Apple to Amaze Gamers with iPhone 3.0 and iPhone 3G S

Apple today during its annual WWDC Keynote revealed its future plans for the iPhone OS. Lots of great news concerning gaming on iPhone and iPod Touch.

iPhone 3.0 will feature new APIs for developers to use such as: In App Purchase (DLC), Peer to Peer via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (local multiplayer), APIs for online multiplayer, and more than 100 new features such as MMS, copy and paste, tethering, Voice Memos and more. The update will come out on June 17. It will be free on all iPhone users and $9.95 for iPod Touch users.

Gameloft unveiled Asphalt 5 which will take advantage of the new software, it will feature local and online multiplayer with voice chat. It will be released later this Summer

ngmoco showed off its newest game Star Defense to take advantage of online multiplayer and In App Purchase to buy expansions. It came out today and the new 3.0 features will come sometime after the 3.0 launch. They also showed off Rolando 2, LiveFire, and Touch Pets: Dogs at a separate event today. All of these games will launch this Summer on the App Store.

Apple finally unveiled the newest iPhone called iPhone 3G S. The S stands for speed. It is twice as fast as the current iPhone 3G. It will also take advantage of faster 3G using AT&T's 7.2 mps HSDPA+. It supports Open GL ES 2.0 allowing even better looking 3-D graphics in games. It also includes new features such as the new 3.0 MP camera with autofocus, video recording, editing and uploading, digital compass, and voice control. It will cost $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB when it comes out on June 19. The current 8GB iPhone 3G is now $99.

For gamers, this means better graphics and games that will let us connect to each other and play. iPhone cannot be ignored when said it is a competitor against the Nintendo DS and PSP. Stay tuned for more news as it comes.





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Reason for lack of updates

Right now, I would like to sincerely apologize for the lack of updates during E3. Reason for this is, I left it computer on while working on the Microsoft highlights video, and someone thought it would be funny to reset my password on my computer. So, now I'm locked out and cannot access any of the content I had intended on releasing. I hope to have the situation resolved by tomorrow and would like to again extend a sincere apology to all those disappointed by the lack of updates from us during the exposition.

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E3 2009: Nintendo Conference Highlights

Official Press Release from Nintendo:

