This November, the new Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack will offer up to four individual Xbox LIVE Gold memberships for only US$99.99 – the price of two regular Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions. Now as you prepare for the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360, which makes YOU the controller, consider giving your family premium Gold experience and access to the biggest names in entertainment.

An Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack includes:

• Up to four individual Xbox LIVE Gold memberships for the price of two – (US) $99.99.
• Family Center – a single, easy to use, destination for Family Settings and account management, accessible on the Xbox dashboard and on Xbox.com.
• The primary account member has the ability to purchase and dispenseMicrosoft Points to other Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack members.
• Activity monitoring reports viewable on Xbox.com to help encourage discussions about safer more balanced gaming and entertainment habits.
• Simplified billing that applies all purchase charges to the primary account holder’s billing account and the ability to authorize purchases, helping to manage the family’s entertainment budget.
• Exclusive family content and discounts.

The industry-leading, built-in Xbox 360 Family Settings are also being taken to the next level this November. It’s Microsoft’s goal to provide parents and caregivers with tools and resources to manage their children’s gaming and entertainment experiences, and these features are available to all Xbox LIVE members:

• Family Programming that removes all mature games, movies, and content from the dashboard, based on ESRB, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings and the TV Parental Guidelines system . Family Programming is password protected, and easy to turn on and off for each member. (Compatible with international ratings systems.)
• Title exceptions – the ability to allow your family members to play specific games above the console’s designated ESRB rating if you deem appropriate. (Compatible with international ratings systems.)
• Intelligent default settings for child, teen, and adult profiles. Xbox will automatically assign default privacy and activity settings for each member that can later be individually customized.
• Family Settings are displayed prominently in the MyXbox channel. Current tools include the Family Timer, which allows you to control the amount of time – either daily or weekly – your children may use the console.

Whether you want to play your favorite games, stream movies and music from Zune, or watch the latest sporting event together via ESPN on Xbox LIVE¹, Xbox 360 brings the best family-friendly entertainment straight to your living room.

1 ESPN on Xbox available for Xbox LIVE Gold members that are ESPN viewers in supported markets. ESPN on Xbox LIVE, providing great content from ESPN3.com and ESPN.com, is only available to Xbox LIVE Gold members. For access to ESPN3.com content, Gold members must receive theirinternet connection from an affiliated broadband provider. See ESPN3.com for details and providers.

E3 2010 is here, the 3 major videogame companies have shown their card.  In this video I take a look at each of their press conferences, what new games and hardware they have to offer. Enjoy

September 19. A Move bundle, including an EyeToy camera and Sports Champions game, will cost $99. Move will be available bundled with a PS3 for $399. Individual, bauble-topped Move wands cost $49 and the navigation controllers go for $39.

The latest Legend of Zelda Game for the Wii

RAZER™ GIVES GAMERS A FIRST LOOK AT GAMING PERIPHERALS FOR BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT’S STARCRAFT^® II: WINGS OF LIBERTY™

Carlsbad, Calif. – June 15, 2010 – Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has joined forces with Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games, to introduce an entire suite of peripherals designed specifically for the release of Blizzard Entertainment’s highly anticipated real-time strategy (RTS) game StarCraft^® II: Wings of Liberty™. Featuring a look and feel inspired by the StarCraft universe, this line of peripherals includes the Razer Spectre™ StarCraft II Gaming Mouse, the Razer Marauder™ StarCraft II Gaming Keyboard and the Razer Banshee™ StarCraft II Gaming Headset.

“We are all huge StarCraft players here at Razer, so we are really excited to give gamers a first glimpse at the StarCraft II gaming peripherals,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president, Razer USA. “The peripherals were created with our newly developed APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System™ and feature a gaming-optimized design inspired by the StarCraft universe to complement the on-screen action.”

