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.
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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.

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

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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

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As you may already know, Sleeping Dogs is an open world cop drama inspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema action style thrillers is set to launch August 14^th. Based on recent events, Activision (the original publisher) who lost faith in the game and sold the rights to the game to Square Enix might be REALLY regretting their decision.

Given the fact that the game is very much like GTA and has traits very much like other games it was no surprise when Activision had written it off as a failure in the beginning. But United Front Games have really pulled through and have created a really solid and fun experience that seems

Halo 4 Forge Mode

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- Custom designed Xbox 360 Console featuring a blue led light
- Two custom designed controllers also containing blue led lights
- Standard copy of Halo 4
- A standard black Xbox 360 wired headset

The

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To start off, this time around this multiplayer map editor is being developed by Certain Affinity. Since these guys were the developers behind Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Halo Reach Map Pack, it is safe to say that they really know their stuff when it comes to Halo.

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If you guys remember, Microsoft introduced their all new SmartGlass technology at E3 a while back. This technology basically allows you to use any portable device (smartphones or tablets) to get an additional screen, much like the new Wii U gamepad. Just like the Wii U, this added screen is essentially going to provide you with other additional gameplay options.

Well soon after E3 Microsoft announced their new line of Windows 8 tablets, Surface. The tablets themselves are impressive and keeping SmartGlass in the frame it didn't take long for people to start wondering how exactly was Microsoft going to implement this tech for both current and future console games.