You may recall a short while back that we teamed up with the legendary clothing masters Joystick Junkies to bring you a special review that highlighted one of their many products. Well today we can happily show you all another range of clothing that we gave a trial run to over Christmas & New Year and exactly what we thought of it.
So without going on for too much longer, we give to you our review of the Battlefield 3 T-shirt & Dog tags that Joystick Junkies made for EA's monolith product.
Now you can have the box art mascot slapped across you're torso!
If you order this shirt in particular from Joystick Junkies, the first thing you will notice when it arrives in the post is that when viewing it through the packaging, you can already see the design on the front. This is all fine and dandy but what you will also notice is how large the design is, the promotional pictures really don't do the shirt any justice.
Upon taking the shirt out of the packaging, and being able to take your very first look at your recently purchased product, you will see that the design of the shirt actually spreads its way all across the front of the T-shirt. It really does seem at first that no expense has been spared when it comes to the shirt and its overall look. But if you delve deeper into the design and print you will notice that the print, whilst being of a good standard, is the type of print that will easily wash off if washed in wrong conditions or will wear away easily over time. This is pretty unfortunate seeing as how great other prints produced by Joystick Junkies have been really great quality. This just feels as though it's of an ironed on quality.
Whilst the print may not be perfect, the rest of the shirt does more then make up for it though, the size of the shirt will make you feel relaxed and is loose fitting to any shape of body that you may have. You will be able to move around freely without having to fear that the shirt will stick to you.
The material that the shirt is made out of is of great quality also, in true Joystick Junkies fashion the material is both lightweight, thick and sturdy meaning no matter what weather conditions you may be wearing this item of clothing in, it will always feel fight for the situation at hand.
Apart from that though, you get no added features or branded markings along the t-shirt, you pretty much get what you paid for and that is a fan homage to Battlefield 3, that you can wear anywhere with pride. If some sort of slogan or even picture was placed on the back, or something that points towards the fact that Joystick Junkies actually played a part in designing the shirts, then I think it would have been better then what the final product turned out to be. After all this is all about EA/Dice and the Battlefield series so don't expect to find your so called Joystick Junkies seals of approval anywhere.
The Dog Tags, you can choose from three different varieties to go with each class in game
The Dog Tag necklace is readily available to buy in a few different designs. And when they arrive to you, you will notice that they come protected with rubber seals around them. It is your choice if you decide to leave these on as they keep the dog tags from getting damaged, but in the process of protecting your beloved neckwear, they also take away from the overall look and make them slightly less appealing to the eye.
The design problems don't stop there though, when you actually go to wear you're Dog Tag, if you have a muscular neck or shoulders for that matter, you may find that the chain is far too short which will make the item look rather cheap. Also the dog tags come in two pieces; one piece comes with the DICE logo whilst the other comes with an engraved picture depicting something relating to the Battlefield universe.
The engraved markings are not all that clear and can sometimes be hard to make out what they are trying to depict, however the DICE logo is nicely made and is of a largish size that fills the whole of the dog tag which is a nice touch.
To hold the dog tags, you will notice that they really don't weigh a whole lot; this is mostly down to the size of them. Whilst they are quite big and represent real life army dog tags, the only issue I had with them was that they are quite thin. Don't let this fool you though, even though they are on the thin side and could represent paper quite easily, they are still rather quite sturdy. I tried to bend them in a strength test to see how durable they are, and surprisingly they didn't bend out of shape. Under more pressure, sure they probably would start to warp, but under pressure that would be applied to them with every day use, they held up rather well.
The bottom line when it comes to what I got to experience with the Battlefield 3 gear is that, whilst the products themselves are good and worth a purchase, they really can't top the quality of first party Joystick Junkie products. You can tell these have been produced to meet with demands whilst trying to maintain a control on quality. Some may find the pricing to be an issue, but for what you are actually going to get, pricing isn't all that high compared to other items that you could buy from elsewhere.
