XJacKer’s Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp

This amp is awesome if you have some old computer headset that you have not used in a long time because you now ply on the Xbox, you can bring it back to life with this. The problem I had is I don’t have a really good pair of head sets to try it out with all I have is a cheap pair and it made them sound awesome.

 

I have been playing with this now for a few weeks and it’s really cool and I found a use for it that they really don’t talk about, I plug it into the tv auto out and mute the tv and use the amp’s controls and I can watch tv without waking up my wife so you can go from playing games to watching tv with this.

It really gives you a better gaming experience you can hear everything so much better like the buys walking in the grass on COD and the explosions are more to life-like it must really be heard to be believed. It comes in two versions standard and HDMI. For more info and where to buy go to   www.xjacker.com .

“XJacKer.com, creator of several XJacKer Kits, announces the full availability of their Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp Kit for console and PC gamers. Designed for Xbox™ 360 gamers on a tight budget, the Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp Kit enables any standard PC headset (with 3.5mm plugs) to function as a premium amplified Xbox™ 360 gaming headset. Available in both standard (RCA) and HDMI-compatible versions, the Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp Kit is capable of amplifying gamers’ own custom mix of game sounds and Xbox LIVE chat.

The Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp itself is a small, USB-powered stereo audio amplifier capable of 26dBs of amplification to drive even high-impedance headsets. Featuring full dynamic range (20Hz~50kHz), excellent bass response, low distortion (0.2% THD), and 0.4W RMS per channel, the Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp amplifies game sounds, voice chat, and in-game music with clarity and fidelity. “I tested this tender little nugget on every set of headphoes I could find, on as many sources as possible, and it delivered” confirms Rick Bassett of Voodoo Extreme.

“I spent a lot of time with the Soniq Rush over the last week and a half, and tried it with a variety of games (Halo: Reach, Black Ops, Madden, and Hunted). With each one, I experienced a significant audio boost versus the headset by itself. The Soniq Rush succeeded in amplifying the sounds of everything around me, whether it was footsteps, bullets whizzing by, or the sound an axe makes when it cuts something in half (kind of a loud sqwich sound)” writes Jason Iatomasi for The Adrenaline Vault.

Featuring standard 3.5mm jacks and plugs, the Soniq Rush Gaming Headset Amp is also compatible with PCs, laptops, PS3s, and Wiis. Christophor Rick of Gamers Daily News called it “just about perfect for what it is, and low-cost to boot! Take one set of standard headphones, this little do-hickey and you end up with a complete solution for sound on all of your consoles.”

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From Dust

From Dust came out on 7-27-11 for 1200 Microsoft points and 12 achievements for 200 points. It’s rated E for Everyone, it’s a 1.15-GB download. The game features Offline 1 player.

“Discover a unique Modern God game where nature is the star: From Dust, the latest original concept by Eric Chahi, visionary creator of Another World. Behold the beauty of a primitive world pulsing with life and face the might of nature. Beware the danger of a world that is constantly changing under your command. Control the destiny of a tribe struggling to survive and help it recover its ancestors’ lost powers. Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous. A universe where Nature reclaims what is Hers; and you are your people’s only chance of survival.”

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This is the second game in the Summer of Arcade to come out and the one I have been waiting for it’s like Populous and Lemmings put together. You play like God where you can mover the ground and make it how you want it and to help your people get to where they need to be. It combines some puzzle and fun game play to make this a really fun game to play and the beautiful screens a real joy to play. Your people need to get to each of the statues where when they get there they will make their village there so the more statues on a level the more villages you will have to get. It’s not always so easy to get there will all the hazards on each level but it is fun to figure out how to finish a level.

If you like playing games with a God mode in them you will like this one for sure it’s 1200 points and is out now and like all the arcade games it’s free to try.

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Bastion

Bastion came out on 7-20-11 for 1200 Microsoft points and 12 achievements for 200 points. It’s rated E for Everyone, it’s a 558-MB download. The game features Offline 1 player.

“Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat. Finish the main story to unlock New Game Plus mode and continue your journey!”

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Bastion is by far one of the funnest games I have played. You start off asleep where the narrator starts the story off by telling you what happens. As you walk the ground forms in front of you where I fell off the side and the narrator said and our hero falls to his death, the narrator is one of the funniest parts of the game. This is the first game of the Summer of Arcade games this year and it looks like a winner. As you go thru the stages you collect items to help your weapons and health at the end of the stage is a boss fight where you will get a Core to put in the Bastion to re-build it. As you build up the Bastion you can build different places that you can use to help you along the way.

