My kid’s supposed to be going to school today, but he deliberately decided to get spots all over his body. Nevertheless, other children are on their way to get educated after a summer of decadent laziness, and Electronic Arts is celebrating with a “back to school” sale on iTunes. Here is a handy list of all the deals: Trivial Pursuit– £1.19 / $1.99 / €1.59Skate It– 59p / 99c / €0....
Kotaku somehow beat me tothis gallery, for which I would declare jihad on them if I was of the proper ethno-religious background. Luckily for them, the worst my people can do is under-salt their marinara. Earth Eternal, an upcoming MMO from Iron Realms Entertainmentdoes notcater to furries. Please disregard the fact that they’ve created concept art ofa foxwith breasts you would kill your mother to get at, and that theirbadgerthromorphhas the rugged jawline and piercing blue eyes ofDaniel Craig; there is no way that any of this is designed to make lonely, dateless young men and women want to bone puppies and kittens....
If you’ve not already picked up a copy of Electronic Arts’ Wii titleBloom Blox, shame on you.We thinkit’s worth your time and money! But what if you don’t own a Wii? In a conversation withMTV’s Stephen Totilo, Electronic Arts president John Riccitiello hinted that we may see the title on other platforms in the future. “We haven’t made announcements on that front,” he told Totilo, before speculating that he expects to see the game on other platforms “in time....
So, the Xbox 360 Elite dropped in price (while the Arcade pricerosein the UK). Cue the trumpet call of the market analysts, with EEDAR being the first to weigh in and provide insight as to what this means for the industry. Unsurprisingly, EEDAR notes that Microsoft is responding to the PS3 price drop, but also adds that the “$299 sweet spot” might not be a advantageous to the company as one might think....
Ellen DeGeneres loves Kinect for Xbox 360, and now so do her viewers. The popular daytime talk show host busted out Kinect and Harmonix’sDance Central, dancing along to Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me.” The crowd goes wild at her performance, but I’m not fooled — she’s playing it on “Easy.” I’d expect more from Ellen, but at least she played the game; silly Oprah just gave ’em away. (Ellen’sgiving away ten of them....
Epic is currently working with a very gorgeous iPhone game,Infinity Blade, but it hasn’t ruled out the possibility of bringing a more recognized and graphics-intensive games to the iDevices as they evolve.Gears of Waron your iPhone? Epic reckons it’s possible. “I didn’t take it that seriously until we started making this game,” says Chair creative director Donald Mustard. “Now I’m like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is literally going to be the best looking handheld game ever made’....
Lately we’ve been a bit jealous of Japan, as they seem to be getting the bestPhantasy Starstuff. My jealous rage increased to a fiery crescendo when I saw that theJapanese Wii Virtual Console getsPhantasy Star IItoday. But I’m better now after reading the good news atVC Reviews. They say that the ESRB confirms that we will also see a Virtual Console release of the once $100+ Sega Genesis RPGPhantasy Star II....
[Update: The worldwide NARP is still going! Join other Dtoidersin Tiny Chat!] Every second is a second closer to the grand start of the third annual EuroNARP! Over the last few months, Dtoider Po0ky and I have been working in “Teh Lair” to make it even more enjoyable for everyone joining us there this weekend.So what exactly is all this? EuroNARP3 is the perfect opportunity for European Dtoid fans to meet and mix....
Anyone else having déjà vu? Certainly everyone here remembers how the launch of “The Pitt”went downonly a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, it’s looking like more of the same, as “Broken Steel,” arguably the most compelling of theFallout 3add-ons, has been experiencing some major issues. This time around, however, it appears as if only PC users are being affected. There are many reports of players who can’t even install the content, because an error message never fails to pops up....
Development for the upcomingDissidia: Final Fantasyseems to bemovingrightalong. The game is due for a Decemberrelease date(no word on a North American release) and is more thanhalfway finished. And if I’m not already guilty enough of stoking the fires of the Square Enix hype train, I’m glad to reveal thatFinal Fantasy IV‘s Cecil has been confirmed forDissidia. According to some scans from next week’s issue ofShonen Jump, Cecil Harvey will be joining the already illustriousDissidiacast....
Remember when Capcomannounced new multiplayer mapsforLost Planet? Well, it’s that time of the month again and the first map pack is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microsoft points. Since you may’t try before you buy, it’s probably best that you know what these maps are actually like: “Radar Field,” a close quarters facility which is under construction and has a giant radar that provides a peak vantage point....
Turn 10 Studios revealed the Hockenheim Ring as one of the new tracks featured inForza Motorsport 4at gamescom. It’s a German track, and they’re in Germany now for gamescom. See what they did there? A new behind-the-scenes video shows how Turn 10 Studios mapped this real-world track out. At they show they also unveiled the 2012 BMW M5 for the first time at the Xbox booth. You’ll find some really sexy screenshots of the track and car(s) in our gallery below....
Visceral Games is about to remind us thatDead Space 2has multiplayer in a gracious manner: by throwing free content our way. Specifically, two new multiplayer maps. The Academy and The Concourse will be available for download as of May 31 on Xbox Live and June 3 on PlayStation Network, says the officialDead SpaceFacebook account. I found the multiplayer to be enjoyable, although the notion of more maps sounds mighty appealing; the map count was one of my major qualms originally....
