Street Fighter x Tekken: Rolento Knife Glitch

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May 192012
 

A lot of buzz has been going around again for the game that just seems like they can’t get right. Street Fighter x Tekken hit shelves two and a half months ago on March 6th 2012, and according to Capcom its not hitting projected sales. Honestly, why would it? Capcom figured it would be a good idea to charge for a lot of things that should be unlocks in game or something to the effect. Instead, they are selling these items for a cost deemed rather unreasonable for what you’re getting. For example, Costumes. These costumes are sold as either single character, which is about $1 a piece or $13 for each side of characters. Yes…each side of characters. So you will have to pay that twice to get all costumes. $26 dollars for costumes…tough haul capcom. Not to mention, all the ruckus caused by DLC being shipped on disc, but we won’t get into that. Just add that to the list of things most tend to not speak of, with Religion and Politics. Nicely done Capcom, you just made onto an elite list of things we don’t talk about in groups, feel special.

Now then, that brings us to the current ordeal, the knife throwing glitch with Rolento. With the latest update, they fixed a few combo loops for other characters, and in turn hit a snag with this outlandish happening. Credit goes to fighting game veteran EG|Ricky Ortiz, for finding this out for the rest of the world to comment freely.

It breaks down like this, if a player throws a fireball on the ground (not an air fireball like Akuma/Gouki) and Rolento does his Stinger Move (Forward, Down, Down-Forward with any kick) do the follow up Knife Toss with any Punch button, and have the knife clash with the fireball, your game will lock up and require you to restart your console.

Here’s a video of it, so you can see it in motion. I’ll even fast forward it to the good part so you can see what I mean.

Again Capcom, step your game up man. You guys have been in the game for far too long to let something like this happen, and proceed to not even shell out an immediate time frame to fix the glitch. Oh well, as a person who is trying to find that drive for fighting games again, something like this will set the ideal back a bit since the concept of Capcom and Namco coming together in a fighting game like no other, was so awesome. We get this, and its like, meh, we’ll wait for something else or go play another fighter that’s less glitchy, or at the very least, work out a deal so we can play the Japanese Released only Action Role Playing Game, Namco x Capcom, with English menus for DLC. For we’d all enjoy that.

Double Dragon Neon – Coming soon to a XBOX 360 and PS3 near you!

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May 172012
 


Double Dragon: Neon arrives this summer with all the action from the original classic game but with added modern gameplay like an upgrade system, online co-op, and more. The game isn’t so much an HD update or a sequel to the 25-year-old classic, but a “love letter” to the original.

Double Dragon: Neon is very much in the spirit of the original – it begins with Marian getting punched in the gut before getting kidnapped, and the Lee brothers set out to save her. Enemies will cartwheel in from off-screen, picking up powerups will add abilities like fireball-tossing to your character’s “mixtape,” and lingering too long in one spot will summon the flashing pointer in the form of a power glove.

The game will feature awesome moves like the Flying Knee from Double Dragon II and will also supply you with all the Abobos you could ever want to beat up. Also, the right thumbstick is dedicated solely to giving high fives, how rad is that?

Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Kinect Arcade

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May 172012
 

Hey Hey Hey, ladies and gentlemen! Its time for another Deal of the Week for your Xbox 360. This week’s deal will be Kinect Arcade Games! So, let’s get out of your expensive (or not so expensive) gaming seat and let’s work that body to the motions of Kinect!

 

Fruit Ninja Kinect – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 560 Microsoft Points

 

Fruit Ninja is a big hit for your touchscreen mobile device. Now play it at home with your Kinect! Fruit Ninja Kinect gives you all of that experience you got on your mobile, but now requires a full body movement. Coupled with this new style of gameplay, you can pull a friend into the mix and slice fruit together!

 

Hole in the Wall – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

 

Hole in the Wall is a Japanese game show where you have to position your body to match the cut out of the wall coming towards you, if you are unable to do so, you get pushed into the water behind you. While this sounds easy, its crazy to hold certain positions, some of which are jumps. This sensation has been revitalized within Kinect-ed homes across the world. Match up with the walls to see how many points you can score, or bring a few friends along, 3 others to be exact, and see who is the best at conquering that Hole in the Wall!

