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Borderlands 2 Season Pass Priced

  by   Joel Santana  
August 30, 2012 12:45 pm in News

As of today, the good folks over at 2K Games and Gearbox Software have just announced that their highly anticipated sequel Borderlands 2 will offer a season content pass priced at $30.

The Borderlands 2 Season Pass is set to include four brand new add-on content campaigns following it’s release this upcoming September for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. These are set to feature hours upon hours of more Pandorian bandit slaying, new adventures, allies, enemies, environments and of course loot hunting, on an already massively long game.

If you don’t want to jump the gun yet and rather buy each DLC add-on separately, in case if you have doubts and don’t want to be faced with buyers remorse from getting the Season Pass without more information on what’s exactly is going to be included in them, fear not. Each DLC add-on for Borderlands 2 will be priced at $9.99 (PlayStation Network/PC) or 800 Microsoft points (Xbox). But if you do decide to buy it, you will also be saving a cool $9.99 from the upcoming DLC add-ons.

Once purchased, the Borderlands 2 Season Pass will enable  gamers to download all of the announced add-on content for free as they become available on the PlayStation Network, PC and Xbox Live marketplace.

For more Borderlands 2 content goodies, take a look at the pre-order bonuses Borderlands 2 is set to offer. Such as a free token to download the fifth playable character class, the Mechromancer, which is not included in the Season Pass package and will be available 60-90 days after the initial game release as well as the Gamestop pre-order exclusive and Creature Slaughter Dome which you can get a good look at here.

Don’t forget that Borderlands will also be free to PSN+ subscribers next week, so if you haven’t checked the game out yet, next week will be a good time to do so.

Borderlands 2 is set to release on September 18th in the North America region and internationally on September 21st.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines – Escape Trailer Analysis, Xeno Classes and Female Character Spotted?

  by   James Lara  
8:56 am in News

Today, a brand new multiplayer trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines was released.

In this trailer we get a good look at what classes were for the Xenomorphs (The Aliens) along with how they hunt their prey down in this 4 vs. 4 mode. Here’s a short analysis of the trailer which details the classes along with spotting a few things you may have missed.

The mode is called “Escape” and it will be a 4 vs. 4, Marines vs. Aliens mode. The goal is to escape (marines) or to hunt your prey down (Aliens). Both sides are playable, meaning that this isn’t some sort of co-op horde mode. Here’s the trailer to accompany the short analysis.

Thanks, Gamespot.

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The Xenomorph Classes

Soldier

  • Damage Resistance
  • Close Combat

Lurker

  • Fastest in agility and speed
  • Ambusher: quick strike capability
  • Able to pin marine to the ground

Spitter

  • Cranial Acid Pouches;
  • Long Range Acid capability
  • Able to Attack Marines By Spitting Acid

Is That A Girl?

The one thing however that truly spotted to me was that this trailer actually may have featured a female character.

Why is this so important? Well a few months back GearBox told the community that Aliens: Colonial would not feature any female characters in the Multiplayer mode. This announcement upset any Aliens fans seeing that the franchise was build heavily on strong female roles. I’m no 100% sure if that’s a female character, but by the look of that image it does look like that.

Some other things you may have missed from the trailer.

Turrets

This has already been confirmed for a while, but yes the game will feature an engineer class so that you may place down turrets for further defense against the Xenomorphs.

Your Scanner

The infamous scanner makes a return.

Defend the player

GearBox is truly trying to make this as survival base as possible. In this shot you can see a player cutting down a door. In the trailer he says “I need 30 seconds” which is an indication that players will need to defend each other as the Xenomorph tries to prevent them from escaping.

Aliens Targeting System

It is never explained in the movies of how a blind creature is able to hunt so well. In this screenshot we are given an idea of how exactly they can see their prey.

Vehicles?

I’m a bit iffy on this one as it does look like it has wheels, however the details and coloring all looks incomplete which may indicate that it’s just a falling structure. You can see it moving in with a swift turn so for now we will just say it’s a falling structure.

Aliens Colonial is set to release February 12th, 2013 for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and possible for the Wii U.

