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Ousted IW Execs Form Respawn Entertainment Under Former Rival

News / July 15, 2016

Ousted Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vincent Zampella are not done with the video game industry. The two are starting a new company, Respawn Entertainment under their formal rivals at Activision, EA. The former Infinity Ward execs are currently involved in a lawsuit with Activision over their termination earlier this year. “Respawn Entertainment marks […]

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DICE Takes on MW2 with Battlefield Bad Company 2 DLC

News / July 15, 2016

Yesterday, Infinity Ward got a jump on press releases announcing the cure to “Mapathy” would be coming on March 30th in the form of Modern Warfare 2 DLC. DICE is taking on that statement with an announcement that DLC for Battlefield Bad Company 2 would be released on March 30th as well in order to

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EA and Doritos Promo Lets You Vote on Madden NFL 11 Cover Player

News / July 15, 2016

An EA/Doritos cross-promotion lets YOU vote on what player you would like to see on the Madden NFL 11 cover. The candidates include Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jared Allan, Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Indianapolis wide receiver Reggie Wayne. If Allan were to win he’d be the first lineman to grace the cover of any

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Dante’s Inferno Gets Co-Op With ‘St. Lucia’ DLC

News / July 15, 2016

Some early adopters of Dante’s Inferno had a surprise in store for them in the form of a DLC trailer. “The Trials of St. Lucia” trailer revealed upcoming DLC, a new character, the angelic St. Lucia of Syracuse mentioned in the “Divine Comedy”, online co-operative play and player created trials, dropping April 29th. No pricing

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Dedicated Server Support Comes With a Catch

News / July 15, 2016

When Infinity Ward announced that MW2 for PC would not support dedicated servers, outrage boomed on the internet and EA Dice jumped to capitalize on the fact that upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 WOULD allow users to play on dedicated servers. It seems that this concept comes with a catch though, as information surfaced that

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EA Closing Multiplayer Servers for Old Sports Titles

News / July 15, 2016

Many older EA (mostly sports) titles will have their multiplayer servers shutdown as early as next month, according to a press release earlier. The server closures will affect 20 games in the EA lineup. Owners will still be able to play the games up until the February 2, 2010 cutoff date, though some titles may

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PS3 To Get Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition

News / July 15, 2016

February’s release of Dante’s Inferno will bring goodies to those who buy it for PS3. The PS3 version, dubbed the Divine Edition, will retail for the same $60 as the Xbox 360 version, but will come with a boatload of free stuff. The “Divine Edition” includes: Dark Forest DLC pack free (available March) Wayne Barlowe

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EA Joins Facebook World With Spore Islands

News / July 15, 2016

Facebook users can now play EA’s first Facebook game, Spore Island. Players familiar with the Spore franchise, will experience it in a new way on Facebook by competing against each other. Players will choose their own island to live on, create creatures and evolve them, invite friends to live on their island, and send their

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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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Battlefield Heroes To Get First Class Update this Fall

News / July 15, 2016

Battlefield Heroes, which entered open beta earlier this year, will be getting its first class update sometime this fall. The update will be for the gunner who will get three abilities modified. Changes will include: Gunner explosive keg will also slow enemies Gunners will heal as they fire in Frenzy Fire Mode (the more

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