Street Fighter IV Finally Released Worldwide On PC

After several months of waiting (from the intial console release of the game) Street Fighter IV is now available for avid Street Fighter PC Gamers and so far it seems to be sturring up alot of sales.

The game was officially released in europe last friday, however a variety of online retailers, play.com, amazon.co.uk, shopto.net for example all seem to be having trouble keeping the game in stock - this isnt exactly hard to explain espically with the fairly decent "minimum requirements" of the game, and that the game is available for under £19 (online), however the true store RRP is around £24.99 to £29.99.

I have given Street Fighter IV (PC Version) ago on my laptop and to be honest the game runs pritty smoothly on LOW-MID (custom) graphics settings, on HIGH the game looks visually stunning, on par, if not better, than the PS3 and Xbox 360 version - however the game starts to run slow and lag - not to mention out of sync during cut-scenes inbetween fights.

The PC Version of SF4 is labelled as a "Games For Windows Live" game, so 360 users (or PC Achievement Whores) can expect to earn achievements (you can see the full achievement list here) and purchase extra costumes (and game modes) from the PC Marketplace, however this is not available as of yet, but will arrive as the option is available on the main menu.

The minimum Specifications for Street Fighter IV are, 1.8Ghz, 2GB Ram, Nvidia/ATI Graphics, 6GB HDD - however to give you a rough idea on what it would look like on your system here is a "few" examples of Street Fighter IV running at different settings on my laptop (which is 2Ghz Processor, Nvidia Geforce 8500GTM (256mb), 2GB Ram, 250GB HDD, Vista):

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High Settings:

As you can see the graphics are "visually" stunning and enjoyable to watch, so if you want to play on HIGH or MED-HIGH id recomend getting a 512mb Graphics card and slightly faster processor, either way the game is still enjoyable on the LOW-MED settings (which is what i currently have it on - as i prefer the game to be fast rather than abit slow).

So to some up, Street Fighter IV on the PC is exactly same as the Xbox 360 version (including online play and the random "new challenger has appeared" over online arcade matches) - except the game has a few differences that are supposed to make the PC version superior.

Street Fighter IV is now available throughout the world and retails (in the UK) for around £17.99 to £29.99, depending on where you buy it from. Happy Fighting!

1 Vs 100 (Season 1) Heading To Xbox Live UK!

Microsoft announced on Xbox Live today (UK Servers) that the 1 VS 100 Trivia Competition will start on Xbox Live this friday.

The game (1 vs 100) is based of the "National Lottery" 1 vS 100 TV Game (which im guessing is based of a US 1 VS 100 TV Show), where 1 contestant takes on 100 players (at the same time) which a chance to win some fantastic prizes (and for once these prizes are real!!).

The only win for the "ONE" to win is by answering every question correctly and beating all the over players (the 100) - sounds alot harder than it is - but to give you some help you are awarded 2 dodges, so you can dodge questions - however (on the TV Show) this reduces the prize you will recieve. Throughout the game you will be given a chance to get extra dodges or "bonus" cards which usually (on the TV Show) double the prize amount you currently have. So its a "very" exciting game and should be ALOT of fun.

1 VS 100 (Season 1) has been going ahead rather popular on the USA Severs, but its finally the UK's time to shine, so study hard because you could be the one to win some fantastic prizes.

If you havent already check out the trailer (click here) or sign into Xbox live and check it out, however the 1 VS 100 Competition is only available to Xbox Live GOLD Members and starts this friday (friday 10th july), Good luck!

Gears Of War 2 - Title Update 4 Has Arrived & Double Experience Weekend

The new Downloadable Content (DLC) for Gears Of War 2 is due to be released soon, which contains several new maps and a "lost" chapter from the game where you (marcus) and dom have to sneek inside the loucust home base (or just shoot everything in your path).

Well this new DLC brings new achievements, and with new achievements brings a new title update - which has happened today on gears of war 2. Minor things have been altered, such as bugs and glitches fixed (hopefully) but the big improvement is that "horde" will now offer experience points online - so now all thoose horde matches arent wasting your time on getting to level 100.

Which comes onto the 4th july "double EXP weekend" on Gears Of War 2, from 3rd July (today) to late monday 6th july, all EXP Gains will be doubled, and there will be a bonus EXP for people / team who win the match - which makes it easier to getting to that oh so wounderful level 100 rank.

For more information on the title update you can read about it on the official gears of war forums here. Its all good news for me as i was starting to get a little bit bored, have fun online!

Ghostbusters On Xbox 360 "Confirmed" Region Free

Over on the "Xbox 360 Achievements" Website, Dan Webb, a blog writer for the website has announced that the american version of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" is infact Region FREE - so the american game will work on any console around the world.

This comes as "extremely" good news for people in europe who were "annoyed" that the game got delayed as Sony recieved the publishing rights to it in the UK - and another good thing is that the game can be picked up for around £30 from some online retailers, which is £10, maybe £15 cheaper that what it would cost when released in the UK later in the year.