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Raiden and Evil Cole Join PS All-Stars, Limited EU Public Beta Announced

  by   James Lara  
August 29, 2012 4:13 pm in News

The PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale character roster continues to grow as two brand new combatants join the line-up and, finally, for those who have been waiting for the beta in Europe, Sony has revealed details on how you can get in.

Meet Evil Cole MacGrath

I know what your thinking, wasn’t Cole already announced? The answer is yes, however, for those familiar with the Infamous franchise, you’ll know that Evil Cole has his own unique look and powers. Check out his character video below.

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Raiden Slashing His Way Out of Metal Gear And Into All-Star

The next character that has been announced (VIA Gamespot) is none other then the cyborg ninja from Metal Gear Solid (and Metal gear: Rising), Raiden. Equiped with his sword, Raiden will be a character that is heavily focused on using his close range sword slashes. Here’s 8 minutes of gameplay footage of Raiden.

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Official character trailer

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The Beta

Sony of Europe has announced that it will be having a limited Public Beta for EU players. This limited beta will let players play across both the PS3 and PS vita version of the game, which is currently unavailable in the current Beta (PS3 only). It will begin on Tuesday, the 11th of September and end on Tuesday, the 18th of September 2012. If you wish to sign up, visit the Beta Page and sign in with your European PSN account.  If chosen, you will receive a beta code when they begin sending them out in the coming weeks.

So what do you guys think about the two brand new characters? Is having a second Cole a wasted slot? Would you have preferred Snake over Raiden? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Battlefield 3: Armored Kill FAQ, All Vehicles Named

  by   David Veselka  
2:29 pm in News

Learn all there is to know about Battlefield 3’s upcoming expansion pack Armored Kill, due out next month.

EA Support has kindly put together this FAQ, answering some of your burning questions. Read up on Tank Superiority, map rotations and server concerns. Additionally, check out the full list of vehicles that will be at your disposal on these four epic new maps, Bandar Desert, Alborz Mountain, Armored Shield and Death Valley.

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill FAQ

What is Battlefield 3: Armored Kill?

Armored Kill is the third themed expansion pack for Battlefield 3, upping the ante with a slew of new options for vehicular mayhem, featuring new drivable tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery, and more.  Armored Kill is also the proud home of the “biggest map in Battlefieldhistory,” as well as the exciting new game mode, Tank Superiority.

What is Tank Superiority?

Tank Superiority will find two tank platoons up against each other as they fight tooth-and-nail for control of the single flag on the map. Expect massive tank battles and test your skills in the biggest land battle ever seen in Battlefield 3.

When is Battlefield 3: Armored Kill available?

Battlefield 3 players will have to wait until September 2012 to get in on the vehicular action. Stay tuned for specific release dates. [Update: we now know Battlefield 3: Armored Kill will release September 4 for Premium members on the PS3 – one week later for Xbox 360 and PC Premium users, two weeks later for non-Premium PS3 users and three weeks later for non-Premium Xbox 360 and PC users.]

How much will Battlefield 3: Armored Kill cost?

You’ll be able to find Battlefield 3: Armored Kill for sale at $14.99 / €14.99 / 1,200 Microsoft Points. [Included in your Battlefield 3 Premium subscription.]

Will Armored Kill maps have separate rotations from the base game maps?

No. All Battlefield 3 base game and expansion pack maps can be mixed into the same rotation. It is up to the server administrator to set what maps he/she wants to include.

What happens if I join a server that has a mix of base game maps and expansion pack maps, and I don’t have that particular expansion?

You will still be able to join the server, but when a map from that expansion pack loads, you will be disconnected from the server.

Content included in Armored Kill Expansion:

Game Modes: Tank Superiority
Maps: Death Valley; Bandar Desert; Armored Shield; Alborz Mountains
Vehicles: HIMARS H142 (US Artillery Vehicle); BM-23 (Russian Artillery Vehicle); M1128(US Tank Destroyer); 2S25 Sprut-SD (Russian Tank Destroyer); ATV (Transport Vehicle); AC130 (Gunship)

Thanks, Rubén Santana, for the tip.

