For those of you who regularly answer the Call of Duty, here is the latest multiplayer gameplay trailer for the upcoming Black Ops 2. More guns, more killstreak rewards, more maps, more killing and death,…more diving into the prone position?
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Xbox Live – upcoming content and deals
Hybrid this week, Dust: An Elysian Tail next week. Online Multiplayer for Scott Pilgrim and some Quantum Condundrum DLC. With all of this good gaming going on, don’t forget to step outside every once in a while to catch the sun before summer’s over.
| Xbox LIVE Arcade | Release Date | MS Points |
| Hybrid (Microsoft Studios) | 8-Aug | 1200 |
| Dust: An Elysian Tail (Microsoft Studios) | 15-Aug | 1200 |
| Add-ons | Release Date | MS Points |
| Left 4 Dead 2: Cold Stream (Valve) | 3-Aug | 560 |
| Mass Effect 3: Firefight Pack (Electronic Arts) | 7-Aug | 160 |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Collection 3 (Activision) | 9-Aug | 1200 |
| Rocksmith: Bass Expansion (Ubisoft) | 14-Aug | 2400 |
| Quantum Conundrum: The Desmond Debacle (Square Enix) | 15-Aug | 240 |
| Scott Pilgrim: Online Multiplayer+Wallace Pack (Ubisoft) | 19-Aug | 400 |
| Gold Exclusive Deal of the Week | Discount Dates | Price |
| Electronic Arts | 7-Aug to 13-Aug | |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Teeth of Naros | 400 (50% off) | |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Legend of Dead Kel | 400 (50% off) | |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Weapons & Armor Bundle | 200 (50% off) | |
| Family DOTW: Bejeweled 3 (PopCap) | 7-Aug to 13-Aug | 600 (50% off) |
| THQ | 14-Aug to 20-Aug | |
| Saints Row: The Third – Genkibowl VII | 280 (50% off) | |
| Saints Row: The Third – Gangstas in Space | 280 (50% off) | |
| Saints Row: The Third – The Trouble with Clones | 280 (50% off) | |
| Special Sales | Discount Dates | Price |
| Kinect Central: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 13 11 Course Pack (Electronic Arts) | 7-Aug to 13-Aug | 1920 (40% off) |
| Kinec Central: Carnival Games: MSMD – Coasterama Pack (2K Play) | 14-Aug to 20-Aug | 160 (50% off) |
| Square Enix | 14-Aug to 20-Aug | |
| Just Cause 2: Black Market Aerial Pack | 80 (50% off) | |
| Just Cause 2: Black Market ‘Boom’ Pack | 80 (50% off) | |
| Just Cause 2: Scorpion Animated Pet | 80 (50% off) | |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution Missing Link | 600 (50% off) | |
| Games on Demand | Release Date | |
| The Orange Box: Half Life 2 (Valve) | 7-Aug | |
| NASCAR® Unleashed (Activision) | 7-Aug | |
| King of Fighters XIII | 7-Aug |
Source: Major Nelson
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill – 3 new screenshots
Though the Close Quarters expansion didn’t have a single drivable vehicle, the upcoming expansion Armored kill puts the focus back on vehicle based combat. With the new map Bandar Desert being the biggest battlefield map ever made, you best respect the vehicles. You are going to need them to get from A to B, and from B to C, and so forth.
For comparison, here is a Close Quarters video with zero vehicles.
Demo Gameplay – Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Today, the demo for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron hit Xbox Live and PSN. The direct sequel to War for Cybertron, FoC is an improvement upon an already great game.
The demo gives you a chance to try out both single player campaigns as well as some sweet, sweet multiplayer.
There is a variety of weaponry available, depending on which of the four classes you choose. Each class has different speed, strength, and health statistics, as well as having different special powers. If you played WfC, then you will feel right at home with FoC.
We captured a little multiplayer gameplay. If this leaves you with a hunger for more metallic mayhem, go grab the demo for yourself. It’s free, and it’s transformers.
Autobots, preorder the game here!
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UK – Play Hitman: Sniper Challenge really well, get your face in Hitman: Absolution
Boom! Headshot! That could be the sound of you getting your likeness captured for the upcoming game Hitman: Absolution. Though there are some particulars you may have to work out first. Continue reading
Family Review – Wreckateer
Family Reviews are done with the family in mind. In these reviews, the casual player and young ones have a say, as well as the older mature gamers. This allows the reader to balance the comments and come to a more accurate conclusion based on the opinions of a variety of gamers.
