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Battlefield Hardline Rescue Multiplayer Trailer and 12 Minutes of Single Player Gameplay

At Gamescom 2014, Visceral Games GM Steve Papoutsis addressed the crowd during EA’s media briefing to present new content from both Battlefield Hardline‘s multiplayer and single player.

As seen on stage, below are two brand new Battlefield Hardline gameplay trailers highlighting the game’s new Rescue multiplayer mode and a full mission from the game’s single player campaign.

Here’s a first look at Battlefield Hardline’s single player:

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During the presentation, Papoutsis unveiled two new game modes coming to Hardline’s multiplayer – Hotwire and Resuce, both playable on the show floor at Gamescom 2014.

Hotwire is a vehicle-based mode that puts emphasis on high speed chases, while Rescue gives competitive Battlefield players the chance to face off in a 5v5 one-life-to-live hostage rescue game type. See the latter in action below:

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Battlefield Hardline will launch early 2015 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Watch Titanfall’s ‘Free The Frontier’ Series Spliced Together Into One Impressive Short Film

Debuting at Gamescom 2014, Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment presented Playfight‘s ‘Free The Frontier’ mini-series spliced together as one impressive short film.

Directed by William Chang, the film brings Titanfall’s universe to live-action. It’s a pretty cool watch that you can check out above.

In addition, the studio also announced during EA’s Gamescom 2014 media briefing that Titanfall’s third DLC, IMC Rising, will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC this Fall.

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Titanfall – IMC Rising Map Pack Confirmed for Fall Release, More Free Updates On The Way

Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment took the stage during EA’s Gamescom 2014 media briefing to announce what the studio has been working on and will be bringing to their sci-fi shooter in the coming months.

First up, Titanfall’s third map pack, included as a part of the game’s Season Pass or separately for $9.99, is coming this Fall to Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. IMC Rising will offer three brand new maps exploring different areas of Titanfall’s universe.

UPDATE: A new entry on Respawn’s official website includes a few more details on the just-announced Titanfall DLC, including map names, Backwater, Zone 18, and Sandtrap. We’ve also updated the featured image with the DLC’s key art (also below).

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In addition, community manager Abbie Heppe confirmed that more free updates are in store for the game.

Titanfall Frontier’s Edge DLC launched late last month alongside Game Update 5, which introduced the Black Market, new in-game currency, daily challenges, and more. Catch the full update notes here.

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League of Legends Patch 4.14 Notes

Tomorrow marks the day League of Legends receive its definitive patch.

Riot Games has decided update 4.14 is most likely the patch that will be used for the upcoming 2014 League of Legends World Championship which will take place in Korea. This time, unlike last patch, it’s rather small since all major changes have already been made, and it’s now the time to get everything perfect for the big event.

Check out the patch notes below:

Champions

Gnar

Gnar, The Missin Link will be released during patch 4.14 at a later date (Gnar will most likely be disabled from the World Championship).

Gragas

General

  • Updated recommended items

E – Body Slam

  • Gragas now always travels the full distance in the direction of the cast (still stops when it hits its first target)

Kassadin

R – Riftwalk

  • Cooldown is now 20 seconds (up from 12 seconds)

Kayle

General

  • Kayle currently has a bug where she receives 2.5 attack speed instead of 2.2 attack speed per level. A bug fix is being worked.

Kog’Maw

General

  • Base Movement Speed: 325 (down from 330)

E – Void Ooze

  • New particles that look more gross to fit Kog’Maw’s visuals

R – Living Artillery

  • Bonus Base Magic Damage: 100% (down from 125%)

Lulu

W – Whimsy

  • Tooltip fixed to correctly state the polymorph duration as 1.25 to 2.25 seconds (from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds). The actual value remains unchanged

Maokai

W – Twisted Advance

  • Base Magic Damage: 9/10/11/12/13% max health (down from 9/10.5/12/13.5/15% max health)
  • Ability Power Ratio: +3% max health damage per 100 AP (down from 4%)

R – Vengeful Maelstrom

  • Maximum Duration: 10 seconds (it had infinite duration)

Morgana

E – Black Shield

  • Base Shield: 70/140/210/280/350 (down from 95/160/225/290/355)

R – Soul Shackles

  • Base Magic Damage: 150/225/300 (down from 175/250/325)
  • Total Possible Magic Damage Per Target: 300/450/600 (down from 350/500/650)

Orianna

General

  • Base Attack Damage: 41 (down from 47)

Rengar

General

  • Fixed a bug where Rengar would not leap from a bush he had recently flashed to.

