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Hundreds now available on iTunes App Store

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

Hundreds is the latest game from Semi Secret Software and the minimalist puzzle game has quite the pedigree behind it with the creators of Gasketball, Wurdle, Osmos, and iOS favorite Canabalt all having a hand in its development.

So what is Hundreds? Well, the game gives you a set of circles with a zero in the middle of each one. By tapping the circles, you increment the number. The goal is to coninue tapping them until the numbers inside each circle add up to “100.” Sounds easy, right? But if two circles that have been recently tapped touch, they explode. And various mathematical symbols are floating within each level to mess with your addition skills.

Not so easy anymore is it?

Hundreds was first released as a Flash game on Newgrounds and the iOS is said to be improved in every way. Hundreds for the iOS (it’s playable on both the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch) includes over 100 levels and is available to download for $2.99 until January 10 (then the price jumps up to $4.99).

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Sony has applied for a patent to chain game discs to a PSN account

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

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On September 12, Sony Computer Entertainment filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a “Use Permission Apparatus” connected with a game system. Even if you don’t speak lawyer, the implications of the patent application are clear… Sony wants a way to chain disc-based games to a user account and/or game system.

This patent application comes on the heels of a March 2012 rumor that specifically linked a universal online pass system to the PlayStation 4/Orbis. Such a system would effectively require all used game buyers to re-authenticate their used games (likely for a small fee) through an online service like Sony’s PlayStation Network.

It should be said that, for now, this apparatus is just a patent application and exists only as drawings and words on a computer. There’s no guarantee that it’ll be included in the PlayStation 4/Orbis. And unless Sony wants to incur the greatest fan backlash ever, I doubt it’ll ever be included in any system.

[Source: Free Patents Online]

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Latest Earth Defense Force 2025 trailer shows off the EDF’s vehicles

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

D3 Publisher Japan has released another trailer for Earth Defense Force 2025, again focusing on the new Air Raider class and his accompaniment of deployable pods (which include air strikes, shield walls, turrets, and health beacons).

The trailer also give a good bit of screentime to the EDF’s vehicles. With Sandlot taking back the development reins, they’ve pushed the helicopter back into service. A trio of tanks, a massive new walking mech, and a motorcycle with a sidecar (which likely replaces the hoverbike) can also be seen.

Earth Defense Force 2025 will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this year.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sold 5 million copies in 2012

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Since it’s release in May, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sailed past numerous sales records. Xbox Live Arcade users scooped up two million, then three million, and finally four million copies of pixelated favorite. What comes next? Why, five million, of course.

Daniel Kaplan, Mojang’s Business Developer, has revealed that on December 31, the Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft surpassed five million copies sold:

Minecraft really is the little game that could and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before it reaches six million. Say it with me: I think I can… I think I can…

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Daily Scoop: January 3, 2013 – Is it the weekend yet?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Nicole Kline

It is a scientifically proven fact that shorter work weeks always seem to feel like the longest weeks ever. It’s like I’ve already had a full five-day work week in less than two days. Science, how is this even possible?

GameStop is giving extra for your trade-ins right now. When you trade any three games, you get an extra $10 credit. Not too shabby! Amazon’s also got some deals going on as well. You can get an Xbox LIVE 12 Month Gold Membership for $10 off, as well as NASCAR The Game: Inside Line. Scoop ’em up!

Three good t-shirts today, two from the same site: (more…)

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Nintendo Download: Unchained Blades, Code of Princess, more

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John Scalzo

codeofprincessThis week’s Nintendo Download is all about the 3DS as a pair of RPGs, a side-scrolling cowboy adventure, and a new take on the greatest game you can play on a table full of holes were added to the 3DS eShop today.

The pair of RPGs include XSEED’s Unchained Blades and Atlus’s Code of Princess. Both promise to scratch that JRPG itch that a lot of 3DS gamers have and players are no longer required to go hunting through the stacks of boxes at their local game retailer in hopes of finding a copy.

Also available on the 3DS eShop this week is Gunman Clive, a side-scrolling Western adventure that promises “a unique artstyle.” Rounding out the new releases is Air Battle Hockey 3D, am air hockey game that puts air hockey inside of a tube.

Rounding out this week’s new additions are two DSiWare games: the vertical-scrolling shooter Galaxy Saver and the extreme snowboarding of Snowboard Xtreme (bet you didn’t see that one coming).

More information on all of these titles can be found after the break. (more…)

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WB Games announces a trio of games based on Lego’s Legends of Chima line

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Scalzo

legolegendsofchima-teaserThe Lego Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced their next collaboration… a trio of games based on the brand new Legends of Chima line of Lego sets.

Legends of Chima is Lego’s latest crack at an original universe. The sets, which are available in stores now, takes place in “a mythical land of magical animal tribes who compete for Chi, a valuable energy source which gives them extraordinary powers over one another.”

WB Games (and TT Games, their internal studio specializing in Lego-based titles) has signed on to produce three games based on the toy line. The first, Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz, is a racing game that’s playable at Lego.com right now and will be available to download from the iTunes App Store beginning tomorrow (January 3).

The second game, Lego Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey, is scheduled for release on the 3DS and Vita this Summer with a DS version set for a Fall 2013 release. Players will “embark on an amazing adventure into the world of Chima where the brave warrior Laval and his allies are called upon to fight for justice” in Laval’s Journey.

Finally, Lego Legends of Chima Online is a free-to-play online game that’s in development at WB Games Monrteal. The game will be available this Fall.

More information on all three of these games can be found after the break. (more…)

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Nintendo will make a big Pokemon announcement on January 8

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Scalzo

pokemonblackwhite-2A Japanese commercial for Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 has confirmed that Nintendo is planning to make a Pokemon-related announcement on January 8.

The commercial promises to reveal “the latest information” about the franchise’s future, but what exactly that means is a mystery. Speaking of mysteries, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity was released for the 3DS in Japan back in November. So with the first spinoff available for the handheld, perhaps this announcement of an announcement means it’s time for a proper Pokemon game on the 3DS.

[Source: Gematsu]

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