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Multiplayer Receives a New Balancing Patch

  by   James Lara  
1:53 pm in Title Updates and Patches

Today, High Moon Studio released a brand new patch for their Transformers title, Fall of Cybertron.

This patch addresses some of the classe’s weapons, abilities, and upgrade values found in the multiplayer portion of FoC.

Patch Notes

Infiltrator

  • Scatterblaster damage increased to 15 per pellet from 12 – Those who got early access to the demo know the scatter blaster started off as a beastly weapon, we overshot our correction and we’re hopeful we’ve found the right setting.
  • Fireblast upgrade burn damage increased from 15 per second to 20 per second – The reduction in pellet damage was not being offset enough by the fire damage, so we’ve upped the fire damage a bit, each shot will do an extra 10 fire damage.
  • EMP Intercooler upgrade now changes the grenade recharge to 10 seconds instead of 7.5 – We know its super fun to run around throwing emp grenades willy-nilly, but it was too much.  Besides, you can get the Intercooler pickup and still go crazy.

Scientist

  • Gear Shredder homing increased – This weapon is showing up as the weakest of the scientist weapons and we think the best way to improve it is to increase its homing function.
  • Sentry Damage increased from 8 to 10 per shot – The sentry was not quite giving the offensive boost we were hoping for, this should help.

Destroyer

  • Reduce the Thermo Rocket Cannon damage from 300 to 250 – The Destroyer was showing up as the most powerful class by a small margin and we think the Thermo Rocket Cannon is a big reason.
  • Chaos Rift Combuster Damage and Damage Radius significantly increased – You should be doing closer to 300 damage if you manage to hit a guy with both the initial blast and a cluster bomb. Hopefully this make the Combuster a better option.
  • Barrier Cooldown increased from 7 to 10 seconds – 7 was too fast, it was practically always available

Titan

  • Harvester damage reduced from 20 to 17 – This combination of damage output and healing was too much, we’re preserving the healing functionality and reducing damage.
  • EDK Techvolt damage increased to 140 from 115 – The beams look cool, but it needed a little more bite.
  • Flak Shield can absorb 500 damage instead of 666 – The flak shield was showing up as clearly being a better choice than whirlwind so we’re slightly reducing its power.
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Is Paying to Get DLC Early Worth the Cost?

  by   BOSS JEDIZOHAN  
1:07 pm in Features

I know I’ve beaten the premium content subscriptions debate to death already, but this is an aspect of them that I haven’t really talked at all about yet.

A lot of people don’t understand why getting DLC a week or two weeks earlier than everyone else is worth the cost (Premium Content Subscriptions). To a competitive player, getting DLC early gives them a huge in game advantage.  In fact, for someone that does MLG games, that’s an advantage worth paying.

Knowing the maps in CoD or BF3 will inherently increase your success on the battlefield.  Map knowledge is one of the major differences between good players and bad players.  Being able to know a map before anyone else gets it ensures that you’re going to do better than they are, or at least know where to look for kills.

Try picking up BF:BC2 or WaW and you’ll see what I mean.  In fact, go play Terminal on MW3.  I guarantee that if you didn’t play MW2, you are always going to do a little worse than you normally do on Terminal.  Why?  Because the people that did play MW2 know that map better than you.  They know where you’re going to spawn, they know how you’re going to get from one spot on the map to the other, and they know where to be to making killing you easy.

So, am I willing to pay upfront just to get something like new maps early?  Well, no.  I’m good enough and have the experince to do well in CoD, regardless of whether I know the maps well or not.  What draws me into premium content services is the exclusive content.  Don’t get me wrong, I love getting DLC early and knowing the maps before everyone else can figure them out, and so does my K/D, but there’s nothing quite like stabbing someone with the ACB-90 and having camo that everyone knows I paid to play with.  If that makes me a sucker, so be it.  I’ll still be getting Armored kill 2 weeks before a lot of people and have my new tanks fully leveled up before you even get a chance to play, and I’ll look cooler than you when I stab you in the throat with my flashy orange knife, take your dog tags, and teabag your body with my exclusive camo pants.

