Dead Space 3 Awakened DLC gets a trailer

Dead-Space-3-Awakened-01 You haven't sold your Dead Space 3 copy yet? Good, because new DLC content is coming on March 12 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.  It's called Awakened and it even gets its out trailer, check it out below.

This is the first DLC for the coop survival horror and it's actually"added content". Steve Papoutsis, vice president and general manager of Visceral Games says that "In Dead Space 3 Awakened, gamers will experience some of the most disturbing content they have ever seen in a Dead Space game – they are going to love it," Awakened is priced at $8.99/800 MS points.

 

 

Dragon War Garand Gaming Headset Review

dragon_war_garand_review Another video review. This time for the Dragon War Garand gaming headset. Still not used to talking to a camera so again, forgive the crudeness of this review.

Score: 8/10

 

Taken from the Dragon War website:

Product Code: G-HS-001

Features:

Vibration functions 5.1 Channel Dolby surround sounds Microphone connected USB Master volume control USB powered, no additional power Detachable microphone with Quick On connection

Headphone:

Front Sound Frequency: 25 – 18 KHz Front Speaker: Ø 40mm x 2.35 ohm Rear Sound Frequency: 100 – 18 KHz Rear Speaker: Ø 30mm x 2.32 ohm Center Sound Frequency Response: 100 – 18 KHz Center Speaker: Ø 33mm x 2.32 ohm Heavy Bass Sound Frequency Response: 20 – 160 Hz Heavy Bass Vibration Speaker: Ø 30mm x 2.8 ohm Impedance: 32 ohm Sensitivity: 112 +/- 3dB Maximum Input: 40mW Cable Length: 220 cm Connection: USB Weight: 220g Microphone: Microphone Sizes 6 x 5 mm Frequency: 50Hz – 16 KHz Sensitivity: -58 dB Impedance: 2.2 ohm Connection: 3.5 mm plug Directional: Omni-directional

 

Weekend, what are you playing?

Arlie haul 03-08-13

A lot of new games reached Philippine shores this week. Tomb Raider, the new Sim City, the new Naruto game, Castlevania: Mirrors of fate, and many more hit shelves last Tuesday giving a good variety of new games to enjoy during the weekend. so pick your poison, what are you playing this weekend?

ff13-2

Quash:For me, instead of going for something new, I weirdly chose to backtrack for the weekend. I bought Final Fantasy XIII-2 for P950 for my Xbox 360 and I'll most likely be playing that over the weekend. I guess it was the price, plus the urge to play an JRPG. I wasn't impressed with how Final Fantasy XIII turned out, and from what I was hearing about the sequel made me decide to not get it on release. But a year later with its price down, I decided to give it a try, see if it actually turns out good for me in the end.

Well, 11 hours in, and many time travel jumps later, it's actually a lot of fun. The story though is very forgettable at this point, but the combat mechanic is still one of the best in the series. O wasn't too fond with the whole third character being captured monsters found in the wild, but the merging of monsters and finding different combinations for new skills and all always get me thinking. The freedom and the ability to backtrack is also welcome. The sequel has what the first game lacked, and if Square actually merged the two and minus the whole time travel storyline, the Final Fantasy XIII series would have gone so much better. Oh, and that damn moogle is just as annoying as Vanille, just saying.

I also might get Tomb Raider this weekend for my Xbox 360, or maybe start preparing for BioShock: Infinite?

 

Migoy: Don't have much planned for this weekend. I just need to finish my LP of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and DmC Devil May Cry before I go into / continue anything else. Oh that and maybe some Battlefield 3 online with the crew and homies. All of which have videos up on our youtube channel that you can check out.

Lost Planet 3 gets a new trailer, also a release date

lost-planet-3-8 Lost Planet 3 shows itself yet again with a new trailer finally announcing a release date. It's coming on June 25 in NA and June 28 in Europe for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Check the trailer below.

I'm not too sure about this game at this point. With a fairly unknown developer called Spark Unlimited working on this game instead of Capcom, I have a feeling that it will come out as a generic third person shooter. So far, nothing appealing has popped up. It's obviously more story-driven this time around compared to the second game, but that's about it. It'll be sad if it turns out to be just as bad as the second, because the first game had a lot of potential thanks to the game's setting.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag details, release date set

Assassins-creed-IV-Black-Flag-featured As promised, Ubisoft blows up the start of the week with tons of details regarding Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.  Set before the events of the third game, Edward Kenway is the new assassin and is set to sail on October 29 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, and next-gen consoles.

In a preview article by Joystiq, The development of Black Flag started in 2011, which suggests they have quite a ton of developers working on just one franchise at Ubisoft. Revelations was released in 2011, meaning they had three Assassin's Creed titles in the works that year(including Assassin's Creed 3). This definitely isn't a rush job, but how many more games like this can we take in?

But enough of the history lesson. Black Flag is embracing a highly praised feature that debuted in the last game - Naval battles. But it's not just the combat anymore, they expand on that concept further. Edward Kenway commands the ship called the Jackdaw, which seems to be the focus of the game's exploration. The game will have around 50 locations like Cuba, Bahamas, Nassau, and South Florida to visit. Including islands, cities and ports such as Havana, Kingston and Nassau. There will also be hidden paths to explore, quiet fishing villages, ship wrecks, plantations, dense jungles, islands, an underwater ship wrecks.

This is going to be pirate game in it's core, wrapped around that assassin's hood, which means boarding ships, plundering, finding lost treasure, and freedom to explore the open sea awaits when it hits this October. The sea exploration won't be restricted with artificial barriers, but you can't explore the whole world too, there will be ship upgrades to do, and some are required for you to progress.

Black Flag will have an absent Desmond this time. Ubisoft stated that the third game will conclude his story, and they are sticking with it. It's still not certain if Black Flag is a straight up history lesson, with no modern day sections of us exiting the Animus with a new character. But if you ask me, it's a step to the right direction if they remove it completely.

It was just four months, and already Assassin's Creed 3 has been pushed out of the spotlight by a new numbered sequel. Ubisoft's attempt of releasing a new title every year might be exciting for the hardcore of fans, but it makes me wonder if this healthy for a blooming franchise. I'm sure many players is still trying to find time to experience Connor's journey, and some might get sick of the franchise thanks to the annual release.

Check out the released trailers and screenshots so far for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag below.

Announce Trailer

Edward Kenway trailer

[source: Gematsu, VG247]