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Scuf Gaming Introduces the “SCUF 4PS” PlayStation 4 Controller, Coming June

  by   David Veselka  
May 14, 2014 5:06 pm in News

Scuf Gaming now has a Scuf ‘4’ PlayStation.

Today, the company is introducing the “SCUF 4PS” competitive PlayStation 4 controller that will start shipping some time in June.

It offers similar functionality to the “SCUF ONE” Xbox One controller, including paddles, precision thumbsticks, electro-magnetic remapping, specialized grip, and customization options, along with a few PlayStation-specific features like the Control Disc for enhanced dpad usage. Check out the key feature list below, and be sure to catch the introduction video above.

  • New Scuf Hook Paddles 4PS – Re-engineered & patent pending
  • Totally Re-Engineered Scuf Back – Patented & fitted for paddle usage
  • Scuf Precision Thumbsticks – Domed or concave / 3 different lengths (regular, medium, long), multiple colors
  • Scuf Control Disc – Hit multi-functions of the Dpad for increased accuracy & control
  • Electro-Magnetic Remapping – Reassign paddles with our patented EMR: Perfect for multiple games
  • Pro-Grip Handles – Built-in, high-grade, available in different colors
  • Customize Your Scuf Controller 4PS – Even more than ever before

Scuf Gaming has been supplying competitive-level gaming controllers for professional gamers for around three years now, offering a more precise input solution for shooter games like Call of Duty and Battlefield. PlayStation 4 users looking for that competitive edge will definitely want to keep an eye out for this one.

Check back in June for more details on the SCUF 4PS and visit the official website to see their current line up of controllers, gear, and other apparel.

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Xbox One Controller-Friendly Interface Update Inbound, Microsoft Not Shaken By PS4 Sales

  by   David Veselka  
1:46 pm in News

Relying so heavily on voice and gesture-activated commands, how will the Xbox One’s user interface adapt to Microsoft’s new $100 cheaper Kinect-less Xbox One model that the company plans to start shipping early June?

While it’s not impossible to navigate Xbox One’s menus using a controller, it’s not clear how Microsoft plans to fill the void and provide adopters of the new model the same sort of ease-of-use Kinect users benefit from.

One way is to put the control back into the controller, says Xbox marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi.

“We do want to find ways to give you some of those shortcuts and make some of the things that we have with Kinect easier with the controller,” Mehdi told Engadget. “You can expect to see us do a bunch of things over the coming months to make the experience easier and easier, even if you don’t have a Kinect.”

Though the studio is “still kind of working through that,” Xbox one users can expect some of the new interface upgrades to take effect some time around E3 2014, he said.

Meanwhile, Mehdi explained to Polygon that the decision to separate Kinect from Xbox had more to do with the current adoption rate of Xbox 360 owners than it did with Sony’s impressive PlayStation 4 sales numbers. “We have over 80 million people who have yet to buy Xbox One,” he said.

“We have been working with our developers and game publisher partners for awhile trying to balance two goals,” Mehdi added. “One is the accessibility of the Kinect and the other is the desire for customers to onboard to Xbox One. They want both, a large audience of users and the best features.

“We feel this vision is balance the best of those goals.”

We expect to hear more about the Head of Xbox’s new “gaming first” approach to Microsoft’s next-gen console and the fate of Kinect at this year’s E3.

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Watch Dogs Goes Gold, In Development For Over 5 Years

  by   David Veselka  
1:07 pm in News

With no more delays in Watch Dogs‘ foreseeable future, the landing gear is out as Ubisoft approaches the release one of the studio’s biggest titles to date.

In development for five years and a half, according to the studio’s most recent Ubiblog entry, the open-world, action-espionage shooter has officially gone gold is all set to hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC only a few days away on May 27.

“It’s exciting to be gold,” says Creative Director Jonathan Morin. “But it’ll be more exciting when people are playing. For the fans it means that it’s true. It means there will be no such thing as another delay. But for us, it’s not done until they actually have it in their hands.”

We’re pretty excited to test run the full capabilities of Watch Dogs’ online experience and how it seamlessly integrates with with single player story. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out this 9-minute gameplay multiplayer demonstration.

Yesterday, we learned that Watch Dogs will run at a 900p resolution on the PlayStation 4, while hitting 792p on the Xbox One. Both will run at 30 frames per second.

