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StarCraft 2 sold more than 1.2 million copies within 48 hours of it's release. Which is maximum for any RTS game.
Source: IGNdailyFix
Source: IGNdailyFix
Typical. Blizzard is born for RTS glory.
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Assassins Creed Brotherhood Collector's Edition
*www.1up.com/media?id=3835278&type=lg
With some notable exceptions, most collector's editions cost $10 more than the standard version, sometimes even $20 on the high-end. So when a publisher tacks on an extra forty dollars to a price, they're sending a clear message: "this is great stuff" -- and also, "we need money." Such is the case with the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Collector's Edition, announced today by Ubisoft for a cool $99.99, and perfect for fans of the series and fans of creepy dolls alike. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 CE includes some of the usual features, like an exclusive art book, and a bonus disc with a making-of video, preview of the comic, trailers, and the game soundtrack. Other inclusions are more ambitious, like two exclusive single-player maps for use in-game, or an actual hard copy strategy map of Rome. But the coup de grace has to be the jack-in-the-box. GameStop customers can snag the Harlequin model (above), while orders from other retailers will have to be happy with the Doctor (below).
Eager customers can pre-order now, and just have to choose which figurine they want.
*www.1up.com/media?id=3835279&type=lg
source: 1UP.com
*www.1up.com/media?id=3835278&type=lg
With some notable exceptions, most collector's editions cost $10 more than the standard version, sometimes even $20 on the high-end. So when a publisher tacks on an extra forty dollars to a price, they're sending a clear message: "this is great stuff" -- and also, "we need money." Such is the case with the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Collector's Edition, announced today by Ubisoft for a cool $99.99, and perfect for fans of the series and fans of creepy dolls alike. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 CE includes some of the usual features, like an exclusive art book, and a bonus disc with a making-of video, preview of the comic, trailers, and the game soundtrack. Other inclusions are more ambitious, like two exclusive single-player maps for use in-game, or an actual hard copy strategy map of Rome. But the coup de grace has to be the jack-in-the-box. GameStop customers can snag the Harlequin model (above), while orders from other retailers will have to be happy with the Doctor (below).
Eager customers can pre-order now, and just have to choose which figurine they want.
*www.1up.com/media?id=3835279&type=lg
source: 1UP.com
WOW! LOoks awesome!
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CoD: Black Ops Hardened and Prestegious Edition Revealed
The official website reads....
Today, we unveil the Hardened and Prestige editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops! Embedded below is a video introducing the RC-XD killstreak reward, which features in the Prestige Edition of the game
[youtube]0MjcEeTmEys[/youtube]
Hardened Edition:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops full game
- Premium, special-edition SteelBook™ case
- Limited edition Black Ops collector’s medal w/display case
- 4 additional co-op maps not included in the standard edition of the game
- Special Black Ops Xbox Live or PlayStation Home avatar outfit
Prestige Edition:
The Prestige Edition is what every hardcore Call of Duty fan needs. It includes everything in the Hardened Edition, along with a real remote-control vehicle modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak reward! The RC-XD’s features include:
- Video & audio sent wirelessly to remote transmitter (200 ft. range)
- 2” backlit TFT 220 x176 color screen built into RC controller
- Digital proportional steering and throttle
- Independent suspension
- High and low speed settings
- Custom pistol grip style RC controller
- Display stand
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_PE_Spread.jpg
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_PE_Box_Front.jpg
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_HE_Spread.jpg
The RC-XD included in the Prestige Edition is a fully functioning surveillance device that is remotely controlled and transmits wireless video and audio back to the RC controller in real time. Every detail is modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak vehicle.
Both the Hardened and Prestige editions are in limited supply
Preorder from here
official page
UBISoft changes DRM for R.U.S.E
The poorly-received 'always-on' DRM utilized by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II and other recent PC releases will not be enacted for the publisher's next title for the platform, as a company representative has revealed that the upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. will instead use Valve's Steamworks service.
The previously-used DRM, which forced players of single-player games like Assassin's Creed II to keep an online connection at all times, found itself the target of derision from fans and attackers.A Ubisoft representative on R.U.S.E.'s official forums stated that the company will use the Steamworks application programming interface to authenticate copies of the game. Owners of the game will be required to activate the game online, but will not face the constant authentication the previous DRM required. As a result, the single-player mode of the game can be enjoyed offline.
