500$ Gamepad Tablet coming this Hallowen

Wikipad its the first tablet with an attachable gamepad controller, will launch on October 31. The tablet price will be $ 500.

The Wikipad will support games downloadable through PlayStation Mobile, Nvidia's Tegra Zone, Google Play, and other forthcoming platforms. The device features a 10.1 inch IPS screen and is powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor.

The Wikipad will also feature support from cloud gaming company Gaikai, which was recently purchased by Sony for $380 million. Gamers will be able to stream Gaikai's library of titles to their Wikipad, which includes big-name games like Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, and Saints Row: The Third.

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Details about Grand Theft Auto V

New information about Grand Theft Auto V was made ​​public. Details were released by Rockstar Games employee who was fired but have not been officially confirmed by the manufacturer. Source introduces several new but already rumors confirmed.

This confirms that Grand Theft Auto V will be the main character Albert De Silva. The game places you in Los Santos where it was decided to form a family. Also, the protagonist of the type rich in the first official trailer of Grand Theft Auto V, released in November.

The new version is much more complex. For example, if the main character takes drugs they take effect. The shots will be more realistic so that in some contexts the user will have greater difficulty to target.

Also, cops will also be more complex. Police will be more prepared as the main character is pursued. For example, at level 6 will be sent to military vehicles that will search for 72 hours. Also, some missions not be available for as tracking increases.

Regarding other details of Grand Theft Auto V, should be noted that the game will allow up to 32 users on Xbox and PS3 and will have a map of 5x times higher than its predecessor, consisting of three sections. The main character can fly planes and their weapons can be costumize.

Regarding the launch, the game would take at least another six months to reach a full version. However Grand Theft Auto will be available in this year's E3 demo version. The game is expected to be released in May next year.

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New series of SimCity.

At GDC 2012, Electronics Arts has confirmed a new series of SimCity.
The new game comes with a new graphics engine, more performance and specially adapted to the requirements of the game.

Engine GlassBox new qualities can be seen already in a trailer for SimCity presentation, provided by the game. The news of the engine allowed roads are curved, a first for the series, which now can be "sculpted" direct relief. There will be a new physics engine, specially designed to simulate natural disasters.

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Resident Evil 6 is released on November 20.

Resident Evil 6 is scheduled for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 20, as the PC will appear later.

According to Capcom, this new game in the franchise Resident Evil, its action takes place 10 years after the incident in Raccoon City. You will see for the first time Leon and Chris and other new characters.

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Max Payne 3 delay

Having delighted us with new images for presentation of Max Payne 3, Rockstar Games gives the bat in the pool and again postponed the launch date to allow the development team brings a few touches to the last minute of the third New York adventures of ex-policeman.

To make the wait easier, Rockstar has launched the second part of the series of trailers called Max Payne 3 Design and Technology, which you can watch here.

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How do you play PC titles on a tablet or smartphone?

If you do not know who is OnLive and what wants from IT market, we know that this company promised time netbook owners will be able to play Crysis on it. This is possible because the game actually runs not portable, but OnLive servers that send images to the user's PC. Serivicul OnLive is currently available only in the U.S. and the UK, because physical distance from the server the user is important. It can create an unacceptable delay between orders made ​​on the server computer and uploads.

 OnLive today inaugurated a new era of gaming bearer. IOS will be released and Android applications for the service and that means you can play on tablets and smartphones Batman: Arkham City, LA Noire, DiRT 3 and Assassin's Creed: Revelation. Note that these are not developed for portable games, but versions for PC or console. More details about OnLive service for tablets and mobile phones can read by clicking the link below.

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Razer presents Fiona Project - the world's first gaming tablet

Fiona Project is a high-performance tablet, designed especially for gamers.

 Razer is the creation of a platform based on Intel Core i7 processor and is equipped with a pair of gamepads integrated arranged on both sides of the screen.

Each controller has four programmable buttons, two triggers, analog thumbstick front and full control.

According to the manufacturer, tablet design is adapted for the most popular PC games of the moment. In addition to the hardware platform chosen and the presence of a THX-certified audio system, we know that the new tablet features a 10.1 inch capacitive screen with 1280 x 800 pixels.

So far the prototype tablet running Windows 7, which was applied over a customized interface, better suited for touch screens.

The final version could be delivered but with Windows 8 and configuration based on Ivy Bridge, future Intel processors on 22nm platform.

The fact is that Razer has still much work to Fiona Project, as plans to launch new tablet until the end of 2012. The good news is that the launch price announced for Fiona Project is located below the $ 1,000. 

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Star Wars The Old Republic: A very expensive project

For those who do not understand why video games are priced so high, the data related to Star Wars The Old Republic, BioWare's new MMORPG, could provide some answers. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the game cost less than U.S. $ 200 million to be developed. More than many of them from Hollywood blockbusters.

The figures are impressive in terms of time and manpower development. The game based on Star Wars universe was created over six years and have worked to achieve total about 800 people on four continents. The entire process is illustrated by Greg Zeschuk extremely well from BioWare, stating that the coordination process was similar to a ballet lesson teaching a group of elephants.

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