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New Kinect Sports Season 2 DLC out today

gazzara — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:19:19 +0000

To celebrate the winter season, Rare and BigPark today announced the “Midnight Mountain Ski Pack” for “Kinect Sports: Season Two.”

Available on Xbox LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points, the action-packed game add-on includes three icy cool new slopes to keep the all-ages fun going throughout the ski season and beyond. As a free test run, players can download the ‘Pitch Black’ course free of charge to get a taste of the new content and a leg up on the competition.

Dare to take on Midnight Mountain with the new Skiing content that is sure to get hearts pumping. Set against the cloak of night, the “Midnight Mountain Ski Pack” provides an avalanche of fresh downhill fun with three floodlit ski runs. The Ski pack is available in all modes and includes new achievements to test speed and agility and Challenges to send to friends both online and offline and in the Challenge Play mode on Xbox LIVE.

The three new courses in the “Midnight Mountain Ski Pack” include:

· Backwoods Blast – A high-adrenaline precision course through the forest with narrow straights, dizzying twists, and steep rollers to put your focus to the test.
· Pitch Black – For skiers who like to get airborne, this terrain-heavy course sports big jumps, steep banks, giant rollers, and vertical drops, where jumping is the key to getting a great time.
· After Hours – An Advanced Slalom course built for more gates and a faster rhythm – ideal for speed fanatics and classic racing fiends.

The “Midnight Mountain Ski Pack” is the latest in a series of game add-ons released for “Kinect Sports: Season Two.” Additional downloadable content will be made available in 2012, each release including some element of free content to keep you on the field and in the game. Stay tuned for details about “Challenge Pack #2,” coming in February 2012, and even news of a whole new sport!

Kinect Sports Season 2 darts competition incoming

gazzara — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:40:16 +0000

Fancy yourself as the next “Jackpot,” “Power” or “Machine?” Then step up to the oche in Kinect Sports: Season 2 and play on Xbox LIVE on 7^th or 8^th January 2012 between 13:00-17:00 in the Kinect Sports: Season Two Darts League Championship.

Three players who compete on Xbox LIVE will win the chance to play with PDC World Darts Champion, Adrian Lewis, along with the voice of darts, Russ Bray, in London on 25^th January.

To enter, simply log onto Xbox LIVE now until Sunday 18^th December to download the free KinectSportsDarts gamerpic to register. Then play a single player darts match on Kinect Sports: Season Two on Xbox LIVE on 7^th or 8^th January, between 13:00-17:00 each day.

Three players will then be chosen at random to win the chance to compete in London on 25^th January against Adrian Lewis, refereed by the voice of darts, Russ Bray, at London’s premier darts venue, Porters Lodge. The three winners will also score a 250 GB Xbox 360 console with Kinect, a One Year LIVE Gold membership, 5,000 Microsoft Points, travel and accommodation in London, and £250 spending cash – with the grand champion walking away with the Darts League Championship Trophy. For full terms and conditions, visit www.xbox.com/kinect-darts-termsandconditions.

Adrian Lewis will coach all three finalists on the real world and the virtual Kinect Sports: Season Two darts oche, under the watchful eye of Russ Bray. So get ready to show off your skills and finesse, and you could be a nine dart finish away from an afternoon you will never forget.

For more information on the Kinect Sports: Season Two Darts League Championship visit Xbox LIVE now through 18 December

Golf Pack DLC coming to Kinect Sports Season 2

gazzara — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:24:43 +0000

Swing into action with the “Maple Lakes Golf Pack” game add-on for “Kinect Sports: Season Two,” available 20^th December on Xbox LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points, with one hole available for players to put to the test free of charge.

Rare and BigPark today announced the new Golf content just in time to curb the effects of winter quarantine on eager golf fanatics trapped indoors and off the green. The “Maple Lakes Golf Pack” includes nine dynamic new holes, allowing players to take a swing at a full 18-hole match. This “back 9” takes in forts, marinas, causeways and coves, with hidden routes and hole-in-one opportunities nestled in the acres of fresh content. The Golf Pack is available in all modes, and includes achievements and nine more challenges to send to friends both online and offline in the Challenge Play mode on Xbox LIVE.

Launched alongside the Golf Pack, a “Kinect Sports: Season Two” title update adds all-new functionality to enhance multiplayer matches and make challenges even more gratifying for all sports, from Challenge Play email notifications and Facebook results posts through to video chat over Xbox LIVE matches.

