desert Akrid and wipe your mouth with the final boss. Hmmm, what a yummy boss dinner this will be! The mode will include Leaderboard support which means BRAGGING RIGHTS! BRINg IT ON!

‘Rush Arena’ and ‘ Post Modern’ skin will be out at the end of July and will cost 240 Microsoft Points.

Crackdown 2 Demo Patched and Facebook game

Dylan Radcliffe
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Is everyone enjoying the Crackdown 2 demo? any of you get all the achievements already. Well, there was a patch for the demo that nullified the infinite time glitch that was so much fun. The 30 minute timer is stupid, and that glitch and 10 unlockable achievements pretty much made the crackdown 2 demo the best demo ever!

Anyway, there is also a facebook game that you guys may not know about. This facebook game can be found on facebook. Here is the link to the Australian and New Zealand one.

It is a fun little game that lets you have some bragging rights of facebook. Manage your skills, complete missions and get a random amount of orbs to increase your skills even further. Enjoy.

Three great apps for only $0.99 each

Travis Bruno
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So on top of some of those free apps you may have found here, you can also find three other quite unique games that will only run you $0.99 which is barely the price of a soft drink in most places.  Now don’t expect the following games to give you hours of enjoyment in one sitting, they aren’t designed for that.  But as you can see with the video with each app, you can see that they are quite fun and will help pass the time between waiting periods either at the bus station or even waiting for a movie to start.

First we have iHook puzzle game:

Then we have an interesting Crazy Parachute:

Finally we will see how it is to be on the other side of the infection when the zombie virus breaks out Infection: Zombies:

Fancy any of these Apps? Let us know! The Infection: Zombies looks to be a nice twist on the whole zombie outbreak thing. Not too sure about the Crazy Parachute one though. If anything else though iHook looks to be a unique take on a puzzler app.

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