The glasses-free 3D display touting Nintendo 3DS is finally gearing up to be released here in the United States. This means that a device with an autostereoscopic 3D display has finally been brought to the masses which is sure to give game developers a whole new set of innovative tools to play with. However, after actually purchasing the $250 console you’re going to want some games to play which retail for $39.99 a piece.
Luckily, we’ve already heard of various promotions that give gamers a break when purchasing a game such as the $25 off a brand new game promotion from Kmart. If for some reason you don’t feel like grabbing a Nintendo 3DS from Kmart but still want to get down on a promotion Sam’s Club has a deal for you.
Sam’s Club will be offering a Nintendo 3DS bundle which includes the console itself, the Explorer Starter Kit and Pilot Wings Resort for just $299.98. Sure, you’re only saving about $15 but that $15 can go towards the purchase of another game.
Check out the pre-order listing for the blue Nintendo 3DS bundle here and the black bundle here.
As you’re sure to know the recent natural disasters that went down in Japan have really shaken up a lot of industries. The video game industry has felt the hurt from the quake as well as several companies have been forced to suspend various services. Square Enix, for one, announced that they would be taking down the servers for both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV in lieu of the destruction.
Luckily, for those craving their online play time, it was just announced today that Square Enix will be rebooting the servers for both of these popular MMOs on Friday March 25th.
On a larger scope an important note to take away from this announcement is the fact that Japan is on its way to recovery. It will be a long and perilous road but lets hope we hear of more Japan-based companies resuming business as usual as times goes on.
What have you been doing while the FFXI and FFXIV servers were offline?
As you’re sure to know March 27th marks the day where Nintendo finally brings the highly sought after Nintendo 3DS to the United States. Gamers everywhere are scrambling to get their hands on the glasses-free 3D display touting mobile handheld looking to put it through the paces. However, seeing how the Nintendo 3DS itself retails for $250 it may be hard to get cash together to actually purchase a library of games for the console.
Luckily, Kmart hsa just announced today that they will be offering consumers a deal regarding the Nintendo 3DS. If you purchase the console from Kmart, they will give you $25 off the purchase of a Nintendo 3DS game. This means you will essentially be able to grab the 3DS and a brand new game for for around $265. Not too bad considering brand new 3DS games retail for $39.99 a pop. However, make note that this promotion runs from March 27th to April 2nd so make sure you get down on it fast.
Have you purchased a Nintendo 3DS? If so, how are you liking it?
Sony’s PlayStation 3 remains one of the most popular home video game consoles on the market today despite stark competition from Microsoft with the Xbox 360 and Nintendo with the Wii. However, if you’re looking to go for the highest end bundle chances are you’ll be breaking the bank a bit. Luckily various retailers have been known to cut us a break from time to time making the price tag of products like this.
In fact, it was just made known that Walmart will be selling a 320GB PS3 complete with PlayStation Move for just $350 provided you’re willing to get it shipped to your local store. For those wondering, that’s a full $50 off the normal price tag. Alongside the PlayStation Move this bundle includes Sports Champions so you’ll have something to play without having to actually buy a game.
Everyone is eagerly awaiting the upcoming BioShock Infinite, which is scheduled for release about a year from now, in 2012. BioShock Infinite creative director Ken Levine, and one of the heads of Irrational Games, has come out and said that they plan no support for PlayStation Move motion controls, saying that they “never want to throw in Move support just because it’s going to make some first party happy.” Zing!
However, Levine stated that they won’t rule out the possibility of having 3D support for Infinite — a feature that would certainly please Sony and a lot of PC gamers who have invested into 3D technology. Honestly, we really don’t care about motion controls and 3D, as long as BioShock Infinite story and gameplay is as awesome as it was in the original BioShock.
Unfortunately, we have to wait a whole year until we can play the game. And that’s if the game isn’t delayed. And it better no be
The original Grand Theft Auto was a ground breaking game, and a game that put DMA Design on the developer map. Originally called “Race’n'Chase”, the game was intended to be a lot less violent than GTA came to be. According to DMA Design, the goal of the game was to “produce a fun, addictive, and fast multi-player car racing and crashing game which uses a novel graphics method.”. As we know, the result was a lot cooler, and a lot more violent than that. Check out more of the design docs on Flickr here.
Many of the famous GTA features were in there from the get go, like lots of pedestrians and the ability to steal cars. The rest, as they say, is history, and Grand Theft Auto is today one of the biggest franchises in gaming, with tens of millions of copies sold.
According to director DJ Caruso, who directed Disturbia and Eagle Eye, the Dead Space movie is still in production. The movie was announced back in 2009, but we weren’t given any details nor updates until now. Caruso spoke to the German press about the movie, in an interview you can see above.
According to Caruso, they tried to create a story for a prequel to Dead Space but it didn’t work out, and he mentioned that the Dead Space movie was being produced by the producers of Twilight… yes, that Twilight, the girly vampire movies everyone love to hate. As for Dead Space, we hope they can try and stay true to the game, or at leas,t its chilly and scary atmosphere.
While the Xbox 360 controller has been regarded by many as one of the best console controllers of recent memory, there are some gripes with it. Competitive gamers will probably know that analog sticks on many of the Xbox 360 controllers have been known to be defective causing slow turning in games like Halo. Luckily, Razer has been known for some time to be releasing the Razer Onza – a tournament quality Xbox 360 controller with things like adjustable resistance analog sticks, backlit keys, programmable buttons and a 15 foot cable that is either braided or not depending on if you’re going for the Razer Onza Tournament Edition which retails for $49.99 or the regular Razer Onza which retails for just $39.99.
While the controllers aren’t the most expensive accessories in the world, perhaps you want to check out what they are like before actually slapping down an order. Well, lucky for you a video has just appeared on YouTube showing off the controller with the video’s creator, Hutch, telling us what he likes about the controller and then proceeding to play Black Ops with it.
The Call of Duty franchise is without a doubt one of if not the single most popular first person shooter franchises on the market. Just about every entry to the series has managed to sell like hot cakes with the latest installment, Call of Duty: Black Ops, being no different. However, just because Activision already has your initial $60 doesn’t mean they are looking to stop anytime soon.
PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers will know that the Black Ops First Strike DLC pack was made available not too long ago but PC gamers have effectively been left in the dust. Luckily, it was just made known today that the First Strike DLC pack will be getting released on the PC March 25th. Furthermore, those looking to get a jump start on the purchase will be able to slap down a pre-order right now through Steam and have the maps ready the instant they are made available.
We don’t even need to tell you about the immense success regarding Minecraft as the independently developed game has graduated from having just a cult following to being to nothing short of a phenomenon.
However, Minecraft is still in beta which means it has much room to grow. Not too long ago we let us know that Mojang Specifications would be bringing wolves to the game which you can tame and have do your biddings including slaughtering cows. But another more substantial feature has been known to be coming to the game in the form of achievements. However we haven’t heard much in terms of when exactly achievements will be added to the game or what they will be like.
Luckily, the game’s original developer Markus Persson (commonly referred to as Notch) has recently come forth to give some information regarding the feature. Apparently, work on Minecraft achievements have already begun and, according to Persson, will not be something tedious like cutting down a million trees. Instead, they will feature creative things such as riding a pig off a cliff.
Additionally, a statistic system ill be implemented into the game that will allow gamers to see how much work they’ve done including how many trees they’ve cut down and things of the like. When will it go live? We aren’t exactly sure but we’ll keep you posted.
For more information check out Notch’s official blog here.
