Moments before the unveiling of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, the Xbox One, a 30-second ad for Infinity Ward’s upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts has seemingly popped up early on various gaming-related websites.
Though short, it unveils some of the first in-game footage of Ghosts. It’s not clear if this is the same footage that Activision will show during Microsoft’s conference.
Check it out!
New personalization packs are making their way to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in the coming days.
According to the latest in-game “message of the day,” the new packs, including weapon camos, themed reticles, and calling cards, will be available for download on May 29. Players can vote for the two winners between May 23 and May 28, so get online and vote!
Anxious to see the new weapon camos in the running? You can check them out below:
Which one would you vote for?
In addition, as you can see in the message of the day, the update also indicates that the revolution DLC, Black Ops 2’s first set of DLC, will be available as a free trial from Friday May 24 at 10am PDT through Tuesday, May 28 at 10am PDT. If you don’t recall, it’s also the DLC that included Call of Duty’s first downloadable multiplayer weapon, the Peacekeeper SMG.
Remember, Black Ops 2 Uprising is now available on the PlayStation 3 and PC.
You can’t watch the new Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer yet, but you can watch people watch it.
Xbox Australia has posted a “reactions” video of various personalities watching the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer, which you’ll get to see yourself in only a few hours during Microsoft’s unveiling of the next Xbox tomorrow, May 21, at 10am PST.
We hate to do this to you, but here are just a few reactions to tomorrow’s Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer.
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So, err, looks like it will be a good trailer, right?
While you wait for the real deal, be sure to catch up on the latest Call of Duty: Ghosts rumors and teasers.
Something big and Battlefield 4-related is coming.
According to both the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Digital Illusions CE, the studio behind the Battlefield franchise, a few big announcements regarding Battlefield 4 will be made soon.
The timing makes sense, considering we haven’t heard anything official on the Battlefield front in a while now since Battlefield 4’s official unveiling back in March. It’s competitor, Call of Duty: Ghosts, is also due for an unveiling tomorrow, along with the unveiling of Microsoft’s next Xbox.
Though no announcements have been made prior, it’s likely that EA and DICE would make an appearance as well during Microsoft conference tomorrow, perhaps to show off some more Battlefield 4 footage running on the next-generation Xbox.
Like many of you, we’re hoping to get our first taste of multiplayer some time soon. What do you think DICE has in store in the coming days?
There are more ways than one to play Ubisoft’s upcoming stealth-shooter, Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Last week, the studio gave fans a first look at the game’s competitive multiplayer component, Spies vs. Mercs. You can learn all about it here and catch the first reveal trailer here.
Today, we get a glimpse of some co-op action through the game’s first co-op multiplayer reveal trailer.
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You and a friend will either be able to play as Sam and Briggs through 4 missions types and 14 different maps that all feature missions tied to the main storyline.
Ubisoft’s last entry in the series, Conviction, featured a very robust and fully-featured co-op mode that ended up winning the hearts of many. It’s exciting to see it return in Blacklist and to learn where the team will take it this time around.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist launches on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on August 20.
Excited for some Blacklist co-op?
Recently, Insomniac Games, the folks behind the four player co-op shooter, Fuse, have released the game’s launch trailer a few days before it arrives at your local video game retailer.
Check out the video below:
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Fuse invites you to a world where humans get their hands on alien technology they were never meant to acquire.
The game is set to launch on May 28th in the North American region and May 31th in Europe for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. You don’t have to wait that long to get your first glimpse of the game as there is a demo currently available to download on either platform.
Good news for Gear fans! Shortly after the latest Gears Of War: Judgement DLC, Dreadnought, hit the Xbox Live marketplace free of charge, thanks to the folks over at Maxim, we learn more about Judgment’s next DLC.
Epic Games has released everything you need to know about it, from the maps and game modes it’ll include, to the map layouts and more. Check out the details below:
In addition, Epic Games also released an overview of each of the maps. You can see it below:
Are you excited for some more Gears? Let us know in the comment section below!
The Ghosts are coming.
Development studio Infinity Ward is all set to show off some of the first gameplay footage of their upcoming blockbuster FPS, Call of Duty: Ghosts, tomorrow, May 21, during Microsoft’s Xbox conference.
Anxious to give fans their first look, the team has been updating the official Call of Duty website with hints of what is, perhaps, the game’s setting. The most recent updates include a new set of co-ordinates, additional text and a small note.
You start to forget…
@MrJon92 tells us the new co-ordinates point to the South Atlantic Ocean.
It’s rather hard to make out exactly what the note reads. Any thoughts?
