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Assassin’s Creed III breaks Ubisoft’s preorder records

By: Eddie Makuch Assassin’s Creed III ships next week with lofty expectations, but it is already breaking records. Ubisoft announced today that the new stealth-action game is the company’s most preordered game in its history, surpassing previous record holder Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. What may have contributed to the uptick in reservations is that Assassin’s Creed III will be available on four platforms (Xbox 360, PlayStation … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed III breaks Ubisoft’s preorder records

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Dishonored DLC Announced For December

By: Spencer Pressly   (@torchwood4sp) Bethesda announced that Dishonored will be supported with three add-on DLC packs and the first will be coming in December. The Dunwall City Trials DLC will release on all platforms simultaneously and cost $4.99 or 400 MS points. There will be 10 challenge maps and test players skills in combat, stealth and mobility. These trials will have the player fighting waves of … Continue reading Dishonored DLC Announced For December

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Disney working on ‘Toy Box’ console game

By: Eddie Makuch Disney appears to be pouring its efforts back into console gaming. A new console game with “extensive mobile and online applications” is in development at the company, Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants told The New York Times. This project is currently codenamed “Toy Box.” Its gameplay involves various Disney and Pixar characters interacting with each other. No further details were shared. Disney … Continue reading Disney working on ‘Toy Box’ console game

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Bioshock Infinite Beast Of America Trailer Arrives

By: Spencer Pressly   (@torchwood4sp) After the E3 2011 demo of Bioshock Infinite fans waited patiently and after an underwhelming VGA trailer, the Beast of America trailer is here. The trailer shows off all footage from the final game that is still coming out 2/26/2013 in North America. After months of not hearing anything about the game, important developers leaving Irrational, and getting delayed from its … Continue reading Bioshock Infinite Beast Of America Trailer Arrives

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Friendship, Romance and Happiness: Growing Up During Gaming’s Social Revolution

By: Adam Ma   (@34thGingerbread) One of the first memories I have of meeting my wife was in a castle. My companions had just cleared the first floor of it’s undead inhabitants and we were moving up its maze-like corridors, old musty bookshelves and dreary decor when we realized that our party wasn’t quite as strong as it should be. We needed an extra sword hand, … Continue reading Friendship, Romance and Happiness: Growing Up During Gaming’s Social Revolution

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Microsoft ‘retiring’ Xbox Facebook, Twitter apps

By: Eddie Makuch Microsoft’s removal of the Facebook and Twitter applications on Xbox Live recently was no mistake. The company confirmed to IGN that the apps will be “retired” with the mandatory Xbox 360 dashboard update that is currently rolling out. It was rumored that Microsoft removed the apps to encourage gamers to use Internet Explorer through their consoles. The company did not deny this, … Continue reading Microsoft ‘retiring’ Xbox Facebook, Twitter apps

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BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Narrows Aracade Release Date To November

By: Spencer Pressly (@torchwood4sp) BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma will not only be the latest installment in the BlazBlue series, but a major change in many ways. Instead of introducing a few balance changes and adding a character this new title will have new characters, character designs, moves, and much more! Famitsu recently released the games opening movie and reveled the release date is now November for … Continue reading BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Narrows Aracade Release Date To November

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Metro: Last Light ditches multiplayer

By: Eddie Makuch Metro: Last Light will not ship with a competitive multiplayer component, as had been originally planned, developer 4A Games explained on its website. A representative from the company revealed that multiplayer for Metro: Last Light never much of a focus for the studio anyway. “We never dedicated too many resources to the MP component beyond prototyping; it never entered full production,” reads … Continue reading Metro: Last Light ditches multiplayer

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Halo 4 pirates facing permanent XBL bans?

By: Eddie Makuch Gamers caught playing a pirated version of 343 Industries’ new shooter Halo 4 potentially face a permanent ban from Xbox Live. That’s according to one Reddit writer, who posted an email from Microsoft informing the user that “illegitimate prerelease title play” has yielded a permanent Xbox Live account suspension. A Microsoft representative was not immediately available for comment. Writing on the official … Continue reading Halo 4 pirates facing permanent XBL bans?

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Ubisoft teases ‘big’ Splinter Cell announcement

By: Eddie Makuch Ubisoft is gearing up to make a “big” Splinter Cell-related announcement. The official Facebook page for Splinter Cell was updated today with a stylized piece of art depicting a portion of what appears to be series protagonist Sam Fisher’s face, and a message beckoning the community to “like” the image to reveal more. No further information is available. In June, it was … Continue reading Ubisoft teases ‘big’ Splinter Cell announcement

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