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Prototype 2 Leads Grim April Sales
By GameInformer, published 05-11-2012
According to U.S. retail tracker NPD, total video game sales in April 2012 fell 32 percent year-over-year from $930 million to $630 million. Physical software sales dropped even harder, from $533.7 million to $307.2 million, a 42 percent decline. Microsoft's Xbox 360 led console sales for the month with 236,000 units sold. Sony and Nintendo have not released hardware numbers at this time. “This year, Easter fell very early in April, which means most Easter-related purchases may have fallen into March this year, whereas last year, Easter fell late in April causing most sales to fall in that month," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. "We usually find that Easter-related purchases generate an extra 10 percent in revenue in the month they occur, so some of...
Update: Complete List Of Avatar Awards
By GameInformer, published 17-04-2012
The list has been updated with new Avatar Awards for Minecraft, Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2, Anomaly Warzone Earth, and a handful of other games. If you'd rather spend your hard-earned cash on games rather than clothing for your Xbox 360 Avatar, yet still like the idea of dressing him or her in video game garb, several games offer Avatar clothing and items as rewards when specific game challenges are completed. Below is a complete list of awards that are available so far, or have been announced for upcoming games. We'll continue to update this list as new avatar awards are unearthed. After Burner ClimaxAfter Burner T-Shirt – Unlock every EX optionGold Flight Helmet – Obtain one of every medal type in Score Attack Alan WakeJacket and Scarf – Play the Limited Colle...
Mass Effect 3 Leads March Sales
By GameInformer, published 13-04-2012
Research firm NPD revealed March video game sales results for the U.S. Total video game sales declined 25 percent year-over-year from $1.47 billion to $1.1 billion. On the hardware side, Microsoft led console sales with 371,000 units sold. Nintendo and Sony have not announced hardware numbers at this time. “The Xbox 360 is the best-selling console system for the last 15, and the best-selling hardware platform overall for the past 8 months," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. On the software side, Electronic Arts' Mass Effect 3 unsurprisingly took the top spot with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City coming in second with 582,000 units sold. “Mass Effect 3 sold more than twice as much as did Mass Effect 2 during its introductory month in January 2010," ...
Weekend Warrior 04/06/12
By GameInformer, published 04-07-2012
It’s a holiday weekend, so that mean’s we get to play more games that usual. We might also do some baseball watching and egg hunting. What about you? Andrew Reiner: I'm watching baseball all weekend down. Between games I'll be catching up on Eastbound and Down. Ben Hanson: This weekend will be devoted to Xenoblade, the cool kids don’t even bother adding the “Chronicles” bit on the end. I’m about 15 hours in and it is slowly transitioning from good to great, there’s no doubt that people will look back at this game as an overlooked JRPG classic. Other than that I’ll probably continue playing Hero Academy, Tetris, and Triple Town on my iPhone. Jeff Marchiafava: Now that I’m done with Mass Effect 3 and I’ve played through Jo...
More People Use Xbox Live For Entertainment Than Gaming
By GameInformer, published 28-03-2012
Xbox Live is now used more for watching television shows and movies online than playing games. "What we're seeing is that people are turning on the Xbox to play games and then keeping it on afterwards to get other types of entertainment," Yusuf Mehdi, head of Xbox marketing, told the Los Angeles Times. Just over half the amount of time spent online through Xbox 360 is spent on entertainment. Households spend an average of 84 hours a month on Xbox Live total, a 30 percent increase from last year. Microsoft today launched Comcast XFINITY TV, HBO GO and MLB.TV through its Xbox Live service. [Source: LA Times]
GI Staff And Reader Interests, Dislikes, And Favorite Games: Issue #228
By GameInformer, published 23-03-2012
The Game Informer monthly staff page is a forum where we all come together and talk about what's cool right now. We'll get the ball rolling and would love to hear everyone's current interests, dislikes, and favorite games. Andy McNamara Profile E-mail Editor Interests: Sonoma And Napa Wine Country Is Surprisingly Hilly and Beautiful When You Are Hammered On Wine, Chatting With People On Twitter About Why They Are Wrong And I Am Right (I Kid, By The Way), Cycling Dislikes: When I Was A Kid I Played This Ridiculously Hard Adventure Game On The Original Macintosh That Took Me Months To Defeat, And When I Finally Put In The Final Piece To The Final Puzzle All It Said Was Game Over And Restarted (Note: I Did Not Petition The Company To Redo The Ending), My S...