The folks over at DW247 have gathered a few interesting ideas. The note below appears to be signed by S. Gaghan, or Stephen Gaghan, an American screenwriter and director. He worked on movies like The Alamo, Rules of Engagement, and Sleepwalkers. His film Syriana, a story about the political scene revolving around the oil industry, won an Oscar award. It’s very likely that Gaghan was hired by the Infinity Ward studio to act as a screenwriter for Ghosts.
Lending to this theory further is that members of the IW team, including community manager @Teanah and community co-ordinator @candyslexia, follow Gaghan on Twitter. In fact, Gaghan has even responded to some tweets asking what he might be working on related to Ghosts, saying “it’s been a really cool experience for me.”
The left portion of the note appears to read:
the coastline.
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On the right:
Great line – move to later. some play – S. Gaghan
IW also recently teased the game with some short video clips. The catch? It’s all in wire-frame. While it’s tough to make out what exactly is going on here, there are a few things to keep an eye out for.
There are some rough screens of the short video tease that you can catch below, or you can check it out for yourself in full right here.
In the comments, definitely let us know what you find!
E3 is just 21 days away and to help keep the hype rolling for the PlayStation 4, Sony has released a new teaser video today for their upcoming E3 conference.
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Not to be confused, but some of the multi-second shots are indeed from he controller. However, there are plenty of them that leave us wondering whether the console really is a rectangular in shape.
Anyone else find this to be a surprise, showing up the day right before the Microsoft’s Xbox reveal? Oh, Sony. You troll.
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Last week, we learned that the multiplayer in Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world title, Watch Dogs, will “seamlessly” overlap with the single player, featuring elements of ‘player invasion.’
Speaking to the official PS Blog, the game’s creative director, Jonathan Morin, detailed the multiplayer even further, saying that though players will always be in their “own session,” players can “intertwine” with one another, merging sessions.
Players might not even notice immediately, mistaking another player for an NPC.
“You can play single player or multiplayer in the game. You’re always in your own session” Morin said. “If you’re playing alone, you’re playing alone. So it means there are millions of people alone in their own sessions. We’ve simply added the ability to merge those sessions together at the pacing of our choice.
“You can be free-roaming and naturally getting into some kind of activity that makes you intertwine with another player. You interact with them, then you’re done and it goes away. It’s not like you have someone in your game the whole time who can mess with your game, but it’s definitely the beginning of a solution to tackle those taboos.
“Players often worry that another player is going to come into their game and break their experience. That’s an old school statement. We need to fix that, and it’s a design problem, not a technical problem – how do you bring two players together and let them interact in a way that’s pleasing? One thing I can say is that when we watch people play together in Watch Dogs, most of the time they don’t even realize that it was another player. There are no signs.
“There is a great thing there that someone can be in the experience and naturally enter a situation. They become part of the story. But in Watch Dogs, players won’t notice that immediately. It’s a new form of emotion and it fits perfectly in the Watch Dogs universe where everybody watches everyone else.”
Ubisoft seems to be blurring the line between more traditional competitive and co-op multiplayer experiences with Watch Dogs, hitting the Xbox 360, Next Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC on November 19 in North America and November 22 in Europe.
What do you guys think of the idea so far? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments!
Thanks, VG247
Urgent Fury is gearing up for a $15,000 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 tournament this August.
Taking place in the Chicago, IL area on August 3, this double elimination tournament on the PlayStation 3 will give 64 teams a chance to take a cut of the $15,000 prize pool.
Teams made up of 6 will fight through matches consisting of the best of 3 maps with the finals being best of 7 maps. Settings similar to Activision’s Call of Duty Championship will be implemented.
The event will take place in a Game Pazzo, sporting a full game center with a full bar and cafe. Doors open at 10am. Registration closes 9am August 3, 2013.
Here’s the prize breakdown per team:
Modes featured in the tournament will be:
More info is to come, but all attendees will have a chance to win prizes as well. You can learn more about the event on Urgent Fury’s official page, including official rules and settings. Pre Registration is now open.
Finally, the day has arrived in which vault hunters around the globe wait no more to get their hands on the second DLC character class for Borderlands 2, as Krieg The Psycho recently made his debut to the public on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. But, how does this genetically modified raging slab of meat fare against the dangerous perils of Pandora and compare to his fellow vault hunters? Find out in this review for Borderlands 2’s Krieg The Psycho DLC.
