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Call of Duty’s dominance is killing innovation in the industry
0By: Moses Abaortae | November 24th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Part 1: While Black Ops 2 is looking to break the record for fastest-selling entertainment product and it may be great news for the publisher, Activision, it may not be the best thing for those looking for a new experience. So Call of Duty: Black Ops is out and managed to sell 1-million copies through retailer, GameStop, alone. Analysts are estimating the game sold over 6-milli...
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EA exec call out hypocritical fans
By: Moses Abaortae | November 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
Patrick Soderlund, the Vice President of EA, claims fans are “creating the problem” by not supporting new IPs and sticking to sequels while complaining about a lack of innovation. While Soderlund may not have been as brash or explicit in his recent statements, he did call out gamers for making the industry the way it is at the moment. To add some context and background, man...
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Templars steal shipment of Assassin’s Creed 3
By: Moses Abaortae | November 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
The ancient war between the Assassin’s Creed and the Templars is still being fought and it seems the latter managed a small victory after stealing a shipment of their enemy’s propaganda material. For those who are still oblivious to the secret war between the two ancient orders, this news will not be as significant to you as it will be to those who do. The members of the...
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Metro: Last Light developer calls Wii U’s CPU “slow” and “horrible”
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 22nd, 2012 | Uncategorized
The first-ever high-definition console by Nintendo, Wii U, may be the hottest system in the North American market at the moment, but not everyone is thoroughly impressed by the hardware and its capabilities. Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games is one of the studios that do not have much faith in the rendering power of the new console and gone as far as bluntly stating that its...
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Wii U mandatory firmware update can be run in the background
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nintendo brought the long wait of consumers to an end with the Wii U launch in North America on November 18. The consumers were understandably excited to get their hand on what is the first system in the next-generation space and it was only natural for them to rush home, plug their system in and kick-off the gaming experience. However, things did not go down smoothly for th...
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Mass Effect producer asks fans if the next game should be a prequel to the series
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
One thing that has become crystal clear over the last few weeks is that the maker of the Mass Effect series BioWare is completely dedicated to its goal of ensuring that the next title in the franchise is a blockbuster. The developer has been turning to its loyalists from time to time, seeking feedback and calling for suggestions from the fans regarding what they would like to s...
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PlayStation Plus launches on the Vita with a host of free games
By: Musa Afridi | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush and WipEout 2048 free for PlayStation Plus subscribers as the service hits the Vita with the latest update. The PlayStation Plus is Sony’s premium subscription service for the PlayStation Network members and so far it has been hailed by those who have its service, mostly because of the constant supply of free games. However, so far it ...
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Sony announce free SDK for the PlayStation Vita
By: Musa Afridi | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
The dev kit is available for free it will cost $99 a year to be able to publish. The PlayStation Vita is struggling for unique content and Sony seems to have come to a rather interesting solution to the problem. With only a handful of titles exclusive to the console such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Resistance: Burning Skies and LittleBigPlanet Vita, and the majority of other ti...
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The Walking Dead and Hitman Absolution invade the PlayStation Network
By: Musa Afridi | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sony has a number of hitting the PlayStation Store this week with something new, something old, something Dead and something RPG. The publisher is working extensively to provide day-one releases on the PlayStation Network and looks set to continue that trend with Hitman Absolution which is set to release on the PlayStation Store the same day as retailers. So...
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More demand than supply of Wii U in market causing problems for consumers
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 21st, 2012 | Uncategorized
The strong demand of Nintendo’s first-ever HD console Wii U in the market is becoming a bit of a concern as the consumers are being forced to show a great deal of patience. The anger that follows a long journey in cold weather and enduring horrible traffic to get to a store to buy a console that you or your child has been anxiously waiting for months, only to find it out of s...
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