Japan's Gaming Community Pleased that AC3 Will Be Not in Their Country

Before the unveiling that the next Assassin's Creed would be set in Colonial American, people had many debates on where and when it would take place. Some said pre-Communist Revolution Russia, others thought it would go back to the Mediterranean, and some others thought Japan would be the likely setting, next to America. However, when the announcement of AC3 was made, apparently the Japanese gaming community gave off a sigh of relief as well as the game's developers, according to this Kotaku article.

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The Next Generation of Playstation Consoles Will Not Play Used or Past-Generation Games

Reliable sources from Kotaku's and GamesIndustry.biz indicate that Sony's next console will be ready for a holiday 2013 launch and will be called the Orbis. It's not clear if this is a codename or not, though the practice is common. Also, it's worth noticing that orbis.scedev.net does exist, and that was the way people found out what the Vita was going to be called.

Both sources also reveals several pieces of key information: Orbis will play PS3 games and it's new new hardware will be designed to block used titles from playing. Meaning that any copy of a game you get from Gamestop will no longer work in this

Robert Bowling Leaves Infinity Ward

News from Joystiq reports that the creative strategist for the Call of Duty franchise, Robert Bowling, has recently left Infinity Ward and Activision. Robert "FourZeroTwo" Bowling, announced his resignation on his Twitter.

This is resignation came out of the blue and was a surprise to many. This is due to the fact that Bowling stayed at Infinity Ward even during massive departure of its staff, which many of them then later regrouped to create Respawn

MW3 Community Announces a Blackout of Activision Shooter

Reported by Attack of the Fanboy and various other sites on the internet, it seems there is some tension amongst the Modern Warfare 3 community of gamers that is directed at Infinity Ward. It seems that fans of the popular Call of Duty game want Infinity Ward to hear their complaints about the game's lack of support for the community's needs and concerns. These complaints range from lag compensation, lack of matchmaking options, broken spawn systems, and a long list of other complaints.

This type of action from

Call Of Duty: The Modern Warfare of Bradshaw and Gronkowski

Reported by Crave Online, it seems that the clash between Super Bowl XLVI two featured teams of the NFL is still going on in a way, despite that the New York Giants pulled off an underdog win against the New England Patriots. But apparently the match ain't over, at least in the minds of the developers of the 'Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection' pack.

In Venice, California, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski clashed together in a Super Bowl rematch to see

The Orchestrated Video Game Music Tour Could Be Appearing in Smaller Venues and Areas

To celebrate it's decade of success, Video Games Live will celebrate in 2012 by heading to smaller venues and towns across the globe. Their reasoning to shy away a bit from populous places like New York and Chicago, was due to demand from their fans and their success.

"We continually receive thousands of emails a year from families and gamers who would love to experience our show, but find it hard to travel to major cities and have to deal with travel expenses, overnight stays, getting the kids out of school, etc. and we would like to try to accommodate as many people as possible to share in the experience..."

Tim Sweeney States That Both PS3 and Xbox 360 Have Six-Eight Years of Life in Them

In an GamesIndustry interview with Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games (the company that gave us the Gears of War series) and the genius behind the first Unreal Engine states that unlike past consoles, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 have a longer lifetime than their past counterparts.

"The big difference between a console and a tablet is the console can consume 100 or 200 watts of power, while the tablet consumes one or two or three or four watts. That's really the limiting factor of performance

No New Next Generation Xbox Unveilings in 2012 Says Microsoft

The gaming community will be disappointed to find out that Microsoft has no plan to release a new console anytime soon, according to a statement from Microsoft and this article on Mashable.

With the 2012 E3 being less than a few months away, many hoped Microsoft would unveil some new hardware, like they have done in the past, and it has been a long time since the XBox 360 was introduced at E3 in 2005. A spokesman for the company expressed the following:

“While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for

Portal 2 and Battlefield 3 Win Three Awards at This Year's BAFTA

So according to some news from Kotaku, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts held its awards ceremony, handing out awards for achievements in the arts of both film and television, which also includes video games. Portal 2 won the award for Best Game while Battlefield 3 managed to bring home the best online multiplayer game, audio achievement and also the public-voted GAME award.

SOURCE:
http://kotaku.com/5894197/portal-2-is-best-game-and-battlefield-3-wins-three-at-bafta-awards

LoL Overtakes Starcraft as Korea's National Sport

It seems that for many years now, Starcraft was the major game to play in Korea. It was as popular as baseball and soccer in some sense and basically brought popularity to the term "e-sport". If you ever visit South Korea and watch the TV there, don't be surprised to see extreme commentary and replays of the game on their broadcasts. However, things might change as of now, as League of Legends (the free-to-play DOTA-style game that still finds a way to take away your money) has now thrown Starcraft off its throne and is in a fight for the title as Korea's top sport according