Cake Mania 3 video game available now on PC

Indulge in a time-traveling adventure of cake-baking fun with Cake Mania 3!

Master cake-baker Jill Evans is ready to tackle her biggest challenge yet - planning her dream wedding! But disaster strikes when her friends and family are the victims of a dysfunctional time travel gadget and are transported to random periods in time.

In this mouse-crunching time management adventure from Sandlot Games, the world’s premier developer of casual games, you must learn the basics of cake-making and fill customer orders before they get annoyed and walk out. The quicker you serve, the more they tip – but look out – some customers are more patient than others! Can you help Jill work her cake-making magic and get everyone back before the wedding begins?

Features:
• Over 350 possible level combination
• Over 30 wacky customer types including witches, wizards, Robin Hood and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• 6 bakery locations; Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Old England, Revolutionary France, The Stone Age and a final secret location!
• Kitchen upgrades and customisable bakeries
• Mini-games include giving Jill a new look and designing your very own wedding cake!

Available for the first time on CD-ROM in the UK and Ireland through a leading European publisher INTENIUM, Cake Mania 3 joins Focus Multimedia’s Essential range of great value PC games and software. Every Focus Essential title has the suggested retail price of just £9.78 including VAT.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 PlayStation 3 fighting game screenshots

"The sequel to the greatest ninja game ever made comes to the PlayStation 3" PlayStation The Official Magazine. The most intense, challenging, action-packed ninja adventure is back, exclusively on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system!




Developed by Tecmo's own Team NINJA, the NINJA GAIDEN series follows the adventures of super ninja Ryu Hayabusa throughout the world. The series has earned high praise and a loyal following amongst core fans, as well as action gamers alike. NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA was the first in the series to land on the PLAYSTATION 3 system. From playability, visual presentation to sound, the game received excellent scores all around.

"Ninja Gaiden Sigma featured one of the most infamously challenging, yet undeniably addictive, fighting mechanics ever to grace an action game."
- PlayStation The Official Magazine, May 2009
NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA 2 is graced the cover of the May 2009 issue of PlayStation The Official Magazine, which includes an 8-page exclusive feature on the upcoming title, as well as an interview with Team NINJA's director and producer Yosuke Hayashi.

NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA 2 has not been rated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).

New Super Mario All-Stars enhanced coming to Nintendo Wii?

The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu reveals Super Mario Collection in a list of game trademarks.

Super Mario Collection (known as Super Mario All-Stars in Europe) was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993 and contained updated versions of four classic Mario games. Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels were all included on the cartridge with improved graphics and sound to take advantage of the SNES hardware.

The new trademark may suggest that this original compilation could arrive on the Virtual Console in the future. The NES versions of these games are already available for download on the Wii but the enhanced SNES compilation would certainly be of interest to many, particularly those who have never experienced any of these Mario games in any form (there must be someone!).

There are other possible outcomes of the trademark, however. It is possible that it could indicate a DSi release of some kind such as a download on the DSi store of the SNES Super Mario All-Stars or perhaps an all new collection containing Game Boy titles such as Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.

Obviously, there are many possibilities as to what this trademark could imply. Feel free to speculate in the comments section below and stay tuned for more information on the Super Mario Collection trademark in the future.

Source: n-europe

Mortal Kombat 9 latest online details emerge

Mortal Kombat is going back to it’s root but Ed Boon and friends will be adding something revolutionary to Mortal Kombat 9. Mortal Kombat 9 is currently in development by WB Games Chicago, under Warner Bros.

Recently posted up on the Time Warner.com’s job page, is a position to join the team working on Mortal Kombat 9. The listing details that the title will bring “brand-new features that will revolutionize online play.”

WB Games Inc. seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Network to help us implement cutting-edge online features to ensure the Mortal Kombat franchise is an industry leader in online functionality. We are looking to position Mortal Kombat as the “gold standard” for network play, and we are looking for someone who wants to push the boundaries of what is possible with online interaction.

You will work closely with architects and designers on both the Mortal Kombat team and the advanced technology group to help design and implement functionality ranging from the core network transport layer all the way to owning the final implementation of brand-new features that will revolutionize online play.

Spielberg to make Halo movie? as Master Chief heads for Hollywood

The much-anticipated Halo movie, which died a premature death after Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson tried to get it off the ground a couple of years back, may be alive again. And not just that, but it may have an even bigger name than Jackson's attached to it as producer now…

Steven Spielberg.

IESB is reporting that "Spielberg is blown away by writer Stuart Beattie's take on the game in his script entitled Halo the Fall of Reach. This coupled with the fact that his DreamWorks umbrella is looking for a big tent pole to help launch their newly independant [sic] studio with distribution over at Walt Disney Pictures after losing Transformers to Paramount in the separation, it's the perfect combination."


The report also notes how Spielberg actor Shia LaBeouf has been talking about how the director is fascinated with the game BioShock lately, and also that word has it that "CAA, who rep both Spielberg and Beattie, is pushing these negotiations heavily."

Is the PlayStation 3 better than Xbox 360? as Rockstar say Xbox 360 is limiting GTA IV

Lack of Blu-ray and guaranteed hard drive creating limitations for the next-gen crime opus, acknowledges Rockstar

The Xbox 360's lack of a guaranteed hard disk is creating limitations in Grand Theft Auto IV's development, Rockstar has acknowledged.

