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Reach update brings Matchmaking, other changes
Halo: Reach‘s Matchmaking playlists have undergone a few changes, Bungie alerts. Not only that, quite the few map and gamemode adjustments have been introduced in the latest update as well. All are too numerous to go through here though; check below for the full list in all its glory. And there’s more to come: “Our team continues to work on improving the Reach online experience and ...read more
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Rockstar awarded ‘substantial’ damages by British newspaper over false GTA c
In perhaps the most extreme case of stupidity in the media’s history of game hating, British tabloid newspaper Daily Star has had to pay out ‘substantial’ damages to Rockstar Games in apology for an ‘exposé’ on a non-existent Grand Theft Auto title based on the recent murders of British killer Raoul Moat. Supposedly entitled ‘Grand Theft Auto: Rothbury‘ after the small English ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops will block party chat in some (but fewer) modes
Xbox Live socialistas were upset by Modern Warfare 2's policy of prohibiting players from taking part in certain online multiplayer modes while in a Live Party. In a recent interview with Videogamer.com, Treyarch's online director Dan Hunting explained that this policy returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops, reminding players that "we have that same restriction in certain playlists where they can use ...read more
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Black Ops gets a 3D-compatible scope attachment
Activision unveiled today that Black Ops on PS3 and Xbox 360 will be compatible with 3D-ready HDTVs, and NVIDIA 3D Vision on PCs. All modes of the Cold War FPS will be 3D playable – single, multi, training and even the newly confirmed zombie gameplay. A “simple menu option” will allow gamers to enable stereoscopic 3D at any time. Mark Lamia, Studio Head of Treyarch disclosed that 3D ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 map packs discounted this week on XBLM
Are there still a few multiplayer maps in Modern Warfare 2 which you've yet to decorate with your own bullet-splattered blood? You might want to look into this week's Xbox Live Marketplace deal: The Stimulus Pack and the Resurgence Pack are half-price this week, available at 600 Microsoft Points. Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package -- 600 Microsoft Points ($7.50), down from 1,200 Microsoft Points ...read more
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Bungie resets credits on 15K Halo: Reach cheaters
On top of announcing an earlier than expected playlist update (coming this Tuesday), Bungie revealed last night that it has reset the credits and ranks of "approximately" 15,000 Halo: Reach accounts. The studio also applied a one day credit earning ban on affected players, less for punishment than to "ensure that recipients receive an in-game notification of the action taken." The resets were ...read more
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Black Ops Achievements/Trophies are spoilerrific
Next to Cold War-era baddies, details on those other things players will be hunting in next month’s Call of Duty: Black Ops have been revealed; cheevos! Indeed, the full lists of Achievements and Trophies for the Treyarch shooter have been uncovered. But a word of caution: they contain major, major plot spoilers, so do read at the risk of less surprise while in-game. Watching this new video ...read more
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Halo: Reach tops Xbox Live activity chart
Second time’s the charm for Halo: Reach. While it didn’t quite make it past Modern Warfare 2 on last week’s Xbox Live activity list, it did so this week, leaving behind three Call of Dutys, two FIFAs, and own predecessor Halo 3. Grab the full top 20 — as posted by Xbox Live’s director of programming Larry Hryb — in read more.
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Medal of Honor’s Taliban renamed to Opposing Force
The inclusion of Taliban in Medal of Honor‘s multiplayer component caused a bit of a stir. Maybe you heard. At the height of the controversy, the mega publisher was adamant on sticking to its guns; however, after receiving letters from “gamers, active military, and friends and family of servicemen and women currently deployed overseas,” there’s been a change. “We have also received ...read more
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Analyst: Medal of Honor launch “ill-timed,” needs more buzz
EA could have done a better job picking a launch window for next month’s Medal of Honor, Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell believes; the modern day reboot will be released smack in the middle of FPS giants Halo and Call of Duty, and the analyst is “increasingly concerned” about the shooter’s prospects. “The game is not developing the level of buzz necessary to knock Call of Duty off ...read more
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