Krieg The Psycho, who is pretty much what his name implies, can simply be described as the ultimate bad-ass psycho who can mimic every attack from the countless variations of psychos that he has run into as a vault hunter. He can blow himself up with a bundle of dynamite to take someone out, and transform himself into an actual bad-ass psycho, or into those pesky fire breathing burning psychos, all while carrying a pretty bad-ass version of a buzz axe during his Buzz Axe Rampage, which happens to be his action skill. Once activated, it allows Krieg to deal massive amount of melee damage or to throw it at unfortunate foes who are not within melee range.
Depending on the skill trees paths for Krieg you decide to go down, which are Bloodlust, Mania, Hellborn, you will be sure to experience a refreshing change of gameplay, ranging from acquiring stacks of Bloodlust to buff multiple attributes, to turning Krieg into an actual bad-ass psycho who loves pain and being able to run around the planet of Pandora setting everything, including himself, on fire.
Bloodlust
The first skill tree for Krieg, and probably the most useful one if you’re a gun-totting vault hunter who prefers to put a few holes in anything that gets in your way, is Bloodlust. This skill tree is just for you, as it features numerous skills that give Krieg buffs such as extra weapon swap/reload speed, more melee/gun damage and and a tweaked grenade fuse time among other useful things, thanks to the Bloodlust mechanic.
It also grants Krieg a Bloodlust stack, which gives him a small percent buff per every Bloodlust stack he currently has. Don’t worry, if you don’t tend to reload often, you will be glad to know that you will still keep your stacks of Bloodlust. However, they will decay quickly over time if you aren’t constantly killing enemies.
Finally, the capstone skill for the Bloodlust skill tree, Bloodsplosion, which, upon killing an enemy, will cause their corpse to release a nova, dealing the same elemental damage of the final blow to nearby enemies. It’s great for taking down the numerous mobs found across Pandora.
Mania
Krieg’s Mania skill tree, which is essentially his very high risk-high reward tree, will turn you into a psychotic masochist with some very unique skills. In this state, damage dealt to Krieg by either friend or foe will allow his action skill to cool down much quicker, since you can be damaged if you decide to pick up his Fuel The Rampage skill. Talking about teammates, Krieg can not only be downed by them, but if you pick up his Redeem The Soul skill, you will be able to instantly revive them when downed at the cost of downing yourself.
The Mania skill tree is also home of probably his best health regeneration skills, Thrill Of The Kill. This skill allows Krieg the ability to add any overkill damage you caused an enemy to return back as health. The capstone for the Mania tree, Release The Beast, is something that fans of Borderlands have been requesting for awhile. It allows Krieg to turn himself into a bad-ass psycho if his health is low enough. Upon doing so, Krieg is granted a 100% melee buff , 50% damage reduction and instant action skill down when it’s over.
Hellborn
Hellborn, the third and final skill tree for Krieg is all about one thing and one thing only: Lighting yourself on fire to gain numerous buffs to the fire element while scorching the many enemies on Pandora who stand in your way. If you’re worrying about this skill tree being almost useless against armor like those Hyperion robots, fear not. He receives weapon damage and damage reduction while he’s on fire, which thankfully, is not hard to do as his Delusional Damage skill allows him to set himself on fire regardless of what elemental damage you’re causing.
Included in this scorching hot skill tree is probably one of my favorite melee override skills in the whole game: His Hellfire Halitosis. It allows Krieg to spew fire onto his foes who dare to be near him. Raving Retribution is capstone skill for Hellborn, which activates once Krieg has been lit on fire. Once he is, he’ll be able to spawn a fireball that actively seeks out anyone who’s damaged him.
The most important thing that Krieg brought to the table is something that Borderlands 2 was missing from the first game: A tanking melee character, who’s capable of not only receiving damage but as well as dishing it out, which Krieg is well capable of, thanks to his action skill which promotes a very fun, in-your-face play style. It makes him one of my favorite characters to play as.
In addition, his crazy play style also probably makes him one of the best characters in the game to make quick work of multiple enemies at once and is what Maya The Siren should’ve have been able to do in terms of elemental damage. If you’re also worrying that playing the story once more might be a drag with Krieg, it’s actually not. In fact, when I went through the story mode, I found myself enjoying it once again, even after I beat it numerous times.
Those who love to customize your vault hunters with the sweet heads and skins you found will be happy to know that out of the six vault hunters, Krieg definitely has the least amount of rubbish heads and offers a wide variety to choose from. You’ll find things from the quirky looking masks like his ‘Ahahaha’ and ‘Double Suplex Time’ to the more menacing Diablo-esque helmet, ‘I Hear Your Blood’ mask. Krieg will be sure to have something for Borderlands 2 fans that they will be looking forward to wearing and unlocking.
