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Yet another rumor has entered the rumor mill surrounding the hush hush next Xbox that Microsoft still has yet to announce other than it appearing on their employees resumes. Xbox World Magazine is claiming that sources are saying that the next console from Microsoft will feature a HD touchscreen controller with buttons and analog sticks and that the controller will supposedly function like a TV remote when you are watching television, be a browser for the internet, and will allow you to take the game with you to play when you are traveling or you know…taking care of business in the john. Again I must stress that this another rumor and without Microsoft confirming or denyi…

Valve wants you to know that there is no need for alarm due to the recent downtime of Steam. There was simply a power outage and not a repeat of past security breaches in 2004 and 2008 where vital information was stolen from Steam account holders. “Our datacentre’s uninterruptible power supplies experienced a power failure. The power is back on now, and we’re working to get service restored as quickly as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”, stated Steam in a message to their users. Steam is back up and running, however still experiencing some issues that the team at Valve are working on. via Steam Forums Tweet This Post Post to Fac…

Hot on the heels of Microsoft swatting away rumors that the next Xbox was releasing later this year, Sony has announced that they are in no hurry to reveal anything having to do with the Playstation 4. Sony France CEO Philippe Cardon, told french website Lepoint.fr that Sony will be the last to announce a new console. “The Wii is under time pressure because it’s in decline. As far as we’re concerned, we’re under a lot less pressure. We were the last to release the PS3. We will probably be the last to announce something.” This announcement should come as no surprise considering that Sony was the last of three brands to release a next gen console during the bitter console …

The creative minds behind the desks at Bethesda have been busy, because today the 1.4 update for Skyrim went live across Steam and Xbox Live. Bethesda is waiting to hear back from Sony regarding the Playstation 3 patch, but they remain hopeful that it will release today. The patch fixes several bugs, quests issues, and adds support for Skyrim Workshop for the PC. For a complete list of the fixes, head on over to Bethesda Blog. Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Ever wonder what is was like to grow up into being one of the most successful golfers in history before a huge sex scandal smeared the name, Tiger Woods? EA has announced a new mode for this year’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, “Tiger Legacy Challenge” that has you playing as the golfer from toddler on up to adult. The new mode will have you playing Tiger’s “Toddler Years” from ages 2-6 as he learned to master his craft all the way up until his “Record Books” years that have him chasing his 19th major win. There is also a “Future” years mode that will allow you to play major golf events in 2014 and 2015. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is set to launch on March 27th. via EA Sports …

The Skyrim Creation Kit has been officially released (installed via the tools menu in Steam) along with the introduction of the Steam Workshop for Skyrim. Looks like the surprise we were promised isn’t a let down. Along with the release of the Creation Kit an official High Resolution Texture Pack has been released! You can download it HERE. It weighs in at a little over 3GB and has slightly higher requirements so be sure to check them before you jump in. Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Bioware and Microsoft are granting you silvers out there a change to check out and play the online multiplayer in Mass Effect 3. The limited time Gold subscription will be including upon the download of the Mass Effect demo which will be available to those of you who used an online pass to play Battlefield 3 on Valentines Day, Febraury 14th. The rest of you will have to wait until February 17th to join in on the action. The demo also includes one single player mission where the Reaper’s invade Earth. via Bioware Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s delays might have done this game some good, because the gameplay trailer features stunning FPS action full of stealth, bullets, and beautiful explosions. via Ghost Recon Youtube Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Do not call the upcoming Playstation 3 and Vita Final Fantasy X a “remake”, because Square’s Shinji Hashimoto will be the first to remind you that it is a “remaster”. During the Taipei Game Show the media asked Hashimoto if the popular love story of Tidus and Yuna was going to be a remake or remaster and Hashimoto quickly responded with “remaster” citing the HD overhaul and according to Joystiq, Hashimoto is claiming the HD “remaster” is prettier than the original that released in 2001 with cutscene graphics that would rival many games to this day. No release date has been given yet for the FFX remaster however as Andriasang points out, there was a mysterious Twitter mess…