MLB 12: The Show Vita Review: A Solid Player With A Hole In Its Swing
By GameInformer, published 22-03-2012
The Show’s Vita debut isn’t so much a port of the console release as it is an experience tailored to take advantage of the hardware and meet the needs of the gamer on the go. Sony offers touchscreen controls where they make the most sense. On the field, they can be used to place pitches – which ends up being the most reliable way, thanks to an overly sensitive left analog stick. One flick of the finger on the rear touchscreen in the direction of a desired base will initiate a steal, pick-off attempt, or fielding throw. All of the frontend and in-game menus offer handy touchscreen controls as well. Hitting X to select a mode and pressing down on the analog stick to scroll through a roster works just as well, but the touch controls speed up menu navigation. Touch controls ...
Major League Baseball 2K12 Review: A Year Of Bug Fixes
By GameInformer, published 15-03-2012
Of all of the sports games I’ve reviewed over the last 19 years, Major League Baseball 2K11 drew the largest crowds. Most of the editors clamoring for a good view knew nothing about baseball, and were in attendance solely for a laugh produced by a glitch or bug. More times than not, the game delivered. We watched a center fielder leap 30 feet into the air to rob a home run. A catcher ran full tilt into a backstop after an uncatchable foul ball, breaking his wrist for the season. The biggest applause came when a player appeared out of thin air next to a batter and didn’t disappear until the inning came to an end. He stood there clapping as bats were swung right through is body. When I first started playing Major League Baseball 2K12, the office was buzzing with anticipation for...
MLB 12: The Show Review: Another Pennant For The Champ
By GameInformer, published 13-03-2012
With the game tied in the bottom of the 12th and the Red Sox trailing the Reds two games to three in game six of the 1975 World Series, Sox catcher Carlton Fisk stepped up to the plate and launched a towering fly ball down the right field line. If it was fair it was gone. Channeling the thoughts of every Red Sox fan in the stadium that night, Fisk leapt out of the batter's box and waved his arms for the ball to stay fair. It did. As he rounded the bases, he celebrated more than most ball players do in their careers. The Red Sox didn't end up winning the series that year, but that one breath-stealing blast remains one of the sport's top moments. As I played MLB 12: The Show, I was reminded of this historic home run. My Road to the Show player, a powerful pull hitter modeled aft...
Reiner And Phil Play MLB 12: The Show
By GameInformer, published 03-09-2012
My best friend Reiner and I have been on a lot of adventures together, but nothing could have prepared us for the epic RPG journey that is MLB 12: The Show. While Reiner babbles on about something called "based ball" (??), I go into intricate detail about the intense, stat-based experience going on in this game. Can't tell your mages from your warlocks and your critical hits from your armor class? Don't worry, everyone, I'm here to help. Seriously, though, even if you're not terribly interested in MLB 12: The Show, this video's pretty funny, and you should watch it. Check it out below and then watch older episodes of Reiner and Phil on our hub page. (Please visit the site to view this media)
Adrian Gonzalez Explains His Road To The Show
By GameInformer, published 03-05-2012
Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez talks briefly about how his childhood prepared him for MLB stardom in this Sony-produced video. Also some dorky-looking guy named Damian tells a story about how he won a game of MLB 12 The Show, and manages to be simultaneously more excited and animated than Gonzalez while relating a story a thousand times duller. (Please visit the site to view this media) It's unfair of me to make fun of Gonzalez here. Sure, like most athletes he's got all the on-camera charisma of the universally loathed Microsoft Office mascot Clippy, but at least he hit the ball some last year. A certain catcher I've been known to idolize is Gonzalez' match in the first area and managed to captain his team to 99 losses in the 2011 season. But hey, at least h...
MLB 2K12 & Spin Collaborate For Soundtrack
By GameInformer, published 16-02-2012
2K Sports and Spin Media are partnering to offer a 13-song soundtrack playlist available on Spin.com. Thankfully it's more than 13 covers of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." G-Side's "Put Me in the Game" is an exclusive track, and the whole thing will be yours to stream on February 21 at spin.com/mlb2k12. Major League Baseball 2K12 comes out on March 6 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC, and PS2. MLB 2K12/Spin Streaming Soundtrack Bass Drum of Death - "Get Found"Explosions in the Sky - "Trembling Hands"The Cool Kids - "Boomin'"The Vaccines - "If You Wanna"G-Side - "Put Me in the Game"Grouplove - "Colours"JEFF the Brotherhood - "Shredder"My Morning Jacket - "Hold...
