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New Gears of War to Show Up at E3?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Game Informer has just released a teaser cover for their upcoming August issue.  But the cover shot doesn’t really tell us much. They have mentioned however,  that it will indeed, be a new Gears of War game. Microsoft will have Gears of War, Halo 4 and plenty of other goodies during their press conference. For now though, just enjoy the teaser cover for you to go crazy over. Try not to ruin your computer chair. Reminder: Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference is on Monday, June 4th @ 9:30AM PST

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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?

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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.

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New Zone of the Enders Annnounced

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Today at the Zone of the Enders HD press event, it was revealed that a brand new Zone of the Ender’s is currently under developed by Kojima Productions. Additionally, Konami announced a prized special edition of Zone of the Enders  that includes a remixed soundtrack, glossy booklets for both of the remade titles, and the ReBOOT Book, which features dialogues between Hideo Kojima and art director Yoji Shinkawa looking at the remake’s development. No major details have been announced for the new Zone of the Enders, including plans for E3.

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Dead Island GOTY Edition Announced

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Deep Silver has just announced a Game of the Year edition for Dead Island, Techland’s immersive “jumping on zombie heads with friends” simulator. The GOTY edition comes with all of Dead Island’s DLC: Ryder White, Bloodbath arena, and “The Ripper” weapon blueprint. People residing in North America will be able to pick this up on June 26th. Everyone else will have to wait until the sixth of July. The Game of the Year edition will come out for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

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THE TESTAMENT OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Gets a Release Date

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Focus Home Interactive has just announced that The Testament of Sherlock Holmes will make its way to the Xbox® 360, PlayStation® 3 and PC sometime in September. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes marks the first console release of Frogwares’ seemingly limitless series of puzzle games staring the the master detective. This time around Sherlock is the main suspect in a series of crimes. He’s one the lam, unable to prove his innocence (at least initially), and must investigate these crimes using what Focus Home Interactive calls a new “deduction” system. I’ve never played these games, so I don’t know what

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Facebook IPO Could Make Them A Major Player In The Gaming World

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

All eyes are on Facebook’s impending initial public offering, with rumblings of the company’s stock being open to the public in a little as two weeks. The world of business and the world of gaming very rarely collide with positive results, and the few times business stories have appeared on our front page we were writing about massive layoffs or game cancellations. So what makes the upcoming Facebook IPO worthy of being on gamer’s radar?

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Max Payne 3 | Preview

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jesse Lord

A couple of weeks ago, I was given an opportunity to head up to New York City to hang out with some friends from Rockstar Games as well as some other website guys that I’ve had a chance to get to know over the years at similar such events.  The purpose of this trip specifically was Max Payne 3.  The event culminated on Saturday evening, where we were taken to a building that on the inside was made to look like an abandoned warehouse in which a gunfight had recently taken place.  There were spent bullet casings littered throughout the

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Win a Signed Copy of Gears of War 3

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

If there is one thing we at Broken Joysticks love besides video games, it’s creativity. Good films, timeless literature, mind boggling abstract paintings, and performance artists covering themselves with live fire ants rarely fails to stimulate our right brains. However, it recently came to our attention that driving Chainsaw Bayonets into the necks of locusts is also stimulating. This realization, which sparked a prairie fire in the staff’s collective unconscious, convinced us to combine the two. Thus, we are proud to announce our Gears of War 3 contest. We’re giving away a signed copy of Gears of War 3 to

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Rayman Legends Boasts Exclusive Wii-U Functionality

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jesse Lord

First things first.  If you haven’t gotten your grubby mitts on Rayman Origins, spectacular game that it is, go do that.  Right now.  I’ll wait. Done?  Great.  Ok, so there has been a rumbling that Ubisoft is working on a follow-up to that refreshing platformer, and the news has broken by way of a leaked trailer for Rayman Legends, which you will see embedded below the jump.  This in and of itself is great news – unfortunately Rayman Origins, while generally critically–acclaimed across platforms, did not see spectacular sales and therefore the likelihood of a sequel seemed to be but

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Max Payne 3 Weaponry Video | 1911

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jesse Lord

Rockstar have released the beginning of a video series detailing the weaponry of Max Payne 3.  This first video showcases Max’s favorite from day one, the 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol.  I’ll let the video speak for itself:

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Crytek: Next-gen used games block ‘would be absolutely awesome’

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jesse Lord

In an article over at CVG, we learn that Crysis dev Crytek have some interesting thoughts about next gen, specifically as it pertains to keeping Piracy down and preventing the used game market from stealing their cash monies. Rasmus Hojengaard, Crytek’s director of creative development, issued the following statement in an interview over at the site: “The worst thing that can happen is they make something that’s very complex for developers, regardless of how awesome it might theoretically be,” he said. “So getting hardware that allows you to quickly get prototypes up and running, and any kind of scalability they

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Awesomenauts invade May 1st (or 2nd)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Awesomenauts, a 2D 3-vs-3 side-scrolling MOBA variant, is set to launch on PSN on May 1 and XBLA on May 2. Developed by Ronimo Games, this downloadable title charges players with the task of assaulting their enemy’s Core while defending their own. Standing in their way, though, are three cartoon murderers (each possessing unique offensive and defensive abilities) and machine gun turrets ready to chew them to pieces.

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Batman Arkham City GOTY Edition Announced

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you ready for more Batman: Arkham City? Warner Bros. Interactive announced the Game of the Year Edition this morning alongside the final piece of downloadable content for the game, Harley Quin’s Revenge. The GOTY edition of the game is scheduled for release this September and includes the following pieces of DLC:  Wayne Manor, Main Hall, Freight Train and Black Mask maps, Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing playable characters, 15 different skins and the upcoming Harley Quin’s Revenge. Speaking of Ms.Quin, her DLC episode is scheduled to be released on May 30th on both the Playstation Network and Xbox Live. This

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Steel Battalion Heavy Armor Pre-Order Bonuses Announced

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Can’t wait for Capcom’s follow up to 2002’s Steel Battalion? The wait for the Kinect/Controller hybrid mech simulator Steel Batalion: Heavy Armor just got a little bit harder with the announcement of pre-order bonuses for both North America and Europe. In a press release sent out this morning Capcom revaled three brand new pre-order packs for the game. By pre-ordering you can have your choice of either the Carbon Assassin Armory, the Chrome Bliztzer Armory or the Iron Guardian Armory. No word on whether or not these pre-order bonuses will be locked to specific retailers. Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor will

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