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Shatter Your PS3, A Sequel Inbound?

Posted Jun 3, 2012 at 1:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: mario wynands, new zealand gam developers association, psn, shatter, sidhe

What's with all the big blockbuster titles being all the talk around this time of year, why not give some well deserved attentionto some of the smaller gems?


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Changelog For Newest MultiMAN Appears In The Wild... Dictates Your Expectations

Posted Jun 1, 2012 at 7:55AM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS3 Tags: backup manager, cobra usb, deank, dongle, homebrew, mmos, multiman, playstation 3 hack, ps3 hack

The Windows 8 Release Preview may be the operating system that's getting all of the attention right now but there's another that deserves it's share of fame. The newest multiMAN is expected to incorporate a new file manager called mmOS. No official release date has been posted but a changelog of the upcoming build has appeared. You know what that means.


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Spider-Man Knows How to Move

Posted May 30, 2012 at 1:55PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: amazing spider-man, beenox, ps move, Sony, spider-man, Wii, Wiimote

If you simply can’t play games without flailing your hands wildly through the air, The Amazing Spider-Man is for you. I’m looking at you, 12-year-olds.


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Mark Hamill: Voice Acting Made Awesome

Posted May 25, 2012 at 9:05AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: batman: arkham city, rocksteady, warner bros

These guys have been providing the voices of Batman and The Joker for 20 years, and now you can see them in action in the booth. Plus, there's a hot chick providing the voice of Talia al Ghul.


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All Your Base Are Belong to...You

Posted May 24, 2012 at 9:40AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Gaming Tags: 2K Games, firaxis, xcom: enemy unknown

Let's take an in-depth look at your "ant farm" in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It's a place for tormenting captured aliens and making resource management more fun.


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FF7 Gets Another Dosage of HD

Posted May 15, 2012 at 12:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: bootleg, ff7, final fantasy 7, hd update, mods, Square Enix

While some old classics from the 90's are getting there official reboots and remakes, others have to resort to fan made methods. Which evidently, are pretty awesome.


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These Guys Love Playing with Their Wands

Posted May 7, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3 Tags: ps move, SCE, sorcery

The guys making Sorcery are more excited about their Move controllers than anyone has a right to be. The rest of us will have to wait a few weeks to see what all the fuss is about.


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These Rotting Corpses Apparently Don't Stink

Posted Apr 25, 2012 at 11:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Telltale Games, the walking dead, the walking dead psn

Episode One of The Walking Dead has shambled onto the PSN as of yesterday. Believe it or not, people are actually saying good things about it.


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Trapped In Advertising Hell! FFFFUUUUUUUU-

Posted Apr 25, 2012 at 9:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, xbox live, xbox live ads

More ads coming to Xbox Live. What's next? "Hey, stop playing Call of Duty and watch this Old Spice ad!"


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She's Hot, She's Dangerous, and She's Coming Back in this GOTY Edition

Posted Apr 23, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: arkham city goty edition, batman: arkham city, rocksteady

A true Game of the Year is getting a GOTY Edition. As always, it features all the DLC, but it also comes with a movie download and new DLC featuring one sexy psycho biznatch.


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Max Payne, What Are You Doing On TV?

Posted Apr 22, 2012 at 1:00AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: max payne 3, max payne trailer, Rockstar, Rockstar Games

There's plenty of extremely anticipated titles coming, but one of the most hot and imminent is none other than Mr Payne, who's made his way to your TV sets already.


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What's Black and White and Got Some Goodies For 3DS Owners?

Posted Apr 21, 2012 at 9:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: estore, Nintendo, pokemon apps, pokemon black and white 2

Pokémon is getting all the handheld love this week, both official and not. Nintendo are sure not to leave 3DS owners left out with Pokémon Black & White 2 being a DS title, instead they get their own special treatment...


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You've Seen Monkeys Fling Poop But Have You Seen This?

Posted Apr 15, 2012 at 1:08PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: iPad Tags: angry birds space, houston gallery furniture, monkeys play an ipad, rovio

Another charming video, this time of monkeys doing something you probably haven't seen before. Today is your lucky day.


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Dragon's Dogma Vids Show Adventurers Bugging the Crap Out of Monsters

Posted Apr 12, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Capcom, dragons dogma, dragons dogma trailer

The new gameplay trailers for Dragon's Dogma demonstrate how annoying adventurers are to monsters. They're just chillin' in their catacombs and BAM! adventurers come in and start killing everything.


