Here’s a full rundown of releases and deals:-

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With MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE, fans around the world can now designate their favourite teams to ensure the live games, recaps and highlights they care about most are at the forefront each time they turn on their Xbox. International audiences are able to watch every regular season Major League Baseball game without blackout restrictions live in HD with MLB.TV Premium. That’s 2,430 games live or on-demand—almost 100 games per week during the regular season, right on your Xbox 360. And with Kinect, you can even play, pause, and rewind the game with your voice or a wave of your hand.

MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE features include:

• · Live Games, Recaps, and Archived Games – With your MLB.TV Premium Subscription, international audiences can enjoy every live regular season game without blackout restrictions, or catch it later from the game archives, which include the 2011 season as well as this season. Short game recaps, which give you the ability to take in the game in less than 5 minutes, are also available to all Xbox LIVE Gold Members, as well as a free Game of the Day.
• · My Teams – MLB.TV on Xbox LIVE will make the live games, archives and recaps for your favourite teams appear front-and-centre so you can access them quickly and easily.
• · Every game in HD – MLB.TV delivers every game in beautiful streaming HD, and most games give every fan the option of the Home or Away audio feed.
• · Mini Guide – The Mini Guide gives you a quick preview of all of today’s games right at the bottom of your screen, and makes it easier than ever to switch between games.
• · Split Screen – Fans want to keep an eye on the league while taking in their own team, so MLB.TV on Xbox LIVE is adding Split Screen technology, allowing fans to watch two games at once. Watch live games on both screens or a live game on one while you catch up with a game recap or archive game on the other. You can even control both screens independently, pausing and rewinding each separately so you never miss a second of the action.
• · Gesture Control and Voice Control with Kinect for Xbox 360 – Focus on the action instead of looking for the remote. Navigate through the Content Guide, skip to the next inning, or play, pause, and rewind that double play…all with the wave of your hand or the sound of your voice with Kinect for Xbox 360.

Here is the full list of countries where the app is now available:

• · Australia
• · Brazil
• · Canada (launched March 27)
• · Chile
• · Colombia
• · Czech Republic
• · France
• · Germany
• · India
• · Ireland
• · Italy
• · Mexico (launched March 27)
• · Netherlands
• · New Zealand
• · Poland
• · Russian Federation
• · South Africa
• · Spain
• · Sweden
• · United Kingdom
• · United States (launched March 27)

We will keep you updated as more of the world’s leading entertainment providers come to Xbox and additional entertainment apps and updates launch.

For more information please visit Xbox.com.

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With Fable Heroes and Minecraft leading the way in Xbox Live Arcade and additional content on sale for SSX in the form of Mt Eddie you have more than enough already to while away your time.  Add to that though Back To Kirkland DLC for Battlefield 3 at a reduced price and also some GRAW 2 product going on sale with big reductions too prior to the Future Soldier release and you have one hell of a fun filled fortnight.

Check out the full releases below:-

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Fans take on the role of an elite commando who must engage in covert operations both underwater and on ground.  Armed with high-tech weaponry, power armors and equipment, gamers must master their survival skills in order to fight enemies and infiltrate enemy bases.

Deep Black was developed by Biart, published by 505 Games and has been rated PEGI 16. Deep Black: Episode 1 is priced at 800 Microsoft Points/£6.68.Deep Black: Episode 2 is scheduled for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade this summer.

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The demo is downloadable now via the PlayStation Network and will also be available for Xbox Live member from Friday 27^th April 2012.

MUD is the only game that includes three official competitions: the MX1 and MX2 championships and the epic Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations. MUD also boasts a brand new game engine, 12 Grand Prix races, official track locations and 6 huge arenas for freestyle stunts.

MUD FIM Motocross World Championship is scheduled for release on Friday 4^th May 2012 for the Xbox360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

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Headlining is obviously the awesome Trials Evolution whose review we will have up later today.  Also on the radar is Microsoft Games’ Bloodforge due for release on 25th April and EA’s UEFA 2012 add on for FIFA 12 going live on the 24th April.

Here’s the complete rundown:-

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Through this special promotion, anybody with an Xbox console will be able to use and enjoy all of the customised entertainment experiences featured on the Xbox LIVE service.* Furthermore, you can search, discover and control TV, movies, video and music using voice and gesture via the power and magic of Kinect.

Adding to the excitement, Netflix** will also unlock their subscription services to all Xbox owners in the UK from Thursday 19^th April through Monday 23^rd April. So head on over to Xbox LIVE to watch your favourite TV shows and movies from Netflix – no Xbox LIVE Gold membership or service subscriptions required.

