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Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia, has said the team plans on “supporting the hell” out of Call of Duty: Black Ops, and believes you don’t need Online Pass to deter used games sales. Speaking with MCV, Lamia emphasized the multiplayer is included with the game you buy, and you don’t need a download code to play it. “I want to take that in the other direction and bring consumers really great reasons to keep their games, rather than trade them in,” he said. “Multiplayer is critical to the success of this series. It has such tremendous staying power – there are millions of people playing Call of Duty every day. “It’s entertaining people on a magnitude that’s mind-blowing and we work really hard to make sure it’s supported for a long time. “The effort that goes into the multiplayer is a living thing – we have a team that continues to work on it for World At War. We’ve done that for a long time and expect to do so for this game. “We’re going to support the hell out of Black Ops. That will be our focus post-release: making sure we keep our fans engaged, and hopefully as a result, they’ll want to keep playing our game and won’t want to trade it in.” Call of Duty: Black Ops is out November 9 for PC, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

The weapons, attachments, and camos for Black Ops have been finished, and all of the ones listed below will be in the Final Game! Weapons: Assault Rifles: Enfield M16 M14 FAMAS Galil AUG FN FAL AK-47 Commando (Not The Perk, Thank Goodness) G11 Sub-Machine Guns: MP5k Skorpion MAC-11 AK-47u UZI MPL Spectre PM63 Light Machine Guns: HK21 RPK M60 Sniper Rifles: L96AW Dragunov WA2000 M40 Shotguns: SPAS Ithaca KS-23 Beretta HK-10 Pistols: ASP M1911 Makarov Python .357 Magnum CZ75 Launchers: M72 RPG Strela China Lake Special Weapons: Ballistic Knife Crossbow // // // ]]> Here are the attachments. Please note that some only work on certain weapon types, of course. Extended Mag Dual Mag ACOG Sight Red Dot Sight Reflex Sight Masterkey (An undermounted shotgun) Flamethrower Infra-red Scope Grenade Launcher Suppressor Speed Reloader Dual Wield Snub Nose Camoflauges: Sahara ERDL Tiger Berlin Warsaw Siberia Yukon Woodland Dusty Ice Red Olive Flora There is one more, that is “Classified” until the last prestige. I guess we have to wait to see that one! Click here for another video. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

This lovely new cinematic trailer for Marvel vs Capcom 3 has Captain America, Chun-Li, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, Iron Man, Felicia and….oh, hello, someone new. Don’t want to watch the vid to find out who it is? Scroll down… … … … …yes, that’s Tron Bonne, Capcom’s cutest ever robot driver, Mega Man character and star of 2000′s The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. I’d long hoped for Baby Head’s inclusion in this game, but Tron Bonne is pretty damn close. Close enough for me, at any rate! Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

We’ve had a bevy of retailers ousting new games this past month. From the recently revealed Mass Effect 2 on PS3, to the still unannounced Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia Trilogies. The latest retailer listing is much more of a ‘massive’ surprise. A listing has recently appeared over at Walmart for a sequel to Zipper’s team based FPS, MAG. The only other detail listed is a tentative release date of the 25th of January next year. The first game was released earlier this year to a mixed a reaction from critics. Some found the ‘256 player battles’ to be nothing more than a gimmicky bullet-point for the back of the box but others relished the opportunity to charge into battle with 127 brethren. There is a lot of new features currently being tested in the MAG beta, but how the team over at Zipper could possibly expand on 256 players is a mystery, and almost bordering on witchcraft if you ask us. We’ll have more details on this potential sequel when and if they become available. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

A Zombies Studios employee going by the forum name of “ZombieSprague” on the official Ignition Entertainment forums has announced that the PS3/PSN version of Blacklight Tango Down will have an extra map (Crossover) and a “Join in progress” feature as well as all the fixes from the other platform versions. He has also said that no release date is set yet.. However, it is known that the game will be released for the PS3 some time this month. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Whilst the Beta client for anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet 2 is currently delighting players across Europe, those within North America are perhaps wondering when they’ll be reunited with Sackboy and his assortment of new tools. An anxious user on the Official PlayStation Community forums has contacted SCEA Customer Support, and has received the information that the Beta will be available within North America from September 14th. However, this will depend on whether any major issues arise from the weeks worth of exclusivity in Europe and also determined by when SCEA begin emailing out codes. The user, TSFRJ, full comments were “According to SCEA reps at phone number 1-866-286-5123, the North America LBP2 Beta goes live September 14th.” “Whether or not NA e-mails get sent by then is still unknown,” he continues. “Also they stated that if any major issues arise from the EU beta, then NA might get delayed but for now the current date is September 14th.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

