Gaming Mojo

Halo Legends is available on Blu-ray, DVD (single disc and two-disc edition).  Halo Legends features eight animated shorts, each running about 10-17 minutes in length. There is also a wealth of information on the Halo franchise, with additional material available in the Halo Legends Blu-ray Edition and Two-Disc Special Edition DVD.

Here is some of the extra content that you will find in the Halo Legends Blu-ray and Two-Disc Editions:

Halo Legends – Blu-ray Editio
Includes bonus materials found in the DVD Two-Disc Edition (see below), as well as “Halo: The Story so Far,” which is an overview of Halo through the end of Halo 3.

Halo Legends – Two-Disc Special Edition
Includes several hours of bonus features:
- The Making of Halo Legends: An introduction to Halo Legends followed by a making-of segment for each episode.

- Halo: Gaming Evolved – Explaining the Halo phenomenon from its inception as an Xbox video game to a present day entertainment franchise.

- Audio Commentary with directors Frank O’Connor and Joseph Chou.

- Widescreen format (1.78:1)

EA Mobile has recently released Need for Speed SHIFT for the iPhone and iPod touch. Details from EA Mobile:

“Racers can hop into the driver’s seat in 20 of the fastest, hottest, most powerful cars in the world in Need for Speed SHIFT, and compete on stretches of asphalt in Chicago, London, and Tokyo in up to 28 street and pro racing events. Players can also enjoy upgrade features, such as top speed, handling, acceleration, and nitrous boosts. The all-new driver profile is the ultimate extension of the true driver’s experience, giving each player a unique persona based on their racing skills and style. Driver profiles can impact a player’s overall career progression, even affecting how they unlock cars. In Need for Speed SHIFT, it’s all about being in control while pushing yourself to the edge. How you drive is who you are behind the wheel.”

I can’t believe how the iTouch or iPhone is taking off in the “handheld gaming” area.

You read that header right. Mirror’s Edge will be coming to your device in January of 2010. It’s a first-person free-running game goes to third-person perspective on the mobile platform. You’ll play as Faith, just as in the previous Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC release. Here are more details from EA on what you can expect in the iPhone and iPod touch release:

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF MIRROR’S EDGE – A place where information is heavily monitored and law is brutally enforced in an effort to create the ‘perfect’ society.

YOUR MISSION -Take control of Faith Connors, a member of an underground messenger group known as Runners, as she races to stop a deadly threat that has grown from within their own ranks.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST… AND FASTEST – Use Faith’s incredible acrobatic moves to outmaneuver the enemy -run on walls, slide down precarious ramps, ride ziplines, and leap between rooftops. Leave the enemy in your dust.

EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT EXCITEMENT – Burn through 14 levels of the fastest, most fluid action imaginable. Dynamic camera angles capture the intense action of this unique game.

HEIGHTEN YOUR SENSES- Immerse yourself in a stylish, graphically rich 3D environment flooded with realistic sound effects and phenomenal music.

Mirror’s Edge will be available on the App Store in January 2010 from EA Mobile. Keep a lookout for more here at EA Mobile’s iPhone website.

Looks like something good is coming out of this patch for you WoW players for the latest expansion Wrath of the Lich King. The highlights of Patch 3.3 are as follows:

• Icecrown Citadel instance

• Three more five-man instances

• Cross-server Looking For Group (which means when you PUG you’ll be paired off with people from servers other than your own, which should make PUGing approximately 3 million times better, especially for lower level characters)

Looks like this game will never go away.

Game developer Blacksmith Games has a great holiday treat for you iPhone and iPod touch gamers. Throughout the month of December (Dec. 1-22), a free iPhone game will be given away each day on its Appvent Calendar 09. Reminds me of the Christmas calender and everyday you open it there is a piece of chocolate inside. Either way they are both yummy.

There are reported surprises on December 23rd and December 24th! Keep a look out. You can thank Blacksmith Games for making this possible.