"TurboNuts - Electronics, Video, and More" - 5 new articles
Guitar Hero Van Halen Available Today
Guitar Hero Van Halen lets you to share in the social and expressive Guitar Hero® experience. Virtual rock stars can jam together regardless of physical location in the online Quickplay mode, compete head-to-head in Face-Off, Pro Face-Off, Battle and eight-player “Battle of the Bands” game modes plus create, record, edit and share their own unique compositions in the Music Studio.
Guitar Hero Van Halen brings to life the virtuosity and unadulterated fun that has made Van Halen one of the most successful and popular rock and roll acts of the past 30 years. Along with 19 larger than life musical artists, including Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, The Offspring, Blink-182 and Queen, guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, famous frontman David Lee Roth, dynamic drummer Alex Van Halen and skilled bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen, give fans the chance to own the stage and put on show-stopping performances in the coolest, all-new venues from around the world. With over 25 of Van Halen’s greatest hits from “Jump” to “Panama,” the set list crafted for Guitar Hero Van Halen is the perfect combination of high-energy rock that will appeal to a wide range of fans. Available now in the United States and in Europe on February 19, 2010, Guitar Hero Van Halen is developed by Underground Development for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems and the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo. The game is rated “T” (Teen – Mild Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes) by the ESRB. For more information about Guitar Hero Van Halen, please visit www.vanhalen.guitarhero.com. Mall Maps for the iPhone Helps With Holiday ShoppingPlanning on doing some last minute shopping this holiday season? Got an iPhone? Then you need to check out the holiday shoppers’ secret weapon: mall maps for the iPhone. MEDL Mobile, in partnership with Shayne Faerber, has recently launched a new iPhone app called “Mall Maps – You Are Here”. This iPhone app gives you a comprehensive database of malls, shopping centers and plazas all across the United States. By the end of its first week, the app was #1 on Apple’s App Store in its category. In fact, it was even featured by Apple as an “Essential App for Black Friday”. Mall Maps uses the GPS location function of your iPhone to inform users of malls near your current location. Or you can browse by city/state, zip code and even a list of all 50 states. The app contains store listings and actual floor plans for malls all across the country.
With Mall Maps, you see the mall’s store listing along with location codes to easily find on the floor plan map, which is loaded within the app. You can even visit the mall’s website from within Mall Maps to view any special deals and limited time sales. Mall Maps, launched at $2.99, is now on sale for just $1.99. You can find Mall Maps at the App Store. Independent Games Festival Mobile Finalists Announced
The Independent Games Festival Mobile (IGF Mobile) has named the finalists for their 2nd annual competition. The Independent Games Festival Mobile is an event that celebrates innovation in games for handheld (mobile) devices.
This year, the number entries more than doubled – to over 100 – compared to last year’s inaugural competition. There was a very strong showing from the iPhone and iPod touch platform. In fact, there was so much interest they created a new category called ‘Best iPhone Game’. Confirmed judges for the second annual IGF Mobile event are: - Kris Piotrowski, Creative Director, Capybara Games
Winners of the 2009 IGF Mobile competition will be announced at a special ceremony during the Game Developers Conference(GDC) Mobile conference on March 24, and additionally honored during the main Independent Games Festival Awards on March 25, 2009. Some of the leading finalists for this year’s competition include stylish iPhone cube movement puzzler Edge (3 nominations), the technologically cunning Wardive on Nintendo DS, which uses local WiFi hotspots to generate enemies (3 nominations), and elegant iPhone ‘tower defense’-style title Fieldrunners (3 nominations). Games also nominated multiple times include Secret Exit’s touch-controlled iPhone rope wrapping game Zen Bound and iconic tilt-controlled iPhone puzzler Dizzy Bee, with a number of Flash Lite and Java cellphone games, including the innovative Cubic Republic, also finalists. This year’s IGF Mobile competition is supported by Platinum and Founding Sponsor NVidia – which is awarding ‘The Next Great Mobile Game’ at this year’s awards, with finalists to be revealed soon, as well as Gold Sponsor and Best iPhone Game prize sponsor ngmoco. The full list of finalists for the 2009 IGF Mobile competition are:
Somewhere beyond the sea, somewhere beyond the clouds live funky, little, cubic creatures. Take part in entertaining challenges on the levitating land pieces. Engage in the community, play multiplayer matches and have fun! Welcome to Cubic Republic! Cubic Republic is a place of original and highly interactive quests. Intuitive gameplay makes it easy to grasp and simple to play. Multiplayer gaming on different devices let you engage anytime, anywhere. Prepare for months of great entertainment! IGF Mobile Best Game
Wardive reads the names of the hotspots in your immediate area and turns them into enemies which try to take over your wardrive-crystal. Try to fend them off with your touch pen, put your shields up, and don’t just stay in one spot. take Wardrive for a walk or on a ride through town. find out how may enemies hide in the area you are in or pass through. Innovation In Mobile Game Design
Defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradeable towers in a limitless adventure, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants! Hours of entertainment and replayable challenges! Enjoy a growing experience through free content updates! Achievement In Art
Having made your fortune in the cut-throat world of business, you have now decided to get involved in the latest dream for wealthy people everywhere – running your own football club. Hire the managers, sign the big names, control the finances, develop your stadium and orchestrate the media campaigns as your footballing empire grows. But what’s your goal? Give something back to the community? See your sleeping giant of a club rise through the divisions under your control to the dizzy heights of the Premiership and elite European competitions? Or watch your bank balance grow as you take advantage of the huge sums of money flowing into the modern game? All of these options are open to you as a Football Tycoon. Today there is a lot more focus on club owners, with the teams owners generating as many headlines as the players on the pitch. Football Tycoon has a unique spin on the standard football game genre, throwing you into the surreal world that is owning a football club. Technical Achievement