The Salt Lake City Tribune is reporting that the outspoken co-founder of Eat Sleep Play, David Jaffe is out of a job. Jaffe reportedly lost his spot at the company he helped he co-found in 2007, because Eat Sleep Play and Jaffe wanted to do down separate paths. Eat Sleep Play’s other co-founder Scott Campbell has since confirmed this report and said that they company will now focus on developing games for iPhone and iPad. Jaffe was not the only employee to leave the company. Eat Sleep Play has also laid off 8 employees all before the launch of the Playstation brand exclusive, Twisted Metal on February 14th. via Salt Lake City Tribune Tweet This Post Post to Faceb…

EA has sent out their press invites to an upcoming announcement regarding the Medal of Honor series that will take place at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference. The announcement is set to happen on March 6th and the masses are predicting the reveal of Medal of Honor 2. Not too shocking, but at least it does not contain Call of Duty. via CVG Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

On February 7th, the Playstation Network will be going under a cosmetic overhaul. The Playstation Network is being renamed to Sony Entertainment Network. Sony cites that it will easier for users to associate the Sony Playstation brand with all of the Sony’s products. The name change will not affect current PSN account holders other than the “PSN” part. “The rebranding of PlayStation Network accounts to Sony Entertainment Network accounts is a change in name only,” explained Sony in an email to Eurogamer. “Your username or password will not change, nor are we asking you to change them.” Sony will be issuing a new Terms of Service and User Agreement along with the name …

Sega games on a Nintendo console here in America? That is correct. The ESRB has rated two Sega Game Gear games for Nintendo’s 3DS. The Game Gear games are Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble which happens to be a favorite of mine and Shinobi. Both have received an “E” for “everyone” rating. For those of you that are not up on your handheld knowledge, the Sega Game Gear was Sega’s take on the handheld craze that released here in the states in 1991. Sega officially dropped support of their handheld in 1997 after an unsuccessful shelf life in Japan and issues with the handheld’s battery life became more prominent. The original model would only last for about 4 hours. Seg…

The man that has enforced Xbox Live’s policy to millions has decided to leave his 17 year position at Microsoft. Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse made the announcement on his website saying that Febraury 15th will be his last day on the job. “Despite the wonderful ability in Microsoft to change careers pretty dramatically inside the company, I’ve been there nearly 18 years and it’s the only world I’ve really ever known. I feel too strangely comfortable, and too strangely tied.” Further on in his blog entry, Stepto says that he will not comment on specific personal changes, honoring Microsoft’s “no comment” rule. via Stepto Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full arti…

The Warner Bros. Interactive studios and CD Projekt RED have released North Americam pre-order and product details for one of this years hotly-anticipated RPGs, The Witcher 2: Assassians of Kings. They have also released images of the Dark edition and the Enhanced edition. This game will launch on April 17th in North America for the Xbox 360 and PC. Amazon, Best Buy, and Gamestop locations will each have a pre-order bonus they will be giving with each copy of The Witcher 2: Assassians of Kings Enhanced Edition sold. Some of these items are: -Amazon–Exclusive Digital Comic Book -Best Buy–Exclusive T-Shirt -Gamestop–Exclusive Wolf Head Keychain The Enhanced edition will be …

What’s in a name? Well not much if you are referring to Nintendo’s upcoming console the Wii U. After complaints that the company has received since the announcement of the Wii U, rumors have been spreading across the interwebs that Nintendo is considering changing the name of the console. Sources close to Nintendo are claiming that Nintendo is worried that there might be confusion over the name of their newest console like with the numerous other different named DS handhelds. Nintendo has not confirmed anything regarding a possible name change so we will have to leave this one at the rumor door, but I do wonder if they thought maybe about changing the name to Nintendo R…