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PS3 Homebrew: XMB Manager Plus v0.20

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at 11:45AM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS3 Tags: aldostools, andreus, berion, bitsbubba, cloned, devil303, homebrew, playstation 3 hacks, ps3 hacks, ps3hen, wawryn, xiorgon, xmb manager plus, xmbm+

XMB File Manager is no longer known by such a name. Devil303 is no longer working alone on this project. Welcome the new Team XMBM+ and XMB Manager Plus.


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Microsoft Runs Down Their 10 Biggest Windows Phone 7 Games of 2012 - This Guy's Way Too Into Phones

Posted Apr 2, 2012 at 1:45PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: iPhone Tags: windows phone 7, windows phone 7 games

Damn there are a lot of cool games to play on this thing. Why do we even bother calling them phones again?


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New Max Payne 3 Trailer - Bullet Time in Multiplayer?

Posted Mar 29, 2012 at 5:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: max payne 3, red dead redemption, Rockstar

You might think that bullet time would be an impossibility in multiplayer, but the developers of Max Payne 3 seemed to have found a way. Oh, this sounds ripe for abuse.


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New Dragon's Dogma Trailer - Geeking Out on Micromanagement

Posted Mar 29, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Capcom, dragons dogma, resident evil 6

If making potions and collecting hydra heads is your thing you'll love this new trailer for Dragon's Dogma. Micromanagement ho!


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More Zombie Madness in The Walking Dead Videogame Trailer

Posted Mar 20, 2012 at 7:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Telltale Games, the walking dead, zombies videogames

The zombies aren't going anywhere.


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Watch This: Minecraft 1.2 Rube Goldberg Machine

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 3:50PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: minecraft, mojang, Rube Goldberg

If you want to know what’s new in Minecraft patch 1.2, look no further than this short video.

Minecraft patch 1.2 is now officially live, and with it comes a whole slew of new features. You can build higher, investigate menacing jungles, collect cats and find new items and blocks, for starters. But why would you want to read about these new features, when you could simply see them in action?

One clever YouTube user has managed to put together a massive in-game Rube Goldberg machine that shows off quite a bit of the latest patch’s additions. Check it out:

If you’re not quite sure what you just witnessed, consult this list of changes from Mojang’s official site:

New jungle biome

Added ocelots

Added cats

Added iron golems

New AI for mobs

Tame wolves can have puppies

Villagers will have children if there is room in their village

New map height limit (256 instead of 128)

New items and blocks

Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with redstone

Added rare drops for mobs

Many other minor tweaks and fixes

Minecraft patch 1.2 is free to download and available now, so go get yourself an ocelot.

[PC Gamer]

If you want to know what’s new in Minecraft patch 1.2, look no further than this short video.


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Blizzard Fires 600 Employees

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 1:36PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: Blizzard, Game Masters, Mike Morhaime, World of Warcraft

Adios, World of Warcraft Game Masters!

World of Warcraft is still the industry’s leading paid MMO, but the title has been steadily losing subscribers for the better part of two years. Though the holiday season treated WoW well (the MMO lost only 100,000 players), it’s clear that Blizzard needs to do some serious re-shuffling in order to keep the game profitable for the long term.

And re-shuffling is exactly what the company plans to do. Blizzard has just announced that it is laying off 600 employees, most of which work in customer support. According to the company, 90 percent of the layoffs are occurring in non-development departments of the company. 600 is no small sum—it represents a pretty large chunk of Blizzard-Activision’s total employee number of around 7,300.

Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime had this to say on the topic:

“In order to keep making epic game content while serving players effectively, we have to be smart about how we manage our resources. This means we sometimes have to make difficult decisions about how to best maintain the health of the company. We’re in the process of making some of those hard decisions now.”

In the face of these layoffs, there is still hope for aspiring developers. Blizzard is currently recruiting dev talent for some of its upcoming titles. And the layoffs don’t necessarily mean that Blizz is in financial trouble, just that World of Warcraft is no longer the money-printing machine it once was.

Do you still play WoW? Have you ever interacted with the game’s support staff?

[DMW]

Adios, World of Warcraft Game Masters!


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The Last Story Confirmed for North America

Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 5:51PM EST by Listed in: Wii Tags: fatal frame, Fire Emblem, mario tennis, nintendo direct, the last story, xenoblade chronicle

Deal with it, Brazil.

If you tuned in for Nintendo’s Nintendo Direct broadcast this morning, you were treated to yet another incredibly boring video with a few spread out game trailers. However, if you managed to stick through the thing until close to the end, you’re also aware of what we’re about to reveal here on the site: Mistwalker’s insanely popular RPG, The Last Story, is headed to North America.

