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Black Ops Annihilation DLC Goes Live on PS3
The third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops has gone live on the PlayStation 3's PSN. The map pack titled annihilation features four new multiplayer arenas and a new jungle themed Zombies mode called Shangri-La. Treyarch has initiated a Double XP event for the release of the map pack and will be running all weekend long. You can check out our review of the latest content for the popular ...read more
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Mishaps at Microsoft, Word censor is down, swearing gamertags allowed
Been annoyed at having to have a gamertag that isn't offensive or abuse? Well today is your lucky day! Somehow Microsoft has had it's profanity filter disabled and for a limited time (until they fix it) you may have any uncensored gamertag that you want. All you have to do is change your gamertag to whatever you want. However, Microsoft has not changed their ToS so you should be aware that you ...read more
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Rare’s Henson: Kinect 2 “is already here”
The first wave of Kinect compatible Xbox games did a decent job of showcasing Microsoft’s unique hardware, but according to a couple of Rare execs, the surface of Kinect’s potential has barely been scratched. Rare studio head Scott Henson implied that much of Kinect’s power has been so far left untapped when he claimed that “Kinect 2 is already here” at last week’s Develop ...read more
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New Mobs Coming to Minecraft 1.8
Notch has been working on the upcoming update for Minecraft 1.8 and today the developer revealed a little information about a new mob creature that he has been working on for the game. How exactly these new terrifying characters are going to work is still undisclosed, but at first glance it appears that one of them is collecting blocks. Over on Google + where Notch revealed the new mob to fans of ...read more
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DICE: Battlefield 3 frame rate issue blown “out of proportion”
The issue of Battlefield 3′s frame rate and resolution is a storm in a teacup, according to DICE boss Karl Magnus Troedsson.“Console gamers shouldn’t worry about this, this topic is discussed out of proportions,” Troedsson told GamingExaminer of the news that the console version of Battlefield 3 will run at 30 fps at a resolution of 720. “For those tech-savvy enough to have looked ...read more
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Microsoft Announces New Bluetooth Headset and Media Remote For Xbox 360
Today, Microsoft has announced that a new Bluetooth Headset and Media Remote for Xbox 360 are on the way. The Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth is compatible with Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones and PCs, in addition to being able to connect to Xbox 360 through the console’s standard radio frequencies. The device has a sleek appearance that evokes the Xbox 360 console design, ...read more
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Battlefield 3 console multiplayer maps will be more compact
The bad news (or good, depending on your point of view) for console gamers is that the scaling down of Battlefield 3 on PS3 and Xbox 360 includes smaller multiplayer maps to better fit the restricted 24 player head-count compared to PC's 64 player space. The skies remain unrestricted, however, as players in planes are free to fly around full maps without the out of bounds zones. Also ...read more
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Microsoft giving away 1 million Microsoft points
Microsoft is offering 400 free Microsoft Points to the first 2500 people who actually make a purchase from the Games for Windows Marketplace between now and the beginning of August. Microsoft's latest and greatest step in its ongoing effort to save PC gaming was the recent folding of Games for Windows into Xbox.com and to celebrate that bold maneuver, the company is holding a "One Million ...read more
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Microsoft issues apology over ‘insensitive’ Amy Winehouse tweet
Microsoft’s UK Xbox 360 PR team were forced to issue an apology on Monday following an ill timed twitter message. The company’s @tweetxbox360 twitter handle tweeted “remember Amy Winehouse by downloading the ground-breaking ‘Back to Black’ over at zune,” earlier on Monday. The tweet generated widespread anger and disbelief that Microsoft would use the death of 27 year-old Winehouse ...read more
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Microsoft sued over its motion-sensing tech
Ever since its launch last year, it’s been a relatively smooth ride for Microsoft’s Kinect except for a few bumps on the road such as [very cool] hackings, which were ultimately condoned by the software giant… more or less. But as of a few days ago, the very first real snag hit when Impulse Technology claimed Microsoft had allegedly intruded on several of its patents. “The Xbox Kinect ...read more
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