Grand Theft Auto V Multiplayer Details Rockstar Games co-founder and the co-writer of Grand Theft Auto V, Dan Houser
has revealed that Grand Theft Auto V will let players use the same
'crews' they establish and build in Max Payne 3's multiplayer, thanks to
Social Club integration.
This likely means everything that comes with being part of a crew in Max Payne 3 will carry over into GTA V. You and your crew members' ongoing vendettas are constantly tracked, so if someone your crew is targeting pops up in a game you're notified so you can plan to exact your revenge and scoop up extra XP as a result. You can read more about Max Payne's crews and how they might impact Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer in IGN's exclusive interview with Dan Houser. The announcement trailer for Grand Theft Auto V was released at the end of last year. No news regarding an official release date has yet been made. Source
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Minecraft for Xbox 360 has a release date
The release date for the 360 version of indie-game Minecraft has been revealed. You'll be punching trees and fighting skeletons on May 9. While the gameplay of Minecraft will be very similar to the PC version, the most trumpeted innovation of the 360 Minecraft is in the documentation. Basically, there is some. The devs say they've worked hard to include a comprehensive tutorial as well as synthesizing the volumes of information about the game from the web to the console. According to Microsoft: "The Xbox LIVE Arcade version of the game features an innovative new crafting interface, natural controller movements, a full Tutorial mode to teach the basics and for the first time in “Minecraft,” split-screen multiplayer as well as over Xbox LIVE" I can't wait to give it a try on May 9.
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Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Details
Rockstar's Dan Houser has revealed some interesting details about the multiplayer for Max Payne 3, including tons of details of MP3's multiplayer clans (called "crews"). Even if you don't want to play Max Payne 3, pay attention: Houser says the Crew ideas will cross-over into Grand Theft Auto 5, as will the crews themselves! In an interview with IGN, Houser says the idea of Max Payne 3's multiplayer is to bridge the storytelling and characters of single-player with the fun of multiplayer, and create a game where gamers are not just faceless members of an army, but real characters. "We are firm believers in the potential of third-person multiplayer and the attachment it can create to character, stories and worlds. This is at the heart of what we're doing with crews, and we think it opens up limitless new possibilities for the future. It's right at the heart of our goal to bring greater weight and context to multiplayer games while still staying true to what competitive multiplayer does so well."
Toward that end, Houser says Rockstar is making Max Payne 3's multiplayer welcoming to newer players. "With Max Payne 3 we absolutely wanted to make a more competitive experience that lives up to the requirements of a pure shooter – with as much as possible customizable, persistent and trackable, but also to make it easy for people to jump in and feel comfortable quickly so that the environment is fun for the less competitive as well as for serious players. Jumping into online matches and making friends isn't easy – often if you're not already playing with friends the entire process can be fairly intimidating, especially in competitive matches." Friends (and like-minded strangers) will be organized into crews groups of players who band together to play the game. There are more advantages than just hanging out with your pals to joining a crew. "Performing tasks with crew members – like avenging a fallen Crew member or killing rival ones during a Feud – will earn you XP bonuses. As a casual player of multiplayer, it will be easy to quickly reap at least some of the benefits of being in a crew. In addition, there are no member caps on public crews, so thousands of players across the world can join the same crew. Alternatively, Private Crews provide an exclusive group experience for players that want to take it to the next level. For a lot more info on Max Payne 3's multiplayer, check out the "Source" link.
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Skyrim Interactive Map Need help finding a certain person, dragon or even an easter egg in Skyrim? Sure you do, the world is HUGE and I'm sure you are having trouble finding everything on your own. If so, click on the link below to use the Skyrim Interactive Map...
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Peter Molyneux Leaves Lionhead, Microsoft
It's the end of an era: Video game visionary and all around awesome guy Peter Molyneux announced today that he is leaving his role as the head of development house Lionhead Studio, and also walking away from his role as creative director of Microsoft Studios Europe. “It is with mixed emotions that I made the decision to leave Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, the company that I co-founded in 1997, at the conclusion of development of Fable: The Journey,” Molyneux said in a statement. “I remain extremely passionate and proud of the people, products and experiences that we created from Black & White to Fable to our pioneering work with Milo and Kate for the Kinect platform. However, I felt the time was right to pursue a new independent venture. I’d like to thank the team at Lionhead, as well as our partners at Microsoft Studios for their support, dedication and incredible work over the years.” Molyneux is leaving to form a company with Lionhead’s former chief technical officer Tim Rance. Be on the lookout for 22 Cans. We don't know what Molyneux will be up to at his new company, but we'll keep you appraised as it develops. Source
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New Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trailer |
Batman: Arkham City- $9.99
Best Buy Stores [Store Locator] have Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360 or PS3) for $29.99 - $20 off Coupon which may be found in Best Buy Gamer Magazine at checkout = $9.99.