Get Your Red Hot MLB 2K12 Gameplay Footage
By GameInformer, published 02-10-2012
2K always strives for realistic animations to recreate an authentic baseball experience, and this trailer shows them off. Watch the trailer below to get a sneak peek of the action hitting the diamond bags come March 6. (Please visit the site to view this media)
10th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards Set For GDC
By GameInformer, published 02-08-2012
The many talented individuals creating music, sound effects, and other audio elements of games will get their day in the sun on March 8th. The G.A.N.G. is celebrating its 10th anniversary during a year characterized by some remarkable steps forward in audio presentation in games. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, L.A. Noire, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Portal 2 were just some of the standout games setting new bars for quality and innovation within the field. Those same games, and many others, will be highlighted at the G.A.N.G. Awards in San Francisco on March 8th as part of the larger Game Developers Conference that will be occurring at the same time.The full list of nominees is below. Who do you think should win in each category? AUDIO OF THE YEAR?Bat...
See The New Marlins Ballpark Early With MLB 12 The Show
By GameInformer, published 02-08-2012
Sony has put together a trailer showing off the new Miami Marlins ballpark as it appears in MLB 12 The Show. Every detail is lovingly rendered, from the fish tanks behind home plate to the ghastly abomination that lurks in the outfield (pictured).The Marlins' new logo is bad enough, but I'm pretty sure that this...thing...brings Cthulhu one step closer to waking from his dead dreaming sleep in the underwater realm of R'lyeh and devouring our world every time a Marlin hits a home run. (Please visit the site to view this media) Sony Santa Monica's baseball sim has been one of the best sports games on the market for years, and that's unlikely to change for 2012 We'll find out when it drops on PS3 and Vita on March 6. [via the official PlayStation blog]
Update: Complete List Of Avatar Awards
By GameInformer, published 02-03-2012
The list has been updated with new Avatar Awards for Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012, Disneyland Adventures, and Joe Danger: Special Edition. If you'd rather spend your hard-earned cash on games rather than clothing for your Xbox 360 Avatar, yet still like the idea of dressing him or her in video game garb, several games offer Avatar clothing and items as rewards when specific game challenges are completed. Below is a complete list of awards that are available so far, or have been announced for upcoming games. We'll continue to update this list as new avatar awards are unearthed. After Burner ClimaxAfter Burner T-Shirt – Unlock every EX optionGold Flight Helmet – Obtain one of every medal type in Score Attack Alan WakeJacket and Scarf &nd...
MLB 12: The Show Preview: You May End Up Purchasing It Twice
By GameInformer, published 26-01-2012
The 2012 baseball season has already delivered more drama than a daytime soap, and players haven’t even reported to Spring Training yet. Ryan Braun, the National League MVP, failed a drug test and may be suspended 50 games. Albert Pujols, the star of the reigning World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, opted to follow the scent of money to Anahiem rather than defend his title. The Chicago Cubs, a team desperately seeking a solution to a 100-year championship drought, hope former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein can work his voodoo to remove The Curse of the Billy Goat from Wrigley Field. While video game baseball is free of the doping, betrayal, and the hundred years of sucktitude found in its real-life counterpart, developer Sony Computer Entertainment San Diego is ma...
New Video Showcases MLB 12: The Show Improvements
By GameInformer, published 25-01-2012
Sony's PlayStation exclusive baseball game has been 10-run ruling the competition for years now, but that isn't stopping the developers from pushing the boundaries of digital hardball further. As this new video showcases, SCE San Diego Studio has added several new features to the latest entry in the series, including full PlayStation Move controls, another layer of polish on the already impressive presentation that Sony dubs "TruBroadcast," a stronger focus on realism, a revamped Home Run Derby, and a new card based mode that looks to take some cues from EA's popular Ultimate Team mode that appears in Madden, NHL, and FIFA. Watch the trailer below: (Please visit the site to view this media) MLB 12: The Show ships for PlayStation 3 and Vita on March 6 – ju...
The Best-Selling PSN Games Of 2011
By GameInformer, published 23-01-2012
Sony has provided a list of the ten best-selling PSN games and download content on PlayStation Network for 2011 to Game Informer. You may be surprised by the results. Tetris, Resident Evil 4, and Infamous Festival of Blood make up the top three PSN titles. Meanwhile, Call of Duty map packs accounted for four of the top six best-selling paid content for the year. Both lists are ranked by units sold. Here are the top 10 best-selling PSN Games of 2011 (digital games only, not full PS3 games): Tetris Resident Evil 4 Infamous Festival of Blood Back to the Future: The Game - Full Series Dungeon Hunter: Alliance Castle Crashers Limbo Battlefield 1943 Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Below is the top 10 Paid Downloads from the Play...