During an interview with our partners in crime at Official PlayStation Magazine, Rockstar's creative vice president Dan Houser was asked: "On PS3 you've got a guarantee that every machine is going to have a hard-drive and, with Blu-ray, you've got plenty of storage, whereas on Xbox 360 there's no guarantee of a hard-drive and you're working with the DVD format. Does that create limitations?" To which he replied, "Yep."

He continued, "To be honest with you we haven't solved all those riddles yet." The difficulties aren't limited to working on Microsoft's box, as Houser explains that "both have enormous challenges" and that "both have their own particular pleasures and pains".

Rockstar hasn't said anything about a target SKU between the two consoles, but they're currently demoing the game to press running on an Xbox 360 - so we wouldn't worry too much if you've only got Microsoft's console. Look for more on GTA IV in the next few weeks.

Source: CVG

Call of Duty Modern Warfare video game download content confirmed map packs and more...

Developer Infinity Ward has confirmed that it will issue additional map packs for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 following the game's release.

Speaking to MTV, studio exec Robert Bowling revealed that the war sim will be "heavily" supported with downloadable content, announcing that the two map packs unveiled at this year's E3 will not be the title's only expansions.




"As far as DLC goes, we love it and plan to support Modern Warfare 2 heavily with post-launch support," he said. "We've confirmed we'll be doing at least two map packs which were announced at E3 as a timed exclusive for Xbox 360.

"The fact that we confirmed at least two map packs doesn't mean there won't be more; honestly we plan on shaping our DLC based on community feedback from the full game, and [the] first two DLC map packs.

"Therefore, the community will really determine what comes after that."

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in November.

TechRadar's - Seven amazing Nintendo Wii tricks to try unlock puzzle and restore MP3 playback...

Tech Radar have published this post listing 7 amazing tricks that Nintendo fail to let you know you can do on your Nintendo Wii.

From email tricks to Mario attack it listed below.


1. Email a chum's Wii

You'll need to have a record of those damnably unmemorable friend codes for anyone you want to mail, but once you do it's simple: just drop a message to w[friendcode]@wii.com. For instance, w1234567891011@wii.com.

2. Add a smooth, constant blue glow to your Wii

The blue lighting around the disc slot normally only glows when the Wii's got some sort of announcement for you, and disappears once you've read it. However, you can lend your lounge a sci-fi feel by making that tastefull glow permanent. Just email your own Wii - using the system in the tip above - but never read the message (which can take up to an hour to arrive, incidentally). As long as it stays unread, that cheeky light will keep on twinkling.

3. Mario attack

If you're downloading something from the Wii shop - be it a new channel or a virtual console title - have a gander at what the Mario animation in the progress bar is wearing. If he's dressed in red and white (as opposed to his traditional red and blue togs), you can make him chuck fireballs with the A button.

4. Puzzle puzzle

Unlock a hidden hardcore mode in the Photo Channel's jigsaw mini-game. Move the cursor over the number of pieces you want to split your photo into, but hold down the 1 button before you select the option. The resulting jigsaw will be split into 194 pieces, which makes for quite the pictorial challenge.

5. Restore MP3 playback

Speaking of the photo channel, you were probably narked to discover that last year's update to do it inexplicably removed MP3 soundtrack support, lumping us with AAC tracks only. Yeah thanks, Ninty. Fortunately, you can downgrade to the original version by heading to Wii Settings then Data Management, then selecting the Channels tab and choosing to delete the Photo Channel entirely. Don't worry, it won't disappear - instead, it'll revert to sweet old version 1.0, replete with MP3 support.

6. Fix stubborn Wiimotes

If you're having trouble getting a new or borrowed Wiimote to synch with your console, there's a way to make the Wii completely forget about all the remotes it's paired with so that you can start afresh. Turn the Wii off and unplug it from the wall. Wait 30 seconds, then plug it in and turn it on again. When the Health & Safety warning pops up, open the flap on the front of the Wii, then press and hold down the red SYNC button for 15 seconds. And that's it - all the synced controllers will be forgotten. Then pair all your Wiimotes with the console using the standard method.

7. Use your Wiimotes with your PC

Yep, the Wiimote uses standard Bluetooth wireless tech to talk to the console - which means it can also work with a PC. So your Wii controller can double up as a remote control for movie watching, or you can even play any game with it. You'll need either built-in Bluetooth support or a USB adaptor in your PC, plus free app GlovePIE to get it working. There's a little bit of faff involved, but the instructions at the GlovePIE site will talk you through it. You can also download pre-made profiles for specific games.

Tekken 6 game on PlayStation Portable will feature downloadable content

When Tekken 6, the weaponless fighting game, appears on the PSP Namco have promised it will have DLC (downloadable content).

The hand held video game will have nearly all the features of the full Tekken 6 console version. With Idolmaster already offering over $100 of DLC on the PSP who knows what Tekken 6 DLC will cost?

Some amazing new videos added - Chronicles of Riddick graphics and sound demos...

Just added a couple of Chronicles of Riddock developer videos to my YouTube channel Gameboyuk (please subscribe). They show the amazing graphics, before and after, plus the in game sound creation. Watch them and see what you think.