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Halo 4 Gameplay Video
G4 has recently had a lot of coverage on Halo 4 and made their own gameplay video. Check it out in the link below.... Click here to see the video and from there you can read their Halo 4 interview as well |
Fable Heroes information  Said screenshots also show a distinctly board-game-esque game board, which makes us think that Fable Heroes may be a Mario Party-ish Source
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Official Xbox 360 Wireless Controller- $30
Well, to be honest, there really isn't much news in the world of video games that's worth talking about right now. So for the lack of news, I'll just post this deal I came across. Amazon is offering the official Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for only $29.99 |
Killer Instinct Reboot, Maybe?
If it isn't Killer Instinct then I don't know what it could be. Fans have been asking for it for so many years and year after year there is no mention of a Killer Instinct reboot, but maybe now with the success of the Mortal Kombat reboot they decided to finally go with it. Crossing Fingers |
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Sim City 5 in 2013??
A new Sim City is in the works at Maxis, reports German magazine Gamestar (via Shack News). The game's being developed with a view toward release next year, says the mag, and will be revealed next week at GDC. EA's Erik Reynolds hinted at a similar possibility earlier this month, teasing an “EA Maxis GDC announcement, huge event” over Twitter (via CVG). Development on the new Sim City, according to Gamestar, is headed by Maxis' Kip Katsarelis. The game's at around 30% completion, says the magazine, far too early to display graphics to the public – but concept artwork (above) offers an idea of the game's target look. Employing a new Glassbox rendering engine, the game will supposedly offer more organic player control of elements such as road placement and camera movement, with Maxis aiming to deliver a level of detail that'll hold up at 1:1 zoom just as well as in Sim City's more traditional macro-perspective. Of course, all of these details are “apparently” this and “allegedly” that until EA and Maxis make their big reveal at GDC's Game Changers event next week... |
Assassin's Creed 3 details leaked?? Remember when Ubisoft hinted that it would be revealing Assassin's Creed III details "soon?" Turns out the internet isn't giving it a chance. A tipster from Best Buy sent Kotaku an image that shows off what appears to be the game's new protagonist, standing in front of a Revolutionary War-era American flag hinting that earlier reports of a late 1700s setting were, indeed, accurate. It also looks like the report was on the nose when it comes to the protagonist. Take a look.
The character looks dressed in Native American garb, if his boots are any indication. He's carrying a tomahawk shaped like the Assassin's Creed A, which also appears on his belt. On his back there's a bow and quiver of arrows, and in his left hand is a revolver, showing that ranged weapons will likely play a bigger role in this game than they did in the past few. On his hip there is what appears to be a sword, and and it looks like he still has a hidden blade, though we can't be too sure.He might have two for all we know - it's hard to tell with all of that snow. And hey! There's snow. This means the game will likely take place in the northern part of North America during the Revolutionary War. This
is still a rumor, but considering how well it lines up with earlier
reports we'd be shocked if it wasn't true. Hopefully we'll find out in
the near future, since we can't wait to find out more information.
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Scrapped 2007 Call of Duty game  Before Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was even released a third-person game in the series was in development, until it was cancelled for good. New details have been released about a 'scrapped' Call of Duty game that was being designed during 2007, almost five months before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the game that many believe begun the titanic rise of the Call of Duty series, up to where it is today. However, via Vox Games, Creative Director Jason VandenBerghe has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare wasn't the only title designed during 2007. Call of Duty: Devil's Brigade was intended to be a third-person shooter set in Italy, during World War II. Created by a small team of developers known - ironically - as Underground Development, the game was set to feature exploration, powerful squad mechanics, and a story based upon the super-athletic killers known as the 'Devil's Brigade'. The idea no doubt branched from the real life Devil's Brigade, known to be some of the hardiest and capable soldiers ever to have existed, whom infiltrated German trenches and wiped out hundreds of soldiers, Underground Development clearly had a similar goal in mind for the game. However, it was never meant to be. The initial idea for the game seemed almost fool-proof; a team of brilliant designers, the financial backing from the behemoth Activision, and the support of original Call of Duty creators Infinity Ward. It was a match made in heaven for everybody involved in the process, however, just before the game was ready to enter it's final stages of completion, Activision announced it's merger with infamous World of Warcraft creators Blizzard Entertainment, and this caused troubles for Underground Development, who were ready to display their game to Activision, Lead Designer of the game Kyle Brink explains:
It would appear that during the merger with Blizzard, Activision considered Modern Warfare to be a more worthwhile bet than that of Devil's Brigade, and in doing so closed down the funding for the game. Shortly after the project was cut, Designer James Schomer gathered the team together and announced that it was very likely it wouldn't last much longer - sure enough, Underground Development disbanded shortly thereafter, with many of the big names who worked on the project going their seperate ways. The project was never mentioned again by Activision - after all, it has rode the tidal wave of success granted by Infinity Ward and Treyarch ever since. Who knows what could have been for Devil's Brigade? It may very well have been the end of the Call of Duty series, or indeed it could've been just as successful as Modern Warfare was. VandenBerghe sums up his time with Devil's Brigade, and the reason he believes it didn't take off, in a single paragraph, and it is perhaps the best explanation we'll ever get of the game that was never meant to be.
