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  • Lost Planet 3 takes you back into the cold this winter

    Lost Planet has been a series that has a following of it’s own, but is faced with acceptance from critics, fans, and newcomers alike. The displeasure have more to do with the various problems in Lost Planet and it’s sequel, Lost Planet 2. The first game suffered a lot of development problems and it showed. Lost Planet 2 fixed a lot of the problems in the original, but then Capcom made a few bad decisions here and there, including the idea of a save point in long distances or areas, making it hard for you to stop and return later. It’s either you finish the area, or not at all. Which is a shame because I felt that the game had some promise. I previewed the game at E32009 and it was awesome from what I played. Well, it looks like Capcom isn’t giving up on the series, at all. I commend them for that. You’re going back into stormy, ice-cold planet once again, and this time you’re not alone!

    I hope it’s good this time around, and it’s shaping up nicely.

  • New Fighters revealed for PlayStation Vita

    Over the weekend, Capcom held their annual event centered around revealing their newest games. At Captivate 2012, Capcom showed off some trailers for the PlayStation Vita version of Street Fighter x Tekken. The first one is a story trailer about what’s going on in SFxTekken for PSVita. It’s a long introduction trailer, enjoy…

    Funny trailer, eh? Capcom released another trailer, and they’re calling SFxTekken on PSVita “Street Fighter x Tekken Vita.” The trailer reveals six new characters that will join the PlayStation Vita roster, they are: Blanka, Sakura, Dudley, Elena, Lei, and Christie.

    SF x Tekken features cross-platform play, what that means is that if you own both PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter x Tekken – you can get the DLC characters for free on either version. For example, let’s say you bought DLC on PlayStation 3, according to Capcom, the DLC you bought on PS3 will appear on PlayStation Vita. And vice versa.

  • Football Players enjoy MW3 Content Collection 1

    Football Players enjoy MW3 Content Collection 1

    Beachhead Studios recently released Content Collection 1 on Xbox Live. Shortly thereafter, Activision, and Sledgehammer Games held an event to promote Call of Duty: MW3’s Content Collection 1. The event featured NFL football players and ahem, Major Nelson was on hand to help ask NFL players questions about what they thought about MW3 and Content Collection in general. The video was published on Inside Xbox.

    At Activision’s event in Los Angeles, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson interviewed Ahmad Bradshaw, a New York Giants player. NY Giants won the Super Bowl this year, so it’s a pretty big deal what he says. Anyway, let’s cut to the chase, shall we?

    You can get the 6 maps from Xbox Live now. PS3 and PC gamers are going to have to wait for this collection to really enjoy it.

  • Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 1 arrives to Xbox Live

    Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 1 arrives to Xbox Live

    Activision & Beachhead Studios kicked off the Content Season in January. The first Content Drops were “Liberation” and “Piazza.” In February, the second Content Drop called “Overwatch” was released. A week ago, a trio of maps were released. They are called “Black Box,” a Multiplayer map, and two Spec Ops maps “Black Ice,” and “Negotiator.” All of these Content Drops so far have been released to Call of Duty Elite members, but what about those who don’t have a Call of Duty Elite subscription? Well, Activision is answering that question with a map pack of sorts.

    On March 20th, which should be by the time you read this. You can purchase the Content Collection 1 on Xbox Live, and it’s being hailed as the “biggest Content Pack in Call of Duty history.” As you recall, COD4’s Variety Pack featured 4 maps, while most of MW2’s map packs had 5 maps each. Both MW2 map packs featured at least 2 re-made maps. This Content Collection of maps is full of fresh content.

    Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software talked about the Content Collection in their behind-the-scenes look at the package.

    Shortly thereafter, Activision released a video showing off the contents of MW3 Collection 1. Enjoy!

    Sorry, PlayStation 3 and PC gamers you’re going to have to wait a while for this content to arrive to your device.

  • MW3 Content Drop Schedule for PS3 owners

    MW3 Content Drop Schedule for PS3 owners

    Beachhead Studios has been on a roll lately with content drops as of late. In January, Beachhead released the first content drop called “Liberation,” and “Piazza.” Then in February, they dropped the second downloadable content. Recently, Activision released teasers for the third content drop called “Black Box”, and two Special Ops content drops called “Black Ice,” and “Negotiator.” This set of Elite Content Drops are headed to Xbox Live first on March 13th.

    But, what about PlayStation 3 owners? Well, Activision recently dropped an e-mail to all Call of Duty Elite members saying that the Overwatch will arrive to PSN on March 29th. Not only that, MP1st got their hands on some juicy details about when Black Box and the Spec Ops missions would arrive for PS3 owners with a Call of Duty Elite subscription. MP1st said it would arrive around April 12th, if the [second] screencap mistake is anything to go by, that 4/12 date may not be the actual date. But it pinpoints when we can expect it.

    I would like to point out that the content season will continue until the year is through:

    January: Two Multiplayer maps
    February: New map
    March: New map, two new Spec Ops missions
    April: Two new maps
    May: New map, new Spec Ops mission
    June: New map, new Spec Ops mission, new game mode
    July: Two new maps
    August: New map, new Spec Ops mission, new game mode
    September: New map, new Spec Ops mission

    If you’d like to know what I thought of the first two content drops “Liberation,” and “Piazza” head on over to this article I did.

  • Modern Warfare 3’s first Elite Drop is a good entry.