The game, which was published by Nintendo in Europe and Japan, will be distributed by XSEED Games. There’s no official release date as of yet; all we know is that you can expect to see the game sometime in 2012. This is the second good bit of news for Nintendo fans, following the Xenoblade Chronicles release date announcement earlier today.

If you didn’t watch the Nintendo Direct broadcast, you can watch it below for information on Kid Icarus, Fire Emblem, Fatal Frame and – gasp! – Mario Tennis:

Are you amped to see more RPGs coming to the Wii in 2012? Also, how awkward is Reggie Fils-Aime?

[Game Informer]

Deal with it, Brazil.


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New Prototype 2 is Eerie and Sad...OK, Let's Go Kill Some Stuff

Posted Feb 20, 2012 at 12:43PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Activision, prototype 2, Radical Entertainment

As Prototype 2 builds towards launch, the developers are trying to give us more and more reasons to hate and ultimately hunt down and kill the hero we played in the first game. This new trailer makes a pretty good case for it. Have a look.


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Dev Diary for Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Posted Feb 7, 2012 at 9:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: alan wake, american nightmare, remedy, xbla

More From Dusk 'til Dawn, less Lost.


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Sony Hitting New Lows

Posted Feb 5, 2012 at 8:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3 Tags: sony sales projections, sony sales revenue

Sony facing big troubles financially...


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Sony believes in Vita sales

Posted Feb 5, 2012 at 8:47AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: ps vita sales estimates, Sony, vita sales, vita sales projections

While the Vita may be struggling Sony still believes in their handheld...everyone else, not so much.


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Move! Johann Sebastian Joust Interview

Posted Jan 26, 2012 at 9:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: die gute fabrik, johann sebastian joust, jsj, playstation move, ps move, Sony, The Game Factory

An interview with the 2012 IGF nominated creators of Johann Sebastian Joust, Die Gute Fabrik with one of the best games you will see all year for the PS Move.


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Rumor: Battlefield 3 Hackers Banning Innocent Players

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at 3:48PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, PunkBuster

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.

The beating heart of Battlefield 3 is its intense online multiplayer. And whenever you have online multiplayer in a game, you have to find a way to protect it from cheaters. On PC versions of the game, this function is performed by software known as Punkbuster.

Punkbuster is an automated program that analyzes every player on a particular server and looks for known cheats and other exploits. If it catches someone in the act, they are immediately banned from EA’s Battlelog service. According to Kotaku, some of these cheaters are unhappy with the way Punkbuster affects their game, and have elected to take their frustrations out on the regular BF3 populace.

It seems that somehow, these players have managed to compromise Punkbuster on certain servers, and are using the service to ban innocent players. The group claims to have dumped over 150 players to date, and the official BF3 forums are awash in complaints of unwarranted bans. Essentially, this small selection of players has chosen to protest Punkbuster by using it against non-cheating individuals.

Posting to a bots and exploits forum, one user had this to say about Punkbuster:

“We are bringing back the unerring of punkbuster back for a 3rd season. We have selected ggc-stream as the target since they have the most streaming bf3 servers and makes it very easy to add fake bans. In 2011 we hit them with a mass ban wave and now were are banning real players from battlelog while ggc-stream is totally unaware. We have framed 150+ bf3 players alone.”

This story is still developing, and there’s been no official word from either DICE or Punkbuster on what may be going on, so the news should be taken with a grain of salt. Look for future updates as information is made available.

What do you think of Punkbuster?

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.


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Skyrim Patch 1.4 Details

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at 4:30PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Bethesda, patch 1.4, skyrim

Bethesda releases full patch notes for their latest Skyrim update, now in the certification testing.

It seems like it’s been forever since the launch of Skyrim, but millions of gamers are still spending their free time slaying dragons and “accidentally” murdering their followers. And, as is customary with Bethesda games, Skyrim still has a fair few issues interfering with players’ ability to fully enjoy the game.