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  • Rengar has now an increased vision range while in a brush with the Head of Kha’Zix

R – Thrill of the Hunt

  • Warning indicator now appears even if Rengar was in the fog of war when he is within 1250 range of the opponent.
  • Range Indicator: Range Indicator is now 1250 (up from 1000)
  • Cooldown: 150/110/70 seconds (up from 120/95/70)

Syndra

R – Unleashed Power

  • Fixed a bug where Unleashed Power’s dark speres would still deal damage to targets who had become untargetable (like Elise’s rappel, Zhonya’s Hourglass, Playful/Trickster)

Thresh

E – Flay

  • Thanks to an outstanding member of the community, Thresh’s longstanding Flay bug where he would fail to move opponents has been fixed

Xerath

R – Rite of the Arcane

  • The delay between Arcane Barrages is now fixed to 6 seconds between individual shots (now steady instead of being reduced by cooldown reduction)

Zed

R – Death Mark

  • When Zed uses his Death Mark on a target, he dashes behind them (Previously he dashed in front of them)
  • Zed now ignores unit collision while the Death Mark is active on its target

And that’s it for this update. It’s incredibly small in comparison to the last three patches, but that’s mostly because there is no room for error. Everything needs to be perfect in order for it to be used as the official 2014 League of Legends World Championship patch.

You can expect an upcoming preview about every team that will be attending the Championship next month!

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Advanced Warfare’s Co-Op Mode Is Probably Round-Based, According to Sneaky Hints

It might even have something to do with Zombies, though that’s likely a bit of a stretch.

We all know that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is getting a third mode to compliment its single player and multiplayer components that is co-operative in nature. Thus far, developer Sledgehammer Games has kept rather quiet about it, aside from this blurry image.

Now, a recently discovered clue left on the controller included as a part of the just-announced Advanced Warfare Xbox One bundle is stirring the pot as speculation begins to runs wild.

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Just to the right of the Advanced Warfare Xbox One controller’s right thumb-stick (above), you’ll notice a white tally marking. While it look strikingly similar to the same tally system used in World at War, Black Ops, and Black Ops 2’s round-based Zombies mode, it’s more likely that it indicates Sledgehammer Games, too, will introduce a round-based co-op mode in Advanced Warfare.

Clearly, Zombies has been Treyarch’s thing ever since they introduced the game mode in World at War, while Infinity Ward, on the other hand, took the extra-terrestrial approach in Ghosts. We anticipate a different direction in Advanced Warfare’s co-op mode, but noticing some of the other borrowed ideas from Black Ops, perhaps zombies may invade Sledgehammer’s shooter after all.

There’s also this scratch mark near the left thumb-stick, but we’re not quite sure what it could signify.

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What do you think? Does the Zombies-style tally marking on the controller scream Advanced Warfare Zombies to you? Are Zombies still even cool enough to make a return? What would you have instead of Zombies?

Given the history of Sledgehammer Games’ co-founders Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield and their work on Dead Space, we think it’d be pretty cool and pretty fitting if Necromorphs were to make an appearance in Advanced Warfare. But, we don’t suppose EA would allow that to happen any time soon.

Share your thoughts in the comments and be sure to catch up on everything we know about Advanced Warfare multiplayer so far!

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Sharpen Your Survival Skills, DayZ Is Coming To PlayStation 4

DayZ, the popular open-world zombie survival game that has sold 1 million copies of its early access standalone version on the PC within four weeks of launch, is coming to Sony’s PlayStation 4, according to Bohemia Interactive’s Dean “Rocket” Hall.

