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PSN Will Be Down For Maintenance

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Recently, Playstation.Blog put up a post mentioning that PSN will be down for about a day. There are a lot of mixed opinions about this maintenance window since it’s a pretty significant amount of time but the service is free and in order to keep things working they have to do some maintenance. Here’s the official explanation of what’s going down.

 “In order to continue bringing you the best online games experience on PSN, we will perform routine maintenance beginning the morning of Thursday, January 17th. This maintenance will start at approximately 8:00AM PT (9:00AM MT / 10:00AM CT / 11:00 AM ET) and last until around 8:00PM PT (9:00PM MT / 10:00PM CT / 11:00PM ET). During the maintenance period, you may receive a maintenance notification when attempting to access PSN.”

Read the full post here.

Halo 2600

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Looking for an action-adventure style video game for your Atari 2600? Well, then Halo 2600 is just the game for you. Created by Ed Fries, who was in charge of game publishing for Microsoft, Halo 2600 features many different zones and 64 different screens along with power-ups and shields. The gameplay is actually quite fun as you run around shooting aliens and switching from screen to screen. The game even offers up a legendary mode if you successfully complete the game.

If you’re looking for something fun to get rid of your boredom but don’t own an atari 2600 or have one of these awesome cartridges? No need to worry, you can play Halo 2600 online.

Tomb Raider Limited Edition Controller for XBOX 360

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Xbox 360 Tomb LE Controller
Xbox 360 Tomb LE Controller [Image Credit: destructoid]
With it’s dark look and intense storyline, the next Tomb Raider looks awesome and to make the release of the game even more exciting, you will be able to buy this new custom Tomb Raider themed controller . Looking just as gritty as the game itself, this slick controller also comes with a download code for an exclusive multiplayer character, the Scavenger Archer. It will likely go on sale around March 5th of this year, which is the release date for the game, for around $59.99.

Haven’t heard about the new Tomb Raider? Get all of the details on the official site.

Featured App: Candy Crush

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Candy Crush is a bejeweled-like game mixed with Candy Land where you have to match three or more like candies to break them away. You can get boosters by matching four or five. Four, you get a striped candy that can destroy a whole row, and five, a doughnut that will get rid of all of one color on the screen.

There are 125 levels with cute little short stories as you play through. This game is very addictive and the music is catchy. As the levels go up in number they get harder and harder to beat. You have 5 turns to lose with or else you must wait for a timer to regenerate turns. You can add friends from Facebook and ask them for help and turns. You will also need friends to help you move on to new stories. The game will prompt you that you need three friends to give you tickets to get across to the new levels.

The only thing I don’t enjoy in this game, is I feel like I am being forced to purchase (with real money) boosters for the levels. Some levels I have played numerous times and it seems impossible without them. I have not purchased anything in this game, and I have moved along slowly. Some go faster and there are ones that I am stuck on forever, but it’s just the luck of the board I guess. Either way, I still play it, and it’s still pretty fun.

Download here at King.com

 

The hit Facebook game, Candy Crush Saga is now available to download on iOS (iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch) and Android!

Explore the sweet and colourful world of Candy Crush in this fun candy switcher! Join Mr Toffee and Tiffi on an exciting journey through the world of candy.

Mix and match sweets in a combination of three or more, to gain points and other bonuses as you progress!

Delicious features…

  • Nine addictive episodes with more than 125 levels
  • Unlock exciting boosters to help you progress through the world of candy
  • Start your game wherever you like on Facebook and seamlessly continue your saga as you switch from the computer, to tablet or mobile; and vice versa.

 

Nvidia Unveils Project Shield

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Nvidia Shield Onstage

Nvidia has unveiled Project Shield which is a handheld gaming device that runs on the new Tegra 4 processor along with the Android OS. The new gaming device will allow you to play games directly on the device itself or by using it as a controller to remotely control your PC games using Steam.

Nvidia has mentioned that the handheld device will take advantage of Nvidia’s new GRID technology, which is an advanced cloud gaming system. Imagine how Netflix works but with games instead. I wrote an article earlier last year talking about GRID. I am really exited about the direction that gaming is heading and I think we’re in for a big year for gaming.