Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

EA Sports to update Sports Active fitness program for Wii

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

EA Sports has announced that they’re developing an up date for EA Sports Active (listed as “the number one rated fitness program for the Wii”). Initially known as EA Sports Active 2.0, the new program will feature a wireless control system that will have you strapping motion sensors to your arms and legs and a heart rate monitor to measure intensity (it should also help the program tell if you’re still alive).

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Rock band-type game for actual rockers: Seven45 Studios intros game with six-string guitar

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

PowerGig SixString (2)

This one’s for you, guitar-player-who-thinks-Rock-Band-is-for-sissies. Game developer Seven45 Studios will be releasing a new Rock Band-type rhythm game called Power Gig: Rise of the SixString for the PS3 and Xbox 360. What’s new? For starters, this game won’t be using fake four-buttoned guitar-looking controllers; your main controller will be a fully functional six-string electric axe that can also work on its own when plugged into an amp.

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Nintendo plans to have you steering with your fingers

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

nintendo-dsi-steering-wheel -thSteering wheel accessories usually make for a fun driving game experience by adding a little bit more realism and feel. Nintendo usually thinks of ways to make gaming intuitively fun, with controls and interfaces that usually take up a few minutes for anyone to learn. According to this report, Nintendo has filed for a patent that basically claims dibs on touch-based steering wheel controls for their DSi handheld.

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Sony announces Torne TV tuner for PS3

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Sony TorneSony will be releasing a new accessory for the PlayStation 3 that’ll let you view and record digital TV programs onto a hard drive. Already made famous for packing a full-featured Blu-ray drive (as well as being an awesome gaming console overall), this new accessory gives the console even greater home entertainment potential.

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EA launches Flips interactive eBooks for kids on the Nintendo DS

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

EA FLIPS for Nintendo DS

EA has come up with a rather sneaky way to get kids to read with Flips, a new kid-friendly eBook range created for the Nintendo DS handheld console.

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DJ Hero Renegade Edition details released

Friday, July 31st, 2009

djhero_renegade

Activision recently provided more details for their upcoming turntable bundle for the upcoming DJ Hero game. Tagged as the DJ Hero Renegade Edition, the new bundle will come with a black turntable with gold sliders and a carrying case that doubles into a stand. The special edition bundle will also come with a two-CD pack that features previously unreleased tracks for Jay-Z and Eminem.

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CyberPower announces Nvidia-Street Fighter IV bundle

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

CyberPower_SF4_bundle

CyberPower is celebrating the release of the “highly anticipated fighting game”, Street Fighter IV for the PC platform. (It’s a bit of a stretch, since we’ve yet to run into a PC-gaming enthusiast talking about Street Fighter IV, but anyway…) According to the promo, the company will be throwing in a free copy of the fighting game to buyers who pick up any CyberPower gaming system equipped with an Nvidia 200-series graphics card.

The game itself has been launched for the first time on the PC platform earlier this month (but released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 way back in February), which explains the hype. Capcom’s famous fight franchise has been previously available only on arcade machines, consoles, and handhelds before this.

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Project Natal makes you the controller

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Microsoft Project Natal

The Nintendo Wii just might be in trouble soon. The Microsoft Xbox 360 Team has revealed Project Natal, which does full-body motion control gaming without a controller. You don’t need one, because you become one.

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Valve announces Left4Dead 2 for the XBox 360 and PC

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Left 4 Dead 2

Valve, the company behind Half-Life, Counter-Strike and the first-person cooperative game Left4Dead, has announced that they’ll be coming out with a sequel to the zombie-fest by November of this year.

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Sony releases limited edition PSP Dissidia: Final Fantasy Entertainment Pack

Friday, May 15th, 2009

PSP Dissidia: Final Fantasy Entertainment Pack

Final Fantasy fans, listen up. The official Playstation Blog has announced that a Dissidia: Final Fantasy-themed PSP Entertainment Pack will be making its way to Gamestop stores soon, and what a stuffed pack it is.

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