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Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. 2K Sports has announced NBA 2K12 will offer three separate covers featuring Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The covers will spotlight each legendary player on his famous team: the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively. The covers featuring Bird and Johnson will be available at launch in a limited quantity. NBA 2K11, which featured Michael Jordan as the cover athlete, sold over 5 million units worldwide and garnered over 20 video game accolades, including 14 Sports Game of the Year honors, according to 2K. “Bringing Michael Jordan to the virtual hardwood last year was a huge success for NBA 2K11; however, we didn’t want to stop there,†said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “We’re bringing ‘His Airness’ back to the NBA 2K franchise as part of a multi-year extended partnership, along with two other legendary icons – Larry Bird and Magic Johnson – for a special cover athlete collection representing the NBA’s greatest heroes.†NBA 2K12 can now be pre-ordered from retailers nationwide, and will be available on October 4 for PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Robert Bowling has posted a picture of the Hardened Edition of Modern Warfare 3. Bowling said more on this edition will be revealed during the Call of Duty XP event in September. The event will also debut Modern Warfare 3 More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. One of Swords has for Call of Duty Elite, which debuts in November and the public beta taking place now. The video below features team leaders at Beachhead, Chacko Sonny the studio head, and Noah Heller Elite’s product director. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Sony has trailered the Survivor Edition for Resistance 3, so you will want nothing more than to hand the store clerk your wallet and be done with it. There are also various digital pre-order bonuses available across PAL regions, and in case you forgot about ‘em, they’re listed below. Each offer varies depending on retailer. SRPA Black Ops skin Infected Nathan Hale skin Air Fuel Grenade Special multiplayer title: “Sentinel†Multiplayer booster Chimera tooth necklace (this one is a physical item!) The Survivor Edition, as well as the PS3 Bundle and the Special Edition will land at retail alongside the standard version in the UK on September 9. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Monolith has released a video for Gotham City Impostors. It’s a CGI affair, but fun nonetheless. It’s slated for 2012 winter release, and the multiplayer downloadable title will set you back 1200 MS Points or $15 upon release. Thanks, . Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephen Totilo @ Kotaku.com. With no new James Bond movie coming out soon enough for Activision, we are indeed getting another polish of the GoldenEye remake for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as a screenshot dump from yesterday more or less confirmed. Today, the game is official, announced in the form of a press release that manages to neither mention the Nintendo 64 original or last year’s Wii remake upon which this not-quite-new game is based. But who hasn’t heard of at least the first GoldenEye, which for many players is the Bond gaming standard? Reloaded, like the Wii remake of last year, re-tells the events of the 1990s GoldenEye film, re-casting current Bond Daniel Craig in place of Pierce Brosnan. Some levels pay homage to the first game, but this is no level-by-level remake, not in single-player or multiplayer. Activision promises that the game will run at 60 frames per second and will support the PlayStation Move Sharpshooter gun controller for immersive play and (my words, not theirs), a control experience similar to what was offered last year on the Wii. The game also has some bonus content planned, according to the press release: “Additional to the legendary story campaign, the game introduces the brand new ‘Mi6 Ops Missions’ – new, distinct levels separate from the campaign that span the varied environments from the story and challenge players to complete different Assault, Elimination, Stealth and Defense objectives. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded also takes multiplayer to new heights, maintaining and improving its renowned four-player split-screen action and adding full, adrenaline-pumping 16-player online matches with more maps, weapons, characters and game modes than ever before.” The Wii version’s online only supported eight players. The most distinct feature of last year’s Wii remake was that, like the N64 original, it allowed players to sneak through their first-person shooter. You could shoot your way through each mission, but you could also be a better Bond, sniping security cameras, baffling enemy soldiers with nifty gadgets and keeping the body count as low as a suave agent should. GoldenEye 007 Reloaded will be out this fall on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. That’s fall of this year which is already stuffed with first-person shooters. Good luck, James. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by G4TV.com. Capcom released a gameplay video of Ghost Rider and Firebrand battling it out in Capcom’s new fighting game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

