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July 08, 2011
Battlefield 3 fanbase raising the rivalry between EA and Activision
It's only been a few weeks since E3 wrapped up and already the fanbases of both games of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 are standing their ground on which game will win this year's FPS rivalry. You see it in various forums, comments sections of gaming news sites like Kotaku and Digg's gaming section, and you even hear it on other games voice/text chat like Team Fortress 2 and Halo: Reach.
Now I'm a person who's usually on the fence
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July 08, 2011
People's Republic launches the world's first ever "Virtual Property Insurance" company.
Recently in Beijing, a Chinese insurance company unveiled itself to be the world's first insurance company specializing in "virtual property". The insurance company is being launched as part of a joint venture by local companies Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation and game manufacturer/operator Gamebar.
The focus of the insurance company will be on online gamers and their "property". Both companies saw a large number of disputes between online game operators and their
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June 28, 2011
Studio claims that Battlefield 3 is what FPS Gamers have been asking for.
In a recent interview with Playstation 3 magazine(found here on Gadgets and Gizmos), the head of Digital Illusions CE (DICE) Patrick Bach stated that every first-person shooter fan craves for their upcoming title, Battlefield 3. Bach went on to say it has everything that a FPS shooter should have, including vehicles and destruction.
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June 23, 2011
Time Magazine-Gamestop Promotion under stress of its reception
While TIME magazine doesn't seem to be the magazine for gamers (I'm more a US News & World Report person myself), the magazine is getting some news from its Gamestop poster/promotion which I talked about back in mid-May. While it seems like it is getting some attention, some of it not what Activision wanted.
According to the New York Times, TIME magazine supported the art direction of the promo and also approved of Activision's
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June 14, 2011
EA's game vs Activision's game. The rivalry begins.
Jordan versus Bird, Holmes versus Moriarty, Aristotle versus Mashy Spike Plate, and now EA vs. Activision. It seems the two companies have a growing rivalry right now. According to G4, it seems that EA's CEO John Riccitiello is fired up about Battlefield 3 and it's tension with Activision's Call of
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June 11, 2011
Activision's CEO denied competitor's game at E3.
According to some news source on the E3 floor, it seems that Bobby wanted to get his hands on his competitor's game at a behind-closed doors event at E3. Sources tell us that Kotick's assistant hopped to the front of the EA line on Wednesday morning of E3 requesting (on behalf of Kotick) for the Activision CEO to try Battlefield 3.
There were discussions for a while until anEA representative showed up and explained that senior management had been informed
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June 02, 2011
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June 02, 2011
So after watching the video The Legend of Karl: An introduction to Elite gaming, there are multiple questions that pop to the forefront of every gamers mind. Is the Elite feature going to be so sick, that it will make regular free online gameplay obsolete? Or is it just a nice little perk for the Call of Duty players who take their craft a tad bit more serious than most of us? Will this be the dawn of a new social networking platform that will propel Call of Duty to a level equivalent of professional sports? Okay that last bit was a stretch, I know, but still, the ramifications of Elite are still yet to be ascertained.
So before everybody starts freaking out about how Call of Duty is going to become too expensive ala World of Warcraft, or that Activision has decided to sell our souls for more money, lets take a moment to examine what it is that the Elite package entails. Factor number 1: you are going to have pay monthly if you want Elite. While,
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June 01, 2011
PlayStation 3 Rapid Fire Controller Instructions:
This Evil Controller features-- Rapid Fire
- Rapid Fire is firing glitch that allows you to shoot semi-automatic and single shot weapons extremely fast.
Depending on the game you are playing will determine what mode to select. First read over the list and decide which game you are playing.- Use 1st off
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June 01, 2011
Game vs Trailer
As most people know the past few weeks have been the NBA playoffs. Many teamshave come and gone and we have loved watched every second of it. Now for those of us whoenjoy playing games as opposed to watching them, Monday night gave us a chance to cometogether and watch the Mavericks play Oklahoma City. Why you ask? It was in order to see theunleaked Modern Warfare 3 trailer of course.