If you are a fan of Battlefield 3 or the series as a whole, then do yourself a favour and purchase this iconic shirt that will look good no matter where you decide to wear it. If you are not a fan but still like the look of the shirt, then again do yourself a favour a give it a purchase, whilst it may have flaws it is still a great product.
T-Shirt
Dog Tags
For more information regarding Joystick Junkies you can find them over at: http://www.joystickjunkies.com/
For more items in the Battlefield 3 range of clothing, the DICE store will accompany you're every need here: http://eu-store.dice.se
A live conference went out moments ago over Facebook for The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings. The first thing that was announced is that the entire development for the Xbox 360 version was restarted. This means that the game is NOT a port, but is actually an entire remake of the hit PC game. A lot of issues got fixed, such as having an intelligent camera and better targeting systems. The main news which everyone wanted to know however, was what it contains and when is it released.
It will release as The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Enhanced Edition. But what makes it an enhanced edition? Well, to begin with, the game will begin with a 3.5 minute long CGI introduction, 33 minutes of new movies, animations and cinematics. Alongside that, will be another 4 hours of game-play, featuring 2 new adventures involving characters from the main game in new locations. Even more new details will be announced closer to the release.
As far as game content however, the 2 disc Enhanced Edition is the basic edition of the game, which comes with the game, manual, soundtrack and a map at a regular price of a new game. Also there will be a Dark Edition, which is the limited edition. This will feature the Enhanced Edition as well as a 'Making Of' DVD, quest handbook, stickers, metal wolf head medallion on a chain and a coffee table sized art book.
Available for pre-order right now, The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Enhanced Edition will be on store shelves April 17th. Those who pre-order get even more content. Visit for more information about pre-ordering.
Major Nelson has yet again posted a Marketplace Schedule updating Xbox Live Members with the latest going ons with the Xbox Live Marketplace, this includes Xbox Live Arcade games that are coming out, as well as retail games that are being released on Games on Demand. You can also find other whats going on with the Avatar Marketplace.
This week's Deal of the Week features discounted prices on L.A. Noire's Downloadable Content. Each piece of
DLC that is on offer is at half the price of its original cost.
Will you be picking up a steal this week?
Discounted prices are exclusive to Gold Members only.
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25 teams are left in the running, all but two are over the 10,000G hurdle. A big milestone has been beaten now, as our leading team has smashed the 50,000G mark. But it might not be enough for long, as the rest of the top 6 have exploded into a close competition. Our once leaders are continuing to slip down the leaderboard as we have a new 2nd place team. 14 teams are now over 20,000G, so the final half of this league could prove quite interesting.
1. B30118218 and Bemused Box - 51839
2. Skittlez and Darthcaedus13 - 39437
3. Thereefernander and Macontosh2000 - 37457
4. Darkwings17 and Vdeathrow93 - 35300
5. Boost17 and Syio - 33913
6. GH05T SN1P3R 92 and KillerBEA107 - 32854
7. DarkSynopsis and Ultima22 - 29151
8. MuddPunk and Matman Wanderer - 28287
9. Kartel ross and Wraithrock - 25412
10. Pepz347 and xDoctaDoom - 24870
11. Staunt13 and Koldsned - 24535
12. Morrigan2350 and Segagamer - 22775
13. Southsideridaz and Pserafi - 21475
14. Snake rulz 13 and Markyshizzle - 20615
15. oANGELVAMPo and LegendofLinken - 17962
16. Mike Kelehan and Jedi royal - 15142
17. ChaoticImpulses and Super quip - 14550
18. Fatatopolis and ElementJ08 - 12820
19. LiquidBlue4 and Vvvvvvvvviolet - 12680
20. DarkxSniperx9 and Andami - 12366
21. DtSjeEeE and STEVEN RICHTER - 12345
22. x2i and KrankedGunner - 11070
23. Conspyre and N1ghtwolf89 - 10800
24. Winglessxxx and Awesom3 Pand4 - 9995
25. Positive and ChicagoC - 9862
Another week goes by, and we see two more teams drop out of the Gamerscore League. As we pass week 15, it's surprising to see that we still have one person hanging onto the league while being under 1000G increase. Some people have been keeping up the pace and have pushed higher and higher into the top 10, whilst others have begun to drop lower down the table. Our top 10 is almost all above 20,000G, which is a good fact, but which will be first? B30118218 hitting 40,000G or having each person in the top 10 over 20,000G?
