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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger launches today, brings new trailer

Posted: 21.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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After a failed attempt to modernize Call of Juarez, the series returns to its Old West roots with Gunslinger, with plenty of quick draws and black hats to spare. The game is out for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Shadow Warrior remake announced by Devolver Digital

Posted: 20.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Lo Wang is back as Devolver Digital has announced a remake of the classic 1997 3D Realms shooter Shadow Warrior. The game is being developed by Flying Wild Hog, which made the sci-fi shooter Hard Reset.

Activision post 6 second teaser for Call of Duty: Ghosts gameplay

Posted: 20.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Tomorrow Call of Duty fans will be getting a serious gameplay reveal for Call of Duty: Ghosts at Microsoft's special next-gen Xbox event. Activision, not content to leave well enough alone, posts a teaser.

It's a mere 6 seconds and flashes through some of tomorrow's showcasing, which apparently will involve some wireframe shots of the next game. Call of Duty: Ghosts is out November 5th.

City Interactive release first teaser for arcade shooter Alien Rage

Posted: 17.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Polish studio City Interactive is ready to show us their first official teaser for Alien Rage, a first-person arcade shooter which will be showcasing this June at E3 in California. It's releasing for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Later this year it will be available via digital distribution. Alien Rage was previously 'Alien Fear', and they tell us it's a "hardcore sci-fi shooter" with 21 enemy types and 8 "bad-ass" bosses.

GameStop cancel pre-orders for Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Patriots

Posted: 17.05.2013 by Technet2k

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US retailer GameStop has pulled pre-orders for Rainbow Six: Patriots, although others continue to service them for now. What's going on? Officially Ubisoft have "nothing further to share" about the title.

Will Ubisoft be scrapping the project? It seems unlikely. What's more likely is that it's getting a major overhaul significant enough to affect the product listing, and so GameStop feel it should be relisted.

Gears of War: Judgment receiving Lost Relics DLC in June

Posted: 17.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Next month will see the release of the Lost Relics DLC for Gears of War: Judgment. It adds four new multiplayer maps, a new single-objective mode, as well as new weapon skins and armour.

Breakthrough is the new gametype which has two teams. The first must deliver a flag and the second are in a "purely defensive role" with unlimited resources.

Crysis 3 DLC outed by leaked achievements

Posted: 17.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Xbox 360 Achievements has spotted some Xbox 360 Achievements for Crysis 3 that seem to indicate a new downlodable content pack.

4A Games responds on 'underdog' story, Rubin "only THQ President" to visit

Posted: 16.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Following Jason Rubin's account of the rather terrible conditions developer 4A Games has to endure to stay in business, Metro: Last Light creative director Andrew Prokhorov responds to the former THQ boss.

Rubin was "the only THQ President" to visit them in their 10-year relationship with the publisher, and did so on his "second week" as the new boss. 4A strives to 'earn' better conditions.

Jason Rubin champions 'underdog' 4A Games, worked without 'power and heat'

Posted: 16.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Metro: Last Light's 4A Games is that developer from... erm, er - where are they from? That's precisely the problem, says Jason Rubin - the former Naughty Dog man thrown the hot potato that was THQ.

Rubin is doing what he can to tell the story behind the game of Metro, and it's far, far from an ideal situation for any developer - or any company for that matter. Electricity would've been nice.

Sanctum 2 now available on Steam, Xbox Live Arcade

Posted: 16.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Coffee Stain Studios has announced that their first person shooter / tower defense hybrid Sanctum 2 is now available on Steam and on Xbox Live Arcade.

Payday 2 hitting retail in August for PS3, 360; digital only for PC

Posted: 15.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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505 Games has announced that Payday 2 will be hitting store shelves this coming August 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while the PC version will be digital only on Steam.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets "Double Weapon XP" this weekend

Posted: 14.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Treyarch are marking the occasion of more map pack DLC for PS3 and PC Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 with a "Double Weapon XP" weekend spectacular, which officially begins May 17th and ends on the 20th.

The 16th heralds the release of the Uprising DLC for PS3 and PC, ending the platform exclusivity. While the message was only spotted on Xbox 360, double XP weekends go multi-platform.

The Origin trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is [REDACTED]

Posted: 13.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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2K Games has released a new trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, and the video is [REDACTED], showing off some of the alien [REDACTED] as Special Agent [REDACTED] is highlighted for the first time, with some brief gameplay teased.

EA: Battlefield 4 survey real but "not indicative" of final features

Posted: 13.05.2013 by Technet2k

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A survey going around for DICE's Battlefield 4 has been confirmed as legitimate by EA, but what it contains shouldn't be taken as gospel for what's coming, like when it mentioned "dramatic water-based combat."

Piloting attack boats, inflatable boats, and jet skis on "swelling seas and stormy oceans" might not happen. The survey also talks about blowing dams open to flood combat zones.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified out August 20th, game length "unanswerable"

Posted: 13.05.2013 by Technet2k

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We are finally getting to know more about what shape the XCOM shooter is taking, and now, thanks to our interview with 2K Games' Nico Bihary, we're learning about some classified material.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, as it is now called, is a third-person shooter affair. We asked how long is the experience? It's a "13-16 hour narrative", but game length depends on the player.

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.