NINTENDO INTRODUCES NEW SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES AT E3 EXPO Nintendo Unveils New Mario and Metroid Games and Pulse-Sensing Device; Integrates Photos with Facebook LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2009 – For decades, Nintendo has endeavored to provide the most creative and immersive experiences in the world of video games and to lead the industry in new directions. At its media briefing in advance of the E3 Expo, the video game industry's premier trade show, Nintendo announced products for social entertainment that stretch far beyond the current notion of what a video game can be, all while continuing to provide avid gaming fans with the challenges and thrills they desire. "Nintendo continues to challenge how both new and longtime players perceive – and play – video games," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "From modern updates of our most iconic franchises to the introduction of inventive devices, we are continuing to add entirely new dimensions to the video game experience." A summary of Nintendo's major announcements: Wii™ • Wii MotionPlus™: Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus accessory offers motion-controlled precision when combined with specially designed games. When connected to the Wii Remote™ controller, it delivers on Nintendo's promise to provide even more immersive physical reality in its games. The device senses subtle motion and can locate where and how players hold the Wii Remote controller in 3-D space. It pushes active gaming to new levels of immersion and a new standard of control. Wii MotionPlus will complement a host of third-party games launching in the next few weeks. • Wii Sports Resort™: Nintendo showcased the versatility of the Wii MotionPlus accessory in demos of some of the activities included in Wii Sports Resort, an immersive, expansive active-play game. Wii Sports Resort includes a dozen fun resort-themed activities that maintain the wide-ranging appeal that attracted millions to the original Wii Sports.Wii Sports Resort is easy to pick up and play, but comes coupled with deeper levels of play that are sure to challenge even the most experienced gamers with precise controls. The Wii MotionPlus accessory will help players come much closer to the physical reality of engaging in the actual sports. The Wii MotionPlus accessory launches June 8 at a suggested retail price of $19.99, and comes bundled withWii Sports Resort on July 26 at a suggested retail price of $49.99. • Wii Fit™ Plus: Wii Fit™ attracted millions of new players to the world of video games, and now Wii Fit Plus offers a range of new features and enhancements, along with exercises and balance games designed to keep workouts fun. Players will find an additional dimension to theWii Fit experience as they easily set their own customized daily workout routines or choose 20-, 30- or 40-minute workouts based on how much time they have available. Users will also be able to choose from specialized workout routines that help players strive toward specific objectives, like toning tummies, tightening arms or even reducing stress. Workouts combine the original Wii Fit activities and selections from 15 new balance games and six new strength training and yoga activities. Wii Fit Plus will come packed with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory, and also will be sold separately as software for people who already have a Wii Balance Board at home. Both will be available in fall 2009. • New Super Mario Bros. Wii™: Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone this holiday season. Now players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. With the multiplayer mode, the newest installment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. fun. • Super Mario Galaxy™ 2: This upcoming adventure for the Wii console marks the first time a second 3-D Mario game has arrived in the same console generation. In the game, Mario rides his trusty dinosaur companion, Yoshi™, to new stars and the fantastic worlds found there. This 3-D platforming adventure provides longtime video game fans with a fresh round of out-of-this-world challenges in the style introduced in the critically acclaimed original. The game is planned for 2010. • Metroid™: Other M: Nintendo showcased a trailer for a new installment in its acclaimed Metroid franchise for the Wii console.Metroid: Other M marks an unprecedented collaboration with world-renowned developers Team Ninja, and provides fans with high-energy, action-packed game play as it delves deeper into the back story of famed deep-space bounty hunter Samus Aran. This game is scheduled for release in 2010. • Wii Vitality Sensor: Nintendo's newest groundbreaking product, the Wii Vitality Sensor, expands the appeal of video games. It will initially sense the user's pulse and a number of other signals being transmitted by their bodies, and will then provide information to the users about the body's inner world. Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ • Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again!: This game marks the third installment of this franchise and, more importantly, the first Nintendo DSiWare™ game to let players design levels from the ground up. Mario will need to dodge obstacles to confront his longtime nemesis Donkey Kong™, but this time the players will have full control over where to set traps, enemies and a host of power-ups in the construction zone. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! will be available in the Nintendo DSi Shop beginning Monday, June 8, for 800 Nintendo DSi Points™. • Integrating Photos with Facebook: For its Nintendo DSi™ system, Nintendo announced the ability for users to upload pictures taken with the system's built-in camera and interactive lenses directly to Facebook. Using Facebook Connect, the integration will be available this summer with a Nintendo DSi system update, making it even easier for people to personalize and share their photos with friends and family on Facebook. • Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story: Nintendo revealed Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a new chapter to the popular role-playing franchise that places players into the belly of the beast – literally. Players will get to enjoy trademark hilarious dialogue in the fall of 2009 as they juggle two concurrent storylines. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems. • Golden Sun™ DS: After going dark six years ago, 2010 will see a new dawn. Golden Sun DS updates the popular portable Golden Sunrole-playing series with an impressive graphical style. This installment follows the story of the previous heroes' descendants and immerses players into the magic of its adventure by pushing the boundaries of intuitive touch-screen controls. Golden Sun DS is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems. • WarioWare D.I.Y.™: This game, which puts the concept of user-generated content on center stage, allows players to design their own micro-games from scratch. Every element, such as the characters, the environment, the actions and even the purpose of the micro-game itself, is controlled entirely by the player. Players will then be able to share their completed micro-games with other WarioWare D.I.Y.owners. The latest game in the WarioWare™ series is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems. Nintendo-published games available to play on the show floor: Wii: • New Super Mario Bros. Wii™ • Wii Fit™ Plus • Wii Sports Resort™ • Sin and Punishment™ 2 • Endless Ocean™ 2 • Line Attack Heroes™ • Span Smasher™ WiiWare: • PictureBook Games™: Pop-Up Pursuit • You, Me & the Cubes™ • Final Fantasy IV: The After Years • BIT.TRIP.CORE • Icarian: Kindred Spirits • Sword & Soldiers • Military Madness: Nectaris • Cave Story Nintendo DS: • The Legendary Starfy™ • The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks • Fossil Fighters™ • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box™ • Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story • Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky • Style Savvy™ • Glory of Heracles™ • Golden Sun™ DS • Picross 3D™ Nintendo DSiWare: • Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again! • Flipnote Studio™ • Animal Crossing™ Clock • Animal Crossing™ Calculator • Photo Clock • Mario™ Clock • Mario™ Calculator • Six in One Translator (working title) • Crash-Course Domo™ • White-Water Domo™ • Hard-Hat Domo™ • Rock-n-Roll Domo™ • Pro-Putt Domo™ Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com orNintendoDSi.com. About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site atwww.nintendo.com.

