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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

SEGA applauds the Kinect, but does not neglect PS and Wii Life U

CEO Mike Hayes said that SEGA is committed in the exploitation of the sensor and in future titles of the company will also implement the integrated video camera in Kinect. But the director wanted to emphasize that the commitment in the field of the other new platforms is not far behind.
SEGA, thanks to Virtua Tennis 4, was the only third party company to show, at E3, playable title for PS Life.

Miyamoto points out the identity of the Wii U

The focus is on the balance between quality and price Shigeru Miyamoto said that Nintendo aims to innovate at this time without leave certain price ranges. Therefore even U Wii, while being technically superior to the competition, was not designed to burn the competitors from the technical point of view and do not aim to surprise the competition.

Moreover, the console will be exploited to the full thanks to the images displayed by the tablet that will not only maps or inventories. In the interview the legendary designer has also reiterated the ongoing development of new Pikmin for Nintendo and its intention to return to the origins of the Star Fox saga with the thrill of flight in the middle of everything.

The return of the Knights of the Zodiac

The online retailer of video game play.com has updated their list with a series of signed Namco Bandai titles, including some previously unpublished. These include Onechanbara 2, which is expected to be released February 3, 2012. But what happened to the already announced PS3 remake of the first chapter? The list also included a new game for the Knights of the Zodiac, due for release exclusively on PS3 November 1, 2011.

Life PlayStation - A trailer for the feature social

Internet and video gaming increasingly interconnected Like any modern console including PS Life promises to be fully integrated with the world of digital information, from contact management to get to the multiplayer game. Among the features related to the new Sony console the most interesting is Near, a tool that will connect the PS life based on the detection region.

Again the mode is not explained in detail, but may have some points in common with the 3DS Street Pass. Among other features stand out in a group chat, the ability to play PS3 and PS Life with an alert system for contacts, update and objectives.

Halo Anniversary has the integration with Kinect

Although non-intrusive it is not clear how this is implemented, it seems Halo Anniversary will contain support for Kinect. The head of Microsoft Studios, Phil Spencer has confirmed that the re-edition of the first Halo: Combat Evolved will leverage the integration with a special camera for the Xbox 360.

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A date for Star Fox 64 3D

Nintendo has announced that Star Fox 64 3D will be released in September 9, 2011. This is the British release date, but this should not deviate too much from what is programmed for the rest of Europe.

In Japan, the game will arrive July 17 and September 7 in North America. Also present at E3 2011, Star Fox 64 3D levels repeats the structure of the original Nintendo 64 was released in 1997, but rebuilt, of course, in 3D graphics and a new multiplayer segment.

New trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Nathan Drake and Naughty Dog have released a new trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss, chapter of the series developed specifically for PS Life, presented at E3 2011. The short video in question shows some sections of gameplay between jumps, sessions with a sniper rifle shooter and also a short piece dedicated to the use of the touch screen back of the console.

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Pirates get offlineProject Zomboid

The zombie-survival-RPG Zomboid Project as been taken offline after an unidentified group of hackers has released a network alternative version of the game. This version will auto-update without having the game developers get revenues provided by the system of micro-transactions of the game. "This version of the game is able to destroy us completely," said a company representative on the official website of the game.

Mortal Kombat - Cyrax and Sektor A video version of classical

Old, new skins tomorrow on PSN and Xbox Live will be offered two new skins to Mortal Kombat Cyrax and Sektor will report that at the time of their debut in the series. The two classic costumes, shown in the trailer below, will be free and will be included in the Mortal Kombat Compatibility Pack (of course free) is in the DLC pack Skarlet All new content will be available tomorrow, June 21.

Mortal Kombat - Cyrax and Sektor A trailer for in the classic

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