That said, I’m never going to pay for something I don’t want.  In this article I talked more about that, but in summary, MW3 and it’s subsequent DLC were a big letdown, so I didn’t buy into ELITE Premium.  Always wait and actually play the game before you spend more money on it.  Generally speaking, something that’s exclusive isn’t going to be in 6-8 months and unless you really like the game, there isn’t much benefit aside from a price reduction and the aforementioned bonuses to premium content services, yet anyway.  If ELITE and Battlelog take over Gamebattles/MLG and the system they put in place doesn’t suck, I’d consider it a bonus, sad though it might be to see yet another business eaten and destroyed by the gaming industry.

Anyway, good luck on the battlefield when you get here, I’ll make sure the AA guns are nice and warmed up before you arrive!

Thank you for reading, and don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments!  Do you think ELITE 2.0/BO2 is going to change my mind on buying ELITE Premium?

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Far Cry 3 – Guide To Surviving The Island, Part 1

  by   James Lara  
12:49 pm in Videos

The first of three survival guides have been released for Ubisoft’s upcoming shooter adventure Far Cry 3, out this December 4th.

In this video players will learn about some of Rook Island’s secrets, along with the dangers that lurk around every corner. It’s hunt or be hunted.

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Treyarch Unboxes the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Care Package and Hardened Edition

  by   David Veselka  
August 28, 2012 6:40 pm in News

Watch Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia and game design director David Vonderhaar unbox the recently announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Care Package and Hardened Edition!

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One of the neatest things you’ll see here is the MD-27 Dragonfire Drone in-action, although briefly. We can’t wait to watch gamers walk out of game retailers with this bad boy when Black Ops 2 releases this November 13th.

As the famous Bond girl Natalya Simonova once said, “boys and their toys.”

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Gears of War: Judgment Free-For-All Gameplay Footage

  by   Shawn Kegarise  
3:56 pm in News

The recently announced Free-For-All mode available in the upcoming Gears of War title set to release in 2013 has finally shown it’s face.

This mode will be available to play at this year’s PAX Prime for all of those attending. However, for those not attending, we got a little treat from Quinn Delhoyo, multiplayer designer at Epic. He tweeted out some gameplay videos for all of us to slobber over until we get our hands on Gears of War: Judgment in March 2013.

Free-For-All on ‘Library’

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Free-For-All on ‘Gondola’

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Let us know what you think of the footage in the comments below!

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MP Talk – The Official MP1st Podcast, Episode 2

  by   David Veselka  
3:34 pm in News

Welcome to episode 2 of MP Talk, the official MP1st podcast!

First, we’d like to thank everyone for the warm reception to our first episode. We really appreciate all the feedback and hope you guys will keep it coming. In fact, we’ve set up a thread on our forums where you guys can leave your thoughts and suggestions. Make sure to check it out right here.

We originally mentioned that a podcast might not happen this week, but we decided to do one up anyways, though a little earlier than normal. We got some more news to cover as well as some of your questions answered. We’ll definitely be doing more Q&A sessions in the future and we’ll be sure to let you know when we’re taking questions and where to submit them.

In today’s episode:

Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Hardened and Prestige Edition Details

Treyarch Gearing Up Towards a Black Ops 2 Zombies Reveal, Nuketown Zombies?

Battlefield 3 – DICE Quadruples Official Servers on PS3 and Xbox 360

Gears of War: Judgment Multiplayer Goes Free-For-All

Borderlands 2 GameStop Exclusive Creature Slaghter Dome Pre-Order Bonus Revealed

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Borderlands 2 GameStop Exclusive “Creature Slaughter Dome ” Pre-order Bonus Revealed

  by   James Lara  
10:10 am in News

Gearbox and GameStop have released a brand new trailer for Borderlands 2, this time showing off the GameStop pre-order exclusive, Creature Slaughter Dome.