What’s your take on Watch Dogs so far? Are you going to be picking up a copy for yourself on May 27?

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Borderlands 2 Has Shipped 9 Million Units, Highest Selling 2K Title to Date

  by   Joel Santana  
12:24 pm in News

Yesterday’s Take-Two earnings report brought to light some interesting news of a next-gen title in development at Rockstar Games, set to launch sometime within the fiscal year.

The earning report also outed some good news for the Borderlands franchise, specifically for Borderlands 2, which released back in September 2012. During the call, it was revealed that the title has shipped 9 million copies to date, up from the 8.5 million units shipped in the third quarter report. This also makes Borderlands 2 the highest selling 2K title to date.

In addition, Borderlands 2 was also recently released on the PlayStation Vita, though the general consensus of the game has been less than stellar.

A new instalment in the franchise, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, is set to arrive sometime this Fall for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Via Seeking Alpha

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Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth DLC Key Features – Map Names, Game Mode, and Weapons Confirmed

  by   David Veselka  
11:16 am in News

Battlefield 4 developer DICE has outed the official key features for the game’s upcoming urban combat-themed multiplayer expansion, Dragon’s Teeth.

It confirms a number of previous reports, including what weapons and gadgets the add-on will introduce, as well as maps and game modes. Check out the newly updated description of Dragon’s Teeth from Battlefield 4’s official website:

“Battlefield 4™ Dragon’s Teeth drops you into urban combat across Asian cities in four all-new multiplayer maps. Wreak havoc in a floating restaurant or drain the lake opening up for a frontal vehicle assault, all while the battle rages between the modern high rises of Sunken Dragon. Fight among the huge monuments of despots in the grey concrete Propaganda. Wage wars within the bustling alleyways and upon the rooftops of Pearl Market. Cruise with fast-moving PWC’s on the canals in the pristine park to get the upper hand in the blazing infantry battle of Lumpini Garden. Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth also includes five new weapons, the Ballistic shield, the controllable unmanned ground vehicle R.A.W.R., ten assignments and the new game mode Chain Link, where you create chains by linking together capture points to win the battle.”

Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth Key Features

  • 4 all-new multiplayer maps set in Asian cities
    • Lumpini Garden
    • Pearl Market
    • Propaganda
    • Sunken Dragon
  • 5 weapons all-new to Battlefield 4
  • 2 additional gadgets
    • Ballistic shield that blocks incoming bullets
    • The R.A.W.R., a controllable unmanned ground vehicle armed with machine gun and grenade launcher.
  • Link together capture points to win the battle in the new Chain Link game mode
  • 10 new assignments with unlocks for each

We’re still awaiting our first look at Dragon’s Teeth gameplay, which DICE promises to deliver later this week.

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Grand Theft Auto Online – The High Life Update Now Available, Patch Notes Outed

  by   Joel Santana  
10:45 am in News

Grand Theft Auto Online’s “The High Life” is update now available on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, offering players new rides, new weapons, new wardrobe options, new jobs, and new contact missions, as well as the ability to own multiple properties.

As with most content updates, Rockstar outed another hefty patch that introduces the new goods but also fixes a number of bugs and tweaks a few items. You can check out some of the highlights below, courtesy of Rockstar:

