It’s here gamers, and it’s 1.6GB of sweet Crysis 2 on two different multiplayer maps — the same ones as seen in the Xbox 360 beta. Modes available are Team Instant Action and Crash Site, and the 2 maps available are Skyline & Pier 17. The file just went live, and the maximum rank you can reach in-game is level 10. The download link to EA’s servers is at the source link.
Via: Crysis 2 on EA’s Servers, AOTF
That isn’t a very compelling title, is it? Not that I think so anyway. Moving on, this is the Razer Abyssus, a gaming mouse Razer released back in 2009, but is bundled with the ASUS G53Jw, which will be reviewed and posted on LaptopMemo soon. Since I like the Abyssus so much, I decided to give it a review. Join past after the break for the full (but short) review.
Remember not too long ago there were new HPs? No? Okay then, let’s assume there’s always new HPs, like now. The Dv6t and Dv7t (16-inch and 17.3-inch laptops, respectively). The line has a multitude of options that belittle the price or drastically make it as high as you want, with a basic 2.2GHz Core i7 processor, or up to 3.4GHz quad-core Core i7 chips that are only any good of you like scaring people off with those extra cores (or need them for heavy multitasking and pwning n00bs).
Both systems comes with AMD’s 1GB Mobility Radeon HD 6570 graphics chip, and both the Dv6 and Dv7 start off at $1000 to $1,100, respectively. Hit up the source links to play with the configurations and see how much bang you can get for your buck. Via: HP (dv6t), (dv7t)
Of course. Everything Japanese sells in Japan! Some reports had it at 2,000 people in line for the new 3D system, priced in Japan at ¥25,000 and is $249 for the U.S. when it launches March 27th. And as per all DS series systems, the 3DS is backwards-compatible with all DS and DSi games; a nice touch.
What do you need for one of the most successful self-published games of all time, and on top of that, one of the best indie games of all time? Well, you’ve got monsters (hello, Creeper!), mega-structures (the above being my work-in-progress for a house on the edge of a cliff), beds, a new lighting system, and now (possibly) an achievements system.
When creator of Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, spoke to Indie Games, he stated the words quoted below, and that these achievements could include basic things like cutting wood or trees for the first time, and so on.
I’ve had the idea to make achievements kind of like the in-game questing,” Persson told Indie Games. “So you’d be able to see the first achievement in a tree of achievements, and you have to unlock the top ones first before you can unlock the ones further down.”
More advanced achievements could “converge into a big task, like kill a dragon or something, which would put a kind of narrative into the achievement tree.”
You know Notch, I wouldn’t mind killing dragons in Minecraft. Just saying. Via: IndieGames
You just bought Call Of Duty: Black Ops? Then you’re a n00b, because the countdown page dubbed “Find Makarov“, the main Russian villain in Modern Warfare 2 is briefly seen, then a countdown to the middle of GDC next week, which also will debut some more Battlefield 3 info and gameplay. Expect the announcements to be covered here, when both games are outed in more detail.
Update: And just like that, Activision shot it down.
Via: That Videogame Blog
IT LIVES! IT’S ALIVE!
The HTC Merge is alive. It’s been rather quiet for almost a half-year, and some thought it had been killed off. Now apparently, the specs stay the same: 3.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2 with updated Sense UI, 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. And best of all, according to HTC’s press release seen after the jump, it’s coming to “multiple North American operators” this spring.
Below is a list of the new Macbook Pros, debuted on Steve Jobs’ birthday. The design hasn’t changed a bit, except the internals. The main revisions are new processors, graphics, FaceTime HD, and a Thunderbolt port, used for 10 gigabytes per second file transfers (download and upload), which utterly destroys Firewire and USB. Prices range from $1,199 for the 13-inch model and up to $2499 for a 17-inch quad-core Core i7, clocked at 2.2GHz.
Oh, and they’re all available for purchase, right now. Press release is always after the line-break, of course. Via: Apple
So, what’s this? It’s the HTC Arrive and it just arrived (sorry for the pun). The Arrive uses a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 16GB of internal storage, 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture , and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, making it the second keyboard device for Windows Phone 7 — the first being the LG Quantum.
Also, the standard crap apps like Sprint Navigation and Sprint TV will be present, as well as copy/paste support. It will retail for $199.99 with a two-year service contract, on March 20th. Presser after the cut.
It’s the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet to be available on the market, and the first true Android tablet (sorry Galax Tab, you don’t cut it). For $599 you’ll get the Xoom on a 2-year agreement using 3G, while later this year your Xoom will be sent into a factory for a radio switch to 4G. There’s also a month-to-month data package available that brings the pricing of the Xoom up to $800 (but as of Verizon policy you wouldn’t actually need the data plan at all). Meanwhile, there’s no WiFi version to be found just yet.
Via: Verizon Wireless
Have you ever experienced a 3D TV like you get at the cinema? Lightweight glasses, cool effects and a great picture experience? LG 3D televisions bring it right into your home.