Date archives for April, 2012

April 19th, 2012
kinectaku.com/news

Amazon Pegs Kinect Support for 007 Legends

Spies everywhere

Yesterday Activision announced 007 Legends, a new James Bond game tying together six of the spy's most famous adventures. The press release doesn't mention Kinect, but Amazon has other ideas.

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Amazon Leaks God of War: Ascension

Update: Sony responds

Update: A post on the Official PlayStation Blog confirms the game. The best part? The cheeky "As most of you were recently made aware, God of War: Ascension will be coming exclusively to PlayStation 3" nod to Amazon's leak.

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April 18th, 2012
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Store Update: 18th April 2012 (Europe)

Undead houses and toasted sandwiches

The wide variety of experiences on PSN continues this week: shooters, puzzle games and chess all appear for download. Here's what's vying for your money.

PlayStation Plus

House of the Dead 4: Extended Cut – 30% Discount
House of the Dead 4 Dynamic Theme – 100% Discount
House of the Dead 4 James, Kate and Goldman Avatars – 100% Discount
Sonic CD – 40% Discount
Sonic & SEGA Allstars Racing Ryo Forklift Pack – 60% Discount
Sonic & SEGA Allstars Racing Metal Sonic and Death Egg – 60% Discount
Sonic Unleashed Apatos and Shamar Adventure Pack – 60% Discount
Sonic Unleashed Chunnan Adventure Pack – 60% Discount
Sonic Unleashed Empire City and Adabat Adventure Pack – 60% Discount
Sonic Unleashed Holoska Adventure Pack – 60% Discount

PS3 Games

Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
Fallen off a cliff? Burning in lava? Just had your latest invention crushed by a frozen polar bear? Avoid all this with Doc Clock’s amazing Time Slider. Enjoy the first Doc Clock time travelling adventure! Invent almost anything out of everything you find, from catapults to incredible flying machines.
Prices: £7.99, €9.99, AU$15.95. PEGI: 7. File Size: 298MB
Availability: Not availability in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine

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Store Update: 17th April 2012 (North America)

The House of the Dead opens its doors again

Two games and a new app for Vita and a Move-enabled shooter are the highlights of this week's PS update for North America. Let's dive right in.

PlayStation Plus

Free Downloads: Frogger Returns
Full Game Trials: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
NHL 12
Free Avatars and Themes: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 GOLDMAN AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 JAMES AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 KATE AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 DYNAMIC THEME
Discounts: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4
Sonic CD
Alien Syndrome
Super Monkey Ball Adventure
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Maps & Modes DLC Bundle
Betas: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier

PSN Games

The House Of The Dead 4 ($9.99)
Save the world from nuclear disaster while old enemies and evil creatures stand in your way in this exciting shooting game. Enhanced graphics, co-op play, and PlayStation Move motion controller compatibility bring an intense arcade experience right to your living room.
ESRB rated M
File size 3.97 GB

PS Vita Games

StarDrone Extreme (+ Trial) ($3.99) — StarDrone Extreme review
StarDrone Extreme is a high-speed action thriller with a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects. Cause your attackers to crash with rapid speed while collecting gems and power-up enhancements.
ESRB rated E
File size 136 MB

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April 16th, 2012
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Review: Super Street Fighter II

Online, but off-base?

It's taken five and a half years for an online Street Fighter game to reach Wii. In that time, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners have had five different SF online titles — six, if you count Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. Heck, even 3DS has Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition. Wii owners, for their sins, get an online-enabled Mega Drive game. Life can be cruel sometimes.

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Some days I really, really love what I do. Today is one of those days!



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"Kinect for Windows Helps Girls Everywhere Dress Like Barbie" And people say the games industry has a sexism problem... http://t.co/xqliOxLY



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My first reaction to any Nintendo event: "imagine the StreetPasses!"



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Anyone else play the Dragon's Dogma preview? Press L1 + L2/LB + LT for a neat secret menu.



movemodo.com/news

Review: Preview: Dragon’s Dogma – The Sleeper Hit of 2012?

You'd think there'd be more excitement for Dragon's Dogma. Headed by staff responsible for Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, and with interest in RPGs at an all-time high thanks to Skyrim, the upcoming action RPG has generated very little heat in the past year: the game's official Twitter account has around 700 followers, and if not for the packed-in Resident Evil 6 demo we daresay DD would be on even fewer radars. It's a bit strange really, as we've spent the last two weeks exploring a preview version of the game and are happy to say that it's pretty excellent.

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