High Life Update Patch Notes

  • Five new High-End apartments have been added to Online.
  • The ability to own more than one property has been added to Online. Please note that utility and mechanic charges will also double if you own two properties.
  • Mental State has been added. (This is a new approach for Matchmaking based on how often a player kills other players in Free Roam in Online).
  • Four new selectable vehicles have been added to Legendarymotorsport.net: Dewbauchee Massacro, Pegassi Zentorno, Enus Huntley, Dinka Thrust, Grotti Stinger, Coil Voltic
  • An open-top variant of the Bravado Banshee has been added to Legendary Motorsport.
  • The following vehicles have been added to Southern San Andreas Super Autos for purchase: Vapid Dominator, Ocelot F620, Schyster Fusilade, Maibatsu Penumbra, Ubermacht Sentinel XS, Ubermacht Sentinel, Invetero Coquette
  • The Bullpup Rifle has been added to Ammunation.
  • Six new horns have been added to Los Santos Customs. Two new Classical Horn options have been added.
  • 32 new fitted suit options have been added for male characters.
  • Spectate player is now available.
  • Non-Contact Races have been added. You now have the option to Race against others without scratching all of your lovely paintwork. Players competing in Non-Contact Races cannot slipstream one another.
  • As requested by the Stunting Community, the changes to bike physics in a recent Title Update have been reverted.
  • Fixed an issue where dropped items in created Capture Jobs would not be correctly blipped on the map.
  • Fixed an issue where players would occasionally not be able to reclaim a vehicle despite it being insured.
  • Fixed an issue where the water cannon on the Fire Truck did not work correctly.
  • Fixed an exploit where players were able to shoot in their garages.
  • Maximum Rank has now been capped at 8000.
  • The following difficulty changes have been made to the Mission “Rooftop Rumble”:
    • 50% of FIB agents present at the start of the mission now have high accuracy.
    • Additional FIB agents spawn as players attack the parking garage. The agents spawn in two waves of cars.
    • After all the agents on foot in the parking lot and the first wave of agents in cars are killed, the mission will either progress in 30 seconds or require players to finish off all FIB agents.
    • The FIB agent carrying the documents Martin wants now spawns in a vehicle as the mission progresses.

Those who wish to read the full change log can visit this link here.

Which new addition(s) from The High Life update are you more excited for?

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Get The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Season Pass Half Off on Xbox Live

  by   David Veselka  
10:32 am in News

Through to this Monday, May 19, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players on the Xbox 360 looking to extent their play time with additional content can now pick up the game’s Season Pass at half the original price.

The Season Pass, now $24.99, unlocks all four of Black Ops 2’s map packs, Revolution, Uprsing, Vengeance, and Apocalypse. Each add-on contains four new multiplayer maps, as well as a brand new Zombies experience. That’s 16 new multiplayer maps and four new Zombies maps in total. We’ve included links to our video previews for all four map packs below, if you’d like to have a gander.

The Xbox Live sale also extends to Black Ops 2’s standalone Nuketown Zombies bonus map, now also half off at $2.49. Find links to both items below or check them out on the Xbox 360 at the Xbox Live Marketplace:

You can find the entire list of Xbox Live items on sale over on Major Nelson’s blog. You’ll even find both versions of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare for $10 off.

Are you still enjoying Black Ops 2? Developer Treyarch sure is giving it some extra love and continued attention with funky new personalization packs and small patches.

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Titanfall Expedition DLC Launch Only Days Away, May 15 on Xbox One and PC

  by   David Veselka  
May 13, 2014 7:03 pm in News

We finally have a launch date for Titanfall‘s first paid downloadable content add-on, and it’s a lot closer than you might have expected.

Three new maps; War Games, Runoff, and Swampland are coming to Xbox One and PC users on Thursday, May 15 in Titanfall’s Expedition DLC, developer Respawn Entertainment announced in a presser. You can download it for $9.99, or at no additional cost if you’re already a Titanfall Season Pass holder. Xbox 360 users can expect the add-on to drop some time in June.

Watch the new content in action in Expedition’s debut trailer above.

The studio is also in the midst of rolling out a hefty new update for the Xbox One and PC. It’s packed with a number of new features, balance tweaks, and bug fixes, including Custom Loadout Names, Private Match improvements, an FPS unlocker for PC users, and much more. Get all the details through this link.

See you on the battlefield, Pilots.

Update

Respawn has narrowed down Expedition’s release even further, pinning it at a 7am PDT / 10am EDT on May 15.

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Killzone: Shadow Fall Canyon Map Now Available, Devs Tease New Announcement In Two Days

  by   James Lara  
5:47 pm in News

Teased just last week, the new multiplayer map titled “Canyon” is now available for free for Killzone: Shadow Fall players.

In order to access the free DLC, you’ll need to visit the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 4 and download the “Killzone: Shadow Fall Map Pack”. It weights in at about 1.8GB, though if you have already downloaded the previous two maps, it will only be about 600MB for Canyon.

This isn’t the only surprise that Killzone players are getting, as the official Killzone twitter tweeted today about an announcement occurring in two days.

No details on what it could be, but through pure speculation it may be tied to the co-op mode the team said that they would be doing sometimes after launch. We only come to this conclusion as multiple devs from Guerrilla Games have tweeted out this announcement, each with their own character class (all of which are only ISA), possibly suggesting that it’s a co-op announcement. 