The Razer Spectre, Razer Marauder and Razer Banshee are all packed with features designed to enhance gamers’ play experience. All of the Razer StarCraft II gaming peripherals feature an APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System that provides the gamer with feedback on performance, providing a fully integrated gaming experience that responds directly to the player’s performance and speed. Each peripheral also features a gaming-optimized design with an emphasis on portability for tournament play, and is stylized with design elements from the StarCraft universe.

Razer Spectre StarCraft II Gaming Mouse

Tournament-ready and designed for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the Razer Spectre StarCraft II Gaming Mouse is a lightweight, five-button mouse designed to provide precision and control for RTS gamers. The Razer Spectre features the newly developed APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System with a multi-color LED that provides real-time performance feedback through changing lighting hues and adjustable mouse button force settings for optimal mouse click speed and control. Equipped with a powerful 5600dpi Razer Precision™ 3.5G laser sensor and a 1000Hz Ultrapolling™ 1 ms response time, the Razer Spectre StarCraft II Gaming Mouse gives gamers exactly what they are looking for in an RTS mouse.

PRICE: US $79.99; Europe €79.99; Korea 94,800 WON

FEATURES:

· Gaming-Optimized Design inspired by the StarCraft universe

• Lightweight, Fingertip-Grip 5 Button Mouse
• 5600DPI Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor
• Backlit Mouse with APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System
• Mouse Click Button Force Adjustment
• 1000Hz Ultrapolling /1ms response
• Hardware Configuration Utility

Nintendo 3DS was just announced. Comes with a 3D camera to take 3D pics. an analog stick , 3D slide depth meter. Has a gyro, WiFI, motion sensor. Compatible with DS1 games

Will have a list of third party game support like Madden, Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil, a Batman title, Splinter Cell, and, finally, a Metal Gear Solid entry.

Nintendo is also talking about how the system will seek out WiFi hotspots or other 3DS systems “without you knowing,” which sounds a bit ominous, to be honest. Systems can communicate regardless of which games are being played. It can even pull in new DLC   directly from other consoles, all without a monthly fee.

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A recent gamestop pricing sku. Indicates that the new Xbox 360 Kinect will retail for $149.99.  Kinda steep I think. Not sure if People are will to spend the extra $149.99 on top of the price of an Xbox 360

Live streaming of games and can vote on poll questions right from your Xbox 360

After seeing this I want me a New Mortal Kombat movie, Serious WB what are you waiting for. You have got a Goldmine here and you preliminary cast is right in front of you. WE just have to wait and see

Razer Global DotA Challenge features US$30,000 of prize money for one of the largest cash pots for an online DotA tournament

Carlsbad, Calif. – May 7, 2010 – Razer, a leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has joined forces with Dota-League to announce the first in a series of global tournaments for DotA (Defense of the Ancients) gamers. The challenge promises to be an exciting 3-month period of fiercely fought competitions that will pit the world’s best DotA gamers against each other for the first season. There will be Razer products and cash prizes up for grabs for the top 64 teams for a total of 30,000 USD, one of the largest cash amounts ever to be won for an online DotA competition worldwide. Razer plans to make this tournament series a frequent worldwide event featuring the very best professional DotA teams pitting their best gamers and heroes against one another.

“We are excited to be able to involve ourselves with an extremely vibrant and competitive community of DotA gamers and to kick start our global tournament series with Defense of the Ancients,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president, Razer USA. “Fans of Razer and DotA will be sure to experience one of the most visceral 5v5 challenges that the gaming community has seen in a long time.”

The first Razer Global DotA Challenge will start off at the end of May with Razer products and cash prizes to be won. Over 800 teams are expected to sign up within the next three weeks to start taking part in the Razer Global DotA Challenge Season which is expected to last 3 months. DotA enthusiasts and participants can also win exclusive prizes by becoming a Razer fan and looking for contests on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/razer.