Additional “Kinect Sports: Season Two” game add-ons will be made available every month through spring 2012, each release including some element of free content to keep you on the field and in the game. Coming soon, players can experience night-time thrill rides with the “Midnight Mountain Ski Pack” releasing mid-January. Stay tuned for details on additional challenges, features and even a whole new sport coming in the New Year!

Fallout: New Vegas – rare collections advice

gazzara — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:06:31 +0000

Soon after you collect your first Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Cap — a strange and rare bottle top with a blue star emblazoned on it — you’ll begin to realize you’re going to need a Companion to weigh down with the hundreds of Collectibles this adventure yields.

In this final Strategy Guide Blog, some of the finest rare items are revealed, along with information on the additional content contained in the limited-and-numbered Collector’s Edition.

Back to the Sunset Star Caps; if you know where to look, and who to be suspicious of as you’re met by others scavenging these odd trinkets, you’ll find the truth behind the Legend of the Star. Only the official strategy guide has the complete solution, but let’s just say it involves a cowboy with a wandering eye named Festus, and an old abandoned warehouse with a well-sealed secret.

If Cap-collecting isn’t your scene, there’s a large number of other Collectibles to find, too. Finding all the Gambling Dens is of paramount importance to those with a predisposition for Luck, Slots, Roulette, or Blackjack. For those wanting to perfect their games of Caravan, you’ll need to know where to look for additional cards, as well as NPCs that play the game. Knowing the location of all the Vendors selling Weapon Modification Upgrades is key to those focusing on Guns, Explosives, or Energy Weapons. But which vendor sells all three types? That strange Vendortron at the Gun Runners? Or Gloria Van Graff and her heavily-armored family? And it wouldn’t be a complete guide without information on the exact locations of every single Campfire, Reloading Bench, and Workbench.

There are other types of items to keep an eye out for, too. These include Snow Globes, fancy baubles worth more than their weight in Caps. And with far fewer Skill Books to hunt down, it’ll be vital to know where each of them can be found. Then there’s all the game’s Skill Magazines, which give you a much larger, albeit temporary boost in a particular ability — whether it’s Critical Chance or Survival. And your exploration wouldn’t be complete without picking up a Nuka-Cola Victory, Mini-Nuke, or Schematic; all unique items numbered and listed both in the extensive tour, and appendices of the guide. There’s a separate appendix just for unique weapons too, so you can discover how and where to find both the fabled That Gun, or This Machine, along with 40 other armaments.

The Official Strategy Guide to Fallout: New Vegas clocks in at 448 pages, and around 505,000 words. It contains hundreds of screenshots and maps, and dozens of tables. Every relevant stat you could ask for is on hand. Information for every major choice in each part of the Main Quest, and the same for all Side Quests and Free Quests. And if you’re eyeing the 480-page Collector’s Edition, expect an extra section filled with exclusive artwork, ranging from propaganda posters to Super Mutant treatments, and the history (and timelines) of the NCR, Caesar, and Mr. House. Don’t leave Goodsprings without it!

Nes cart, Stadium Events sells for over $41,000!

gazzara — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:28:51 +0000

A rare, sealed copy of NES cart Stadium Events has sold on ebay for $41,300.Considered as one of the holy grail of games, this version was thought to be only one of two sealed copies in existence and has gone stellar in the auction because of it.

The seller, known as “Dave” explained why it was still sealed and I would imagine is so glad that he kept it that way. “The pads weren’t available when we went to purchase it,” said Dave. “We never got around to returning the game…lucky us!”

“After taxes and tithing, the rest of our part will be going to a retirement account that has been decimated by the dot-com bomb, 9/11, and the recent market problems. Not very sexy, but needed.”

We’re all used to a few rarities popping up for good money (check out that cardboard boxed Ico with cards – £90 odd now!) but this has to one of the biggest sales so far, eclipsing sales for Gold copies of Nintendo World Championships on the NES by over double the amount.

Best start to have a look through the attic guys.

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Perfect Dark to be playable at X10

gazzara — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:05:55 +0000

Next week to be exact and after some leaked pics of some code on twitter, somebody at Rare was saying to just announce it on their official account.The dev said, “So on February 11th, everyone at X10 will finally have a chance to get hands on with Joanna – complete with her remastered visuals and silky 60fps framerate.

“And with the 11th in mind, here’s a brand new screen showing Mr Daniel Carrington in the foyer of his iconic institute (you can see that the floor has been well polished in preparation.”

Perfect Dark coming to a 360 near you very soon!

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