What do you guys think it might be?

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Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth DLC – A Closer Look at the Desert Eagle and Unica 6 Magnum

  by   David Veselka  
2:59 pm in News

Battlefield 4 YouTube personality Xfactor takes a closer look at some of the snazzy new handguns arriving with the launch of Battlefield 4’s Dragon’s Teeth DLC some time in the near future.

One of the most familiar and most iconic first-person shooter weapons of all time, the Desert Eagle, at last makes an appearance in Battlefield 4, along with the new Unica 6 Magnum. Both will be unlockable through Dragon’s Teeth’s various achievements.

As Xfactor mentions in his video, much can change between now and Dragon’s Teeth’s actual release, but it’s nice to get an in-depth look at some of these cool new weapons ahead of time, nevertheless. Similarly, YouTuber JackFrags did a similar video showing off the other weapons and gadgets of Dragon’s Teeth. Check it out here.

We got our first official screen of Dragon’s Teeth earlier today and are told we’ll be seeing more of the DLC in action later this week. Keep your sights on MP1st!

Excited to get your hands on the Desert Eagle? Or, perhaps your more of an old-fashioned six-shooter kind of gamer?

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Take Two Confirms Next-Gen Rockstar Project, Due This Fiscal Year

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2:19 pm in News

During their quarterly earning meeting, Take-Two, parent company of Rockstar Games, confirmed that Rockstar is working on a next-gen project for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and that it’s schedule to release this some time this fiscal year.

To clarify, that time frame could extend all the way to Spring of next calendar year, 2015.

No details were given as to what the project might be, but we presume it could be a next-gen port of Grand Theft Auto 5, something that has been rumored for quite some time now.

You’ll be able to listen to the meeting, once the recording goes live.

Any thoughts as to what it could be?

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Creative Director Settles Watch Dogs Resolution and Frame Rate on Next-Gen

  by   David Veselka  
12:07 pm in News

The numbers are in. Ubisoft creative director Jonathan Morin settles the resolution and frame rate capabilities of Watch Dogs on next-gen consoles.

Confusion ensued after Sony mistakenly posted and then removed incorrect information about Watch Dogs’ resolution and frame rate on their official website a few days ago. Today, Morin clears things up in a recent post on the official Ubiblog, saying that Watch Dogs development has always been about delivering on next-gen experiences, rather than “defining what technology can do.”

Morin explains that Watch Dogs will run on the PlayStation 4 at 900p and the Xbox One at 720p CORRECTION: 792p. Both versions will run at 30 frames per second.

Despite the extra development time granted by Watch Dogs’ delay, Morin says the studio’s goal was never to simply push a few more pixels onto a screen.

“Resolution is a number, just like framerate is a number. All those numbers are valid aspects of making games,” he says. “But you make choices about the experience you want to deliver. In our case, dynamism is everything. Exploration and expression are everything. You want to have a steady framerate, but you want to have dynamism at the core of the experience. The same goes with resolution. People tend to look at corridor shooters, for example, where there’s a corridor and all the effects are on and it’s unbelievable, and they forget that if you apply those same global effects to an open city with people around and potential car crashes and guys in multiplayer showing up without warning, the same effect is applied to a lot of dynamic elements that are happening in every frame. So it becomes magnified in cost.”

In related news, GameStop has outed a new trailer for Watch Dogs’ pre-order bonus content. Check it out below:

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Ubisoft Shows You Ins and Outs of Watch Dogs With This New “101” Trailer

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10:18 am in News

Ubisoft tells you everything you need to know about their upcoming, open-world, action-espionage title, Watch Dogs, in this brand new “101” trailer.

It’s got all the details on hacking, characters, multiplayer, companion app, driving, and other features. Give it a watch for a complete overview of everything the game has to offer.

Watch Dogs is just around the corner, launching on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on May 27.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts Game Update Now Live on All Platforms, Introduces “Reinforce” Game Mode

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9:26 am in News

Developer Infinity Ward has pushed out a brand new game update for Call of Duty: Ghosts on all platforms.

It introduces updates to spawn logic, weapon balance, killstreak balance, and offers new features like the game mode, Reinforce, which was rumored earlier.