 

Leedmees – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

 

Leedmees is a game where you are the main piece of the puzzle. Being the center piece, you must use your body to guide your Leedmees to the goal. This is also a game to grab a friend and work together as a team or against each other to see who can be the best!

 

Double Fine Happy Action Theater – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

 

Have you wanted to be in a magic time production where you can show people how magic is really done? Here’s your chance, with Double Fine Happy Action Theater (Say that Four times fast). With 18 amazing ways to showcase you would look on the tv screen, the fun is endless. If that wasn’t good enough for you, bring in 5 of your other friends to cause entertainment havoc all over your living room!

Honestly however, calling this DF HAT just sounds cooler, but eh what do I know?

 

Rhythm Party – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

Have you said the following to someone you know? “Did I mention I liked to dance?” If you have asked such a question to your fellow friends, show em how you shake your groove thang on Rhythm Party for the Kinect! From the great people who brought you the world famous Dance Dance Revolution series, comes a take on how to show off real dance moves to songs you will love to sing to as you play! Battle it out with a friend for the title of Dance Master!!

 

Haunt – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

 

Haunt is a game about a spooky haunted house where you are the first visitor for a generation! Exercise the leverages of the Kinect to enable  free exploration of the house by using just your body as the controller. You will need to stay alert in order to outsmart the mansion’s host of fiendish ghosts and unravel the sinister secrets that shroud the mansion in mystery! Not for the faint at heart!!

If these titles don’t make you wanna connect your Kinect and go to town on making movies, zombies disappear, and plowing through holes in walls, I don’t know what will. Get up, get active, and make it happen Captain!

 Posted by on May 17, 2012

Halo 4 LE Box and Bonuses Revealed!

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May 162012
 

Well, it sure has been an awesome couple of days for Halo fans. Today the box art, and special features/bonuses, for the LE of Halo 4 was confirmed and released. It’s available for pre-order now at all major retailers, might want to act soon as this baby is sure to sell out quick!

The Halo 4 Limited Edition will be available at the estimated retail price of $99.99 and includes:

• War Games Map Pack Access

The competitive multiplayer modes of Halo 4 are known as War Games. The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps – three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE. Yes, you read that correctly; you get nine maps in the form of future DLC with the purchase of the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Score!
• Specializations

Everyone will have access to select Specializations, but those that purchase the Halo 4 Limited Edition will receive the ability to unlock six Specializations early, available at launch on Xbox LIVE. You can use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options. We’ll be releasing more information about Specializations at E3, so expect additional details about this particular feature then.

• UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet

The UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, information about UNSC weapons, an introduction to the massive ship UNSC Infinity, and insight into what it means to be one of humanity’s finest warriors: The Spartan-IVs. Story lovers will especially enjoy this in-fiction offering that provides a glimpse into the indoctrination of Spartans aboard the Infinity.

• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Special Edition

The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which will take fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC’s greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.

Digital content also includes in-fiction bonus content that expands the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, special featurette Bringing Gaming into Reality, and a behind the scenes look at the making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

• Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE

The Limited Edition includes the following bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE: unique in-game Spartan-IV armor skin, unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle, an exclusive in-game emblem, Xbox LIVE Avatar prop, and Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set.

 

The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day Review

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May 102012
 

I’m a huge fan of The Walking Dead as it appears in comics and on my television. When TellTale Games announced they were making a Walking Dead video game, I was ecstatic. Only the reception of their last game, Jurassic Park, made me a little nervous. Let me be the first to say, there was nothing to be concerned about.

The game takes familiar concepts of previous point and click adventure games and offers up a more dynamic and frantic feel. Much like the comic book and television show, The Walking Dead is not about killing zombies. The game is more focused on survival and interactions with other survivors. You will be doing a lot more talking than smashing brains in with a hammer, although that will come up on occasion.

You play as Lee Everett, en ex-University of Georgia professor that had been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve time in a prison outside of Atlanta. The police car transporting him crashes into a “Walker” and wrecks off the road. Lee wakes up hours later to a world now filled with infected walking dead and horrified survivors.