Finally, even though Krieg’s Bloodlust skill doesn’t seem like much at first, it can actually be very devastating, even against raid bosses with the right set-up, as long as your able to reach the 100 stack cap of BloodLust and chain his kill skills with multiple Bloodsplosions at once. No raid boss will be much of a challenge to you, if you’re lucky enough, that is.
With every good thing, there’s always something bad about it and, with Krieg, it’s no different. As much of a bad-ass he is, you’ll find yourself becoming your own worst enemy at times. With skills such as Silence The Voices from the Mania tree, which gives Krieg a huge melee bonus, the cost of having a 12 % chance of attacking himself seems to happen a lot more often then described. I’ve witnessed numerous times hurting myself in consecutive melee attacks, instantly putting me in a down state at very crucial moments.
Unlike the rest of the cast of playable characters who have a skill that allows them to slag an opponent without needing to change weapons, Krieg doesn’t. This becomes very problematic for him at the late stages of True Vault Hunter Mode and even more, Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, where slagging a baddie is almost a necessary if you plan on beating any creature with armor or shields on.
In addition, Krieg seems not to be the melee character that Gearbox devs have stated you can look forward to when you get your hands on him. The Assassin character class can easily out-damage Krieg in the melee department with no sweat and reach the damage cap (999 million) with the right set up, thus allowing him a much easier time with raid bosses, unlike Krieg. In fact, from my time playing with him, he’s actually more of a jack-of-all trades as he can almost do everything, but doesn’t really excel in one specific area, aside from dealing fire damage and killing himself.
As much fun Krieg was, there were some apparent issues with him that’s very easy to see if you play with him. For starters, and probably most importantly, the math that’s used to calculate his melee damage during his Buzz Axe Rampage is completely different from the regular melee formula, making Captain Blade’s Rapier, which deals 200% melee damage, with a good roid shield deal more damage then the Buzz Axe melee with the same roid shield.
At times, using Buzz Axe Rampage seemed to hinder my visibility a little too much – to the point where I had issues determining where to strike at due to the added visuals once you enter it. Speaking of his action skill, if you’re serious about doing a melee build, you’re better off just using Captain Blade’s rapier with a roid shield, as it offers tons more damage then his Buzz Axe is capable of.
Since Krieg does have a lot of skills which can either hurt his teammates or hurt himself in numerous ways, you will tend to die — a lot. This brings up his skill Light The Fuse from the Mania tree, which at first looks pretty cool, but is just a bad gimmick that tends to be almost useless to revive yourself if you’re playing a co-op game with two or more people on True Vault Hunter Mode or higher.
As much fun as I had with this character during my review time with Krieg, I found him to be a little lack luster in some crucial areas as stated above and was turned off by some of his skills doing a lot more harm to him then his enemies. The issues with his Buzz Axe Rampage damage output is also annoying thanks to how the math for his damage is done for his action skill.
Overall, if you’re on a budget, I wouldn’t recommend dropping the necessary cash for him as his other vault hunter pals do a much better job in certain areas such as elemental/melee damage, end game/raid boss viability, and overall usefulness in a four player party than he does. Also not recommended for anyone who lack patience, as he will test it often since he’s capable of constantly dying from anything, including himself and his team mates.
For that, Krieg the Psycho gets three out of five stars.
Infinity Ward has just updated the official Call of Duty: Ghosts website with the following two sets of numbers, as you can see below.
The first “message” is a set of coordinates that takes you to Caracas, Venezuela, if enter them on Google maps.
Here are some screen captures from Google maps of the location:
The second set of numbers is more ambiguous, and we’ll update the article once it’s cracked.
Thanks, @R11R and @RK1Apocalypse
The most logical explanation to the set of numbers below comes from MP1st reader TOROi3, who points out that 183.84 is the atomic mass of Tungsten. The chemical element is being used in the arms industry and could also theoretically be used for kinetic orbital strikes with the same destructive force as a tactical nuclear weapon.
Make sure to check MP1st’s dedicated Call of Duty: Ghosts page to keep up with the latest news and rumors.
The official Call of Duty website has updated yet again, this time with a new quote and a poster.
After five years, former EA and Battlefield UK Product Manager Kevin Flynn has decided to leave the company in order to join Activision and become Call of Duty UK’s Senior Brand Manager.
During his two years as Battlefield’s senior product manager, he had been part of launching Battlefield 3 and its Premium content, as shown on his LinkedIn profile.