It also includes a number of bug fixes and updates to Ghosts’ Gun Game and Extinction game modes.

Check out the full update notes below:

Spawns

  • Improved FFA spawn logic.
  • Improved TDM/KC/Cranked spawning logic.
  • Updated Blitz spawn logic for online matches.

Weapon Balance

  • Bizon
    • Reduced headshot multiplier: No longer allow for 1 body, 1 head shot kills.
    • Max and Min damage range reduced.
    • Slight increase to kick.
  • Vepr
    • Aim down sight time faster. Now in line with other SMGs.
  • CBJMS
    • Max and Min damage range reduced.
  • IED
    • Damage reduction always applied when the player is jumping, crouched or prone. Removed IED position check relative to player.
  • Thermobaric Grenades
    • Now do 1/2 max health in hardcore modes.

Killstreak Balance

  • Squad Mate – Reduced Accuracy & Fire Rate. Swapped Weapon to mp443.

eSports

  • Update to DOM to allow 2, 5 minute rounds for eSports playlist, and with eSports mode in Private Match and System Link.

Anti-Cheat

  • Overall anti-cheat improvements.
  • Fixed elite clan tag spoofing issue. 

Additional Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Tracked Operations and Progressed Operations loadout builder would not properly select items.
  • Added popup message if a user tries to join on a blocked user from the recently met player list.
  • Fixed an issue where the New Icons for heads/uniforms/etc would appear in private match.
  • Fixed new icon to only appear on the “Heads” button when you have new heads of the gender you’re using.
  • Improvements to map voting.
  • Fix In Game Store Image Stuttering when moving between images.
  • Fixes hardcore audio alias for kill confirmed.
  • Adds proper friendly alias for blitz friendly scoring.

New Features

  • New Game Mode – Reinforce:
    • Reinforce is a competitive round based game mode. When a player is killed that player will stay out of the game until someone on his team captures a control point. There are multiple ways to win. Capture and hold 2 control points, wipe out the enemy team, or capture all 3 flags for an instant victory.
  • Gun Game
    • Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill.
    • Players can scavenge throwing knives.

Extinction

  • Reduced the usability window of other items when deploying the Riot Shield.
  • Drill logic improvements.
  • Grenade Turret adjustments.

Xbox One Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

  • Fixed issue that allowed access to friends list in offline menus.

PlayStation 4 Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

  • Fixed the Out of Memory 12  issue.
  • Fixed issue with 2nd controller being unable to join a different Clan after accepting a Clan invitation.
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First Official Screen of Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth DLC, Footage Later This Week

  by   David Veselka  
9:14 am in News

Developer DICE has outed the first official in-game screen of Battlefield 4’s upcoming urban-combat themed multiplayer expansion, Dragon’s Teeth.

Here it is in a bigger size:

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Once again, the studio confirms that we’ll be getting our first look at gameplay footage later this week. Meanwhile, the latest reports suggest that Dragon’s Teeth will offer four new maps called Sunken Dragon, Propaganda, Pearl Market, and Lumphini Garden. It’s also rumored that it will introduce a new Conquest-style game mode called Chainlink.

Meanwhile, you can check out the new weapons and gadgets in action right here, including the Ballistic Shield and SIG MPX showcased in the image.

Keep your sights on MP1st for more Battlefield 4 Dragon’s Teeth updates!

Update

As MP1st reader DeLucaFTW has pointed out in the comments, it appears that the tower in the background of the image above is Juche tower in Pyongyang, North Korea. Nice catch!

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Microsoft Announces Kinect-Less Xbox One Console, Games With Gold Comes to Xbox One

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8:15 am in News

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has announced today that they will be shipping a new, cheaper version of the Xbox One that does not include the Kinect sensor.

It will retail for $399 USD and will begin shipping on June 9. Here’s the statement from Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, in a recent News Wire post.

“First, beginning on June 9th, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, we will offer Xbox One starting at $399*. This is a new console option that does not include Kinect. For $399, our new Xbox One offering will continue to deliver access to the best blockbuster games like “Titanfall,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Dead Rising 3,” and the upcoming “Watch Dogs,” “Destiny” and “Sunset Overdrive.” You will also be able to access popular entertainment apps, such as Twitch, YouTube, and Netflix, as well as watch live TV and use OneGuide.  Finally, you will continue to be able to use many of the unique features of Xbox One including the ability to get game invites while you watch TV, switch between games and entertainment apps, enjoy Twitch broadcasts, and upload your favorite gaming moments.”