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Microsoft Press Conference Announcments

Microsoft did an incredible job at its E3 press conference. Here are the details.


-Show started off with Beatles Rock Band. The song "All You Need is Love" will be 360 DLC exclusive and proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders.

-More Beatles songs will come to the game via DLC

-Tony Hawk showed a new trailer for Tony Hawk Ride

-The first two map packs for Modern Warfare 2 will be timed exclusive to Xbox 360.

-Final Fantasy XIII will release Spring 2010 in America on Xbox 360 and PS3

-Crackdown 2 announced for Xbox 360. Will not be made by original developers. To be released in 2010.

-Left 4 Dead 2 announced for Xbox 360 and PC. Will release on November 17.

-Splinter Cell Conviction coming this Fall exclusively on Xbox 360

-Halo 3 ODST will release on September 22.

-Halo Reach, a new Halo game from Bungie announced for 2010. Multiplayer beta for Halo Reach will come with new copies of Halo 3 ODST

-Joy Ride, a kart racing game with your avatar will be free for XBL gold members when it releases on XBLA this Fall.

-Shadow Complex, a 2D shooter from Epic Games will release this Summer on Xbox Live Arcade.

-Alan Wake will release exclusively on Xbox 360 in Spring 2010

-Forza Motorsport 3, the definitive racing game of this generation will release for Xbox 360 in October. Will include a movie editor and more customization.

-Metal Gear Solid Rising, the next Metal Gear Solid game will release on Xbox 360.

Facebook and Twitter will come to Xbox Live this Fall.

-Xbox Live will partner up with Last.fm to bring internet radio to Live gold users

-Zune HD Video Marketplace replacing current one. Will be faster and will support Xbox Live Party to view TV shows and movies.

-Netflix also recieving update. will be able to play videos from Xbox 360. No PC required.

-Xbox Project Natal will be a new accessory for Xbox 360. It is a camera that senses full body movements in 3D space, voice recognition, facial recognition, and even scanning real world items in the environment such as a skateboard design or a drawing on a piece of paper. You are the controller. Definitely 1ups the Wii even with with MotionPlus in every way possible. No word on release date or price.

-Peter Molyneux unveiled a tech demo for Natal in which you literally interact with a virtual being. It was very impressive. Natal looks to easily be the future of home entertainment and Xbox 360.


More news tomorrow and throughout the week. Stay tuned.




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Gamerscast E3 Coverage Via Twitter

Well, tomorrow starts that incredible time of year for gamers. E3 kicks off tomorrow at 1:25 pm EST with Microsoft's press conference. Matt and I are very busy this week so besides posting news on the website we will also be posting news via Twitter. This means quick and simple updates for the most important pieces of news. To follow the Gamerscast Twitter feed, go to www.twitter.com/gamerscast. To get the feed updates via SMS text messages, text "Follow Gamerscast" to 404-04. This E3 will be an amazing one!




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Metroid Prime Trilogy

Back in the land of the rising sun, Nintendo released both Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes as part of their "New Play Control" series. And American gamers have grown impatient as to whether we would soon see these games here. And now, I think we may have one-upped them.

On August 24, Nintendo will be releasing the Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii. The Metroid Prime Trilogy will include all 3 Metroid Prime games on one disc for the Wii. And the first two games are being released with the New Play Control scheme for Wii and redone in 16:9 widescreen display.

The Metroid Prime Trilogy will release for the Wii on August 24 for an MSRP of $49.99, which is currently the same price as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption alone. So, if you haven't played through the Metroid Prime series before, this is a great way to start.

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Modern Warfare 2 - Reveal Trailer (HD)

Even though it didn't air during the NBA Playoff game yet, as expected, Infinity Ward has already updated their website with the reveal Trailer for Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Alongside the trailer release, was also the opening of ModernWarfare2.com where you can see the trailer in HD. But save you the trouble, you can also watch it right here, below:


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Call of Duty 7 Confirmed

Surprise! Surprise! Today it was let slip that what is currently being called Call of Duty 7, is now in development. Keeping up with the pattern that began after Call of Duty 2, this time around Call of Duty is being developed by Treyarch, rather than Infinity Ward. Infinity Ward's latest installment to Call Of Duty, Modern Warfare 2 is already set for release this November.

