Our friends at Flying Bundle are in the midst of another campaign, and they've given us a bunch of codes to hand out to lucky Dtoiders!
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I was watching Mouse Hunt the other day expecting it to not hold up since seeing it in theaters in 1997. Remember when a children's film could start with a bleak funeral that ends with a body in a sewer and continue towards more death and failed marriages? Turns out, I still really like Mouse Hunt. Part of my giddiness for its slapstick stems from its delightful Rube Goldberg machines where one insignificant act sets in motion a series of increasingly grander happenings.
Deception IV: Blood Ties is coming to North America (PS3, Vita) on March 25. It's a little like Mouse Hunt, but with less Nathan Lane and more almost naked women. It's more extremely slapstick, too, with this twelve combo trap. A boulder is dropped on the woman, she is set on fire, she's thrust onto a horse and knocked off with a pendulum axe. Good, wholesome family fun.
You'll find more detailed gameplay footage here; the above video is all payoff.
As of a system update going live late tonight, PlayStation 4 owners with an official Pulse or Pulse Elite Edition headset will now be able to use their device with the console. That took a while, didn't it?
With that support out of the way, Sony is now able to talk about a new device: the Gold Wireless Headset. Due early this month for $99, the 7.1 virtual surround sound set will be compatible with PS3, PS4, PC, and Mac, as well as PS Vita via 3.5mm audio cable.
The Gold Wireless is yet another headset to tout custom audio modes intended for specific games. Those developer-created modes will be delivered by way of a free Headset Companion App (also compatible with the Pulse line) on the PlayStation Store.
Following Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's presentation to investors last week, a Q&A session was held and one of his responses -- the one about console and handheld hardware becoming more like brothers -- grabbed our attention. The full Q&A has since been translated and that specific answer is much more informative than the snippet we originally saw.
Asked if last year's organization changes within Nintendo would mean the integration of console and handheld devices into one system, or cost savings associated with resource efficiencies, Iwata said "...we are going to create a system that can absorb the Wii U architecture adequately. When this happens, home consoles and handheld devices will no longer be completely different, and they will become like brothers in a family of systems.
"Still, I am not sure if the form factor (the size and configuration of the hardware) will be integrated. In contrast, the number of form factors might increase. Currently, we can only provide two form factors because if we had three or four different architectures, we would face serious shortages of software on every platform." Iwata cited iOS and Android as examples Nintendo should follow in terms of having multiple devices that share a common platform.
Previously, Nintendo"always ended up developing a system that was completely different from its predecessor," excluding the GameCube and Wii, which had a similar architecture. Under the new plan and with a more integrated R&D division, there will be fewer game shortages during the launch periods of new systems, according to Iwata.
Like Jago, Sabrewulf, and Thunder before her, Orchid is the new free playable character for Double Helix's Killer Instinct. As the trend has gone recently, she'll probably only be available for a week, at which point another fighter will get the call to take temporary control of the spotlight.
If you're not the type to stay commited to characters for one week at a time (which I'm sure Microsoft is banking on), they're available permanently for $4.99 a piece or $19.99 for the entire season's cast. Spinal was added just last week, and it has to be damn near impossible to kill something that's already dead.
Orchid is now the FREE character in rotation in Killer Instinct [PlayXBLA]
