Author - Jerry Paxton

Huey Lewis Coming to Rock Band

2012/02/26
Jerry Paxton
News

Harmonix has announced that three tracks from Huey Lewis and the News will be available on the Rock Band Music Store beginning on February 28th.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii™and PlayStation®3 system (February 28th, 2012):

  • Huey Lewis and the News – “Do You Believe in Love” O
  • Huey Lewis and the News– “The Heart of Rock & Roll” O
  • Huey Lewis and the News– “I Want a New Drug” X O

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system February 29th)

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:                   
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points™) for “Huey Lewis and the News Pack 01”
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

*Available on-disc, via download and disc export. Internet connection and export key purchase required. Wii™ Shop Channel has more than 1,500 song tracks available for purchase on the Rock Band platform on-disc, via song import, and download. Not applicable to Nintendo DS™.

BitGym Virtual Active iOS App Review (iOS)

2012/02/26
Jerry Paxton
News, Reviews

BitGym’s Virtual Active iOS app is meant to help people stay motivated and get a change of scenery while working out on various cardio machines like treadmills and stationary bikes. The app displays a high resolution video of a first-person trip through various terrain types, from routes in the Pacific Northwest to urban areas like Los Angeles. The desired effect is that you will go on a “virtual run” through these terrains without ever having to book a plane ticket. Does it work though? Find out in our review, after the break!

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Plantronics BackBeat 903+ Bluetooth Headset Review

2012/02/26
Jerry Paxton
News, Reviews

It is not often that I get a chance to review Bluetooth headsets for mobile devices. Usually, we see headsets of the PC/console gaming variety. So, we were pleasantly surprised when Plantronics sent over one of their BackBeat 903+ Bluetooth headsets for us to check out. They tout it as the perfect Bluetooth headset for workouts, commutes, or “just chilling at home”. Is it really good for these things? Find out in our review, After the jump!

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First Max Payne 3 PC Screenshots

2012/02/24
Jerry Paxton
News

Rockstar Games has released the first screenshots from the PC version of their upcoming Max Payne 3. Enjoy!

PC Screenshots

Carte Begins Closed Beta Testing

2012/02/24
Jerry Paxton
News

Sunnyvale, Calif. (February 23, 2012)– Deal me in!  Leading online game publisher GamesCampus.com (www.GamesCampus.com) today unleashes the hotly anticipated closed beta for their first global online trading card game, Carte.  Players can head over to http://carte.gamescampus.com to view the full website unveiled today, and check out the latest buzz about what’s in the cards for the beta period.

“We’re incredibly excited to launch the closed beta for Carte and we look forward to it being one of the most successful trading card games of all time,” said Chris Ahn, Head of Marketing at GamesCampus. “We’ve been showing off the amazing card art on our forums for weeks and players are dying to get in-game and try them out – and now they finally can!”

Carte is a fast paced global online trading card game.  Choose a Hero, build a deck and launch into exciting battles with fierce weapons and allies.  Create and master endless strategies with an arsenal of spells and creatures to conquer your opponents.   With an easy to learn system coupled with a user friendly interface, Carte is ready for new players as well as grizzled TCG veterans and everything in between.

In the closed beta, players can battle head to head with their own customized decks, hone their skills against the AI, or team up against challenging bosses in Raid mode. Raid mode bosses each feature unique challenges and only the most finely-tuned decks will be able to defeat the strongest of them. Players will also be able to break down, construct, and transform cards with Carte’s crafting system. With its various game modes, huge array of cards, crafting, and tournaments, Carte offers limitless content. Closed Beta will feature events and tournaments rewarding cards for the game’s launch, and everyone in Carte’s closed beta will receive a Collector’s Edition card just for participating!

Interested players can sign up for a chance at a beta key, or can visit any of Gamescampus’ MMO partner sites, who will be giving away keys starting today.  Gamescampus will be offering additional previews, deck building tips, and even some keys on the official Carte Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CarteGlobal

For more information about GamesCampus.com or Carte, please visit carte.gamescampus.com

Meridian4 Picks Up Stellar Impact

2012/02/24
Jerry Paxton
News

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – February 23, 2012 – The world war has gone intergalactic, as North American publisher Meridian4 today announced that they have partnered with developers Headup Games and Tindalos Interactive to bring Stellar Impact to Steam and other top distribution channels this spring.  Currently in beta on Tindalo Interactive’s website, Stellar Impact is an online strategy game that takes place in a sci-fi universe and now has a myriad of new features and enhancements.

“Stellar Impact created an impressive cult following during its beta program and we’re excited to expand the audience with a full featured release across all the major digital portals,” said Steve Milburn, Marketing Director of Meridian4.  “Strategy game fans will soon get to experience a dynamic new sci-fi adventure and challenging multiplayer experience.”

Stellar Impact puts players directly in the line of fire when the war between the Allies and the Axis powers moves to outer space.  Troops will need to be smart with their tactics and weaponry by choosing the best battleships in space to attack, defend or recon.  From speedy corvettes to massive dreadnaughts, you customize and command your ship and guide your forces to victory in an intense epic space war.

Stellar Impact will be available this spring via digital download on Steam and other channels, including Amazon Digital, Impulse and D2D for $9.99, with additional downloadable content becoming available post-launch.  For more information, please visit www.meridian4.com.

World of Warplanes Enters Global Alpha

2012/02/23
Jerry Paxton
News

23rd February 2012 — Wargaming.net, the award-winning game publisher and developer, takes to the skies as its highly anticipated flight combat MMO World of Warplanes enters the next stage in the game’s development. World of Warplanes Global Alpha blasts off today in Europe, North America, and Russia, and will be recruiting a new army of test pilots to assist the development team in improving and polishing the game.

Along with the start of World of Warplanes Global Alpha, Wargaming.net is launching new websites for players in each region, intended to help the growing game community stay up to date on all World of Warplanes news and updates.

The websites will be available at:

The Global Alpha phase will initially offer players more than 20 plane models and two battle arenas. The amount of content will be growing steadily, as the developers add new warplanes and maps to the roster.

“With the Global Alpha, we are entering a very challenging, important, and exciting phase for World of Warplanes, which will require support of a massive number of testers,” said World of Warplanes producer Anton Sitnikau. “Our most important task now is to gather feedback from our test pilots and prepare a well-balanced, stable version with a large amount of vehicles and battle arenas, which we’ll be able to enter the beta with.”

New EVE Online Developer Blog Post Talks Future

2012/02/23
Jerry Paxton
News

EVE Online’s Senior Producer Jon Lander released a broad-reaching blog post today about EVE Online: Crucible’s path towards the next major EVE expansion — EVE Online: Inferno.

From the EVE Online Dev Blog Post

EVE’s developers are really getting into their stride for our upcoming releases. I recently emerged from many demos where the teams have been showing off their progress from their second sprint (short development cycle). I have to say that even at this early stage I think we have some great features, content and improvements for you coming up over the next 4-5 months. We are hoping to have a number of small releases as we go through February, March and April culminating in our major, war-themed release coming just before the summer, EVE Online: Inferno