About the Razer Group:

Razer™ is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming products and peripherals that are designed “For Gamers. By Gamers™”. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Razer’s award-winning lineup of products includes desktop speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. Since 1998, Razer has collaborated with leading professional gamers to develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge gaming peripherals using proprietary technologies that give gamers the competitive edge. Razer products offer the best in precision, sensitivity, usability and distinctive product design and have a reputation for being leaders in gaming peripheral technology.

For more information, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/.

About Dota League:

Dota-League.com is the most well known and successful league and tournament website solely for Defense of the Ancients since over 5 years. With more than 200.000 registered users, Dota-League provides a community platform for both single and team players to prove their skills on a highly professional base and allows anyone to compete from high to low skills levels. With tournaments for professional and casual players, Dota-League has shown how exciting it is to compete in DotA.

For more information, please visit www.dota-league.com

About Dota:

Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is one of the world’s most popular real time strategy (RTS) games, played by over 10 million gamers worldwide. It is based off a custom scenarios and maps off the popular Warcraft 3 series which is maintained by primary developer, Icefrog and his development team.

For more information, please visit http://www.playdota.com

She’s back with more E3 rumors, this time is a Slim Xbox360 with Natal and fresh logo. to give the console new breathe of life.

MS will reveal a slim 360 natal bundle at one of their two (yes, two) press conferences at this year’s e3.

What’s more the 360 will be getting a subtle rebrand, with a new logo and black as the new primary colour of the console. They feel that the new system needs to be black because a white Natal wouldn’t sit well next to the typical gloss black tv.

The new system design is pretty neat.

And Natal? Let’s just say you’ll probably be both very surprised and very pleased by one of the games revealed… what is it?

Via SurferGirl

Mark as mage rumor with a pound of salt and some sand with it.

Nintendo’s 3DS will be released a full two months in advance of Christmas this year, CVG can reveal.
UK industry sources have today informed us that the platform holder is readying an October launch for the system – which it will announce at E3.

Via CVG

Now that timetable doesn’t fall into Nintendo’s traditional Launch window. But then again Nintendo is now a blue Ocean company so. it might be a strategy shake up for the market.

We finally got  our hands on the Nintendo DSi Xl and its here in America. So its got a bigger screen, but still the same hardware inside. Let take a look at what makes the bad boy different from the rest.

HARDWARE

Its got two 4.2 inch screens. So of the button layouts are different as compared to the original DSi. Like the power button and volume keys. The design build is sturdy and doesn’t feel cheap. Feels more like having a MIDI in hand ( yes the device feels heavier than a DSi). The Camera is the same resolution as the regular DSi. Overall its is built like a Larger DSi. Battery life seem sa little longer, as you would expect with a slightly bigger battery included

VIDEO REVIEW

SOFTWARE & GAMES

The OS is similar to the regular DSi, so there are really no changes there. Though you do get 3 pre-installed games ( two Brain age games and a Photo clock).The browser is the same as the DSi but runs much slower, I am guessing its not optimized for the system. I do expect to see an update  for it in the future. Though it does render full pages as you can see in the video review

GAMES

I tested out the Ninja Gaiden on the new DSi XL, the game was built for the DSi Xl. The larger screen makes thing much clearer and crisp. Especially with a games as Ninja Gaiden DS ( where you hold the DSi XL like a book) it is much easier to swipe across the screen and defeat enemies. I can see the advantage  of the larger screen, with more RPGs, Strategy games, turn based games and novel games like ( Hotel dusk & Another Code) will take full advantage of the  larger screen size.  Yes they are advantages to having a larger screen ( its like moving from your old 20″ TV to a 40 flat screen, ok well not really, but close).

DSi Xl Camera Pictures

The DSi XL camera quality is pretty good,. I took some pictures in daylight. So you can judge the quality for yourself

CONCLUSION

The DSi XL has its advantages and disadvantages, but I for one see a lot of potential with the system ( please Nintendo release a DSiware Manga app).The DSi Xl is another solid addition to the Nintendo DS family. Granted it may not be for every, but if you still have an original DS ( yeah,you- its time for an upgrade).