Certain Affinity has announced a DLC pack for their new XBLA hack-and-slash game, Crimson Alliance. The Vengeance Pack will be released on October 12, 2011 and feature new levels, challenges, treasures, and monsters.
Author - Jerry Paxton
Activision has released the official launch trailer for their now in-stores X-Men: Destiny, where players can create and power-up their very own, custom mutant.
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Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for their upcoming Battlefield 3 featuring a soundtrack from Jay-Z.
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Phosphor Games has released the official launch trailer to their upcoming iOS title, The Dark Meadow. Enjoy!
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UTV Ignition Games has released the first trailer for its upcoming PSN and XBLA puzzle game, Mercury Hg.
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Paramount Digital and Other Ocean have been kind enough to sponsor a giveaway in celebration of their upcoming XBLA title, The War of the Worlds! Checkout the full contest verbiage below for more info – as well as entry details.
Official Contest Verbiage
In anticipation of the War of the Worlds game release on Xbox LIVE®Arcade, we’re giving away a giftpack including the Xbox LIVE®Arcade game code, official game poster, and DVD of the 1953 film!
The War of the Worlds is a brand new action adventure game offering players a dark and breathtaking new vision of the classic H.G. Wells novel. The game, which IGN called “Out of this world,” pits players in a challenging story of survival as a lone person trying to escape chaos and destruction amidst an alien invasion in 1950s London. The gameplay parallels the timeline and events from the 1953 movie adaptation, while introducing a new story arc, characters, locations, and sub-plots where players must outsmart an army of alien tripods and other menacing war machines as they make their way through a landscape of total devastation. Featuring the voice of acclaimed TV and film star Patrick Stewart as the narrator, The War of the Worlds is an exciting and atmospheric survival-adventure game, not to be missed!
http://www.waroftheworldsgame.com/
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To Enter
To enter The War of the Worlds giveaway, simple comment below telling us your most-favorite science fiction movie or TV series of all time. A winner will be selected on October 11th, 2011 @ 11:59 pm pacific. The giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada. Good luck, all!
Antec’s Halo 6 bias lighting kit promises to reduce eye strain and increase contrast simply by placing some LEDs on the backside of your monitor. The unit consists of a string containing six high-intensity LED lights all attached to a USB port. Installing the unit is as simple as plugging it into a USB port and attaching the LED string to the back of your monitor via the string’s adhesive strip. The LEDs are very bright and can work as accent lights, if needed, in other applications. For a cheap price, you get six lights on a USB port – pretty nifty. Unfortunately, using the bias lighting kit also uses up a full USB port which can be tough on PCs who’s ports are in short supply. Also, the LED string is meant for use on a single monitor of up to 24-inches in dimension. If you have a two or three monitor setup, you will need additional strings and, therefore, will use up even more USB ports.
The efficacy of the bias lighting kit is subject to debate, of course, without some highly-expensive equipment. There is really no technical way to measure levels of eye strain aside from subjective opinion. The LED strip emits a lot of light on the wall or surface behind the monitor it is attached to and, in doing so, does seem to help with eye fatigue. The light can be so bright, however, that the unit acts as a room light, raising the question: Why not just play with the lights on?
Overall, I found Antec’s bias lighting kit just as effective at reducing eye strain as GUNNAR’s gaming eyewear. That being said, the bias lighting kit only costs $12.95 at their official website. Gaming eyewear goes for quite a bit more.
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Pro’s
- Simple to install
- Does seem to reduce eye fatigue
- Inexpensive
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Con’s
- Takes up a whole USB port
- Only works on one monitor at a time
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Blizzard Entertainment, after rolling out a successful beta of their upcoming Diablo III, has announced that the game is being pushed back to 2012. According to the statement, the game is being pushed back to use beta test experiences to enhance the gameplay of the final release.
“With every game we make, the temptation is always very strong to launch as soon as possible. However, we didn’t put so many years of work into Diablo III to release a game that was almost ready,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “The beta test is going very well, and we look forward to making the most of the extra time we’re taking to deliver an experience that lives up to our vision for the game and the expectations of our players. Next year is going to be an incredibly busy one for Blizzard, and we hope an incredibly fun one for Blizzard gamers.”
Size Five Games has announced the release of Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition. The game is a 2D, point-and-click adventure game in the style of the classic LucasArts titles. Having played it, I can say it is a fun gaming experience that, at a “Pay What You Want” price model, is a steal.
“We’ve George Lucased it right up” Dan Marshall proudly exclaimed. “I was never happy with the final version of Ben There, Dan That!, so it’s been an absolute pleasure to tinker with it and get it ship-shape.”
Marshall also stated,
“Fans will be pleased to hear I managed to resist making any of the characters suddenly shout NOOOOOOOOO.”
Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition is available for free at Size Five Games official website.
BioWare, LucasArts, and Electronic Arts have announced that the highly-anticipated MMORPG, , will launch on December 20, 2011 in North America for the Windows PC platform. European customers will get the game two days later, on December 22.
BioWare co-founder, Dr. Muzyka, said “This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game. We appreciate the patience from the millions of fans who have been waiting for the game’s release.”
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