May 2012

Warlock: Master of the Arcane Giveaway

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

The sinister cabal that pulls my strings like a puppet has told me that the time has come to initiate Operation Warlock Wednesday. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, we’re giving away copies of Warlock: Master of the Arcane. If you are unfamiliar with Warlock, it’s a turn based strategy game set in the Majesty universe. Our benefactors want you to think of it in terms of Civ 5 with werewolves, giant rats, and sorcery. In truth, it’s a buffet of dark knowledge that corrupts all who partake.

Never mind, I was thinking of something else. Warlock pretty much is Civilization with mythical bestiary and magical powers. Also, it was donated to us by Paradox Interactive, rather than the Illuminati.

As per our M.O., You will find Steam keys for the game hidden in our articles, Twitter, Steam group, or Facebook page.

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Doom 3 BFG Edition Coming To Consoles This Fall

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

ID Software’s landmark FPS Doom 3 will be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall with full trophy/achievement support. The BFG Edition of Doom 3 also packs in the first original doom titles and the Resurrection of Evil expansion packs that was released in 2005.

Achievements and 3D support aren’t the only new features for this edition of Doom 3.  Activision has also included an additional 7 act add-on to the campaign titled “the lost missions”. The original Doom 3 multiplayer experience will be ported to Xbox Live & PSN as well, but no solid details were provided at press time as to what improvements have been made.

Update: Activision has released a trailer which we have included after the jump.

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Second Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Announced

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

MMO players mark your calendar as June 8th marks the next public beta weekend for NCSoft’s Guild Wars 2. Thousandds of people who pre-ordered GW2 will be able to enjoy the game’s beta for 48hrs from Noon PST Friday afternoon until midnight Monday morning.

One cool little tidbit that Arena passed along via press release was that existing characters from the last beta event will carry over to the June 11th event.Read More

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Dust 514 Dev Diary 2 Released

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Andrew Minott

CCP Games have released a new developer diary video for Playstation 3 exclusive DUST 514. The MMO crossover is still scheduled for a launch in late 2012, and you can still sign up to be considered for the beta at www.dust514.com/beta.

“Part two again features the creative minds behind the game – Producer Thomas Farrer and Art Director Richard Dimond – this time focusing the discussion on the deadly mercenary soldiers in the game. The video also touches on the fitting system, which allows players to equip and utilize different sets of armor, weapons and more on the battlefield.”Read More

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CD Projekt RED Teases New RPG Property

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Confirming previous information that The Witcher creators CD Projekt RED were developing a futuristic RPG title, the developer has teased a piece of concept art in anticipation of a full announcement planned for tomorrow during their Summer Conference. Tomorrow at 1pm Eastern time, you can check out www.facebook.com/thewitcher to view their live stream of the event, but for now you can follow the jump to get a first taste of their new game.Read More

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The Soundcheck | Iron Maiden 6-Pack

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jesse Lord

Now that I’m all rested after taking a nice vacation last week with my lovely wife, I’m back and ready to play catch-up with the weekly DLC releases!  You’ll also notice that I’ve settled on a name for these features – you can now call these posts “The Soundcheck!”

So for last week’s DLC we got a mega-pack of Iron Maiden epics under the appropriate title “Maiden Epics” in the Rock Band store.  The tracks are as follows:

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Confrontation/Yesterday Giveaway

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Hello everyone. I hope our American readers had a (happy/ debauched/somber/exciting/uneventful) Memorial Day weekend. I know I did.

That being said, we have two fine titles to give away today courtesy of Focus Home Interactive. The first is a copy of the point and click adventure Yesterday (you can read Eric’s review  here). We also have two copies of Confrontation, a tactical RPG based on the miniature skirmish game of the same name.

As per our M.O., You will find Steam keys for the game hidden in our articles, Twitter, Steam group, or Facebook page.

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What is Infinity Ward planning for the Future?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Infinity Ward is now looking for people to work on next generation projects. According to a job posting on Activision’s website, Infinity Ward is looking for a  Senior Network Engineer to work on upcoming next generation projects. The job description reads:

Come work with the game industry’s brightest to design and implement high level network code for an exciting unannounced title for next generation console systems.

This role is for experienced programmers that have a passion for games and experience with online infrastructure design and development.

Is Infinity Ward looking to bring the next Call of Duty onto next generation hardware?

Currently, Activision is in a heated trial against former studio heads Jason West and Frank Zampella. The two parties are fighting for royalties owed to the Modern Warfare 2 team.

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Paradox Interactive Hosting A War of The Roses Live Stream

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Paradox Interactive announced today that their latest title, A War of The Roses, will receive the livestream treatment this Wednesday on Twitch.Tv. The livestream will feature the president of Paradox Interactive as well as a several developers from Fatshark, the game’s developers.

A War of Roses is a 15th century  war game that pits two rival branches  of the Royal House of Plantagenet against each other. Players will control their commander through a third person perspective, leading them into battle in either a single player campaign or online multiplayer where new upgrades and abilities can be earned through a points system.

Make sure to check out the live stream on Paradox’s Twitch.TV account at 7PM British Standard time  this Wednesday (that’s 12 Am Thursday for everyone on the East Coast).

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Microsoft Posts “Secret” Avatar Motocross Screens

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft’s official XBLA blog, Play XBLA, posted some interesting “secret” screenshots this morning showcasing an unannounced title featuring Avatars. The two screenshots show the Xbox Avatar’s riding motorcycles in a dessert environment complete with palm trees and another has an avatar performing a handstand while flying through the air.Read More

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12 Minutes of Grainy Halo 4 Beta Footage Leaked

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Halo 4 is going to be one of the biggest games at Microsofts E3 conference, scheduled to take place in just a week’s time. Fans of Halo got a bit of an unexpected treat over the weekend with an eleven minute video of the game’s multiplayer beta leaking online. If you can stomach shakycam footage filmed off of a CRT monitor, then you two can enjoy footage from Halo 4’s internal multiplayer beta.Read More

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CEO: Speeding Up Development Vital To Capcom’s Success

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom’s recent crop of games, namely Street Fighter X Tekken and Operation Raccoon City haven’t exactly lived up to lofty expectations, either financially or critically depending on the game that you are talking about. With the news that DMC: Devil May Cry has been delayed until 2013, how can the developer turn things around? Capcom Chairman, Kenzo Tsujimoto believes he has the answer.Read More

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Halo 4 Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Halo 4 is going to have a huge impact come Election Day, this November. If you’re thinking of picking up Master Chief’s latest ass kicking space adventure you might want to take these newly revealed Pre-Order bonuses into consideration. As is usual with gaming now-a-days Amazon, EB Games and Play.com all have different bonuses up for offer.

EB Games (confirmed only for Canada at the moment) – Camo battle rifle & Festive Armor

Amazon – Web Armor Skin

Play — DeadEye Helmet

Gamestop (US) – Forrest Armor Skin.

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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare | Review

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Andrew Minott

This week, on Night Springs….

Now available on PC, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, a quasi-sequel to Remedy Entertainment’s 2010 third-person adventure Alan Wake, is so concerned with name-dropping and referencing its predecessor that it never really finds a strong voice of its own. While this game is not true DLC for the original, neither the premise, the dialogue, nor the combat will make sense to those who have not completed Alan’s initial story. Nor, I suspect, would they care.Read More

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