October 21st, 2011 
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Mass Effect 3 Demo release date:
Those eagerly awaiting the release of Mass Effect 3 will be happy to know that today Bioware anounced both a single player demo and a multiplayer demo for January 2012. The announcement was made via Bioware’s Twitter feed with the company commenting on the demo saying, ‘there will be a single player and multiplayer section’.
Mass Effect 3′s beta will be only be available to those who purchase Battlefield 3 or those with special redemption codes.
The multipayer was only announced recently, with Bioware stating that it would act as co-operative standalone missions that link to the games campaign.
Doom 4 ‘postponed indefinately’
Fans of the Doom franchise have been waiting for over seven years for news on a sequel, but it seems that it may never come at all if the latest news from Kotaku is to be believed.
The website have reported that the latest game has been put on hold due to negative feedback on ID’s latest game Rage. According to Kotaku, owners Zenimax and Bethesda have made the descision based on, “a serious lack of confidence in the project management at id.”
We’re massive fans of the series here at Xbigygames and hope that this is merely a rumour, which it may be as the story comes from a unamed source.
Mario Kart 7 Features Announced:
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced a slew of features for Mario Kart 7. The company has promised to increase the amount of community features for the new 3DS game.
Mario Kart 7 will support StreetPass and saving ghost recordings of players races. Players will then be able to download and race against other individuals ghosts.
In a press release Nintendo said:
The new Community feature allows players to create groups with other Mario Kart fans while setting up specific rules to make customized racing environments. Easy setup allows players to quickly create a community and share with others via the StreetPass feature. Community leaderboards will also show the most up-to-date information from recent races. Solo players can race through the Grand Prix and Time Trial modes using either the Circle Pad layout or the motion-sensitive gyro controls of the system to steer their karts. The gyro controls also allow players to control their karts in a first-person perspective, a feature never before seen in the Mario Kart franchise.
Mario Kart 7 will also use StreetPass and SpotPass features built into the Nintendo 3DS system. Walking by other Mario Kart 7 players in real life with StreetPass enabled allows gamers to exchange racing scores, win/loss records, number of collected coins and other game data. With SpotPass enabled, players will be able to receive ghost data to race against. Up to seven ghosts can be downloaded at the same time, allowing for a full eight-player race. Additionally, a Mario Kart channel will be a central location for players to view information collected through StreetPass and SpotPass.
Every iteration of the Mario Kart series introduces new twists and turns, and this newest Mario Kart game is no different. New playable characters include Metal Mario from the Super Mario 64 game and Lakitu, the spectacled cloud-riding Koopa. Players can also choose to race as their own Mii characters. New power-ups include the Fire Flower and Super Leaf. The Fire Flower allows players to throw blazing balls of fire at other drivers, while the Super Leaf makes the Tanooki Tail appear on the back of karts to knock other drivers and items out of the way. And, of course, the karts come equipped with gliders for maneuvering through the air and propellers for underwater propulsion.
The Mushroom Cup and Flower Cup introduce eight new courses, including ones on Wuhu Island and one created by Retro Studios set in the jungles from the Donkey Kong Country Returns game. The Shell Cup and Banana Cup feature eight classic courses, including Luigi’s Mansion from the Nintendo DS and Koopa Beach from the Nintendo 64. There will be 16 new courses and 16 classic courses total.
Zelda gets a perfect 10 from Edge:
The latest Zelda game was bound to get praise, but when magazine Edge scores a game a perfect 10 it is bound to turn heads. The usually critical magazine’s review is flooded with praise for Link’s latest adventure calling the game “a triumph”.
Edge carried on to pour praise on Nintendo and Zelda Skyward Sword writing:
“How apt that this ultimate tale of hero-making should see Nintendo’s hardware become the console it was always meant to be,”.
Zelda Skyward Sword is set for release on Nintendo Wii on November the 18th.
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Therein lies the conundrum, I love the song list on Guitar Hero III. I don’t own the game yet, it’s the only one I don’t have. I have gteotn to play it at relative’s houses or occassionally when I’m out at lunch I was shocked when I saw what they did to Judy Nails and Casey Lynch. Prior to III, their sexuality was played for laughs. It was a nice little nudge in the ribs, pointing fingers at rock stereotypes and laughing. I dug it.This is what happens as a franchise gets more popular and starts to change hands. Looking at the games Neversoft has developed in the past, this is par for the course for them. What really stinks is that these are games I’ve played with the whole family, one of the few titles I could do so. My wife and both boys have played all the games. I’m not so sure I want the boys to see III and I know the wife will be turned off by it.