This game is 1200 points to buy and free to try the first level it has a lot of fun game play and beautiful colors you can even get avatar items for your avatar this is one you should check out.

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BATTLE THE UNFORGIVING FORCES OF NATURE IN ACTIVISION’S ADRENALINE-PACKED CABELA’S SURVIVAL: SHADOWS OF KATMAI

Encounter the Arctic’s deadliest creatures in an epic struggle for survival in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI)Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai, coming this fall to the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ from Nintendo.  Packed with the game-changing TOP SHOT ELITE controller, gamers will face non-stop challenges and the ride of a lifetime through the daunting Alaskan wilderness in an effort to complete a mysterious mission.

“Every human shares the purest of instincts: survival,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing.  “When those instincts kick in, its equal parts terrifying and exhilarating, and we’ve combined all those visceral reactions into a brand new 3^rd-person adventure to make Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai the most exciting Cabela’s game ever!”

Witness the drama unfold as players take the role of bush pilot Logan James after he survives a horrific plane crash that leaves him in a remote corner of the Alaskan high country.  Injured, isolated and in the middle of a hostile wilderness, Logan is cut off from all hope of rescue and it’s up to players to guide him to safety in his epic battle against deadly predators and the frigid elements of nature.

With nothing but firearms and gear scavenged along the way, players will trek through a variety of hostile environments that include mountain peaks, icy cliff side trails, dense forests, frozen rivers and huge uncharted caverns.  In order to stay alive in such harsh terrain, players will have to keep their wits about them and use all their survival skills.  Every step might be their last as avalanches and snowstorms are compounded with dangerous predators that want nothing more than to eat them for dinner.  As if that isn’t enough to worry about, starvation is an ever looming problem.  Survive, evade, and hunt through one of the most remarkable adventures ever to be released under the Cabela’s brand.

Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ from Nintendo on November 1, 2011.  The game will be bundled with the innovative TOP SHOT ELITE peripheral on Wii and wireless controller on Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 and can also be purchased separately.  For more information, please follow on Twitter and Facebook – @ActivisionHunts and Facebook.com/ActivisionHunts.

Key Features

 

• Rich Story Mode: A richly detailed story of epic survival and adventurous spirit unfolds before your eyes. You control the fate of an intrepid explorer, Logan James. Traverse mountainous terrain, thick forests, and slippery frozen paths as you complete a mysterious mission.

 

• Extreme Survival:  Use your wits, skills and physical endurance to battle against the merciless cold, hazardous geography and the constant threat of starvation.

 

• You are the Hunted:  Along the way you can expect to be confronted by some of the world’s most dangerous predators. These creatures are fighting for survival just as much as you are. Which will succeed?

 

• Cabela’s Famous Shooting Galleries: No Cabela’s title is complete without a shooting gallery. Be the last one standing after facing off against challenging boss battles, melee face-offs and a groundbreaking, genre bending mix of 1^st and 3^rd person combat.

 

• A Terrific Bundle Package: Included in the bundles across all platforms is the accurate and revolutionary hunting peripheral, Top Shot Elite. Ratchet up the adrenaline with the added realism of scope and hand-held, wireless, running and gunning.

Brink: Agents of Change

We’re pleased to announce that Brink: Agents of Change will be available on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, and Steam on August 3. Agents of Change will be free to download for the first two weeks.

 

Secrets, lies, and double agents. No one and nothing is at it seems as the arrival of a mysterious ship from the outside world shatters the tentative peace reached between the Resistance and Security factions. The revived battle spreads to two all-new districts of the Ark – the futuristic, underwater Labs facility and Founders’ Tower, the iconic spire housing the island’s wealthy elite. Unleash fury on your enemies with new lethal abilities as your work your way towards the newly raised level cap of 24 and customize your character with brand-new outfits and additional weapon attachments.

Serious Sam

Pull the trigger to let the heavy ordinance fly in Serious Sam: Double D, a hand drawn, side-scrolling shooter featuring all the over-the-top gameplay and chaotic action of the Serious Sam series. Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction! All that stands between victory and annihilation is a man in a T-shirt and jeans wielding a great big pile of guns.

