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Bungie will Have 343 Cover all Halo Community Based Services

As of March 31 of this year, Bungie will no longer host any Halo services on Bungie.net (according to this article on Joystiq). All current Halo data will now be handled and transferred over to 343. When that happens, 343 will accept all responsible of handling the information Bungie will no longer be able to update game stats, player service records, host any new user generated content, or operate any more of the Bungie Pro services. Any type of replacement functionality for the community or the game will be hosted by [...]

Notch Wants Pyschonauts 2 to Come True

Tim Schafer's Psychonauts is practically up there when it comes to great, under-appreciated video games. While it didn't set the world on fire with massive sales, it's still a cult hit with everyone for its out of mind gameplay and humor.
So, where's the sequel? Well, lately Schafer's Double Fine development studio's changed a bit. They now focus on smaller, leaner games destined for the downloadable market. Schafer's stated that from a manpower and financial perspective, Double Fine's not quite ready for a follow-up to Psychonauts. Still, he told in an interview with Digital Spy [...]

You Can Now Play Battlefield 3 on the Go!

Anyone who's been a big fan of EA knows that the publishers always find ways to make portable spin-offs of its big release titles. Last year, they made a Dead Space game for iOS and an Android App called Mass Effect Infiltrator. They were a success according to EA. So they decided to up the ante and make one for Battlefield 3 called Battlefield 3: Aftershock. Well, now it's ready and available for your own personal enjoyment.
The iOS game, which is currently being sponsored by the movie Act of Valor is free to [...]

Legendary Battlefield 3 Stunt Re-Created in Real Life

So, you know of the famous Battlefield 3 multiplayer stunt? You know the one where the guy ejects from his fighter jet only to fire an rocket at an enemy aircraft, destroy it, and land right back in the cockpit of his jet? You haven't? Well, you can see it right here.
Why am I mentioning that great piece of BF3 history? Well thanks to an article on Kotaku, apparently someone decided to remake the entire stunt in real life with an exception to the $100 million Dollar Russian and US Air Force fighter [...]

South Korea Opens the World's First Kinect Powered Theme Park

According to Kotaku, South Korea has opened the gates to the first ever interactive theme park called Live Park. It allows visitors to experience the virtual world with interactive games and other forms of interactive entertainment. Think of video games meets Six Flags meets Minority Report (minus the Tom Cruise acting), and you would likely get Live Park.
The park, which was the brainchild of Start-up D'strict, boasts sixty-five attractions, took about two years to complete, and can hold up to around three thousand visitors at once. Each park visitor will be [...]

Legend of Grimrock Developers Make Their Game Accessible to All Gamers with Limited Accessibility

When someone on the Legend of Grimrock's commented and asked about clickable on-screen arrow navigation for the upcoming Indie dungeon crawling game, developers said they had no plans to make said feature. When they found out that the comment came from a gamer with limited movement, they changed their plans and made it possible for people like the commenter (who goes by the handle name of HarpoonIPA), who uses a mouth stick for typing and gaming.
Legend of Grimrock is an old-school dungeon exploration game from developer company [...]

Kim Dotcom of Megaupload is Still First Place Rank Holder in Modern Warfare 3

As more news about Kim Dotcom and his company's (Megaupload) continues to get in trouble with the US government, more information about Kim Dotcom continues to circulate throughout the media. People are finding more and more facts and information about the Megaupload CEO. Interesting enough, Kim is still ranked first for the XBox 360's rankings for Modern Warfare 3 according to sources from Kotaku.
Though Modern Warfare 3 was one of 2011's most pirated games (despite the fact it was only out for 45 days in 2011), Kim [...]

Shiro Suzuki Thanks Resident Evil for Making Him Live So Long

Shiro Suzuki, a famed actor and broadcaster in Japan, loves to play Resident Evil games a lot. Kotaku and many other sources found out that he was a gamer when he told them that he discovered gaming over fifteen years ago. However after all those years, the Resident Evil series (or Biohazard as the Japanese call it) continues to be his favorite to this day.
At the recent Resident Evil event, celebrating the game's anniversary, Shiro Suzuki spoke about his love of the series but also his love for video games.
"I [...]

Capcom Releases the Latest Details on its Latest Sequel for the Resident Evil Series

With the recent announcement and trailer for Resident Evil 6 during Capcom's big 15th anniversary event in Japan, fans thought that would be all the details they would be getting for now. However, Capcom delivered even more information about the game beyond the trailer. It seems Leon will be joined by a new female protagonist named Helena Harper, while Chris Redfield's partner remains unknown at this time.
In addition, the trailer had a huge snarling beast which has been given the name of "Javo,". According to the new [...]

Group Makes Claims of Hacking and Banning Innocent Battlefield 3 Players

The group of game-hacking site Artificial Aiming can't stand the anti-cheat service Punkbuster. The team is claiming actions of framing innocent BF3 users by banning them out of nowhere in defiance of the PC's Punkbuster service in order to show their disdain for it. The hackers are targeting users on servers tied to the cheat-detecting service due to the fact that servers using the service makes it easy to make massive waves of fake bans. In 2011, they hit player with a massive ban wave that took in around 150+ [...]