Posts Tagged ‘Game’
UK getting New Super Mario Bros. Wii Limited Tin Edition
It was recently made known that certain UK retailers will offer a Limited Tin Edition of New Super Mario Bros. Wii when it hit store shelves. One such retailer is GAME who has already begun taking pre-orders for the Limited Tin Edition.
There aren’t many exciting features about this limited edition other than the fact that the case is tin which means you could use it as a piggy bank.
This Limited Tin Edition New Super Mario Bros. Wii will drop on November 20th in the UK for 49.99 alongside the regular version for 34.99.
via joystiq
Resonance of Fate Unveiled for PS3 and Xbox
Role Playing Games (RPG) are a big hit and while we have tons of them around in the market, expect one big splurge from this latest from tri-ace, Sega in Resonance of Fate. Resonance of Fate will be the next big RPG from tri-Ace, Sega announced today, as the title is currently in development for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 . A release date sometime during spring 2010 is all we could get out of Sega, though the company did share a few details about the game itself.
Resonance of Fate will include highly stylized graphics and focus on “realistic gunplay” for its core gameplay mechanic. And speaking of mechanic, players will find themselves role-playing their way through a gritty, mechanized world that is ripe for supporting Hollywood-style action sequences.
With its focus on gunplay, Resonance of Fate will let players completely customize their weapons, presumably giving unique weapons for each of the game’s characters.
(Source) Daily Game
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Microsoft Lowering Xbox 360 Price in Japan
To help boost their market share, Microsoft Corporation will reportedly lower the price for its famed game console Xbox 360, hoping that the move can place them in better footing with Nintendo Co. Microsoft, locked in a three-way game console battle with Nintendo’s popular Wii and Sony’s PlayStation 3, has been struggling to stir up demand for its Xbox 360 in Japan.
Microsoft will lower the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade model by 8,000 yen ($73.92) to 19,800 yen. The Arcade does not come equipped with a hard drive and is the least expensive of the three Xbox 360 models, the Nikkei said.
The new price will make the machine cheaper than Nintendo’s Wii, which sells for about 25,000 yen, and the PlayStation 3, which sells for 39,800 yen.
(Source) Canada.com
Tags: 360 models, arcade, canada, console xbox, Game, hard drive, japan, market share, Microsoft, microsoft corporation, nikkei, Nintendo, Playstation, playstation 3, sony, Wii, xbox 360
Albatron Nvidia VGA Cards Bundled with Free EVE Online Playtime
A partnership that is aiming to push the new batch of Albatron Nvidia VGA cards is in the works. For gamers who purchase this new graphics card, free playtime for EVE Online will be rewarded to the new Albatron Nvidia VGA graphics card owner.
“There is nothing that comes close to EVE Online as far galactic-interstellar MMORPGs. It is a futuristic adventure like nothing you’ve seen before, rife with both action and strategy. It will be bundled with most Albatron NVIDIA VGA cards allowing you to download the entire game in minutes. Take a look at the awesome trailers on the DVD, try the game and you’ll be hooked.”
The game will be available with the Albatron cards going all the way back to the 9400GT series. Added to this, gamers will get a free month of play for EVE, totaling $14.95 worth of gameplay. I suppose that’s not that bad a deal. Just seems like EVE coming with a new video card is a slightly underwhelming reason for purchasing a video card.
(Source) Cinema Blend
Wii Finally Has Supply
After a record-breaking sale of 48 million global consoles last year, Nintendo has been encountering problems to satisfy demand recently. In fact, it is only now that they are able to satisfy the demand, a factor that may have become critical for its underachieving status since a lot of buyers cannot find the game console in certain areas.
According to an interview with Gamasutra, GameStop has said they finally have enough Nintendo Wii supply to keep up with demand.
GameStop Senior Vice President of Merchandising Bob McKenzie added: “Three years later, we finally have enough inventory on the shelf, and we’ve got a couple of weeks in supply.”
McKenzie also says he is fully confident gamers can walk in and purchase the console without any lines, in any retail location. The company is the largest gaming retailer in the biggest market, the US.
(Source) AfterDawn
Live Poker for iPhone Now Available
If you loved playing poker with your Facebook account, Zynga just made the whole thing better especially if you have an iPhone. Zynga (www.zynga.com), one of the largest social gaming companies, announced today the availability of “Live Poker” with support for Facebook Connect on Apple’s App Store. “Live Poker” features Facebook Connect for iPhone which allows players to bring the social gaming experience available on Zynga’s top Facebook game Texas Hold’Em Poker with them on their iPhone or iPod touch.
With “Live Poker” and Facebook Connect, users can login with their Facebook account through a user-friendly interface designed specifically for the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch. Users can play poker against their real Facebook friends when those friends are playing “Live Poker” on an iPhone, iPod touch or Texas Hold’Em Poker on Facebook. With the integration of Facebook Connect, users can also see how they rank among their Facebook friends who play “Live Poker” or Texas Hold’Em Poker on Facebook.
“Live Poker” is now available for free from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Additional “Live Poker” versions are available from $0.99 to $59.99.
(Source) Press
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Well I know I almost fell off my chair when I checked out the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine website. But really Wolverine is it fair that you’re getting all the attention? I mean the movie should be coming and the game too. What will the other X-Men say? Coincidentally I always preferred Wolverine from the bunch but that doesn’t necessarily mean I also like the idea of having a movie centered around him.
Moving on to more important business, if you start slashing that title you will notice the counter on top. What’s the purpose of that counter you ask? Good question! According to the press release, the Raven team will make some sort of announcement when they the number up there is high enough. Should I read between the lines there? Did they finish the game or not? Is it going to be released soon? What about that movie?
So anyway, which X-Men character would you like to be? Check the site here and the picture above for some Wolverine previews.
Solve Puzzle Games with Pencil and Paper… and Webcam
Mightier from Ratloop on Vimeo.
The concept game in the picture here is simply mind boggling! It doesn’t need fancy hardware components and it’s not very complicated to solve either. Mightier is a puzzle game. You print the gridded-out sheets with objectives on it and then you start drawing the solution. When you’re done your webcam will scan the image and insert it int o the game. Then you will fly around with your jetpack to complete the puzzle. If the solution fails to work, simply draw another one.
The game is free for now but it’s available only to Windows users. Is this the future of gaming? Ready to give it a try?
via tigsource