Playstation Steering Wheel

If I were to ask you what the one thing was that it would take to get you to dust off your Playstation Move, my guess is that you wouldn't say a steering wheel attachment.

The fine folks over at Sony will be rolling out this bad boy in the hopes that you'll use it instead of the dozens of more suitable and less ridiculous looking 3rd party steering wheels and peripherals. You know, ones made by companies like Logitech and Thrustmaster who do this sort of thing for a living.

To be fair, the sides flip out to a motorcycle grip with a twist throttle and it's only $39.99. Now all you have to do is bring back Road Rash and bundle it with this baby and you've got a hit!by dave oshry

Amazing Spider-Man Due On PC August 10

Activision's The Amazing Spider-Man launched on consoles and portable devices on Tuesday, but its PC version won't be out until August. Activision has confirmed that the newest Beenox-developed webhead game will ship for the PC on August 10.

The game will be available on Valve's digital distribution platform Steam, where it will support Steam Achievements, according to an update on Activision's Hero HQ online information portal.
An epilogue to the film of the same name, The Amazing Spider-Man will allow players to freely explore Manhattan as the friendly neighborhood superhero and thwart the sinister plans of "a variety of criminals" in a story penned by Seamus Kevin Fahey (Battlestar Galactica)..

HALO 4 - Almost Finished

More than four months separates today from Halo 4's November launch date, but it appears Microsoft is nearing completion on the new shooter. According to the latest Halo Bulletin report, developer 343 Industries is entering end on the project, now focusing on bug-smashing and polish.

According to Microsoft, the Halo 4 campaign is playable from start to finish, with some levels approaching "near-complete" status, while others remain in need of polish and bug eradication. Additionally, Microsoft said the first wave of Spartan Ops mode missions find themselves in a similar state, as is the case with the 10 multiplayer maps that will ship with Halo 4.
Not only is Halo 4 nearing completion, the new live action series Forward Unto Dawn is wrapping up. Microsoft said the cast and crew for the series recently finished its last day of shooting in Vancouver, and are now entering the final stage of production. Forward Unto Dawn launches in October, and more information on the series will be shared at Comic-Con 2012 next month, Microsoft said.
Also Microsoft shared news on Halo 4's newest revealed multiplayer map, Longbow. The company explained it has a long history of snow-themed maps, specifically calling out Snowbound and Avalanche from Halo 3, and that this theme will continue with Longbow in Halo 4. This map will showcase one of Halo 4's unannounced game modes, and saw a number of revisions before Microsoft decided on its final setup.
Longbow is a mid-to-long range map that supports vehicles like Warthogs, Mongooses, and Ghosts
Halo 4 is due out on November 6 for the Xbox 360.by eddie makuch

Far Cry 3 delayed three months,Release is December 4

 Ubisoft has announced it will delay Far Cry 3's launch date by three months [previously scheduled for a September 4 release]. The official North American release date for the first person shooter on all platforms, including PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, is now December 4, 2012. Ubisoft states that the game will land on shelves November 29 for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Earlier this year, a Far Cry 3 trailer was leaked, ultimately making its way to YouTube. The video claimed a September 6 release date.

Additionally, a couple months ago, we also saw a five minute video which highlighted some of the multiplayer aspects of Far Cry 3. The footage originated from a pre-alpha build.
Based on the multi-player video demo, fellow news contributor Shawn Knight pointed out some of the similarities between Far Cry 3 and Battlefield or Call of Duty, namely experience points, levels, kill-cam and carpet-bombing air support.

Although FC3 definitely borrows some elements from other modern shooters, there were some unique aspects as well. Check out the multi-player video for yourself here. Multiplayer is also expected to feature a 4-player co-op mode, seemingly not unlike what Left 4 Dead offers.

