Sony and Taco Bell Announce "Unlock The Box". a competition where people can win a PS Vita every 15 Minutes at Taco Bell from 26th January. this means people have the chance to get a PS Vita before it comes out on 22nd February. From 26th January to 11th March, at participating Taco Bell locations all you need to do is get a $5 Buck Box and enter the code at the bottom of the box online.
The Prize is PS Vita 3G/Wi-Fi model,
one Little Deviants game, one 4GB PS Vita Memory Card, and
a choice of one of the following games: ModNation Racers: Road
Trip, LittleBigPlanet or MLB 12 The Show.
Konami announce Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is set to come out across the USA on the 3DS on 21st February. The game does have Circle Pad Pro compatibility, but won't be bundled with it.
Nintendo have announced the Netflix channel is out now in the UK and Ireland for free from the Wii Shop Channel. subscription to Netflix starts from £5.99. as well as movies, Netflix offers TV Shows, including shows from BBC.
Sony have announced College Sports are coming to the PS3. XOS College Sports and SEC Digital Network apps are coming to the PSN Store from today in the USA. Sony have provided some details on the XOS App:
Pre-game analysis
from the XOS Digital Studio during the week
Post-game
highlights immediately after the game as well as a “Game of the
Week” extended highlight
Full games are
available to purchase and watch the next day
Classic games and
documentaries dating back to the 1950’s
Free daily
programming including “SEC Today,” “SEC In The Paint,” “Game
Day Central,” and weekly coaches teleconferences
Microsoft have announced Kinect for Windows, the PC Version of Kinect, is set to come out across 12 countries on 1st February. these countries are United States,
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom. The suggested retail price is $249. Hardware will be limited at first, but it will become available through a variety of resellers and distributors.
Later in 2012, Microsoft have announced Kinect for Windows will offered to Qualified Educational Users at special academic pricing, planned to be around $149. Microsoft have released this new Kinect trailer showing how the device has evolved from a gaming peripheral to how it can be used on PC.
Kinect for Windows has been specially designed and therefore has some unique features. the USB cable will be shortened and the cameras and sensors have been designed to see objects as close as 50cm away. this is called Near Mode.
Konami have announced Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D comes out in the UK on 8th March. they have also announced the game will make use of the Circle Pad Pro 3DS Accessory.