Battlefield 3 beta goes live!

Battlefield 3 beta went live today and is available for all major platforms.  The map Operation Metro will be available to try and play on for consoles and PC.  Also PC users trying the beta will be able to join Caspian Border the epic 64 player map featuring jets and helicopters that looked so awesome in those mind boggling trailers we have seen.  The maps are locked for some reason and require a password that can be found on the game forums.  Not sure of the reason for this but good luck hunting!  It's worth it!

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Rage Enters Jackal Canyon

Hey all you made people, you raging for more Rage gameplay? Well launching October 4th, Rage shows off a new area of the game "Jackal Canyon" hoping to satisfy your blood lust until then.

We get to see some of the car combat, the explosions look stunning. Gun play with sniping, bandits charging at you, everything is stylish, even some light puzzle solving. Check out the video people to satisfy your Rage.

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Ride With Elegance in the Air

Kalypso Media revealed another character profile for the upcoming Airline Tycoon 2. This time it is superstar with style Natalie Childman. Now taking on the world of air travel, Natalie is very kind, would never think of sabotage or illegal means to get ahead on the competition.  Her airline is always sold out and she has many fans who adore her.

Airline: Kolibri Travel

Motto: Everyone should be able to fly!

Natalie  is  an  'It  Girl'  with  ambitions. Following  the success of her  'All about Valentine' collection, she now wants  to conquer the world as an Airline Tycoon. Despite  her  lack  of  knowledge,  she's making  her  start  with  unwavering optimism.  Since  she  is  a  good  person through and  through, she would never use  illegal  methods  against  her competitors.  Her  machines  are configured in Natalie's own very unique design,  because  her  fans  should ultimately  receive  something  "Natalie"
for  their  money.  She  had  also  once heard  something  or  other  about maintenance,  but  that's  what  she  has her  advisors  for. Whether  it's  curiosity or because they're already fans anyway, Natalie  never  has  problems  finding employees  or  marketing  her  flights. Particularly  in  marketing,  she  has outstanding  connections  to  all  the important  people...  practically  child's play.

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Frozen Synapse Gets Humble

Guess who is getting humble? It's Frozen Synapse, a simultanious turn-based strategy game. Anyone can pay what they want for Frozen Synapse and say were that money goes, either to charity or developers.

For the first time in a Humble Bundle, anyone who pays more than the average $4.37 (at the time of this posting) will get the complete Humble Bundle. The games it comes with are Frozen Synapse, Trine, Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds: Survivor, preorder for Splot, and the canceled Jack Claw.

All games are cross-platform, this means they work on Linux, Mac and Windows. These games also contain no DRM, for those concerned about that sort of thing. Head on over to humble bundle and pick up some games for a good cause.

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Foo Fighters Heads To Blizzcon 2011

Blizzard fans who will be attending Blizzcon this year, like last year will be featuring a high profile band. Foo Fighters will be performing at the 2011 Blizzcon festival.

Opening the concert will be none other than Blizzard's own band "The Artist Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain". This year they will be featuring songs from all of Blizzards games, not just Warcraft.

If you didn't get a ticket or just cant afford to travel to Anaheim, California, Blizzard offers a streaming pay per view for $39.99 and comes with the Blizzcon World of Warcraft pet. We know you just want the pet!

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L.A. Noire Investigates PC November 8th

PC gamers who love a good mystery will be happy to know that Rockstar is launching L.A. Noire: Complete Edition on November 8th. The complete edition will come with all the already released DLC cases. The cases that were mentioned: “Nicholson Electroplating” Arson case, “Reefer Madness” Vice case, “The Consul’s Car” Traffic case, “The Naked City” Vice case and “A Slip of the Tongue” Traffic case.

With most PC game releases, L.A. Noire: Complete Edition will feature improved resolution, graphic details, keyboard and controller remapping and for those who have it Nvidia 3D Vision support.

Of course max details comes with a cost, the recommended specs quite beefy:

• Operating System: Windows 7 / Windows Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Service Pack 3 / OnLive for PC or Mac;
• Processor: Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz / AMD Dual Core 2.4Ghz to Quad Core 3.2Ghz;
• RAM: 2GB to 8GB;
• Hard drive space: 16GB;
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB / Radeon HD 3000 512MB to Radeon HD 6850 1024MB;
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9 Compatible;
• DVD Drive.

L.A. Noire: Complete Edition will be on out PC, Onlive and Steam platforms for $49.99.

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Defend that Dungeon With The Monk

New class trailer for the game Dungeon Defenders featuring the Monk has been released. The monk can use his aura abilities to heal or buff allies and attack enemies, making him more of a support class. Using a spear the monk can dish out damage from melee, while attacking from range with his magic, making him an all around class. Check out the trailer below to see the Monk in action. Dungeon Defenders will be out on October 19th for Xbox Arcade and PC, with Playstation Network at a later date.

