Sleeping Dogs Pre-Order Bonuses

A few pre-order bonuses for United Front Games' Sleeping Dogs have surfaced. The game is set to release on August 14^th but like any major release Square Enix has decided to throw a few extras along for the faithful few who you decide to buy it before launch. Currently there seems to be two packs which are retailer specific.

If you purchase from Amazon you will get the "Martial Arts" pack which includes:

Exclusive Bonus Mission - Shaolin Showdown
Exclusive Bonus Outfit - Shaolin Warrior Outfit which gives greater striking damage
Bonus Triad XP points

Contest: Controller Creator Unleashed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/465410863478913/

Date: August 8th till September 3rd
Prizes:
3 Grand Prize Winners.

Each Grand Prize winner receives the controller they have designed.

To Enter:
Create a controller at EvilControllers.com using the "Controller Creator". Once you have a design that you enjoy share that photo on Evil Controllers' event wall. The photo of your controller must be shared on the event wall for the event "Controller Creator Unleashed Contest".

Users have a multitude of ways to share their image, but the two easiest ways are the following:

1) Hit the 'Share to facebook' Button on the Controller Creator and place the image on your facebook.

Xbox 720 Dev Kits Leaked

There seems to be no end in sight for rumors surrounding the next-gen Xbox. Just a few days back a person calling himself DaE leaked several pictures of the "supposed" development kit for the next-gen Xbox.

The pictures first appeared on a forum for game developers where DaE attempted to sell the alleged development kit for $10,000. As expected no one actually paid any heed to this and labeled the whole event as another rumor and just another trying to create another hoax.

In an interesting turn of events Digital Foundry, a gaming tech site, has confirmed that these pictures are actually real. Digital Foundry has met with several developers

Sleeping Dogs Info

Over the years we have seen an increased involvement of celebrities within the gaming industry. But the best way they are involved with the industry is not via gimmicky PR stunts and endorsements but by actually contributing to the games themselves.

Keeping motion capture aside, the major way these guys contribute is via voice acting which if done properly, really gives games another level of authenticity and allows gamers to connect to the story and the characters. This is why games like the Uncharted series are so great, because the voice acting and dialogue is just superb.

United Front Games have been saying that

Warfighter to Compete with Black Ops 2

It seems every year now we gamers get to witness a clash between FPS superstars. Last year it was Modern Warfare 3 vs Battlefield 3 and this year it is Black Ops 2 vs Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Both these games are direct sequels to their respective predecessors and both of them show great promise.

Since 2003 Call of Duty has been the reigning champ with little or no competition. Even though there are a lot of gamers annoyed by the COD franchise now because of the similar gameplay and old engine, they still continue to break sales records every year. It's no wonder the

Halo 4 Forge Mode

Forge mode is making a proper comeback in Halo 4 with modifications that would allow players not only to make detailed maps but make them with ease. Recently 343 Industries have come out and claimed that this time the map editing in the new Forge mode will be powerful enough to allow players to create whatever they can imagine.

Jessica Shea, 343 Industries community manager, had quite a bit to say about the Forge mode on the Halo Waypoint Bulletin.

"There will be some aesthetic variety we'll talk about later - as well as the obvious inclusion of aesthetics and Forgeable objects from specific maps [although] most

Madden NFL 13 - Key Features

EA has been solidly backing up the fact that they really improved on the previous iteration and that Madden NFL 13 is going to be the best game of the whole franchise. They are not only making such claims but also layering out justifications of why they think that is the case.

They have listed out several "Key Features" of Madden NFL 13 in their official website that I thought I might highlight for you guys. Check them out and decide on yourselves whether you think these features mean anything significant to you guys.

I am not a huge fan myself but I occasionally enjoy having a competitive match with a friend

Madden 13 Pre-Order

GameStop has always given sweet deals when pre-ordering any game and as expected they have their very own deal available for Madden NFL 13.

The in-game bonuses available to those who pre-order from GameStop are as follows:

- Unlock legends Barry Sanders and John Madden for both Connected Careers and Madden Ultimate Team

- GameStop PowerUp Rewards members will get exclusive access to Calvin Johnson, Jr., "Megatron" for Madden Ultimate Team

These bonuses will be readily available from the time of purchase. Considering the fact that you get access to these powerhouses, it is no surprise that those who pre-order will have a definite advantage over the

Madden NFL 13 Release Date is August 28th

EA sports announced their upcoming Madden 13 at E3 this year. They claimed it was going to be the biggest game of the series and supposedly had huge improvements made to it over the last. The game is currently set to be released on August 28^th of this year.

The biggest improvement is the integration of the new Infinity Engine. Thanks to the new engine the overall physics of the game has received a great overhaul which would make things such as player impacts and the transfer of player momentum the experiences looks like a real game, with no two plays looking or feeling alike. According to what EA Sports claims, Madden

Halo 4 - Teabagging Returns

Well its official, in an interview with Kotaku, 343 Industries have confirmed that players once again will be able to crouch in Halo 4 with the same classic animation and posture. This in turn means that players can once again perform their favorite humiliation maneuver over fallen enemies, teabagging.

This move has been a notorious part of the Halo multiplayer universe where numerous players have been irritated to the point of gamer rage. Although this time around 343 Industries are calling it "victory crouching."

When asked why they brought crouching back again they had this to say "[Yes players can victory-crouch others] if they choose