You can read Dan Webbs post here.

Even though Ghostbusters was only released on two platforms in the UK, which were the PS3 and PS2, both formats were charged at full retail price and , to my amazement, instantly sold out - espically in places like Game and Gamestation - im still holding out for the 360 version or a demo to see what the game is really like.

Worms 2: Armageddon Arrives On Xbox Live Marketplace

They're back and they mean some "destructive" business, yes Worms 2: Armageddon finally arrives onto the Xbox Live Marketplace and just as promised the worms title costs 800 MS points.

When "Worms" originally got released onto XBL over a year ago it brought a sense of fun back into modern High Def gaming - not mention using levels and weapons from the recent PSP Version of "Worms Open Warfare", now the 2nd installment for the Worms XBLA Franchise is here featuring more maps, more challenges and over 40 different weapons spawning from various different worms games, not to mention a few "new" weapons and some old favourites such as the donkey!

At the moment Worms 2: Armageddon is only available on Xbox Live Marketplace, however there is rumours flying around that it will come to the PSN (Playstation Network) in the next few months, but at the moment XBL has first dibs.

The game itself, as mentioned earlier, costs 800 MS points (bowt £6) and is 175MB in size, the game features up to 4 players offline and online - not to mention a few "challenge modes" and of course the standard offline random deathmatch play - either way its all good fun, espically if you like worms.

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Game - Pre Order Incentives

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen may be this years biggest summer blockbuster movie and with most "major" films a half-assed attempt at a game is released.

Well this time is no different, however being "TRANSFORMERS" i have no complaints wether or not the game is good or bad, but what is amusing is the "pre-order incentives" what GAME and Gamestation did in the UK to get you to buy the game.

At GAME if you pre-ordered the game you recieved (on same day of purchasing the game) a XBL Marketplace (or PSN) Code that would allow you to download "GOLD" forms of Megatron and Optimus Prime, which could only be used online. In my opinion that was a pritty poor attempt at getting you to buy the game as gold items tend to get boring very quick in online games, take a look at Gears Of War 2 - majority of the people who play it online either have Golden Lancers (Gears 2 Limited Edition) or Gold hammerburst (Gears 2 Midnight Launch) - you hardly see any people playing with regular weapons - so this could possibly happen online aswell (as i believe Gamestop in the USA did the same offer).

Gamestation on the other hand decided to give away a T-Shirt if you pre-ordered the game, and this applied to ALL PLATFORMS, such as DS, Wii, PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360, so as long as you pre-ordered the game you recieved a t-shirt - which in my opinion is better then gold characters as it adds abit more clothing to your wardrobe. The T-Shirt itself is a thin summer styled shirt in White, with Artistic design of the Autobot logo with Optimus Prime and a few other autobots, however thats just the front - i havent checked the back out yet.

So was the game worth £40, im not sure - im just glad i got a cool looking t-shirt (and for once, one thats not black) - Happy Gaming!

Energizer Cashes In On Playstation 3 Accessories

As Most of you may know "Energizer" are a popular, and pritty decent, Battery and Re-chargable Battery manufacturer - however i have to admit they have been quiet for awhile.

Well now "Energizer" are releasing a bunch of "Charging Accessories" for the Playstation 3, starting with the classic (and release before in another 3rd party name brand) Duo Controller Charge stand with 2 USB Sockets two charge two additional controllers.

The same stand (and style) has been used before on another 3rd Party charging stand for the PS3, however it did not drag much attention due to the "unknown" nature of the brand, not so this time with "Energizers" name written on the box.

The Estimated RRP price for this charging stand is £19.99 - £24.99 and can be picked up in a variety of places, such as Gamestation, Game, Currys and PC World. The Energizer Charge Station is now available to buy.

Im assuming that now "Energizer" has released a Playstation 3 styled charging system that within a few months a "Wii Charge Stand" and maybe even a xbox 360 battery pack charger will be released, only time will tell i guess.

Introducing Xbox Mobi

Many months, maybe even years, ago Microsoft stated that Xbox Live would not just be about gaming on your xbox console as it was going to get intergrated into PCs, Web Browsers and even mobile phones.

Well for the past year the first two have been going smoothly, with Games For Windows Live having a "slow" start but with the service now FREE, Achievement whores (and xbox 360 users) can still play the games they enjoy with achievements on the pc, not to mention the new web browsing option, where, if signed into your xbox account, you can browse the xbox live marketplace on xbox.com and choose what to download, as soon as you turn your xbox 360 on (and connect to live) it will automatically start downloading the files you have selected.

Well Microsoft has now introduced Xbox Mobi, where using the power of mobile internet and text messaging service you can recieve weekly (or monthly) updates from xbox discussing the latest news, previews and marketplace content - not to mention download some nice xbox themed extras for your phone.

For more information head over to the official Xbox Mobi website here.