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Adds Star Power

Bethesda revealed today that Elder Scroll V: Skyrim has cast award winning actors. The cast that Bethesda announced include:

• Christopher Plummer (“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”, “The Insider”)
• Max Von Sydow (“The Exorcist,” “Minority Report”)
• Joan Allen (“The Contender,” “The Bourne Ultimatum”)

Skyrim will also have other high profile actors doing voices for the game, Bethesda also took the opportunity to reveal some:

• Michael Hogan (“Battlestar Galactica”)
• Vladimir Kulich (“The 13th Warrior,” “Smoking Aces”
• Claudia Christian (“Babylon 5”)
• Diane Louise Salinger (“Carnivale”)
• Renee Victor (“Weeds”)
• George Coe (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”)

Together the complete cast combined has over 70 different voice actors with over 60,000 lines of spoken dialogue. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be launching on November 11th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms.

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Dominion's a League of Legend!

Riot Games launched a new game mode for League of Legends today.  This new mode will be called Dominion, it will be a capture-and-hold style of play for the hit multiplayer online battle arena.  Summoners will battle it out for control of five key points on the new map "The Crystal Scar".  The new mode is said to be an accelerated style of pvp for the game and victory is always in question as late game comebacks are always a possibility.

Here's a list of all the new features available with League of Legends: Dominion and check out the spotlight video below!

·         Capture-and-hold gameplay: Summoners battle it out for control of five unique strategic targets, capturing points from the opposing team and defending them against enemy intrusion.
·         An all-new map: The action in League of Legends: Dominion takes place in the Crystal Scar, a highly contested, war-torn mining village featuring stunning new art crafted specifically for the new map.
·         Fast-paced action: League of Legends: Dominion is an accelerated version of classic League of Legends gameplay – matches last around 20 minutes, so gamers can enjoy a rapid-fire alternative to the more strategic, measured pace of Summoner’s Rift.
·         Non-stop combat: From beginning to end, players will enjoy unrelenting skirmishes as they vie for control over the map – in League of Legends: Dominion, Summoners can expect an onslaught of one-on-one and small team fights.
·         Down-to-the-wire victories: Matches of League of Legends: Dominion are competitive until the very end – late-game comebacks are possible and the outcome is always in question.
·         Completely free: Like classic League of Legends, Dominion is completely free-to-play for new and veteran Summoners alike.  Players will be able to use all their existing masteries, runes, champions and skins on Dominion.

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Guild Wars 2 Blue Ribbon Winner

Guild Wars 2 was named "Best of Show" at Eurogamer Expo 2011.  It beat out nine other titles including Battlefield 3 and Super Mario 3D for the coveted prize.  The Eurogamer's Best of Show Award was chosen the Eurogamer.net editorial staff.  Eurogamer is Europe's leading independent gaming media specialist, making the award quite a accomplishment.  All of the ten nominees where playable at the expo for the thirty thousand attendees over four days at the Earls Court.  Guild War 2 won for its incredible depth and intelligent new mmo design.

Here's a list of all the nominees.

Guild Wars 2 (NCsoft/ArenaNet)

At a Distance (Terry Cavanagh)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros./Rocksteady)
Battlefield 3 (EA/DICE)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision/Infinity Ward)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve/Hidden Path)
Dark Souls (Namco Bandai/From Software)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Sony/Naughty Dog)

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches December 20th

A surprise announcement by Bioware, the developers of Star Wars: The Old Republic, has finally been dated. The story driven MMORPG will be rolling out December 20th or earlier if you pre-ordered and are in the head start. Subscription details were also given out by Bioware.

Monthly fees will set you back $14.99, but by buying additional blocks of time makes the rate cheaper, 3 months time is $41.97, while 6 months comes in at $77.94, pretty standard MMO fee's in the industry.

“This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game. We appreciate the patience from the millions of fans who have been waiting for the game’s release.”

Fans dying to play Star Wars: The Old Republic are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, after years of waiting. The announcement comes a day after one of the biggest PC games of the season, Diablo III got pushed back to 2012.


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Go North With The Power Of Three

A new fellowship, formed in the north, formed to defeat the evil armies of Agandar. EA today released a new trailer for Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Apparently this fellowship is stronger than everything south of it.

Showing off lots fighting against forces of evil and of course lots of spiders. Gameplay consists of lots of hacking and slashing with two other allies, making up the fellowship for Lord of the Rings: War in the North. To be released on November 1st for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms, check out the trailer released by EA below.

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Quick Bit: Jay Z Battlefield 3 Teaser

Quick teaser released today by EA for Battlefield 3. Featuring Jay Z's 99 Problems with Battlefield 3 clips of gameplay. Since it's a teaser, it is only about 22 seconds long, with a promise of the full trailer on September 26th. We catch a few glimpses of new scenes, so it's worth a look, check it below.

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Diablo III Delayed to 2012

Blizzard's next big game Diablo III to nobodies surprise has been delayed to early 2012. While this is both a good and bad thing, I am sure fans are disappointed, as it means more waiting.

"However, this week we pulled together people from all of the teams involved with the game to decide whether we felt it would be ready before the end of December, and we grudgingly came to the conclusion that it would not. Ultimately, we feel that to deliver an awesome Diablo sequel that lives up to our expectations and yours as well, we should take a little more time and add further polish to a few different elements of the game."