Hall made the announcement on Sony’s stage at Gamescom 2014. He talked about the work the studio has been doing to bring their survival game to consoles, indicating that it will be showing up elsewhere, likely on Microsoft’s Xbox One as well, but it has yet to be confirmed.

No details on DayZ’s launch time frame on the PS4 were mentioned.

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Destiny Multiplayer Trailer, The Dark Below DLC Launches December, Most Pre-Ordered New IP In History

Destiny developer Bungie took the stage during Sony’s Gamescom 2014 media briefing today to debut the very first Destiny multiplayer gameplay trailer and announce a few new details about their upcoming shared-world shooter.

First, you can watch the new trailer above, giving you a first look at all of Destiny’s game modes you’ll get to play inside the Crucible.

In addition, the studio announced that, according to GameStop, Destiny has become the most pre-ordered new IP in history, with the PlayStation 4 leading in pre-orders, while reminding PlayStation users of some of the timed-exclusive content coming to their platform at launch.

Lastly, Bungie confirmed that the game’s first DLC, The Dark Below, will launch for everyone this December. Earlier, it was announced as the first of two DLC packs coming to Destiny over the course of its life cycle, the second being House of Wolves.

What’d you think of Destiny’s first multiplayer trailer? Tell us in the comments!

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Microsoft Announces Pre-Loading On Xbox One, Arrives September

The ability to pre-load games, in addition to pre-ordering, is coming to Xbox One this September, Microsoft announced during its presentation at Gamescom 2014.

The feature will debut with the launch of FIFA 15 on September 26, and then Forza Horizon 2 on September 30. Pre-loading will allow gamers to download pre-ordered games ahead of their launch, allowing them to play the moment the clock strikes midnight on launch day.

PlayStation 4 gamers have been able to enjoy pre-loading on select titles as well, so it’s great to see the feature heading over to the Xbox One as well.

Earlier, Microsoft announced a limited edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One bundle, offering a customized 1TB console, a controller, a chat headset, and a digital copy of the Day Zero Edition of Advanced Warfare.

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Evolve Distillery Xbox One Gameplay, Xbox One Early Open Beta Access Starts in January

Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios brought its 4v1 multiplayer shooter Evolve to Microsoft’s media briefing at Gamescom 2014 to show off some brand new Xbox One gameplay.

The gameplay above highlights the new Kraken monster on the new map, Distillery, featuring dynamic snow storms, large altitude changes, and secret waterfall routes.

The studio also announced the early access to Evolve’s open beta coming to Xbox One this January.

Bu1qjorIUAIUXOsHaving recently moved to 2015, Evolve’s official launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC will happen February 10.

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Halo 5: Guardians Beta Will Bring 4v4 Arena Gameplay on Small Maps To The Forefront on December 29

At Gamescom 2014, Halo developer 343 Industries took the stage during Microsoft’s media briefing to drop brand new details on the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians beta, launching on December 29 and playing out for three weeks, ending on January 18.

According to the video presentation that you can watch above, the Halo 5: Guardians beta will highlight tight 4 versus 4 gameplay in 3 different game modes on 7 small, arena-based maps. All players will start matches out with similar loadouts, ensuring a competitive and fair gameplay experience. Players will get access to 11 sandbox weapons, 7 armor sets, and can look forward to some beta unlocks carrying over to the final game.

Halo multiplayer designer Quinn DelHoyo expressed the studio’s commitment to competitive arena combat on Twitter:

In addition, the studio teased the classic Halo 2 map, Midship, as a playable map in the Halo 5: Guardians beta.

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UPDATE: Here are 21 work in progress screens of the Halo 5: Guardians beta:

Halo 5: Guardians launches next year. Get beta access by picking up Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One this November 11.