So, rock polisher, you think you have what it takes to be a Wreckateer?
Iron Galaxy Studios brings us a delightfully destructive Xbox Live Arcade game utilizing the Kinect sensor. The last few years have seen many Angry Birds games and their clones flocking to our consoles, PCs, and smartphones. But Wreckateer may owe it’s lineage to a different series, Crush the Castle.
If Crush the Castle were a kinect game, it might look like Wreckateer at first glance, but the comparisons end with castles and crushing. Wreckateer brings a creative twist to the destruction genre and it has the potential to appeal to the whole family. Continue reading
Review: Sniper Elite V2
It’s 1945. The Germans are very close to implementing their V2 rocket program. I am behind enemy lines. I have no allies here. It’s nighttime and the only lights are from the few remaining working street lamps, some burning buildings in the distance, the occasional burst of light from a distant explosion and some tracer rounds. I spot an Nazi foot soldier. He’s close, so I put him down with a well placed shot from my Welrod pistol. Moving forward quietly, I have a clear view down a ruined city block.
A cathedral stands proudly, though charred and battered. It seems to offer a glimpse of hope. A loud ring emanates from the bell tower. I utilize the next precious seconds to fire a shot at a perimeter guard from my rifle. The sound of my gun is drowned out by the ringing. Another bell strike, another shot. This time, the camera follows the bullet all the way to its target, another foot soldier’s helmeted head. I see his wounded skeletal structure as the bullet passes through, and exits flattened and bent from the impact.
A glint from a scope high on the cathedral signals danger. I take a shot to my shoulder and take cover behind a destroyed automobile. I peek out, and just as the glint signals another shot from my enemy, I fire. The bullet travels 200 meters, soaring through smoke and fog to find it’s victims chest. My name is Karl Fairburne, and I am a sniper.
Kinect PlayFit launched this week–Earn virtual rewards for actual work
Kinect for Xbox 360 has always asked more from you than traditional video games have. If you want your character to jump, you have to jump. If you want them to kick in a door, you have to kick.
Some games have provided calorie counters for all of this hard work we do. But these calorie trackers are typically reserved for fitness oriented games like YourShape, and Dance Central.
Now available as a free app for all Xbox Live members, PlayFit will track your calories and playtime independently from your fitness games.
From the press release:
Kinect PlayFit is a new fitness dashboard that aggregates and tracks the calories you burn as you play a variety of Kinect games, from “Dance Central 2” to “Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012” to “Kinect Star Wars.”
Kinect PlayFit lets you view your personal stats over time and see leaderboards that show how you rank against Xbox LIVE members across the globe. Get credit for the calories you burn while having fun with Kinect, and earn Kinect PlayFit Achievements, Gamerscore and Avatar Awards.
Kinect PlayFit inspires an active and healthy lifestyle through fun and play:
- First of Its Kind – This is the first ever fitness tracking application on a video game console.
- Social Motivation – Kinect PlayFit keeps it social with activity challenges, rankings on leaderboards and integration with the Xbox LIVE community to break a sweat together.
- Survey Says – According to a recent survey*nearly 75 percent of respondents believe that video games should include a component that encourages physical activity. Also, 70 percent said that physically active video games can complement or supplement traditional exercise.
So go ahead and weild that light saber in Kinect Star Wars. And kick balls in Kinect Adventure. And when your spouse/children/parents/partner tells you to quit playing those silly games, you can tell them you are exercising, and have the calorie count to back it up.
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What is Xbox SmartGlass?
It’s not glass. Heck, it’s not even a physical “thing”. What it is though, could be of benefit to gamers, movie lovers, and television aficionados alike. And it will do this by incorporating your iPad or iPhone, Android, or Windows 8 tablet or Windows Phone and the content viewed within and your television set. There is one catch though. You will need an Xbox 360. Continue reading
Free Xbox 360 with Laptop purchase for students.
A new program has launched to no doubt help spur Xbox 360 software sales. If you are a student, and you visit a participating retailer, and purchase a laptop for college any reason, then you get a little pleasure to go with your business.
This news is good for those who are looking for a new laptop and like themselves some games.