R.U.S.E. is due out on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in a little over a month on September 17. Strategy fans -- does the new DRM affect your intent to purchase the game on the PC?
The official website reads....
Today, we unveil the Hardened and Prestige editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops! Embedded below is a video introducing the RC-XD killstreak reward, which features in the Prestige Edition of the game
[youtube]0MjcEeTmEys[/youtube]
Hardened Edition:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops full game
- Premium, special-edition SteelBook™ case
- Limited edition Black Ops collector’s medal w/display case
- 4 additional co-op maps not included in the standard edition of the game
- Special Black Ops Xbox Live or PlayStation Home avatar outfit
Prestige Edition:
The Prestige Edition is what every hardcore Call of Duty fan needs. It includes everything in the Hardened Edition, along with a real remote-control vehicle modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak reward! The RC-XD’s features include:
- Video & audio sent wirelessly to remote transmitter (200 ft. range)
- 2” backlit TFT 220 x176 color screen built into RC controller
- Digital proportional steering and throttle
- Independent suspension
- High and low speed settings
- Custom pistol grip style RC controller
- Display stand
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_PE_Spread.jpg
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_PE_Box_Front.jpg
*cdn3.callofduty.com/hub/intel/355/CODBO_360_HE_Spread.jpg
The RC-XD included in the Prestige Edition is a fully functioning surveillance device that is remotely controlled and transmits wireless video and audio back to the RC controller in real time. Every detail is modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak vehicle.
Both the Hardened and Prestige editions are in limited supply
Preorder from here
official page
UBISoft changes DRM for R.U.S.E
The poorly-received 'always-on' DRM utilized by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II and other recent PC releases will not be enacted for the publisher's next title for the platform, as a company representative has revealed that the upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. will instead use Valve's Steamworks service.
The previously-used DRM, which forced players of single-player games like Assassin's Creed II to keep an online connection at all times, found itself the target of derision from fans and attackers.A Ubisoft representative on R.U.S.E.'s official forums stated that the company will use the Steamworks application programming interface to authenticate copies of the game. Owners of the game will be required to activate the game online, but will not face the constant authentication the previous DRM required. As a result, the single-player mode of the game can be enjoyed offline.
R.U.S.E. is due out on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in a little over a month on September 17. Strategy fans -- does the new DRM affect your intent to purchase the game on the PC?
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1. Deus Ex Human Evolution new trailer (HD):
YouTube - New Deus Ex Human Evolution Gameplay trailer
2. Crysis 2 will be out on the 22nd of March, 2011 in North America and the 25th of March, 2011 in Europe.
Source: *www.gamingunion.net/news/ea-nail-down-solid-crysis-2-release-date--2442.html
YouTube - New Deus Ex Human Evolution Gameplay trailer
2. Crysis 2 will be out on the 22nd of March, 2011 in North America and the 25th of March, 2011 in Europe.
Source: *www.gamingunion.net/news/ea-nail-down-solid-crysis-2-release-date--2442.html
Assassin's Creed brotherhood updated impressions
Assassin's Creed brotherhood updated impressions
Gamespot had a chance to have a look at the demo shown at Gamescom. What they got to see was:
Source: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Updated Impressions - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
Assassin's Creed brotherhood updated impressions
Gamespot had a chance to have a look at the demo shown at Gamescom. What they got to see was:
- Squad management feature.
- Saving an innocent person from the guards. Ezio gets the option to recruit that saved citizen in its squad.
- Pigeon coups but in Brotherhoods they'll serve a real purpose--you'll use the birds to communicate remotely and take on missions abroad.
Parachute, which was given to Ezio by Leonardo Da Vinci in order to quietly descend from high places. - Campaign structure is "not exactly the same as it was in AC2", and that the team will be "showing a little bit more of the present" in reference to Desmond's story.
Source: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Updated Impressions - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
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Long Live Gojira!
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By now.. most of you guys would have come to know that, At GamesCom.. Bioware announced MassEffect 2 for PS3 which will be coming out in January 2011.
Asked about ambiguous position the players will be in while playing ME2 without playing ME1.. Ea official replied...
PS3 version of the game will have all the DLCs that have been released on the Disc.
source: 1up
Asked about ambiguous position the players will be in while playing ME2 without playing ME1.. Ea official replied...
