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The Psycho Pack DLC for Borderlands 2 gets launch trailer

Posted: 12.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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The Psycho Pack downloadable content for Borderlands 2 will be arriving this Tuesday, the 14th May on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and Gearbox has released a launch trailer showing just how psychopathic Krieg can be.

Wolfenstein: The New Order will be single-player only; Spector questions its existence

Posted: 09.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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In some surprising news, Bethesda has announced that developer MachineGames' upcoming shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order, will not have a multiplayer mode. The game will only have a single player campaign.

Sanctum 2 hitting PC, XBLA, PSN on 15th May

Posted: 09.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Coffee Stain Studios has announced that their first person shooter / tower defense game hybrid Sanctum 2 will be arriving on PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network will be arriving on the 15th May.

EA snaps up domains Battlefield13.com through to Battlefield20.com

Posted: 08.05.2013 by Technet2k

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If you thought you'd be retiring on that big fat cheque from EA because you domain parked yourself at Battlefield16.com, then think again. EA has been on the war path and annexed a few more slithers of the internet.

The publisher already held ownership of domains all the way up to Battlefield9.com, but their legal department decided to snatch some more just in case. Pure numeracy is cool, who needs subtitles?

EA to stop licensing with weapons manufacturers, will keep using branded guns

Posted: 08.05.2013 by Technet2k

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EA has had some questionable marketing links with weapons manufacturers in the past, which by the way they vow never to do again, but now they're going one step further; they won't license guns anymore.

No more royalty cheques from EA for using real-world weapons, but that doesn't mean they won't stop using them. They intend to wield the 'fair use' argument in court, if necessary.

Battlefield 3 outages result of 'activity aimed at overwhelming servers'

Posted: 08.05.2013 by Technet2k

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EA and DICE's Battlefield 3 and Battlelog servers have come under attack by an external group, knocking out the online services that power the soon-to-be-replaced shooter. They confirmed the outages via twitter.

As of now the attack seems to have been thwarted with all platform servers back up and running. EA recently revealed 3.5 million have subscribed to Battlefield Premium.

Bethesda announces Wolfenstein: The New Order, a 1960's 'what if' shooter

Posted: 07.05.2013 by Technet2k

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MachineGames, a studio made up of former Starbreeze developers, is behind the newly announced Wolfenstein: The New Order. Bethesda reveal it occupies a 'what if' reality where the Nazis won WW2.

We play as B.J. Blazkowicz, an American war hero who fights back. It's set for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this Q4. We'll be battling Nazis in Europe and taking control of super weapons.

Krieg the Psycho Bandit DLC arrives on 14th May for Borderlands 2

Posted: 07.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Gearbox has announced that Krieg the Psycho Bandit, the sixth playable character class for Borderlands 2, will be arriving on the 14th May for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Michael Biehn hints at Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon sequel

Posted: 06.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Off-the-wall Far Cry 3 total conversion Blood Dragon may be getting a sequel, as actor Michael Biehn dropped hints of this on Major Nelson's podcast.

Gearbox dismisses Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit as "beyond meritless"

Posted: 03.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Sega and Gearbox had been named in a class-action lawsuit over having deceived the public with an E3 2012 build and trailers of Aliens: Colonial Marines that turned out to be nothing like the finished product. Sega had even admitted the trailers were misleading.

Timegate Studios files for bankruptcy

Posted: 03.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Timegate Studios, which developed the Kohan series, Section 8 and the unfortunate Aliens: Colonial Marines with Gearbox, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy thanks to the fraud suit filed against it.

Tiny Tina DLC officially confirmed by Gearbox for Borderlands 2

Posted: 03.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Gearbox has confirmed in the wake of a leak yesterday that the fourth and final campaign add-on in Borderlands 2's Season Pass, Tiny Tina, will be coming the 25th June for PC, Xbox 30 and PlayStation 3.

Call of Duty: Ghosts officially announced, full reveal on 21st May

Posted: 01.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Activision has officially announced the next Call of Duty game, and as expected, instead of going with the appellation Modern Warfare 4, the next game will be Call of Duty: Ghosts.

SEGA and Gearbox in Aliens: Colonial Marines "falsely advertised" lawsuit

Posted: 01.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Attorneys are on the march as a lawsuit is launched against SEGA and Gearbox Software for 'unrepresentative trade show demos' regarding Aliens: Colonial Marines, which took place at PAX and E3 2011.

The lawsuit targets game levels, AI behaviour and visual fidelity not present in the final version. Review embargos led to the gamers who pre-ordered 'left in the dark' as to the discrepancies.

Leaked Call of Duty: Ghosts posters shows 5th November release date

Posted: 01.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is supposed to be revealed later today by Activision, but a leaked poster shows a 5th November 2013 release date for the next edition of the CoD series. The poster is a reward at GameStop for preordering the game.

Call of Duty site becomes ghostly with Facebook pics

Posted: 30.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Gamers who visit the Call of Duty official site will get redirected to a strange page with the shadowy image of a skull. Running a mouse over the page features a magnifying glass showing tiny square pictures.

XCOM retitled The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, coming to multiple platforms in August 2013

Posted: 26.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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2K Marin's original XCOM shooter has officially been rebranded to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, which has been hinted at for the past few months with domain name registrations and a teaser video a few days ago.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 downloadable content Uprising arriving 16th May on PC, PS3

Posted: 25.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Activision has announced that the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the Uprising Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be arriving on the 16th May.

Lost Planet 3 landed at Spark because 'good' developers prefer own IPs

Posted: 25.04.2013 by Technet2k

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Spark Unlimited is in collaboration with Capcom with Lost Planet 3, and that only happened because the "best-known developers" aren't all that interested in pursuing someone else's vision over their own.

Producer Andrew Szymanski said he was tasked with finding a studio with "the skill and the drive" to take on Lost Planet, whilst being open to collaboration with IP creators at Capcom Osaka.

Pre-order poster confirms Commander Mode in Battlefield 4, names first DLC

Posted: 25.04.2013 by Technet2k

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Retailer EB Games has confirmed DICE has included the cob-webbed Commander Mode in Battlefield 4, which has a single individual guiding their team's strategy - it's like trying to herd cats, really.

Also mentioned is Drone Strike as the first downloadable content, although no date is provided, but it'll add "exclusive uniforms, weapons, and more," declares the promotional poster.