In addition, the company announced that their Games with Gold program – as well as a new Deals with Gold program – will be heading to Xbox One. Games with Gold will offer Xbox One Gold Members games like “Max: The Curse of Brotherhood” and “Halo: Spartan Assault” for free when it launches, says Spencer. “A single Gold membership will get you access to the free games for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.” Deals with Gold will offer exclusive discounts on titles like “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Ryse: Son of Rome,” and “a few other surprises,” add Spencer. 

Lastly, Microsoft has updated the list of entertainment apps that will be available to non-Gold members through Xbox Live on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Check out the info graph below:

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Some big changes for Xbox One indeed. What do you think? Does a Kinect-less Xbox One console appeal to you?

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PvZ: Garden Warfare Now $10 Off On Microsoft Store, First Images Of The Plasma Peashooter

  by   Joel Santana  
May 12, 2014 7:39 pm in News

PopCap HD’s third-person shooter based on the popular tower defense game, Plants vs. Zombies, is now on sale on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 digital marketplaces.

If you haven’t picked it up yet, now might be a good time to consider it. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is now $29.99 on Xbox One (down from $39.99), and $19.99 on Xbox 360 (down from $29.99). You can visit the respective stores using the links below. Note that you’ll have to be signed in to your Xbox Live account to view the discounted prices.

Also, as promised over the weekend, creative director for Garden Warfare, Justin Wiebe, showcases the first in-game images of the Plasma Peashooter, the winning entry of the recent Peashooter design contest.

Check out the progress of the Plasma Peashooter in the images below:

 

Since the character design is still in its early stages, it’s safe to say that the Plasma Peashooter won’t be available in-game anytime soon.

Are you picking up Garden Warfare this week?

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Get The Details On Warframe’s Dark Sectors PlayStation 4 Update

  by   David Veselka  
3:16 pm in News

Developer Digital Extremes outlines the newest update to hit their third-person combat game, Warframe, on the PlayStation 4.

Update 13, aka Dark Sectors, which hit the PC version of the title last month, introduces a brand new Warframe called the Hydroid with its own set of abilities.

It also offers new playable areas, weapons, attachments, skins, enemies, and more. You can watch the developer diary above to check out some of the new content in action and catch the full update list below:

PS4 Exclusives

  • Custom controller scheme for PS Vita Remote Play feature, Exclusive PS4 color picker to customize your Warframe and the vitally important performance optimizations!

NEW WARFRAME

  • Rising from the ocean depths, HYDROID harnesses the power of water with a devastating effect.

HYDROID ‘s powers include:

  • Tempest Barrage – Calls down a barrage of liquid fury
  • Undertow – Become a water trap and drown unsuspecting enemies
  • Tidal Surge – Crash through enemies in a ferocious wall of water
  • Tentacle Swarm – Summon a watery creature from the deep to wreak total havoc

MELEE 2.0

  • Your melee weapons have never been so powerful and your Warframe never so agile! Fully equip your melee weapon, add Combo Chaining, Equip State and Stance Mods and realize an entirely new melee system for your Warframe. Block attacks, combine moves, become more ninja!

DARK SECTORS

  • End game is in the lost outposts of the Solar System. Ready your Clan and build Solar Rails to lay claim to these Dark Sectors on the Star Map. Collect Tribute, a form of transit fare, from everyone who uses your rail but stay alert, Tenno — other Clans can try to overtake your Sector.

NEW WEAPONS

  • ATTICA – Quickly fire off a volley of deadly bolts with the Attica Repeating Crossbow.
  • NAMI SKYLA – Like the surge and crash of storm waves, a master of the Nami Cutlass and Skyla Dagger turns these two separate weapons into one fluid attack.
  • NIKANA – The Nikana Katana reintroduces a lost Tenno blade and with it another fragment of the old ways.

NEW PRIME WEAPON

  • Lex Prime joins the ranks of elite Prime weapons.

MELEE WEAPON ATTACHMENTS

  • Four new Sugatra Melee Weapon Attachments display the martial finesse and skill of its master.

