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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 update now live
Has your propensity for keeping things old school prevented you from getting ahead in the ultra-competitive world of Battlefield: Bad Company 2? Specifically, have you been held back by the M1 Garand rifle's lack of stat-tracking? You won't have to change your ways in order to get the recognition you deserve -- a patch went live for the PS3 version of the game last night (the 360 version is ...read more
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MAG Update v1.06 deploying June 8
Accidental self-healing and friend-stabbing rates are expected to drastically decrease in the world of MAG on June 8 -- the recently announced release date for Update v1.06. In addition to changing the credit costs of a number of weapons and accessories, the patch will map the "heal self" and "heal ally" functions to two different buttons on the controller, making the act of battlefield triage ...read more
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Call of Duty: World at War Zombies 'sequel' now available
Today, you can answer the Call of Duty once again, on the device you use to answer most other calls. Activision has announced that the popular Call of Duty: World at War Zombies iPhone game now has a sequel available -- sort of. The "Shi no Numa" content pack for the original Zombies game is being billed as the sequel, although it's also DLC for the original. If you already have Zombies, you ...read more
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NPD: Console and PC gaming on the rise, portable gaming down
In its yearly online study of gaming habits for consumer panel members age two and older, the NPD says that this year shows a nine percent increase in console gaming over last year, whereas PC gaming saw an increase of six percent from those polled. Portable gaming didn't fare as well, seeing a sharp decline: 16 percent, despite previous evidence of portable gaming becoming increasingly popular ...read more
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Interview: Call of Duty: Black Ops producer Dan Bunting
Treyarch is no stranger to the Call of Duty franchise, having created Call of Duty 3 and World at War, but, up until it began work on this November's Call of Duty: Black Ops, it was stuck in the past -- World War II, that is. After getting our first look at its take on more modern combat, we spoke with Black Ops producer Dan Bunting to find out what to expect from the series' move into the Cold ...read more
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SCEE president alludes to upcoming paid PSN subscription option
Even though Sony officially "won't comment on rumors or speculation" regarding a paid PSN offering in the near future, Sony Europe president Andrew House gave a bit more substantial answer in a recent Q&A on the UK PlayStation site. When asked outright, "Will PlayStation Network become a paying service?", House responded, "Kaz Hirai stated a few months ago that we were looking at a premium ...read more
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Test Drive Unlimited 2 drives off the lot Sept. 21
Those awaiting the arrival of Test Drive Unlimited 2 shouldn't make any travel plans for the second week of September, because Atari's already booked you for a trip to Ibiza. The scenic racing game is due to be released on September 21, 2010 in North America, and pre-order campaigns will roll out beginning this week (May 28). As has become the norm, various retailers will feature unique bonuses ...read more
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Guerilla demos Killzone 3; promises a more epic, varied experience
Guerilla Games showed Killzone 3 in action for the first time tonight at an event in San Francisco, and Joystiq was there. Managing director Hermen Hulst was on hand to lay out some key details about the sequel -- unfortunately, any sort of release date wasn't among them. Saying that the team was inspired by the ambition exhibited by other Sony Worldwide Studios releases, specifically ...read more
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Details on premium PSN coming “soon”
Sony are always quick to point out that everything that’s free on PSN will remain free on PSN should they release a premium service down the line, but that’s about all we’ve know about it so far. But, SCEE boss Andrew House has now assured us all that details are on the way. Recently asked about the service, House revealed that, “I can assure you that the current PSN ...read more
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Rumor: Sony to reveal 'PSN+' subscription service at E3 2010
According to Joystiq's sources, Sony is set to reveal a premium tier of the PlayStation Network service, labeled PSN+, during its 2010 E3 media briefing. Unlike Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold service, PSN+ will focus on giving paid subscribers additional bonuses without limiting online multiplayer between paying and nonpaying users. Many of the features included in the premium service mimic those ...read more
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