LevelUp initiates tower defense against gaming clutter with a series of stylish all-in-one gaming storage solutions that make your console the base of its own video game tower. I’m constantly battling with video game clutter myself, particular with my game controllers. While I’ve yet to find a storage solution more convenient that halfway sticking out of the couch, LevelUp’s new gaming towers might be a strong contender. Each fully licensed (except for the Xbox 360 version) tower contains a place for your console with plenty of life-giving ventilation, slots for your favorite games, (non-charging) controller docks up top, and hooks to hold any plastic guitars you might have lying about the house. “The concept behind LevelUp is simple: gaming gear shouldn’t clutter the home,” said Jason , Lemelson, President of Level Up. “Our line of affordable towers makes it easy for every day consumers to keep their accessories in a functional tower that looks cool in any entertainment or gaming environment.” At $69.99 MSRP, each tower – the PlayStation 3 Alloy, Zig-Zag for XBOX 360, and Aperture and Trideca for Wii – won’t run you much more than a game. They’re an elegant solution to a common gaming problem. Of course if you have all three systems like I do, you’ll soon find yourself dealing with tower clutter, and I doubt they’ll fit snugly between your couch cushions. The Level Up towers will be available at participating U.S. retailers, including Toys R Us, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and JCPenney. Check out the LevelUp website for more info. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

This intense look at Medal of Honor’s multiplayer shows off the game’s Combat Mission mode. In the mode Coalition forces have to take out five consecutive objectives to win. As your clear an objective the map expands. The mode also has limited respawns, which the game calls reinforcements. The audio, as with the audio found in my play-through of the game’s helicopter mission (posted here), remains a high point for a what is shaping up to be a very solid looking shooter. Did you notice the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in the video? It can seat both a driver and a gunner. How about those Taliban you’re fighting against? Yeah, I didn’t notice that either. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Morgan Webb gets the scoop from Martin Connor on Killzone 3′s new and improved multiplayer, featuring more abilities and weapons, 2 new modes, and an updated matchmaking system. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Blair Herter gets with Greg Goodrich for an all access preview of Medal of Honor, a reboot of the long-standing franchise featuring Tier 1 Operators, Rangers, and Apache helicopter attack squadrons. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

DICE has announced it’ll be showing Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam in full for first time in Tokyo next week. The Swedish developer said on its blog it was heading out to show the shooter’s expansion. Vietnam was announced at E3, and will feature four new maps as well as weapons, vehicles and unlocks that are Vietnam-specific, as well as new Achievements and Trophies. It’s due out by the end of the year for PSN, Xbox Live and PC. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Survival Horror Series Returns to Next-Gen Platforms With New Level of Mind-Bending Terror EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – XX, 2010 – Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. today unveiled Silent Hill 8 (working title), the eighth installment of the Silent Hill franchise. Scheduled to launch in 2011 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Staying true to the franchise’s original roots, the game returns with another third person horror experience, and an all new thought provoking storyline. Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins and fears in the strange world of Silent Hill. “In honoring the rich history and strong following of Silent Hill, we’re working hard to build a next generation horror game that the fans truly deserve,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. “This Silent Hill introduces an all-new storyline and unique evolutions in gameplay, building on innovations and successes from over a decade of true survival horror and terror.” The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill. Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles, as well as horrific creatures and otherworld terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies. The natural response, fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a dark, thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early, classic Silent Hill series, as well as anyone who enjoys a deep, psychological horror experience. In addition to the main storyline, players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style, revealing unknown evils within the town. Silent Hill 8 (working title) is scheduled to launch in 2011 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

WHAT: TerRoverTM, the highly anticipated, physics based all-terrain vehicle game, is now available exclusively on the PlayStation®Network. Published by Sony Online Entertainment in collaboration with independent developer Creat Studios, TerRover transports players into a surreal 2-D physics universe where they must use their rover’s wheel rotation, pivot center, gravity system and weapons to overcome obstacles while traversing through 40 levels in five distinct worlds with unique art styles. FEATURES: TerRover combines stylized visuals and challenging gameplay mechanics to bring players a captivating experience as they maneuver their TerRover buggy in search of a new planetary home. TerRover features: 40 stages of puzzling arcade levels Five vivid and unique worlds to navigate including icy vistas in Congelata, the all-tech surfaces of Mechanica, strange vegetation in Acor and Aura, and the treacherous volcanoes and lava of Volcanus. Three local multiplayer modes for up to four players YouTube support for uploading in-game footage 16 PlayStation Network Trophies WHEN: TerRover is now available on the PlayStation Network for $14.99. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

