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May 17, 2013
Although EA has already had its hand on Battlefield websites two through to nine, It seems they've decided to 'preserve' their future a little longer and purchase 8 new domains, starting from www.battlefield13.com to www.battlefield20.com.
EA has strangely missed out on Battlefield 10-12, but I'm certain most of the discussion will be about why EA has secured such websites.
It's only been very recent that EA purchased Battlefield4.com for $9 grand, so for them to buy out all these domains now is very strange.
Perhaps EA decided to go on a spending spree, just to be safe and ensure they don't have to fork out another $80k on more websites just like they did for Battlefield.com.
Or maybe these numbers mean something else. If you count every game since Battlefield 1942 to Battlefield 4, that makes a total of 12 games. Making the 13th (possibly Battlefield 5) title
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May 16, 2013
GTA fans have been in for a treat this month. Firstly, Rockstar released three new GTA 5 trailers showing off the new characters you will be able to play as in the game. Rockstar has now shown off a new screenshot, depicting the moment two of the main characters meet head to head in the game, and it doesn't look like a friendly meetup.
The new image shows Chaos crazed Michael and Gangbanger Franklin getting geared up with two assault rifles.
The image was first posted in the comments section on Rockstar's website, and was then removed by a moderator. So perhaps the image shows a little more information about GTA 5's story than Rockstar wanted to reveal at this point.
We posted earlier this week about GTA 5's new protagonists, and the roles they fill in the storyline, and the storyline is already looking interesting.
GTA 5 will be released in September latest this year for both current gen PlayStation and Xbox 360.
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May 13, 2013
An innocent looking photo of Borderlands 2 and Gearbox's PR man Steve Gibson taking a nap on a couch has revealed something that may get Borderlands 2 fans excited. Ironically, behind the peaceful looking image of the PR worker is a Borderlands 2 cardboard cutout with the words "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep" on it.
This is the biggest leak you could get, as it comes right from the man whose job it is to make sure that content is shown to the public at the best time at the best time possible. Was this clever marketing ploy, or a silly mistake?
It's more than likely that the latter is the truth of the story, as after the picture was uploaded to twitter, it was taken back down again. Luckily, other sources managed to get it out to the rest of the internet before it disappeared.
Gearbox has since decided to reveal the details on the new DLC because of the leak, and has let everyone know that the game is set for release on June 25th and will cost $10 for
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May 12, 2013
Xbox Infinity, Xbox 720, Xbox Durango, and now ... Xbox Fusion? Out of these names what sticks the most? It's a hard decision and will probably come down to a personal preference over a certain name. However, Microsoft's preference has yet to be revealed, and although the name, along with many other details are likely to be revealed by May 21st, us gamers can't help but wonder where Microsoft may be going with the name for this one.
Although popular rumors have helped to spread names like 720, Durango, and more recently Infinity, there hasn't really been any real evidence that the new Xbox will be called these things. However, a new name that has sparked interest over the past week is the name 'Fusion.'
Unlike the other names, Microsoft has already been busying themselves with new domains for the name fusion, and in fact the web pages Xboxfusion.com, Xboxfusion.info, Xboxfusion.biz, Xboxfusion.de and Xboxfusion.co.uk are now all owned by Microsoft and will lead
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May 08, 2013
After Capcom reported a loss in profit from their development and publishing team last year, Capcom has made a few 'business decisions' that will affect their current games and perhaps end development for some titles scheduled for release.
Capcom has blamed these decisions on "changes in the industry," and a "decline in quality of titles outsources to overseas developers."
These new business changes will mean that some titles currently being developed by overseas developers will now cease to exist, and Capcom will start throwing more DLC into their games to try and make up for their loss.
When you look at it in most ways it looks like a bad decision by Capcom, as games are now going to be flooded with even more unneeded DLC packs for costumes and non-game affecting content for their games, and even if they do manage to release some decent content that adds new playability to their games, I can't see how they can improve their profit as they've already created a bad
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May 03, 2013
Product listings for the Skyrim Legendary package have occasionally been spotted on unknown retailers from across the world, but since we haven't seen any product listings from more reputable retailers, it's been hard to believe the rumors of the Skyrim Legendary edition actually being a real thing. However, Bethesda on their bethblog has just recently announced that yes, the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition is a real thing, and it will include a lot of the features that Bethesda has been working on since the original version's release.
The Elder Scrolls Skyrim Legendary Editions will cost $60 for Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3, and will get you the full Skyrim game, Dawnguard, Hearthfire and the Dragonborn DLC packs, as well as every added feature from patches and other extra features that Skyrim has also added such as more player housing features.
Some of the features that have been added through patches that ring a bell for most gamers is the addition of the Legendary
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April 22, 2013
Forza Horizon New Cars on Free DLC
Despite many publishers' grab for money over the past few years in the disguise of downloadable content packs, micro transactions and extra day one content, you occasionally see a diamond in the rough; a publisher or developer that offers more content for free or at little cost. We've already looked at how Sony's new God of War has a hugely dedicated development team working on the game, but it seems now that Xbox's Forza series to want to take a medal for the platform's most generous game by offering the new 1000 Club car pack for free.
The download content pack will be available for free on Tuesday, April 16th,
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April 21, 2013
Dark Souls 2 Will be Hard
When the director of Dark Souls 2, Yui Tanimura, mentioned that Dark Souls 2 was going to be 'more accessible' than the previous game, many fans across the globe got agitated, taking Tanimura's words as a death sentence to the hardcore difficulty found within the first Dark Souls game. However, Yui Tanimura has just addressed the topic with some reassuring news to those who are looking for a challenge in Dark Souls 2.
Tanimura has said in an interview with VideoGamer.com, "What we meant by 'making it more accessible' was that we want to streamline away all of the tediousness, I suppose. We want to cut away all the fat and deliver a
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April 20, 2013
Lost Planet 3 Delayed
Although Capcom originally planned for Lost Planet 3 to hit retail shelves this June, it has since been delayed and pushed even further back to August 27th, despite thousands of gamers pre-ordering the title.
The pushed back date was first swamped by other news by Capcom, and it's only now that Capcom have brought it to light, stating simply that "The release date for Lost Planet 3 has moved for business reasons."
This is not only poor marketing on Capcom's behalf, but also very punishing to fans that have had to already put up with their poor mistakes that have pushed back development on Lost Planet 3 and other
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March 31, 2013
Watch Dogs Pre-order
If you're going to buy a game, it's usually because you want to play the game, and if you want to play it enough, you'll pre-order it to get it on release date. Because of this, I've never really understood the appeal of pre-order bonuses, but still, it's something that has become a strangely apparent norm in today's society.
Although it's not certain, players may be receiving some pre-order bonuses if ordering the game from Ubisoft's game service, Uplay. An image revealed on a Russian website, HamsteRReality, shows us the items that will be awarded to the player for pre-ordering through Uplay.
The bonuses have been split into two sections, the singleplayer