04/05/09

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Meet Alison Carroll - the new Lara Croft picture gallery

Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft.

For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, Lara Weller, Nell McAndrew, Rhona Mitra, Ellen Rocche and Vanessa Demouy.

View her pictures here on BuzzNewsRoom...

Guitar Hero Metallica and Rock Band 2 Go Wireless with Lips Microphones

New song game add-ons available from Ne-Yo, Coldplay and more in April
London, 3rd April - It’s time to break free from the cords and perform like a true rock star with music games on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft!

Today, Microsoft announced that Activision’s “Guitar Hero Metallica” and MTV’s “Rock Band 2” will be among the first music titles to support the celebrated “Lips” wireless microphones.

Last year, Microsoft created the high quality wireless microphones that set the standard for music game peripherals, and teamed with iNiS to let fans around the world rock out with them on “Lips.” With the latest in motion-sensing technology and built-in LED lights that pulse to the rhythm of your performance, these microphones help Xbox 360 stand out as the home of the best music experiences.

Now these mics will help people jam like never before with other great music games on Xbox 360, first with “Guitar Hero® Metallica.” A title update this summer will also activate mic compatibility with “Rock Band 2.” Additional titles that support the “Lips” microphones will available later this year, and only on Xbox 360.

Fans of “Lips” have even more reason to grab their wireless mics and sing with their friends, as more popular hits are added to Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the “Lips” in-game “Get Music” store. Song packs featuring Ne-Yo, Coldplay and Creedence Clearwater Revival will be available this month, as well as new songs from Incubus, Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Mika and more, worldwide in all Xbox LIVE enabled regions.

Available April 3:
Wish You Were Here – Incubus
Sugar, We're Goin Down – Fall Out Boy
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Available April 10:
Ne-Yo Song Pack – Closer, So Sick, and Hate That I Love You by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo
Coldplay Song Pack – Speed Of Sound, The Scientist, and In My Place
Looking Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Closer – Ne-Yo
So Sick – Ne-Yo

Available April 17:
Creedence Clearwater Revival Song Pack - Looking Out My Back Door, Bad Moon Rising and Who’ll Stop the Rain
Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
All My Life – K-Ci & Jo Jo
Sing – Travis

Available April 27:
Love Today – Mika
Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard
Linger – The Cranberries

Gameboy iPhone case available in Japan - I want one...

No one seems to have a clue where these “iBoy” iPhone incognito cases can be purchased but someone took a photo of one and it’s making the tech blog rounds with a lot of appreciative oohs and ahhs from readers. I know, I think it’s a fabulous idea, too. The problem is, we don’t know the price and specs. The photo only seems to show the back side–that’s the iPhone camera up ther on the top left.

By the way, the photo was taken in Japan. That’s another curious thing. Contrary to popular belief, it appears there are enough Japanese iPhone users for someone to actually make a unique iPhone case. It’s a white iPhone too.

Source: PMP Today

Need for Speed Shift HD Screenshots trailer videos

Need for Speed SHIFT, the all-new authentic racing game in the Need for Speed series, will hit stores in the UK on September 18, 2009. Need for Speed SHIFT brings a true drivers experience to some of the worlds most iconic racing tracks, including the storied Brands Hatch in the UK.

The game also features the largest roster of high-performance cars in Need for Speed history including race cars such as the Pagani Zonda, Porsche 911 GT2 and Lotus Elise.

With Need for Speed SHIFT, we set out to create a racing game that pushes the genre and delivers something never before seen in a Need for Speed title, said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President at EA Games Europe. By focusing on the drivers experience through the first-person view, we are able to capture the high-speed intensity and gripping emotions of racing.

Players are thrust into the loud, intense, and athletic experience of racing a car from the drivers perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the all-new brutally disorienting crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

Xbox LIVE - The Pitt DLC replaced - having problems? re-download new file

Bethesda have replaced the Pitt download on Xbox LIVE after reports of some users having problems.

The Fallout 3 download was causing crashes on some consoles and user are advised to delete their existing file and re-download.

To remove the faulty file choose the memory option in System Settings in the dashboard. Scroll to Fallout 3 and delete The Pitt file.

This is the second replacement file...

The Pitt costs 800 MSP (9.60 euro £6.80).

More on The Pitt here on gamezplay.org including video (age gate)

Free online game Pogo announce its players’ worlds just got fun-sized with Pogo Minis

Electronic Arts free online games site Pogo.com announce that its players’ worlds just got ”fun-sized” – with the introduction of Pogo Minis.

The customisable avatars, are now available to the free games Pogo.com community; along with access to popular Club Pogo games and features such as Pogo Gems, items once reserved exclusively for the Club Pogo audience.

These new features have also launched on Pogo European sites in the UK (Pogo.co.uk), France (Pogo.fr) and Germany (Pogo.de). All content is localised and will have content customised for each site’s community.

Pogo Minis are online avatars that players can customise with hundreds of virtual backgrounds, outfits and goodies. These items can be acquired with tokens which are earned by playing games or players can deck out their Minis with animated backgrounds and virtual items (goodies) for an additional fee. These animated premium offerings can be attained with Pogo Gems, a convenient way to get premium content on the site.

Since the launch of Pogo Gems in 2006, members have customised their Pogo Mini’s with more than 30 million items to stylize their avatars in dynamic ways.

Access to select Club Pogo games can be acquired through “Club Pogo Premium Game Tickets” which are acquired with Pogo Gems. These “Game Tickets” give players access to a specific game in one, three or seven day increments. During that time, they will have access to the game, ad-free and will be able to unlock special items for their Pogo Mini. The first five games available for “Club Pogo Premium Game Tickets” are Canasta, Everyone Wins Bingo, Mahjong Garden, Pogo Addiction Solitaire and Tri-Peaks Solitaire.

“We wanted to extend the ability for all players to showcase their personality while giving them access to an even larger offering of games and features,” said Pogo. General Manager Michael Marchetti. “We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our Club Pogo players about how much they love creating their online persona with Pogo Minis. It’s become a favourite way for players to express themselves and connect with other players in our passionate and tight knit community.”

Club Pogo members will continue to enjoy exclusive privileges including 24/7 access to all 40+ Club Pogo exclusive games, unlimited ad-free gameplay, access to exclusive content including Pogo Mini Pets and hundreds of badges, which are game rewards for completing online challenges. Players can join Club Pogo for a monthly fee of £4.99 or access for a year for £34.99.

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