Electronic Arts and Bioware have released some new screenshots from the Gamescom gaming event in Germany. Mass Effect 3 is due out next year for the Windows PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 platforms.
Author - Jerry Paxton
EA Sports has announced a new street soccer game called EA Sports FIFA Street. The game promises an “authentic” street soccer experience set in various locations around the world, such as Buenos Aires, and is said to feature a new control system.
“This is the first time our award-winning FIFA development team is creating a street soccer game, and we are going to deliver a level of authenticity never before seen in this genre, along with amazing gameplay,” said Matt Bilbey, Vice President and GM of Soccer, EA SPORTS. “FIFA Street will appeal to new fans that are looking for a unique, fun soccer experience, and long-time FIFA fans looking for an authentic street soccer experience with the level of quality that they know and love from the FIFA franchise.”
EA Sports FIFA Street is due out in early 2012 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.
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AddictingGames has begun its Summer Games Showdown, a three-week long gaming olympics where players can play various flash games for a number of prizes, including an Alienware laptop and an iPad 2.
The Summer Games Showdown will culminate on September 13 when three lucky gamers, one each from the Gold, Silver and Bronze level, will be awarded a grand prize via a random drawing. Top prizes include:
- Gold Prize: Super 3-D Home Entertainment & Gaming Center
- Silver Prize: Alienware Mx14 Gamer Laptop
- Bronze Prize: iPad 2
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With the launch of exosyphen studios new hacker sim, Hacker Evolution Duality, the company has also released a new set of screenshots. The game is available now on most PC digital distribution systems.
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Activision and Radical Entertainment have released the official 2011 Gamescom trailer for their upcoming actioner, Prototype 2.
Wargaming.net has announced the third in their “World of” online game series: World of Battleships. This game will set players on the open seas against one another in a huge variety of World War II’s most illustrious naval ships. Additionally, Wargaming.net announced that all three games will share common currency so that players can use their micro-transaction funds in whichever experience they like.
Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi states: “Humans always needed to conquer the elements — earth, water and air. With World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships we will offer players to conquer all, simultaneously.”
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dtp Entertainment and Ronimo Games have released some new screenshots from their upcoming XBLA and PSN arcade game, Awesomenauts.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that their upcoming Batman: Arkham City will support Stereo 3D on the Windows PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
Gamers on Xbox 360 and PS3™ can delve deep into Arkham City’s breathtaking environments and immersive gameplay in stereoscopic 3D when playing on any 3D HDTV and wearing active shutter glasses that are compatible with the television. In addition, Batman: Arkham City supports NVIDIA 3D Vision technology, allowing PC players to also experience the action in stereoscopic 3D on GeForce® GPU-equipped desktop or notebook PCs and compatible 3DTVs.
Batman: Arkham City is due out on October 18, 2011 in North America.
Kalypso Media has announced that its upcoming dictatorship-sim, Tropico 4, will be released on August 30. The game is being developed on the Windows PC platform but will also be released on the Xbox 360 come mid-September.
When Saitek/Mad Catz announced their new partnership with Cessna to market an additional line of Pro Flight gear, we were very impressed to see they were including a trim wheel. So many times in a flight simulation, trim controls are difficult to get to and make realistic. It is usually done with a wheel of some kind and requires a lot of turning and fine-tuning to trim just right – something most gaming peripheral makers don’t want to tackle. We got our grubby, geeky mitts on the Trim Wheel and are happy to bring our review to you fine readers.
Unboxing the Pro Flight Cessna Trim Wheel, I was happy to note that it is a very durable-feeling device, and fits in with the rest of the Pro Flight light nicely. Even if you did not go with the rest of the Cessna-branded peripherals, it still would fit in with your standard Pro Flight-equipped cockpit. Featuring a large, black matte wheel, the unit is very different than anything I have ever seen made for the PC flight simmer – it really has to be seen in context to get the full effect. Using a 2-position clamp, the Trim Wheel can either be mounted on top or in front of your desk. This makes the unit very easy to place inside a home cockpit. In terms of construction, the only thing that would have made the Pro Flight Trim Wheel better would have been a braided cable. There is a bit of setup to be had in the Trim Wheel – the mount needs to be screwed on to the back or bottom of the unit. The screws are a Phillips head (I am unsure as to why thumbscrews were not included instead, but I digress).
Setting up the peripheral is easy – just plug it in! The device is seen as a generic USB game controller and you can also use the included SST programming software if you like. Going into Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X and Ubisoft’s IL-2 Sturmovik, assigning the controller was a snap. Before I knew it, I was trimming my aircraft for easier take-off’s and landings as well as sustaining straight and level flight mid-route. The action of the wheel itself has just enough friction to not free-wheel on its own, and plenty of movement room for minor corrections.
Saitek has really hit a peripheral class that has been overlooked by many companies, and the Pro Flight Trim Wheel is an exceptional purchase for about $50 dollars.
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Pro’s
- Price at $49.99 is ALMOST TOO reasonable
- Durable construction
- 9 revolutions means fine-tuning is easy
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Con’s
- No braided cable
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