*Story by: CritiKiL COD games have almost always been of the ‘run and gun’ type. It’s now just a shame how people will do anything to get enough kill-streaks by “camping their asses off”. There’s a place for that, but not the way people play NOW. Many games which developers are putting out are not what many of us ‘mature players’ are seeking. Favoritism is going to those who know nothing about ‘team-play’ and tactics IMO. I ‘used’ to say that, ‘Camping is a Weapon‘ and that ‘Camping is a Strategy‘…But to those who’ve heard me say that, let me remind you that I was referring to gameplay where there was the goal of ‘protecting a bomb’ like in Demolition and etc. The way people camp on a totally ‘run and gun’ gameplay is not a strategy, it’s a means to acquire killstreaks quickly-enough to enable and call in total chaos of advanced weaponry and airstrikes (not to mention, Attack Dogs!) to overwhelm those who run out or run ‘inside buildings into traps’, and end the game at an unfair level. But I shouldn’t even be talking about ‘fair’ regarding some of the latest games which have developed. I cannot believe what efforts are being put forth just to get a higher rank. What ever happened to earning medals and rewards for ‘Team-tactics’? Is getting an award for teamplay and helping a dying member by reviving him, too much to ask? It would definitely turn the tides towards people who want ‘medals’, to change their style of play to a more ‘team-oriented’ fashion. It would be a START as opposed to the way people play video games now. This song ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops: Camper Song by BrySi Bieber‘, sums things up quite accurately. So I’ll share it with you because it tells my story much better than words could ever do ~ lol: Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

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Story by Michael McWhertor @ Kotaku.com. Five-player co-op? Of course the forthcoming video game based on Voltron:will have five-player co-op, with each player controlling the mechanical lion of their choice, each player working together to wield Voltron’s Blazing Sword to dispatch some big bad guy in 30 seconds or less. Voltron: Defender of the Universe is THQ’s first video game based on the iconic ’80s anime series. It’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this October (for ten bucks) and will be featured at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con. IGN has new details and a trailer on the game that offers five-player co-op online, two-player co-op offline and something for single-player only types to do. Developed by Behaviour Interactive, they of Naughty Bear, Wet and Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime fame, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, expect some of the better known battles from the Voltron cartoon to appear. Here’s your first trailer for Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by: CritiKiL When playing first-person shooters online it is sometimes obvious that certain classes have an unfair edge when compared to others. When we heard that Battlefield 3 would allow snipers to lay down (aka prone), we were a little worried that this could potentially ruin the multiplayer experience, however we are now hearing that EA DICE’s developers are doing things to balance things out. So basically, new features have been added to balance the addition of prone to Battlefield 3 gameplay.*It will prevent snipers from being overused and stops snipers from constantly camping. A recent article posted on www.Battlefield03.com tells us that developers have taken action to balance out their prone ability by giving them scope reflection and sway. This means that snipers who do not move a lot will give away their position thanks to scope reflection, this is a great way of combating camping in our opinion. When it comes to scope sway this is something we have seen in other games such as lots of games in the Call of Duty series, we think that this is a realistic way of combating snipers sitting back and picking off multiple enemies in quick succession, perhaps on consoles you will have to hold in the analog stick to hold your breath for a limited time to keep the crosshair steady. This news was revealed on a podcast where DICE’s community manager, Daniel Matros, spoke to Dont Revive Me Bro, you can listen to and watch the full podcast for yourself,*below. Check it out and then feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section at the end of this post, are you happy with EA DICE’s attempts to balance the sniper class? Let us know in your replies… Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Joel Johnson @ Kotaku.com. Microsoft has trouble making hardware. Sony has trouble running online services. What if the next Xbox and the next PlayStation are one and the same? A few months ago, while reporting about the then unannounced Wii U console for Nintendo, we stumbled on an interesting ancillary rumor: Microsoft and Sony were in active discussions regarding their next consoles. For two giants in the home video game console market to be talk from time to time isn’t wholly surprising. Sony and Microsoft are clearly competitors in the console market, but they’re also unlikely allies in a gaming landscape undergoing upheaval brought on by the likes of Zynga and Apple. Triple-A console games like Halo and Uncharted are still going strong, but the expansive growth in the industry at larger has been in the casual and mobile space—an area in which Microsoft and Sony only dabble, especially if you count Sony’s PlayStation Vita as more of a “portable home console”. (Don’t get me wrong. The Vita looks fantastic. But it doesn’t really compete with, say, the iPhone.) Launching a new home console is an expensive and risky endeavor. Microsoft took a multi-billion dollar loss when the Xbox 360 had its infamous “red ring” crashes; Sony lost a few billion getting the PlayStation 3 off