Features

Trademark Serious Sam Action – Lay down a wall of bullets and flame as wave after wave of bizarre and ferocious creatures unleash a punishing assault on Serious Sam. Guide the iconic hero across three sensational worlds from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to the volcanic chaos of Pompeii to the harsh jungles of prehistoric Earth.

Revolutionary Gunstacker – Duel-wielding is for lesser men. Serious Samʼs new gunstacker allows gamers to stack any combination of weapons one on top another and fire them all at once. Two shotguns on a laser gun and grenade launcher? Of course. Four chainsaws and a flamethrower? Yes, please.

Bizarre Enemy Horde – Clash against classic Serious Sam enemies like Headless Kamikazes, Gnaar, and Biomechanoids or gun down all new creatures like the insane Chimputees, oddball Vuvuzelators, and the surprisingly sexy Femikazes!

Challenge Rooms and Serious Secrets– Keep the action coming with a series of action-packed challenge rooms filled to the brim with waves of attacking beasts! Uncover and unlock dozens of serious secrets!

The ultimate beat’em up will hit your Kinect in November 2011

Leading publisher Black Bean Games proudly announced today an exclusive deal with the uniquely talented game developer Virtual Air Guitar Company for the publication of Kung-Fu High Impact for Kinect for Xbox 360®.

The title will be available worldwide in November 2011 and will be published by Black Bean Games across the PAL territories and by UTV Ignition Games in the US, following the recent deal between the two companies.

“This is the first time Black Bean Games has had a simultaneous worldwide release, and the fact that it’s for a fresh, innovative, and terribly cool game for Kinect makes the release that much more exciting,” said Luisa Bixio, Managing Director of Leader Spa, the company holding the Black Bean Games publishing label. “One of the most amusing titles we’ve played with , Kung-Fu High Impact pushes Kinect for Xbox 360 over the limit. Today it would be difficult to replicate this game on any other platform; we asked Virtual Air Guitar Company to tailor this fantastic concept on Kinect, aiming to achieve something unique. We believe we’ve got it.”

“I’m extremely excited to announce Kung-Fu High Impact and the co-operation between our companies. Whether you are looking to immediately smash enemies through the air, brawl against your friends and family, or simply get a six-pack in the works while having fun, Kung-Fu High Impact will be ready to put you into the action,” said Teemu Mäki-Patola, CEO at Virtual Air Guitar Company.

Kung-Fu High Impact is a revolutionary product unlike anything seen before on Kinect. It’s an original comic-book style action game which delivers great fun, action and humour. Above all, the product features an extremely accurate body tracking technology to see the real image of the player on screen. Just imagine the sensational flavour of the classic and most successful beat’em up from the 80s, then add a solid story mode, full 3D graphics, a glamorous comic style all around, spectacular battles and characters as well as a top end integration of Kinect to make Kung-Fu High Impact the ultimate interactive fighting game on Xbox 360.

With a wide range of game modes to discover, an epic Kung-Fu story, compelling survival challenges and an original multiplayer mode, Kung-Fu High Impact delivers pure fun as well as a challenging gaming experience to test your fighting skills and burn calories in a different way. Thanks to the accessibility given by Kinect, every hardcore gamer, comic fan and casual gamers alike will enjoy the artistic design, gameplay, characters and spectacular power moves in Kung-Fu High Impact.

The Gunstringer

Get the Ultimate Kinect Bundle! A Shootin’ and Slashin’ Good Time for $39.99!

Mark your calendars for a bullet-slinging, fruit-slashing party this September because Twisted Pixel’s Kinect-enabled action shooter “The Gunstringer” AND the highly anticipated “Fruit Ninja Kinect” will be bundled together at retail for just $39.99 USD! Whether you shoot-em-up or slice-em-up, YOU are the controller in these two fun, action-packed titles. The retail bundle will be available September 13 in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia; and September 16 in EMEA.

In “The Gunstringer”, you control a fiery gun-toting marionette through his adventures, combining solo platforming and shooting mechanics into fun, competitive action with a full suite of collectibles, unlockables, abilities, rewards and more. Plus, as a special bonus to celebrate the release of “The Gunstringer,” players can also download a free add-on pack for the game at launch called “The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles” which pits players against the time-traveling son of Wavy Tube Man, the first boss players battle in the game. In this add-on, Wavy Tube Man Jr.
steals a time machine to prevent his father’s death at the hands of “The Gunstringer,” and it’s up to players to battle classic western cowboys and futuristic warriors to save the world from destruction.