A Look At The MLB 12 The Show Box
By GameInformer, published 21-01-2012
Sony announced Adrian Gonzalez as its cover athlete for MLB 12 The Show back in November, but could we really believe them until we’d seen the actual cover? I didn’t. I’m not that trusting. According to Sony’s Blog, here’s what MLB 12 The Show will look like when it hits store shelves, but we’re still not sure we can trust them. We’ll see what the game really looks like when it releases on March 6. In fact, how can any of us be sure that we really know what Adrian Gonzalez looks like? Do we even know if that’s his real name? Has anyone ever seen the real Adrian Gonzalez in person? This whole global conspiracy is beginning to unravel right in front of us, but this mystery is a dangerous and slippery slope. We’d rather not get involved ...
Taco Bell Giving Away PlayStation Vitas
By GameInformer, published 01-11-2012
Sony announced a new promotion starting later this month with Taco Bell where they'll be giving away one PlayStation Vita every 15 minutes. The new "Unlock the Box" promotion kicks off January 26 and ends March 11. At participating Taco Bell locations, codes found on the $5 Buck Box can be entered online for a chance to win. The Vitas can be picked up at retail locations on February 22. Prize packs include one PS Vita 3G/Wi-Fi model, a copy of Little Deviants, one 4GB Vita Memory Card, and a choice of one of the following games: ModNation Racers: Road Trip, LittleBigPlanet or MLB 12 The Show. There are two other ways to win a Vita through Taco Bell. You can win one through the company's mobile app by playing Reality Fighters Dogo or entering a contest online where you m...
2011 Sports Game Of The Year Awards
By GameInformer, published 27-12-2011
As is to be expected at this juncture in the console cycle, most of the development teams working on sports games are in their comfort zone, making subtle tweaks to pre-existing foundations rather than making wholesale changes or introducing big idea innovations. This was reflected in our reviews, as MLB 2K11 and Madden NFL 12 were the only major sports games that scored under an 8.0 from Game Informer this year. MLB 11: The Show introduced analog pitching. Tiger Woods solidified its career mode and included The Masters for the first time ever. The criminally underrated NHL series took a slight step back, but still offers a good experience for hockey fans. FIFA had a banner year, and NBA 2K12 would have if it weren't for the league lockout and the embarrassingly broken online experien...
MLB: The Show Talent Heads To Madden
By GameInformer, published 23-12-2011
This past year there was a lot of news about people leaving the Madden franchise and developer EA Tiburon, but now the talent is starting to go the other way. Kolbe Launchbaugh, former supervisor of game design for Sony's MLB: The Show baseball franchise is joining the Madden football team. Pastapadre reports that Launchbaugh will become Madden's new creative director, and that his role will oversee the series for the next round of game consoles. The addition of Launchbaugh is good news for Madden fans, as the MLB franchise has been very highly regarded the past few years.
PS Vita hits shelves with 20 titles
By GameSpot, published 22-12-2011
Sony lays out launch lineup headed by Uncharted and Hot Shots Golf; games priced from $10 to $50, memory cards running from $20 for 4GB up to $100 for 32GB. The PlayStation Vita is almost here, and Sony today locked down some launch details for its latest handheld, including the first wave of games and accessories. PS Vita purchasers can start working out their launch-day budgets now. When the PS Vita officially launches in North America February 22, it will do so with 20 retail games and another five downloadable titles available only through the PlayStation Network. Sony also outlined software support for the system's First Edition bundle, which goes on sale a week earlier, launching February 15. All five of Sony's first-party games will be on shelve...
Sony Announces U.S. Vita Launch Lineup & Accessories
By GameInformer, published 22-12-2011
Sony has announced its official launch lineup for the PlayStation Vita when the system comes out next year. SCEA Launch Day TitlesEscape Plan (PSN Only)Hot Shots Golf: World InvitationalHustle Kings (PSN Only)Little DeviantsModNation Racers: Road TripSuper StarDust Delta (PSN only)Uncharted: Golden AbyssWipeout 2048Launch Window TitlesGravity RushMLB 12: The ShowReality FightersUnit 13Third-Party Publisher Launch Day TitlesArmy Corps of Hell (Square Enix, Inc.)Asphalt Injection (Ubisoft, Inc.)Ben10 Galactic Racing (D3 Publisher of America)Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend ( Aksys Games Localization, Inc.)Dungeon Hunter Alliance (Ubisoft, Inc.)Dynasty Warriors Next (Tecmo Koei America Corporation)F1 2011 (Codemasters)FIFA Soccer (Electronic Arts, Inc.)Lumines Electronic Symphony (Ubisoft, I...
