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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 27, 2012
Rage HD 2.0 update gives iOS a new ultra-cheap hero game
There's an update to one of the most awesome high definition games ever to grace the iOS platform in Id Software's Rage HD 2.0. This upgrade tosses the original 2010 game in the dust with such excellent features as HDMI output (via the same converter cable you use to get Netflix on your HDTV) and higher-resolution models across the board. What's best is that this game not only costs you less than a sandwich at your local sub shop, it'll work on most any iOS device you've got!
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Nintendo considering a rename of Wii U tips insider
Apparently, there have been come confused customers in the retail world when it comes to the 3DS and DS portable consoles from Nintendo. It seems that the "3" ahead of the DS isn't enough for some people to tell the difference between the normal DS consoles and the new 3D device. Nintendo is said to be worried that something similar might be happening with the Wii U as well.
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Nintendo promises splashy launch for NFC-toting Wii U
Nintendo’s Wii U will have NFC functionality and digital download support, president Iwata Satoru has confirmed, promising a better splash for the next-gen console having “learned a bitter lesson from the launch of the Nintendo 3DS.” Speaking to investors and analysts after revealing dire financial results for the last quarter, Satoru revealed that NFC short-range wireless had been added to the Wii U’s specs, supporting payments, reading tags embedded into “cards and figurines”, and more. Meanwhile there’ll also be a new Nintendo Network account service, allowing multiple users to have their own separate profile on the Wii U.
Xbox 360 controller Hot Pocket Dispenser revealed
A true inventor of great objects can be found in Ben Heck, a man whose modding career spans a bit over a decade and whose latest masterpiece is an Xbox 360 controller-mounted Hot Pocket dispenser. As I'm sure you'll agree, the top comment on the how-to video for this object rings very, very true: "Wow, Laziness has sank to a new low." But heed this: so much work went into this piece of brilliance that there's no way on earth anyone could call this man lazy once they see him in action.
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Grand Theft Auto III released for Transformer Prime
While it may have seemed as though you were playing Grand Theft Auto III on your Transformer Prime before, it's only today that the update made specifically optimized for the Transformer Prime and the Tegra 3 chipset officially breaks. In this update you'll find yourself in a whole new world of smooth crashing into walls and cars and shooting of your opponents and friends alike in the most classic go-anywhere and do-anything game ever made. This update is made to work on whatever display you so choose to play it on complete with video display settings which you can set to whatever you wish them to be.
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The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 packing new content with updates to follow
Since The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings game launched for PCs, publisher CD Projekt Red has been offering a steady stream of new content and DLCs for free. Now, the company is gearing up for the Xbox 360 version with plans to include all of the previous new content and continue pushing out extras post launch.
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Next-gen Xbox may not play used games, will play Blu-ray
The rumors of the next-generation Xbox game console won't die; they just keep coming and coming. The next console is certainly in the works, and all gamers are optimistic about what the system will offer. There is at least one rumor that is floating around about a feature of the next Xbox that isn’t good at all. According to this rumor, the next-gen console will not play used games.
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Nintendo reveals 61% profit dive; Wii U on sale by holiday 2012
Nintendo's fortunes go from bad to worse, with poor sales of the 3DS and Wii between October and December contributing to a 61-percent drop year-on-year of profits, and the Wii U not expected until the very tail-end of 2012. Nintendo announced 40.9 billion yen profit for the three month period, going on to predict full-year losses more than three times greater than previously expected. In fact, Nintendo reckons it may be facing a 65 billion yen ($838m) loss in all, considerably higher than its earlier 20bn yen estimates.
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World’s largest gamepad playable at Guinness Gamers Edition 2012 event
One big event deserves a big object to go along with it, that's what the Guinness Book of World Records always says, and in no way is that not happening this month at the Gamer's Edition 2012 release in London with the world's largest game controller. This game controller takes on the form of the original Nintendo Entertainment System's classic rectangle with A and B buttons, start, select, and directional pad. This look like the controller you want to help you bust up Koopa and the Double Dragon terrorists?
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Alienware 2012 lineup tipped, M17X R4, M14X R2, and M18X R2
This year's lineup for the gaming side of Dell's computing body has been revealed with three new Alienware laptop monsters, M17X R4, M14X R2, and M18X R2. The R2 units will both have the option for a black or RED exterior, while the R4 appears to only have the classic black coat with three options for fabulous GPUs on the innards. The source we're getting this from is software engineer Eric G, a fellow who has certainly had reliable tipster information in the past on just such products as these.
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Pandora handheld gaming system finally ships next month
It has been a while since we talked about the Pandora handheld gaming system. The last mention of the device, which looks like a DS with a physical keyboard to me, was back in April of 2010. At the time, the shipments had been delayed by the massive volcano eruption in Iceland. If you still have a hankering for the open source gaming device, it will ship next month reports Pocketables.
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