The Diablo III team felt that the game was not up to the quality, after some discussion, they grudgingly came to the conclusion that they needed more time.

It is not all dark clouds, the post goes on to reveal that since the game was delayed into 2012, they will be inviting more testers for the Diablo III beta. So make sure you are opted in with your battle.net account.

For those that need a dungeon crawler fix, I highly recommend Torchlight II when it releases later this year or Torchlight I which is already available.

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Minecraft 1.9 Leaks Out

Just like the release of Minecraft Beta 1.8, which was released early. On twitter Jens Bergensten, one of the developers of Minecraftt tweeted that the prelease of 1.9 has been leaked. Apparently very early pre-release, it adds in 2 more mobs and focusing on the Nether areas of Minecraft. Some people have noted that since it's a pre-release all the 1.9 features have not yet been finished or added. You can grab the prerelease file for Mincecraft Beta 1.9 here

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Woof! Sims 3 Pets Demo off the leash!

EA released a demo for Sims 3 Pets today letting you get a hands on experience with the custom pet creator option in the upcoming expansion pack.  The expansion will feature a expansive customization system with more then a hundred breeds of dogs, cats, and even horses to choose from.  From there you will be able to adjust color, hair length, snout size, and lots of other features.  It also use the new layer system for the Sims 3 game allowing you to adjust the colors even further, so you can really create your real life pets or one from your childhood.  Of course you will be able to determine the pets abilities making them mischievous, adventurous, intelligent or just down right troublesome.  Players will also be able to save there unique pets made from the demo and bring them into the full expansion.

EA is also encouraging people to share there pets on the official Sims 3 Pets Facebook page found at www.facebook.com/thesims3. 


The demo can be found here www.thesims3.com/createapet.  


Incase you haven't seen the trailer check it out below!

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Take To The Skies With Torro Aero

Another one of the playable characters in Airline Tycoon 2 was profiled today. Tina Cortez owner of Torro Aero "Business is like a bullfight!" knows what she wants and how to get it. As one of the four characters, Tina's playstyle is more conservative, you must use her penny-pinching and ruthless management skills to be successful. Airline Tycoon 2 is set to launch on October 11th.

Airline-Name: Torro Aero

Motto: Business is like a bullfight!

The tough Spaniard, Tina Cortez, knows exactly what  she wants  and  how  she's going  to  get  it.  After  betting  on  the wrong  horse  in  the  risky  real  estate market,  she  now  wants  to  completely
take  off  again  in  the  airline  business. She  holds  understanding  and  even compassion  in  check;  ultimately,  it's about business. Behind Tina's perfectly styled appearance and her ever-present
smart  phone,  hides  a  calculating businesswoman,  who  does  not  shy away  from  playing  hardball.  And  not just  with  her  competitors:  even employees  and  machines  are  not
handled  particularly  delicately.  The salaries of her employees are squeezed as much as possible and  the minimum maintenance  for  her  machines  is  also good  enough.  Only  budget  airlines
think  like  that.  And with  the  dumping prices,  the  competition  starts  to  look very  old  very  fast.  If  the  employees happen  to  get  too  unhappy,  then  it's better to part with them. Always on the
telephone, Tina is also always on top of things  and  knows  exactly  what  needs to be done.

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Diablo III Beta Start

Blizzard's next game Diablo III has started up its beta testing for people who signed up for it. Earlier today, waves of invites were sent out to lucky individuals who were selected to play Diablo III's beta.

For us unlucky chumps, put away the booze, Blizzard said they will be giving out beta codes in various giveaways and promotions for Diablo III. Any information we can get on the promotions and giveaways, we will be sure to let you know.

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Enter The Battlefield September 29th

Looks like we were a bit wrong on the date for beta. Just announced, Battlefield 3 will be heading into open beta on September 29th.

Everyone who wants to try out the game will be able to suit up and head into battle. The single map available will be Operation Metro rush map, which takes places in the streets of Paris and an underground subway.

Players who are Battlefield Veterans will unlock the M1911 Pistol and special Battlefield 3 badges. You must be a registered member of the EA Gun Club to unlock these bonuses.

For purchasers of Medal of Honor they will get a 48-hour early access to the Battlefield 3 beta on September 27th, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.



This is the same map used for Battlefield 3 alpha (seen above) and probably not the best showcase for the game. Expect huge resistance in the subway with narrow tunnels, giving the defenders an easy advantage, as the attacking side is funneled through these narrow paths, often ending the game at this choke point.

PC players will login via the Battlelog website and launch the game from there. Battlelog is not only a stat tracking website, but the entire portal to the game itself, everything is done through Battelog.

You can read up more on the beta on the official beta site.

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Batman Arkham City PC Slips To November

Looks like Batman: Arkham City will be a late to the party. Rocksteady Games will be delaying the PC version until November. No specific date was given, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, they will launch as scheduled on October 18th. While no real compensation, 4 new PC pics were released, check out the other 3 below.

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