Robert Bowling has confirmed there’s a major update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the works. The update will focus on getting rid of “laggy” games and the stat loss. “Lots of #MW3 updates planned this week. We’ll be addressing “laggy” games, stat loss prevention, & more. Pushing for pre-Holiday release!”

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Major Modern Warfare 3 Update In The Works

Square Enix’s widely-acclaimed FINAL FANTASY V role-playing game is now available for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the PSP system via the PlayStation Network for $9.99. “Originally released in Japan in 1992, FINAL FANTASY V would not be published in North America until 1999 as part of the FINAL FANTASY ANTHOLOGY on the PlayStation. Now the hugely popular and critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY V returns, allowing players to indulge in a true gaming classic at home and on the move.” Source:Press Release

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FINAL FANTASY V is Now Available on the PSN

Loyal minions! Thought I’d contribute a bit more to this quality website than my weekly effort of our award winning podcast. Get off my rump and type another page-turner of an article for you to read and then tell all your friends about. Something Mr. Andy Rooney would be proud of. Articles usually take me about 10 minutes to write, this one has taken me over a week. Let’s begin! Variety. People have been known to say that it’s the spice of life. Variety is a good thing in many aspects. It can make you grow, life and smile…which is fantastic in itself. People, and even the community you live in – loyal reader -, is made up entirely of variety. Different kinds of people, doing different kinds of things – all of whom are trying to live their lives the way they seem fit. And then there’s the other end of the spectrum: Repetition. Repetition can make people’s lives possible and bearable. And that’s where the comparisons end, although in itself, it’s boring and drab. It’s a black and white photograph of the underside of a bridge, and placed on a wall in a dentist’s office. Repetition is having the same meal over and over again, because you’re too afraid to try anything else. It serves no point and has no drive, no ambition, and no fortitude. Repetition is actually Variety’s arch nemesis. The two are not even close. It’s not the same sport, it’s not even the same league. The team has picked up, relocated and moved away to another country. Get my drift? Pertaining to video games though? Variety isn’t always the best policy. Variety is hardly recognized – except for when a development company receives the coveted, and highly sought after, game of the year award. The GOTY doesn’t always go to the most deserving development company, but the development company that shows it has the insight to be different. To be courageous enough to step across that blurred line of reality and gaming and say,” This is ours. This is out best effort. This is what we have created and would like to share with the world.” Who would’ve thought a game about a renegade outlaw, gun-wielding, horse riding, cowboy – would’ve won the prestigious GOTY award? And it did. I, of course, am talking about “Red Dead Redemption”. The developer, Rockstar Games, is known for making a line in the sand and double-dog daring you, as a gamer, to blindly step over it. With recent releases like L.A. Noire and newly announced GTA5. Using far beyond tech like face motion capture and implementing a riveting music process that goes along with everything they touch. One would agree that every step Rockstar has taken has only furthered game technology. They won it last year in 2010. How about a game that looks like a movie? A game that features a brash man with sweet tooth for treasures and rare artifacts? A man that runs towards gunfire and welcomes a fist fight with a gritty smile? Nathan Drake is the name and Uncharted is the game. Developer Naughty Dog is no stranger to the GOTY award, winning it for Uncharted 2 back in 2009. Naughty Dog, being a small Santa Monica based company, employs the gamers’ imagination not to take hold and grow roots when any gamer picks up and plays any of the Uncharted series. And they make the main character not only dear to any PS3 gamers heart – but relatable. A hero you can relate to? A game with a riveting story and even more impressive gameplay? An exclusive only to the PlayStation console? Naughty Dog sets their own rules and outshines in their latest effort, Uncharted 3 – which is one of the GOTY nominees. Everybody loves a dark horse. Everybody loves the underdog. Everyone roots for the not so lucky guy to get the girl and get that happy ending and go riding off into the sunset. This year, there’s: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Now believe me when I tell you. My friends list always seems to be full, a minimum of at least 20 people online at any one time. And over half of those fine folks are playing Skyrim. And not for 20 minutes or an hour. We’re talking for a non stop session of 12-16 hours. Any game that can wrap you up and say “have a seat” should be worthy of contention, and, personally, Skyrim is my pick for the dark horse for the 2011 GOTY award ceremonies this year. I’ve seen gameplay, I’ve seen peoples’ lives consumed. I’ve seen their rabid love of this game develop into its own thing. Something unexplainable, something so fevered and yet so revered at same time. To even try and badmouth this game – makes my legs shake with fear. People are in love with this game and the game loves them back with fascinating gameplay and jaw dropping visuals. Bethesda, the development company behind this title, knew exactly what they were doing when they unleashed this game to the hordes. They, as well, are in contention for this years 2011 GOTY award. The other three games on the 2011 GOTY nominee list, whereas, are not blockbuster material. They, indeed, have their own cult following and each of their own respected developer company’s sat up and refused to not go quietly into the night. They wanted to make a game for all to enjoy. For all to talk about, for all to try and come to their own conclusions. I want to take this moment to congratulate all the developers for their effort and their hard work for crossing that line in the sand and making this the new standard in video games. Thank you for all your sacrifice and hard work to give the entertainment that we know and had come to love. Thank you for not being cookie cutter and churning out another piece of garbage that’ll be in Gamestop’s bargain bin in a month and when we see it – it’ll instantly make us regret buying it new for $60. Thank you, most of all, for the one thing all video games need these days…variety.

