The Nintendo DSi has been released a few months back, but I haven’t had the urge to buy one since I already have a DS Lite, and there are no new games in the market that utilize the new features.
Until now.
Ghostwire is an augmented-reality game that let’s you hunt ghosts using your Nintendo DSi.
According to developer A Different Game,
Your portable device is used as a portal to the astral plane, and helps you find and collect ghosts that exist all around you. In your quest you use real tools, such as the built-in camera and microphone, as well as abstract ones like an “EMF tuner” for tracking down the ghosts.
Once you find the spirits, you document them and find out why they haunt our world. They also give you riddles to solve. Ultimately, you will help them find peace.
As far as I can see, this is just motion-tracking with a layer of ghost images for you to ‘interact’ with. But since it promises full-game immersion, it’s a good reason to buy the DSi soon. It reminds me of the game Fatal Frame, with the main difference of holding the ‘camera’ and hunt the ghosts yourself to zero in on that ‘fatal frame’ shot.
No announcements for the release date yet, but you can check out the official game trailer below:
And whoever said that video games are for kids? If you are a geek who happens to be a connoisseur of sensual entertainment, then this news is one for the ages. Pr0n has finally arrived to the PlayStation 3.
Well, sure the PS3 has always been capable of playing back a lot of media formats including those NSFW media files. We’re talking about direct to PS3 distribution here.
Japan’s DDM.tv announced that it will be offering on-demand hi-def movies to the PS3. All you need is a PS3, a broadband connection, and an HDMI capable display for you to appreciate the level of visual detail. The service only works on a PS3.
The service isn’t free though. But for a free, you’d be able to search through titles cataloged by keywords, actresses, genres, etc…
EA Sports has hit some pretty awful ruts in their games (probably with the exception of NHL and FIFA titles). Any decent gamer would go for the 2K titles. The level of realism and fluidity and accuracy of the animation in the 2K titles are just awesome.
Now with the new sports season coming in a few months, you might be asking what improvements can these sports games will offer. Take hockey for example. Will the game eventually feature some of those amazing stuff that players are doing in real life. Stuff like Alex Ovechkin’s goal scoring while flat on his back. Well, NHL 2K10 is teasing that feature in this game teaser trailer.
It would be interesting to see this actually found in the game play.
With iPhone sales really doing well with the release of the iPhone 3G S, Ozaki would like to have a piece of that market as well. So far, the company has been releasing iPhone accessory after iPhone accessory. Remember the iPill?
Anyway, this here’s another one of their accessories – the iCoat Wardrobe.
Ozaki adds color to your iPhone with the release of the iCoat Wardrobe series. It comes in 2 sets–for him, and for her–with different color range. Each set includes five (5) iCoat Wardrobe casings and one (1) iCoat Invisible.
iCoat Wardrobe casings are custom-tailored–they are carefully made to allow free access to your iPhone’s ports and controls, while offering full protection from scratches, dust and the usual minor damages. It’s easy to install and remove, too! So you can enjoy all the different colors depending on your mood.
With the iCoat Wardrobe, your iPhone never looked better.
Ozaki is exclusively distributed in the country by MSI-ECS Phils., Inc. For more product information and other inquiries, email marketing@msi-ecs.com.ph, call 688-3180 / 688-3181, or visit www.msi-ecs.com.ph.
Music sims are much better with tabletop consoles. The Guitar Hero pack for the Nintendo DS was a pretty decent attempt and Rock Revolution and Ultimate Band made good use of the touch pad but they can’t get any better than playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band on a Wii/PS2/Xbox.
Anyway, for DS gamers, you might be content with existing titles but those who have been lucky enough to be forced by parents to take piano lessons might be looking for a piano twist. Well, Namco Bandai is remedying that with the Easy Piano. It’s a music sim that uses mini-keyboard that slots in you DS’ GBA slot (a la Guitar Hero). Heck, even Rock Band doesn’t have a keyboard in its ensemble.
A pretty neat concept but given the size of that thing? Might be better of playing with those Casio mini-keyboards.
With Fallout 3 tapping into the nostalgia of PC gamers from the late 90s/ early 2000s and introducing new gamers to the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout, Bethesda seems to be really milking it. And why not? Fallout 3 took years in the making and was put on hold for quite a number of times. Heck. It even saw the demise of original publisher Interplay and Black Isle Studios.
Anyway, this here’s Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta. It is the fifth and final add-on to be made available for Fallout 3 (with the previous four being: Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, and Point Lookout). It’s will be made available for the Xbox 360, PC and PS3.
In a nutshell, the add-on would have our hero abducted to an alien mothership filled with pissed off aliens. And this won’t just be any walk in the park or blast-everything-in-sight add-on either. The game will feature non-linear question lines and force the player to do some exploration. Anyway, if you still don’t think aliens and Fallout don’t mix, here’s the trailer:
No pill is probably better than Viagra. But this here’s a different kind of pill – the iPill. No, it’s not one of those pill cameras that you swallow for doctors to check your colon. iPod accessory and speaker maker Ozaki introduces a microphone for your iPod in “pill” form. The cover seems like a nice touch but given the size of this thing, it’s just bound to be misplaced. Interesting concept though.
World-famous maker of iPod accessories, Ozaki, reinvents the microphone. In the most innovative fashion yet, the Ozaki microphone comes in a “pill” form. Aptly dubbed the iPill, it has a capsule-like shape, consisting of two halves–one half is the protective cover, and the better half is the iPill’s 3.5mm connector.
Ozaki iPill is the newest on-the-go mic for iPod, especially made and designed for iPod nano and touch. It has an outstanding sound quality, and works with third party applications so you can do more with your iPod.
Ozaki is exclusively distributed in the country by MSI-ECS Phils., Inc. For more product information and other inquiries, email marketing@msi-ecs.com.ph, call 688-3180 / 688-3181, or visit www.msi-ecs.com.ph.
Owners of current-gen gaming consoles should start saving up for this one. Even if Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is just as good as the first one, it still guarantees to be a treat. Even more so if you’re a certified comic book junkie.
The gameplay follows its predecessor where players can choose four characters to use throughout the game. Being an action RPG, the characters level up as the player progresses through the game.
As for the story, the plot is lifted from Marvel’s Civil War story arc. A fight between heroes and villains causes the tragic death of hundreds of civilians prompting the government to pass a Superhuman Registration Act. All superhumans are forced to choose to be for or against the law. Players can choose between a pro or anti stand and the game packs multiple endings for replayability.
Anyway, here are some of the trailers made available by Marvel.
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