GR’s weekend giveaway: Dark Souls for the PS3

No handholding, no forgiveness, and no compromises. When you finish Dark Souls, it’ll really mean something. That’s why we want to offer you the opportunity to win a free copy of one of the most challenging and rewarding titles released this year. But even though Dark Souls is really hard, entering GamesRadar’s weekly weekend giveaway is always easy. Come on in for a chance to win.

To enter, just leave a comment on this article by 9:00 am (Pacific Time) on Monday, Oct 10. You can read our official contest rules here. US and Canada residents only please. Our apologies to readers from other countries.

The winner will be selected at random and can expect to receive a PM from one of our administrators early next week. Don’t forget to check your inbox next week to see if you’ve won!

Good luck!

Meet the World's cutest cubs .

Kinectimals Now with Bears!

Your family gets bigger in this extended release of the award winning 

Kinectimals game. Joining the original feline cubs, now play with cuddly bear cubs as you solve a mystery on the undiscovered islands of Lemuria and Mira! Meet the new bear cubs and share adventures as you build a bond that grows each time you play!

Tv is becoming more amazing .

Coming soon to Xbox LIVE

This fall and winter, your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership gets even better with new entertainment options in movies, television, sports, and music in ways you never imagined. See the full lineup below. 

Join Xbox LIVE

You say it. Xbox finds it.

With all new content coming to Xbox LIVE, Kinect for Xbox 360 and Bing® let you use your voice to discover the best entertainment options for you. Just say what you want to watch, and your Xbox finds it!

Bravo

Watch video from Bravo, the must-watch network delivering the best in food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture to the most engaged, upscale and educated audience in cable entertainment.

 

CinemaNow

CinemaNow offers instant access to an extensive library of premium video content for rent or purchase, including the latest new release movies and TV shows. It's included with your Xbox LIVE Gold membership, and there are no late fees.

 

Crackle

Crackle is home to on-demand Hollywood movies and TV series. Watch thousands of full-length movies and TV episodes included with your Xbox LIVE Gold membership at no additional cost.

 

Dailymotion

With Dailymotion, watch the best music and news videos, short movies, TV shows, funny and extreme videos made by the Dailymotion website community and premium partners.

 

EPIX

Choose from thousands of Hollywood hit movies like Iron Man 2, True Grit and The Lincoln Lawyer to stream instantly on your TV.

 

ESPN on Xbox LIVE

With thousands of live events, highlights and replays in HD, ESPN on Xbox LIVE will make you a better fan.

 

HBO GO

Get unlimited access to over 1400 of your favorite HBO shows, including HBO original series, hit movies, sports, comedy and more with HBO Go.

 

Hulu Plus

Watch any current season episode of popular TV shows with Hulu Plus.

 

iHeartRadio

Listen to more than 800 of the nation’s most popular live broadcast radio stations from 150 U.S. cities with iHeartRadio.

 

Manga Entertainment

Manga Entertainment on Xbox LIVE enables fans to watch full length episodes, movies, and clips of their favorite anime from the Manga Entertainment catalog included with their Xbox LIVE Gold membership at no additional cost.

 

MSN with MSNBC

MSN and MSNBC.com bring you the best news, sports and entertainment video from across the web, 24/7/365.

 

Netflix

Watch thousands of HD movies and TV shows instantly from Netflix.

 

Syfy

Unlock Syfy video with exclusive access to Syfy digital series as well as webisodes, clips and behind-the-scenes video of your favorite shows in HD.

 

TMZ

Get an all-access pass to the latest entertainment stories and videos everyone is talking about, from fully produced stories to the Raw & Uncut video of your favorite celebrities with TMZ.

 

The Today Show

NBC News’ TODAY, America’s number one morning news program, provides the latest news, entertainment and lifestyle stories.

 

UFC

Get access to live pre-event videos and a catalog of videos on demand, an Interactive Fight Card, and PPV events in stunning HD - all together in one place.

 

Verizon FiOs TV

Get Verizon FiOS TV with great live channels like MTV, Spike, Food Network, Comedy Central, HBO, CNN and Nickelodeon and more. Plus with Kinect, change channels with your voice.

 

VEVO

Watch over 45,000 music videos from more than 7,500 favorite artists on VEVO.

 

Xfinity On Demand

Get thousands of movies, TV shows and videos from Xfinity On Demand, direct to your Xbox 360. And with Kinect, play, pause and rewind the action with your voice.

 

YouTube

From your favorite viral videos to gaming tips, a universe of compelling content is available through YouTube on Xbox LIVE.

 

Kinect for Windows !