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2011 GOTY VGA Awards – My Two Cents

Robert Bowling has announced that Infinity Ward has cracked down on those who have chosen to cheat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As a result over 1,600 players have been banned and Bowling encouraged gamers to continue to report cheaters. “Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not be tolerated.

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More Than 1600 Modern Warfare 3 Cheaters Have Been Banned

All the nominees for the 2011 VGA’s have been announced along with a interesting piece of info in regards to Zelda being the first franchise to be inducted into the hall of fame. Guess Link has paid his dues. You can even bet your points on the VGA game of the year ! Now on with the nominees. Studio of the Year Bethesda Game Studios Naughty Dog Rocksteady Studios Valve Best Xbox 360 Game Batman: Arkham City Forza Motorsport 4 Gears of War 3 Portal 2 Best PS3 Game inFamous 2 Killzone 3 LittleBigPlanet 2 Uncharted 3 Best Wii Game Epic Mickey Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Lost in Shadow The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Best PC Game Battlefield 3 Minecraft The Witcher 2 Portal 2 Best Handheld/Mobile Game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Infinity Blade Super Mario 3D Land Jetpack Joyride Best Shooter Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 RAGE Best Action Adventure Game Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Batman: Arkham City The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Best RPG Dark Souls Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dragon Age II The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Best Multiplayer Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 Portal 2 Best Individual Sports Game Fight Night Champion Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Top Spin 4 Virtua Tennis 4 Best Team Sports Game FIFA Soccer 12 NBA 2K12 NHL 12 MLB ’11: The Show Best Driving Game DiRT 3 Driver: San Francisco Forza Motorsport 4 Need for Speed: The Run Best Fighting Game The King of Fighters XIII Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Mortal Kombat WWE All Stars Best Motion Game Child of Eden Dance Central 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword The Gunstringer Best Independent Game Bastion Minecraft Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP The Binding of Isaac Best Adapted Video Game Back to the Future: The Game Batman: Arkham City Captain America: Super Soldier LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Best Original Game Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2 Best Graphics Batman: Arkham City L.A. Noire RAGE Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Best Performance By a Human Male J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2 Mark Hamill as the Joker – Batman: Arkham City Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2 Best Downloadable Game Bastion Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Stacking Trenched Best DLC Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues Mass Effect 2 – Arrival Mortal Kombat – Freddy Krueger Portal 2 – Peer Review GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer Batman: Arkham City – Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer Dark Souls – Ignite ’11 Debut Trailer Dead Island – GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Purity First Infomercial The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – In-Game Debut Trailoer Hitman: Absolution – E3 2011 Trailer Prey 2 – E3 2011 Trailer Tomb Raider – E3 2011 Trailer Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – E3 2011 Trailer Best Song In A Game “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion “Exile Vilify” by The National – Portal 2 “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine – Dragon Age II “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion Best Original Score Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2 Most Anticipated Game BioShock: Infinite Diablo III Halo 4 Mass Effect 3 The Last Guardian Game of the Year Batman: Arkham City The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Personally Im not happy with the line up in a few of the category’s but what are we gonna do. Below is the official press release NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Spike TV today announced the creation of its first ever Video Game Hall of Fame Award. This annual honor will recognize the most memorable and innovative video game franchises in history. The inaugural recipient, “The Legend of Zelda,(TM)” is one of the most influential and beloved gaming franchises of all time. The legendary series will take its rightful place as the first entry into the Video Game Hall of Fame, with a special tribute at the 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) – the network’s ninth annual live televised event to celebrate the best in games. Telecasting from Los Angeles, CA and featuring some of the most notable names in video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more, the two-hour event honoring the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year will premiere LIVE on Spike TV, MTV 2 and Spike.com on Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. “The ‘VGAs’ always celebrate the best games of the year and previews the future with world premieres,” said Casey Patterson executive producer of the “VGAs” and executive vice president of event production for Viacom Media Networks Entertainment Group. “Now our Video Game Hall of Fame will recognize the game franchises throughout history that have brought the industry to where it is today.” “It is only natural to start with ‘Zelda,’” said Geoff Keighley, executive in charge, publisher relations, Spike. “‘The Legend of Zelda’ is a franchise that inspired many of us to see the potential of games when it debuted 25 years ago, one that has successfully transitioned from one game console generation to the next and has continually shown the narrative and artistic potential of the medium.” “All of us at Nintendo are truly honored to have ‘The Legend of Zelda’ as the first inductee into Spike’s Video Game Hall of Fame,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “As we mark the 25th anniversary of the ‘Zelda’ series, we look forward to the December 10th ‘VGA’ event as a very special way to celebrate with fans and SPIKE viewers around the globe.” The 2011 “Video Game Awards” will feature world premieres of the most anticipated games of 2012 and beyond. In addition to the previously announced exclusives debuts of BioWare’s next project, the next “Alan Wake” game and “Metal Gear Solid: Rising,” this year’s viewers will get the first look at footage from “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots,” “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron” and Most Anticipated Game nominee, “BioShock Infinite.” Additional exclusives will be announced in the coming weeks. For additional information about other “VGA” world exclusives and announcements, fans can log onto VGA.spike.com and get updates via Twitter @SPIKE_TV as well as the hashtag #VGA. Leading the way with 12 nominations is “Portal 2″ by Valve. Rocksteady Studios’ second adventure featuring the Dark Knight, “Batman: Arkham City” garnered 10 nominations, while the third chapter in the Nathan Drake adventure, “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception” by Naughty Dog and independent game “Bastion” rounded out the top most nominated games with 9 and 5 nods each, respectively. Nominees for Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of some of the most well-respected video game journalists from media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Game Informer Magazine, Kotaku, Joystiq, GameSpot, IGN and WIRED. Below are several of the nominees and categories for Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards.” For a full list, please go to VGA.spike.com. GAME OF THE YEAR”Batman: Arkham City” (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)”The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)”The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” (Nintendo)”Portal 2″ (Valve)”Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception” (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog) STUDIO OF THE YEARBethesda Game StudiosNaughty DogRocksteady StudiosValve BEST SHOOTER”Battlefield 3″ (Electronic Arts / DICE)”Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3″ (Activision / Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games)”Gears of War 3″ (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)”Rage” (Bethesda Softworks / Id Software) BEST INDEPENDENT GAME”Bastion” (Supergiant Games)”Minecraft” (Mojang)”Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP” (Capybara Games)”The Binding of Isaac” (Edmund McMillen) For the first time, Viacom Media Networks will broaden the reach and impact of the 2011 “VGAs” by simultaneously airing the show LIVE on both Spike TV and MTV2, as well as on Spike.com. Internationally, the “VGAs” will air in over 100 countries and territories around the world. In addition, the show will include unique interactive opportunities only available to viewers during the initial live broadcast. Further details will be announced in the weeks to come. Mark Burnett, Casey Patterson and Carol Donovan will serve as executive producers of Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards.” The presenting sponsors for the 2011 “Video Game Awards” are the all-new Chevy Sonic, Dr Pepper TEN and KFC Hot Wings. Energizer® Ultimate Lithium is the associate sponsor, with AXE and Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol serving as digital sponsors.

