Monday, June 6th 2011
Pre E3: Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition video
Just announced today...take a look...Halo 4 also annoucned, more news to come!
Filed Under: Video Games
Monday, June 6th 2011
pre E3 news: Halo 4! Halo Combat Evolved Remastered!
Out with the news!!!
A screen on Microsoft's website accidentally slipped through today, revealing some huge news: Halo 4 is coming!!!! Same with the much rumored and anticipated Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, with new remastered graphics!
Check out the screen shot above for proof, and keep checking back with Kaboom, as we cover the E3 Expo this week!
Filed Under: Video Games
Thursday, June 2nd 2011
Catwoman playable in Batman: Arkham City
Just released today, this trailer shows some villains in the upcoming Batman: Arkham City, but also shows Catwoman as a playable character!
CAN'T WAIT for this game!!! Batman: Arkham City hits the X-Box 360 and PS3 on October 18th.
Filed Under: Video Games
Tuesday, May 31st 2011
Smackdown vs Raw is over: Meet WWE '12
This marks the end of an era, and the start of another.
The bombshell annoucement was released by the WWE today: The Smackdown vs Raw video game series has come to an end: out of its ashes rises WWE '12. I think this is what they needed to do: the franchise had become predictable, and a fresh start could put the WWE back in the video game spotlight.
Here is directly from the source, WWE:
Every champion must reinvent himself, and every Superstar has an evolution. Reinvented with each challenge, always primed and ready to strike with more edge and intensity than ever before, he is reborn - bigger, badder and better.
FINALLY...the WWE experience you've been demanding has arrived! THQ's flagship franchise in the company's WWE videogame portfolio is reborn, delivering the best and most realistic WWE action ever. With new Predator Technology, an overhauled gameplay experience and new broadcast TV presentation that promises the most fluid, dynamic, authentic and action-packed WWE simulation experience to date, WWE '12 gives you more control over WWE than ever before.
GAME FEATURES:
EXPERIENCE THE NEW WWE! - WWE Action is redefined with new Predator Technology! This new system delivers a fresh and strategic gameplay experience that looks, feels and plays better than ever before. the gameplay you have demanded is finally here with the most fluid WWE action and realistic animations to date in a WWE videogame, improved A.I. and an all-new Breaking Point submission system!
DYNAMIC TV PRESENTATION - Witness the most electrifying presenation in all of sports entertainment. A dynamic new broadcast camera system and badder visual presentation replicate everything you see on WWE's television broadcasts. New rendering and lighting technologies will provide the most realistic WWE Superstars, WWE Divas and WWE Legends and best-looking in-ring action to date.
CREATE AND SHARE YOUR WWE - WWE '12's best-in-class creation suite gives you the ability to create Superstars, entrances, finishing moves, storylines, Highlight Reels and all-new capabilities never before seen in a WWE videogame! Go online and upload your creations to share them with the WWE Universe and download creations from others to add to your own experience.
WWE UNIVERSE 2.0 - Take control of your WWE career in a bigger, badder and better WWE universe. Your actions determine your destiny and shape your experience, as storylines, matches, alliances and rivalries are built based on your decisions.
ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA - The Road to WrestleMania is fraught with action, drama, challenges, storyline twists and truns, and surprises. Which road will you pick, and what story will you tell, on your way to the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment?
Filed Under: Video Games
Tuesday, May 31st 2011
Playstation Network to be back by the end of the week
Well, the time has come...almost.
Playstation annoucned today via their blog that the Playstation Network will be full functional by weeks end. Here is directly from the blog:
SONY AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PLAYSTATION®NETWORK SERVICES
Tokyo, May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs. Details for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea as well as the remaining services on Qriocity will be announced as they become available.
The company implemented considerable security enhancements to the network infrastructure, as well as conducted testing of the payment process and commerce functions. The first phase of PlayStation Network and Qriocity restoration began on May 15 in the Americas and Europe/PAL territories, followed by Japan and Asian countries and regions on May 28, when the company brought partial services back online. With this partial restoration users were able to access to some of the services such as online game play, account management, friend lists and chat functionality were restored. The full restoration of PlayStation Network as well as part of services to become available on Qriocity will include:
• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and
other PCs
• Full functionality on Media GoCustomers will be able to purchase and download games and video content from the PlayStation®Store on PS3 or PSP. In addition, consumers will have full access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity through PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PC’s. Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later.
“We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love,” said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation. “We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time.”
The company will be offering customers a “Welcome Back” package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network* and Qriocity account services. The details of this program will continue to be detailed regionally.
* Only available for those countries with access to PlayStation®Store.
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