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We are very curious to find out what will be the total box office from The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, performance capture films of Steven Spielberg (Peter Jackson produced) based on the eponymous comic book series of the Belgian Georges Remi, who in Over the years he has sold over two hundred million copies translated in seventy countries. Nevertheless, Tintin will not say much to the players and younger players (especially American), but Spielberg is Spielberg's always (apart from some of the recent debacle television) and the inevitable tie-in Ubisoft's Montpellier entrusted to internal studies looks promising.

Disney Universe brings together within a single title in all the different facets of the huge Disney production. With a simple device (part of the game are the various Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie and company, but visitors to the Disney Universe wearing the costume of their favorite character) can be found alongside characters from different eras, with star of comics and animated films that walk hand in hand with the protagonists of films.

It's been six years since Battlefield 2 and since then things have changed quite a lot. It changed the landscape of shooters such as multiplayer, which last five years has found new impetus largely evolutionary taking inspiration from the classic set of formidable intuitions DICE (maps, modular system of teams, communication and above all persistent career), referred to 'time, while we were at the forefront of his field of battle, predict the role model for those who would come later, seeing the facts giving reason.

About two years after the launch of the first Grand Slam Tennis , EA Canada gives us a new tennis game. However, the setting for this result is quite different: the first was only Grand Slam Tennis for Wii and was one of the first games to take advantage of the Wii Motion Plus, which allowed a more realistic simulation of the control of the racket. The stylized graphics hide simulation tennis very accurate, comprehensive and rewarding. Grand Slam Tennis 2 leaves the home console Nintendo to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and more computing power available to developers has resulted in a more realistic and detailed look and feel.

Just weeks away from our direct evidence, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is shown again, this time at the press event organized by Electronic Arts in London at that. The test platform is still the PC, but, as already said, the game will also be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This time we tried to play with the pad for the Xbox 360, which we found attached to the station, and after a few seconds we had to adapt pretty well. The controls are the standard for an action game, with a dedicated key physical attack, another for the magical and defensive moves as a block with your shield and dodge easily at your fingertips.

Instead of the usual summary of the history of Sonic will find somewhere else, we go straight to the point by saying that yes, Sonic Generations is a good game and yes, celebrate in a more appropriate mascot the color blue. End of article, all playing at home? Not exactly, because the way in which he saw in their objective is simple but ingenious, or unite past and present. It deserves further analysis.

First, the game structure is less obvious than it seems:

There is a lot of hope, mixed with curiosity, for the second generation of titles for Kinect after the first year of the exit device has sparked great enthusiasm. The motion-control to be levied on branded Microsoft could already start with Kinect Sports 2 and with the many rhythm games of this period (3 Just Dance, Dance Central 2), but the real killer-app for Kinect (especially at the level of exclusive) you can not see the horizon, even though Rabbits: Outside screen could become a new point of reference in the party-game.

The adorable bunny with protruding teeth and crooked eyes are in fact come with this new chapter in the sixth round in five years, but it is the first time I land on HD consoles after the little ones entertained on Wii and DS.

Two weeks after the event EA Showcase , let's talk about Need for Speed: The Run, thanks to a new journey to London which allowed us to touch to the multiplayer component of the first title developed by Black Box as well as to try another piece of "country" single-player, of which we speak, however, only a couple of days. For now, space for online racing.

The theme of the various modes of Need for Speed: The Run is definitely a desire on the part of the development team, to make the player feel constantly part of a persistent online community.

In the time elapsed from the first ads to its actual publication, infamous 2: Festival of Blood has lost the number "2" in the title to emphasize that it is a scenario completely independent from other episodes. Good news for those who have no infamous 2 and just wants to play this new mini-adventure horror, in which Cole McGrath is meaner than ever and must save himself above all.

It takes great courage to quit a few weeks later and just before Dark Souls Sky rim, two of the most anticipated RPGs of the year. Of course, if your name Snow-blind Studios and assets you have an RPG like Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance, and someone relies on the license of the Lord of the Rings, you may also have a chance to get noticed on the shelf.