the ground. The real money is in games—and increasingly, in online services, like downloadable games and other media offerings. It has come to light that someone—probably Microsoft—has registered the domain Microsoft-Sony.com. On its own, that means little—domain names are cheap to buy and easy to spoof—but it does prompt a moment of reflection: Microsoft and Sony working on their next console together makes a tremendous amount of sense. Sony still has the hardware knack. A few aesthetic clunkers aside, Sony still makes lovely, sturdy hardware. The PlayStation 3 still looks perfectly fine. And my launch version has held up well enough over the lengthening years. Plus, Sony has access to tremendous production facilities of their own, unlike Microsoft who largely contracts out to third-party builders for not just assembly, but components. (Crack open your phone someday. There’s a good chance it has some Sony hardware in there somewhere.) Microsoft makes the best development tools in the industry. “Best” is subjective, but most of the developers I know greatly prefer programming using Microsoft’s excellent tools over those of their competitors. That’s certainly been part of the reason so many cross-platform games begin their life on Xbox and are ported to the PlayStation later. (Although certainly as multi-platform development has matured, it’s increasingly a port-as-you-go situation.) A Sony-built hardware platform that ships with Microsoft development tools on Day 1 would give game developers a tremendous leg up in unlocking the power of the hardware. Xbox Live is the best online gaming platform in existence. While PC-based Steam is a close second overall, there’s no better platform for getting games, media, and networking with friends than Xbox Live. And a unified Xbox Live and PlayStation Network would be instantly a huge community, which would be attractive to publishers and advertisers. Plus, well, the hack. Sony got a black eye over the hack against the PlayStation Network over the last few months. While the problem has largely abated, online has never been one of Sony’s strengths. (Evinced by their numerous aborted music download services and hesitance in putting the PS2 online, for instance.) Sony doesn’t have the technical acumen to run end-to-end networking platforms, while Microsoft is perhaps the best in the business at doing so. Sony gets to retreat into hardware and content, its greatest strengths. Remember, Sony was the Apple of the ‘80s and ‘90s: a hardware company that happened to sell and produce a lot of media designed to be played on the hardware it sold. Every time Sony has strayed from their core competencies, they’ve been half-hearted at best—catastrophic at worst. But they remain tremendously profitable in the areas where they just build good hardware—their HDTVs, for instance—and leave the fancy network and software business to someone else. It might get Microsoft a toehold into Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson has been on shaky ground since before the iPhone, but even its modern Android phones—including the gaming-oriented Xperia Play—aren’t anything special. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is pretty great. It just needs apps—like games. A combined Sony and Microsoft attack on the mobile gaming space would be pretty powerful. (Although wholly unnecessary in making a Microsoft+Sony home console a success; it would just be nice.) We’ll probably know sooner than later if Microsoft and Sony intend to team up on a new console. And there are plenty of reasons why they might not want to go in together—loss of their own exclusive platform being the most compelling one—but there sure are a lot of upsides to a team-up, aren’t there? And if you think about it, that Microsoft is making hardware and Sony is making software to compete against each other is actually the exception of their relationship, not the rule: Sony laptops have been running Microsoft Windows for years. You could even look at that as another reason why Microsoft would be willing to cede the Xbox hardware business: Sony’s latest hardware experiments, like their tablets, run Google’s Android. It might be worth a few billion here and there to Microsoft to bring Sony more fully back into the fold. (See also: Nokia.) Do I think this is going to happen? Probably not. I’d give it a 20% chance using my Statistical Confabulator with a +/- 10% for the heat added to our economy by Nascent Fanboy Psycho-Kinectic Pedantry. But it sure doesn’t sound totally crazy either, does it? Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

by Jessica Conditt @ Joystiq.com. Activision filed a domain-name dispute with National Arbitration Forum on Friday over ModernWarfare3.com, a gag website attempting to convert Modern Warfare 3 fans to EA’s Battlefield 3. Activision argues that the person behind ModernWarfare3.com “has no right or legitimate interest in the Domain Name,” a violation of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, and wants the site under its own control. Activision has provided the panel with a two-page list of Modern Warfare‘s accomplishments as evidence of its right to the domain, or perhaps because it wants to see its “Best Shooter” award from CNN.com in writing.Activision claims the site contains copyrighted material, including the style of its Modern Warfare 3 header, and that the owner “supports the game Battlefield,” quoting that it “urges visitors to ‘grow up and forgettabout Modern Warfare 3 (because it looks just like Modern Warfare 2) and buy Battlefield 3 instead.’” ModernWarfare3.com was purchased on March 26, 2009, almost two years before Modern Warfare 3 was officially announced, and until recently the website redirected users to Battlefield3.com. Currently its front page reads, “Warning: this website is under seige,” with the above clip from Monty Python’s Life of Brian re-dubbed to bash Modern Warfare 3. