I know I have been a little slack lately in keeping this blog updated but unfortunately work has got the better of me and I haven’t been able to find the time to keep you all updated about the latest amBX happenings. There is some good news however; I have just picked up copies of both Ubisoft’s End War and HAWX!

What does this mean for you readers I hear you ask. Well the answer is simple really, it means I will be producing some videos in the next few weeks that demonstrate both games in action and the amBX-enabled effects. That is of course subject to me actually being able to play the games! Controlling End War with voice commands could be quite interesting and likewise, I haven’t played a flight sim properly since I was about 12 and using an Xbox 360 for HAWX could be a little tricky.

Rest assured though I will conquer both and bring you some pretty footage to watch and as always it will also go onto the ILoveamBX YouTube channel.

amBX and Ubisoft have today released a press announcement stating that the new Tom Clancy game, EndWar, will be fully amBX-enabled. This could make things very interesting give one of the control systems for the game is voice-control.

You can command and move your squads and forces by issuing voice commands or by using the standard PC interface (keyboard / mouse). Going to be hard imagining amBX effects you indirectly control by the power of your voice but it could make for a very interesting type of gameplay, especially at LAN parties.

Hopefully I will be able to get hold a demo of this from somewhere and have a play.

This came as a bit of a shock this morning when I got notification that the boys over at amBX have teamed up with Dutch Graphics Card manufacturer “Point of View” and Ubisoft to deliver what is possibly the bundle to end all bundles. With those three companies involved I am sure you can pretty much guess what it contains; an amBX ProGamer kit (the one with the speakers, lights, subwoofer and wall washer I think), an nVidia 9 series GeForce gfx card and a copy of Brother in Arms!

So…in short, if you were looking at buy a new gfc card, an amBX kit or BiA this could be your ultimate saviour. Although there are no details about who is going to be stocking this yet or what price point it will be at it definitely deserves a mention for the pure joy that can be obtained from this one bundle. Hours of gaming heaven playing BiA with the total immersion of amBX and the supreme prettiness of a new gfx card. About time is all I can say.

Hexus have done a brief write-up about it here: Hexus.net whilst Guru3D have also done one here. Go have a quick read if you are more intrigued and feel free to share your thoughts and comments!

For all those amBX fans out there that were eagerly awaiting the release of Brother in Arms: Hells Highway there is a muttering that the release date has slipped into the second week of October. Not sure how much truth is in this but it means you could be waiting a little longer for all that amBX-enabled shooting and exploding action-fest.

Hopefully though there will be an amBX demo of BiA released before the release that we can all sink our teeth into. As I said, not sure how much truth there is in this but stay tuned because I will try and keep you all updated if I hear anything else.