Hola! It’s lunchtime, so we thought we’d celebrate by kicking back with a big ol’ news roundup of this morning’s top stories. They’re all right here in the lunchtime lowdown, so what’re you waiting for? Tuck in!
March, 2011
Shift 2: Unleashed is the latest step in developer Slightly Mad Studios’ grand plan to deliver the ultimate driving simulator for console and PC. With Gran Turismo 5 firmly in its sights there’s a lot riding on Shift 2: Unleashed to deliver on its promises to be the best in class. Could it really snatch a podium position off the very best? Read our Shift 2: Unleashed review to find out.
A new Apple Store is coming to Jerusalem according to the Jerusalem Post which says the store will combine both retail space and an education centre.
The interesting part of the report is the suggestion that the 50,000 sq ft Apple Store will include the world’s first Apple Digital Library for checking out e-books, movies and other digital files. The Jerusalem Post doesn’t get into specifics but with continuing chatter about an iTunes Cloud service, talk of a new Apple Store with a focus on digital borrowing is intriguing.
Out TBC | £TBC | Apple (via The Jerusalem Post/TUAW)
Good news Crysis 2 fans. A Crysis 2 DirectX 11 patch looks set to pop up imminently. German PC gaming site, PCGames.de says the patch is due to arrive tomorrow. That’s good news especially as Crysis 2 really should have shipped with it in the first place given that most PC gamers expect to see that support there from the off.
Not sure what the fuss about DirectX 11 is? Check out this DirectX11 guide.
Out TBC | £free | Crysis 2 (via Crunchgear)
It’s freebie week here at Electricpig. Not only are we giving away a Nintendo 3DS with two games, but we’ve got a pricey Windows 7 laptop filled with AMD Vision tech to hand over for nada to one lucky reader too. All you have to do to be in with a shot is send us a video of your Oscar acceptance speech – the most entertaining, OTT clip wins. Just use your webcam, go wild for a few seconds and get in the draw ASAP – the competition closes in just three days.
The Nintendo 3DS was gleefully received by many but its had a fair few issues too. There’s been moans about the handheld’s build and reports of “black screens of death” but the issue of headaches is the one that Nintendo has emerged from its bunker to bat away.
MaxConsole Forums went Twitter fishing for complaints about Nintendo 3DS headaches and came up with a good tranche of traumas prompting Nintendo UK PR boss Rob Saunders to respond. See what he had to say after the break:
The iPhone 5 is a ways off according to the latest rumours. First we heard that we could see a hardware-free WWDC 2011, now chatter from China is suggesting Apple hasn’t started ordering parts to build the iPhone 5. Some commentators are now suggesting we will not see a new iPhone in 2011 and will have to wait until 2012 for the new device to break cover.