PS3 version of the game will have all the DLCs that have been released on the Disc.
source: 1up
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They say with in few weeks if not days, they are going to release a jailbreak for ps3.
interview with bbc
eurogamer's digital foundry analysis of jailbreak
watch cnet video about jailbreak(includes video of it)
uncharted 2 gameplay with jailbreak
It is priced at sweet 150$
what do you say, guys?
interview with bbc
eurogamer's digital foundry analysis of jailbreak
watch cnet video about jailbreak(includes video of it)
uncharted 2 gameplay with jailbreak
It is priced at sweet 150$
what do you say, guys?
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psjailbreak cloned, already
By the makers own admission, the PSJailbreak has already been 'cloned'. Upon their website (which is now partially accessible), there is a message which states the following (been there since the start, although not many have been able to see)- "Beware of imitators and chinese knock-offs, PS Jailbreak is the original solution, Buy original for warranty and support". Upon analysis of the text, the clearly wouldn't let people know there are 'knock-offs' in existance if there weren't. Although, from their later plea to buy the 'original for warranty and support', this suggests that the knock-offs do actually work otherwise they would say they don't. This whole device has been a bit of a 'mystery' and perhaps it is all over mainland China right now. Check the image to the left inside to see the full 'warning'.
On a related note, another website has reported (a couple of days ago) that clones are set to brace the market as early as next week, here's what psx-scene stated "We've heard from numerous sources that their PS Jailbreak clones will be hitting as early as next week."
If true, this highly raises the possibility of the code becoming public domain and the hack essentially becoming as free as custom firmwares of the past. Time will tell.
By the makers own admission, the PSJailbreak has already been 'cloned'. Upon their website (which is now partially accessible), there is a message which states the following (been there since the start, although not many have been able to see)- "Beware of imitators and chinese knock-offs, PS Jailbreak is the original solution, Buy original for warranty and support". Upon analysis of the text, the clearly wouldn't let people know there are 'knock-offs' in existance if there weren't. Although, from their later plea to buy the 'original for warranty and support', this suggests that the knock-offs do actually work otherwise they would say they don't. This whole device has been a bit of a 'mystery' and perhaps it is all over mainland China right now. Check the image to the left inside to see the full 'warning'.
On a related note, another website has reported (a couple of days ago) that clones are set to brace the market as early as next week, here's what psx-scene stated "We've heard from numerous sources that their PS Jailbreak clones will be hitting as early as next week."
If true, this highly raises the possibility of the code becoming public domain and the hack essentially becoming as free as custom firmwares of the past. Time will tell.
Halo Reach leaked
News 1:
Halo Reach for 360 has been leaked on the torrent sites.
Microsoft placed Halo: Reach on its Xbox Marketplace website, downloadable at a cost of 99,999 Microsoft points, a price PC Mag described as "seemingly impossible". It was intended to only be accessible to approved reviewers, but a group of hackers managed to bypass the security, and download the game in full.
Source: Halo: Reach leaks onto the net - Story - Entertainment - 3 News
News 2:
*www.shacknews.com/images/generated/4c72e6a33629f_featured_without_text_me2shadowaug23.jpg
Mass Effect 2 DLC 'Lair of the Shadow Broker' Coming to PC and Xbox 360 on Sept. 7
"Lair of the Shadow Broker" content will feature Mass Effect alum Liara T'Soni as she tracks down the nefarious Shadow Broker to his (or her) lair. (Didn't see that coming, did you?) Along with new achievements the content promises players will have the opportunity to "continue a relationship with Liara." That's going to be an awkward conversation when she finds out we totally hooked up with another alien... or that lady from Chuck
News 1:
Halo Reach for 360 has been leaked on the torrent sites.
Microsoft placed Halo: Reach on its Xbox Marketplace website, downloadable at a cost of 99,999 Microsoft points, a price PC Mag described as "seemingly impossible". It was intended to only be accessible to approved reviewers, but a group of hackers managed to bypass the security, and download the game in full.