The company is more than aware of Skyrim’s issues and has been working non-stop to get them fixed –especially the ever-present PS3 bug that makes the game nearly unplayable for some users. I’ll skip the analysis and go straight to the patch notes. If you’re a Skyrim fan, you’ll want to read through these:

NEW FEATURES

Skyrim launcher support for Steam Workshop (PC)

BUG FIXES

General optimizations for memory and performance

Fixed occasional issue with armour and clothing not displaying properly when placed on mannequins in player’s house.(PS3)

Improved compiler optimisation settings (PC)

Long term play optimisations for memory and performance (PS3)

Memory optimisations related to scripting

Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI

Fixed crash in Haemar’s Shame if player had already completed “A Daedra’s Best Friend”

Fixed rare crash with loading saved games

Fixed issue with accented characters not displaying properly at the end of a line

Master Criminal achievement/trophy unlocks properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian

Fixed issue where dragon priest masks would not render correctly

Fixed issue where quests would incorrectly progress after reloading a save

Fixed issues with placing and removing books from bookshelves in the player’s home

Fixed issue where weapon racks and plaques would not work correctly in player’s house if player immediately visits their house before purchasing any furnishing.

Fixed issue where the player house in Windhelm would not clean up properly

Fixed crash related to giant attacks and absorb spells

Fixed issue with ash piles not cleaning up properly

Fixed occasional issue where overwriting an existing save would fail

Fixed memory crash with container menu

Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves

Fixed issue where traps in Shalidor’s Maze would not work properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions

Fixed issue where transforming back to human from werewolf would occasionally not fail

Bows and daggers will display properly when placed on weapon racks

QUEST FIXES

The Unusual Gem inside the Thalmor Embassy is now accessible after finishing “Diplomatic Immunity”

In “Breaching Security”, the quest token is no longer required to receive a fortune reading from Olava the Feeble

Fixed issue where Galmar would not complete Joining the Stormcloaks properly if “Season Unending” was an active quest

Fixed issue where starting “Season Unending” after finishing “Joining the Stormcloaks” would prevent “The Jagged Crown” from starting properly.

Fixed issue progressing through “Message to Whiterun” while “Season Unending” was still open would block progression for both quests.

In “Arniel’s Endeavor”, fixed issue where a quest journal would trigger multiple times

In “Forbidden Legend”, the amulet fragment can no longer disappear after player leaves a dungeon without taking it

Fixed rare issue in “Forbidden Legend” where killing Mikrul Gauldurson while sneaking would make his corpse unaccessible

In “The White Phial”, the phial can no longer disappear if player leaves dungeon without taking it

“The White Phial” will now start properly if player already has a briar heart in their inventory

Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing “A Night to Remember”

Fixed issue where leaving Riften during “A Chance Arrangement” would prevent quest from progressing

In “Darkness Returns”, a door in Twilight Sepulcher will properly open if the player leaves the dungeon for an extended period of time before completing the quest

In “Under New Management”, if the player leaves the Oculory for an extended period of time after placing the focusing crystal and returns, the quest will proceed correctly

“Onmund’s Request” will now start properly if player has already found Enthir’s staff before receiving this quest

Fixed instance where Tonilia would stop buying stolen items and also would not give Guild Leader Armor

“Repairing the Phial” will start properly if player already has unmelting snow or mammoth tusk in their inventory

Finding Pantea’s Flute before speaking with Pantea no longer prevents her quest from updating

In “The Coming of the Dawn”, fixed rare instance where a quest object would spawn incorrectly on the Katariah during Hail Sithis

Fixed rare issue in “The Mind of Madness” where player is unable to equip the Wabbajack

Fixed issue in “Pieces of the Past” where Mehrunes Dagon’s Razor will not trigger properly if player leaves the cell for extended period of time before activating it

“Blood’s Honor” will start properly if you visited and completed Driftshade and an extended period of time passes before starting the quest.

Fixed rare issue where “Dampened Spirits” would not start properly

Fixed issue where player would be unable to become Thane of Riften if they purchased a home first

Fixed issue where killing guards in Cidhna Mine woud block progression for “No One Escapes Cidhna Mine”

Fixed numerous issues with “Blood on the Ice” not triggering properly

In “Blood on the Ice”, Calixto can now be killed if player owns a house in Windhelm

In “The Cure for Madness”, killing Cicero then resurrecting him no longer impedes quest progress

Fixed rare issue in “To Kill an Empire” where an NPC would fail to die properly

Clearing Knifepoint Ridge before starting “Boethiah’s Champion” no longer prevents quest from starting.

That’s quite a few fixes for one patch – Bethesda hopes to have 1.4 submitted for certification early next week.

[Edge]

Bethesda releases full patch notes for their latest Skyrim update, now in the certification testing.


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UFC Undisputed 3 Video with Rampage

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at 9:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: THQ, UFC, ufc undisputed 3

Rampage talks about his own real life career mode.