What's remake of Syndicate is one of the worst kept secrets of the gaming industry, are in fact years that was a rumor that the development was well established in studies of Star breeze. The announcement came as a surprise that only the less informed, while everyone else was a confirmation. But what was not expected is that this new incarnation of Syndicate was a first-person shooter. Based on their experience with the genre, include Chronicles of Riddick and

One of the factors of greatest interest to an avid video game is to find to follow the evolution of a machine according to those who are the ability to program a software company: in this case we speak of so-called games of the first, second or third generation. Today it's time to get their hands on the evolution of the much vaunted Dance Central , winning last year as one of the best launch titles for Kinect, to see if another year of waiting will bring little benefit necessary to improve a title features almost perfect.

We were left with amazement in his eyes before the first version of the title Harmonix: a system of highly accurate detection of the dance, a soundtrack of the first level, a graphic design very much in line with the times and time, but really fun. In light of what was really difficult to expect improvement worthy of the name, thus placing some question on the long awaited sequel.

In the six years between the second and third installment of the series of Battlefield DICE did not remain still, and even securities rep before turning out the miniseries with Battlefield 2142 and then with the great success of Battlefield: Bad Company , which established the explosion of the saga also on HD game consoles.

As not all have it received with the same enthusiasm that we have reserved for us, is still Shank was one of the most interesting films of the past season in digital delivery, distinguishing himself with a style of superior graphics and game play so traditional, but by no means lacking in depth. EA Showcase event in London we had before the first follow-up and we took advantage of the opportunity to try both modes of play, single player and multiplayer.

During the event, EA Showcase last week, we also granted some spare time to wander the area dedicated to Pop Cap Games and Mobile titles from Electronic Arts, among others believe that we would meet in front of Battlefield 3: Aftershock for iPad (and not happened). In doing so we could touch a short series of games arriving on our screens and have definitely interest reasons.

On July 12, 2011 Electronic Arts has acquired Pop Cap Games, a studio responsible among others as a colossal success of Bejeweled, Zuma, Pegged and obviously Plants Vs. Zombies.

No, Defenders or Ardan is not the classic tower defense strategy as it found hundreds, now, on any platform, and maybe even free. The formula is that it is like comparing a Quake and Battlefield FPS in the field: it is clear that the pace and breadth of vision of the two games are completely different, while calling for both wield a weapon and shoot at an enemy. Where the classic tower defense stimulate a well-defined part of your brain, resulting often little more than a pastime to be relaxing lunch break, Defenders of Ardan aims instead to absorb all your attention, as if it were a true real-time strategy complete with all the options.

Jaggy Race is a tiny kart game is very different from usual. In the title of Seven Only, in fact, not daring pilots runs overtake opponents at the last, but solo, against time and against his own abilities. We therefore need an iron memory, well-trained reflexes, quickness and controls with no signs of vertigo: Race in the Jaggy hurtling upside down, suspended in a vacuum. Thus, while the Swiss chronometer (to be precise Techno) running out and the player has already fallen victim to the syndrome of performance improvement, which ends a game leads to another. And then another.

If you believe that it is not yet time to say enough to the multitude of explosions and toys based on physical laws that now thronged the App Store ... If you are looking for a pastime and is a colorful puzzle game to play with only one But finger ... especially if you advance one euro ... then you might also consider universal download (iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad) Happy Hills.

Just look at the attached movie and the game is reviewed by himself, without any need to explain that collisions of objects, and more generally the physics of the game in roughly the effective play of Angry Birds, or the graphics (especially the depths of Euphoria) seems borrowed from a weight of Super Mario Bros.

As designers we strive constantly to create new maps for our favorite multiplayer FPS, there are some that remain forever in the hearts of all the players, immovable presence in the rotation of each worthy of the name servers. Take Dust of Counter-Strike , Vacant, or on the first Modern Warfare : maps are eternal, almost perfect, always fun and can give exciting and hard fought matches.

Where once it was all camp ... real-time strategy, now prosperous, and the kingdom of tower defense clones of Dote, whose success is even more glaring when we consider that the - few - bastions of tradition (Relic, Paradox, The Creative Assembly) stand out on a flat calm creative and commercial seems to have no end. The natural ebb of the PC market, with the appearance of the last generation of consoles, has been accompanied by the emergence of platforms "touch" and created a situation too uncertain, and pushes that prompted many publishers still do not dare production a big-budget RTS. And here is disappear the Age of Empires and World in Conflict, while Dawn of War takes hard and Heroes of Might & Magic is allowed even the luxury of the sixth chapter. Hats off to Ubisoft's courage, then, in the hope that the genre finds new life in the future.

