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April 19, 2013
Classic Mode Included in Thief
Some could say that games have been oversimplified over the years, and developers have taken the realism out of games by adding arcade-like features and blocky user interfaces, however, Eidos has now announced a new mode after Thief fans voiced their concerns on the issue, and they want to make sure that players of the new Thief game will have a chance to play the game how it would have been done many years ago, whilst the option to play with updated interfaces and mission dynamics to better fit today's mainstream appeal is also available from the start as well.
Whilst previous Thief games have been made under different studios,
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April 18, 2013
GRID Lasts 30 Hours
Codemasters has recently sat down with VG247 to let fans know that their new racing title, GRID 2, will have over 30 hours of playable game time within the singleplayer storyline, making the game stand out from many other games recently released with short single player campaigns and story modes.
Senior executive producer of Codemasters, Clive Moody has said that "If you want to 100% the whole game - you're looking at 30-hours plus for the average gamer to get through that experience."
"That's doing everything we have to offer, all of the side events, promotional events and challenges as well. It's a large experience that will keep people
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April 17, 2013
New Halo Ranking System
Competitive Skill Rank will be making its way to Halo 4 this week, and to help players get to grips with the new ranking system, 343 Industries has given some insight on Competitive Skill Rank and how it works.
The Halo 4 Competitive Skill Rank (CSR) will rank players from 1 to 50 based on the player's performance in multiplayer matches, as well as the rank of those you play with.
Everybody will start out with a rank of zero, and will be able to achieve higher ranks based on their performance. The CSR is also based individually on each playlist, similar to Halo 3's matchmaking system, meaning if you had a high
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April 15, 2013
Borderlands new Legendary Items
With a new level cap increase incoming, and an increased difficultly level being added, Borderlands is in need with some new weapons, and Gearbox has just shown off some photos of some high-end gear that will be available in the game after their latest patch.
The new items will help players level up their Vault hunter past level 50 and on to level 61, whilst still having a chance at the new hardest game mode, the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode.
The new items will have their own 'pearlescent' item tier, putting them at a higher rank than the previous orange weapons. Not only will the pearlescent tier
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April 14, 2013
New Tomb Raider Maps
Although the most enjoyable aspect of the new Tomb Raider is obviously the action-packed singleplayer, Square Enix seem confident enough with their multiplayer to bring out a new 1939 multiplayer map pack already. The new map pack is for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC, and will add two new levels to the multiplayer in the new Tomb Raider.
The new 1939 Multiplayer Map Pack will also include new weapon packs and multiplayer characters that will tie into the new maps. New content will be able to be found within each new multiplayer map, and from the details page, things are looking quite interesting.
The first
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April 13, 2013
Crysis 3 Patch Live
Crysis 3 has now received the 1.3 patch and it will update to all platforms very soon, although the times and patch details for each platform vary slightly. The patches help to fix some issues including bandwidth problems, bugs with player combat, and other annoying features that ruin the overall gameplay experience.
Although the patch changes are slightly different across the board, Crytek has worked hard to smooth out as many glitches and bugs as possible across all three platforms.
Some patch features have also fixed and balanced some gameplay elements to make multiplayer fairer for all players, and overall the patch
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April 12, 2013
BO2 Uprising DLC
Activision has now confirmed that the previously rumored Uprising downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will reach Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Xbox 360 will be receiving the DLC first, starting on April 16th, and will be followed by other platforms. The cost for the DLC pack will be 1200 Microsoft Points, or your currencies alternative, and of course will be free for those who have purchased a Black Ops 2 season pass previously.
Uprising will feature four multiplayer maps as well as a new "Mob of the Dead" Zombies game mode. Mob of the Dead will have players playing in Alcatraz with four actors behind some of Hollywood's
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April 12, 2013
Dynasty Warriors 8
Dynasty Warriors 8 is a game that is usually released first to the Asian market, and if it sells well it is then brought to western markets, and it seems DW8 has now done well enough to deem itself a release over in Europe, the United States and other parts of the world.
Tecmo Koei has just officially announced that it will launch Dynasty Warriors 8 for PlayStation and Xbox 360 in North America on July 16th, 2013, and in Europe on July 12th, 2013.
Surprisingly, each region has had its region specific voice overs added to the game, and although Japanese with English subtitles is a choice for gamers,
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April 11, 2013
Battlefield 4 Release October
Excitement arouse when EA's German Facebook page made a post to let its fans know that the release date for Battlefield 4 will be on October 31st for PC, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
This has been previously rumored for the European launch date, but EA quickly made a statement on the post, and posted straight onto the German Facebook page.
The statement on the Facebook page was made by EA and told fans-
"We were contacted today about the release date of Battlefield 4, which could be seen on one of the tabs in this page. That one was merely a placeholder
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April 11, 2013
Criterion Games Working on New Title
Thanks to dedicated internet crawlers, information for an "unannounced racing title" due for release in 2013 has been found within the CV of one of Criterion Games' employees.
Following on from this, the announced game has been listed on the LinkedIn profile owned by Need for Speed: Most Wanted developer's lead cinematic artist for marketing, positioned alongside the words "EA Games 2013."
Further internet crawling has shown that the game has been shown on another Criterion employee's LinkedIn as well, meaning it's very likely for a new Criterion racing title to hit this year.
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