About

The Kinect for Windows SDK beta is a programming toolkit for application developers. It enables the academic and enthusiast communities easy access to the capabilities offered by the Microsoft Kinect device connected to computers running the Windows 7 operating system. The Kinect for Windows SDK beta includes drivers, rich APIs for raw sensor streams and human motion tracking, installation documents, and resource materials. It provides Kinect capabilities to developers who build applications with C++, C#, or Visual Basic by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. This SDK includes the following features: Raw sensor streams Access to raw data streams from the depth sensor, color camera sensor, and four-element microphone array enables developers to build upon the low-level streams that are generated by the Kinect sensor. Skeletal tracking The capability to track the skeleton image of one or two people moving within the Kinect field of view make it easy to create gesture-driven applications. Advanced audio capabilities Audio processing capabilities include sophisticated acoustic noise suppression and echo cancellation, beam formation to identify the current sound source, and integration with the Windows speech recognition API. Sample code and documentation The SDK includes more than 100 pages of technical documentation. In addition to built-in help files, the documentation includes detailed walkthroughs for most samples provided with the SDK. Easy installation The SDK installs quickly, requires no complex configuration, and the complete installer size is less than 100 MB. Developers can get up and running in just a few minutes with a standard standalone Kinect sensor unit (widely available at retail outlets). This SDK is designed for non-commercial purposes only; a commercial version is expected to be available at a later date. Shape Game Demo This is a demo of the Shape Game sample application, which is included in the Kinect for Windows SDK beta. This sample displays the tracked skeletons of two players together with shapes falling from the sky. Players can control the shapes by moving and speaking commands.

Sony's PlayStation Vita Prices

Sony's PlayStation Vita official: $249 for WiFi, $299 for 3G

Details about Sony's new handheld have been trickling out for months in the form of spec sheets andfantastic footage of its quad core capabilities. All that, and we still didn't know how much she'd cost or when we could get our grubby paws around one. Thankfully for those tuned in at E3, said mystery is a mystery no more -- the Vita will be listed at $249 for the WiFi-only model, or $299 for the 3G version. Sony's Kaz Hirai confirmed will be available exclusively through AT&T, with both models shipping worldwide toward the end of 2011. For those of you camped out overseas, prices are set for ¥24,980 (WiFi) and ¥29,980 (3G) in Japan, while those closer to that other pond will see tags of €249 and €299.

The device, also known as the PS Vita, offers up six-axis motion sensors, dual analog controls (proper ones, with thumbsticks), front- and rear-facing cameras, an OLED touchscreen, and a touchpad on the back, too. The company showed off a number of top-tier titles, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, a hack-and-slash RPG called Ruin, a new ModNation Racers, LittleBigPlanet, and Street Fighter x Tekken, each showing off plenty of motion and touch interactivity... things that we couldn't be more elated to try for ourselves in due time. They're all looking quite good, and honestly a bit more advanced than what the 3DS has delivered so far -- for the same money.

Remedy Talks Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2

We take a look back at the first two Max Payne titles with Sam Lake, the writer of both games, and Remedy studio head Matias Myllyrinne.

Ten years after the release of Max Payne, and with Max Payne 3 due in March next year, we talk to Matias Myllyrinne and Sam Lake from Remedy about the making of the first two games in the acclaimed action shooter series.

Myllyrinne, now managing director at Remedy, tells us about Max Payne's small development team and modest $3 million budget. Lake, who wrote both games and was the face model for the first Payne, tells us how those limited resources meant they had to draw on the 21-member development team, friends, and families for their cast of characters.

We hear about Max Payne's eclectic influences, from Hong Kong action movies to Norse mythology, its distinctive graphic-novel-style cutscenes, and its noir-inspired imagining of New York City.

Lake and Myllyrinne also speak on their involvement with the upcoming third Max Payne game, for which development is in the hands not of Remedy but Rockstar: "[Rockstar] were kind enough to give us builds and then ask for feedback," says Myllyrinne.

"It's been worth the wait," says Lake. "Now getting near to release, it feels like welcoming an old friend."

For more from Remedy on Max Payne 3, join us on Thursday for the second part of our interview. Till then, enjoy these gameplay clips of vintage Max Payne and Max Payne 2 action.

The Darkness II- Demonic Power ( Ps3,Pc, Xbox 360 )

Jackie Estacado, the protagonist in The Darkness II, has a lot of nasty tricks for dealing with enemies. Producer Seth Olshfski explains.


The Darkness II, which is based on the gruesome comics produced by Top Cow Productions, drags Jackie Estacado into another nightmarish adventure alongside his malevolent cohort, The Darkness. This first-person shooter mixes its gunplay with a host of demonic powers. After catching up with publisher 2K Games' Sheldon Carterback at PAX, we tracked down producer Seth Olshfski to learn more about Jackie's tools of destruction.

Top iPhone/iPad games

iPhone/iPod Games

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  Top iPhone/iPad Games - September 30, 2011

  Gears of War-like shooters, accessible shoot-'em-ups, football action, and rolling balls of sticky goodness all converge in this week's top iPhone and iPad list.

• Highest Rated

  Queen's Crown

  based on 5 Users

  9.2

  Cool-Skipping

  based on 9 Users

  8.9

  Jetpack Joyride

  based on 6 Users

  8.8

  Jetpack Joyride

  based on 6 Users

  8.8

  See All