DVD Release Dates - Game Release Dates - Album Release Dates - Film Release Dates

What is the one thing that the Nintendo 3DS was unfortunately lacking when it came to gameplay we are used to by today’s standards? Yep, that’s right, a second analogue stick! For months, gamers have felt that the handheld device needed one and thankfully, Nintendo are giving us one.

The second analogue stick, also known as the Circle Pad Pro, will be a slide on expansion accessory that will not only give gamers a second circle pad, but shoulder buttons too! Finally, we will be able to relish in first person shooter games and RPG’s the way our console owning friends would.

The Circle Pad Pro will hit UK shelves on the 27^th January. Of course, those of you who have been keeping up to date with upcoming video game releases will know that the 27th January also marks the release of the long awaited Resident Evil: Revelations! Since the upcoming Resident Evil will be the first game in Europe to be compatible with the Circle Pad Pro, it is only right that it comes available in an optional bundle pack.

On a side note, those of you apprehensive about using a second circle pad needn’t worry as Resident Evil: Revelations will be playable with or without it. Those that can’t wait to get your hands on it should note that it will require one AAA battery that will last as long as your typical TV remote.

Those lucky Jammy Dodgers in Japan won’t have to wait long though since the Circle Pad Pro will come bundled with Monster Hunter Tri G’s release next month. Ah well, we only have to wait a month longer.

So what do you guys and gals think? Will the Circle Pad Pro be a nice little addition to the fantastic Nintendo 3DS? Or will it be a complete flop? Let us know in the comments below!

General, Video Games

Taito shocked the world in 1978 with its incredible and influential release of the legendary Space Invaders, an arcade video game that would change the world as we know it! Who would have thought that in a little over thirty years time people would actually be able to own their very own miniature Space Invaders arcade machine?!

Crazy, yet it is reality! Soon to be released upon the world is a Square Enix invention that will transform your beloved iPad into your very own miniature arcade machine – the iNVADERCADE! It is essentially a docking station that will not only charge up your iPad, but also infuse you with nostalgia as you use its built in joystick and classic firing button to play your downloaded Space Invaders game. Of course you will also be able to play other supported iOS games, as well as watch your very own collection movies and even listen to your own music using the built in amplifier and speakers.

The iNVADERCADE will also come equipped with a headphone jack and an AC adapter, but what is most thrilling is the fact that it won’t eat your coins! You will be able to re-live the old days, or experience them for the first time if you’re a little younger, making it a genius product from Square Enix.

Of course not everyone will take to the idea, but for those of us who just can’t seem to shake off the good old days, then it is perfect!

The iNVADERCADE is set to be released on the 2^nd of December 2011 and will be compatible with the iPad and iPad 2 only. It is clearly going to be one of those novelty products that will end up selling like hot cakes so make sure you pre-order yourself an iNVADERCADE today!

General

Those of you who have been in search of the perfect diet will have no doubt come across the name ‘Dukan’ at some point or another. Perhaps you’ve read it in a magazine or received a pesky pop-up advertising “free” Dukan tips.

Well, your hunt for the perfect diet is now officially over as I can now reveal that The Dukan Diet Recipe Book will be available from the 3^rd of January 2012 – perfectly timed for you to shed those unwanted Christmas pounds!

The Dukan diet is in fact mainly a protein based diet that has the proven ability to not only rapidly lose weight, but ensure it never comes back either! The first week of the diet can be a grueling stage as it is mainly focusing on protein-only foods. The Dukan recipe book will not only get you through that first hellish week with ease, but offers a variety of recipes to make your diet, seem less like a diet even after the initial phase!

The Dukan recipe book even offers a range of tasty treats for treat days that don’t need to leave you paying for it on the hips.

I know it can be hard to trust all of these so-called “promising” diets, but I assure you that Dukan is the real deal. It’s what all the celebrities use to keep themselves looking slender and it was adopted from French women who swore blind that it worked!

The Dukan diet was originally created by the world renowned French Dr Pierre Dukan who devised a healthy way to lose weight, keep it off and transform a grueling diet into an easy way of life.

Sure, I can sit here all day claiming that it works but you really can see for yourself just by checking out celebrities who have taken up the Dukan diet.

So if you’re tired of boring diets that don’t work, then the Dukan diet is definitely what you need. The Dukan recipe book is available to pre-order now from Play.com.

General

So you’ve played the games, but have you read the book?! The Assassin’s Creed story has been furthered by the genius Oliver Bowden, the very man who released upon the world ‘Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance’. Sure, the games are as awesome as a game could possibly be – there is no doubt about that! But when it comes to reading an Assassin’s Creed novel, it’s a completely different story – excuse the pun. Instead of jumping from rooftop to rooftop and nailing those investigative quests which, let’s be honest aren’t always fun, you get to become absorbed into Ezio’s world and skip the unwanted parts. You end up feeling the emotions Ezio feels instead of waiting to receive your next assassination target.

Before picking up an Assassin’s Creed novel, the worries and concerns that it will somehow ruin the fantastic story we have known to come and love are ever present. However, once you quickly immerse yourself in the story, I assure you that all that concern washes away and you’re left with a well written book that’s based on one of the best video games of all time.

Of course the book isn’t just intended for the hardcore gamers out there! Assassin’s Creed can be enjoyed by anyone who just feels like reading a good book. Ezio is just the type of character that you can easily attach yourself with and understand why he does the things he does.

Much like Oliver’s other Assassin’s Creed novels, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be based on the upcoming game. The story will focus on Ezio in search of some answers. He’ll walk the same footsteps as the legendary Altair and of course take down those pesky Templars in the region of Constantinople.

The Assassin’s Creed: Revelations book will be released on the 24^th November 2011 which is not too long after the video game is released. It’s available to pre-order now from Amazon and Play.com

General

James Patterson, famous mostly for his action and romance novels, has done it again! In the next few months we shall be granted with a hard back copy release of Kill Me If You Can. A book which is fuelled with so much suspense, adrenaline and espionage that you really won’t want to put it down!

The story follows a not so well off art student named Matthew Bannon, who like most people, needs cash! He is happily living in New York with his lovely girlfriend until one day he discovers a duffel bag crammed full of diamonds and believes he has hit the jackpot. Of course it can’t be as simple as he lives happily ever after spending cash, as that just wouldn’t make a very interesting story! So throw in a world class assassin named Ghost, as well as another rival assassin named Marta Krall, both of which are tracking this unfortunate poor soul down and you have got yourself one hell of a book!  

With plenty of very likeable characters throughout the book, combined with the compelling story throwing you from one location to another, it definitely makes an exciting read. Perhaps not for those that want something a little more on the cozy and warming side, but for the adrenaline junkies out there with a taste for some action then it’s definitely the book for you.

The best way to describe it is for me to tell you it is like Bourne meets Ca$h. It has got all of the action and espionage Bourne is famous for and it has a similar storyline as to what happens in the movie Ca$h.

James Patterson’s Kill Me If You Can will be available on hardback from the 10^th of November 2011 and is available to pre-order now from Play.com!

General