Nintendo and Best Buy are teaming up to host a series of Super Smash Bros. tourneys leading up to the release of the much anticipated Wii title. The competitions will be hosted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and New York. The final tourney will take place at the Best Buy on 622 Broadway as part of the Midnight Launch festivities.
Each of the 256 contestants at each tourney will receive a $10 Besy Buy card. One lucky winner will win a
custom-designed, crystal-covered Wii, a home theater system from Best Buy and other prizes.
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After a 7 year break, EA revealed that it was returning to the world of Command and Conquer with the announcement of the upcoming Red Alert 3.
Red Alert 3 promises some ground breaking features for the RTS genre in the form of a fully co-operative game play while bringing back the light-hearted style and classic action-oriented gameplay that the series is known for.
The official website is sporting a trio of screenshots from the upcoming game as well as details about getting into the game’s beta which is slated to launch later this year.
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As games continue to become more and more realistic, having a realistic in game economy is going to become more and more important. Twofish, Inc. just unveiled a turn key solution to help developers cut time and cost while implementing a dynamic in-game economy with Twofish Elements.
Twofish Elements is to an economic engine what UE3 is to a graphics/physics engine.
With a heavy focus on microtransactions, Twofish Elements lets developers drop in a robust solution in weeks instead of years.
That could mean a steady retail price for consumers in the face of rising development costs. As games continue to get more and more complex, I think we will see studios focus in on certain elements of gaming and develop highly flexible and specialized components that will be licensed by development studios as the building blocks of the next generation of high quality games.
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EA just announced that the controversial space title, Mass Effect, will be re-released for the PC in May. With storyline in tact, Mass Effect has been optimized for the PC with the following new features:
- Optimized controls designed specifically for the PC.
- High resolution
visuals – Mass Effect for the PC features highly detailed textures,
characters and environments.
- Fully customizable
controls – PC gamers can re-map the control scheme any way they like.
- Run & Gun Control
– Players can assign biotic powers or skills to A
This week’s Rock Band DLC was just posted on the Rock Band forums, which are now down for an upgrade. This week we take a trip back to the 70’s with some hits from the likes of The Clash, The Police, and The Ramones.
The three song pack is going to set you back 440 MS Points ($5.50), with each track being available on it’s own for 160 MS Points ($2).
- Complete Control – The Clash [Video]
- Truth Hits Everybody – The Police [Video]
- Teenage Lobotomy – The Ramones [Video]
