EL33TONLINE: News archive for author Oliver
“You know the drill soldier! The battle begins at 20:00, sharp, over the fabled battlegrounds of Xbox LIVE! Keep those Lancers revving and keen, but whatever you do don’t tear into the enemy until you see the whites of their eyes… on the ground!
Ha! I just made that one up right here on the spot - good one, wasn’t it?
I said, good one, wasn’t it?
Nervous laughter, now that’s what I like to hear! There’s no shame in being nervous before a big battle, soldiers, that Gears of War 3 videogame will break even the steeliest of nerve - doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran or an amateur.
That’s why we play… on Gears of War Wednesday.”
It’s unfortunate, but AR or Augmented Reality games are still something of a novelty.
While games like EyePet, Kinect titles like Raving Rabbids and Nintendo’s 3DS have demonstrated how it’s possible to bring the virtual world into real-life (or vice versa), not every game is able to make use of this exciting avenue for videogames mainly because players aren’t always guaranteed to have a camera on all platforms.
With the PS Vita, however, AR games and gaming has a fresh new chance at becoming prolific, so this Question of the Day asks:
Are you interested in the PS Vita’s Augmented Reality capabilities?
On the back of the highly successful launch of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure in 2011 and the reveal of Skylanders: Spyro’s Universe in December comes the official announcement of the next full game in the series, Skylanders Giants.
You don’t have to travel back in time and visit a galaxy far, far away for a chance to witness the birth of the Star Wars series of cinematic masterpieces - all you need to do is live in Johannesburg and enter El33tonline and Xbox 360 South Africa’s competition!
El33tonline and Xbox 360 South Africa are giving away 15 double-tickets for an opening day screening of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D this Friday, February 10th, at Monte Casino in Johannesburg.
Why? Simply because we want as many people as possible to experience the movie in spectacular 3D and celebrate the upcoming release of Kinect Star Wars!
Zip over to El33tonline’s Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D Competition page for details on how to win a double ticket to the movie - there are chances to win on El33tonline, Facebook and Twitter too!
This is a quick-fire competition and we need to find our winners before tomorrow - tell you friends and family to get entering, too!
At Sony’s currently-on-the-go Playstation-centric event, Destination PlayStation, a new kart racing challenger has entered the fray in the form of LittleBigPlanet Karting.
The long-awaited and delayed Kinect Star Wars action game for Xbox 360 and Kinect has been dated for April 3rd, and on launch will be available in two flavours: standalone or bundled with that awesome limited edition customised R2-D2 Xbox 360.
Five game modes will be included in Kinect Star Wars, namely Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Duels of Fate and… Galactic Dance Off.
What can you expect in Galactic Dance Off mode?
Activision has revealed that the third planned and upcoming Content Drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be a third new map, Overwatch, which will become available at the end of the month for Premium members of Call of Duty Elite, exclusively to Xbox LIVE.
Sony Computer Entertainment has set live the latest firmware update for PlayStation 3, adding new features and a new terms of service agreement with the changeover from PlayStation Network accounts to Sony Entertainment Network accounts included.
[Update] David Jaffe has stormed his own Twitter account to clarify the matter of his leaving Eat Sleep Play, posting numerous updates via multiple tweets. Get them all below. [End of Update]
In an interview with the Salt Lake City Tribune, Eat Sleep Play co-founder Scott Campbell has revealed that the company’s other co-founder (and long time development partner) David Jaffe is to leave the studio on completion of Twisted Metal.
Campbell said of Jaffe’s future plans:
“He’s excited to go into the casual space as well. He’s got some projects that he’s excited about. So we’re kind of going down two separate paths.”
Final Fantasy XIII-2 was recently released around the world on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, signalling the return of an RPG series that was once considered the most cherished of videogames!
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is, according to Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIII done right, with a focus on accessibility, new features, new characters and streamlined gameplay - from the sounds of general buzz in and around the ‘net, the publisher has done a terrific job of winning back fans of this mighty series with its latest game!
El33tonline and Megarom are giving you a chance to win a copy of Final Fantasy XIII-2 on the platform of your choice (Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), but to stand in line for the prize you’re going to need to know a thing or two about the more recent Final Fantasy games…
Make your way to El33tonline’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 Competition page to enter!
As highly anticipated games from companies of all descriptions seem to have been delayed by months (and even into 2013), Darksiders fans breathed a collective sigh of relief recently when THQ dated Darksiders II for the month of June. No exact release date yet, but it’s a start!
To keep the anticipation high, G4 recently went live with a video interview with Vigil Games general manager David Adams, once again talking about the differences between protagonists War and Death…
… but what’s special about this video is that it contains brand new gameplay footage from Darksiders II - catch it now:
The long-awaited launch of the epic action RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has finally become a reality and gamers in the US are able to get their hands on Big Huge Games’ title today across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Those of us in European territories will have to wait until later this week, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all sit down and enjoy this hard-hitting launch trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, together:
Last week we mentioned reports of a delay for Twisted Metal in Europe and associated regions, with a chance of content cuts being made to Eat Sleep Play’s explosive car combat game.
Head of the project David Jaffe has unfortunately confirmed the news and a new release date for Twisted Metal in Europe, simply stating on Twitter:
Wouldn’t you know it, but another tantalising videogame release is upon us once again, this time in the form of The Darkness II from 2K Games and Digital Extremes!
It’s not much of a surprise given that we were promised a follow-up by developer Danger Close, but it’s exciting to witness the build-up of anticipation for the formal announcement of the next game in the Medal of Honor franchise.
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