Microsoft has finally responded to the many rumors and speculations that they were planning on surprising the industry by releasing a console later this year by stating nothing new is coming in 2012. The announcement came from Microsoft France’s marketing director Cedrick Delmas who also stated during an interview with french website Lepoint.fr, that it’s still too early to say what Microsoft will be unveiling at E3 2012. “We’re in an industry that talks a lot, that likes telling stories. I am not convinced that things will happen this year. The Xbox 360′s cycle is not over at all. The proof is that we haven’t price cut this year. Afterward, what will happen at E3, it’s …

If you’re anything like me, Borderlands 2 is at the top of your most anticipated game list. And now, Gearbox is letting us in on some of the new things we will be seeing in the second game. There are going to be some new classes in 2, and they will be taking notes from the previous classes skill trees. They detailed one of those classes, the dual-wielding Gunzerker. The primary action skill for the Gunzerker will be, surprise! dual-wielding. But the three skill trees will be able to modify that ability. There will be the Rampage tree, which will accent the ‘berserker’ part of the character. This will help the dual-wielding to become more destructive. There is a skill in t…

Perhaps one of the most interesting rumors surrounding the still rumored and not confirmed next Xbox is a recent rumor that the next console will not allow the useage of used games. This nasty little rumor began on Kotaku when they cited their sources that claimed that whenever the Xbox 720 is released, the console will automatically say a big fat no when the user puts a used game into the tray. Before the subscribers of Gamefly and lovers of used games at Gamestop get their panties into a bunch, the Xbox 720 itself hasn’t even been confirmed or mentioned by Microsoft, let alone this little rumor. So take a big deep breath and go back to playing. via IGN Tweet This Po…

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Here is a gimpse at the classes and races that you can choose from the Special Forces multiplayer mode in Bioware’s upcoming and final chapter in Commander Shepard’s storyline, Mass Effect 3. What will you be? via Bioware Youtube Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

You silly Playstation 3 gamers. Just because you buy a Call of Duty Elite subscription does not mean that you get the DLC first, those only who have the Xbox 360 get if first. Confused? Activision’s Dan Amrich took to his blog to explain why this is going on after PS3 gamers started complaining that they are receiving the DLC last. “Back in 2010, Activision and Microsoft entered a business deal to release DLC on Xbox 360 earlier than other platforms; this contract is valid through the year 2012. This business deal was very widely reported by the games media when the announcement was made at E3 in 2010, and the DLC releases for both Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Bla…

Falling into the ugly, “game gets DLC before releases” category, Namco has announced that next week’s release Soulcalibur V, will be getting custom character creation packs to the tune of €1.99 or 160 Microsoft points each. The first pack will release on Soulcalibur‘s release day February 3rd, and include 9 customization options like bikinis, wings, and face paint and also original music from the very first Soulcalibur. On Valentine’s Day, February 14th, Namco will be releasing 9 “fearsome” custom options that include a breast plate, kimono, and animal heads along with music from Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III. On February 28th, the last day of DLC releases you can …

Those of you that are eagerly waiting to get your hands on Platinum Game’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be getting an early surprise. Kojima and Platinum Game’s CEO Tatsuya Minami and Producer Atsushi Inaba, who incase you missed the memo, are now working on Revengeance have all confirmed to Famitsu Magazine that the Raiden only action game will be playable at this year’s E3 in June. The now action only spin off featuring the white haired, somewhat disliked, and newly metal bodied Raiden has no set release date other than sometime in 2012. via Andriasang Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Comic book and video game nerds unite! DC Direct announced a new lineup of action figures based on 2009′s hit Batman Arkham Asylum and 2011′s followup, Batman Arkham City. These highly detailed and gorgeous action figures include Titan Joker who is due out in November and Killer Croc and Mr. Freeze who are both hitting retail shelves in June. Also announced were The Penguin, Batman, Clown Thug, Ra’s al Ghul, and Azrael which are all releasing in September. via Game Informer Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article