Plenty of information has been announced over the past week for the 3DS, it’s been exciting. This article is here to hopefully give you a summary of everything you need to know about Nintendo’s new handheld.

General info:

• Each gamer will get their own Friend Code, the same code will be used in every game.
• It features a iPhone like home button to let you minimise and multi-task mid-way through a game.
• It has a built in gyroscope which is used in game for specific motion controls.
• It comes with a 2gb SD card for removeable storage.
• The new e-store feature will sell Game Boy and Game Boy Color games online.
• The console is backwards compatible with the majority of DS games
• The cameras (one for regular photos and a set of 2 for 3D photos will allow you to take a photo and use that to create a Mii.
• It includes a pedometer to record your activity like the Wii Fit.
• It comes with a selection of augmented reality games which use the cameras to create game where you have to avoid virtual monsters.
• It features a built in shooter named Face Raiders, which allows you to put your face and the faces of other as targets in the game.
• It will only come in blue and black.
• It will be released here in Europe on the 25th of March and two days later in the US where it has a RRP of $249.99. There is currently no European RRP but at the time of writing Game and HMV have the console listed as £229.99.

Multimedia:

• Eurosport is signed up to deliver 3D sports via a background download service.
• Sky 3D is also likely to release 3D content in a similar way.
• Aardman Animation will be providing a set of 3D shorts based on the kids TV show, Shaun the Sheep, due later this year.

The Games:

There is a crapload of games that have been announced already for the 3DS and its not worth mentioning them all here. But here are the games which have caught our eye so far.

• Ubisoft is releasing a side-scrolling Rabbids platform game and has Splinter Cell, Combat of Giants (a dinosaur fighting game), Asphalt 3D, Ghost Recon, James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes and Driver: Renegade all on the way.
• Team Ninja’s Dead or Alive Dimensions has been made of a ‘best of’ edition of the whole series. The game can be played in 3D but many reports say that this causes a significant drop in the framerate.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 uses a new roving over-the-shoulder camera to put you right behind each player you control.
• Pilotwings Resort features a staple line-up of hang-glider, rocket-belt and plane.
• Nintendogs + Cats features more variation within a species than in the previous game, meaning that not everyone’s raging pitbull will look, bite and slobber the same. And the animals will react to your proximity and if they like you, they’ll lick the screen.

Thats all we know for now, we’ll keep this post up to date with any other news we hear.

The new M17x (third revision) is Alienware’s first 3D-capable gaming laptop.To get the 3D features you’ll need to go for the 20Hz, WideFHD WLED LCD display model with the 1.5GB Nvidia GTX 460M graphics card.

This 17-inch monster packs the new Intel i5 or i7 Sandy Bridge processors, with an Intel P67 Express chipset, HDMI-in and wireless HD capabilities. If you don’t need or want 3D (and you want to save a few quid) you can also opt for an ATI 1GB HD6870M or a 2GB 6970M graphics version

The Alienware M17x R3 will be available from 10 January, with prices starting from £1,799.

There was also an Alienware desktop machine announced at CES – the Aurora, which will cost you at least £999, and packs Sandy Bridge chips (overclocked liquid cooled) and graphics from either AMD Crossfire X or Nvidia SLI modes. continue to read »

The best ‘PlayStation Phone’ pics yet have appeared online – and the device definitely looks set to use Sony’s gaming brand.

The device – of which the man in these photos has two (announcement soon?) – appears to be running a version of Android 2.3.

It’s the first time we’ve seen the PS Phone (or whatever it’ll end up being called) with PlayStation-themed and Xperia engravings, plus refined touch surfaces.

Source: Engadget

One more day of waiting before the Gran Turismo 5 will be available in stores on 24th of November. This game developed exclusively for Sony PlayStation 3, which brings us the incredible driving experience with your dream cars. Also, it features more than 1000 cars from the top car’s manufacturers and 20 challenging tracks.

Below is a list of cars:

Call Of Duty: Black Ops retains the No.1 spot on the latest official UK games chart, holding off competition from new releases Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

The full Top Ten for the week ended November 20 reads:

1. CoD: Black Ops (Activision)
2. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
3. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (EA)
4. FIFA 11 (EA)
5. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
6. Wii Party (Nintendo)
7. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
8. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo)
9. Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
10. New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)

Elsewhere, Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 can only summon up a debut of No.20.

Finding some solid facts about the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops hit can take some effort. Bellow is a list compiled facts about the new game.

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One of the most exciting uses for 3D technology is 3d Gaming. Most people are aware of the fact hat you can play 3d games on a PS3 however many don’t know that its also possible go 3D on other consoles. This guide will take you through everything you could ever want to know about 3D gaming and what to expect in the future. continue to read »

The shiny new water effects have been implemented into the PTR and, for those of you who haven’t seen them yet, they look very impressive. Bellow are screenshots and comparisons, along with a quick video showing you the new effect. continue to read »