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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for PC Ditches Dedicated Servers, Sparks Huge Protest

News / July 15, 2016

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Infinity Ward announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will not be delayed for the PC. Infinity Ward announced they will be using a new matchmaking service called IWNet giving the developer “a lot more control and structure”, and ending the ability to play on dedicated servers. […]

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Assassin’s Creed $5 on Steam Midweek Madness

News / July 15, 2016

Steam’s Midweek Madness deal is 75% off Assassin’s Creed! The downloadable Director’s Cut Edition for PC goes from $19.99 to $5.00 until Thursday, October 22nd. System Requirements Supported OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista® (only) Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.2 GHz

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Microsoft May Embrace Blu-ray

News / July 15, 2016

Sony won the format war with its Blu-ray technology, and it seems Microsoft may grudgingly jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon. In an interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the Xbox 360 will eventually be receiving external Blu-ray drives. When asked if Xbox 360 would be getting Blu-ray he stated, “Well I don’t know if

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Australian Left 4 Dead 2 Appeal Fails

News / July 15, 2016

Weeks ago, Valve appealed the Australian classification board’s decision to not rate Left 4 Dead 2, and offered an edited version; still hoping that the appeal would be successful and Australians would experience zombie killing in all its gory glory. The appeal has been denied, and Valve reports that the approved, edited version of the

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Capcom Joins Annual Toronto Zombie Walk

News / July 15, 2016

Capcom will be joining the 7th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk in order to promote the upcoming Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. On Saturday, October 24th, Capcom will set up a tent and will be giving free Resident Evil zombie makeovers to those participating in the walk. The makeup tent is first come, first serve for

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Final Fantasy XIII Won’t Have Install on PS3

News / July 15, 2016

Playstation 3 owners have come to terms with having to install their PS3 games. Final Fantasy enthusiasts will get a pleasant surprise with Final Fantasy XIII when they realize it doesn’t include hard disk installation. According to game director Motomu Toriyama, the developer concentrated on low load times throughout the process and the only time

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Players Speak Out Against Modern Warfare 2, Cancel Pre-Orders

News / July 15, 2016

Some people may be wondering what all the hubbub is about Infinity Ward’s decision to not support dedicated servers for upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. After it let slip that there would be no dedicated support, there was a public outcry followed by a petition which currently holds nearly 145,000 votes. Infinity Ward’s

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Order of War Gets One Month Anniversary Free DLC

News / July 15, 2016

Square Enix’s Order of War will be getting free DLC on today the day of its one month anniversary. The World War II strategy game will be getting all of the exlusive pre-order items including: Heavy Bomber Squadrons – Addition of German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units to air support Infantry Mortar

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Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Order Goodies

News / July 15, 2016

Valve promised goodies and incentives to those who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 from certain retailers, including 10% off the price of the game. This brings the price to $45 for the PC and $55 for the Xbox 360 version. Pre-orderers will also get an exclusive melee weapon, the American Baseball Bat, and early access

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Dragon Age Character Creator Preceding Game Release

News / July 15, 2016

Bioware announced that the PC character creator utility will precede the games release with an October 13 availability. This 320mb application will allow users to customize and create their character ahead of time, and load them into the game upon its November 3rd release. The Dragon Age: Origins community site will also open up on

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