1. B30118218 - 36519
2. Darthcaedus13 - 28155
3. Darkwings17 - 24715
4. KillerBEA107 - 22885
5. Wraithrock - 21787
6. Macontosh2000 - 21580
7. Koldsned - 20935
8. Boost17 - 20375
9. Muddpunk - 19022
10. xDoctaDoom - 16730
11. Markyshizzle - 16315
12. Morrigan2350 - 15965
13. Thereefernander - 15877
14. DarkSynopsis - 15455
15. BemusedBox - 15320
16. Ultima22 - 13696
17. Syio - 13538
18. oANGELVAMPo - 12670
19. Skittlez - 11282
20. southsideridaz - 10970
21. Super quip - 10960
22. Vdeathrow93 - 10585
23. Pserafi - 10505
24. GH05T SN1P3R 92 - 9969
25. Matman Wanderer - 9265
26. KrankedGunner - 9130
27. Andami - 9086
28. Positive - 8937
29. Mike Kelehan - 8567
30. STEVEN RICHTER - 8370
31. ElementJ08 - 8180
32. Pepz347 - 8140
33. Liquidblue4 - 7545
34. N1ghtwolf89 - 6930
35. Segagamer - 6810
36. Jedi royal - 6575
37. Awesom3 Pand4 - 5510
38. LegendofLinken - 5292
39. Vvvvvvvvviolet - 5135
40. Fatatopolis - 4640
41. Winglessxxx - 4485
42. Snake rulz 13 - 4300
43. DtSjeEeE - 3975
44. ConsPyre - 3870
45. Kartel Ross - 3625
46. Staunt13 - 3600
47. ChaoticImpulses - 3590
48. DarkxSniperx9 - 3280
49. X2i - 1940
50. ChicagoC - 925
As per usual there are more Rock Band Tracks coming to the Marketplace next week. There are a few tracks that you can download if you wish, nothing drastically interesting, though.
All tracks are 160
MSP each, otherwise
italic text tracks include a Pro Bass & Guitar expansion for an extra 80
MSP - or if you fancy picking up all three of these tracks then you can purchase the whole pack for 440
MSP.
"Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 02"
"Lodi"
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
"Susie Q"
Bethesda have announced that the next patch will fix a lot more of the issues that gamers have reported, ranging from the bookshelf fix to other issues, such as conflicting quests. They are hoping to finalize the testing this week before sending it to Microsoft, so it could be sometime next week with luck. Below is the extensive list of fixes on all platforms.
BUG FIXES
-General optimizations for memory and performance
-Fixed occasional issue with armor and clothing not displaying properly when placed on mannequin's in player's house. (PS3)
-Improved compiler optimization settings (PC)
-Long term play optimizations for memory and performance (PS3)
-Memory optimizations related to scripting
-Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI
-Fixed crash in Haemar's Shame if player had already completed "A Daedra's Best Friend"
-Fixed rare crash with loading saved games
-Fixed issue with accented characters not displaying properly at the end of a line
-Master Criminal achievement/trophy unlocks properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian
-Fixed issue where dragon priest masks would not render correctly
-Fixed issue where quests would incorrectly progress after reloading a save
-Fixed issues with placing and removing books from bookshelves in the player's home
-Fixed issue where weapon racks and plaques would not work correctly in player's house if player immediately visits their house before purchasing any furnishing.