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2011 VGA Nominees Announced

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has made $775 million globally, which is a new five-day entertainment record. Call of Duty: Black Ops made $650 million in 2010 and Modern Warfare 2 generated $550 million two years ago. More records were broken as Modern Warfare 3 became the best selling video

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Modern Warfare 3 Sales Reached $775 Million Globally

The PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 17th, from 8 AM until 10 PM Pacific time . You won’t be able to access the PlayStation network during the scheduled 10 hours maintenance, but if you sign in before down time then you might still have a chance to save your Thursday night online gaming session. Sony will be using this time to introduce the new game sharing restrictions , which will limit your purchased content from the PlayStation Store to two PS3 systems or two PSPs. Fore more information on the new Sharing restrictions, refer to Eddie’s post .

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To no surprised Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has broken the first week sales record. Modern Warfare 3 sold more than 12 million units, making it the biggest launch in the video game industry. The Xbox 360 version made up for over 7 million units, which is the most a game has done on

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Treyarch’s Game Design Director, David Vonderhaar, tweeted about mistakes that were in Black Ops. Vonderhaar said he “f*cked up” with the Second Chance perk in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The Second Chance was a tier 3 perk which allowed players to go into Last Stand with a pistol on the ground for 10 seconds

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Halfway point has been reached and thus the retail releases start to pile up along with some digital stocking stuffers of Christmas past and present (sorry, nothing from Christmas future yet. Will get back to you on that one ASAP) that want to fight it out for our end of the year gaming budget. The new Assassin’s Creed brings us a nice bonus thanks to the huge amount of space available on Bluray discs: the original Assassin’s Creed is included, absolutely free! Dead Space 2 gave us a port of the excellent Wii entry of the franchise (Dead Space Extraction) and Bioshock Infinite will give us a free copy of the first Bioshock (which is great since I didn’t get the DLC challenge rooms last time and now I can finally get 100% of all trophies). What did you pre-order? How much are you willing to spend this week? Full list of releases after the break: PS3 RETAIL RELEASES You Can Buy Assassin’s Creed Revelations Right Here! You Can Buy Saints Row: The Third Right Here! Or maybe you want to ride with the Platinum Edition? You Can Buy Need for Speed: The Run Right Here! You Can Buy Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Right Here! You Can Buy Rayman Origins Righ Here! You Can Buy Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legend Right Here! You Can Buy uDraw Gametablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist Right Here! You Can Buy uDraw Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat Right Here! You Can Buy Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest Right Here! You Can Buy Eyepet 2: Eyepet and Friends Right Here! You Can Buy Carnival Island Right Here! PSN RELEASES You can Buy Red Dead Redemption Right Here! And You Can Add Undead Nightmare As Well! You Can Buy Hasbro Family Night 3 Right Here! PSOne Classics minis

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Releases for the Week (November 14th-20th)