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343 Industries Announces Halo Channel Interactive Digital Network, New Halo 2 Anniversary Sanctuary Gameplay and Screens

343 Industries studio head Bonnie Ross took the stage at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press conference to announce the Halo Channel, previously Halo Waypoint, an interactive digital network that will act as the central hub for all your upcoming Halo experiences on Xbox One

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In addition, 343 Industries also confirmed Sanctuary as the fourth classic Halo 2 map to be remade in Halo 2 Anniversary and announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection multiplayer will feature a skill-based matchmaking system with identical levelling to Halo 2.

Watch a full multiplayer match on Sanctuary in Halo 2 Anniversary below, shout-casted by Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky and Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez:

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UPDATE: Here are 10 high-resolution screens of Sanctuary in Halo 2 Anniversary:

Lastly, you can catch some additional Halo 2 Anniversary single player campaign gameplay below:

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection drops on Xbox One this November 11.

Keep an eye on Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gamescom Showdown August 13-16, a 4v4 Halo 2 Anniversary tournament brought to you by ESL which you’ll be able to watch on Twitch. Exact schedule details can be found here.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare “Collapse” Gameplay From Gamescom 2014

Following up on yesterday’s multiplayer reveal, Sledgehammer Games co-founders Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield took the stage during Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 presentation today to highlight Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Collapse level, an intense single player campaign mission that takes place on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Watch it above.

Yesterday, we launched a ton of exclusive Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer coverage. If you missed it, be sure to catch our thoughts on our hands-on experience with the game as well as details on everything we know about the game so far, including weapons, perks, scorestreaks and more. You can also watch the debut multiplayer gameplay trailer here.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launches on November 3 for those who pre-order the recently announced Day Zero Edition.

Microsoft also announced today the Earlier, a limited edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One bundle, offering a customized 1TB console, a controller, a chat headset, and a digital copy of the Day Zero Edition of Advanced Warfare. Check it out here, if you haven’t seen it yet.

What are your thoughts on the new single player gameplay?

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One Limited Edition Bundle Launches November

Potential Xbox One buyers can get ready for this Holiday season with a special Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare-themed Xbox One bundle that Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announced during Micrisoft’s presentation at Gamescom 2014.

The bundle will retail for $499 USD and will include a 1TB customized console with a special Sentinel Task Force design and Advanced Warfare sound effects, a controller, a chat headset, and a digital copy of Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition. The new bundle is due out this November 3 along with the Day Zero Edition of Advanced Warfare.

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You can pre-order now on the Microsoft Store.

Learn more about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer right here, including details on Customization, Weapons, Perks, Scorestreaks, Exo Abilities, and much more!

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60 FPS Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Multiplayer Gameplay, Watch It Here

By now, your eyes are probably melted after watching tons of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gameplay videos that popped up on the internet after the game’s global multiplayer reveal yesterday morning.

If you missed it, you can catch our own gameplay that we recorded while set up in San Francisco, CA earlier this month in our official Advanced Warfare preview. There’s also this totally over-the-top multiplayer reveal trailer.

Sadly, it can be hard to appreciate Call of Duty’s smooth 60 FPS gameplay without, well, seeing it in 60 FPS. Thanks to our friends at Pixel Enemy, however, we’re able to do just that. Above, we’ve featured a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer gameplay video that will play at twice the frame rate normal YouTube videos do.

To achieve 60 frames per second, you’ll need YouTube’s HTML5 Video Player. On the video above, click “Watch on YouTube.com” > go to settings > speed > set to 2 (2X speed) > enjoy Advance Warfare in 60 FPS.

Keep your sights locked on MP1st for more on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. We’ve already a ton of coverage that you can check out right here.

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New Advanced Warfare Multiplayer Trailers Showcase Customization, Maps, Modes, and the Exoskeleton

Dive deeper into Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare multiplayer reveal with four new trailers that were played during the studio’s live stream presentation earlier today, which you can watch in full right here.

Each trailer focuses on a particular aspect that was highlighted during Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer reveal, including customization, maps, modes, and the brand new exoskeleton. You can watch all four below. You’ll likely spot some cool new weapons in the process.

Trailers are still unlisted, so big thanks to “Dennis” for pointing them out.