Review: Updated: Apple TV
By TechRadar, published 29-11-2011
OverviewThis second version of Apple TV (also commonly known as Apple TV 2) dumped its forebear's 40GB of local storage, chopped its footprint by three-quarters and halved its UK price down to £99.But its real advance only became apparent when iOS 5 was released in October 2011, which is why we're updating this review, first published when Apple TV 2 was released in 2010.iOS 5 has opened up Apple TV to a whole new level of functionality, which means that if you're an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch owner its well worth reconsidering Apple's little black box if you don't already own one, because it just developed a reason to exist.Perhaps we're being a bit harsh though – Apple TV has always been a darn good media streamer to use with your Mac/PC. You simply plug it into your HD TV via a HDMI ...
MLB 12 hits PS3 and PS Vita on March 6
By GameSpot, published 11-10-2011
Boston Red Sox All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to headline next year's baseball release from Sony. 2K may have the multiplatform Major League Baseball rights tied up, but as a first-party publisher, Sony has been producing its own critically lauded MLB games for years. Almost ready for another go around the bases, next year's entry now has a release date, platforms, and cover athlete. The Show winds up for another go around (MLB 11: The Show pictured). Sony announced this week that Boston Red Sox All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will be taking the role of cover athlete for the 2012 iteration. A release date of March 6 was also revealed for the PlayStation 3 and all-new PS Vita versions. Next year's entry will mark the first time Sony's basebal...
Adrian Gonzalez Is Your MLB 12 The Show Cover Star
By GameInformer, published 11-10-2011
Sony is getting the jump on next year's MLB season with the announcement that Adrian Gonzalez will be MLB 12 The Show's cover star. Gonzalez is a first baseman for the Red Sox, and is a four-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner, among other things. "I feel very humbled to be chosen for the cover of MLB 12 The Show," said Gonzalez. "I think most sports fans would agree it's a dream come true to be immortalized as the cover athlete for a video game, so I jumped at the chance to work with a leading franchise like The Show. It's truly a great honor." In other related news: Do you know who's not on the cover of this year's MLB title? Joe Mauer, thankfully. MLB 12 The Show comes out for PlayStation 3 on March 6.
Sony Foolishly Predicts 5-3 NL Win In MLB All-Star Game
By GameInformer, published 07-12-2011
Ever since we've had sports sims, we can't help but use them to predict the outcome of real sporting events. Sony is the latest prognosticator, with a slick video production of MLB 11 The Show giving a ludicrous 5-3 victory to the National League in this year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game.I don't know what madness possessed Sony to validate what can only be described as a farcical result. Baseball is a sport in which the superior team tends to win; I'm not sure what flaw in the game's code could have resulted in this aberration. As silly as this is, it's barely a blip on the larger stupidity radar, which is wholly occupied registering the fact that the All-Star game determines home-field advantage in the World Series. So there's that.Wait up, hold on...
Kirby Mass Attack leads Nintendo release updates
By GameSpot, published 13-06-2011
Pink puffball's latest adventure hits September 19, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 out August 28. Nintendo's 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo presence was largely dominated by the unveiling of its newest console, the Wii U, and talk of its newest handheld, the 3DS. Of course, the company still has two viable platforms in the Wii and DS, and Nintendo has now offered a look at its upcoming lineup for those two platforms. And still the Kirbys come… Of particular note, Nintendo confirmed that Kirby Mass Attack for the DS will be available on September 19. Described as a side-scrolling real-time strategy game, Kirby Mass Attack superficially plays as a platformer. However, instead of running and jumping, players use the stylus to guide their troop ...
New $160 PSP bundle includes MLB 11: The Show, Gran Turismo
By GameSpot, published 26-05-2011
Sony announces portable pack for "grads and dads"; includes piano black PSP-3000, 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and baseball and driving games. Though Sony is preparing to launch its Next Generation Portable by year's end in the United States, that's not stopping the Japanese game maker from enticing gamers to purchase a PSP-3000 by bundling it with two popular games. Is this the last hurrah for the PSP? Sony has announced the newest Limited Edition PSP Entertainment Pack (pictured at right). The $160 bundle includes a piano black PSP-3000, a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and two system-exclusive PSP titles: MLB 11: The Show and Gran Turismo. For more on the titles inside the pack, check out GameSpot's reviews of MLB 11: The Show and Gran Turismo. [ Watch V...
