Gaming News Round Up - 22/01/2011

All you need to know about the 3DS, Dead Space 2 in Dragon Age II, Call of Duty Black Ops DLC and lots more.

Avinash Bali|Jan 22, 2011, 12:35:40 IST

Missed out on all the interesting stuff this week? Don't worry, we got you covered.

All you need to know about the 3DS

I think this week was perhaps the best week ‘evar’ for our copy editor Sriram, as Nintendo unleashed a torrent of information regarding the 3DS, touching on topics like price, availability and launch line-up. Being the Nintendo “junkie” that he is, Sriram soaked up every ounce of information from Nintendo’s conference and compiled it into a highly informative article.

Portal goes Cross-Platform

Is the cake a lie or not?

It’s no secret that Valve wasn’t the biggest fan of the PS3. However at last year’s E3, it seems they made up with Sony and are now showering them with exclusive content for the PS3. Valve’s upcoming first person platformer, Portal 2 will be going cross-platform which means PC gamers will be able to play with or against their PS3 and Mac counterparts. In addition to this, people who pick up Portal 2 for the PS3 will receive a copy of the game for PCs as well – absolutely free.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike incoming

Can’t get enough of Black Ops MP? You’re in luck as Activision announced the first batch of DLC for their bazillion dollar selling franchise called First Strike. Sadly it’s MP only but on the plus side, it’ll even ship with a co-operative mode. Zombie genocide ftw!

Mortal Kombat Webisodes incoming

Remember the kick ass Mortal Kombat viral that hit the net a while back? Well that’s now getting the Webisode treatment with full support from Warner Bros. And best of all? It stars Black Dynomite himself. Booyah!

Korea goes medieval on young gamers

This is what you get for playing Starcraft II

Gaming in Korea could be hazardous for your well being, especially if you’re a kid. In what can be described as one of the weirdest things I’ve read in while, South Korea has started military boot camps for young kids to wean them off games.

By Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.