Belmont Clan (Castlevania)

The Belmont family (sometimes translated as Belmondo or Belmond) is the bloodline sworn to oppose Count Dracula in the Castlevania series. They are not, however, the only main protagonists seen throughout the franchise, but typically play an integral role in most games' storylines. The Belmont surname was lost to some characters due to the European patrilineal naming tradition. If not Belmonts in name, they were certainly Belmonts by blood and conviction, and are accordingly considered part of the Belmont clan. The name later changed back to Belmont sometime in the 20th century.

The Belmont clan were cursed to fight Dracula every time he resurrected. The origins of this conflict date back to an act of betrayal by Mathias Cronqvist, who in 1094 used his former ally Leon Belmont to obtain immortality as revenge against God. Leon vowed that his kinsmen would hunt Mathias, who became known as Dracula. This battle would continue through the centuries until the Demon Castle War in 1999, when Dracula was finally destroyed. His essence, however, survived, and Julius Belmont continued to protect humanity through the 21st century.

• 1047 - Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow) (at this point regarded as a non-canon character due to Lords of Shadow's seperation from the official Castlevania Timeline.)
• 1094 - Leon Belmont (Castlevania: Lament of Innocence)
• 1450 - Sonia Belmont (Castlevania Legends & Castlevania: Resurrection [Canceled]) (Non-Canon)
• 1476 - Trevor Belmont (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse)(Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)
• 1576-1591 - Christopher Belmont (Castlevania: The Adventure & Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge)
• 1591 - Solieyu Belmont (Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge) (non-playable)
• Late 1600s - Desmond Belmont (Castlevania: Order of Shadows) (Possibly non-Canon)
• 1691-1698 - Simon Belmont (various games; see character page for details)
• 1748 - Juste Belmont (Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance)
• 1792-1797 - Richter Belmont (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Castlevania: Dracula X & Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
• 1792-1797 - Maria Renard (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood & Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
• Early 1800s - Nikolai, Jacob, Abram, Laura the Jeweler, Eugen, Aeon the Chef, Marcel, George, Serge, Anna, Monica, Irina, Daniela (Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia) (Blood Descendants)
• 1852 - Reinhardt Schneider (Castlevania 64 & Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness)
• 1917 - John Morris (Castlevania: Bloodlines) (son of Quincy Morris from the famous Bram Stoker novel Dracula. The Morrises, according to the Castlevania canon, are indirect blood descendants of the Belmonts.)
• 1944 - Jonathan Morris (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair)
• 1999-2035 - Julius Belmont (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)

(from : castlevania wiki)

FIFA 2012's Impact Engine

the Impact Engine improves collision variety, accuracy, and momentum preservation.A new advanced procedural animation system is used along with collision physics to produce different results depending on the players and physical forces involved. This affects all players, so even those off the ball may have collisions. The Impact Engine has been cited as a game changer, making FIFA 12 less structured and synthetic than its predecessors, and has been described by producer David Rutter as the biggest technological change to the series since the transition to the current generation of consoles. The Impact Engine also directly affects injuries sustained by players during a match. (from : Wikipedia)

Kinect, Inovative Game Controller for X360

Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name Project Natal), is a motion sensing input device by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game console. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360's audience beyond its typical gamer base. Kinect competes with the Wii Remote Plus and PlayStation Move with PlayStation Eye motion controllers for the Wii and PlayStation 3 home consoles, respectively.

Kinect was launched in North America on November 4, 2010, in Europe on November 10, 2010, in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore on November 18, 2010, and in Japan on November 20, 2010. Purchase options for the sensor peripheral include a bundle with the game Kinect Adventures and console bundles with either a 4 GB or 250 GB Xbox 360 console and Kinect Adventures.

After selling a total of 8 million units in its first 60 days, the Kinect holds the Guinness World Record of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics device". 10 million units of the Kinect sensor have been shipped as of March 9, 2011.

Microsoft has released of a non-commercial Kinect software development kit for Windows on June 16, 2011, with a commercial version following at a later date. This SDK will allow .Net developers to write Kinecting apps in C++/CLI, C#), or Visual Basic .NET. (wikipedia)

DOT A 2 OFFICIAL TRAILER

Release Date : Q1 2012
Platform : PC, Mac

from gamespot.com

Dante

Dante (ダンテ?) is the primary fictional protagonist of the Devil May Cry video game series published by Capcom. The character and Devil May Cry are one of Capcom's flagship game franchises, which has sold over nine million copies worldwide as of 2008 and currently spans four video games. Dante has been featured as the main protagonist in the first three games of the series and is a playable character in the fourth game. The character also appears in several Devil May Cry novels and manga volumes, and is featured in a 2007 anime.

Dante is a mercenary in modern America dedicated to exterminating demons and other malevolent supernatural foes, a mission he follows in pursuit of those that killed his mother and corrupted his brother. He is the son of Sparda, a demon of great power that rebelled against the demon emperor and defeated his army. As a result of his demonic heritage he possesses numerous powers beyond that of any human which he uses in combination with a variety of weapons to accomplish his goals. The character was designed to fit Devil May Cry game developer Hideki Kamiya's vision of a "cool and stylish" man, and his personality was based on the titular character of manga series Cobra. The character has been well received by gamers, and has often been listed as one of video gaming's coolest characters. (wikipedia)

Video Game Genres : Shooter

Shooter games are a subgenre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time. Because shooters make up the majority of action games, it is a fairly wide subgenre. It includes many subgenres that have the commonality of focusing "on the actions of the avatar using some sort of weapon. Usually this weapon is a gun, or some other long-range weapon". A common resource found in many shooter games is ammunition. Most commonly, the purpose of a shooter game is to shoot opponents and proceed through missions without the player character dying. (wikipedia)

Elevator Action Deluxe for PS3

That’s Elevator Action Deluxe above, a HD remake of Taito’s arcade game. Square Enix modernized it with lasers, machine guns, and multiplayer modes. Instead of collecting secret documents (which are are Taito arcade flyers!) you can shoot each other in an Elevator Action deathmatch.



The upcoming PlayStation 3 title also includes the original Elevator Action. Elevator Action Deluxe will be available as a PlayStation Network download on August 30 in North America and August 31 in Europe.

source : siliconera.com