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Leaked Call of Duty: Ghosts posters shows 5th November release date
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.
Dev explains why Killzone: Shadow Fall isn't Killzone 4
Posted: 01.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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The upcoming Killzone title is going with a colon'ed subtitle Shadow Fall rather than a 4. According to Guerrilla Games managing director Herman Hulst, it's due to it being on the next-gen PlayStation 4.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets new title update, tackles infinite ammo glitch
Posted: 30.04.2013 by Technet2k
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The only good bug is a squished one. Treyarch has released new title updates for Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Black Ops 2 with a different changelog provided for each. The latest Zombies map is tuned up.
This comes ahead of the impending announcement of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Ghosts. The studio has reverted the global spawn influencer due to "undesirable side effects."
This comes ahead of the impending announcement of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Ghosts. The studio has reverted the global spawn influencer due to "undesirable side effects."
Developer: PS4 demo of Killzone: Shadow Fall was 100% real
Posted: 30.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Back at the E3 2005, the "target video" showing of Killzone 2 for the PlayStation 3 gave developer Guerilla Games no end to headaches, as Sony gave the studio an impossible task of matching the lifelike CGI in the video.
The studio maintains that the Killzone: Shadow Fall trailer shown at the PlayStation 4 reveal was all real.
The studio maintains that the Killzone: Shadow Fall trailer shown at the PlayStation 4 reveal was all real.
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.
DUST 514 gets a 14th May release date
Posted: 28.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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CCP has announced that DUST 514, the EVE Online tie-in shooter, will be launching on the 14th May, which is probably part marketing (May 14 = 5/14).
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.
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.
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.
2K tease "fresh look" at "evolved" squad-based tactical shooter XCOM
Posted: 24.04.2013 by Technet2k
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2K Marin has been busy 'evolving' the planned XCOM experience announced way back in 2010. Thanks to Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown, "the time is right" is explore a new experience in the series.
It seems the XCOM shooter has become a "high-stakes narrative" that's imbued with "core XCOM concepts." It's all rather fuzzy as to what that means, but we can expect to hear more soon.
It seems the XCOM shooter has become a "high-stakes narrative" that's imbued with "core XCOM concepts." It's all rather fuzzy as to what that means, but we can expect to hear more soon.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger launches on 22nd May
Posted: 22.04.2013 by JamieSI
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Ubisoft has announced today that Call of Juarez: Gunslinger will be released on the 22nd May, 2013 for £11.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC, while it will cost 1200 Microsoft Points on the Xbox Live Arcade.
Arms Map Pack coming 23rd April for Gears of War: Judgment
Posted: 22.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Epic Games has announced that the next map pack for Gears of War: Judgment, the Arms Map Pack, will be arriving this Tuesday, the 23rd April. The DLC features 3 new maps and a new game mode, as well as 10 new Achievements worth a total of 250 Gamerscore.
Russian meteor a hoax, according to rebranded XCOM title
Posted: 21.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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The apparent rebranding of XCOM is in full force. After the official site had been closed and new website registrations appeared, a new viral video has popped up claiming that the Russian meteor explosion that occurred this past February was a hoax.
TimeGate Studios forced to pay $7M after appeal fails
Posted: 18.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios won its appeal last year in arbitration over a ruling it pay Southpeak $7.35M in damages as well as the Section 8 IP.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted now available for preorder
Posted: 17.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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The procedurally-generated shooter Sir, You Are Being Hunted is now available for preorder from the developer Big Robot. Preordering gives early access to the game.
18 minutes of Rise of the Triad action shown off
Posted: 17.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Apogee has released an 18 gameplay video of the remake of the classic 1990's shooter Rise of the Triad.
Leak: Battlefield 4 will reintroduce Commander Mode
Posted: 16.04.2013 by JonahFalcon
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Alleged US retailer GameStop promotional materials for Battlefield 4 seems to indicate that the popular Commander Mode will be returning for the first time since Battlefield 2142.
2K offers "no comment" as XCOM website cleared and trailers 'made private'
Posted: 15.04.2013 by Technet2k
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It's a conspiracy! 2K Games has apparently pulled the website for their announced XCOM shooter, which has already been plunged into uncertainty more times than a probe into someone's [REDACTED].
The official site now returns a 404 error, and the marketing trailers via 2K's YouTube channel have been reclassified as 'private' so they can't be viewed. A G-Man cover-up!
The official site now returns a 404 error, and the marketing trailers via 2K's YouTube channel have been reclassified as 'private' so they can't be viewed. A G-Man cover-up!
Ubisoft confirms Blood Dragon stand-alone digital expansion for Far Cry 3
Posted: 11.04.2013 by JamieSI
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Ubisoft confirmed this morning that it's developing Blood Dragon, a stand-alone digital expansion for Far Cry 3, which will be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on 1st May, 2013.
Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon has about 8 hours of content and lets players get the girl, kill the bad guys and save the world in a VHS-era vision of the future. As Sergeant Rex Colt, you are part man, part machine, all American. You are a state-of-the art Mark IV cyber-commando on a mission of vengeance.
Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon has about 8 hours of content and lets players get the girl, kill the bad guys and save the world in a VHS-era vision of the future. As Sergeant Rex Colt, you are part man, part machine, all American. You are a state-of-the art Mark IV cyber-commando on a mission of vengeance.

Posted: 01.05.2013 by JonahFalcon
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