Just as one would expect, Slaughter Dome is a horde-like mode where players will be pit against the creatures of Pandora. The main goal is to survive and as you continue up the waves of monsters, things will obviously become a little more difficult.

Check out the announcement trailer below!

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Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Hardened and Prestige Edition Details

  by   David Veselka  
9:59 am in News

Get a load of these monstrous editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 which you’ll be able to get your hands on this November 13th.

Along with the regular edition of Black Ops 2, gamers will also have the choice of purchasing the slick-looking Hardened Edition, or opt to call in their very own care package with the Prestige Edition. A price tag for either has yet to be revealed by Activision, but we’ll make sure to update as soon as we find out.

For now, check out what these two editions come packed with below.

Update 3

Treyarch senior designer David Vonderhaar responds to lack of ELITE Premium subscriptions included in the Black Ops 2 special editions, hopefully easing worried customers.

I understand the feedback. It won’t make sense to you until we start talking about Elite. I’ve asked when that will be.

Update 2

Official Pricing as seen on GameStop.

  • Call of Duty: Hardened Edition – $79.99 USD
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Care Package – $179.99 USD

Update 1

Treyarch and Activision present this minute long video showing off the Care Package (Prestige) Edition.

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Treyarch writes, “Available exclusively in the Care Package, the remote-controlled MQ-27 Dragonfire Drone is a fully-functional quadrotor. Soar over your friends like the drones in-game, as you command the technology of 2025 right in the palm of your hands.

The Care Package comes in a reward crate packaging modeled faithfully after its likeness in Multiplayer. Combined with the bonuses found within, it is an absolute must-have for any hardcore Call of Duty fan.

As in previous years, these collector’s editions will be available in limited quantities only and are sure to sell out quickly. Pre-order your copy now!”

Hardened Edition

  • Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
  • Exclusive Xbox Live CLAW Avatar Prop & Zombies Avatar Costume
  • Limited Edition Challenge Coins
  • Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
  • Collectible Steelbook
  • Also Includes: Exclusive Weapon Camo & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

Care Package Prestige Edition

  • Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
  • Exclusive PlayStation 3 System Multiplayer Theme & Zombie Theme
  • MD-27 Dragonfire Drone with Remote Control
  • Limited Edition Challenge Coins
  • Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
  • Collectible Steelbook
  • Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camo & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

An ELITE (2.0) subscription doesn’t seem to be included in any of these editions. However, details of ELITE’s integration into Black Ops 2 has been scarce thus far. We’ll need to await further info regarding what Activision has in store for ELITE users.

What do you think of these two Black ops 2 Editions? Will you be picking either on up this November 13th?

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Report – PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale: Activision Hints Crash Bandicoot

  by   James Lara  
August 27, 2012 9:30 pm in News

It seems that Crash may be making a splash (sorry) in the upcoming PlayStation brawler, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

In a recent Twitter conversation (now removed) including the Activision Twitter handle, a user tweeted his hopes that Crash Bandicoot might make it into the game. Activision responded as follows:

Perhaps we’ll have to wait until PAX Prime starts this weekend for an announcement.

In fact, Crash Bandicoot will be having his anniversary on the same day PAX begins. This may lead to a reveal of an HD collection of the Crash series along with him joining the All-Star lineup

Thanks Neogaf.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Prestige and Hardened Edition First Details

  by   David Veselka  
6:17 pm in News

Details of a Prestige and Hardened Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have begun surfacing out of this year’s GameStop Expo in San Antonio, Texas.

A recent GameStop press release detailing the third wave of pre-order bonuses for Black Ops 2 reads, clearly mentioning a Black Ops 2 Prestige Edition:

  • The Quadrotor XBOX Live Avatar Prop or the PS3 Dynamic Theme. Choose either of these exclusive digital items based on console preference and guarantee your download by picking up your game when it launches.
  • Treyarch VIP Experience Sweepstakes. Enter for your chance to win a tour of Treyarch Studios, a multiplayer session with developers, a swag bag with a signed Prestige Edition of Call of Duty®: Black Ops II, and more.
  • Entry into Turtle Beach Prize Pack Sweepstakes. Enter for your chance to win one of a 100Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Turtle Beach Ear Force X-Ray Gaming headsets.

