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Mass Effect 3: Reckoning detailed, trailer released
Mass Effect 3′s final multiplayer DLC, Reckoning, is out this week; check out the new characters, weapons and equipment which will complete a whole year of free content drops. BioWare showed off the DLC in a livestream, giving out plenty of detail which NeoGAF users kindly collated. The best bits are probably the new playable ... Read More»
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Posted: Feb 25, 2013 at 7:46pm
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Aliens: Colonial Marines made in just nine months – rumour
Aliens: Colonial Marines spent four years in stasis at Gearbox; two years in development at TimeGate; and nine months being hastily turned into a working game, anonymous sources have claimed. Kotaku cites multiple sources in tracking the tale of the shooter’s development. The site reports Gearbox Software handed over development of Aliens: Colonial Marines to ... Read More»
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Halo 4 Majestic Map Pack available now
Halo 4′s Majestic Map pack is now available. The pack adds three new maps – Landfall, Monolith and Skyline – and is available either as part of your War Games Map Pass or for 800 Microsoft Points.
Thanks, Major Nelson.
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Respawn Entertainment headed to E3 2013
Respawn Entertainment has confirmed it will be in attendance at E3 2013, presumably to show off its first game. “I’ve gotten a ‘few’ questions about E3 Expo plans this year. Yes, we will finally be at E3,” Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella said on Twitter. Respawn was founded by Zampella and long-time colleague Jason West after ... Read More»
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Gears of War feels stereotypical due to copycats, says Epic’s Chris Perna
Gears of War has had to endure being called stereotypical, thanks to other copycat franchises nicking its look and ideas. That’s the claim of Epic Games art director Chris Perna, the same chap who said the series is a hit with ladies due to its lack of stereotypical, sexy women. Speaking with OXM, Perna said ... Read More»
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Destiny: Bungie to deliver full vision on both current and next-gen hardware
Destiny is one of those games that will cross over generations, as it’s currently confirmed for PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360. However, Bungie has made clear that you will get the full Destiny experience regardless of what platform you play it on. We reported on Bungie’s fan Q&A over the weekend, but this tasty little ... Read More»
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Killzone: Shadow Fall demo runs at 30FPS, Digital Foundry tests suggest
Killzone: Shadows Fall received a gameplay demo last week as part of Sony’s PS4 reveal. Tech wizards Digital Foundry has determined that the footage was running at 30 FPS and suggests that it will be the industry standard going in to the next generation. Now I’ll be honest. I know dick-all about technicalities such as ... Read More»
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UK Charts: Crysis 3 nano-jumps to first place
Crysis 3 has fended off competition from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to claim this week’s UK number one. Crytek’s victory comes despite Crysis 3 earning lower review scores than Platinum Game’s brawler. We’ve got both review round-ups here: Crysis 3 reviews are go, all the scores here. Metal Gear Rising reviews begin, get all the ... Read More»
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Battlefield 4 confirmed for next-gen release
Battlefield 4 has been billed as one of EA’s big next-gen launches, according to EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. Last week, EA announced lay-offs at its Los Angeles and Montreal sites, prompting a statement from Gibeau on the matter. In a blog post entitled “Transition is our Friend”, Gibeau had this to say about Battlefield ... Read More»
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Uncharted 3 multiplayer going free-to-play, Sony slip suggests
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is going free-to-play for PlayStation Plus users, it seems. The PlayStation Blog‘s usual update on upcoming releases briefly listed the multiplayer portion of Uncharted 3 as free to PS Plus subscribers. The post was hastily edited, and I didn’t get a screen grab, but comments on the post show other users ... Read More»
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Black Ops 2 PC patched with multiplayer improvements
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been updated on PC. Two recent patches add a pile of improvements to the multiplayer side, bringing the PC version up to date with recent console fixes as well as applying a collection of platform-specific tweaks. Full pat... Read More»
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Aliens: Colonial Marines – Gearbox “stole”, says alleged Sega staffer
Aliens: Colonial Marines was the vehicle through which Gearbox Software “embezzeled” funds from Sega to make Borderlands 2 and Duke Nukem Forever, a purported Sega insider has claimed. The account hails from a blog called SEGA Awakens, allegedly written by an anonymous Sega employee using the name Bryan Danielson. It’s a bit “guy on the ... Read More»
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Helm’s Deep Reborn map added to official Left 4 Dead 2 servers
Valve has added the Steam Workshop created Helm’s Deep Reborn map to the official Left 4 Dead 2 servers, alongside an update which fixes an issue with dedicated servers and workshop content. The map, as you’ve already figured out, adds Helm’s Deep from Lord of the Rings to the zombie shooter. It sounds kookie enough ... Read More»
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Destiny site updated with answers to your burning questions, new artwork
Activision has sent word that Bungie’s updated its Destiny site with answers to fan-submitted questions. If you head through the link, you’ll find information regarding pre-order incentives such as posters, a new piece of art work (which is also posted below) and what was up with the Bungie team’s hands during the PS4 event. Destiny ... Read More»
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Painkiller Hell & Damnation’s second DLC pack now available, more on the way
Nordic Games and The Farm 51 have announced that not only is The Clock Strikes Meat Night now available for Painkiller Hell & Damnation, but that five more content packs will be released throughout the year. As if that isn’t enough news for you, The Farm 51 is also working on a new project which ... Read More»