-Fixed issue where the player house in Windhelm would not clean up properly
-Fixed crash related to giant attacks and absorb spells
-Fixed issue with ash piles not cleaning up properly
-Fixed occasional issue where overwriting an existing save would fail
-Fixed memory crash with container menu
-Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves
-Fixed issue where traps in Shalidor's Maze would not work properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions
-Fixed issue where transforming back to human from werewolf would occasionally not fail
-Bows and daggers will display properly when placed on weapon racks
QUEST FIXES
-The Unusual Gem inside the Thalmor Embassy is now accessible after finishing "Diplomatic Immunity"
-In "Breaching Security", the quest token is no longer required to receive a fortune reading from Olava the Feeble
-Fixed issue where Galmar would not complete Joining the Stormcloaks properly if "Season Unending" was an active quest
-Fixed issue where starting "Season Unending" after finishing "Joining the Stormcloaks" would prevent "The Jagged Crown" from starting properly.
-Fixed issue progressing through "Message to Whiterun" while "Season Unending" was still open would block progression for both quests.
-In "Arniel's Endeavor", fixed issue where a quest journal would trigger multiple times
-In "Forbidden Legend", the amulet fragment can no longer disappear after player leaves a dungeon without taking it
-Fixed rare issue in "Forbidden Legend" where killing Mikrul Gauldurson while sneaking would make his corpse unaccessible
-In "The White Phial", the phial can no longer disappear if player leaves dungeon without taking it
-"The White Phial" will now start properly if player already has a briar heart in their inventory
-Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing "A Night to Remember"
-Fixed issue where leaving Riften during "A Chance Arrangement" would prevent quest from progressing
-In "Darkness Returns", a door in Twilight Sepulcher will properly open if the player leaves the dungeon for an extended period of time before completing the quest
-In "Under New Management", if the player leaves the Oculory for an extended period of time after placing the focusing crystal and returns, the quest will proceed correctly
-"Onmund's Request" will now start properly if player has already found Enthir's staff before receiving this quest
-Fixed instance where Tonilia would stop buying stolen items and also would not give Guild Leader Armor
-"Repairing the Phial" will start properly if player already has unmelting snow or mammoth tusk in their inventory
-Finding Pantea's Flute before speaking with Pantea no longer prevents her quest from updating
-In "The Coming of the Dawn", fixed rare instance where a quest object would spawn incorrectly on the Katariah during Hail Sithis
-Fixed rare issue in "The Mind of Madness" where player is unable to equip the Wabbajack
-Fixed issue in "Pieces of the Past" where Mehrunes Dagon's Razor will not trigger properly if player leaves the cell for extended period of time before activating it
-"Blood's Honor" will start properly if you visited and completed Driftshade and an extended period of time passes before starting the quest.
-Fixed rare issue where "Dampened Spirits" would not start properly
-Fixed issue where player would be unable to become Thane of Riften if they purchased a home first
-Fixed issue where killing guards in Cidhna Mine would block progression for "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine"
-Fixed numerous issues with "Blood on the Ice" not triggering properly
-In "Blood on the Ice", Calixto can now be killed if player owns a house in Windhelm
-In "The Cure for Madness", killing Cicero then resurrecting him no longer impedes quest progress
-Fixed rare issue in "To Kill an Empire" where an NPC would fail to die properly
-Knifepoint Ridge before starting "Boethiah's Champion" no longer prevents quest from starting.
Recently, fans who have followed Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning learnt that they could earn items for each game by playing the demos. Unfortunatly, the Mass Effect 3 demo which was scheduled to be out this month has been pushed back to February 14th, which is after Kingdoms of Amalur hits the shelves. The demo will include both single and multiplayer aspects of the game. No details have been given about the Battlefield 3 early access yet however, so it's unclear if/when they get this.
Haunt is a Kinect title which requires you to tour a haunted house where you dodge various traps, outwit ghosts, ghouls and frights that lurk around each and every corner.
The first-person haunted house title from the creator of Parappa the Rapper, was originally announced at TGS 2010 and has been released today on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Keeping in mind, 'Haunt' is a family based horror game, so don't expect too many scares!
You can grab this ghoulish treat for a mere 800 Microsoft Points.
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