Sony Announces PS3 Black Ops Bundle And New PSP Pack
By GameInformer, published 25-05-2011
Sony announced two new retail bundles today, the most notable of which packs in Activision's ultra-successful Call of Duty: Black Ops and the First Strike DLC pack with the PlayStation 3.The Black Ops bundle features the aforementioned game content and a brand new 160GB PlayStation 3 for $299, the current standard retail price for the 160GB model. So, you're basically getting Black Ops and First Strike for free, a great deal if you're one of the four or five humans on Earth that haven't already bought the game. The Black Ops bundle will be available nationwide at retailers on May 31.Sony's also continuing to find new ways to move PSP units in spite of the upcoming NGP handheld launch. The latest is the a limited edition PSP "entertainment pack" (pictured belo...
Microsoft closing in on Baidu Bing collaboration
By TechRadar, published 16-05-2011
Microsoft is on the verge of signing a deal with Chinese search giant Baidu – which could give the US software giant's Bing brand a major push in global search. Baidu is the dominant search engine in China, well ahead of Microsoft's rival Google, and the US giant is keen to forge key links in one of the key growth regions in the world. The terms of any deal remain under wraps, but the suggestion is that Baidu will take over the paid advertising on Ning's Chinese site, while Bing results will be used for Baidu's English language site. Past agreementIt is not the first time these two companies have teamed up, with a strategic agreement in the past over paid search listings. Google's dominance of search has been a thorn in Microsoft's side for a long time, and the huge investment in Bing ha...
Kingdoms of Amalur reckoning early next year
By GameSpot, published 05-05-2011
Electronic Arts sets Q1 release window for fantasy role-playing game from Curt Schilling's upstart 38 Studios. Electronic Arts today released its results for the January-March period (its fiscal fourth quarter), showing the stretch to be a particularly strong one for the publisher. Next year's fiscal fourth quarter is also shaping up to be pretty important for the publisher, as today EA added BioWare's Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to a January-March 2012 lineup that already featured SSX. Man will know neither the hour nor the day, but at least we can pin down the fiscal quarter. Originally tagged with a fall 2011 release date, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be the first game released from 38 Studios, the outfit founded by former MLB pi...
NETGEAR launches N750 Dual Band router
By SlashGear, published 25-04-2011
NETGEAR has launched a new Router which offers dual band wireless transmission at up to 750 megabits per second. Named the NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, the router transmits data simultaneously over both wireless N bands with up to 450mbps in the 5Ghz band and 300mbps in the more crowded 2.4 Ghz band. In addition, the N750 offers a wide range of parental controls and even a broadband usage meter for those concerned with data caps. And with DLNA media server support, the router can handle HD video, music, and photos and stream them to any DLNA enabled television or game console on the network. The parental controls enable for control of all devices on a network including Windows PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. Parents can be secure in the knowledge that their kids ar...
US March game sales slip 4%, DS top hardware - NPD
By GameSpot, published 15-04-2011
[UPDATE] Xbox 360 sells 433,000 units as Pokemon Black & White combine for 2.4 million; 3DS first-weeks sales hit 400,000; Homefront and Dragon Age II also medal in weaker-than-expected retail software market. Today, the NPD Group reported its sales results for the March 2011 reporting period, which saw a mild decline versus February's slight uptick. Overall during the month, retail sales of software, non-PC hardware, and non-PC accessories declined 4 percent to $1.53 billion. However, for the first quarter of the year, sales were nearly flat, declining just 1 percent according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier. Record Pokemon sales helped boost the DS into first place. As one might expect during the month that saw the March 27 launch of the 3DS, ha...
Pokémon Rules March 2011 NPDs
By GameInformer, published 15-04-2011
We've got the latest video game sales report from NPD, and in news that should surprise very few people, the Nintendo DS and the newly-launching Pokémon White and Black are the top sellers from March 2011. According to NPD, if they were listing sales based on individual SKUs, Pokémon White would still be the best-selling, with Pokémon Black coming in third. Just Dance 2, Killzone 3, and Zumba Fitness all would have made a SKU-specific list, but since they were only on one platform, they aren't listed here. Kind of makes you wish the NPD was still publishing SKU-specific listings, huh? Although no 3DS games cracked the top 10, the NPD notes that Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition was the best-selling 3DS launch game. Here's the full list for March 2011: 1. ...
Might Makes Right
By GameInformer, published 14-04-2011
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is perhaps more known for the names attached to it: ex-MLB pitcher Curt Shilling, Elder Scrolls vet Ken Rolston, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and author R.A. Salvatore, but the game's fluid (non-class) class system provides just as many identities to the player. The latest trailer for the game shows off some of the versatility of the skill tree system, which is comprised of three branches – might, sorcery, and finesse. You can assign points to any of these areas as you see fit, and you'll unlock bonuses known as Destinies depending on how far you progress along each path as well as for mixing and matching them. As you can see in this teaser, the results can be powerful. This movie also shows off the three-button combo combat system, which is ju...
