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Official Screenshots of Modern Warfare 3′s Gulch, Boardwalk, and Offshore Maps

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 08:02am

Activision has released an official batch of screens for the final pieces of Modern Warfare 3 DLC, coming as part of the Elite content season. READ MORE

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Epic Refuses to Rule Out Gears of War FPS

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 07:22am

A lot of fans will probably not be too happy about this, but Epic Games is not ruling out the possibility of a first-person-shooter entry in the Gears of War franchise, stating that you should never say never. READ MORE

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F1 2012 Champions Mode Revealed in New Gameplay Trailer

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 06:45am

Codemasters has announced Champions Mode for F1 2012 with a brand new gameplay trailer for the game. READ MORE

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Battlefield 3 Fan Video: Mid-Air RPG Shot

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 06:30am

YouTube user "ChaBoyyHD" has uploaded this pretty impressive mid-air RPG shot video in which he takes out a helicopter without even thinking. READ MORE

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SOE: SWTOR Going Free-to-Play Was the Right Decision

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 05:06am

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley believes that BioWare and EA have made the right move adding a free-to-play option to Star Wars: The Old Republic. READ MORE

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Planetside 2 Beta Begins Today

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 04:43am

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the Planetside 2 beta should start today, bar any unforeseen circumstances. READ MORE

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Star Wars 1313 Dev: In Ten Years Graphics Will be Indistinguishable from Reality

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 04:23am

Visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light Magic, one of the developers working on Star Wars 1313, Kim Libreri believes that in 10 years' time graphics will be indistinguishable from reality. READ MORE

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New SSX Trailer Teases Head-to-Head Multiplayer

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 03:49am

It appears that EA is set to fix the one major issue in SSX, the lack of competitive multiplayer, according to a newly released trailer. READ MORE

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophy List

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 03:19am

Metal Gear Solid 4 should be getting a trophy patch at some point today if the previously given release date of August 6 is to be believed. However, most of you are probably wondering exactly what the trophies will be, well we have the answer. READ MORE

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Final Fantasy VII Released Early, Pulled Quickly

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 02:36am

The re-release of Final Fantasy VII on PC was given a surprise early launch over the weekend, but was quickly pulled due to DRM issues. READ MORE

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No Multiplayer Beta for Assassin’s Creed III

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on August 6, 2012 AT 02:07am

You heard it right, despite the success of multiplayer betas for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Revelations, Ubisoft Annecy's Multiplayer game director, Damien Kieken has confirmed that Assassin's Creed III will not be getting a beta. READ MORE

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BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Announced, Heading To Japanese Arcades

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 5, 2012 AT 12:49pm

Arc System Works has officially announced their newest BlazBlue title, which will make its appearance in Japanese arcades this winter. READ MORE

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‘The Witcher 2′ Senior Producer Reveals Project RPG, ‘Lords Of The Fallen’

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 5, 2012 AT 12:08pm

Tomasz Gop, senior producer for The Witcher 2 and former CD Projekt RED developer, has unveiled the name and details on his newest project. READ MORE

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Play Borderlands 2, Aliens: Colonial Marines At Gearbox Community Day

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 5, 2012 AT 11:42am

Gearbox Software is hosting an upcoming community event where fans will be able to play early demos of Borderlands 2 and Aliens: Colonial Marines. If you're going to be around Dallas, Texas this September, you might want to drop in on them. READ MORE

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Assassin’s Creed Creator: First Game Was Better, More ‘Pure’ Than Sequels

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 5, 2012 AT 11:18am

Although Assassin's Creed III is aiming to be the biggest production in the franchise's history, the creator of the series says that the original game still holds a special place in his heart. READ MORE

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Modern Warfare 3 Achievements List Updated, Likely For The Last Time

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 5, 2012 AT 10:58am

If you're still gunning for Achievements in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the latest round has just been updated to the game's official website. READ MORE

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Cabin In The Woods DVD & Blu-ray Announced

By Paul Semel, Contributor
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 06:00pm

Lionsgate have announced that the DVD and DVD/Blu-ray combo pack of The Cabin In The Woods will be released on September 18. READ MORE

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Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation Maxes Out At 15 Hours Of Gameplay

By EGM Staff
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 03:04pm

Since Assassin's Creed III: Liberation has to be easy enough to pick-up-and-play in short stints, the overall gameplay time reportedly clocks in at 15 hours as a result. READ MORE

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See What Just Cause 2 Looks Like With 600 People In One Multiplayer Map

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 11:08am

If you think that Battlefield 3 and MAG can look like chaos in an online battle, Just Cause 2 is trying to blow them out of the water with a 600-man multiplayer map. READ MORE

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EA Says Fallen Rival Zynga Has ‘Hit A Wall’ In Mobile Games Race

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 09:00am

Zynga has had one of their worst weeks ever, and the resulting fallout led several competing companies to take turns at proclaiming San Francisco-based social gaming developer dead on arrival. READ MORE

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