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Mortal Kombat’s new X-Ray feature gives players an inside look, literally
Wow. Just wow. As if I didn’t already have enough of a reason to check out the new Mortal Kombat game, NetherRealm Studios showed off their X-Ray fighting technology in a recent video. The X-Ray technology allows players to hone in on critical hits, fully displaying their effective blows. The video showcases spines bending backward and breaking, cracked ribs, shattering skulls, and organs being crushed.
While this addition only ascends the government’s attention to violent video games, it’s high time that Mortal Kombat had this kind of a face lift – through excessive punching of course.
This video also includes the first gameplay footage of Liu Kang from the upcoming reboot. The champ is here and he looks awesome.
Check out the video after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Mortal Kombat
Daily Scoop: January 31, 2011 – Just another Monday edition
Ah, Monday. Your annoyingness knows no bounds. I’m still exhausted from Global Game Jam, but it was absolutely worth it. We’ll be posting some awesome interviews with local Philadelphia-area game developers, so be on the lookout!
There aren’t too many deals today, I’m afraid. There’s no video game deal of the day over at Amazon. But Buy.com is selling Xbox Live 12 month Gold subscription cards for $39.99, which is a pretty darn good deal. Anyone looking to re-up before tomorrow’s drop of the first CoDBlOps DLC is in luck.
Also, and this is not game-related, but this Rain-Bo shirt at shirt.w00t made me laugh, so I thought I’d share it.
Take that, Monday!
Posted in Daily Scoop
Weekly Warp-Up: Handheld Wars Episode I
No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…
Sony’s Next Generation Portable
The public finally got their first glimpse at the PSP2… even if Sony doesn’t want to call it that. And the hardware manufacturer wasn’t shy about showing off the system’s stellar lineup including Uncharted, Killzone, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Call of Duty and a lot more. The gameplay videos are just astounding (and really makes my wallet wince when I think about how much the NGP will cost). All told, more than 80 publishers and developers have pledged to support the NGP. You can watch the entire NGP reveal at the PlayStation Meeting 2011 here.
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Zipper Interactive’s ambitious MAG ignited a lot of interest when it was released a year ago. Giving gamers a 256-player war, it represented a new frontier for console owners in the online multiplayer battle fields. One Year Later, we examine Zipper’s commitment to making MAG a game we’d all want to play through updates, patches and bugfixes. Zipper’s next game, SOCOM 4, was also given an April 19th release date by Sony this week.
Hit the jump for the rest of the Weekly Warp-Up. (more…)
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3DS eShop opening in May, to sell 3D Classics
The same Nintendo financial briefing that revealed that new Kirby games are in development for the Wii and DS also confirmed a few details about the Nintendo 3DS eShop.
According to Nintendo, the eShop will be available after the 3DS’ first system update, which is scheduled for sometime at the end of May. This update will also enable DSi-to-3DS transferring of DSiWare games and the 3DS Internet browser.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the crowd that the reason for the delay was so Nintendo could create an online storefront that allowed gamers to easier browse the eShop’s offerings. He also noted that he didn’t want any gamers to be “buried” in eShop’s menus.
Another possible reason for the delay was Iwata’s announcement of “3D Classics.” That’s right, games available on the 3DS’ Virtual Console will be given a 3D facelift. Which titles Nintendo has planned for the 3D Classics line is currently a mystery, but we’ll likely learn more as the handheld’s March 27th launch looms.
Watch the complete NGP reveal press conference
Did you miss your chance to attend the PlayStation Meeting 2011 last week? What’s that? It took place in Tokyo and the guest list was very limited so we all missed it? Right… I knew that.
Thankfully, Sony has uploaded a video of the entire thing onto YouTube in six parts. So while the details of the event have been reported on ad nauseum since Thursday, we can all finally watch it for ourselves.
New Releases: Rock Band Country Track Pack 2, More
I hope you’re still busy with Dead Space 2 as this week’s batch of new releases is nearly non-existent. Harmonix plans to bring the Rock Band Country Track Pack 2 to the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360… and that’s about it.
Oh, a Mr. Bean game is coming to the DS and Wii this week. I guess that’s something. Although it doesn’t appear in the release lists for every game retailer, so call ahead before searching for it at the mall.
The full list of the rest of this week’s new releases can be found below.
DS
PC
PlayStation 3
Wii
- Jewel Quest Trilogy
- Mr. Bean’s Wacky World
- Rock Band Country Track Pack 2
- The Ultimate Battle of the Sexes
Xbox 360
Mindjack Review: An Intrusive Headache
Ever since Square Enix teamed up to publish games by other developers, the quality of the company’s branded output hasn’t been quite the same. This logic is proven with the recent release of developer FeelPlus’ title Mindjack. The attempt to make it a unique multiplayer shooter was well-intentioned, but once Mindjack is put to the test, it crawls like a handicapped, elderly secret agent. (more…)
Mega Man Gigamix Vol. 1 manga coming to North America 5/4/2011
Hitoshi Ariga, whose last Mega Man manga just released in English after ten years, will be returning to the universe of the blue bomber to bring an all new series. Published by Udon, the first volume of the all new Mega Man Gigamix will see North American shelves on May 4, 2011, promising to be “the greatest Mega Man story ever!” The full series will feature every robot master and nearly every character from the original eight Mega Man games, coming in at over 600 pages total. The first volume features Mega Man heading out into space and facing the robot masters from Mega Man 3.
I’ve always been a huge fan of the lore behind the Mega Man games, especially in the more story-driven series like Mega Man X and Legends. You can find more information on the upcoming Mega Man Gigamix on Udon’s blog.