Thursday, March 15, 2012

Blizzard Announce Diablo III Comes Out 15th May


Blizzard have announced Diablo III is coming out for PC and Mac on 15th May. from today, Diablo III is available for pre-order from Blizzard.com so people can reserve their digital copy. the game will also be available at retail. the suggested retail and digital price of the game is £44.99. a Special collectors edition sold exclusively at retail has a suggested retail price of £69.99. this Collectors Edition comes with:
  • a copy of the game, 
  • the Diablo III Soundtrack, 
  • a 208 page art of Diablo III Book, 
  • 4 GB USB Soulstone (with full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction)
  • Exclusive in-game content for Diablo III, World Of Warcraft, and Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty.
Blizzard also reminds World Of Warcraft players, if they sign up for the World Of Warcraft Annual Pass, they will receive a free digital copy of Diablo III, which they get on 15th May, a exclusive World Of Warcraft in-game mount, and access to the World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria Beta. this offer expires on 1st May.

Minimum PC Specs:
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (latest service packs) with DX 9.0c
Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista/7)
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband* Internet connection
1024x748 minimum resolution

Recommended PC Specs:
Windows® Vista/7 (latest service packs)
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better

Minimum Mac Specs:
Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
2 GB RAM
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband* Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution

Recommended Mac Specs: 
Mac® OS X 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better

System Requirements From Battlenet

Press Release

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Konami Have Released A Launch Trailer For Birds Of Steel

Konami have released a launch trailer for Birds Of Steel, their recently released PS3 and Xbox 360 flying game.


Watch Birds Of Steel - Launch Trailer in Tech & Gaming  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

EA Announce Sega, Team 17, Rebellion, And Kalypso PC Games Are On Origin From Today, There Are Now 35 Partners On Origin


EA have announced new partners have joined Origin. Sega, Rebellion, Team 17, and Kalypso bring the total of Origin partners to 35. games from these new partners will be hitting the Origin Store from today. you are now able to pre-order games, including Total War SHogun 2: Fall Of The Samurai, from today.

EA have also announced there are over 11 Million registered Origin users worldwide.

Press Release

Sega Announce House Of The Dead 4 Comes To The PS3 PSN On 18th April For £6.49/€7.99

Sega have announced House Of The Dead 4 is set to come to the PS3 PSN on 18th April for £6.49/€7.99. From 18th April until 3rd May, Playstation Plus subscribers will have access to a 30% discount on the full game. House Of The Dead 4 supports the Playstation Move controller and Trophies. there is also an exclusive Playstation Home item and an interview with the original creator. House Of The Dead 4 features additional levels from the House Of The Dead 4 Special.



Source: EU Playstation Blog

Activision And Beenox Have Released A New Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man Introducing The Iguana

Activision and Beenox have released a new trailer and screenshots for The Amazing Spider-Man. these screenshots and trailer introduce the Iguana character, as well as other enemies in the game. They have also provided a detailed character Bio for those unfamiliar with the Iguana and a Q&A with the developers who try to explain the look of the character and some of his abilities.


Watch The Amazing Spiderman - "Playground" trailer in Tech & Gaming  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

Screenshots


Iguana Character Bio And Q&A

Nintendo Announce Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Not Be Available From GAME Or Gamestation

Nintendo have announced Kid Icarus: Uprising will not be available to buy from either GAME or Gamestation when the game comes out in the UK on 23rd March. each copy of the game will come with 6 AR Cards, additional packs can be bought from Club Nintendo for 250 Stars,  for 2 packs.

Press Release

Zero Punctuation - Syndicate

This week Yahtzee plays Syndicate, not the 90's version but the new EA version. will he enjoy this new take on the game or pine for the original?