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Binary Domain Delayed for One Week

Posted Jan 12, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: binary domain, Sega, yakuza studio

Our robotic overlords will not be taking over until late February.


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Scribblenauts Developer Dropping New iOS Game

Posted Jan 11, 2012 at 2:52PM EST by Listed in: iPad Tags: 5th cell, angry birds, robot unicorn attack, run roo run, scribblenauts

5th Cell is prepping a brand new platformer, set for release this Thursday.

5th Cell recently brought its Nintendo DS hit, Scribblenauts, to Apple’s iOS software. The game was a smashing success, and even managed to topple Angry Birds from the top software slot for a couple of weeks. With performance like that, it’s no wonder that the development company is targeting their newest game, Run Roo Run, directly at the iOS market.

As you can see, Run Roo Run operates in much the same way as Robot Unicorn attack - your character automatically runs across the screen, and you have to collect goodies and avoid hazards as you go. The one major difference is that in lieu of scrolling across an infinite screen, your auto-running will be limited to one screen length. 5th Cell dubs this setup “microplatforming.”

You can expect to find a whopping 420 levels on launch day, with increasingly complex and difficult problems. Plus, you’ll unlock “extreme” versions of every level as you go, giving you a total of 840 levels to play. 5th Cell has promised 10 new levels every week, free of charge.

Not too shabby for mobile gamers, eh? Watch for Run Roo Run on the iTunes Store tomorrow, January 12.

[1Up]

5th Cell is prepping a brand new platformer, set for release this Thursday.


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Hacked Live Customer Finds Her Account on Sale

Posted Jan 6, 2012 at 2:10PM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: microsoft hack, xbox live

One sharp-witted Xbox Live user tracked down her hacked account, and in the process revealed that the problem may be bigger than Microsoft is letting on.

The Xbox Live hacking scandal has been rolling through games media for the last few weeks, with Microsoft continually confirming that everything is under control, and users continually confirming the opposite. Today we have the latest bit of news from the debacle, one that indicates the problem being way outside of Microsoft’s ability to manage.

Here’s the breakdown: A gamer had her Live account compromised. The account was then used to purchase thousands of MP against her wishes, so she contacted Microsoft and let them know what was happening. Microsoft said the account would be suspended, but when she turned on her system it auto-logged into the account. Microsoft’s response? They said they were “unable” to lock the account. What?!

After a little bit of sleuthing through her friends list and messages, she discovered that her account had been sold to another user via an illicit website. This site currently has around 1,900 hacked Xbox Live accounts up for sale, with prices that start around $20. There’s still no information on how exactly accounts are being hacked, but the discovery does help show what happens after the hack has been completed:

Thief uses stolen account to buy Xbox Live Family Pack

Thief attaches new account to Xbox Live Family Pack

Thief transfers points from stolen account to new accounts

Thief sells new accounts at auction

Microsoft is continuing to deny that the issue lies in Xbox Live, and EA has naturally said the same thing about their security measures. However, it’s hard to believe that this many players would just suddenly fall victim to phishing attacks.

What do you think is going on with Xbox Live? Microsoft cover-up or user error?

[Edge]

One sharp-witted Xbox Live user tracked down her hacked account, and in the process revealed that the problem may be bigger than Microsoft is letting on.


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Modern Warfare 3 Has Spawn Problems

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at 5:13PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Infinity Ward, modern warfare 3, mw3

Gamer scores 144 kills and 4 deaths in one MW3 match, and in the process demonstrates one of the game’s biggest problems.

Look, it’s 2012. Spawn trapping – the act of locking an opposing team into one spawn area and mercilessly camping them – simply shouldn’t be possible in games anymore. Developers, by now, should know how to circumvent this problem. However, the issue seems to have slipped the mind of devs over at Infinity Ward, as evidenced by this video:

In the clip, one MW3 player, with the help of his team, manages to summon a M.O.A.B. in just 48 seconds by peeking over a wall into the enemy spawn and absolutely wrecking the other team as they respawn helplessly. It’s a cheap tactic from any point of view, but the real amazing thing is that it’s even possible in a game that supposed to be one of the best shooters ever made.

This problem is rampant in certain MW3 game modes, and the developers are going to need to find some way to repair it if they want to keep the community happy and engaged. The players in the video aren’t necessarily cheating, so the only recourse is to prevent the problem from happening in the first place.

What do you think should be done to stop matches like this from taking place?

[PR]

Gamer scores 144 kills and 4 deaths in one MW3 match, and in the process demonstrates one of the game’s biggest issues.


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Another New Hitman Game in the Works?

