Round Up Of Nintendo Wii U Launch Prices In The UK

Today is the day where the UK sees the launch of a new console. with many online retailers still saying the console is in stock, i have created a list of prices for both the Standard (White) Wii U console and the Deluxe (Black) Version. this list only includes the console standalone and not the various bundles each site offers and i've tried to only include stores that have the console in stock, for example Zavvi only has the white in stock.

There is not a huge variety of prices and many stores do seem to have both versions in stock. so far the cheapest White version i've found was at Zavvi who have it at £244.95. the cheapest Black version is shared between Amazon, TESCO and Asda who have it for £299.

Amazon.co.uk: White £248.00 OR Black £299.00
Zavvi.com: White £244.95
Play.com: White £259.99 OR Black £309.99
GAME.co.uk: White £259.99 OR Black £309.99
Gameseek.co.uk: White £269.99
The Game Collection: White £268.95 OR Black £318.95
Argos: White £259.99 OR Black £309.99
Toys R Us: White £254.99 OR Black £309.99
GameStop: White £249.97 OR Black £299.97
The Hut: White £249.99
Sainsbury's Entertainment: White £259.99 OR Black £309.99
TESCO Direct: White £248 OR Black £299
ASDA Direct: White £249 OR Black £299

Zero Punctuation - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

This week yahtzee decides to tackle Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. amongst fans this game has been decisive, getting high review scores whilst not selling as high as other games in the series...so what will Yahtzee think of it?

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation : Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Activision Have Released A Behind The Scenes Look At Guy Ritchie's Surprise Live Action Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 Trailer

Activision have released a behind the scenes look their Live Action Surprise trailer for Call Of Duty Black Ops 2. this trailer was directed by Guy Ritchie and it features various members of the cast and production team talking about the trailer and showing behind the scenes moments from it's filming.

Curve Studios Have Released A Launch Trailer For Stealth Bastard Deluxe

Curve Studios have released a launch trailer for Stealth Bastard Deluxe. this trailer shows in-game action, showing the many ways you can use stealth techniques and the levels weapons to your advantage. it also highlights the games features like user level creation and sharing and various gadgets.

Namco Bandai Announce Ace Combat Horizon Comes To PC In Q1 2013, PS3/360 Digital Download From 28th November

Namco Bandai have announced they are bringing Ace Combat: Assault Horizon to PC's. the game will be released at retailers and as a digital download in Q1 2013. this PC version has been optimised for PC Users and will include many DLC items that were released for the Console versions. This will be the Advanced Edition version and will cost £23.99.

Namco Bandai have also announced the console versions of the game will be released digitally. the Xbox 360 gets the game on 18th December whilst the PS3 will also get Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Advanced Edition on 28th November. this Advanced Edition includes the game and the Tokyo and Honolulu maps, plus additional aircraft including the ASF-X Shinden II, F-15S/MTD, Su-37 Terminator, AV-8B Harrier II plus, CFA-44 Nosferatu and Ka-50 Hokum. Ace Combat Assault Horizon on PS3 will cost £15.99 and the Advanced Edition will cost £23.99.

Press Release

Nintendo Announce EU 3DS XL Promotion, Register Your 3DS XL BY January And Get Free eShop Game

Nintendo have announced they are running a 3DS XL promotion across many EU Countries. the promotion starts from July 2012, so any 3DS XL's bought since then are eligible for this promotion, and ends on 15th January. those who have already registered their 3DS XL, you need to log back into Club Nintendo and follow the instructions to get your free game. you have to register your 3DS XL at Club Nintendo and choose a free game to download. the games you can choose from are:

• Super Mario 3D Land, 
• Freakyforms Deluxe Your Creations, Alive!, 
• New Art Academy: Learn New Painting Techniques and Share Your Art, 
• Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
• Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique

This promotion runs in the following countries: UK and Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Russia. Users who get a code have to download it by the 31st January 2013.

Press Release

Bethesda Announce Doom 3 BFG PC Patch, GPL Source Code Out Now

Bethesda and id Software announce the GPL Source code for Doom 3 BFG is out now. you can get it from their GitHub Page. Bethesda have also announced the PC version of Doom 3 BFG has a new update. this update brings new features as well as bug fixes, these include:

NEW FEATURES

• All projectiles cast shadows
• Texture LOD bias added to menu options
• Added option to force v-sync (instead of “smart v-sync”)
• Adjusted default brightness value
• Shadow casting projectiles added to menu options
• Allow setting anti-aliasing up to 16x on Nvidia hardware. AMD/Intel cap is at 8x
• Adjusted range of vertical sensitivity (allows you to lower sensitivity further than original implementation)
• Added option to disable checkpoints
• Allow left/right to enter resolution menu
• Variable FOV settings options were added into the main menu
• Added controller bind options
• Added additional anti-cheat measures

BUG FIXES

• Fixed blood splatter effects break after reloading save game
• Fixed broken view nodal code that allowed players to see through the world by backing into a wall and looking up
• Fixed weapon impact effects break after using the artifact (heart)
• Fixed leaderboards to work across languages

Source: Bethesda Blog