According to an Exophase report, the recently-released Firmware 3.42 for PlayStation 3 has killed off various homebrew exploits. The update means PS Jailbreak, PS Groove, PSFreedom and any other exploits won’t work after the latest patch. Sony released the software update this morning, as confirmed by SCEA’s John Koller on the*US PS Blog. This is a mandatory install, reportedly. And that’s the end of that, then. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Some new Killzone 3 footage has hit the net featuring the game’s multiplayer mode. Treezy of Ironstarmovement.com was one of the lucky ones to play Killzone 3 at PAX 2010 and he happened to record 12 minutes of his Helgast Team beating up on the ISA 3-0 in a multiplayer match. Killzone 3 will be released on February 22nd, 2011 for the Playstation 3. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

At E3 Mad Catz announced their new range of controllers, peripherals, and accessories, as well as teased a new series of Call of Duty: Black Ops-branded surround sound gaming headphones under their newly acquired Tritton brand. Now, Mad Catz has finally lifted the veil on the new lineup and IGN has all of the details as well as video first look. The new headphone lineup will incorporate three models, the Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby Digital True 5.1 ProGaming Headset, the Dolby Headphone 5.1 ProGaming Headset, and the True 5.1 ProGaming Headset, which feature custom Call of Duty: Black Ops logos and art and will ship world-wide for the 2010 holiday season. The top tier product, the Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby Digital True 5.1 ProGaming Headset, is the only of the series to incorporate four unique drivers in each ear, which represent center, front, surround, and subwoofer channels for an immersive three-dimensional audio experience. The surround sound is processed by a dedicated 5.1 surround sound processor, which features a wide range of controls for a high level of personalization. The system also includes an in-line controller to alter the mix of each sound channel on the fly, as well as the volume of voice communications. The system is compatible with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, including integrated communication via a detachable boom microphone. The headset will come packaged with its own padded Call of Duty: Black Ops-branded carrying case, which stores the headphones, processing unit, interchangeable leather and fabric earpads, and all necessary cables. The sides of the headset feature glowing Tritton logos and Call of Duty: Black Ops branding. The Dolby Digital True 5.1 ProGaming Headset will cost $249.99 and will be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States. For those looking to save a little extra cash, Tritton has also produced a simulated surround version of the ProGaming headset, Dolby Headphone 5.1 ProGaming Headset, which will cost only $199 but will be exclusive to GameStop in the United States. The Dolby Headphone variation will feature its own dedicated surround sound processor with custom audio controls, as well as an in-line volume control for fast audio adjustments. Like the True 5.1 version, the Dolby Headphone comes with its own special carrying case and interchangeable earcup padding. The Dolby Headphone variation, unfortunately, lacks the illumination of the True 5.1 system. Finally, Tritton has crafted a headset specifically for PC, the True 5.1 ProGaming Headset for PC, which sheds the dedicated surround processors in exchange a direct USB or multichannel cable system that plugs directly into your computer’s existing sound card for a full 5.1 surround sound experience. The headset itself utilizes four drivers in earcups, and like the other variations, comes with its own carrying case and interchangeable earcups as well. The True 5.1 ProGaming Headset is the cheapest of the three with an MSRP of $149.99 and will be available wherever Tritton headsets are available. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Check out the video showing Black Ops Gameplay with (amongst others) The Flamethrower. Leaked from an unknown source. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Maybe you don’t expect Modern Warfare 2 to still be in the news, but it happens. Robert Bowling has announced on his twitter that from now until Tuesday there will be double xp in multiplayer for Modern Warfare 2. Why they did this is unknown, but it is nice that they did. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

There have been rumors circling the air for quite sometime on a beta. This video is a private interview with a guy from Activision clearly stating “There will be no open beta.” Start the video at about 5:33 if you don’t feel like watching it all to listen. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Another Friday means it's time for the next episode of Zipline, the official Zipper Interactive podcast. Travis Steiner, Lead Designer on SOCOM 4, returns to the show to tell us about S4's recent gamescom showing and reveal a number of new trinkets of information. Zipline Podcast, Episode 19 45.0MB | 49m:07s Subscribe to Zipline on iTunes You can discuss this episode by clicking this link. More...