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at 12:11PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: e3, hitman absolution, hitman profession, Square Enix

A recent trademark filing indicates that Square Enix may have more than one new Hitman game up its sleeve.

Square Enix officially showed off its next entry in the Hitman saga, titled Hitman: Absolution, earlier this year at E3. Absolution is still in development, headed for a 2012 release, but it looks like it may not be the only Hitman game on the horizon.

Siliconera managed to dig up a recent trademark filing, entered on the 22nd of December, for the name Hitman: Profession. The trademark was filed by Square Enix Europe, and some media outlets believe this could be the title of an all-new Hitman game to follow Absolution.

The fact that Square Enix Europe filed the trademark casts a bit of doubt on another new game – the company could just be registering an alternate title for Absolution. Then again, it’s pretty late in the game to be filing trademarks on a game that’s been in the works for months, so perhaps it is indeed yet another Hitman game. We know that Square Enix Montreal is working on one, so maybe that’s what’s up.

There’s really not much information beyond the initial filing. Hell, it could be a movie title for all we know.

What do you think Hitman: Profession will be?

[Siliconera]

A recent trademark filing indicates that Square Enix may have more than one new Hitman game up its sleeve.


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Tropico 4 DLC The Plantador Available Now

Posted Dec 19, 2011 at 11:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: haemimont games, kalypso media, tropico 4

If managing a banana republic is your thing, you may have been enjoying playing Tropico 4. And now with this newest DLC you get to wear a sombrero, among other things.


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Skyrim Posts Huge Numbers

Posted Dec 16, 2011 at 4:48PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Bethesda, elder scrolls, modern warfare 3, skyrim, Steam, valve

Bethesda celebrates shipping over 10 million units of the expansive role-playing game, and setting a few records along the way.

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim is a pretty big deal. We knew that already, especially after watching it pass Modern Warfare 3 on the weekly UK sales charts and crash to the top of the pre-order list earlier this year. But it wasn’t really clear how big a deal the game is until today, when Bethesda confirmed that they have shipped over 10 million copies of their latest opus.

The parent company of Bethesda, ZeniMax Media, boasts that these numbers equal about $650 million in revenue. Sure, it’s not a billion in 16 days, but it’s certainly no small amount of cash. The game also broke records on Steam, with Valve’s Jason Holtman confirming that Skyrim is the fastest-selling game in the history of the digital distribution platform. It’s worth noting that ZeniMax’s revenue estimate assumes people will purchase every shipped copy of the game at full price.

Skyrim even managed to outstrip Modern Warfare 3 – by all other measures the largest entertainment product ever launched. Though Skyrim has been marred by bugs since release, most critics and gamers are giving it favorable reviews and the massive sales instill hope that developers may be more willing to work on huge, expansive projects.

The holiday season is still charging on, so it will be a few weeks before we find out where everyone landed. But look for Skyrim to have a sizeable impact on game sales this year – the one RPG in a sea of shooters. Here’s hoping this inspires more RPGs from other studios.

Did you pick up a copy of Skyrim already? Any complaints?

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Bethesda celebrates shipping over 10 million units of the expansive role-playing game, and setting a few records along the way.


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Next Xbox due 2013. Manager replaced

Posted Dec 16, 2011 at 9:00AM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: don coyner, emma williams, next gen xbox, xbox rumors

Reports backing up reports, this is as close to a confirmation as we've seen so far.


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Interview: VooFoo Studios John Kearney

Posted Nov 30, 2011 at 10:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: hustle kings, john kearney, john kearney interview, mantis engine, psn, pure chess, rebel play, voofoo studios

John Kearney is the co-founder and Art Director of VooFoo studios, the main man behind the Hustle Kings series and the upcoming Pure Chess. Harrison E sat down to have a game of wits with John.


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Need for Speed The Run: PS3 Only Bonuses revealed

Posted Nov 13, 2011 at 7:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PS3 Tags: bugatti veyron super sport, gumpert apollo s, hennessey venom gt, koenigsegg agera r, lamborghini countach qv5000, lexus lfa, Michael Bay, need for speed, need for speed the run, playstation racing game, porsche carrera gt, the run

Due for release on the 15th of November, PS3 owners will get access to seven exclusive supercars.


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Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand Trailer Live

Posted Nov 5, 2011 at 5:47PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: back to karkand, battlefield 3, DICE

DICE ups the destructive ante with this action-packed trailer for Battlefield 3’s first DLC pack.

