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The final DLC for Modern Warfare 3 has been given a release date and minor details. The September 6th release of the last DLC on the Xbox 360, Collection 4: Final Assault will include new maps Gultch, Boardwalk, and Parish along with the release of De-Commision and Off Shore to non Elite members. On August 9th, you can get your hands on the Collection 3: Chaos pack which includes new Spec Ops missions and the Spec Ops mode Chaos which is based on chaining kills together to get the highest score

Yes, you read that correctly. Besides Modern Warfare 3 releasing on the graphically superior Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, it will also be appearing on the Nintendo Wii. [insert sound of crickets here] Modern Warfare 3 releases to the masses on November 8th, 2011. via GameSpot

The crazy train is speeding by on your Monday morning and your conductor for the day is Peter "reeks of nothing but creativity" Molyneux. Molyneux who departed Microsoft in March 2012 has never spoken about the reasons behind his departure until now. Well sort of. Molyneux recently admitted in an interview with european PC and indie game show Rezzie that one of the reasons he left Microsoft was because of a parody Twitter account that pokes fun at Molyneux's over excited nature, named Peter M

Everybody's favorite bald headed, bar code branded hired hand is back and both Square Enix and IO have released new details regarding the long awaited and much anticipated entry into the Hitman series, Hitman: Absolution. "Betrayed by those he trusted and hunted by the police, he finds himself at the centre of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world, in his search for the truth." - Tore Blystad, Director, Hitman: Absolution According to Square

Assassin Creed fans rejoice, because Ubisoft really loves you. Announced on Tuesday from Ubisoft's camp is that the next DLC coming for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will be absolutely free just like the last DLC, Animus Project Update 1.0 released on December 14. Animus Project Update 2.0 looks to be coming to a PS3 and Xbox 360 near you in January.  Included in 2.0 is an addition to the multiplayer called, "Chest Capture".  In Chest Capture, two teams of 3 players will be defending or capturin

While the upcoming September release for Gears of War 3 will be ending the current story involving the tough talking, overly muscular Marcus Phoenix, Cliff Bleszinski hinted to Ripten that more Gears will be coming in the future. Without the fate of the current characters being known and how well it will do sales wise, is talking about another Gears of War jumping the gun a bit early? Gears of War 3 releases September 20, 2011.

Mortal Kombat fans everywhere might not be saying "Finish Him" with their favorite characters from the fatality happy game, Mortal Kombat. Warner Bros. announced today that Best Buy, GameStop, and Amazon will be getting their own special editions of the upcoming Mortal Kombat.  Both stores will have their own exclusive fatalities that you will not be able to get anywhere else, in game or at another store and the characters that it will effect are some of the most popular out of the Mortal Kombat

MotoGP 9/10 is set to race onto a tv set near you in March and already Capcom is announcing free DLC for the game. The first DLC pack will feature the 800cc bike class with bike, riders, team liveries, and the new tracks for the 2010 season which are Silverstone and Hungary. The second DLC pack will include the 600cc and 125cc bike, riders, and team livery updates. Capcom says that both DLC packs will be available shortly after the game releases in March and that they are both free to downloa

In some unexciting news today, an official announcement was made by MTV that stated that MTV Games is done making video games after Harmonix was bought by Harmonix in December of 2010. A rep stated to GameSpot stated that "MTV Games has ceased its publishing operations but has not been completely dissolved," and only a small crew remains in New York for the time being. With that earth shattering announcement, we can now all get back to work. via GameSpot

Activision had to pull the multiplayer map Favela out of the map rotation after the finding of a painted portrait that appears in a bathroom in the map offended some in the Muslim community. The offending portrait features a painted tree and the words "Allah is beautiful" and "He loves beauty" inscribed around the frame of the portrait which happens to be situated above a toilet. Activision released a statement apologizing for the image and said that they are working on an update to remove the

Modern Warfare 2's training level "The Pit" has made the jump from your television screen to real life. A British television show, The Gadget Show, built a complete mock up of the level all the way down to the amount of targets, civilians, and distance it takes to get to each target area.  Why would a television show do this?  To challenge a real life  ex special ops soldier to take on the course while host Jason Bradbury plays the 360 version of "The Pit".  Who do you think won? True/Slant

During Namco Bandai's "Level up Dubai 2011" press conference, Namco announced that Soul Calibur V will be releasing in 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The new story will take place 17 years after the events in Soul Calibur IV and the main character will be Patroclus who happens to be Sophitia's son. http://youtu.be/kHmLtgY3S6c via VG247