Visit Vox Games
to read all the details and interviews regarding the cancelled title,
and check out some early screenshots of what could have been below.
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MW3 Content Collection #1 Drops on March 20
Taken from IGN..... Let's say you're a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
fan that didn't score a subscription to Elite Premium, thus affording
you a year's worth of downloadable content. No worries, however, as Activision
has your back. The publisher announced today that the first bundles of
Premium content will be packaged together and sold through Xbox LIVE as
the Content Collection #1. The pack will include the four Elite Premium
maps Liberation, Piazza, Overwatch, and Black Box as well as new Special
Ops Missions Black Ice and Negotiator.
 Black Box Content Collection #1 will drop on Xbox LIVE on March 20, while Black Box, Negotiator, and Black Ice will be launching as Elite Content Drops 4-6 for Premium subscribers on March 13. No pricing info was revealed for Content Collection #1, nor were dates for the content on PC and PS3.
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Blizzard says goodbye to 600 of its employees
Approximately 600 employees of Blizzard have been fired by the company. Blizzard says it anticipates approximately 90% of the affected employees will come from departments not related to game development. The World of Warcraft development team will not be impacted. Blizzard's release schedule won't be affected either. "Steve, I thought Blizzard was making a crap-ton of money. What gives?" you may be asking. Well, the video game business is a little more complicated than that. Here's how Blizz explains the firings: "Constant evaluation of teams and processes is necessary for the long-term health of any business. Over the last several years, we've grown our organization tremendously and made large investments in our infrastructure in order to better serve our global community. However, as Blizzard and the industry have evolved we've also had to make some difficult decisions in order to address the changing needs of our company," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "Knowing that, it still does not make letting go of some of our team members any easier. We're grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the people impacted by today's announcement, we're proud of the contributions they made here at Blizzard, and we wish them well as they move forward."
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Mass Effect 3 Deals G4TV has provided some great deals on Mass Effect 3 and you should check them out if you are planning on picking it up. Check out below.....
CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com
scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video
games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap
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Amazon has 
Best Buy offers a $10 gift card with Mass Effect 3 pre-orders to Gamer Club members or a $20 gift card to Unlocked members. 
GameStop throws in an extra $25 credit on PSP, DS, 3DS trade-ins toward a PS Vita.
Target discounts the Xbox 360 4GB console to $179.99 and includes a $25 gift card.
Toys R Us includes a $25 gift card with the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect Bundle
and discounts 1 year of Xbox Live to $39.99 and the Kinect Sensor to
$99.99.Nexuiz demo now available to download. 
If your a fan of old school Quake or Unreal then its probably a safe bet that you'll enjoy this demo. I haven't personally had a chance yet to try it out, but from reading online it seems like a pretty fun experience. As far as reviews go I've seen scores as high as 8/10 so that pretty good for an Xbox Live Arcade game. The only negative I have seen so far is its hard to find a room (which is excusable, since its a demo) and lag can be an issue, but I've only read that from a couple of people. What online game doesn't experience some lag though. Speaking of online, this demo has it. So its free and you can play online with your friends before deciding to spend 800msp ($10). |
Could LIMBO be going mobile soon? Playdead's black and white platformer Limbo may be climbing onto new platforms. A new job listing at the Danish developer (via Shacknews) indicates that the studio is "investigating" new platforms, including iOS, Windows 8, Android, browsers, and "others" for potential future ports. "We have already released a game on X360, PS3, Windows, OSX, and OnLive and we are continuously investigating other possible platforms," reads the job listing. "We are currently investigating [the] following new platforms: iOS, Win8, Android, NACL, and other platforms could become relevant as well." Limbo was not specifically called out in the job listing, but the shadowy 2010 platformer is the only title the studio has shipped. That game debuted on Xbox Live and subsequently arrived on Mac, Windows PC, the PlayStation Network, and the streaming service OnLive. In its job listing, the studio also noted that it is "working on our next title, following the release of Limbo."
