IGN get a look at Six Days in Fallujah the controversial video agme

ign have posted their views after a first look at Six Days in Fallujah the new FPS war game from Atomic Games.

I what looks like a standard FPS war game Atomic have added almost total destruction to the landscape and buildings. ign seemed disappointed with the graphics but it is early days and they could be improved...

The Battle of Fallujah took place in November of 2004 and was one of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq War. The aim of this game is not political. Don't expect there to be any message of who was in the right or wrong. The aim is simply to tell the true stories of the men and women that lived through the fight. A group of 42 marines offered up diaries, recollections, photos and videos to ensure the game you play is as close to the real thing as possible.

Read the full post here on IGN...

Helldorado PC video game - go for your gun cowboy

Viva Media announced the release of Helldorado today, a tactical-action strategy game set in the old Wild West. Viva Media CEO Carlo Voelker commented, “This is a rich and detailed strategy game complete with exciting action and a thrilling storyline. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed.”

Helldorado was developed by Spellbound. The developer is well-known for excellence in its prior western-themed games, Desperados and Desperados 2.

1883, SANTA FE. Peace in this town has been shattered by a shocking kidnapping. Gather your men and ride on a series of challenging missions to stop treacherous, marauding outlaws in this story of nasty blackmail and revenge. The cast of characters include John Cooper, Kate O’Hara, Doc McCoy, Sam Williams, Pablo Sanchez, and Hawkeye. Capture a train a load of loot, dodge through saloon fights, a jail-break, and shoot-outs! The stage is set for this Wild West Adventure. Will you live to tell the tale?
Welcome to Helldorado. Is your trigger finger twitching yet?
At a glance:
-Quickly start the action by playing the exciting tutorial
-More than one way to play... Play it your way... or all ways
-60 different enemies with tactical behavior driven by our advanced AI system
-Multi-character game play: Play as 6 different characters, each with different specialist skills, abilities, and weaponry.
-3 levels of difficulty
-Movie Mode: Record your heroic deeds!
-Wild West: Experience truly authentic Wild
West locations on the PC, from a stormy train robbery to bloody sunsets and beautiful old New Orleans, and more.
-Technology: Switch between tactical view & actions view seamlessly, Bloom and HDR rendering, nVidia PhysX technology
-Weapons and Equipment: 6 shooter pistol, shotguns, rifle, bow and arrow, derringer, knifes, tomahawks and other weapons found in an 1880’s arsenal.

Sean Mort's Iconic Gaming Revolution T-shirt from threadless

Sean Mort has designed the fist of rvolution using video game controllers.

The T-shirt is available to buy from treadless here...

Send them a picture of you wearing one of their T-shirts to gain a discount on your next order...

Playing Pong with Street Fighter IV - video

Both players are handicapped so they have a pixel of health, and both have selected Rose as their character.

They are playing best of 9. At the beginning of each round, one of them "serves" by performing Rose's "Soul Spark" move - a half-circle towards on the joystick, and a punch button.

Then, they take it in turns to perform her "Soul Reflect", which can reverse projectiles; this is a quarter-cirlce away on the stick, with a punch button. Whoever fails to time the parry correctly will get hit by the "ball", and the other player will win the round.



Source: Infovore blog

Nintendo WiiWare for truly innovative games, not Mario

WiiWare supporters looking for killer apps to define Nintendo's downloadable game service shouldn't pin their hopes on seeing a Mario game hit the virtual platform. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime says it's not the best fit.

"When we're gonna work on a Mario title, we're gonna bring it to Wii or DS," Fils-Aime told Geoff Keighley on the most recent episode of GameTrailers TV. The company announced last year that the Mario and Zelda teams were hard at work on new titles, one of which it recently announced.


Read full post on Kotaku here...

Watch the GameTrailers episode here...

Video Recording in iPhone OS 3.0 images of 3.0 beta show video on the iPhone.

The iPhone is amazing for a laundry list of reasons, but one thing that always struck us is why certain features that are otherwise found on lesser, punier phones, still haven't made the cut. A smartphone that can't handle MMS? Really?

