Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable for PlayStation Vita screenshots revealed

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Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable for PlayStation Vita screenshots revealed

Namco Bandai have released some new screenshots for their forthcoming PlayStation Vita game Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable.

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The bugs are ready to attack mankind in Sandlot’s popular arcade action shooter Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable, coming soon exclusively for the PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system. The Earth Defense Force is all that stands man between thousands of gigantic bugs, aliens, and the end of the world in a realistic urban sprawl that is doomed for total destruction.

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable will be available on PlayStation Vita exclusively on the PlayStation Store in Europe on 16th January 2013.

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Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable is completely remastered from the original classic shooter (Earth Defense Force 2017) and features seven new levels and the fan favorite Pale Wing that lets players soar high over buildings in her jet pack and cause destruction from above. For the first time, save the world with your friends in online multiplayer for up to four players and players can play in co-op and versus mode. Get ready to battle against the very best from outer space in Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable and take out the never ending onslaught of insects infesting our planet!

Features

  • Epic Battles Against Hordes of Insect and Giant Alien Robot Invaders – Players will face-off against non-stop swarms of attackers ranging from giant ants, spiders, and robots standing more than 100 meters tall for the most outrageously destructive battles ever seen before.
  • Online Multiplayer for up to Four Players – Players can jump into online co-op and versus mode with up to four players and eradicate the insects once and for all.
  • New Levels and Introducing Pale Wing– Take the insect destruction even further in seven brand new levels with four new enemies and cause damage from above with the high-flying female fan-favorite Pale Wing as she comes to North America for the first time.
  • More than 230 Explosive Weapons – Battle alongside an EDF squad with more than 230 unique weapons, including the AF Assault Rifle that penetrates heavy steel, the Goliath Rocket Launcher that ignites huge blast areas, the Magma Cannon that bathes enemies in an inferno, and introducing new weapons for the PlayStation®Vita system that will exterminate the bug infestation from all enemy fronts.
  • Completely Destructible Environments – With an almost entirely destructive world the EDF can resort to mortars, grenades, tanks, helicopters or whatever it takes to tear down an entire city to keep the insect invasion from spreading.

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So what do you think of Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

STAR TREK The Video Game gets release date and pre-order details

Andrew Edney
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STAR TREK The Video Game gets release date and pre-order details

Paramount Pictures and NAMCO Bandai Games today revealed the release date for STAR TREK The Video Game.

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The release date will be April 26, 2013, in Europe and Australasia!

Moreover, the legion of eager Star Trek fans and gamers will be able to place their order soon, as STAR TREK The Video Game‘s pre-order program will be starting in the coming weeks at participating retailers. STAR TREK will bring an original adventure to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC at retailers and via digital download for PC and PlayStation 3.

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All pre-orders for the game will include access to the “Elite Officer Pack,” which features exclusive items and unique uniforms for legendary characters Kirk and Spock, who play front and center in a completely new story created especially for STAR TREK The Video Game, written by BAFTA award winner Marianne Krawczyk.

The exclusive “Elite Officer Pack” will include:

– Stealth Pack – Kirk and Spock stealth uniforms, plus Starfleet Type IV Stealth Sniper Rifle and extra ammo

– Brawler Pack – Kirk leather jacket costume and Spock Vulcan Science Academy costume

– Kelvin Pack – Kirk and Spock U.S.S. Kelvin uniforms, plus U.S.S. Kelvin Hand Phaser

– Academy Pack – Kirk Academy Uniform, Spock Officer Dress Uniform, plus Academy Phaser

– Kobayashi Maru Pack – Kirk and Spock Kobayashi Maru uniforms

Click below to pre-order for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

     

You can find out more about STAR TREK The Video Gameat www.startrekgame.com.

Having sat through a demo of one of the levels I can honestly say I am looking forward to this game.

App Update: Chrome browser for iPhone and iPad version 23.0.1271.100

Andrew Edney
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App Update: Chrome browser for iPhone and iPad version 23.0.1271.100

If you are fan of Google’s Chrome browser you can now get it as an app for both the iPhone and iPad and it’s just been updated to version 23.0.1271.100.

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Browse fast with Chrome, now available on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Sign in to sync your personalized Chrome experience from your computer, and bring it with you anywhere you go.

What’s New in Version 23.0.1271.100

  • Fixes for audio bugs

Have you tried it yet? Be sure and let us know by leaving a comment below.

Download Google Chrome for iOS now

Watch The First 5 Minutes of BioShock Infinite (With Spoilers)

Chris Hare
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Today IGN Posted the First five minutes of Next Years BioShock Infinite (with Spoliers), Please Watch it with a smile on your face.

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Borderlands 2 DLC : Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt – more details and a release date

Andrew Edney
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Borderlands 2 DLC : Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt – more details and a release date

There has been some official information provided about the next Borderlands 2 DLC – this one is called Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt.

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Danger! Excitement! Mustaches! It’s time for another episode of Vault Hunter Adventures, featuring Sir Hammerlock! In this week’s tale, our hard-boiled heroes travel to the savage continent of Aegrus! Their goal? To uncover the most exotic creatures Pandora has to offer, and give ’em the old one-two!