Fight back waves of intruders in this musical shooter game. Propelled by radio flares, your space ship speeds pulsing through deep space, taking you on a journey into sound. Radio Flare invites you to experience a beautifully modeled space trip accompanied by an interactive electronica soundtrack. Radio Flare is an arcade style score-attack game featuring five stages, over 100 enemy formations, and a crowning final boss battle. You steer your ship with one finger while targeting enemies with another. Hit enemies are desynchronized in time to the beat and blast out radio flares. Collect radio flares to advance to the next stage and intensify the soundtrack. Rack up points through tactically executed quadruple shot combos. Audio Achievement
Train your Kinesis by pushing a Cube into 21 levels. Platforms, enigmas and reactions will develop your gamer skills. Best iPhone Game – Presented by ngmoco
The IGF Mobile competition will have its own pavilion, adjoining the main IGF Pavilion and featuring playable versions of all of the finalists’ games, at Game Developers Conference 2009, set to take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 23rd to 27th, 2009. The Independent Games Festival itself was established in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers, much the way that the Sundance Film Festival honors the independent film community. The creation of IGF Mobile in 2007 was the direct response to the maturing of the mobile game industry, and the desire to similarly recognize and reward those driving the advancement of the space. For more information on the Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists, visit www.igfmobile.com ; and to register for GDC, please visit www.gdconf.com. About the Think Services Game Group A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the Think Services Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include Game Developer Magazine, Game Developer Research, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, GameCareerGuide.com, WorldsInMotion.biz, GameSetWatch.com, GamesOnDeck.com, SeriousGamesSource.com, the Game Developers Conference(R), the Austin Game Developers Conference(R), the Paris Game Developers Conference(R), GDC Mobile, the Game Career Seminars, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. For more information, please visit: http://www.tsgamegroup.com/. About Think Services, a division of United Business Media Think Services connects specialized communities worldwide using educational events, consulting, training, certification, membership, and innovative media. Providing comprehensive opportunities for people to learn from, network with, and inspire each other, Think Services builds strong brands and works within communities to foster a unique affinity with its products and services. The division’s flagship products include the Game Developers Conference, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine, the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), and HDI. Think Services is a subsidiary of United Business Media, a global media and marketing services company with a market capitalization of more than $1.6 billion. To learn more, visit www.think-services.com. Top 20 Games for the 2008 Holiday SeasonGameSpot has unveiled its annual list of the Top 20 Most Anticipated Games of the upcoming holiday season. The list is made up of this season’s hottest and most-talked about games.
The Top 20 Most Anticipated Games for the 2008 holiday season were chosen based on the following criteria: – GameSpot editorial opinions
The list also includes data from GameSpot Trax, a gaming industry tool used to track, and analyze gaming data like consumer awareness, interest and purchase intent, competitive mindshare, campaign effectiveness, audience profiles, and editorial coverage.
Here is GameSpot’s 20 Most Anticipated Games for the 2008 holiday season. They are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of importance: Call Of Duty World at War (PC–release date: Nov. 11, 2008)
Which games are you going to buy this holiday season? Which games do you expect to be given as a gift? Top 5 Tips for Printing Your Holiday Photos
Like me, you probably took a lot of photos this year during the holiday season. I have a feature on my cell phone that allows me to upload the photos I take directly to my flickr account, and occasionally I would like to actually save them and print them out. Here are five great tips for saving and printing your holiday photos.
1. Use the best printer ink for the job. There are certain inks that do better when printing photos. Make sure you use a good, high quality ink. Get a great deal on printer ink. Shop around and you will be able to find a good deal on printer ink so you can print out the best photos. You might also want to make sure that you find some great printer paper, as well.
2. Make sure you pick the right print size for your photos. In real life, things like your digital camera’s resolution, its sharpness, and the printer’s print quality are all linked. Don’t expect to make a great 8×10 print from a photo taken with a 1 megapixel digital camera. And don’t bother trying to create poster-sized prints unless you have a photo taken with a multi-megapixel camera.
3. When in doubt, use a good image program to manipulate and crop your photos. With a good program such as Paint Shop Pro you can remove red eye and lighten or darken the photo before you print it.
4. Choose the right printer. If you have a photo that you really want printed and perhaps mounted, it might pay to take the photo to a professional to have it printed. They might charge you a little bit more, but if it’s one that you want to keep for long time and display in a frame, you might consider taking the file to your local photo shop.
5. Get your setting right. There are many different settings on your printer. Make sure that you’ve downloaded the right printer drivers for your printer and that you use the right settings. Some printers have certain quality settings that you can change to get a better print. More Recent Articles |