The first episode has Lee discovering the zombie apocalypse that has plagued Georgia and, possibly, the entire country. He meets a young girl by the name of Clementine and decides to take care of her while on his way to his hometown of Macon. Along the way, Lee will run into familiar faces from the comic series and will have to make some very difficult decisions that could determine how the other episodes play out.

Big decisions that can have an ally dying or surviving, communicating with other survivors and the occasional zombie attack all help set the stage for the end of the world. Everything you do in the game will effect how others see you and, ultimately, if they will trust you or not. The game will even tell you how your actions might affect those around you. If you lie about your origins to someone, and they find out about it, the game will give you small hints like, “This person will remember that you lied to them.” The design is really smart, making note of your decisions so they can come back to haunt you. It’s much like Mass Effect and Dragon Age with regard to the dialog choices you have to make. Unlike those games, though, The Walking Dead gives you a timer for responses and actions. You have to be quick on your feet when it comes to making quick decisions. After all, zombies don’t wait for you to make up your mind.

The action in the game, while somewhat slow, is still very frantic. A simple positioning of the cursor and a button press is all you need, but the game still makes it a point to be brutal and nerve wracking at the same time. When I had to stab a zombie’s skull with a screwdriver, I found myself gritting my teeth along with Lee.

The overall presentation is outstanding. The sound design and music are very well done, and the visuals have a cel-shaded style to them. There are a lot of hard black outlines on all the characters, giving a comic book feel to the entire experience. The facial expressions are some of the best I’ve seen in a TellTale game. You can tell a lot of work has gone into making this game. The voice acting is fantastic as well.

This episode took me about 2 hours to complete. There was a small time, about halfway through the episode, where I got stuck for approximately 10 minutes. There is no hint system like there was in Back to the Future, but after exploring a little more of the area, I was able to figure it out. Even at two hours, the game still has replay value. There are around six major choices you have to make throughout the episode that drastically change what may happen, so going back and trying different options is something I really wanted to do.

All in all, the first episode of The Walking Dead was a fantastic experience. The story telling is wonderful, and the action sequences, while simple and few in number, will keep the player at the edge of their seat the entire time. The star of the game is the character interactions and the way the game handles your relationships with other people. If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead in any way, you need to pick this game up. Fans of a good narrative should look into this game, as well. Let’s just say, I can’t wait for the next episode.

Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Tom Clancy’s Game

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May 082012
 

Welcome back to another edition of Xbox Live’s Deal of the Week. This week’s deal is Tom Clancy’s action shooters. Let’s dive deeper than a Navy Seal to get to the shorelines of this deal.

TC’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Co-op Collection) – Was 400 Microsoft Points, Now 200 Microsoft Points

This add on pack is a map pack that brings together all of the classic maps you remember from the Ghost Recon games and gives more replay for your buck. An all new co-op campaign is featured with 5 missions that take it back to some of the greatest locales of Ghost Recon. Multiplayer maps are also within this pack, you will receive the following maps from Ghost Recon: Island Thunder: Bridges, Stronghold, and Island. Ghost Recon: Desert Siege is also represented, those maps are: Depot, Riverbed, Ghost Town, and Roadblock. On top of all that, there are two brand new maps to the franchise. Those maps are: Treatment Plant and Mining Camp.

So for 200 Microsoft Points, you get a hefty amount of content, check it out if you were looking to get down with some friends in some 3rd person shooter warfare.

TC’s H.A.W.X. 2 – All in One Pack – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

Man, this add on is insane! Its three DLC packs in one download. You get the MIG Alley Pack, Cold War Pack, and the Russian Power Pack. Since there’s so much content you get, I’m just gonna itemize it for you by aircrafts, bonus skins, and new battle missions.

