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IGN’s ‘VS’ Pits MW3 Against Battlefield 3

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:29:40 +0000

This year’s two biggest military shooters, both released within the last 30 days, are, of course, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. IGN has pitted the two in a head-to-head competition by putting the players (read: IGN’s readers) in charge of the outcome across three categories: graphics, multiplayer, and campaign. Given the sales numbers and the fanboyism behind one of the titles, the outcome is rather surprising. Just look at the total votes for each title at the end. I got a chuckle out of it.

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Schofield Angry With Fans Who Has Early Copy Of Modern Warfare 3, No Stats Reset

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:34:44 +0000

Glen Schofield has shared his anger on Twitter with people getting their hands early on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Fans of the popular FPS shooter have been wondering if Activision would reset the multiplayer stats when the game officially launches on November 8 since some players claimed to have reach level 3rd Prestige.

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Modern Warfare 3 Becomes Most Shipped Video Game In History

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:34:40 +0000

According to Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has the largest day-one shipments for any video game in history. “The record number of pre-orders from Modern Warfare 3 drove the largest day-one shipments in our history, and in the industry’s history.” It is expected for Modern Warfare 3 to have

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – New Modes & Match Customization Behind the Scenes Video

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:41:11 +0000

Here is the all-new behind the scenes multiplayer video for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games bring you a preview of Kill Confirmed and Team Defender, two of the all-new multiplayer modes in Modern Warfare 3. Learn how MW3 takes multiplayer customization to a whole new level: Private matches have been significantly enhanced to allow players to create new, fully customizable game modes and share those newly created game modes with friends and the community. Only one week left fellow fanboys!!

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New Dragon’s Dogma Pawn’s Trailer and screens

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:16:05 +0000

Capcom has released a new Dragon’s Dogma trailer along with some new screens FOR US TO CHECK OUT. Take a look at the screens after the video, all of which can be found after the break: Here’s what Capcom had to say about the new trailer When the countryside is filled with dragons, griffons, hydras and who knows what else, you don’t want to go it alone. Enter the Pawns, a gaggle of customizable, recruitable semi-humans who follow you throughout the adventure. They help fight creatures, gather loot and over time learn new tactics based on their experience. Our new trailer explains more Source: Capcom

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Redemption Single Player Trailer

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:40:42 +0000

Here is a new single player, cinematic trailer, for what I’m betting will be the number one selling game of the year, and possibly of all time. Love it or hate it, COD: Modern Warfare 3 is going to be fun. It will be released on 11/8/11.

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Modern Warfare 3 Teaser Trailers Released

Sat, 14 May 2011 03:54:06 +0000

Earlier today, Activision had released these teaser trailers for the upcoming Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare 3. Both trailers show off a couple theaters; New York City and London. No gameplay or anything is shown, but you can find tons of leaked information about the game (some factual, others not), which is all over the internet by now. UPDATE A Germany teaser has been released as well. Check that, as well as any other possible future teasers, after the jump.

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Rumor: Activision Looking to Buy Take Two (Grand Theft Auto Publisher)

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:05:09 +0000

According to MCVUK , industry giant Activision is rumored to eyeing up Take Two Studios to purchase in the very near future. Thats right, the owners of Rockstar Games. These rumors are circulating even at the highest level of industry professionals bringing a pinch of credability with it. We all know that Activision is not above buying the largest games in the industry (COD, WOW, etc) and spurn out yearly versions of said games. We also know they will not hesitate to kill off games that underperform such as Guitar Hero as of late. So how do you feel about GTA, Red Dead and L.A. Noire going to Activision? *image courtesy of colony of gamers

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Activision Cancels Guitar (and DJ) Hero… And I AM Sad

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:14:17 +0000

Yesterday was a sad, sad day for music game fans as Activision has confirmed that after several layoffs hit some of their studios… Guitar Hero and DJ Hero are no more . Smaller than usual revenues for their last two music games (that would be DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock) pushed Activision to shut down that division of their business so they can focus in what gives them the most profit: more Call of Duty, the next episode of Starcract 2 and giving us a special glow in the dark mount for World of Warcraft every three months. I LOVE Guitar Hero, ever since the first one was released on the PS2. I took an immediate liking to DJ Hero after trying out a demo unit at a Toys R Us a couple of months after it was released. I own two PS2 wired guitars along with GH 1-3 and Rocks the 80′s, own a full band kit from World Tour along with Guitar Hero 5, GH Metallica, Van Halen, Smash Hits and Aerosmith and I’ve got all the tracks from Band Hero as imported content (thanks sis!) on an SD card. All of these are for the Wii (yep, you CAN own more than one console. Go figure!) in case you were wondering. I’ll miss the franchise since I mostly play drums and the drumming in Rock Band is too much of a stretch for me since the floor tom will magically change into a ride cymbal, then into a crash cymbal and then into a cowbell. Sure, adding the “Pro” kit for Rock Band 3 would take it closer to a proper drum kit experience but that’s an add-on that wasn’t fully supported before. I DO own Rock Band 2 and Lego Rock Band but mainly because I got each for $10 and for that price I can survive some weird drumming here and there. I hope that Activision realizes that music games should be a “once every two years” deal and not a “hey, we’ll launch six in eight months!” Eureka moment. I liked the way that Warriors of Rock’s career mode was handled and the soundtrack in DJ Hero 2 is worth the price of admission by itself. Guess I’ll have to make do with the DLC they’ll release for the rest of Q1 and Q2 before they pull the plug. Should have seen this coming after Harmonix got sold a couple of months ago…

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Sony Needs Babysitting Service

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:43:07 +0000

Quick, what was the biggest game launch this year? What was the biggest game launch ever, all time, all platforms? What PS3 game released this year with tons of bugs, lower resolution than the 360 version, bad frame rate issues (also not on the 360 version), and all-around ugliness? The answer to all these questions is “Call of Duty: Black Ops”. The fact is, Call of Duty: Black Ops runs much better on the 360 than on the PS3. On the 360 the game had some matchmaking and spawn issues that are being ironed out. The PS3 version, well, we’ve gone over that before, but I’ll do a quick recap. First, it is just plain lacking some features that are in the 360 version. Like dual PSN logins and boot-to-multiplayer. Second, it runs at a lower resolution than the 360 version. Third, the bazillions of bugs including frame rate issues and the bad matchmaking and spawns. This really really makes the PS3 look bad. The biggest game launch ever , and the PS3 version is crap compared to the competition. We know that the PS3 is capable of so much more. Just look at God of War or Uncharted 2 or Killzone 2. Heck, even MW2 runs better than Black Ops. Since Call of Duty is my number one game, I even considered buying a 360 just to play Black Ops. (I came back to my senses… eventually. But I did consider it.) Sony needs to work alongside developers like Activision for big titles that’ll be in the public eye. Sony can’t afford to have their system look so bad beside the competition, especially when it doesn’t have to. Sony needs to send developers to Activision and make sure that the next big title works just as well (or better) on the PS3 as on the 360. Frankly, it’s too late for Black Ops. That ship has sailed and there’s no fixing the fundamental problems. But Sony can make sure that the next title runs well, and they should do it. Sony needs to remove the egg from its face.

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