See below for a list of the 14 world-class entertainment apps that will be unlocked* in the UK:

• · 4oD
• · Blink box
• · Crackle
• · Daily Motion
• · DEMAND 5
• · Last.FM***
• · LOVEFiLM****
• · MSN Video
• · MUZU.TV
• · Netflix
• · Screenrush
• · Sky
• · VEVO
• · YouTube

Along with BBC iPlayer, Zune Movies and Zune Music, which are all available on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE free platform, you can unlock a comprehensive world of live and on-demand television, movies, sports and music controlled using your voice and gestures, thanks to the power of Kinect, the Windows Phone companion app or via a standard Xbox 360 controller.

For a full list of worldwide apps unlocked* for this promotion and for more information, please visit www.xbox.com/EntertainmentUnlocked.

* No Xbox LIVE Gold membership required. Subscriptions/fees may be required. Multi-player gaming will not be unlocked in this promotion.

** Netflix will only be unlocking their subscription to new customers. If a customer has used/tried a one month free trial in the past, they will not be able to access Netflix in this unlock. Additionally, if a customer is a current Netflix subscriber, they will not be refunded any money for participating in this promotion.

*** Last.fm is not available in Ireland

**** LOVEFiLM is unlocking their subscription via free trial.

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Now CD Projekt RED has ported this stunning game over to the 360 as an enhanced edition, including over 4 hours of extra storylines, features and cinematics to make this the most complete edition yet.  Has “dumbing down” the game to the 360 had an effect on the quality of the title overall?  Hell no, CD Projekt RED have just escalated their credibility into the stratosphere with a conversion that doesn’t detract from the original and is as breathtaking an experience as the PC version.

Following up from the original Witcher title and based on the book by Polish author, Andrzej Sapkowski, you again take control of anti-hero and one of the few remaining Witchers left, Geralt Of Rivia, a human in essence but have been enhanced and something that leaves an air of distrust in a lot of humans minds.

During the prologue, Geralt is interrogated in a prison in the kingdom of Temeria by Vernon Roche, the commander of a group of Temerian special forces known as the Blue Stripes, regarding the assassination of the king of Temeria, King Foltest. Geralt recounts the events leading up to Foltest’s death, during which he acted as Foltest’s bodyguard. During an uprising against Foltest by noble families of Temeria, Foltest personally leads the battle in order to recover his illegitimate children, Anais and Boussy, who are being held by the rebels. Once Foltest finds his children, he is killed by an assassin disguised as a blind monk, who escapes before Geralt can react. Geralt is then found by Temerian forces and mistaken for Foltest’s killer. After hearing Geralt’s confessions, Roche decides on Geralt’s innocence and aids him in escaping the prison. The two, along with Triss Merigold, a sorceress, Geralt’s companion and, up until Foltest’s assassination, royal advisor, then travel to a trading post named Flotsam, in search of the kingslayer.

The Kingslayer is first introduced in a stunning piece of film at the beginning of the game, technically adept in its performance and a real statement at letting any purchaser of The Witcher 2 on the 360 that CD Projekt RED have not only created an exceptional port but have also been as true to the graphical brilliance of the PC version as the 360′s capabilities allowed it.

Although The Witcher 2 submits itself to many of the standard conventions in the RPG genre, a lot of attention has been paid to every detail of these to deliver a narrative that is deep, engrossing, comedic, heart warming, terryfying and just downright stunning.  Your traditional main story takes centre stage with various mini quests that will eat up your time but what really stands out is how this world has been crafted and how The Witcher 2 breaks most traditional RPG theories, especially those based around the Tolkein novels.  Worlds in other fantasy stories normally fluffily edge themselves around the true political stances of the worlds that are created but The Witcher 2 challenges you to face up to the reality of what this world is about by throwing you head first into the adult, mature and dark streets and surroundings of various cities, trapsing between the slums of the non humans and the better living conditions of the humans.

Political alliances, rascism and a very adult theme at times, along with the language to go with it puts The Witcher 2 at a different level to other RPG’s and the theme has been handled with care for the most part, not exploiting the fact that these phrases have been put in, although there were a couple of times when my eyes were open a little wider to what was being said than normal.  Nudity also has its place in the game and appears early on in the game with Gerald’s trist with Triss where nipples and pubic hair are revealed which adds to the adult and ,mature manner of the game.  Again, it has been handled properly and not glorified for the sake of wanting to shock.  It is there to serve as part of the storyline and plays out as it would perhaps in a film, something that we are seeing more and more as games mature further into the realms of film convention.