Battlefield 3 has only been out for about a week, but DICE and EA are already pushing the game’s first downloadable content pack, Back to Karkand. The DLC contains four maps from Battlefield 2, updated and imported into the Frostbite 2 engine developed for BF3.

The DLC pack promises new weapons and new maps, but most of all it promises an increase in the destructive damage you see across the Battlefield world. Check it out here:

If you pre-ordered Battlefield 3 or managed to pick up a Limited Edition by dumb luck (like me!), the DLC is absolutely free of charge and you’ll get it automatically on release date. If you didn’t, you’ll have to ante up $14.99 or 1200 MS points for the privilege of playing on repurposed maps. The pack also offers new “persistence,” which though I’ve been playing BF3 all week I can’t quite figure out. I think it has something to do with your ribbons?

Anyway, $15 for four maps seems pretty steep – weren’t we just furious about a similar price point for five MW2 maps? I guess this is the new future of downloadable content.

Are you going to purchase Back to Karkand? It drops sometime in December.

DICE ups the destructive ante with this action-packed trailer for Battlefield 3’s first DLC pack.


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Minecraft takes the Grand Prize at GameCity 2011

Posted Nov 4, 2011 at 4:12PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: gamecity, minecraft, Pokemon, portal 2

The indie game managed to best big-name opponents like Portal 2 and Pokémon to take the top prize at one of the Europe’s biggest games festivals.

GameCity is a massive video game convention/party that took place in Nottingham, U.K. last week. The festival, which is more than a trade show, is focused on connecting gamers with developers and exploring the nooks and crannies of gaming culture. Each year they award one game a grand prize, and this year a bright-eyed newcomer managed to snatch the title away from some of the biggest brands in the business.

Face with competition from games like Portal 2, LIMBO and Pokémon Black/White, Minecraft took the show’s top award. One interesting element of how the game is chosen – GameCity puts a jury together of people that don’t usually play games, comprised of celebrities and academics that play each game over a certain period of time preceding the festival. This gives the grand prize award a special twist, since it’s mostly free of the influence of brand loyalties or media hype.

While it’s fun to see an independently developed game earning some recognition, it’s also not much of a surprise – Minecraft is already a critical darling and has been downloaded millions of times by gamers that developed an immediate passion for its free-roaming content. The game is technically still in development, but look for plenty of other awards to come its way as soon as the retail version goes live.

Would you say that Minecraft is better than Portal 2? Better than Pokémon? Sound off in the comments.

Via GamePro

The indie game managed to best big-name opponents like Portal 2 and Pokémon to take the top prize at one of the Europe’s biggest games festivals.


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Drake’s Deception the Biggest Launch in SCE UK History

Posted Oct 29, 2011 at 3:47PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Naughty Dog, SCE, uncharted 3

Sony invests a massive amount of money into marketing Uncharted 3, which is likely the most anticipated PS3 exclusive since the release of the console.

Uncharted 3 has been receiving rave reviews (except, of course, for the one) and looks poised to make a dramatic impact on the holiday season. Launching this Tuesday, Drake’s Deception is one of the hottest titles of the year – especially for Sony Computer Entertainment. With so few games staying exclusively on one console or the other, Sony isn’t about to take a chance on Uncharted by failing to support it with a lavish media campaign.

In an interview with MCV, senior product manager Ian Vinten confirmed that Uncharted is the biggest launch in the history of the company, at least, from their perspective:

“Uncharted 3 is the cornerstone of the PlayStation 3 marketing activity this peak. We are heavily supporting the game as it highlights the kind of rich experiences that are only available on PlayStation. This will be the biggest launch in SCE UK’s history, both in terms of ambition, numbers and spend and will be supported by a marketing budget of around £5 million.”

Admittedly, I’m no expert when it comes to numbers. But £5 million, though it may be the biggest launch budget in Sony history, doesn’t really sound like that much money. Then again, Halo 3 only had about $6.5 million US, so Uncharted looks pretty big by comparison. Either way, Sony is definitely putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to launching Uncharted 3 with as much support as they can muster.

Do you think this large budget is going to give Uncharted 3 the push it needs, or are the people that were going to buy it going to do so regardless of the ad campaign?

Via Industry Gamers

Sony invests a massive amount of money into marketing Uncharted 3, which is likely the most anticipated PS3 exclusive since the release of the console.


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Interview with Matti Larsson on style and indie games

Posted Oct 27, 2011 at 3:10PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Nintendo DS, iPhone Tags: dsiware, matti larsen, valet parking 1989, zordix

From the creators of the retro styled Valet Parking 1989, QJ.net talks to the creators about their new game, 1950's Lawn Mower Kids and their hopes for the future.