Far Cry 3 will be based on Ubisoft's Dunia 2 game engine, the successor to Far Cry 2's original engine by the same name. Little is known about Dunia 2, but certain elements from Dunia have made it into other games, like Assassin's Creed II. Currently, Avatar the game is the only title based on Dunia other than Far Cry 2 itself. Assassin's Creed II uses its own "Anvil" game engine, however developers borrowed Dunia's excellent foliage and vegetation algorithms.

Digital Extremes intros Free co-op shooter, Warframe

Digital Extremes Studio behind titles such as The Darkness II and BioShock 2's multiplayer, has offered a first look at its upcoming free-to-play first-person-shooter. Expected to go live this winter, Warframe will provide fast-paced PvE  co-op action, allowing you and up to three buddies band together to advance your characters through randomly generated combat missions.
It's said that you'll endlessly improve the abilities of your Warframe, an ancient exo-skeletal technology, as well as other weapons while raiding new areas of space seeking exotic Warframe augmentations and other gear. Because the game randomly configures raids, it should offer tons of replay value. While it's not a true massively multiplayer online game, the developer referred to it as an MMO-lite experience.

The fiction revolves around a nearly-extinct alien race called the Tenno who have been long enslaved by another alien species, the Grineer. Upon discovering the power of Warframes -- and the fact that they're the only ones who can use them -- the Tenno have an opportunity to escape the shackles of oppression. The press release and accompanying video suggest that Warframes provide high-tech ninja-like abilities.

Although we've only just heard about the title, Steve Sinclair of Digital Extremes says it's a new name for an old concept the developer shelved but kept revisiting. The company feels comfortable pursuing the project now because of the increasingly popular free-to-play model. "Free to play lets us take risks," Sinclair said. You'll be able to play for free, but "enhancements" will be sold in the game's marketplace

"We've heard for years now that PC gaming is dead. It isn't dead; it just went underground for a few years and is now re- emerging with this massively growing free-to-play market that has matured to the point where the quality of games we're seeing rivals many AAA retail games," said Digital Extremes CEO James Schmalz. "In many ways, we're going back to our PC action-based roots," he continued.
 The game isn't expected to be available until the end of this year, you can currently register and reserve your in-game alias. Doing so will grant you access to an exclusive weapon when the beta begins sometime this fall. You can secure an earlier beta invite if you're willing to recruit three or more friends. Digital Extremes also plans share more details about a closed beta this summer.by matthew dicarlo

An Iranian Video Game?

An Iranian government-sponsored organization is developing a videogame called The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict, a game that if played right, presumably doesn't end well for the Satanic Verses author. According to The Guardian's Saeed Kamali Dehghan, the Islamic Association of Students announced it had finished the first phases of production at an International Computer Games Expo in Tehran this week:

Mohammad-Taqi Fakhrian of the student association said producing computer games was one way to combat the cultural war against Iran. "We felt we should find a way to introduce our third and fourth generation to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and its importance," he told the semi-official Mehr news agency.

Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decreed in 1989 that Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses was an insult to Islam and called on Muslims to kill the British author, who went into hiding for a decade. So while there aren't many details about how the game is played, the title isn't particularly subtle about its virtual purpose. The New York Daily News' Alexander Nazaryan wins the award for most colorful speculation for how game might be played, making it sound like Grand Fatwa: New York: "Presumably, the new video game will have Iranian youth chasing down and killing the author in the West, perhaps even on the very streets of New York.by eric randall

Microsoft free Kinect game until Monday

Gamers searching for a free Kinect game are in luck. From today until Monday, Microsoft is offering the Kinect-exclusive mansion-exploring game Haunt for free. This title can be accessed through the just-launched Kinect Central homepage on Xbox Live, according to the announcement from Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb.

 Haunt sells for 800 MS points, or $10. Developed by PaRappa the Rapper studio NanaOn-Sha, Haunt launched early this year and has players exploring Benjy's Mansion, a haunted house full of ghouls and mystery.

The Haunt giveaway is for Xbox Live users in the United States only. Microsoft made no mention of extending the offer to other regions.by eddie makuch