Along with the disc for “The Gunstringer,”the retail package will include a token code for the full
downloadable version of “Fruit Ninja Kinect” via Xbox LIVE. “Fruit Ninja Kinect” is an amazing evolution of the slice-em-up genre created by Halfbrick, which brings the worldwide mobile gaming phenomenon to Kinect so you can use your arms as blades in an epic battle against the world’s most delicious produce is just beginning. Is September too long to wait to sharpen your Ninja skills? Don’t wait! Buy “Fruit Ninja Kinect” via Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 on August 10 and get a jump start on your friends.

Finally, pre-order “The Gunstringer” from select US and European retailers today, and you’ll receive two tokens for a free Avatar Prop from the game, available exclusively through the pre-order program!

VENTRILO SPONSORS QUAKECON® 2011 ‘ULTIMATE POWER UP’ SWEEPSTAKES AND ‘VENTRILO RAGE® QUICK DRIVE’ CONTEST

One Lucky Winner Will Drive Off in a 2011 Ford F-150 Raptor SVT

Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC

 

July 27, 2011 (Rockville, MD) – Ventrilo, the premier group voice communication program used in tournaments and multiplayer games, will once again participate in QuakeCon® 2011,  with the sponsorship its 4^th annual  “Ultimate Power Up”  Sweepstakes at QuakeCon. In addition, the Company will also sponsor their newly added “Ventrilo RAGE Quick Drive” contest.

 

This year, one lucky attendee will drive away from QuakeCon 2011 in a brand-new 2011 Molten Orange Ford F-150 Raptor SVT, complete with the Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC upgrade package. Attendees will also have the chance to win their share of $10,000 cash as they compete in the “Ventrilo RAGE Quick Drive” contests held throughout the event. The 2011 Ford F-150 Raptor SVT Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC, valued at approximately $69,719, will be on display in the main exhibition area throughout the event.

 

“Once again we’d like to say a special thank you to Brian Knapp and everyone at Ventrilo for giving QuakeCon attendees the chance to drive home on Sunday with panache,” said Todd Hollenshead, president of id Software. “This brand new, 600 HP Super Cab Ford F-150 is not only 4WD, but is also supercharged for the best performance on roads or off—and in bandit infested Wastelands.”

 

”It is an honor to be a major sponsor of QuakeCon once again. We could not ask for a better opportunity to give back to the community that spawned the creation of Ventrilo.” said Brian Knapp, president of Flagship Industries. “The Ford F-150 Raptor SVT was specifically designed to run in the Baja 1000 desert race but can be used for every day street driving. Those wasteland bandits will never catch you when you have 600 horsepower at your disposal.”

 

The “Ultimate Power Up” winner will be randomly selected after the final “Ventrilo RAGE Quick Drive” contest at 9:30pm CST on Saturday, August 6^th as part of the tournament finals event on the QuakeCon Dell Main Stage.  A total of 100 coveted tickets for the Ford F-150 Raptor SVT Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC will be awarded to attendees throughout each day of the show in QuakeCon contests, random drawings, and other events.

 

QuakeCon 2011, North America’s largest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party, will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. The event is free to general admission and BYOC attendees thanks to the support of id and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2011 event sponsors and exhibitors. Doors to the QuakeCon BYOC will open on Thursday, August 4th at 9:00am CST and will remain open through 12:00pm CST on Sunday, August 7th.

 

QuakeCon Exhibit Hall Hours are:

Thursday, August 4, 2011 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Friday August 5 2011 10:00 AM ‐6:00 PM

Saturday August 6, 2011 10:00 AM ‐ 6:00 PM

 

To pre-register online for QuakeCon today go to: http://registration.quakecon.org.
QuakeCon Ultimate Power Up Rules: 
QuakeCon 2011 registered attendees who are 18 years of age and older AND are legal residents of the United States, its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia are eligible to participate. No purchase necessary. A total of 100 raffle tickets will be distributed throughout the QuakeCon event. Additional information about contest rules, eligibility, restrictions and requirements will be available at www.quakecon.org.

Soulcalibur V

Some screen shots from the new game.