Archive for December, 2012
Halo 4 Crimson Map Pack Causing Some Players to Get Banned
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 05:23am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 05:23am
A workaround posted by Microsoft to help players who were having trouble gaining access to their free copy of the Halo 4 Crimson Map Pack has caused some accounts to be banned. READ MORE
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Rage ‘The Scorchers’ DLC Releasing This Week–First Screenshots
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 04:45am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 04:45am
Bethesda has confirmed that the long-rumored Scorchers DLC for id Software's Rage is set to release this week and has released some new screenshots. READ MORE
Black Ops 2 PC Patch Now Live
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:53am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:53am
A new patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now available to download on PC introducing multiple fixes for the game's campaign and Zombies mode, alongside a ton of multiplayer balance tweaks. READ MORE
Dust 514 Developer Diary Focuses on Weapons
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:42am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:42am
CCP has released a brand new developer diary for Dust 514 which focuses on the game's many weapons. READ MORE
Medal of Honor: Warfighter ‘The Hunt’ Map Pack Goes Live This Week, Details
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:39am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:39am
A new map pack for Medal of Honor: Warfighter based on the film Zero Dark Thirty is set to go live this week, adding two new maps, new weapon attachments, and camos. READ MORE
Minecraft Christmas Update Spotted in Snapshot
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:17am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:17am
The PC version of Minecraft is set to get a nice festive update once December 25 rolls around, according to the latest snapshot. READ MORE
PS3 ’12 Deals of Christmas’ Deal Nine Revealed
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:08am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:08am
The ninth deal in Sony's PlayStation 3 12 Deals of Christmas event is offering 50 percent off LittleBigPlanet Karting. READ MORE
Square Enix Confirms Staff Lay-offs
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:03am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 03:03am
Rumors of staff cuts at Square Enix spread across the Internet over the weekend, but now senior director of public relations Riley Brennan has confirmed that lay-offs have occurred. READ MORE
Activision Comments on Possibility of a Call of Duty Movie
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 12:25am
Posted on December 17, 2012 AT 12:25am
With several major franchises getting film adaptations, it only seems natural for one of the biggest of all time to get one too right? Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has commented on the possibility of their being a Call of Duty movie hitting cinemas in the future. READ MORE
Hands-On:
ShootMania: Storm
By Ray Carsillo, Reviews Robot 3000
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 02:53pm
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 02:53pm
How is the latest project from the developers of TrackMania coming along? Check out our hands-on preview of ShootMania: Storm to find out! READ MORE
EGM Interview: Lorne Balfe (Assassin’s Creed III & Skylanders Giants Composer)
By Paul Semel, Contributor
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 12:40pm
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 12:40pm
Looking at them, you wouldn’t think Assassin’s Creed III and Skylanders Giants have anything in common. And, for the most part, you’d be right. But not completely. Both games were actually scored by Lorne Balfe, who we had a chance to sit down with. READ MORE
Willow DVD/Blu-ray Combo Announced
By Paul Semel, Contributor
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 12:27pm
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 12:27pm
Fox Home Video and Lucasfilm have announced that Willow will be released in DVD/Blu-ray combo collection on March 12. READ MORE
The Blue-Striped Kratos That Could Have Been
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 11:05am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 11:05am
Before David Jaffe and the crew at SCE Santa Monica first debuted Kratos, apparently the Spartan warrior sported blue stripes that made him look a little too much like Diablo II's Barbarian. READ MORE
Star Wars Battlefront: Online Concept Has Hoth Warfare
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 10:33am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 10:33am
Star Wars Battlefront: Online may have been cancelled before it was even formally announced, but that hasn't stopped a bevy of information, rumor, hearsay, and even pre-alpha footage of the game from cropping up. Now we can add concept art to that list.
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Activision Explains Call of Duty: Black Ops II Public Match
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 09:40am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 09:40am
Confused about how the matchmaking works in Call of Duty: Black Ops II? You certainly aren't alone—similar complaints have compelled Activision to release an article on their support page explaining the system.
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Avenged Sevenfold’s In-Game Appearance from Call of Duty: Black Ops II
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 09:14am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 09:14am
Reader beware: the in-game appearance of Avenged Sevenfold may be considered a spoiler to some. The video is, apparently, from the end of the game, and features a performance of their new single, "Carry On." READ MORE
Behind the Scenes of Agni’s Philosophy; or, the Future of Final Fantasy’s Graphical Detail
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 08:49am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 08:49am
Thoroughly impressed by the "Agni's Philosophy" tech demo Square Enix showed during E3 2012? Check out this behind-the-scenes video to get a better look at the level of detail in "Agni's Philosophy." READ MORE
PSN Combat Racer Fuel Overdose Trailer and Screenshots
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 08:27am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 08:27am
Over at the PlayStation Blog,Skander Djerbi, executive producer of "half-Japanese, half-gaijin" PSN indie game Fuel Overdose, outlined a few of the game's features (and revealed its specific European release date and vague US timeframe). READ MORE
Microsoft Lifts Ban of PEGI 18-Rated Games from Windows Store
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 07:54am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 07:54am
Microsoft announced yesterday they are lifting their ban of PEGI 18-rated games from the Windows Store.
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Watch Connor’s Acceptance Speech, Had AC3′s Hero Won the VGAs ‘Character of the Year’
By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 07:25am
Posted on December 16, 2012 AT 07:25am
Check out Connor, né Ratonhnhaké:ton's unused acceptance speech for the Spike TV Video Game Awards. It is appropriately terse and appropriately violent. READ MORE
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