Posted by TJ Consunji // Product Marketing Manager Guerrilla Games has been hard at work making the most explosive shooter possible on the PlayStation 3 system. At E3, the development team gave you a glimpse of Killzone 3 in 3D where they walked away with Best Shooter, Best 3D graphics, and Best PS3 game to name a few of the E3 awards received. Last month, we unveiled elements of Killzone 3’s stellar new multiplayer at gamescom and revealed new vehicles. Today, on behalf of Guerrilla Games, we are happy to announce the official release date of Killzone 3 in North America is February 22nd, 2011! We’re at PAX today so if you’re at the show, please stop by the Killzone booth and check out multiplayer for yourself. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Duke Nukem is back and he needs to take a piss. The Duke Nukem Forever playable demo here at PAX 2010 makes the seemingly impossible a reality. People, including your Kotaku reporter, are playing Duke Nukem Forever, maybe a dozen years after we expected to. Duke, from what I can tell, hasn’t changed. He’s still cracking jokes, chewing bubblegum, and getting oral sex from two ladies at a time when he’s not using his guns — or his buggy — to obliterate his enemies. Duke Nukem Forever is, of course, a first person shooter. The controls are standard, mapped as you’d expect on the Xbox 360 controller on which I played the game. Zoom on the left trigger. Shoot on the right. Click the right stick to crouch. But, before all that, at the start of the demo, pull the right trigger to piss. The demo starts with a first person view of the urinal. You can make Duke urinate as much as you want. The wait is over! Well, no that’s not what this game is about. You’re in a football locker room. There are a couple of hot tubs and, in the main area, some soldiers gearing up for a fight. On the whiteboard they plan their move against the beast on the field. Their strategy: cockblock. You can draw on the whiteboard. I drew straight lines. But on another TV playing the game here at PAX I saw someone drawing a penis. The game is 100% in the spirit of classic Duke. By this point in the demo you’ve been hit with “Hail to the King, Baby,” and sooner or later he’s whistling, laughing at the bad guys he kills and lamenting that “Those alien bastards are going to pay for shooting up my ride.” When you leave the locker room, you race down some halls where aliens are fighting soldiers. These scripted sequences show some of the destructibility (mostly of your allies’ limbs) and the smoke and explosion effects in the game. The effects look modern, though not beyond what we see in other games. Out in the field, things became more impressive. A massive monster — the big aliens seen in leaked Duke artwork — is stomping across the grass. You’ve gone from just having your fists up to being armed with The Devastator, a big gun in each hand. Health is regenerative and the big bad guy wasn’t that tough in the demo. I unloaded my ammo into him, waited for the next ammo drop, and then fired some more. Duke finished him with a button-prompted melee move. The finale: press a button to do a “field goal,” which is a punt of the monster’s eye down the field. Cue the Duke Nukem Forever logo and a camera pulls back to show that Duke, in first-person, was playing a video game. He’s got a gold Xbox 360 controller with the face buttons re-named as D, U, K and E. There’s a busty lady in a schoolgirl outfit near the bottom of your first-person view. And there’s a second one. One stands up and wipes her mouth. “What about the game, was it any good?” one of them asks. “Yeah, but after 12 fucking years it should be,” he answers. After that the demo jumped forward to level 15, which began as a driving level. Duke was in a dune buggy, racing down a canyon as an alien shuttle streamed forward overhead. The buggy can boost for big jumps and, since aliens do run in its way, run over bad guys with a splat. Quickly, though, I was out of the buggy and running Duke toward an enemy turret, his laser-sighted pistol in hand. I was also able to get a railgun which had a scope and was good for headshots. One of the most prominent tech elements of the game is a depth-of-field aspect which blurs enemies who aren’t in Duke’s focus. Of the obvious tech demonstrations happening in the demo — the destruction shown as cacti splintered from gunfire, the shattered mirror back in the locker room — this blurring effect was the only one that was distracting. People wondered how Duke Nukem would make his return. Would a parody video game character steeped in 80s absurdity play in 2010? Or would he have to be a parody of a parody? It seems from the demo that Duke is strictly himself and that the kind of profane, naughty, steroid-injected humor of the Duke of old is indeed what will play in 2010 — or in 2011, to be more specific. The game is set for a 2011 release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Gearbox Software is working on the game with other studios and, we believe, creators who used to be on the project at 3D Realms. To those who don’t know the Duke Nukem Forever story, the game might seem like a standard first-person shooter with a few technological gimmicks and a more absurd, played-for-laughs attitude than today’s more straight-faced but equally gruff shooter games. For those who know the DNF tale, this is the king returned as if through a time machine, a playable time capsule of one of gaming’s wrongest icons. P.S. The trailer being shown behind closed doors for the game includes strippers and a three breasted giant monster. Of the latter, Duke says, “Hell, I’d still hit it.” Score: +1 (1 vote cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Following the release of Medal of Honor multiplay footage in the Fallen Angel video last week, EA’s just dropped a second movie, titled Gunfighters, showing off single-play. This is the second in a set of “Medal of Honor Experience” trailers. No idea why this popped up today. The video shows circling helipcopters blasted a village full of RPGs and other nasties. It ends badly for the nasties. Medal of Honor releases for PC, PS3 and 360 on October 10. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...

Learn about all the great new features in Black Ops Multiplayer: Theater Mode, Combat Training, the COD Currency System, Wager Matches, Massive Customization Options, Contracts, and the Emblem Editor. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) Urgent Fury Command: More...