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Activision has talked about its massively successful Call of Duty franchise during an investor’s call, promising that the next version of its online Call of Duty Elite service will arrive with the upcoming all-new Call of Duty game.Activision took its Call of Duty franchise to a new level last year, in November... |
11 February 2012
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Some more details about The Last of Us, the upcoming survival game from Naughty Dog, have just appeared, shedding more light onto the relationship between protagonists Joel and Ellie, as well as supplying more information about the story, while hinting at an online mode.
The Last of Us already impressed quite a lot ... |
7 February 2012
19:31 GMT |
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A 23-year-old gamer from Taiwan named Chen Rong-yu, died in an Internet Café from New Taipei city, after a marathon session of online strategy game League of Legends.
Gamer deaths have been few and far in between, but each one managed to draw in unwanted attention from the mainstream media.
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7 February 2012
15:31 GMT |
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After highlighting some of the biggest new features of the upcoming SSX snowboarding game in a previous video, EA has just deployed some new footage that goes even deeper into the online functionality of the new title. While we got a chance to check out the Explore and RiderNet features last month, EA has now presen... |
7 February 2012
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Valve has made a few announcements concerning its massively popular Team Fortress 2 online shooter, confirming that players will finally receive the last animated short film in the game’s “Meet the Team” series, while a mysterious project and lots of other things are currently in development.Team Fo... |
4 February 2012
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Electronic Arts has just deployed a fresh video for its upcoming SSX snowboarding simulator, this time focusing on the online features of the new game.SSX is set to mark a return of the cult classic series, once again depicting a lighthearted experience that’s bound to get the blood pumping in anyone remotely i... |
24 January 2012
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Developer Wizards of the Coast and publisher Warner Bros. have announced that they are working on a new expansion, called Menace of the Underdark , for their Dungeons & Dragons Online role playing game.The expansion will feature a whole new adventure starting in the village of Everningstar which will then lead to the... |
20 January 2012
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BioWare has released the full details of its upcoming Mass Effect 3 demo, including information about its content and how Battlefield 3 owners will be able to access the online cooperative mode earlier than the rest.
Mass Effect 3 is one of the biggest games set to appear this year, so BioWare wants everyone to have... |
20 January 2012
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Barely did Star Wars: The Old Republic receive its first major patch, in the form of update 1.1, also known as Rise of the Rakghouls, and already new issues and glitches have been encountered, while the Ilum PvP area has now been flooded by lots of new players. Star Wars: The Old Republic is among the biggest and mo... |
19 January 2012
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Lightbox Interactive and Sony Santa Monica have finally confirmed a release date for Starhawk, their upcoming shooter, which is scheduled to arrive on May 8 for the PlayStation 3, while deploying a video about its new beta stage.
Starhawk was announced last year as a spiritual successor to the older Warhawk. As oppo... |
19 January 2012
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Thief 4 is the next big project from the Eidos Montreal development studio but the team has not been very forthcoming with details about the game so the intrepid information finders at the NeoGAF forums have dug up some tidbits of their own.From a number of CVs taken from LinkedIn the forum users have managed to find... |
18 January 2012
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Ubisoft has talked about its upcoming Ghost Recon Online free-to-play title, saying once again that its free business model doesn’t mean the quality delivered by it will pale in comparison to the likes of subscription-based online games.
Ubisoft is working on not one but two Ghost Recon games these days, in th... |
18 January 2012
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Capcom and Slant Six Games have just released a brand new video that showcases the multiplayer modes in the upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City shooter. The Resident Evil series is going into a brand new direction with Operation Raccoon City, as Slant Six is bringing a more action-oriented tactical shoote... |
16 January 2012
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The vulnerability used by hackers to break into Xbox Live accounts might have been uncovered recently, as two websites have posted similar walkthroughs that show how cyber-attackers could exploit Microsoft’s Xbox.com website and force their way into the accounts of its users. While Microsoft has denied in rec... |
16 January 2012
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Zepto Labs, the developer behind the massive successful Cut the Rope for the iOS, has just released a version of the game that’s fully playable through a web browser like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox.
Cut the Rope has delighted tens of millions of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users from a... |
16 January 2012
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Electronic Arts is running its first beta session for Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes, the free-to-play online role playing game, and has just posted a special code that can be used by anyone who wants to try it out.