Source: Halo: Reach leaks onto the net - Story - Entertainment - 3 News
News 2:
*www.shacknews.com/images/generated/4c72e6a33629f_featured_without_text_me2shadowaug23.jpg
Mass Effect 2 DLC 'Lair of the Shadow Broker' Coming to PC and Xbox 360 on Sept. 7
"Lair of the Shadow Broker" content will feature Mass Effect alum Liara T'Soni as she tracks down the nefarious Shadow Broker to his (or her) lair. (Didn't see that coming, did you?) Along with new achievements the content promises players will have the opportunity to "continue a relationship with Liara." That's going to be an awkward conversation when she finds out we totally hooked up with another alien... or that lady from Chuck
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AMD Kills ATI Brand, Future Products to Feature Brand Change
his had to happen eventually, and it did just happen: AMD has dissolved the ATI brand completely, and consolidated ATI brands, such as Radeon and FirePro under the AMD main brand. Under the new branding scheme, new graphics products AMD launches (such as the upcoming Radeon HD 6000 series), will do away with "ATI" completely from the logo, marketing material, and so on, and the market will, as it already has been doing since the AMD-ATI merger, albeit informally, refer to Radeon/FirePro products as "AMD Radeon" and "AMD FirePro".
AMD explains its move as an "evolution of the AMD brand portfolio", saying that consolidation of ATI-branded products under the main brand results in reduced marketing overhead. It claims to have surveyed several thousand discrete graphics-aware users in in the U.S., U.K., Germany, China, Japan, Brazil, and Russia. The survey revealed that when made aware of ATI-AMD merger, AMD preference triples; AMD brand is stronger than ATI (against graphics competitors); and that people see Radeon and FirePro product names more conspicuous than ATI, indicating a "permission" to consolidate ATI into AMD. The survey was conducted entirely by AMD.
*i.tpucdn.com/img/10-08-30/170a_thm.jpg
*i.tpucdn.com/img/10-08-30/170c_thm.jpg
source: Techpowerup
his had to happen eventually, and it did just happen: AMD has dissolved the ATI brand completely, and consolidated ATI brands, such as Radeon and FirePro under the AMD main brand. Under the new branding scheme, new graphics products AMD launches (such as the upcoming Radeon HD 6000 series), will do away with "ATI" completely from the logo, marketing material, and so on, and the market will, as it already has been doing since the AMD-ATI merger, albeit informally, refer to Radeon/FirePro products as "AMD Radeon" and "AMD FirePro".
AMD explains its move as an "evolution of the AMD brand portfolio", saying that consolidation of ATI-branded products under the main brand results in reduced marketing overhead. It claims to have surveyed several thousand discrete graphics-aware users in in the U.S., U.K., Germany, China, Japan, Brazil, and Russia. The survey revealed that when made aware of ATI-AMD merger, AMD preference triples; AMD brand is stronger than ATI (against graphics competitors); and that people see Radeon and FirePro product names more conspicuous than ATI, indicating a "permission" to consolidate ATI into AMD. The survey was conducted entirely by AMD.
*i.tpucdn.com/img/10-08-30/170a_thm.jpg
*i.tpucdn.com/img/10-08-30/170c_thm.jpg
source: Techpowerup
^good. Now we will have less confusion when discussing amd products
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ok a simple AMD .................
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[size"5"]New 360 controller to feature transforming D pad[/size]
MS executive Nelson stated...
"We've heard from the community that you're not big fans of the D pad, so the engineers went back into the laboratory and came up with this ingenious solution,"
The solution is a patented D pad that switches from a disc configuration to a raised plus sign by twisting the pad around. The new pad will also feature a revised color scheme with buttons in shades of gray instead of the candy-colored gems Microsoft has used since the debut of the original Xbox. Hryb said the pad also boasts other improvements, though he didn't specify what those were.
The pursuit of precision comes with a price, as the new controller will only be available bundled with Microsoft's play-and-charge controller kit for $65. The new controller will be available in the US November 9, with a European debut expected sometime in February.
*image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/242/xbox360dpad_19508_screen.jpg
[youtube]kz6aTTKE6hE[/youtube]
Source: Gamespot
MS executive Nelson stated...
"We've heard from the community that you're not big fans of the D pad, so the engineers went back into the laboratory and came up with this ingenious solution,"
The solution is a patented D pad that switches from a disc configuration to a raised plus sign by twisting the pad around. The new pad will also feature a revised color scheme with buttons in shades of gray instead of the candy-colored gems Microsoft has used since the debut of the original Xbox. Hryb said the pad also boasts other improvements, though he didn't specify what those were.
The pursuit of precision comes with a price, as the new controller will only be available bundled with Microsoft's play-and-charge controller kit for $65. The new controller will be available in the US November 9, with a European debut expected sometime in February.
*image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/242/xbox360dpad_19508_screen.jpg
[youtube]kz6aTTKE6hE[/youtube]
Source: Gamespot