NEW WEAPON SKINS

  • The Shock Camo Skins’ bold patterns are designed to confuse the optical processing of both robotic and organic enemies.

NEW ENEMIES

  • Vay Hek’s Prosecutors and Guardsmen pose new threats. Find the elemental damage type they’re vulnerable to and take them down!

NEW SENTINEL SKIN

  • Add the Para Skin to your Carrier! The perfect companion for the new Hydroid Warframe.

EXPANDED TILESET

  • Explore this new Grineer Shipyard Tileset in the Ceres planetary region.

DOJO CUSTOMIZATION

  • Ten new Dojo Rooms are now available!

Thanks, VG247.

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EA ‘Investigating Community-Supported Options’ To Keep GameSpy Shutdown-Affected Titles Online

  by   David Veselka  
2:50 pm in News

EA has issued an official update regarding yesterday’s announcement that the company would no longer be able to support a number of titles affected by the GameSpy shut down.

“Since GameSpy’s announcement, our teams have been working to evaluate options to keep services up and running,” EA writes in a recent news update.

“Unfortunately, due to technical challenges and concerns about the player experience, we do not have a solution at this time. Online services for EA games on the GameSpy platform will be closed down at the end of June.”

The company also writes that they are “investigating community-supported options” to keep some of their multiplayer-focused titles alive and kicking, but have nothing to announce at the moment.

“We know some of these games are still fan favorites, including Battlefield 2, Battlefield 1942, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Command & Conquer games. We are still investigating community-supported options to preserve online functionality for these titles, such as multiplayer. Significant technical hurdles remain, and at this time we don’t have anything to announce.”

Meanwhile, we caught wind of reports that the Battlefield 2 mod, Project Reality, will survive the shutdown, as its creators have taken action to replace GameSpy’s hosting services.

Project manager “AncientMan” wrote this statement on the official forums:

“We’ve already developed our own master server, and it’s running quite nicely, replacing the services that GameSpy hosted. FH2 contacted us and they will be using our servers as well, so they’re fine too. After a bit of testing has occurred, this will be going out with v1.2, which will obviously be released before this shutdown occurs.

“For you regular player folk, the only thing you’ll notice about the whole situation is when updating to 1.2, you’ll get a message box saying some stuff, your profiles will be deleted, and you’ll be prompted to make a new profile. From there, it’s business as usual.”

There may be hope yet for those still enjoying some of those classic Battlefield titles and other EA games. We’ll be sure to keep you updated as we hear more.

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Advanced Warfare Dev Says “Don’t Worry” About Sledgehammer’s Take on Call of Duty – Interview

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The pressure is on for Sledgehammer Games as they take on development responsibilities for the next entry in the mega-popular shooter series, Call of Duty.

With Advanced Warfare, the studio aims to deliver on that familiar Call of Duty experience while putting their own spin on things.

“We really look closely at a lot of different things,” Senior development director Aaron Halon told GameInformer. “The pacing is different, things that are – there’s very core things that Call of Duty [does] that won’t change: 60 frames per second, the moments and things in it that are very memorable in the game. But our take on it – our spin on it is different.”

Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey explained, “Yeah, we’re really looking forward to sharing more because we think we have some meaningful way to make this franchise feel like it’s got its Sledgehammer mark on it.” Fellow co-founder Glen Schofield expressed his appreciation for the sort of creative freedom the studio was handed while taking on the project. “We approached this like we would any new IP,” he said. “I mean, this has been one heck of a creative challenge. I mean, everything is brand new in the game.”

As Schofield said earlier, Advanced Warfare will bring “some pretty big experiments to the core mechanics that’ll effect multiplayer and every mode of the game.”

Later in the interview, GameInformer asked Halon what sort of message the development team might have for fans worried about the introduction of a new studio in the Call of Duty development cycle.

“Don’t worry about it,” he responded. “I mean, look, again, we’re fans. We’re really scrutinizing what we’re doing ourselves and can’t wait to show the stuff off.”

It will be an agonizing wait to find out this November 4 when Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare hits Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Be sure to check out the entire interview with GameInformer where the studio dives into details on the development process behind Advanced Warfare.

Are you optimistic about Sledgehammer’s take on Call of Duty, or do you have your doubts? Let us know in the comments.

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