    Modern Warfare 3 was released on November 8th, 2011 with record shattering numbers. Just a week after release, Activision reports that MW3 made the company 775 million dollars at retail. Actisvision created Beachhead Studios to create Call of Duty Elite, a social network for Call of Duty fans, which also doubles as a digital distribution service that happens to have a premium subscription model.

    There are 4 ways to get Call of Duty Elite Premium: Buy Call of Duty Elite vouchers at participating retailers, buy Call of Duty Elite from the Call of Duty Elite website or apps, buy Call of Duty Elite from the PlayStation Store, or Xbox Live Marketplace, and finally, buy the Hardened Edition of MW3. MW3 Hardened Edition may not be available at all participating retailers anymore, but if you do find one and you have at least $100 to spend, do it. Because not only are you buying the game, you’re also paying for Call of Duty Elite Premium, in addition, you get Call of Duty Elite Founder Status.

    I got MW3 Hardened Edition for my PS3 shortly after my birthday.

    Since January, Beachhead Studios has been providing Xbox Live subscribers a chance to download 3 content drops on Call of Duty Elite. On Februrary 28th, the two content drops that arrived to Xbox Live subscribers on Jan 23th, were released to PlayStation 3 owners. I had a chance to play these two maps called Liberation, and Piazza.

    So, how were the maps?

    Liberation: Liberation is a huge map. It’s perfect for snipers. The problem is that the map doesn’t really have variety. Rushing from A to B will result in being killed by a sniper from afar. The map design makes the map look a little rough. Some parts are darker than others which makes Aiming Down the Sights a little harder because some character camos blend in very well into the overall color palette. The other problem that I have is the flow of the map. You would think that the map design is a circular flow, but that’s not the case because the middle of the map have a few places where players can camp and shoot you from the building, or when you come out of one of the bunkers at the center of the map. My biggest gripe is some areas such as the turrets locations don’t really have a good, and wide area for where the turret is placed, so you end up sitting there for nothing, unless you find a player coming through the tunnel or whatnot.

    I like the map, but it’s not for everyone. And definitely not for every situation.

    Piazza: I don’t know if I like this map or not. Let me make things clear before I get started here. I love most of COD4’s run n’ gun maps, especially maps like Crossfire, and District. Piazza is more or less much like District, but except that it’s in sunny, daylight time. Piazza has too many complicated areas to be considered a run-n-gun map, and the worst part is that the spawn system sucks. Forget camping; you will always find someone to be spawning right behind you. It’s a beautiful map, it’s easy to see enemies in places, but in other places it’s not so easy. The spawn system really kills the map entirely.

    The only thing that’s good about the map packs so far is that there’s an Elite Playlist designed exclusively for Call of Duty Elite members.

    Stay Tuned for more impressions of Modern Warfare 3’s maps in coming weeks and months. The content drops so far are part of the content season that Activision is holding throughout the entire year.

  • 3rd MW3 DLC arrives to Xbox Live first

    Beachhead Studios has been on a roll lately with content drops as of late. In January, Beachhead released the first content drop called “Liberation,” and “Piazza.” Then in February, they dropped the second downloadable content. Recently, Activision released teasers for the third content drop called “Black Box”, and two Special Ops content drops called “Black Ice,” and “Negotiator.” This set of Elite Content Drops are headed to Xbox Live first on March 13th. Without further ado, the trailer is below…

    As usual, PlayStation 3 and PC owners are going to have to wait. Sorry, but Activision and Microsoft signed a multi-year contract until this year.

  • Medal of Honor 2 revealed!

    Medal of Honor 2 revealed!

    Electronic Arts is well intent on overtaking Activision’s streak of record-breaking day-one sales at retail. Recently, Modern Warfare 3 was released and went on to matching box-office numbers. Call of Duty: MW3 matched Star Wars’ 775 million dollars in box-office record. [MW3Blog article] Electronic Arts sold about 10 million units of Battlefield 3 by the end of the holidays. Electronic Arts wants to push forward with another one of their brands, known as Medal of Honor. Electronic Arts used the on-going Game Developers Conference to reveal their newest Medal of Honor, also showing off the power of Frostbite 2, the same exact engine that Battlefield 3 was using.

    Not much is known about Medal of Honor Warfighter, other than that the game is coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this coming October.

  • Jin, Akuma, Ogre, and M. Bison rounds out the SF x Tekken roster

    Akuma was recently revealed to be part of Street Fighter x Tekken. And Mr. Bison was in a video not too long ago, with no indication he’d be in the Street Fighter x Tekken roster. Capcom released a trailer and revealed that Colonel M. Bison is indeed entering the foray.

    Jin has been spotlighted many times in many SF x Tekken videos, so we already know he’s in. But what is a surprising inclusion is this big, bad Ogre!

    Street Fighter x Tekken releases next month for Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. PlayStation Vita fans will have to wait until the fall.

  • New Street Fighter x Tekken Cinematic Trailer

    Akuma has always been a strong fighter in any one of Capcom’s Street Fighter games. It has been quite a while since he’s been highlighted in a unveiling or reveal. Capcom released a cinematic trailer highlighting Akuma, and reveals Ogre as a character in the SF x Tekken roster.

    The trailer shows off some neat graphics display all over the place. It really shows how much vision Capcom has. Capcom also released a trailer as a precursor to the SF x Tekken launch. It’s about the story of Street Fighter x Tekken so far.

    Street Fighter x Tekken is going to release in March for Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The PlayStation Vita version is coming in the fall.