Additionally, an announcement of a Hardened Edition and details of the Prestige Edition have begun surfacing out of the currently on-going expo. According to FPS General, the Prestige Edition will include:

  • Remote-controled UAV Flyer (presumably modeled after the Quadrotor Drone).
  • Exclusive in-game upgrades.
  • Exclusive Zombie Maps.
  • Nuketown 2025.

It is also mentioned that this edition in particular will present itself as a replica Care Package, though probably not as big as the in-game counterpart.

No word on whether an ELITE subscription would be included in the Hardened or Prestige Edition. However, more details are to come…

Thanks, Charlie Intel and John Caroll for the tip.

Update

Activision recently posted this image of what could be the “care package” Prestige Edition of Black Ops 2.

Along with the image, they mentioned, “Dan Bunting, David Vonderhaar, and the rest of the Treyarch team have been working on something special. Look what’s dropping tomorrow.”

We’ll most likely hear an official announcement and learn more about the Hardened and Prestige edition of Black Ops 2 tomorrow, so make sure to stay tuned to MP1st!

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Gears of War: Judgment Multiplayer Goes Free-For-All

  by   David Veselka  
5:56 pm in News

A first for the Gears of War franchise, Developers People Can Fly and Epic Games will be introducing the classic free-for-all multiplayer game mode to Gears of War: Judgment this March19, reports OXM.

All Gears of War multiplayer modes, up until now, have been primarily team-based, including the previously announced OverRun mode, which will also be debuting in Gears of War: Judgment. You can read more about OverRun in detail (and watch) right here.

Are you ready to run it solo? What do you think about introducing free-for-all to Gears of War’s multiplayer?

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Treyarch Gearing Up Towards a Black Ops 2 Zombies Reveal, Nuketown Zombies?

  by   David Veselka  
5:24 pm in News

We’ve seen the single player and we’ve seen the competitive multiplayer, but those elusive Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Zombies are still nowhere to be found.

That could change soon, however, as Treyarch has been leaving trails leading to what could be the initial reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’s Zombies, Treyarch’s “biggest, most-ambitious Zombies ever,” as studio head Mark Lamia put it earlier.

Last week, Treyarch teased us with this image on the official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Facebook page with the caption, “Something’s coming…..”

Today, we get another clue, this time tying in with the popular multiplayer map Nuketown, which we know will be returning in Back Ops 2, though depicted in the year 2025.

“There goes the neighborhood,” reads the caption.

This, of course, raises the obvious question: Will we get to slaughter hordes of zombies on our favorite Black Ops multiplayer map? Until we find out, we’ll be on the lookout for more Zombies clues!

Let the speculation begin. Leave your thoughts below!

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Arctic Combat Takes a Page Out Of Counter-Strike, Literally

  by   James Lara  
10:40 am in News

The free-to-play first person shooter, Arctic Combat, seems to be under some fire with private testers finding very a familiar discovery.

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Titled “Sand Storm”, this Arctic Combat map has players battling it out in fast-paced and tight, close quarter areas. Now if that video above didn’t remind you of anything, here’s a classic, similar-looking map being played on the highly popular tactical FPS title, Counter-Strike.

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Besides some objects being placed in different spots, Sand Storm is nearly a carbon copy of de_dust2 from Counter-Strike. Not only that, but you can also see that the gameplay does seem a bit Call of Duty-ish. I will admit though, despite it’s imitations, it does look decently fun.

What do you guys think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Thanks, PCGamer.

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A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.

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Black Ops 2 Gamestop Wave 3 Pre-Order Bonus Options Revealed

  by   Shawn Kegarise  
10:16 am in News

For those of you who pre-ordered Black Ops 2 from Gamestop, you have another wave of pre-order bonuses available to you. Effective today, you can choose from 3 options provided by Gamestop.

Digital Reward

Quadrotor avatar prop for Xbox LIVE or Dynamic Aftermath Theme for PlayStation 3.