We had a chance to try out Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes at Gamescom 2011, and were thoroughly impressed by ... |
16 January 2012
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Sony has confirmed that its new PlayStation Vita handheld console will support the Netflix online streaming service, allowing owners to check out its huge amount of movies and TV shows.
Netflix has become a main selling point for home consoles like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii, even reaching the more ... |
11 January 2012
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Developer Monolith and Warner Bros. have announced that Gotham City Impostors has been pushed back from its initial early January release into next month, as the feedback from the beta stage has prompted the studio to continue working on it. Gotham City Impostors is a team-based, multiplayer-only first person shoote... |
6 January 2012
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Another analyst has revealed his forecasts concerning PC gaming in 2012. M2 Research’s Billy Pidgeon says that the PC will trump consoles in terms of popularity due to a variety of factors, including its more flexible nature, the more powerful hardware, varied online experiences, and even through its support of... |
3 January 2012
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Free-to-play games that can be accessed either through social networks, like Facebook, or right from browsers, like Google Chrome or Firefox, will become more popular throughout this year, as companies and gamers will realize the importance of such projects, at least according to TechSavvy Global analyst Scott Steinb... |
3 January 2012
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BioWare has once again talked about free-to-play games by saying that, while these titles can’t fully replace subscription-based games, like its most recent Star Wars: The Old Republic, they do provide ample opportunities, with the studio teasing an unannounced project that’s based on a classic property ... |
29 December 2011
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Trion Worlds, the studio that administers the Rift online role playing game, has confirmed that “unauthorized intruders” have gained access to one of their account databases, managing to get a hold of user information like account names, encrypted passwords, email addresses and even the first and last fou... |
23 December 2011
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A rumor included in the most recent issue of the magazine PC Gamer suggests that developer Relic Entertainment is working on a new game in the Company of Heroes universe, although it is not clear whether the company is preparing a true sequel or plans to simply expand the game that was first launched during 2006.The ... |
21 December 2011
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BioWare has talked about its just-released Star Wars: The Old Republic online title and how the server queues, which force players to wait for quite some time before being allowed to actually play the game, are being addressed by its team.Star Wars: The Old Republic went online today, with BioWare turning on a huge n... |
20 December 2011
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BioWare has confirmed that it’s going to offer a grace period for those who are participating in Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Early Game Access, as they’ll have two days in which to enter their final product code and continue where they left off, without having to start the game all over again.Star... |
19 December 2011
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Infinity Ward’s creative strategist, Robert Bowling, has confirmed that the studio has hand picked some of the most popular user-created game modes in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer and will make them available, albeit with some modifications and enhancements, to all players of the first per... |
16 December 2011
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Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors, aka those who bought the handheld platform at full price, will receive today 10 free Game Boy Advance titles, which were promised by the Japanese company after the August price cut.Seeing as how the 3DS wasn’t the huge success Nintendo had hoped for, the company started taking safety p... |
16 December 2011
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The first actual details about the special multiplayer mode in Max Payne 3, called Gang Wars, have finally appeared, presenting a very different online mode than what you might see in other games like Call of Duty, Battlefield or Uncharted.Max Payne 3 was confirmed for released in March, 2012, and Rockstar Games, its... |
15 December 2011
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BioWare has just confirmed that it’s started the Early Game Access period for those who already pre-ordered its upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic online game, allowing them full access to the title ahead of everyone else.Star Wars: The Old Republic is the last big release of the year, with BioWare, Electroni... |
14 December 2011
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We really liked Bastion, Supergiant Games’ downloadable hack and slash title, both on the Xbox 360 as well as on the PC, but the studio has now brought the title, which we recently awarded with the Best Downloadable Game of the Year prize, into the Google Chrome web browser.Playing games in browsers is nothing ... |
9 December 2011
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Final Fantasy XIV hasn’t exactly been the most successful release made by Square Enix, but the Japanese company is confident with the current state of the online game and confirmed that it’s going to start charging a monthly subscription on January 6, 2012.Final Fantasy XIV was hyped as one of the biggest... |
9 December 2011
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Electronic Arts has decided to get the many players of its Need for Speed World online racing game into the winter holiday spirit, making a wide array of modifications to its virtual environment.