The new piece of DLC will be available January 15th 2013 for the Xbox, PS3 and PC.

Here is the trailer:

Check out our review of Borderlands 2

Might of Magic Dual of Champions from Ubisoft iPad launch trailer released

Andrew Edney
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Might of Magic Dual of Champions from Ubisoft iPad launch trailer released

Ubisoft have released a trailer for the iPad version of their game Might of Magic Dual of Champions.

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Might & Magic Duel of Champions is an online strategy card game set in the fantastic Might & Magic universe. Choose a hero and build his army with Creatures, Spells and Destiny cards to defeat your opponents in epic battles. The unique Battleground of Duel of Champions creates an action-filled gameplay that fits any style of players. Enter tournaments, measure your strength against top players, earn gold and get new boosters for your deck!

Here is the launch trailer:

We also spoke with Stephane Jankowski, the producer of Might of Magic Dual of Champions a few months ago about the game.

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And here is Stephane to introduce the game and give us a little taster:

Here are some images from the game:

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The game is free-to-play and looks like it could be quite fun – we will be checking it in more detail soon.

What do you think of Might of Magic Dual of Champions? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter now at over £800,000 and climbing

Andrew Edney
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Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter now at over £800,000 and climbing

As we near to the end of 2012, the Kickstarter for Elite: Dangerous has already hit £829,691 towards the total of £1,250,000 so far, and there are new videos.

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“Elite: Dangerous” is the latest instalment of a long series of epic space games, starting with “Elite” – one of the most successful games of the 1980s.

Fight, trade, hunt your way across a giant galaxy of billions of star systems, starting with a basic starship and a few credits. You can make money from trading goods between the many star systems, by destroying pirate ships (and collecting bounty), or even by attacking traders and collecting their cargo (which in turn will get a bounty on your head!). There will be missions too, and exploration. Most people will do some combination of these things. Upgrade your ship and specialise in one activity – have a trader with a huge cargo bay, or use the space for weapons and manoeuvrability.

Real Freedom – Go where you like, be what you like – pirate, bounty hunter, trader, assassin, or some mix of all of these.

Trade – Buy low, cross dangerous space lanes, evade or destroy pirates en route, then sell high, if you make the journey!

Fight – Take on the pirates or be one yourself

Progress – Get your pilot rating all the way from “Harmless” to “Elite”

Explore – Head out to the far reaches of space and discover amazing sights

And the best part – you can do all this online with your friends, or other “Elite” pilots like yourself, or even alone. The choice is yours…

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Here is the teaser trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=epmBEYfpra0

And here is the dev diary 3 in case you missed it:

Pledge here on Kickstarter for Elite: Dangerous

Borderlands 2 now available to buy on the Mac

Andrew Edney
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Borderlands 2 now available to buy on the Mac

Yep, you read that correctly – Borderlands 2 is now available to buy on the Mac – wub wub!.

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Borderlands 2 is currently a single player experience. Mac to Mac co-op multiplayer and Game Center support for Borderlands 2 are due in early 2013 with a free app update.

One really cool thing is that co-op multiplayer will be cross-platform so Mac owners can play with PC owners.

Your Mac will need a minimum spec as follows:

  • CPU Processor: Intel Quad Core
  • CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Video Memory512MB
Buy Borderlands 2 now from the Mac App Store

Exclusive to the Mac App Store version of Borderlands 2, enjoy the new Fired Up skins along with a unique head for each vault hunter. Oh and they threw in a Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade mod too. Now go have some fun!

Are you going to buy it? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Check out our review of Borderlands 2 here

Google updates new YouTube Capture App

Andrew Edney
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Google updates new YouTube Capture App

Google has released an update to its new YouTube Capture app.

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What’s New in Version 1.0.1

· Bug fixes
· Stability improvements

You can download YouTube Capture from the App Store for free.

Trials Evolution Riders of Doom DLC Now Available

Andrew Edney
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Trials Evolution Riders of Doom DLC Now Available

Ubisoft have released the new Trials Evolution Riders of Doom DLC pack.

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The new DLC pack (400 Xbox Live points) features 40 new tracks, including 20 new Trials tracks, 10 new Skill Games, 5 new Supercross tracks and 5 new Tournament tracks.

And here is the launch trailer:

Have you got it yet? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Mail, Calendar, People and Messaging app for Windows 8/RT updated

Andrew Edney
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Mail, Calendar, People and Messaging app for Windows 8/RT updated

Microsoft have released an update to their Mail, Calendar, People and Messaging app for Windows 8/RT.

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Release notes

Group email messages by conversation to keep your inbox organised.
Respond to meeting invitations directly from your inbox.
Get things done more quickly with faster performance in all apps.
Experience better reliability and usability based on feedback from customers like you.

Skype for Windows 8/RT updated again

Andrew Edney
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Skype for Windows 8/RT updated again

Skype for Windows 8 has been updated again.

