Havok has just announced that Capcom will continue to expand the use of Havok’s Physics middleware for Capcom’s triple-A titles such as Lost Planet 2, Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising, and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.
The full press release is after the break!
Sony Playstation 3 System Software update 3.0 was released the other day. Just wanted to share with you what new features were involved with the update.
Screenshots have been included to make it easier to understand.
Main Features involved the following :
Various elements of the XMB (XrossMediaBar) screen have been redesigned for better viewing and easier use.
You can now access the latest information about Playstation related topics more easily from the XMB screen. Connect your system to the internet, and then select (Playstation@Network) (WHATS NEW)
Audio can now be outuput to multiple connectors simultaneously. You can set this option under (Settings)>(Sound Settings)>(Audio Multi-Output)
During video content playback, you can now use the right stick to play content in slow playback, fast reverse.
I have also included a video presentation outlining the extra features of Software Update 3.0 : Enjoy the video
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Hope this comes in handy. There seems to be some pretty neat new features coming out very soon on the Playstation 3 so stay tuned.
Thanks for reading.
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Featuring the lovely ladies of SFIV (Sakura, Viper, Rose, Chun Li, and of course Cammy), the new sticks will make their first on-sale appearance this weekend at Capcom’s booth at the Penny Arcade Expo.
For anyone that can’t make it to PAX, there will also be a very limited stock available in the Capcom Store and at Mad Catz’ online ‘GameShark‘ store, starting on September 4th.
This week on Xbox Live Arcade we have two great titles both for 800ms points each.
#1 : Yo-Ho KaBlammO
Immerse yourself in the fully 3-D pirate world of Yo-Ho Kablammo. Master your vessel and take to the seas in this frantic action-packed game. Blast your foes with cannon fire, collect numerous power-ups to give you the upper hand, and collect the spoils of your victory. Set your sails and navigate a variety of ships all with unique playing styles.
Play the single player challenges or battle your friends in multiplayer madness online and offline, to show who the true pirate is. Only one can survive in these ruthless times, will it be you? Your ship awaits, captain!
Check out more HERE
#2 : Defence Grid : The Awakening
The definitive tower defense game for Xbox LIVE®, Defense Grid: The Awakening is easy to pick up, engrossing to play, and hard to set down. Strategically place your towers on the map to prevent alien enemies from stealing your power cores. Play for just fifteen minutes or several hours! This award-winning game includes 10 hours of story play with 20 unique maps in the Awakening campaign, four bonus Borderlands maps, a wide variety of tower and enemy types, an interactive soundtrack, plus over 100 unlockable challenge modes adding dozens of hours of additional fun. Protect the Cores!
Check out more HERE
Both games will be available on Wednesday from the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace.
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Developer: Hothead Games
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Want more crazy dialogue and outrageous enemies? Upgrade to the full version of On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two to see the mystery continue and Gabe and Tycho banter in classic Penny Arcade style. Plus, there are leaderboard rankings and achievements to earn, so get started now
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Rockstar Games have announced that they will be bringing the mayhem and violence and crime on Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to the iPhone and iPod Touch this fall.
Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games said :
Chinatown Wars is a perfect match for the iPhone and iPod touch. We are very excited to bring this incredibly ambitious version of Liberty City, with this level of detail and immersive gameplay on Apple’s new gaming platforms.Sales on the Nintedo DS for Chinatown wars were not very sucessful. Lets wait and see how it will sell in the App Store. And most importantly .. for what price. As most games ported over to the App Store have seen a drastic price cut. If thats the case, this will stimulate a lot more sales for sure.
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Rockstar have revealed some screens for their newest expansion to GTA IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and the box art for its combo retail release with previous expansion, The Lost and the Damned, entitled GTA: Episodes From Liberty City.
The Ballad of Gay Tony is set for release October 29 for 1600 Microsoft points through Xbox LIVE Marketplace digial download. If you havn’t played The Lost and the Damned, and want to start you might want to consider picking up GTA: Episodes From Liberty City, from your local retailer, scheduled for release the same day for approx $39.99. This will include a disc (no need to download both episodes) and will not require the GTA IV disc to play.
Rockstar has also announced that a trailer for The Ballad of Gay Tony will be available tomorrow. For the time being, Check out the new screenshots.
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Chair Entertainment’s highly rated Xbox Live Arcade game, Shadow Complex, has now sold over 200,000 units via digital download in its first week of release. That is a very good effort. Microsoft has noted in a press release that Shadow Complex is the most downloaded SINGLE-PLAYER title in XBLA History.
Shadow Complex has been described as a mixture between Megaman/Metroid and Castlevania. From what Don Mustard has stated he would love to make a sequel as there many things he couldnt add into the game first time around, but only time will tell. There is a lot of answers that need to explained and we all agree that sequel will welcomed with open arms.
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Penny Arcade Expo 2009 – Seattle WA – September 4th – 6th
Not Long now !! PAX starts in only a few more days !!!
What is PAX?
PAX is a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. We call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas we’ve got nerdcore concerts, panel discussions, the weekend-long Omegathon event, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers. Even with all this amazing content the best part of PAX is hanging out with other people who know their **** when it comes to games.
If your one of the lucky people that have managed to get tickets to PAX09 make sure you go check out Trixie 360 (Christa Phillips Charter) Xbox 360 Community manager at her Panel :
Panel information :
Saturday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Unicorn TheatreThe amount of sponsers are amazing. There are just too many to mention. Check out the PAX website to see for yourself.
Also check out the schedule on whats happening at the Expo.
You can also download the Schedule here : www.paxsite.com/schedule.pdf
Everyone thats going .. have a great time .. if you are let us know by leaving a comment. Tell us what your looking forward to at the Expo.
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Capsule Computers www.capsulecomputers.com.au/The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family.
Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters.
Disney said Monday that Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash plus 0.745 Disney shares for every Marvel share they own.
It said the boards of Disney and Marvel have both approved the transaction, but it requires an antitrust review and the approval of Marvel shareholders.
