Nintendo 3DS announcements Round-Up

Nintendo held a press conference in Japan this evening to announce the new details about 3DS, beyond which was the first official word on a release date and price.

Nintendo will first be released 3DS in Japan on February 26 for 25,000 yen, or about $ 300.

A version of March in the United States and Europe will follow, although not announced a price point.

Among the new features announced today is an improved functioning 3DS tag, which allows users to Exchange data with each other without the need to have the game in 3DS to at the time.The 3DS can save and to send data for multiple games at the same time, unlike the previous one.

Nintendo also revealed the final design of the 3DS, which differs slightly from what we saw at E3.

Analog pad is now a different color, and together with the stylus pen may vary; We will let you know as soon as you take some time for our practice.

Nintendo has also announced that the 3DS will have its own Virtual Console has legacy Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games.

The evidence was not officially announced, if a demonstration showed Super Mario Land (Game Boy) and the legend of Zelda: link's awakening DX (Game Boy Color).

Other tidbits we learned from the interview:

-Nintendo 3DS will come packaged with a 2 GB SD card.

-Users can create Miis taking a photo of themselves and having software Mii create a data-driven side.

-Capcom announced two new games for 3DS-Resident Evil: Spain and Mega Man Legends 3.

Nazi Zombie mode back to the call of duty: black Ops?

We are waiting for the call of duty: world at war-Nazi Zombies of operation to become a great duty callback: Black Ops in November. Press release for the official notes (spotted by CVG) BradyGames strategy guide that will provide the guidance, advice will help to fight back the brutal Nazi Zombie horde. "

LucasArts and developer Treyarch remained tight-lipped about popular mode Nazi Zombie potential return for the next call of duty. Any official communications from yet, but-thanks to this apparent leak--fans collaborative game type to allow for easy, knowing that Black Ops likely to have a lot of zombie SS to exterminate.

The cold war era first-person shooter will be released on 9 November on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is a date

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Episode 1, Sega's brand-new single player continuation of classic side-scrolling Sonic series, has a release date (via IGN). In fact, has many release dates, on multiple platforms. Deep breath.

Firstly, Sonic 4 will be released on the iTunes App Store on 7 October. Then, it will be available on Wii Shop Channel on 11 October (15 October).Then it is available on the PlayStation Store on October 12 (13 in Europe), and finally will be from around the world on Xbox Live Arcade on 13 October. concerning the price, this will be $ 15 chessboard, operating at 1 500 Wii points, 1200 Microsoft Points, and $ 14.99 at the PlayStation Store.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Episode 1 should initially be released earlier this year, but was delayed for a little more fine-tuning. as for how much more "episodes" we can expect when we can expect, they are not given any details yet Sega.

Mad Max game may be under development by Just cause Developer

God of War Director Cody Barlog made no secret that working for a game based on the upcoming Mad Max 4: Fury Road. Up to this point but did not say studios involved. However, there is evidence to suggest that it may be the Swedish author lighthouses, known for its work on the franchise Just cause.

Giant Bomb took a look at some reviews from Cody Barlog and peopleattached to lighthouses.Interest is a Liverpool by Barlog in July, The delay of the movie (Mad Max) ' announced ' yesterday. I would like this meant I got more time [the project], but alas. ... "

Founder avalanche Christofer Sundberg re-tweeted the message, which appears to link to comments he made back in May that the studios had secured a large Hollywood, "which is co-developed with a group of major media." said the computer and video games in June that the license is "perfect" for the Studio, particularly given that obviously never intend to leave behind the "big game worlds and spectacular explosive action."

This is all for now, cirumstantial evidence but when contacted for comment by Giant Bomb, Barlog did provide a fun, "Hmmm, not sure. Maaaaaaybe."

It is all speculation for now, but it seems fairly compelling evidence for a Mad Max developed by Avalanche. the game is slated to hit until 2012, so don't expect an official announcement until next year at the earliest.

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The forgotten First-Person shooters should Play

What happened to the non-conventional weapons?

Every shooter fan knows the kind of Staples: pistol, shotgun, rocket launcher, machine gun, laser, and the sanctuary of confusion but what happened to these strange, ugly and often breaking game weapons?

A great weapon could sell a mediocre game.

The take, for example, the brain trouble, a regulation rifle ammo with the magnitude of softballs.Impact of the object, a steel orb mounted by a drillbit and stuffed with explosives, lob in the head, where it will continue as an unwise surgeon to ground through skulls, latch in the brain, cranial fluid and funnel, a climatic blossoming, explode.
The barrel was Turok: The brain diasimoteris Hunter a standout and enough to buy the game.

These weapons sales, game-had not one, but five voodoo dolls and Existed. fire-shooting staff; a lighter combined with sticks dynamite or aerosols can-and a Pitchfork. Feel folksy and mythical, part of the world.

Was originally developed by 3D Realms, Blood was sold in Monolith Productions.

Monolith was an unknown good at the time, but that has changed since they have cultivated a deep list of first-person shooters: cult classics like no one Lives Forever and Shogo, tie-ins IP such as Tron 2.0 Aliens vs. Predator 2, and the mainstream hit games F.E.A.R., a standout.

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