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Doom 4 NOT canceled. Concept art included 4chan has never been a trusted source, but this time it seems like it
has revealed correct details. According to 4chan user, Id Software much
awaited and highly anticipated game Doom 4 has been canned.
Source: 4Chan (They have removed the page). Update: Game Informer News Editior Jim Reilly has just confirmed on his personal Twitter account that Doom 4 is not canceled. Jim Reilly tweeted: "Bethesda says Doom 4 is not canceled". Whether the screenshots are of Doom 4, it is not yet confirmed.
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The
user has revealed some screenshots claiming that its of Doom 4. We have
the screenshots below for you, have a look at it, and let us know what
you guys think about it in the comment section below.
HBO Go coming to Xbox 360 on April 1st
 HBO has slowly been bringing HBO Go to a multitude of connected platforms, from Roku boxes to some Samsung connected TVs, and now we finally know when it'll come to the Xbox 360.
Tonight at an HBO event in San Francisco, company Co-President, Eric
Kessler, gave us the good news that Microsoft's console will be getting
the streaming service on April 1st. It'll make its debut alongside the
premiere of season two of Game of Thrones, so you'll finally be able to jump straight from the hills of Tamriel to the fields of Winterfell with the greatest of ease. |
UFC Undisputed 3 fans, get your FREE Overeem DLC code For those of you that have UFC Undisputed 3, but missed out on your chance to get the Overeem DLC code that was being offered via the official Facebook page for the game, well your in luck. I just so happen to have an extra code for both Xbox 360 and PS3. I'm going to post this right here to the public and here is no special method in getting it. Its really first come first serve, but PLEASE, only take the code if you really need it. Don't take it and try to sell it on Ebay for $1. Let someone who really wants it have it. Xbox 360 WRTC6-CYQXD-HXQMF-2K6GR-VHJDZ PS3 5GMN-GJNM-P5L9 Like I said, first come first serve, so good luck |
Lionhead Studios set to announce another "big" surprise at GDC  We haven't heard much from Peter Molyneux or Lionhead Studios since the Kinect game Fable: The Journey made its debut appearance at E3 last year. That all may be changing soon, with a countdown clock on the studio's official website ticking off the hours until GDC week starts next Monday. Text above the clock indicates that we're looking at a re-launch of the website -- "It's time for a fresh look and feel for our website," the page reads -- but there's also the suggestion that some "surprises" might be coming. The only possible hint is a sewn-on button graphic situated just above the countdown clock. What do you think? Just a site re-launch or do we have some substantive news incoming? Source: Lionhead Studios
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New Limited Edition 4gb Kinect Family Bundle
Today we are announcing the Xbox 360 Special Edition 4GB Kinect Family Bundle. This limited edition bundle includes a glossy white Xbox 360 4GB console, glossy white Kinect sensor, white Xbox 360 wireless controller and a copy of two of the most popular Kinect tiles: Kinect Sports and Kinect Adventures as well as a three month subscription to Xbox LIVE Gold and will be available while supplies last for US $ 299.99.
Both the controller and the white Bundle begin shipping today to retailers in the US & around the world starting today, and will be available in Europe and Brazil in the next few months.
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2 Months of Xbox Live Gold for $2 Good news for those that currently don't have a Gold account and can't or don't want to pay the $60 price tag. Right now if you turn on your Xbox and check out the Dashboard there is an advertisement for 2 months of Xbox Live for $2. I personally took this offer, because I was in need of a renewal and was actually looking online for the cheapest option while I turned my Xbox on and saw the news. Don't miss this great deal and purchase it today. Things to keep in mind though... 1: This automatically starts auto-renewal at $9.99 after the 2 months are up. |
A little more info on the next MOH game
More details about EA's other modern military first-person shooter have appeared online.
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Boondock Saints game? How can it go wrong?
Fans of 1999's cult violence and crime movie Boondock Saints are in luck: A video game adaptation of the film is coming out. The game is in development at smaller developer Critical Mass Interactive and the cast from the Boondock Saints films will be hosting a panel at SXSW next month. I spoke to Critical Mass president and CEO Matt Scibilia about they game, and while he says the company is keeping things a bit mysterious for the time being, he did give me a few details of what we can expect. According to Scibilia, Boondock Saints: The Game will be a "full-on co-op shooter," and is being developed for the PC and Xbox 360, with the ability to go to PS3. While the game is in too early of a stage to know for sure, Scibilia would like it to come out as a full retail release, although it might come out in episodic downloadable form. |