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What’s new:

– Enhanced Snap view for smarter multi-tasking
– Performance improvements
– General bug fixes

Download Skype from the Windows Store

App Update: Adobe Reader for iOS updated to version 10.4.4

Andrew Edney
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App Update: Adobe Reader for iOS updated to version 10.4.4

Adobe have today released an update to their Adobe Reader app for iOS.

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Adobe Reader is the free global standard for reliably viewing and sharing PDF documents across platforms and devices. Easily and efficiently access the widest range of PDF file types—including PDF Portfolios, password-protected PDF documents and Adobe LiveCycle rights-managed PDF files. Now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Adobe Reader offers fast, high-quality interaction with PDF.

View PDF files
• Quickly open PDF files from email , the Web or any application that supports “Open In…”
• View PDF Portfolios, PDF Packages, annotations and drawing markups
• Read text annotations such as Sticky Notes

Access encrypted PDF files
• Open and view password-protected PDF files
• Access files secured by Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, which helps protect sensitive documents
• Supports the highest grade of PDF encryption, up to AES256

Interact with PDF files
• Search text to find specific information
• Use bookmarks to jump directly to a section in your PDF file
• Select single page or continuous scroll modes
• Easily zoom in on text or images for a closer view
• Quickly navigate through large files using thumbnails
• Select and copy text from a PDF file to the clipboard

Print and share files
• Print wirelessly with AirPrint
• Share PDF files with other applications using “Open In…”
• Email PDF documents as attachments

Available languages
English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, Czech, Polish and Turkish

What’s New in Version 10.4.4

  • Fixed Bugs
Download from the Apple App Store

Review: Sony Google TV NSZ-GS7

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Review: Sony Google TV NSZ-GS7

A few weeks back, I picked up a Sony NSZ-GS7 Google TV unit.  Here is the review!

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Sony’s entrant to the Google TV market is the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player with Google TV.  I recently had two first-generation Apple TV’s die on me (the power supply seems to have failed in both) and I wanted to try out Sony’s answer to the Google TV when replacing one of them.  The main draw to me was the prospect of integrating an improved channel guide and universal remote capabilities with my 6 year old Sony 60” TV and my DIRECTV receiver, as well as to open up some Android apps such as the IP camera viewer and Chrome.  Before we get into how this is working out in my home network, let’s see what Sony says about this product.

TV will never be the same.

What’s on TV? It’s completely up to you. Find what you’re craving with instant access to shows on live TV, streaming content, made-for-TV apps and Google Chrome™. Take control of your entertainment with an intuitive new remote that features a touchpad and backlit keyboard for easy operation. One box, unlimited entertainment.

Enjoy live TV, movies and more.

The TV & Movies app is the easiest way to find the best entertainment available. Choose what you want to watch exactly when you want to watch it—comedy or drama, live or streaming, right now or this Friday night. Devour the content you crave, from broadcast shows to cat videos and everything in between.

More apps, more choices.

A host of made-for-TV apps like Netflix®, Pandora® and Twitter® are pre-installed on your Google TV right out of the box. Want more? Download an endless variety of apps in the Google Play Store™. You’ll find video, music, games, social networking and news apps—just like the ones on your smartphone. Very convenient.

Remote control like no other.

You’ve never seen a remote quite like this. With a large touchpad on one side and a full keyboard on the other, it’s optimized for ease of use. The clickable touchpad works just like the one on your laptop, with one-handed operation plus pinch-and-pull for zoom control. Flip it over and you’ll find a backlit QWERTY keyboard. There’s also a 3-Axis motion sensor for gaming.

Find content quickly and easily.

Browse everything that’s playing right now—whether it’s on live TV, or available through an online service like Netflix. With Google search built right into your TV, you can cross-search results from your cable provider, the internet, apps and more to instantly find the content you crave.

Browse the web on the big screen.

Experience your favorite websites on a grand scale with the built-in Google Chrome™ browser designed for speed, simplicity and efficiency. And because it features a Flash Media Player, you can view Flash-based video sites for endless video content and engaging interactivity. Auto updates ensure added security.

And watch this video overview.

And now onto the review!

Hardware

The Sony Google TV is based on a Honeycomb build of Android, so this is running and ARM processor, similar to the Apple TV.  It is a small box that connects between your cable/satellite box and your TV or receiver.  This is nice as it does not take up an HDMI slot, and since it passes the receiver signal through the box, the receiver can operate with the Sony Google TV powered off.  There is a small power supply that hangs off of the back, and this unit supports Wi-Fi as well as ethernet connections.  I connected this device to my network via both Wi-Fi and ethernet, but left it connected to ethernet for general use as I had an extra port behind the TV.  It measures (W x H x D) : 8 x 1.3 x 5.1 in (204 x 35 x 130mm) and weighs about 1.3 pounds, very small.  It stacked on top of my DIRECTV receiver and looks right at home in my home entertainment center.

The remote is pretty confusing to use, and even though it is backlit, the buttons on the back side are hard to read in the dark.

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