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Call of Duty‘s Next Two Maps Could be Modern Warfare 2 Throwbacks
According to this video, the map names “Shipbreaker” and “Terminal” briefly appeared in the map selection list of Modern Warfare 3‘s private match menu, apparently tipping off the names of two maps to come in the game’s next DLC drop this month. The enthusiast site CallofDutyMapPacks.com speculates that “Shipbreaker” could be a new Face Off…
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Grand Theft Auto‘s Boss is Skeptical of Wii U’s Appeal to Core Titles
Whatever you think of Take-Two or its boss, the company’s principles are clear and they don’t deviate from them. Titles like Max Payne and BioShock and Spec Ops: The Line get delayed because the publisher won’t put out anything before it’s truly ready. And it’ll walk from high profile licenses like Major League Baseball because…
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Playing a Video Game to Remember an Historic Day in Sport—or to Forget It
We’re all familiar with the conventional wisdom that at halftime of a championship sporting event, the local water system is strained by fans’ long-postponed evacuations of a beer or three. Well, after full time of a major fixture, FIFA‘s Internet pipe is likewise overflowing with teeth-gritting angst and cathartic release, too. Probably the best example…
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Ubisoft Movie Plans May Include Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs
Fresh off a rumor saying Paramount is considering a Splinter Cell film comes word that several domains have been registered for a movie version of Watch Dogs, the surprise sensation of E3 after a strongly positive debut. Fusible, the domain watch dog watching Watch Dogs, says that just this week Ubisoft registered Watch-Dogsmovie.com and Watch-Dogsthemovie.com,…
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I Want to See The Amazing Spider-Man—and Spider-Man on a Budget, Too
From the same demented minds that gave us The Avengers—on a Budget now comes the summer’s next thriftily made blockbuster—The Amazing Spider-Man—on a Budget It’s another (mostly) shot-for-shot recreation of the upcoming film’s trailer, featuring loads of super string and, once again, a shirtless guy in green body paint. Gwen Stacy’s totally not hot but…
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Pika-Chewed
I’m not the world’s biggest Pokémon expert, but I do know that half a dozen schoolchildren fisting a Pikachu is an image too rich to pass up for this week’s Shop Contest. Really, you need me to explain what’s going on here? OK well, actually, I can’t. Bash, our Japanese speaker, can’t, either. In his…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Reader ak-blanc sends this postcard from Liberty City as an unorthodox Father’s Day greeting. Good morning and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is your space to discuss anything on your mind about the subject of video games. Of course, we hope you’ve called your pops or sent him a card and wished him…
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EA Honcho Doesn’t Want to Piss Off Dead Space Fans, Still Wants to Scare the Crap Out of Them
Viewing the gameplay demonstration of Dead Space 3 at Electronic Arts’ E3 keynote, my immediate reaction was “Well, that looks like a game I can play without dookieing on myself.” Others didn’t have such a positive reaction. Frank Gibeau, the president of EA Labels told CVG that he’s heard the noise and that they “definitely…
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Forza Totilo: The Winners
My boss’ ride in a Ferrari promoting Forza Horizon at E3 provided us with material for more than 150 ‘Shop entries this week, plus many more to come as it will assuredly become a meme. Or so one hopes. For now, we have 20 winners inside, including overall No. 1 indysgille! Let’s go ahead and…
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See Life as a Team Fortress 2 Character with this Augmented Reality Smartphone App
Cam Fortress doesn’t really “do” anything, but it does let you pretend to sneak up on someone on the subway platform with your Spy switchblade drawn, or carry Pyro’s flamethrower to a gas station. Developed and launched on Google Play for Android phones, Cam Fortress launched last week, and is free to download. You may…
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