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Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nations Coming to Android/iOS

Posted Oct 25, 2011 at 3:21PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: Gameloft, modern combat 3, modern warfare 3

Gameloft drops a brand new FPS title to your phone or tablet, bearing a pretty familiar moniker and dancing with Activision’s legal devils.

If you’re following game news (and you’re reading this, so I assume you are), you’re probably familiar with a little title abbreviated as MW3. Activision’s latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise is going to be a sales juggernaut and there’s not much anyone can do to stop it. Gameloft seems to have another idea: capitalize on the hype with a similar looking and sounding game. The title, Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nations, is a fully realized FPS aimed at your Android or iOS device later on this week.

The game features a wide array of multiplayer maps, customizable weapons and more than a few perks that will be familiar to the Modern Warfare crowd, such as Sleight of Hand for quicker reloads and scoping. Modern Combat 3 is set for an October 27th release, though it’s important to remember that Gameloft titles usually drop for iOS devices a few days before they hit the Android market. Either way, you’ll be able to play it eventually.

Modern Combat 3 boasts full online play with stats tracking and leaderboards. The game supports matches of up to 12 players and plays out a lot like Call of Duty, with death match and capture games making up the bulk of the experience. If you’re looking for a console-like shooter on your Android device or your thing that starts with a lowercase “i,” this may be the game for you.

What’s really amazing to me is how Gameloft has managed to thrive without being obliterated by lawsuits. I guess as long as they dance around the copyright effectively, they don’t have much to worry about. It’s not like EA or Activision owns the FPS genre, and most shooters are pretty generic nowadays.

Do you think phones and tablets can provide a satisfying FPS experience? There are some that claim consoles can’t even do it right, I shudder to think of how they feel about the iPad. Even high action Wii games are shrugged off as sloppy.

Via DroidGamers

Gameloft drops a brand new FPS title to your phone or tablet, bearing a pretty familiar moniker and dancing with Activision’s legal devils.


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One More Battlefield 3 Trailer

Posted Oct 21, 2011 at 5:03PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, demo, trailer

You’re not sick of Battlefield 3 stuff yet, are you? If not, check out the game’s official launch trailer.

Speaking as a gamer that’s excited about Battlefield 3, I have to say that I’m getting pretty sick of the pre-launch hype. The last few weeks, we’ve been inundated with videos, commercials, trailers, demos, reviews, betas and all sorts of other nonsense, and it feels like we’ve been playing the game for months. But, since I’m a fan, I figured I could watch one more trailer.

And so can you:

I’m glad I took the time to watch this new one, because it managed to get me all excited again. That, and the fact that they’re calling it the “launch” trailer, which assume that means this will be the final trailer before Tuesday’s release. Hopefully this is the end of the hype for now. I’m sure we’ll see some media buys and television coverage, but for the most part the pre-release onslaught seems to be coming to a close. The EA/DICE media team has really outdone themselves.

I’m not sure what’s going on in this game, but it looks like someone may have finally made a war-themed FPS with an interesting single-player story. I never finished the main campaign from Modern Warfare 2 or Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but perhaps BF3 will turn out to be something different. Maybe it won’t turn out to be another multiplayer-only title for folks like me that can’t enjoy a game without a decent story.

Whatever the case, Battlefield 3 will be here on Tuesday, October 24th. Are your pre-orders in? Are you ready to jump in on what is surely going to be a server-melting launch day?

I am!

You’re not sick of Battlefield 3 stuff yet, are you? If not, check out the game’s official launch trailer.


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Watch: Binary Domain Consequences Walkthrough Trailer

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 5:30PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: ai, binary domain, consequence systems, deus ex, Sega

If you are looking for some robot destroying action take a look at Binary Domain.


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Tropico 4 dated for Xbox 360

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 3:22AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: kalypso media, tropico 4

Kalypso Media has pinned down the released date of Tropico 4 for Microsoft's console.


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Army Corps Of Hell is like Pikmin gone mad

Posted Oct 6, 2011 at 9:25PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PS Vita Tags: army corps of hell, Square Enix

Square Enix has revealed some new details about their first PlayStation Vita game, Army Corps Of Hell.


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Rage Gage and Modern Gaming Tech

Posted Oct 6, 2011 at 1:30PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: gaming inventions, indie gaming, ragegauge

Have you ever been so angry that it made you want to invent something? Meet the RageGage.


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