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  • New Xbox 360 Dashboard Features Revealed

    Microsoft has reportedly started contacting registered Xbox Live users informing them about an incoming dashboard update for the Xbox 360. The new Dashboard update is expected to bring a plethora of new changes along with tweaking the UI a bit to make it a bit like Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

    The new Xbox 360 Dashboard update will allows users search content by either category or genre which will late separate into more subcategories. Kinect Voice functionality will also be improved allowing users to more effectively browser the Dashboard and search through content.

    dash games dashup New Xbox 360 Dashboard Features Revealed

    The most important new feature is maybe the addition of customizing the dashboard, users will be able to pin their favorite content to the main Dashboard similar to what we’ve seen in Microsoft’s Metro powered devices like Windows Phone.

    No release date for the new Dashboard has been announced yet but we’ll give it a few weeks max.

  • Download Gapps (Google Apps) for your rooted Android phone

    If you happen to own an Android smartphone there’s high chance you might have rooted it. And with rooting you might have installed a custom ROM. Most custom ROMs come ready out of the box but with some (CyanogenMod) they have one key aspect missing: Gapps. Gapps is an abbreviated term for Google apps.

    What are Google apps? Google Play Store, Google Talk, Google Sync, Google Backup Transport, Car Home, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Music, and Google Docs. For whatever reason they are missing, you’ll need to download Gapps and install them on your Android device.

    google nexus 10 Download Gapps (Google Apps) for your rooted Android phone

    If you ever decide to install CyanogenMod custom ROM on your smartphone, the following links, each separate for a different CM version, will get you your Gapps. Download Gapps using the following links:

    To install these you need to boot into download mode. The method for that varies with each phone, but usually it’s a key combination of volume up + home + power. After that simply flash the downloaded zip file.

  • Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual-core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Just like Nexus 4 Google has officially announced  the new Nexus 10 tablet without an official event. Nexus 10 is undoubtedly the best Android tablet ever produced and with its powerful processing abilities, gorgeous display, good design, and comparatively low price it is certainly going to give a tough competition to Apple’s iPad.

    Nexus 10 is manufactured by Samsung but is designed by Google. It is the flagship Google tablet that will act as a benchmark for other Android tablet makers. Nexus 10 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor and quad-core Mali T604 GPU. It has 2GB of RAM and comes in 16 and 32GB models. The most important and notable aspect of this new Google tablet is its gorgeous screen. Nexus 10 sports a 10-inch display with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2, that has a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels with 300ppi. For comparison its biggest rival and number one tablet of the market, iPad has a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels. The high resolution screen gives sharp text, richer colors for photos and videos, and better viewing angles.

    nexus 10 front back Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Nexus 10 has a 5-megapixel camera on its back and a 1.9-megapixel camera on the front. It has a 9,000mAh battery that provides 9 hours of HD video play. The overall weight of the device is 604 grams. Other features of Nexus 10 include dual speakers, microUSB ports, wi-fi, two NFC chips, micro HDMI port, bluetooth and more. Nexus 10 comes in Wi-Fi version only and there’s no cellular model.

    nexus 10 Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Nexus 10 will be available for purchase on November 13th in US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Canada. It will cost $399 for 16GB model and $499 for 32GB model.

    tech specs nexus 101 Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    So tell us guys, is this your next tablet?

  • Call Of Duty Elite Is Now Free, Season Pass DLC Announced

    Great news for COD junkies everywhere, Treyarch has just revealed brand new details about Call of Duty Elite for Black Ops 2. Well first of all, the Call of Duty Elite service is now free, yup you heard that right. Secondly for Black Ops 2 you will be able to buy all of the DLCs with a Season Pass costing $50. If you plan on getting the DLCs separately, that will cost you $60, so there’s $10 of saving right there.

    call of duty elite season pass 3 Call Of Duty Elite Is Now Free, Season Pass DLC Announced

    Call of Duty Elite for Black Ops 2 will include features such as:

    • Player HQ – Track Call of Duty: Black Ops II performance with rich game statistics, including enhanced match information such as heat maps and recent match data; track challenges and extensively modify your classes like never before using Treyarch’s new Pick 10 Create-a-Class system.
    • Clan HQ – Join an existing clan or start your own, invite friends and then take part in Call of Duty: Black Ops II clan competitions with cool digital prizing.
    • Zombies Support – For the millions of Zombies fans out there, now you can track your Zombies personal statistics and compare it to other players’ around the world.
    • Call of Duty Elite TV – Launching with tablet support with Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the new Call of Duty Elite TV will deliver a renewed community focus featuring developer tips and strategy programming, custom class overviews and more.
    • Social Sharing and Notifications – With Call of Duty Elite’s new notification system, you can stay updated with what is going on in Call of Duty:  Black Ops II, as well as communicate directly with your clan.

    The announcement video is below:

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 hits stores November 13th.

    So tell us guys, will you be getting the Black Ops 2 Season Pass?

