27 Jan, 2012

The relationship between PCs and KInect is nothing new, but now reports are coming in of Laptops being constructed with a built in Kinect. Apparently it is ASUS who are working alongside Microsoft to bring us the fancy new motion-controlled kit. The Daily reported them to look as follows: Asus netbooks running Windows 8, feature an array of small sensors...

27 Jan, 2012

Codemasters has released a new batch of screens and a new trailer for their upcoming arcade racing/demolition derby title, Dirt Showdown. The new entry in the Dirt franchise is not a new direction for the franchise, but an offshoot of the series, as Dirt 4 is still going to happen as a separate entitity. This bodes well for people like myself that want more...

27 Jan, 2012

Square Enix and Io Interactive have put together a new portal for its upcoming release Hitman Absolution called The Barcode Society. The Barcode Society is designed as a place for fans of the Hitman series to come and comment on the latest developments with the new game, as well as a place for exclusive content that will not be found anywhere else on the...

27 Jan, 2012

Raptr, the company that has made its mark keeping tabs on time you put into games, held a contest towards the end of last year, pitting fans of Battlefield 3 against the fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The idea was to get fans to support their favorite FPS shooter from these two, with one lucky winner coming away with a top notch, fully customized...

27 Jan, 2012

The 1980s animated series that decided Pac-Man wore gloves, boots and an old man’s Let’s-Go-Golfing hat is coming to DVD. Dubiously titled as a Hanna-Barbera Classic, the 13-episode set is heralded by a free stream of one of the episodes: “The Abominable Pac-Man/The Bionic Pac-Woman.” Which, if you’ll recall, is the one where he...

27 Jan, 2012

In the quest to improve customer accessibility and grow with the times, online distribution service Steam is now headed to an iPhone or Android phone near you. Valve, the minds behind Steam, have allowed access to the Beta program of the application, which is available on the relevant marketplaces as we speak. The app allows users to browse the comprehensive...

27 Jan, 2012

Last week I brought you news of the new Street Fighter X Tekken trailer and today we have confirmation of Mega Man and Pac-Man as Sony exclusives for the PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Pac-Man will be riding Mokujin, and Mega Man (as much as I love Mega Man X) will carry his appearance from the box art of the very first Mega Man game. These two gaming classics join...

27 Jan, 2012

Magicka just hit the year mark. Congratulations all around. It’s a massively entertaining game in all its beam-crossing, friend-killing fun. Nothing worse than a blue-screen attack taking down your only ally. In the year they’ve been entertaining us with Vlad’s totally non-vampiric antics they’ve managed to shift 1.3 million copies. Not...