The reviews of one of the most highly-anticipated first-person shooters of the year are starting to fall into our collective laps, and they're looking good. Real good, when it comes down to it. There've been a slew of gameplay trailers, cinematics, screenshots, interviews, and of course advertisements crushing the gaming-aimed news web over the past few weeks, months and YEARS, now we're learning the truth: believe the hype. id's newest thriller is here! But not everyone agrees on that, let me tell ya.
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Battlefield 3 aims to push limits on PS3 hardware
Those of you waiting for the PlayStation 3 version of the next big bad war game Battlefield 3 will be glad to hear that its creators are not only bringing the game to the PS3 for certain (if you did not know, that is,) they're also having to push the limits of the console to bring it. And bring it they shall, DICE developers letting the world know that both the PS3 and the the Xbox 360 versions will be competitively polished to keep up with the PC version, the PS3 version in particular getting a double dose of optimization.
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What Console Could You Not Live Without?
Over the weekend, I was getting ready to play Gears of War 3 on my Xbox 360, and looked at my selection of game consoles, including the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, in addition to Microsoft’s hardware. After thinking about all the benefits of those devices, I asked myself a simple question: “which one of those could I simply not live without?”
Battlefield 3 competition to give away $1.6 million
The massively popular Battlefield gaming franchise is getting ready to launch its 3rd installment 3 it's about to get even more epic. Electronic Arts and Virgin Gaming are teaming up to create the "largest console video game competition in gaming history." And the prize money they're preparing to give away to hardcore BF3 gamers totals a whopping $1.6 million.
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Special editions of Batman: Arkham City pack in unique content
One of the games that many gamers are looking forward to that is set to land soon is Batman: Arkham City. There are going to be several special editions of the game that will pack in extras for fans wanting more than just the regular game. We can also expect like many other games that the pre-orders for the title due October 21 will come with various freebies at different retailers.
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Burnout Crash comes to Xbox 360 and PS3
EA has announced that the latest Criterion video game is on Xbox 360 Xbox Live Arcade on the Playstation Network for the PS3 console and is called Burnout Crash. The video game is $9.99 for PS3 owners and 800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360 gamers. The game seems to be based on the Crash Mode in Burnout Paradise. The game has six different locations for players to enjoy.
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Zumba Fitness dance exercise video game Hands-on [Video]
Ever since we first heard of systems like the Wii and the Xbox 360 Kinect, we though gosh, that’d be awesome to utilize for exercise games. Imagine that, this is exactly what happened. But here’s the thing: development is slow if you compare the exercise game ecosystem with games of basically every other type. There’s been some games for the Wii Balance Board, the Wii Fit has seen some action, but what about Xbox 360′s Kinect? How about the PlayStation Move? Is it just that gamers simply do not want to use their gaming systems to do work? Zumba Fitness isn’t the first game in history to make dancing and therefore exercise an enjoyable activity, but it’s certainly the most interesting to your humble narrator’s eyes in the past few weeks, that’s for sure.
Sony wants gamers to agree to new PSN TOS or be banned
It you are a gamer on the PS3 and you like to play online games you need to be on the lookout when you log in for a pop up that is trying to get you to agree to new PSN terms of service. Apparently, somewhere in the tiny print there is a message that you can opt out of the new terms of service by sending a letter to Sony. However, you apparently still have to agree to them or you will not be allowed to access the PSN for online play.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America reveals holiday PlayStation Move titles
It's hard to believe it's nearly the holiday season, but it will be here before you know it. Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced the holiday line up for video games for the PlayStation Move controllers. There are six new titles coming for the holiday season and several of them are PS3 exclusives. The games will start hitting the market next month.
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Microsoft is the Gaming Business’ New King
When I look around the gaming industry right now, it’s tough to find any single company that really “gets” it. Nintendo has the Wii, which was performing well for quite some time, but that device’s popularity has started to wane. And the 3DS has pretty much disappointed everyone from Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata to his company’s most ardent supporters.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection heads to PS3 and PC September 22
Fans of the Call of Duty franchise will be able to get the popular and fun to play Black Ops Rezurrection expansion for the PC and PS3 this month. The new download will be made available to these gamers on September 22. If you have finished the games in the past and unlocked the zombie levels, you know what this download is about.
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Totalmovie shows off service on Blu-ray players and PS3 for Mexican streaming music fans
Totalmovie is a movie streaming service in Mexico that has been around for a while. The service provides on-demand films streamed to the TV of watchers within Mexico. The company has announced a new demo of a service expansion that shows off a new ability to stream films from the service to web connected Blu-ray and PS3 game consoles. The new service is built on the WatchWith Service Delivery Platform. The platform allows the streaming of full-length movies to the TV using a disc.
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