  • Shogo Kozaki Talks, Reveals Disgaea Dimensions 2 And Disgaea 5 Details

    This week’s Dengeki Playstation revealed some brand new details for the recently announced PS3 exclusive – Disgaea D2 (Disgaea Dimensions 2), report via GameNyarth.

    Disgaea producer Shogo Kozakai confirmed that Disgaea Dimensions 2 is a sequel to the original Disgaea and will take a few years after the game’s good ending. The team first considered a remake of the original Disgaea but later went ahead for a direct sequel. The game’s main trio of Laharl, Etna and Flonne will be present along with new and existing characters from the Disgaea universe.

    disgaea dimensions 2 Shogo Kozaki Talks, Reveals Disgaea Dimensions 2 And Disgaea 5 Details

    Talking about gameplay Disgaea Dimensions 2′s battle system will be a mix between Disgaea 4 and the original Disgaea. Many players though of Disgaea 4′s system to be too complicated so the developers are trying to making it a bit simpler like the original.

    Kozaki also revealed that Disgaea 5 is being produced and Disgaea Dimensions 2 is just the start to the Dimensions spinoff series and he hopes to make more.

    Disgaea D2 hits stores in Japan on March 20, 2013 exclusively for the PS3.

  • Black Ops 2 Tip: The Foregrip AKA Grip Attachment Doesn’t Work

    Well this tip is a bit disappointing. It seems that the Foregrip or Grip attachment as its also known does not work as it should on most of the weapons. I had my doubts on the attachment as its supposed to act like the Kick proficiency from Modern Warfare 3 but I could not notice difference while using it in Black Ops 2.

    blackops 2 570x320 Black Ops 2 Tip: The Foregrip AKA Grip Attachment Doesnt Work

    The Placebo Effect of sorts cursed to the Foregrip was confirmed by a user going by the name of Drift0r who often posts Call of Duty related tips and tricks. In his video (embedded below), he tests the attachment with various weapons. Most of them show no improvement in their recoil patterns while some of them like the AN94 and PDW perform even worse. The Foregrip attachment seem to help the most on the SCAR H which has the most recoil in the Assault Rifle category. View the video 5 minute onwards for the recoil tests.

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    Which weapon do you use Grip on? And will you continue using it? Let us know in the comments below.

  • New Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots Released

    Rockstar has released five new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots to celebrate the holiday season. Although the screenshots have no real connection with Christmas or rest of the holidays celebrated at the end of the year but there is no better present for GTA fans than to get a sneak peak at latest in the series.

    View the newly released GTA V screenshots in the gallery below (click to enlarge).

    So dogs in cars, sharks, jets and water skis? I personally can not wait!

    Grand Theft Auto 5 is all set to hit stores March 2013.

  • NIS America Confirms Disgaea 5 And English Release For Atelier Ayesha

    NIS American announced some interesting pieces of news at their Anime Expo panel in Los Angeles. The first being an official confirmation for an English release for their upcoming RPG – Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist Ground of Dusk. The game developed by publishers Gust and published by NIS was released in its home country of Japan last week. Producer Jack Niida promised an update in the next three to four months.

    disgaea NIS America Confirms Disgaea 5 And English Release For Atelier Ayesha

    The next piece of news which we’re really excited about is the confirmation of Disgaea 5 by series producer Souhei Niikawa. He had nothing more to share but promised us more news in the upcoming months.

  • Yoshitaka Amano Has Forgotten About Final Fantasy Versus XIII

    Kotaku very recently interviewed legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano famous for his work on the Final Fantasy series. The interview is “interesting” to say the least, make sure to check it out.

    versus xiii illustration7 Yoshitaka Amano Has Forgotten About Final Fantasy Versus XIII

    Now when Yoshitaka Amano was asked about his work on the long awaited Final Fantasy Versus XIII on which he worked as the game’s Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer and Image Illustrator he had to the following to say:

    I don’t remember much about that anymore,

    You know, when you work on one specific project, a lot of time passes from when you first start talking about it to when you’re done… As Final Fantasy goes on, I’ve just done so much that I’m not—you know, it could’ve been five years that I’d worked on that project and I only did it every 13 days or something like that.

    The last we heard about Final Fantasy Versus XIII was back a weeks back where the game’s director Tetsuya Nomura talked about how the game’s development was steadily continuing.

    Are you still looking forward for Final Fantasy Versus XIII or have decided to move on, let us know in the comments below.

  • Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX Gets Japanese Release Date And New Screens

    Square Enix has finally announced the Japanese release date for Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX. The game will be hitting Japanese stores on the 14th of March in 2013 exclusively for the PS3.

    KH 15 HD JP RELDTE 570x304 Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX Gets Japanese Release Date And New Screens

    Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX contains HD versions of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories and cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days. Apart from the increase in resolution, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX will also include redone character models, tweaked controls and even a mysterious award after completion of the game.

     

    A western release date has not been revealed yet but it should arrive a couple of months after. Will you be buying the HD collection? Let us know in the comments below.