Aircrafts

Bonus Skins

  • F-22 Raptor

  • F-35B Lightning II

  • Eurofighter Typhoon

  • A-10A Thunderbolt II

  • Su-35BM

Battle Missions

  • Search & Destroy

  • High Altitude Warfare

  • Trigger-Happy

TC’s H.A.W.X. – Air Supremacy – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

So, if you are still playing H.A.W.X., the folks at Xbox Live, thought about you too. This is a combo pack much like the one I just talked about for H.A.W.X. 2. The combination is of the US Eagles Pack, the European Assault Pack, and the Russians Falcons Pack. Here’s the list of planes you will able to battle with on Single & Multiplayer game modes:

TC’s EndWar Escalation Expansion Pack – Was 400 Microsoft Points, Now 200 Microsoft Points

Alright, a straight forward expansion pack. This expansion to EndWar will add 4 exclusive missions on all new battlefields playable in skirmish mode, 3 exclusive unit upgrades. The exclusive Missions are:

  • Siege of a firebase in Kursk (Ukraine)

  • Assault on Devon Beach (England)

  • Raid on Rota Naval Base (Spain)

  • Conquest of Dorsey Knob (West Virginia, USA)

TC’s Splinter Cell Conviction Deniable Ops: Insurgency – Was 800 Microsoft Points, Now 400 Microsoft Points

If those eyes didn’t tell you something out the gate, Ubisoft decided to bring back the critically acclaimed multiplayer experience with 4 new Deniable Ops maps. If you got what it takes to bring Sam Fisher closer to finding his goal, then hit up the Insurgency and go all out!

TC’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory – Was 1200 Microsoft Points, Now 800 Microsoft Points

If you can get over the fact, that there is no online multiplayer, leader boards, and voice features, you can enjoy this portion of the Splinter Cell Saga! In Chaos Theory, Sam Fisher is sent on a mission to stop a cyber terrorist plot that threatens worldwide war. While there may be a slight hitch in the audio and video at certain points in the game, this emulated xbox title for your Xbox 360, will be that suspenseful thriller action shooter you’ve been looking for and can expect from Tom Clancy.

Sam Fisher Backpack – Was 240 Microsoft Points, Now 120 Microsoft Points

This prop is Mr. Fisher’s Back Pack he takes on every mission. Inside said back seems to be a pair of his famous Night Vision Goggles. Can you find any other goodies in this bag? I didn’t…so maybe you can!!

So this week is all Clancy, all the time. Get your guns and your missiles ready for its gonna be one stealthy explosive ride!!

 Posted by on May 8, 2012

KoF XIII Evo 2012 Pot Fundraiser

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May 072012
 

You read that right.  There is a fundraiser to create the big time hype at the world’s largest gaming tournament for King of Fighters XIII.  For those who don’t know, Evolution Fighting game Championships, is a string of events held across the United States with its biggest event being the Tourney they hold in Vegas every year during the summer time.

This time around however, MLG, or Major League Gaming, has decided to join the fray of fighting game events by picking up King of Fighters XIII in their mix of games they hold events for.  Catch is, their event this year is slated to be two weeks after Evo.  Which puts a big hamper on things for those are coming from overseas, since we’re talking about June 8th – 10th for MLG’s event in Anaheim California, and Evo which is in Las Vegas Nevada, July 6th – 8th.  That’s a tough haul for local players, let alone not even living in the country where these events are being hosted.

So the great people over at Snk-Capcom.com are spearheading this fundraiser to highlight the King of Fighters XIII section of the Evolution Fighting game Championships by upping the ante with prizes and cash donations from various companies who care about the scene.  South Town Arcade will be hosting a 24-hour King of Fighters XIII event.  We’ll keep track of the details and keep everyone posted for this noble cause.

In the meantime, if you wish to donate straight cash, check the link here.

 Posted by on May 7, 2012

Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Action + Shooters

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May 032012
 

Interesting note about this week’s deal of the week. On the Dashboard, it only showed BattleField 3: Back to Karkand DLC. After checking again days later, it has that plus other cool games…so…it leaves me baffled and rather annoyed…but hey, such is life with internet based news avenues. With that out the way, let’s break down the shootin’ and lootin’ of this week’s deal.

 

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand – Was 1200 Microsoft Points, Now 600 Microsoft Points.

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Gatling Gears Review

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May 012012
 
Who hasn’t dreamed of saddling an enormous gun toting machine and destroying millions of nemeses in order to save humanity!? Answer: lame people. For the rest of us, developer Vanguard has developed Gatling Gears, the follow-up to the studio’s cerebral, turn-based debut Greed Corps, released in 2010.

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