Sony Touts PS3's 2011 3D Offerings
By GameInformer, published 22-03-2011
Unsurprisingly, given the company's cross-division push behind home 3D technology, Sony is trumpeting the PlayStation 3's industry-leading 3D content pipeline.Along with the list of quality first-party 2011 PS3 titles that support 3D, Sony is bragging that 83,000 downloads of the free Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011 3D sneak peek went out in the first week, and that 20 percent of Killzone 3 single-player demo downloads were of the 3D version.The list of titles (see below) is solid, and yet I still can't bring myself to care even a little bit. First off, 83,000 downloads of free pictures of pretty ladies in tiny bikinis is not the most impressive number I've ever seen. Second, the chances of me dropping more than a thousand dollars on a new TV and stupid glasses that drive ...
Six Hilarious Kevin Butler Videos Explain How To Trash Talk In MLB 11: The Show
By GameInformer, published 19-03-2011
If you're a fan of Kevin Butler, today's going to be a good day for you, as Sony's resident funnyman has a whopping six new videos advertising MLB 11: The Show. Even non-sports fans such as myself should be able to get a kick out of this. The first video introduces Butler's method of trash talking, known as S.H.A.F.T. Each subsequent video breaks down one step of the process. Watch and learn, people. Introducing S.H.A.F.T. (Please visit the site to view this media) S: Specific (Please visit the site to view this media) H: Hurtful (Please visit the site to view this media) A: Accents (Please visit the site to view this media) F: Frequency (Please visit the site to view this media) T: Tijuana (Please visit the site to view this media) [Than...
A Game Where Bugs & Glitches Are Just As Common As Base Hits
By GameInformer, published 17-03-2011
Major League Baseball 2K11 plays like a blooper reel from This Week in Baseball. Unintentional hilarity is tied to broken player logic, missing transitional animations, magical ball physics, umpire pathing issues, and my favorite: terrified base coaches hitting the dirt for no reason other than to make you think they just died from an aneurysm. Every game plays out like a year in Milton Bradley’s life – you know something horrible is going to happen, you just don’t know when it will be. The lack of polish affects the visuals and gameplay, and can even cripple an entire season should you choose not to turn off your system after a catastrophic glitch occurs mid-game. I lost my starting catcher (Geovany Soto of the Cubs) to a 15-day wrist injury after he blindly crashed int...
The Cheapskate's Guide to Power Computing: 31 Ways to Save Money Without Sacrificing Performance
By MaximumPC, published 15-03-2011
Our guide shows you how to live a frugal, fast, and free PC existence Cheapskate. Some folks say it with a snarled upper lip and a curt, terse emphasis on the final syllable, like it’s some kind of awful, horrible moral failing. Puh-leeze. More often than not, cheapskates aren’t ripping off anyone. But the cable, satellite, software, and phone companies sure are. In a day and age when everyone is trying to upsell, premium-ize, and shake us down on a weekly basis—often under the guise of saving us money—we actually view cheapskatism as a sign of higher intelligence and reason. If approached the right way, of course. Cooling the Piggy PC's ceramic chassis was a little harder than we had anticipated. Over the next few pages, we’re going to show you how your PC can save you thousan...
GI Staff And Reader Interests, Dislikes, And Favorite Games: Issue #216
By GameInformer, published 03-11-2011
The Game Informer monthly staff page is a forum where we all come together and talk about what's cool right now. We'll get the ball rolling and would love to hear everyone's current interests, dislikes, and favorite games. Andy McNamara Profile E-mail Editor Interests: Designing "Stuff," Cycling (Yes, I Have Started Even Watching It On Versus. I Have A Sickness), Sleep, Tigerblood, iPad 2, All The Awesome Games We Are Looking At For Future Covers (So Much Awesome For You To Learn About In The Future), Radiohead, John Legend, Trail Of Dead Dislikes: Deadlines That Could Kill A Normal Human, When The Site Doesn¹t Work Like It Is Supposed To (*** You To Hell, Internet), Eating In A "Temporary Kitchen" (Read Laundry Room) As My Ki...
Smart TV Primer: What's the Status of IETV?