Treyarch VIP Experience Sweepstakes

What’s it like creating hit video games? Find out. Enter for your chance to win a tour of Treyarch Studios, a multiplayer session with developers, and a swag bag with a signed Collectors Edition Care Package of COD: Black Ops II. And, of course, there’s more.

Turtle Beach Ear Force X-Ray Gaming Headset

Get the tools to dominate the competition with Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band Wi-Fi. Are you ready to take your game to the next level? As a third option, you can choose to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win these bad boys.

You can enter your pre-order promo code on the official Black Ops 2 splash page on Gamestop. For those of you wondering where to find your promo code, you can find it at the bottom of your receipt or in your email if you bought it online. An example of where to to find your code is below:

To refresh everyone’s memory, Wave 1 consisted of a double sided poster. Wave 1’s pre-order content expired on June 30th. Wave 2’s pre-order bonus is currently going on through the game’s release of November 13, with pre-ordered copies coming with the bonus Nuketown 2025 map. Wave 4 is to be revealed 42 days from now.

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Hailing from beautiful Pittsburgh PA, Shawn has spent most of his 25 years playing video games. The original Killzone on PlayStation 2 captured his love for competitive multiplayer experiences and has thrived on that ever since. Now I live, breathe and eat multiplayer madness with the guys and gals of Lucky Strike. Subscriber

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What Battlefield 3 Maps Look Like in Real-Life

  by   David Veselka  
August 25, 2012 12:26 pm in News

Ever wonder what some of Battlefield 3’s locations might look like in real life?

MP1st forum user Kafai kindly pointed out this set of top-down Google Earth images of the very same locations you fly jets, drive tanks and fire your weapons in while playing multiplayer in Battlefield 3.

So, what do you say we travel to these locations and start a real-life Battlefield tournament? Kay, maybe not. But, check out these real-life Battlefield 3 maps below!

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Minecraft – How Multiplayer Changed My Mind

  by   BOSS JEDIZOHAN  
August 24, 2012 6:46 pm in Features

A lot of people like to debate whether or not Minecraft is a good game.  Those that argue in favor of it typically talk about how it offers basically an unlimited platform for creativity.  Those that think otherwise argue that a lack of any real objectives or goals makes the game pointless and therefore boring.  Up until very recently (this past weekend), I would have agreed with the naysayers.

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I’ve been playing MC off and on for nearly 6 months and never really cared much for it.  Without an objective to achieve, I always felt like I was just wasting my time building things with no purpose or function.  That all changed a couple Fridays ago.  A fellow member of an invite-only site that I’m a member of posted that he had started a new MC server just for site-members.  Against my better judgement I decided to check it out, and I was instantly hooked.

In my last article about Gaming and Violence, I mentioned that now if your game isn’t an online title, it’s dead in the water, and MC is the perfect example of what I mean.  Played alone, MC gets old, fast.  Played collaboratively with friends and strangers, however, MC becomes an entirely different game.  Instead of mindlessly building useless things, you start trying to build things to help your friends out or show off your skills to them.  The objective becomes “check out what we can build” and stops being, well, nothing.

While I will admit that there is a linear objective in MC singlplayer, what makes the game interesting isn’t getting to “The End,” it’s getting there in the most creative way possible, which typically means never getting there at all.

Minecraft offers a world of possibilities that challenges the player by limiting their capacity for creativity with their ability to mine and build their imaginary structures, block by block.  If you don’t have MC and are skeptical of it’s current popularity or appeal, the only advice I can offer is that if you built things out of legos with your friends as kid, you will enjoy MC, and probably a lot.

But what version should you buy?  Well, it really depends on what you want to get out of MC.  If you want to hang out with friends and casually build stuff, then the Xbox version is probably going to suit you best.  If you’re looking to do more intricate things on a grander scale and don’t mind having to use skype to talk with your friends and track down servers to play on, then the PC version is going to be where it’s at for you.

Please share your thoughts, seeds, or videos in the comments as I’m fairly new to Minecraft and would really enjoy checking out some cool MC stuff.

Thank you for reading.

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