One of the other big draws from The Witcher 2 on PC was the fighting system which still remains one of the best around.  Again, drawing inspiration from traditional  RPG fighting systems and also ploughs ahead with its own stamp utilising swordplay, magic as well as ranged attacks and special abilities like setting traps.  Alternating between weapons, potions and the like is as easy as pressing the left bumper to bring up a wheel in which you can select what you need.  As the wheel is displayed the gameplay slows down in time ala bullet time and whilst the action is still going on very slowly you have the time to make the required choices and carry on when the wheel is disappeared.  This opens up a whole new world of inventive and strategic gameplay like setting traps and choosing the right weapons as well as well as getting the right magic spells setup for certain creatures and although the whole concept will be a little confusing at first you will come to terms with it quick enough.  If you are unsure then an in depth, yet quite long, tutorial will show you the ins and out of combat and get you up to speed ready for you to enter the kingdom of Tameria.

Graphically, the 360 version, to my surprise, looks breathtaking considering it is running on a 6 year old console and although it does lose a little of its sheen and suffers from the odd drop in frame rate and texture popping up a little late.  If you have a powerful enough PC then it is a little obvious what you would really play it on but the CD Projekt RED can be proud of their achievement here as the colours are vibrant and the vistas will still take your breath away, even though some areas are a little fogged in places.

Overall, CD Projekt RED have produced an RPG that puts itself out there as one of the games that lead this genre and other publishers would do well to further examine some of the features of the game as well as the tightly scripted narrative that is mature in content yet deep and rich in experience encapsulating the true essence of the sometimes brutal extremes of living in the 12th century.  I stated earlier that if you have a powerful enough PC then it is best played on this format but for all of us lowly console owners, you can be rest assured that the money you are spending is money well spent and this game deserves to be an addition to any RPG fan out there as well as any newcomer that fancies dabbling in a world of magic, swordplay and fantasy.

If you haven’t already purchased The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings – Enhanced Edition then you can buy it here at a very reasonable price.

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Summer Stars 2012 lets players experience a large variety of events, special challenges and competitions at exciting venues around the world. With more than 18 different disciplines & challenges, Summer Stars 2012 covers a whole range of summer sports. Players can prove their talent in disciplines like Triple Jump, Mountain Biking, Diving or Sprinting and become a top athlete in the career mode.

In multiplayer mode, they can compete directly with up to three friends or family members on split screen – delivering a gripping “just one more go” experience. Summer Stars 2012 also leaves it up to the players to decide how far they will be physically involved in the gameplay: the game supports traditional arcade-style controls as well as motion control via Kinect for Xbox 360, PlayStation Move or Wii.

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The iOS comic that they are distributing free through the Apple store stars witcher Geralt in a perilous situation where the reknowned monster hunter may finally meet his match, fighting a cunning werecat in a battle to the death and where politics may force him to stay his hand. This comic, made specially for the iPad, is an interactive journey replete with motion graphics, sound, music, and interactive elements that make this one of the most interactive sequential stories ever brought to iOS. It will be available for iPad and iPhone on the 17th of April.

The Witcher is also arriving on Mac computers, starting from the 5th of April. Everyone who bought the game on Steam for their PC will receive a free copy of the Mac version, and all of the dedicated Mac gamers who have been waiting for their chance to play The Witcher: Enhanced Edition can now pick this award-winning hardcore RPG up for just for 9.99 USD/ 7.99 EUR/ 6.99 GBP/ 9.99 AUD.

PC Witcher 2 fans could find two announcements addressed directly to them. First of all everyone who bought or will buy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for PC will receive a free back-up digital copy of the game from GOG.com – it doesn’t matter where or when you got the game. For details go herehttp://www.gog.com/en/page/witcherbackup

The second news regarded the upcoming update to Enhanced Edition. PC users will be able to download the patch starting from the 11th on April. The update won’t be active until April 17th, but people who already can’t wait to start playing the new quests and witness the new content can start their download as soon as possible.

Good news for Xbox gamers. CD Projekt RED is known for listening to their community and is embarking on an audacious crowdsourced review campaign whereby they will give 1000 copies of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition for the Xbox 360 to enthusiast reviewers. Interested fans who  want to write their very own, original review are welcome to go to thewitcher.com/review. Just fill in the form and in a few days CD Projekt RED will contact you.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition will be released for Xbox 360 and PC on the 17th of April.

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