By MaximumPC, published 03-01-2011
Is convergence ready for prime time? More than a decade after Windows 98 introduced us to WebTV, there are loud rumblings in the tech world about the resurgent interest in convergence. Remember convergence? It is the almost mythical integration of everything that’s good out there; television and the Internet, entertainment and interaction, video and live action, peanut butter and chocolate…okay, maybe not that last one. In short, convergence is everything that your Home Theater PC (HTPC) offers now. If you’re not willing (or able) to build or buy your own HTPC, and you must have Hulu on your HDTV, then consider IETV aka Smart TV. With the current crop of boob tubes hoping to wow and impress you in a way that 3D TV hasn’t yet, manufacturers are increasingly offering in-set options. ...
MLB 2K11 Looks Like A Real Baseball Game, Unlike 2K10
By GameInformer, published 02-12-2011
Art director Heather Marshall compares several players and stadiums from last year's game to this year's upcoming edition and points out the striking differences in this dev diary.As much fun as we can make of MLB 2K10 (which is a lot, trust us), the images from 2K11 look honestly good. That's won't stop us from quoting Marshall's best 2K10 slams from the dev diary out of context, though: "In the past, our players have sported a zombie-like, wide-eyed expression.""Their faces are rounder and their noses and eyes don’t fit together on the face to sell the likeness of the player.""When the camera pans out to see your player run the bases, he’ll maintain his shape rather then popping back to an average size body, as was the case in 2K10...
Meet MLB 11: The Show's Yankee Killer
By GameInformer, published 02-08-2011
The latest MLB 11: The Show trailer, ironically dubbed "The Yankee Killer," shows off Joe Mauer's game-winning heroics. Unfortunately this is just a video game, as any Twins fan can tell you, this doesn't happen often in real life. There are many things you can like about the trailer below, but this is clearly a figment of the game's imagination, as the Twins' record versus the Yankees recently (especially in the playoffs) isn't great – particularly in New York. Regardless, beating the Yankees in a game, or reality, is always fun. Enjoy everyone. (Please visit the site to view this media)
Kitchen Counter Tech: 25 Essential Culinary Gadgets Through the Ages
By MaximumPC, published 02-03-2011
Mission-Specific Cooking Gadgets: The 25 Best, Worst, and Weirdest of All Time Give a pro chef the right ingredients, and he can make a mind-blowing meal with tools no more fancy than a sharp knife and a hot stove top. And then there’s the rest of us. We need cooking gadgets—because we wouldn’t be able to extract the juice from an orange without the help of electrical power, or cook a hot dog without a custom weenie-roaster. There’s something intrinsically kitschy about cooking gadgets. They’re just so damned mission-specific, performing a single, specialized task, often in the service of the most lowbrow or faddish of culinary trends. Think about it. A 10-inch chef’s knife isn’t kitschy. It can cut, chop, slice, dice, and mince. It’s a work horse. But a melon baller? It os...
New MLB 11: The Show Trailer Calls In Its Closer
By GameInformer, published 02-02-2011
Rangers pitcher and AL Rookie of the Year Neftali Feliz finds himself in a predicament in Sony's newest trailer for MLB 11: The Show. Facing Torii Hunter with one out and runners on the corners, Feliz has to force the double play or else. MLB 11:The Show comes out on March 8. Check out some footage of the game and its great graphics below.
MLB 11 To Promote Accessibility For Disabled Gamers With New Mode
By GameInformer, published 26-01-2011
25-year-old Hans Smith may not be able to play his favorite sport in real life because of cerebral palsy, but that still hasn't stopped him from climbing the ranks in the majors. Sony San Diego created Smith's character in MLB 10: The Show after the Cardinals fan wrote a moving letter to the team a few years ago. Getting a chance to play baseball, even in a virtual space, is something he wants to share with other disabled gamers. With the help of Sony's development team, a new difficulty level will be added that will make MLB 11 more accessible. "It comes from the fact that I can't physically play baseball, a game I am fanatic about," Smith tells ESPN. "But I've been able to play baseball over the years by playing various video games. I love baseball vid...
Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved, God of War lead IAA nominees
By GameSpot, published 20-01-2011
Rockstar Western leads the pack with nine nods for Interactive Achievement Awards, Namco Bandai action game and Sony's mythological trilogy caper secure six nominations each. If it's an honor just to be nominated, no game has been honored more by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences this year than Red Dead Redemption. The AIAS announced the finalists for its 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, giving Rockstar San Diego's open-world Western shooter nominations in nine different categories--including Game of the Year--more than any other title. Red Dead Redemption could be adding to its trophy case. Red Dead Redemption has already been named GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year and was among the nominees for the Game Developers Choice Award...
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