Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category
‘Halo Reach’ Trailer
Here’s the trailer for the new Halo video game which will be out on the Xbox 360 soon.
Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition and Collector’s Edition Announced
via BornRich. PlayStation fans finally felt relieved last month when the news of hotly awaited Gran Turismo 5 hitting the stores from November 2 this year hit the web. Now, Sony Europe has unveiled a pair of exclusive Gran Turismo 5 launch editions, including the extravagant €179.99 Signature Edition and the cheaper €79.99 Collector’s Edition. The €179.99 price tag seems quite hefty, but then, this is something every Gran Turismo fan would love to own, and compensating for the price are the exclusive goodies. Here are the select contents of the Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition…
• Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black.
• GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car.
• GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition entry card.
• Branded USB key with Polyphony/Mercedes-Benz trailer.
• GT branded metal key fob.
• Signature Edition coffee table book showing the beautiful cars and locations of Gran Turismo 5
• 200 page Apex drivers magazine with driving and tuning tips.
• Five unique Chrome Line edition cars.
• Six Stealth vehicles.
The Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition will only be available to people of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
On the other hand, the €79.99 Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition includes a commemorative slip case, collectible art cards, the DLC vouchers and five unique Chrome Line cars.
The Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition is available for pre-order at Amazon.
Street Fighter vs. Tekken (Trailer)
Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono announced Street Fighter vs. Tekken — a tag team crossover game with 2D gameplay — and showed a trailer for the title. Here is the trailer from Comic-Con 2010. Check out gameplay footage after the break.
How to Play SNES on your iPad
Here’s a video that will teach you how to jailbreak your iPad and play SNES games on it using snes4iphone and a Wii controller.
Super Mario Bros. Leftovers: The Characters That Didn’t Make The Cut
If you follow my blog, you’ve probably seen my posts about Super Mario Bros Crossover in the past. Anyways, DuelingAnalogs spoofs the game and tries to see how other characters would fare… haha.
Microsoft Kinect
Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 is now official ($150). The Kinect is a camera-based motion-sensing system featuring a camera, audio sensors, motion-sensing tech to track 48 points of your body in realtime for up to two players simultaneously, and the ability to recognize faces and voices. There are several different game demos. Check out the videos after the break. The Microsoft Kinect will be out November 4th, 2010. Pre-order via Amazon.
Goldeneye 007 (Preview)
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They are developing a remake of the classic N64 game, Goldeneye. I was a really big fan of this game, but I don’t know… It was good for it’s time, but now look at Halo, Call of Duty, and Gears of War. It’s going to be hard to top these new games. Anyways, this new game will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Wii.
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo has annouced its new portable hardware, the Nintendo 3DS ($TBA). It will allow users to play 3D games without the need for special glasses, they claim that the 3DS will achieve naked eye 3D by using a parallax barrier technique. It is smaller than the DSi LL, is compatible with Nintendo DSi, which includes a top screen is 3.5 inches and a 3-inch bottom screen, motion sensor, and Wi-Fi. According to Nintendo, the product will go on sale between April 2010 and March 2011.
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