Need for Speed World has always celebrated important holidays with in-game events, and the upcoming winter ones are no ex... |
8 December 2011
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Gamers are extremely excited for the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic, as BioWare and Electronic Arts, its developer and publisher, confirmed that more than 2 million people tried out the game in its recent beta stage.Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting ready for its release later this month, on December 20 in... |
7 December 2011
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that it will not be launching a PC version of its upcoming shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, focusing resources instead on the development of the free-to-play Ghost Recon Online.Sébastien Arnoult, who is the producer for Ghost Recon Online, told PC Gamer that, &ldq... |
25 November 2011
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Activision has released another status update on its troublesome Call of Duty Elite online service, saying that it’s now 95% operational and there are just a few lingering problems that need to be resolved until everything’s completely working.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the first person shooter made ... |
24 November 2011
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The special cooperative mode from Mass Effect 3, called Galaxy at War, will evolve based on the feedback the development team at BioWare will get from actual players, even if it might clash with what the team wants to do, which is to deliver an experience that enriches the single-player campaign.Previous Mass Effect ... |
21 November 2011
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Blizzard has revealed that its long running World of Warcraft MMORPG will be turning 7 in two days, on November 23, and, in order to properly mark this anniversary, all players who will log into the online game will receive special bonuses.This month was filled with plenty of celebrations, from the 10th anniversary o... |
21 November 2011
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Nintendo is getting ready to deploy a new software update for its 3DS portable console, which will allow downloadable content to be released for its games, but the company doesn't want developers to believe this is going to allow them to release incomplete experience and charge money for extra stuff.Downloadable... |
21 November 2011
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Good Old Games, the digital distribution service focused on delivering classic PC games with low prices and functionality for current generation operating systems and computers, has revealed its expansion plans and how it's going to start selling new games in the near future.GOG.com has certainly increased its m... |
21 November 2011
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Mass Effect 3 will have a cooperative multiplayer mode called Galaxy At War, but the idea for online play was explored by BioWare, the developer of the role playing shooter series ever since the inception of the first and second games.Previous Mass Effect titles have been pure single-player experiences, with BioWare ... |
18 November 2011
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Another day, another statement from Activision about its Call of Duty Elite service, with the large games publisher now stating that it's made good progress on stabilizing the online experience, but admits that there's still plenty of work that needs to be done before all Modern Warfare 3 players can access... |
17 November 2011
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After some early statements about Call of Duty Elite and whether or not the online service would even come out for the PC, Activision has cleared things up and confirmed that Elite will still be deployed for PC players of its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.Activision's Call of Duty series set a new world sales r... |
16 November 2011
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Microsoft's Xbox division is set to present some more cloud features in the future, as a special executive from the company, Brian Prince, hinted that some 'exciting' services will be deployed for the Xbox 360, although he can't say anything else about them.Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console i... |
16 November 2011
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Ubisoft has unleashed yet another video for its Assassin's Creed: Revelations title, which is out today in North America, this time focusing on the Sentinel character from the game's multiplayer mode.We know quite a lot about Revelations' single-player campaign, which sees Ezio retrace the steps of his... |
15 November 2011
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has confirmed a release date for its upcoming Gotham City Impostors, the online first person shooter where players can disguise themselves either as Batman or The Joker and engage in different sorts of matches.Warner Bros. wants to take its Batman license in new directions, not ... |
14 November 2011
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Call of Duty Elite premium members, meaning those who actually paid for a subscription to the online service, will be getting a free 30-day period added to their accounts, because Elite is still unable to cope with the millions of gamers trying to access it.Activision is still trying to fix its Call of Duty Elite onl... |
11 November 2011
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Blizzard has revealed that the number of subscribers for its World of Warcraft MMORPG has continued to decrease since earlier this year, now reaching 10.3 million, registering a 10 percent drop that translated in more than 800,000 people deactivating their subscriptions to the online game.World of Warcraft is by far ... |
10 November 2011
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Activision has revealed that it's "making good headway" into solving all the issues that have plagued its Call of Duty Elite online service since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 earlier this week.Modern Warfare 3 was expected by millions of gamers from all around the world, with the number of pre-o... |
10 November 2011
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Beachhead, the studio behind the Call of Duty Elite online service, has made a new announcement, saying that the registration problems encountered by players who are trying to connect to Elite doesn't mean that their statistics aren't being tracked.As you've no doubt heard, Call of Duty Elite, the onli... |
9 November 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has issued a statement after many Xbox 360 owners complained of poor or nonexistent online service for their own copies of Battlefield 3 last week and over the weekend, saying that it's working hard to make sure servers are stable and responding to their requests.Battlefield 3 was awaited by lots... |
1 November 2011
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