Waiting for the 3.0 update so that we can copy/paste text? Huh? But the biggest offender has to be the lack of video recording support from Apple, something that hopefully a newly uncovered screenshot of iPhone 3.0 software proves may just be around the corner.

Gizmodo's worker bees (by way of Boy Genius Report and Mac Rumors) posted up images that were found buried inside the latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta, which clearly show an app designed for video recording. According to the main screenshot, there's a toggle button to switch back and forth between a still camera and video camera, and a big fat recording button in the middle. Within the configuration files where the screenshot was found were notes on potential features for the video software, including an auto-focus camera, magnetometer, and voice control.

So will the 3.0 software transform your existing camera into a video monster? Doubtful, in order to work, the firmware needs to read that a video camera is present, something that we don't think the current camera will register as, so what we're looking at is probably beta files for a next generation iPhone killer app. Still, the concept of video recording, even if we have to wait for it, is exciting.

The Serpent of Isis video game free demo download PC and Mac

The Serpent of Isis Exclusive

In the early 1900`s the legendary artwork, the Serpent of Isis, was stolen at the grand opening of the Egypt Museum in Cairo. Originally discovered by your grandfather, you have been searching for the missing masterpiece your entire adult life.

One day, a mysterious letter arrives indicating that the person who possesses the artwork can be found on board the Mont Palu Express. Catch the train and solve the ancient mystery!

* Solve intriguing puzzles
* Find bonus items to earn extra hints
* Beautiful locations

Download a FREE one hour demo here...

System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: 800 Mhz
RAM: 512 MB
DirectX: 7.0
Hard Drive: 111 MB

Also available for Mac

Atari 2600 - How 128k of RAM spawned the birth of the PlayStation 3 Xbox and Wii consoles we have today...

It is an unmistakable artifact: the woodgrain deck with its bank of switches, the rubber-gripped joysticks with their single button in inviting PUSH ME orange, the primitive-looking games with their bright, blocky graphics and bleep-blorp sound effects.

But for authors Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost, the Atari VCS – more popularly known as the Atari 2600 – was and is much more than a piece of '80s iconography; it is a unique piece of technology that changed the world forever.

In Racing the Beam, their new book which inaugurates the Platform Studies series at the MIT Press, they explore how the arcane inner workings of the once ubiquitous system shaped and informed the games that went on to shape and inform human culture.

Read the full post here on thestar.com...

Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector's Edition Details and Official Facebook/MySpace Pages

When Batman: Arkham Asylum reaches stores this summer, the DARK KNIGHT will be taking a fully loaded arsenal along with him for the ride. At his disposal is a complete suite of gadgets and accessories that includes everything from a sonar resonator and a Batclaw to an explosive gel aerosol. Batman will make use need it all to take down the insane criminals that prowl Arkham Island.

The North American collector’s edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum, co-published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. features a full array of iconic collector’s items, including:

• 14" Batarang with stand
o Matches the Batarang’s in-game design


• Arkham Doctor’s Journal


o 48 pages of notes on Arkham’s inmates
o Embossed leather dust jacket


• 2 Sleeve Digi-pack, including:


o Game disc
o Behind-the-scenes DVD


• Code for downloadable Challenge Map


o Exclusive “Crime Alley” map, available immediately


• Full-color Manual




For Batman fans who want to keep up with all the latest news and development on the game, the official Facebook.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Batman-Arkham-Asylum-The-Official-Page/70233106632 and MySpace.com http://www.myspace.com/batmanarkhamasylum pages are now live - offering fans a central hub to network and learn about one of the hottest upcoming games of Summer 2009. True Batman fans can now keep up with all the latest developments, and preapare to get their hands on the Bat’s famous gadgets this summer.

Grab a Nintendo DSi in the UK for £130 at Morrisons this Easter

If you live in the UK, Morrison's supermarkets have reduced the price of the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo Wii consoles this Easter.

The Nintendo DSi is selling for £130 (£20 off) and The Nintendo Wii is £150 (£30 off) - but you'll have to be quick...

Source: Cubed 3