Battlefield 4 will be released later this year, and Call of Duty: Ghosts will hit shelves on November 5. Both games have been confirmed for both current and next generation of consoles along with PC. More information about Call of duty: Ghosts will be revealed May 21 at Microsoft’s next Xboxs announcement.
It’s worth noting that DICE has recently opened a new studio in LA close to Treyarch and Infinity Ward to attract talent. What do you think of Kevin Flynn’s move to Activision?
Thanks, MCV
Being a mercenary is no easy task, especially when you go up against two deadly forces whose rivalry is unmatched. Luckily though, you’re job just became a little bit easier with the help of a little black briefcase.
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For those who pre-order Killzone: Mercenary, you’ll receive “Blackjack’s Briefcase” which includes the following.
In addition to the above, fans in the United States who reserve a copy of Killzone: Mercenary at GameStop will receive an exclusive gun for use in both Campaign and Multiplayer action: the M224-A1 Light Machine Gun.
Killzone: Mercenary is set to release exclusively on the PS Vita this September 10 in North America and September 4th in Europe, which is one week ahead of the original launch date. Let’s hope this doesn’t disappoint, considering that FPS are rarely good in terms of controls on handheld devices…
Source: PSBlog
Today at 2pm PDT, Halo 4 developers 343 Industries will live stream Halo 4, featuring all of the recent weapon tweaks that have been in the works for the past few weeks.
343 has been busy over the past month taking in community feedback and working to implement it in the Halo 4 sandbox. These are the same weapon tweaks – for guns like the DMR, Battle Rifle and Carbine – that will go live across all Halo 4 playlists on Monday, June 3.
Several community members and top-notch Halo 4 players will be attending and live streaming as well. The stream will also include insight and commentary from multiplayer designers Quinn DelHoyo and Andy Dudynsky.
You’ll be able to catch it all right here.
The game will be showcased from the point of view of several of these players across multiple game modes and maps. Weapon tuning specifics will be discussed during and after their matches.
If you missed the live stream, you can catch the re-broadcast right here (starts at 12:45).
So, this is pretty cool. A paintball arena in East Dundee, Illonois called Paintball Explosion has been created to emulate the fan favorite Call of Duty map, Nuketown 2025, from Black Ops 2.
It opened last weekend and includes all of the well-known landmarks like a yellow school buse, mannequins, weatherboard house, and even the “Welcome to Nuketown” sign but with “2013” instead of “2025.”
The development was backed by paintball manufacturer Tipmann Sports. The park, also houses other real-life map remakes from games like Call of Duty: World at War, and has Zombieland and Shipyard paintball fields in the works.
Check out the Nuketown 2013 paintball field in action below, or in these screens on Tipmann Sports’s Facebook page.
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Thanks, Polygon.
Battlefield 3 is finally in double XP at the end of May.
Originally scheduled for May 9, the event was postponed due to denial-of-service attacks on DICE’s servers. It seems that the studio has worked out the issues and is getting everything back on track.
Starting on May 23 and going through to May 27, Battlefield 3 users will be gaining twice the amount of XP for everything they do in game. That’s 96 hours of double XP. Check out the exact start times in your region right here.
The event is open to all players on all platforms, Premium members or not.
You can RSVP at Battlefield 3’s Facebook event here.
Those of you new or unfamiliar with the Counter Strike franchise should be excited to hear that CS:GO, the latest entry in the franchise is going to be Free to Play until 1PM PDT on Sunday, May 19th via Steam.
CS:GO is, by far, the most user/noob friendly and broadly appealing entry in the franchise and anyone that’s into FPS games should at least give a go. If you find yourself hooked, you’ll be pleased to know CS:GO is also half-off ($7.49) until 10AM PDT on Monday, May 20th.
There’s no denying that Naughty Dog is one of the best (in my opinion at least) developers out there today when it comes to single player games, and to say the least, they have been pretty good with Uncharted Multiplayer. While we know absolutely nothing about how the multiplayer will play for The Last of Us, Nate Wells, an artist at Naughty Dog has come out today bearing some big words.
I wish I could appropriately prepare you people for #thelastofus…But even if I were allowed to, I can’t 🙂
— Nate Wells (@PrettyLarceny) May 15, 2013
@prettylarceny And I REALLY can’t prepare you for the best MP ever conceived….
— Nate Wells (@PrettyLarceny) May 15, 2013
A pretty bold statement if you ask me, but given their past, they usually don’t disappoint. The Last of Us is set to launch next month, exclusively on the PlayStaion 3.
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