Have you tried the insanely difficult and often maddening world of Namco Bandai's RPG, Dark Souls? If not, I can't say I blame you. I love insanely difficult games, however this is one I will not touch out of respect for my controller to ensure that it stays in one piece. If you have yet to try it, because you are debating on whether or not to torture yourself through grueling gameplay, then you will be happy to know that Namco has ensured that just about every gamer gets to play Dark Souls b

Naughty Dog gave Microsoft a tiny pat on the back and inadvertently bitch slapped Sony all at one time during a recent interview regarding Sony's exclusive series Uncharted with UK gaming magazine, Play. "....Sony kept pushing for a more realistic game in all respects. The market had changed a lot by then. The demographic was older and gritty shooters were really dominating. Sony wanted very much to get into that market share, it pushed all of its developers in this direction. So the big push

With EA shutting down servers for older games in early February, the guys over at Xbox360Achievements.org are trying to organize 1,000 users online at once yet again on 1/31. If anyone is interested, check out the info below for the scheduled time for your time zone: 7PM: Central Europe (GMT +1) 6PM: UK (GMT) 1PM: US Eastern (GMT -5) Noon: US Central (GMT -6) 11AM : US Mountain (GMT -7) 10AM : US Western (GMT -8) Via Xbox360Achievements.org

Today NBA 2K12 Producer, Erick Boenisch and Senior Gameplay Designer, Mike Wang took time out of their busy schedules to get on a conference call to answer a ton of questions about the upcoming release of the next game in the franchise. With over 5 million copies sold, NBA 2K11 is considered by may to be one of the greatest basketball games of all time, they give insight on how they plan to top it with this latest release. Take a listen and be sure to let us know what you think.

EA has announced that Need For Speed Shift is getting seven new cars and a new racetrack in the new DLC pack, Exotic Racing Series. Fans of Need For Speed will be able to download the Exotic Racing Series DLC pack on March 18th for the price of $10.00 on the PSN and 800 MS Points on XBL. You can read the official press release below. Need for Speed SHIFT Expands the True Driver’s Experience With Exotic Racing Series Pack Get in the Race with Seven Celebrated New Cars on the New Riviera Track

An update for Netflix on the Xbox 360 rolled out yesterday adding a new section that is "Just For Kids". This new update is perfect for a family with small children who are looking for more family friendly oriented television shows and movies. The "Just For Kids" section not only seperates Netflix's standard movie and television genres, but also allows the user to search by characters which can be found without having to type in the character's name and is located on the main area of the new

In a move that really surprises no one, Netflix and Nintendo have finally announced that Netflix streaming will be available on the Wii this spring.  As with the PS3, a disc will be needed to access the streaming on the Wii, as well as a $9 per month subscription to the Netflix service.  No additional fees from Nintendo or Neflix will be required. As I'm sure you are aware, the Wii does not have high-def capabilities, so no HD streaming will be available.  Hopefully with Netflix on all 3 major c

Netflix has finally rolled out their "Post Play" option which allows users to watch the next episode in a television series automatically within 15 seconds of the current episode ending without having to go back to the list of episodes and choosing the next episode in the lineup. The long awaited feature has already been implemented in the Playstation 3 version of the Netflix app and also on the internet. Other devices will receive the update soon. via PC Mag

After the new Assassin Creed reveal many were left trying to figure out the quick flashes and somewhat blurred image that appeared to be Altair's blade from the original Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft has released yet another fuzzy reveal that has further complicated the minds of many, however thanks to one quick thinking Turkish website, the locale for the new Assassin's Creed game may have been figured out. Oyungezer analyzed the flashing photos down to the numbers and images in the background and

NBA 2K10, NBA Live, and Dead Space can add their name to the growing list of avatar fashions on the the Xbox Live Marketplace. The prices for these avatar clothes range between 80 and 320 MS Points. Marketplace

The latest batch of screens for Batman: Arkham City are out and boy are they full of lovely in depth detailing.

Not quite a shocker, but Activision has confirmed that they will release a new Call of Duty during 2012. Activision did not release any information regarding which of the studios will be working on the next entry into the well milked out series, but as IGN points out, Infinity Ward is already working on a next gen Call of Duty. Can you say Black Ops 2? via IGN

The sexy and intriguing mystery/puzzle game Catherine, that is releasing in the United States on the PS3 and 360 July 26 has gotten some new screenshots for you to admire. via Siliconera