DayZ Standalone Title To Release By Christmas, Should “Have a Load of New Content”
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“I really just started up the server, put the download link on there with its name, then a couple of people joined and would post on forums to share their experience. It’s really just grown from there,” creator Dean “Rocket” Hall reflects on the origins of DayZ.

DayZ is certainly one of the most popular mods at the moment, it even gave Arma II a new life. However, the sensational m... [read more]

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Microsoft has ended development of free-to-play flight simulation Microsoft Flight, incurring a number of job losses in the process.

Project Columbia, an unannounced Kinect game, also got the chop.

Development of both was centred at Microsoft's Vancouver studio. Numerous employees spilled news of the lay-offs last night via social media - as spotted by Kotaku.

"Microsoft Studios has decided to end development on Microsoft Flight and Project Columbia," a company spokes... [read more]

EA boss: “the fastest growing platform for video games today is the PC”
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EA CEO John Riccitiello has been defending a downturn in EA stock in an interview with CNBC, spotted on CVG. He addresses a “a perception among investors that the game industry is tough to invest in right now” by challenging the validity of NPD reports that only take into account boxed retail sales in the US.

He uses PC gaming as an example of how the games business is changing. “Just five yea... [read more]

Releasing on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 on the 13th of September (09/13/2012), Borderlands 2 is complete and ready to go, according to Gearbox. Their developers are now hard at work on DLC so that gamers can expect new content to be available and well made within 2 to 3 months of the game's release. This DLC will be free for members of the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club. Access to the club is exclusive to those that preorder the game. (DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW!)



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MechWarrior Online Centurion Trailer
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In-game Reveal of the Centurion detailing the CN9-AH and CN-AL variant. MechWarrior Online will be released later this year. Visit http://mwomercs.com to reserve your pilot name now.

The Centurion is a humanoid, medium weight class, 50 ton ‘Mech with a max speed of 64 kilometers an hour. It is the epitome of a balanced ‘Mech. Good speed, good armour, excellent weapons load out. If you’re unsure of which ‘Mech best suits you, it is an excelle... [read more]

Mass Effect 3 Earth DLC trailer has teleporting space samurai
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Here’s a rousing trailer for the latest chunk of free DLC for Mass Effect 3′s multiplayer mode. The six new classes all get a moment in the limelight amid scenes of Earth’s destruction and the whole thing culminates in what’s best described as an “Avengers moment” in which everyone stands in a circle to do their signature hero power pose. There should be a command that triggers this at the end of difficu... [read more]

In today's released Medal of Honor: Warfighter trailer it confirms that pre-ordering Warfighter will get you into the Battlefield 4 beta in the Fall of next year.

In addition, DICE has released the following announcement to the Battlefield community:

Battlefield fans –
The team at DICE is hard at work on the next entry in the Battlefield series, and to ensure access to the exclusive Battlefield 4 beta, shooter fans can pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter today. While there is no fur... [read more]

Blizzard: “We know it’s not there right now”
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Blizzard Community Manager, Bashiok, has been discussing Diablo 3′s endgame on their official forums. Posting on the “Endgame Solutions” thread, he’s admitted that “the item hunt is not enough for a long sustainable end-game.” Players have criticised Diablo 3′s repair costs and difficulty spike at higher levels, saying it becomes something of a grind.

Diablo 3 scored 90% on PC Gamer. Tom described it as a “p... [read more]

by Greg Miller @ IGN

"Finally. After laser eyes in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and a great guest spot in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Deadpool is getting his own video game. Simply titled Deadpool, the game is being developed by High Moon Studios, the folks behind Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and arriving in 2013. Specific platforms were not announced. We have the trailer below, and although it wasn't mention specifically in the Comic-Con panel revealing the game, the voice of the M... [read more]

Danger Close has released their first reveal of the multi-player component of the upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter. With the game set to release October 23rd.

Additionally, Danger Close has asked their community to help them come up with a more creative name for their new "Sport" game mode.

"The idea was to create an arena for the players who were searching for the most competitive type of gameplay - an arena that fit traditional clan structures well. We knew that we wanted a game... [read more]