Back in April, EA Mobile took to the streets {link no longer active} and set up a life sized kiosk to demo Cut the Rope. Fans gathered at key locations around Hollywood Boulevard and at the Grove to check out the display. Even Darth Vader and the Easter Bunny {link no longer active} showed up!
In support of the popular Showtime series The Borgias, a historical interactive Facebook quiz {link no longer active} has been launched in anticipation of a social game to follow later in the series. The user receives six multiple choice questions each with four answers and must choose the correct answer before the time counts down to zero. Fans can play the quiz once per day and win prizes until the launch of the Borgias social game.
Along with the launch of InFamous 2 PS3, Sucker Punch and Sony have launched InFamous: Anarchy {link no longer active} a Facebook social game that drops the user into the the post-apocalyptic world of Empire City. The user has a new life and has a chance to clean up the streets, similar to the storyline of the console version of the game. Use powers similar to Cole’s to fight through quests and missions, clean up districts, pummel rivals, and build up your own faction. Rise to the top and answer the question whether you will be the next savior or villain. Areas of the game include the Airfield, Dockyard, French Quarter, Swamps and the Casino. Increase your powers with skill points and wearable items and build up your faction by inviting friends to join and play together. Create and personalize your district, care for your battery farm and get those FarmVille and CityVille players on the run! Make moral choices along the way and battle rivals to show them who’s the boss. Players that level up in InFamous: Anarchy can unlock player skins that can be used in InFamous 2 PS3.
Trion has recently unveiled a new in-game feature called Riftconnect {link no longer active} that allows players to post text, images and video directly to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Tumblr. Using the Rift patcher, players can click the Riftconnect button and log in to their preferred social network to surface and publish media. Each supported social media has its own options such as automatically posting Achievements and Discoveries on Twitter, linking to YouTube videos from other sites and hiding UI in screenshots.
Games Radar has launched a contest {link no longer active} and removed the music track from L.A. Noire and inserted iconic scores from five classic noir film scores. Name the five films that each song originally appeared in and be entered to win a one-of-a-kind L.A. Noire prize pack including a copy of the game! Prizes includes a PS3 or Xbox 360, globe lighter (straight from the Bamba club), a can of Parnell’s Soup, an L.A. Noire t-shirt, serial killer magnets, an evidence journal, pencil case, pencils and stickers. Check out this video on YouTube {link no longer active} to see the song selections.
Hammer Horror and Jackpot Joy have partnered to create the Hammer Twins of Evil {link no longer active} virtual slot machine. Create an account or spin the wheel for free to earn points and win. If the user spins the wheel and matches the same tiles a clip from one of the films from the classic Hammer archive will pop-up and autoplay!
An update to the downloadable Minecraft client are available now. A new use for bonemeal has been added and glowstones have been changed from glass to stone and require a pickaxe to mine resources from it. Glowstones also drop more loot. Unlimited FPS has been reintroduced and renamed again and boats now fall into water and rise to the surface quicker. Happy mining!
Leading the charge in the future offerings of cross-platform services, Call of Duty Elite {link no longer active} is now open for Beta registration. Players will be able to link their Facebook accounts to Elite to pull in “Likes” and find friends who are also using the service. Elite also introduces groups and clans which play a larger role in Modern Warfare 3. Similar to fan pages on Facebook, users can track and compare within these mini-communities of players. Clans are more limited and players can only belong to one clan with a cap on how many players can be in a single clan. Available on web browsers, consoles and mobile apps, Elite will work with all future Call of Duty games, including Black Ops with four major sections: Career, Connect, Compete and Improve. Full launch will occur alongside Modern Warfare 3 in November with the Beta already open for use in Black Ops. Largely free, a premium membership is needed for access to full functionality and access to downloadable content. A new video on the beta site captured in Theater Mode The Legend of Karl demonstrates how the service will allow users to take their game to the next level. According to Karl, Call of Duty Elite {link no longer active} is what it would be like if organized sports and social networking had a baby and they gave that baby a flamethrower.
Now available for download, Mortal Kombat Avatar items {link no longer active} let fans on the Xbox Live be the legend of Mortal Kombat. Download a full male or female Scorpion or Sub-Zero outfit for 240 points or a Ermac Mask or Shao Khan Helmet for 160 points. Just want to represent Netherealms Try on a Mortal Kombat t-shirt for 80 points and get back in the arena and FINISH HIM!
Get Smurfy on a new interactive website for the highly anticipated Smurfs 3D. Navigate with the arrow keys to explore videos, trailers, browse stills, cast and crew details or choose from a suite of mini-games to play like Gargamel’s Where are the Smurf’s , Papa Smurf’s Potion Commotion , Clumsy Smurf’s Central Park Dash , Gutsy Smurf’s Stargazer Quest or Brainy Smurf’s Challenge! {links no longer active}. An interactive sound board {link no longer active}reintroduces the voices of the Smurfs to a new generation. Download Twitter Skins, Profile Pics, Ecards and Wallpapers to help spread the word that the Smurfs are coming! Just make sure not to run too fast or Clumsy will take a tumble.
Also, a free-to-play game called Smurf’s Village {links no longer active} is available for iOS devices. Fans that download and play for free to begin but must pay for additional in-app content. Use guidance from Papa Smurf to build a new village for the Smurfs to call home. Based on the original cartoon and comic art, players begin the game with only a single mushroom house and a lone plowed plot of land. Progressing quickly, players can build specialized houses, elaborate gardens with colorful crops, bridges to span running rivers, trodden paths, and more. Mini games like Greedy Smurf’s Baking Game, Papa Smurf’s Potion Mixing Game,Painter Smurf’s Painting Game, Lazy Smurf’s Fishin’ Game and a new free Handy Smurf mini-game and unlock additional bonuses. Players can connect with friends through Facebook and Game Center to send gifts to other friends’ villages. Fans can stay connected with breaking Smurf-related news and content on the official Facebook page. Smurfy!
