2012 was an interesting year in many respects, but it was a particularly interesting year for gaming. 2012 had its share of ups and down, but looking back on the year as a whole, I’d say that it was ultimately good for gamers, developers, and the industry in general. A lot happened throughout the year, and even though we saw vitriol from gamers climb to pretty frightening heights in some cases, there were some pretty cool things happening that you may not have noticed. Needless to say, if 2012 was any indication, then 2013 should be one of gaming’s biggest years yet.
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- Chrome 27 brings desktop features to Android, we go hands-on
- Verizon invites Jennifer Lopez on stage for Viva Movil team-up
- Google Glass team talks hardware principles: Lightness, Simplicity, Scalability
- Google Glass creators talk “staring” and the social implications of wearables
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‘Xbox 360’ Stories
Battlefield 3 End Game DLC first details revealed
With DICE and Electronic Arts supporting Battlefield 3 with DLC for well over a year now, it's been a pretty great ride for players. All good things must come to an end though, and this steady stream of Battlefield 3 DLC will be wrapping up with the release of the fifth and final pack, End Game. The DLC won't be out until March 2013, but today we're getting some rather interesting details that should get Battlefield 3 die-hards excited.
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Borderlands 2 Hammerlock DLC dated, level cap increase coming next year
Anxious to get your hands on Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt, the latest DLC announced for Borderlands 2? Luckily, you don't have too much longer to wait, as a new post on the Borderlands 2 Blog says it'll be available for Xbox 360 and PC on January 15. The PS3 release will follow shortly afterward, with the DLC going live on PSN on January 16.
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Xbox LIVE explodes with video apps including Vimeo, Crunchyroll, and AOL On
It's not every day that the folks responsible for the Xbox LIVE app environment release so many items at once, and certainly not so many high-profile names as these. What we've got here is a fabulous list of additions to the Xbox LIVE lineup starting with Vimeo - finally you'll be able to have that one big YouTube alternative that makes your videos look just a little bit more refined than the competition - so smooth!
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Halo 4 ban affected less than 200 gamers
Microsoft released a new map pack for Halo 4 about a week ago, and some gamers were reporting that they were getting banned after accessing the new Crimson map pack. Of course, this seemed to be a bug on Microsoft's end, and while it seemed like it was a huge fiasco where thousands of gamers were getting banned, Microsoft has announced that the bug only affected 200 gamers in total.
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SportsPicks app launches on Xbox 360
If you're a sports fan who owns an Xbox 360, a new app is available for you to download that will let you pick winners in various sports. The app is called SportsPicks and it will let you pick winners for the big games of the day or week and compete with fellow Xbox Live users to see who can make the best picks. The app offers a list of the latest college football, NBA, and UFC events.
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Borderlands 2 declared Raptr’s most played new game of the year
Borderlands 2 was undoubtedly one of the biggest games of the year, and now game tracking service Raptr is giving it all sorts of year-end awards. According to Raptr, Borderlands 2 was the Most Played New Game of the Year among its tracked players, which isn't surprising considering it's such a blast to play with friends. Borderlands 2 also took home Raptr's "No Bathroom Break" and "Most Played Long-Awaited Sequel."
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Borderlands 2 Hammerlock DLC suffers big leak
We know that the next piece of DLC for Borderlands 2 will be called Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt, but at the moment, that's the only thing we "officially" know. Gearbox isn't willing to part with more details at the moment, but thankfully the Internet is here to fill in the blanks. Today a number of reported screenshots from the DLC and a bevy of information about the expansion itself have surfaced, giving Borderlands 2 fans a lot to salivate over.
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EA and Visceral Games announce voice control for Dead Space 3 on Xbox 360 with Kinect
Over the last several years, video games have been becoming more and more interactive with new and innovative controls. The Nintendo Wii spurred this change in video game controls when it introduced motion control to the gaming arsenal. When Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, game developers and publishers began adding even more motion controls and voice control as well.
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Borderlands 2 patch fixes rank resets on 360, new DLC confirmed
A while back, we heard about a pretty nasty Borderlands 2 bug that was resetting players' badass ranks and the stat boosts they had purchased with badass tokens. It was an issue that had a lot of players upset, but Xbox 360 players are finally receiving a fix in the latest Borderlands 2 update. The fix restores badass rank and will reissue the badass tokens you earned while exploring Pandora, letting you increase your stat bonuses back to where they were or go a completely different route this time around.
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Assassin’s Creed III hits 7 million sold, Ubisoft shares insane stats
It looks like placing the Assassin's Creed series in an entirely different setting has worked wonders for the series, as Assassin's Creed III has officially sold over 7 million copies. This milestone comes just over a month after the game launched for Xbox 360 and PS3, which is pretty impressive for any game that doesn't have "Call of Duty" in the title. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this makes Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft's fastest selling game ever.
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Twonky Beam now supports Xbox 360 and Roku
Twonky Beam, the iOS and Android app that beams online videos to your TV from your mobile device, is now compatible with the Xbox 360 and Roku devices. The company behind the app, PacketVideo, announced the news today, and claims that Twonky Beam now works with over 90% of connected living room media devices.
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