Based on what we've seen in the past from Call of Duty games, Call of Duty 7 will most likely release across all the consoles, unlike Infinity Ward's games which have had the tendency to exclude the Wii from release.

Call of Duty 7 is expected to release in late 2010.


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Genesis Classics to XBLA

SEGA just announced that 7 classic Genesis games will be porter over to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. The list includes, Gunstar Heroes, Shinobi (arcade version), Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles, Altered Beast, Phantasy Star II, and Comix Zone.

Note that all of these other than Gunstar Heroes was released in the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection disc. So, we would highly recommend purchasing that rather than these individually. Unless the newly added Xbox Live Support for these games is enough to make you double dip.

No pricing details or exact dates were revealed for any of these titles.

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Modern Warfare 2 Trailer Coming

There aren't many times that companies release teaser trailers as a way to hype the official trailer. But that's exactly what Infinity Ward did to hype up the trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. During an NBA playoff game on TNT, about 17 seconds of gameplay footage was shown of Modern Warfare 2, as an attempt to hype the real trailer, which is to released on May 24. Until then, there isn't much more to report on.


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Pokémon Gold and Silver Remake

The same rumor has been circulating for years, with the same Photoshopped pictures popping up here and there. But now, it surprisingly has come true! Pokémon Gold and Silver are getting a remake on the Nintendo DS.

No major details about the game have yet been released, but it can be assumed that these games, Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver will be remakes of Gold and Silver in the same way that FireRed and LeafGreen were remakes of Red and Blue (Blue was green in other territories).

Pokémon Heart Red and Soul Silver will be releasing in Japan this fall for Nintendo DS, with a US announement most likely to soon be on the way. Remember E3 is only three weeks away.

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Nintendo Radio #83 - Wii would NOT like to play

GamersCast has teamed up with the folks over at Nintendo Radio, so we will now be doing joint podcasts on occasion. So, I was recently on episode 83 of their podcast. You can check out over on their website at: NintendoRadio.com

The episode will also be available for download on the GamersCast podcast feed within the next day or so. However, a video version of the show is available now on YouTube, so be sure to check it out:




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New in GamersCast

Well, many of you may have noticed that despite our New Year's Resolution, GamersCast has not been updated as much as it should have been. It's been a crazy start of the year for all of us here, since most of us are applying to colleges and whatnot, so we regetfully have not had as many opportunities to update the website and podcast feed as much as we would like to.

But the school year is almost to an end, and we promise we're gonna make it up to this summer and beyond! So, to do this, we're making a few changes. First off, we now have a Twitter account you can follow us on. Ever since 2006, we have had our Wii Newsletter running, but we realize that not everyone has a Wii. But almost everyone does have a cell phone! So now, you can follow us on Twitter @GamersCast. Twitter updates will be short quick simple and right to the point! So, check us out on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GamersCast

Next, what usually happens with us here is, we get so overwhelmed with stuff that little gets done, so in an effort to ease the workload that has been put on everyone, we have added a new member to the GamersCast staff, everyone say hello to our newest GamersCaster, Chris Hughes!

We are also going to be working our hardest to be updating the podcast feed as much as possible! And don't worry because we've got TONS of new content coming soon, including episode 31, 32, and 33 of GamersCast! Be sure to check us out all across the web!

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Broken Steel Dated

The third and final piece of downloadable content for Fallout 3 is now in place and set for a May 8th release.

This piece of downloadable content extends the level cap to 30, eliminates "the point of no return", extends the main quest of the game, adds 6 achivements (150 points), perks, weapons, and enemies to the game. So, needless to say, this is going to add a lot of extra play time to the game.

Broken Steel is dated for a May 8th release on Windows and Xbox Live for 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

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Wii Sports Resort & MotionPlus Dated

One of the only substantial announcements from last year's Nintendo E3 Press Conference was the announcement of Wii MotionPlus being bundled with Wii Sports Resort, the direct sequel to the original Wii Sports game that was bundled with your Wii console.

Well, Wii Sports Resort and MotionPlus were both dated for a US release of July 26, 2009. Wii Sports Resort will sell for the usual $50, and comes with only one MotionPlus unit. Additional MotionPlus units will sell for $20 a piece, and will also begin to be bundles with Wii Remotes as of the date of release. However, there is no word on whether or not the price of Wii Remotes will go up with the inclusion of MotionPlus.

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