Customization

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Maps

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Learn more about Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer here, and be sure to read up on our thoughts after getting a few hours of hands-on time with the game right here.

Advanced Warfare launches on November 4, or November 3 for those who pre order the just-announced Day Zero Edition.

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EA Access Leaves Beta, Rolls Out On Xbox One Today

EA Access, a monthly subscription-based service giving Xbox One users access various EA titles with added perks, is leaving beta today and will be available to all Xbox One users by the end of the day, says EA.

The service runs at $5 USD a month, or $30 a year, and gives subscribers free reign over EA games the company chooses to include in the program. Thus far, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and Peggle 2 are among the first to be featured.

Additional perks include access to early game trials and a 10% discount on all EA digital content. You can read more about it here.

If you’re planning on subscribing, look for it by the end of the day.

EA Access is not coming to the PlayStation 4 as Sony believes it does “not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect,” said the company.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Q&A Mail Bag – Ask Us Anything

Hey guys! David here, AKA Mister_V.

There was a lot to take in during Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer presentation, and you probably still have a ton of questions.

If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend that you read my full Advanced Warfare multiplayer preview, and check out Everything We Know about Advanced Warfare Multiplayer So Far. We’ve got all the details on Weapons, Attachments, Exo Perks, Exo Abilities, Scorestreaks, Maps, Modes, and more, so it would be a great place to start in your quest for Advanced Warfare multiplayer knowledge.

That said, I’m sure you have a few specific questions still left unanswered, like, ‘How does the game feel?’ ‘Can you quick-scope?’ ‘Is the Exo Cloak ability OP?’ or ‘WTF does this gun or gadget do?’ I’ll do my best to answer given the amount of time I was able to get my greasy gamer hands on Advanced Warfare.

Where to ask:

Keep your sights on MP1st for the follow up video no later than next week, August 18, though likely sometime this weekend!

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Mortal Kombat X – Watch Kano’s Reveal Trailer

As promised last week, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon franchise, Ed Boon unveils the latest fighter to join MKX’s roster on the eve of Gamescom 2014.

As leaked earlier this month, the character reveal in question is none other than the returning Earthrealm mercenary and Black Dragon leader, Kano.

You can check out his reveal trailer above, accompanied by commentary from Ed Boon himself going over his three variants; Commando, Cybernetic and Cutthroat, much like he did with the Raiden reveal trailer from EVO 2014.

Mortal Kombat X is set to release sometime in the year 2015 for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms.

 

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Sanctuary is Reportedly Halo 2 Anniversary’s 4th Map Remake

In addition to Ascension, Coagulation, and Zanzibar, three classic Halo 2 maps, it appears that Sanctuary will be the fourth overhauled Halo 2 map also making a return in the Halo 2 Anniversary Edition dropping later this Fall.

Developer 343 Industries was originally planning to make the announcement during their presentation at this year’s Gamescom, but it appears that some of the rules and guidelines posted on the Halo 2 Anniversary Gamescom tournament page on ESL have outed the surprise a few days early.

We’ll find out for sure tomorrow when Microsoft holds its official Gamescom media briefing.

Happy to see the return of Sanctuary? Was it one of your favorite Halo 2 maps?

Halo 2 Anniversary launches with Halo: The Master Chief Collection on November 11.

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Watch The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Global Multiplayer Reveal Live Stream Replay Here

Missed out on Sledgehammer Games’ global Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer reveal presentation earlier today?

Twitch and Xbox have got you covered with a replay of the entire event which you can watch right here, below.

We’ve got a mountain of details on Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer as well, so if you haven’t yet, be sure to check out this post rounding up absolutely everything we know about Advanced Warfare multiplayer so far. You can also read up on our official written preview to get our in-depth thoughts on the four hours of play time we got with the game, including gameplay videos which you can also find on our YouTube channel.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launches November 4, or November 3 for anyone who pre-orders the special Day Zero Edition. Now, catch the Sledgehammer Games’ live stream replay below (starts at 1 hour and 6 minutes):


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