January, 2011

LA Noire preview

January 21, 2011 4:03 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Gaming, Gaming Tags: la noire, PS3, Rockstar Games, team bondi, Xbox 360

LA Noire, the new game from Rockstar Games and developer Team Bondi, will come as shock to long time fans of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and their ilk. This is a game that asks you to enjoy pulling out your notebook and rifling through the evidence, and to watch the facial expressions of the LA lowlife you interrogate. Are they lying?

While you might be used to simply shooting them in face to find out, LA Noire asks you to do things a little differently. Will it work? We got an early look at the game to find out.

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Angry Birds: Valentine’s Day pink edition on 14 February confirmed, plus screenshots

January 21, 2011 3:58 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gaming Tags: Angry Birds, exclusive, pink edition, valentines day

A rumour surfaced at the end of last year that Angry Birds developer Rovio would be releasing a Valentine’s day update for the game. Now we’ve got confirmation, and a couple of screenshots of the next Angry Birds special edition too. Click through for more photos and the video where the pink Angry Birds is revealed!

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Duke Nukem Forever: UK launch date at last!

January 21, 2011 3:35 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gaming Tags: 2k, Duke Nukem, forever, PS3, Xbox 360

A Duke Nukem Forever UK launch date? We just pinched ourselves, and no, we’re not dreaming. Duke Nukem fans rejoice, your favourite 80s action hero pastiche will officially be on gaming screens in May this year, after over a decade in development. 2K Games and Gearbox Software have just announced that Duke Nukem Forever will be hitting the shelves, and your consoles, on 6 May 2011 (3 May if you’re lucky enough to be in the States).

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iPad 2 launch date revealed in promo shots?

January 21, 2011 3:04 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gadgets Tags: Apple, iPad, ipad 2, launch date

If you read our piece earlier in the week about the hidden secrets in Apple icons, then you’ll know that Apple icons aren’t just dinky 8-bit images, and the full versions are often full of detail and hidden information. Now, there’s a sharp eyed Apple spotter who’s clocked that the dates on the calendar icon of the previous iPad’s promo shots revealed the launch date. The promo shot that’s leaked of the iPad 2 shows the date 9 February. Is this the real launch date of the iPad 2? Click through for the full sized image.

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Motorola Xoom: barometer adds height to GPS readings

January 21, 2011 2:32 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gadgets Tags: 3.0, Android, Google, GPS, honeycomb, Motorola, xoom

At a demo of the Motorola Xoom (with Google showing off the latest build of Android Honeycomb 3.0 on the Xoom too) we heard that not only does the Xoom have all the shiny new UIs and knick knacks of Android Honeycomb 3.0, it’s also got a barometer. This won’t just tell you the weather though, it also effectively cranks the GPS skills of the Motorola Xoom up a notch.

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Best Mac apps

January 21, 2011 2:29 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Top 10s & Lists Tags: Apple, Mac, Mac app store, top 5

Want the best Mac apps to install on your OS X machine? Right this way then please: we’ve been scouring the stuffed shelves of the brand new Mac App Store, and frankly there’s so much in there already “hypermarket” might be a better word to use than “store”. See our essential picks in the list to the right of the full post.

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Nintendo 3DS: where is the love?

January 21, 2011 2:28 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gaming Tags: 3ds, Nintendo, price

In the last couple of days, in the wake of the launch of the Nintendo 3DS in Amsterdam on Wednesday, we’ve been asking you about how much you’re prepared to pay for the Nintendo 3DS, and whether you’re going to snap one up, given what you saw from the launch. To our surprise, Electricpig readers don’t seem overwhelmed by the Nintendo 3DS, with lots of you saying that you would not be shelling out for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim: Get your mod on!

January 21, 2011 2:02 pm by Jennifer Allan

Categories: Gaming Tags: 5, Elder Scrolls, mods, skyrim, V+

We’ve just found confirmation that you’ll be able to use mods in Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. An admin on Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim developers site Bethesda said: “We’ve always been impressed with what the community has done with our tools. Like the Elder Scrolls Construction Set for Morrowind and Oblivion, we plan to release the Creation Kit so you guys can mod Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.” If you haven’t caught an eyeful of the video promising dragons from Skyrim yet, click through! Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is out 11 November this year, so we’re expecting more news to be creeping out in the months to come…

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January, 2011

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