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Battlefield 3 PC Download Hits Torrent Sites
The PC version of Battlefield 3 has been leaked to various torrent sites over a week before its official UK launch on October 28. Dark Side of Gaming says the download is 9.96GB in size and offers a fully playable version of the shooter's single player campaign. We've contacted publisher EA for confirmation of the report and any additional comment.
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Final Battlefield 3 multiplayer maps revealed
Having detailed four of Battlefield 3's nine multiplayer maps last week, DICE has revealed the final five that will ship with the shooter at launch. Writing on the Battlefield blog, the developer posted a number of screenshots and offered an overview of the maps. Here's the fiction behind each of them straight from the horse's mouth. More details and design insights are available through the link ...read more
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US physical sales slide six per cent in September
The total US physical video game market - videogames, consoles and accessories - fell by six per cent from $1.23 billion to $1.16 billion year-on-year in September, according to new figures from research group NPD. Despite a number of high-profile game releases, such as Gears Of War 3 and Madden NFL 12, sales of new console and PC software slid one per cent year-on-year to $653.2 million, but ...read more
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Dead Island PC Patch is Live – What it Fixed
Finally, the PC version of Dead Island gets the patch many have been waiting for. Techland delayed the Bloodbath Arena DLC to get important in game issues fixed. Most prominent was the corrupted save file glitch which ruined saved files after players had accumulated 190 items. Other fixes include include ending weapon duping exploits and fixing the four player co-op freezing issue. Here is ...read more
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DICE has 'a massive Battlefield 3 DLC plan'
DICE has hinted at an ambitious year-round DLC plan for Battlefield 3. Asked if the company intends to offer the same level of ongoing support for Battlefield 3 players as rival series Call of Duty does, creative director Lars Gustavsson told MCV the developer has "completely restructured" the studio around its plans for add-on content for the upcoming FPS. "Nowadays, we have operations ...read more
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GTA III coming to mobile devices
Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar has announced a mobile version of its influential, 10-year-old sandbox adventure Grand Theft Auto III. The 10th Anniversary Edition handheld version will hit "select" Apple and Android devices this autumn; these include the iPad 2, iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S2, and Asus Iconia tablet. The full list of compatible gadgets (see below) suggests a mobile game with ...read more
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Ireland planning to double its game industry jobs
Ireland is planning to double its game industry employment numbers by 2014, targeting 4,500 jobs from the current estimate of 2,000. The country, which has been dealing with a financial crisis, and acting as a corporate tax haven as the same time, is looking to back sustained growth in digital creative industries. Develop lays out the six initiatives the country has to grow in the sector. "As ...read more
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Microsoft acquires Twisted Pixel
Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Austin-based Splosion Man and The Gunstringer developer Twisted Pixel. Founded in 2006, the studio has built close ties with Microsoft, releasing four games for Xbox Live Arcade since 2009, while recent game The Gunstringer was a boxed Xbox 360 exclusive that made use of Kinect. According to the press release's rather oblique wording, Twisted ...read more
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Scans from Skyrim’s manual appear online
Here's a treat for Elder Scrolls fans eager to get straight to the gameplay on launch: an extensive set of glimpses at the Xbox 360 version of the Skyrim’s manual. With the document's lucky owner knowing that speed is a virtue when leaking material from a game as anticipated as Skyrim, there's no time for fancy hi-res scans: peruse these hazy snapshots and let your eye-strain become part of the ...read more
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The World's First 8-Core Desktop CPU Detailed
Last month, AMD earned a Guinness World Record for highest clocking speed ever recorded with its forthcoming 8-core CPU, code-named Bulldozer. Now, however, the company has pulled back the curtain on the new multicore processor line, which will come in four varieties, ranging from a $115 entry-level model to a $245 high-end configuration. The FX-8150 heads up the pack, and features an 8-core ...read more
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