Kinect is not only an expensive device to enjoy 100% of Froze Motor sport 4, but every now and then, springing out of titles dedicated well worth consideration. For example, this Kinect Sports Season 2, which updates with six new businesses in the line-up movement of X360.

There are faced with a radically different way from what has already been seen on other formats but some disciplines, such as skiing, are almost better than with the balance board Kinect.

The first Mass Effect is one of the great classics of this generation, thanks to its strong narrative accompanied by solid game play, though not free from defects. With the second installment of the series, Beware decided to pay more attention to sections of the shooter game improved considerably compared to the past, while reducing the importance of role-playing sections, such as the management of the party and of its equipment, by twisting more than a nose among fans. Fortunately, dialogue and characters were confirmed at the highest level and Mass Effect 2 is still a success, albeit with controversial judgments by the players. Not satisfied with the discussions triggered the second episode, with Mass Effect 3 Beware has decided to introduce a multiplayer portion of this science fiction saga. Choice, of course, did not go down to more than one player. Last week we flew to London for the event EA Showcase, we were able to try this new game mode and we have taken some first impressions.

At a time of crisis for the black platform games, which actually lasts for five years, abundant, Insomniac try another experiment with the most famous through his series Ratchet & Clank: All for One? That is not just an episode with co-op, but a title modeled entirely around multiplayer, whether locally or over the Internet. Let's see if the beloved mascot solo is equally well suited to the game in the company.

First you say the game is funny, and quite a lot. Much of the previous chapters, above all, jokes are rarely granted.

Looking back we can not help but notice how, in recent years, the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band have been able to blow a new phenomenon, the rhythm of the game, able to capture millions of fans. Of course, guitars, drums, microphones and so on have made ​​the fortune of many editors, and there was to be expected that all this good God could not remain much longer confined only to the world of musical instruments. In this sense, Just Dance, here in its third incarnation, it is one of the most shining examples. What happens if the title, however, until now exclusive Nintendo Wii, also lands in the world of Xbox 360 HD?

Ubisoft has proven, with the first two episodes of the series, a software company noticed especially with regard to what are commonly referred to as "casual gamer".

Given the binding of Uncharted with cinema-style adventure, not at all surprising that it is profoundly difficult as understanding the strengths without going through the visual description of her best moments, with all the problems it would entail in terms of spoilers. D? 'On the other hand, not only Naughty Dog has never tried to hide the reference points of the saga, from Okapi to Indiana Jones to The Mummy, but he emphasized every point of contact in the two previous chapters with such sly insistence that comes naturally to judge Uncharted 3: L? 'Drake's Deception on the same basis of a film genre.

With its heady blend of horror and action and its disruptive narrative intensity, The Darkness has carved out a special place in this generation: one of those titles ticked off a little 'surprise, horses that win and you say so , in spite all’ hype and bloated marketing campaigns heavyweight triple-A

FPS unusual and original, the creature Star breeze managed to be remembered for the sensational interpretation of Darkness by Mike Patton (Faith No More historical voice, but Also in the round brilliant artist ...) and some very touching and well-chosen passages in their sensational "normal" (on the couch all the scene with Jenny):

Unlike other series of Telltale Games, the Hector: Badge of Carnage is not gone beyond the third episode, although this does not mean that the creature did not adventurous Strand loopier met with great favor by the public. Simply closes the trilogy that sees our messy English and obese police inspector on the trail of a terrorist psychopath, threatening with his absurd tricks to annihilate the entire population of a town. We left last month, Hector and Lambert (an aide of the main character even more stupid) close to catching the mad bomber, but just when least expected a blow to the head put out of play both, causing them to sink into a blissful sleep.

We have just completed the sixth edition of Bliss Con, event since its opening lines proved not without some news, but especially rich in confirmation of rumors that have circulated on the net for months. Those who expected sensational ads especially on War craft IV or Titan (the new Blizzard MMO), will be disappointed though to be fair, Mike Moraine did not deny the intention in future to work on the fourth chapter of War craft, reiterating, however, that their efforts are focused on Star Craft II , especially regarding the team responsible for multiplayer, so there is no room to insert a new project today.