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Luke Brown @ TheQuarterBin.com. San Diego Comic Con is just around the corner, and many people are curious as to what the “fantastic news†Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma will be delivering actually is. Well, our sources close to the project have revealed that news to be the announcement of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The title will be a re-release similar to Super Street Fighter IV, which many fighting game fans will remember was budget priced at $39.99, and came with heaping handful of new characters exclusive to that version. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will see a similar release later this year, and with the character count jumping from 38 (including DLC fighters Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath) to 50, there are at least a dozen reasons to be excited. While our sources have been mum on the new characters expected to make an appearance, the inclusion of Frank West and Doctor Octopus files hidden on the original Marvel vs. Capcom 3 game disc should mean the appearance of those two characters is almost a given. We’ll let the speculation run wild as to the other ten characters, but we’d love to see the debut of the oft-rumored Phoenix Wright (as a fully playable character) and return of Mega Man, as well as the father/son tandem of Cable and Cyclops. The new game and fighters will make their debut next week, so you only have to wait until the Marvel vs. Capcom panel at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday, July 23 to learn just who will be deciding the fate of two worlds this time around. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. NetherRealm has released a character vignette video for Rain to go along with the gameplay video released for him earlier in the week. Rain will be released as DLC for Mortal Kombat on July 19. Thanks, . Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Rocksteady has released a lone bit of Arkham City artwork and a biography for Harvey Dent, also known as Two-Face. If you aren’t up on your Batman character lore, the information below should help you out a bit. Real Name: Harvey Dent Alias: TWO-FACE Occupation: Professional Criminal Base: Gotham City Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown/Grey Height: 6 ft Weight: 182 lb First Appearance: Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) Attribute 01: Hideously scarred on the left half of his face, which he plays up with clothing that’s differently styled on one side. Attribute 02: Extremely skilled with his weapons of choice: twin .45 automatics. Attribute 03: Psychotic obsession with duality, designing crimes around the number two. Attribute 04: Defers to his half-scarred coin in choices of life or death. Background Story: District Attorney Harvey Dent was one of Batman’s strongest allies in Gotham City, until a criminal threw acid in Dent’s face, hideously scarring him. The wounds fractured his psyche, and he was reborn Two-Face, a schizoid criminal mastermind*obsessed with duality. His former good-luck charm, a two-headed trick silver dollar, was damaged on one side in the attack, and Dent has seized on it as a reflection of his half-scarred visage. He flips it to decide the fates of his victims. Two-Face is thriving in Arkham City, rallying inmates to join his gang using tried and true campaign tactics. Awesome. We love both Two-Face and Harvey Dent. Batman: Akrham City launches on October 18 in the US and October 21 in the UK. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Radical Entertainment has released a short developer diary on the use of tendrils in Prototype 2, and we’ve posted it below the break for you. In it, the team discusses how when using the tendrils, you can grab bits of the environment such as cars, and pull them in towards an enemy and smash him. That’s just one example of the many ways you can use this feature. Watch for yourself. Prototype 2 is out in 2012. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Ubisoft has announced Uplay Passport, which it said will offer “access to online features and exclusive content†for the firm’s various titles. The new program was designed to provide players the above referenced content, and will part of the firm’s Uplay in-game service. Uplay, apparently offers extra value with a “bevy of rewards and community features, just for playing Ubisoft games.†The Uplay Passport program will begin in the coming months and will be included in many of Ubisoft’s core games which will come with a one-time use registration code. Upon redemption, players will be provided with content and features only available through the passport program. Customers who’ve acquired a pre-owned game can purchase a new Uplay Passport online for $9.99 and automatically unlock the game’s online content and features. The first game to implement Uplay Passport will be Driver: San Francisco, as reported yesterday. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

The wait, is finally over! The third DLC pack, Annihilation, follows up on the success of the First Strike and Escalation expansions with four new maps for competitive multiplayer and another new zombie map pack, and is set to activate for D/L on the PS3 & PC consoles the morning of: Thursday 07/28/2011. So get your funds together for some great new map-play! Just in case you haven’t heard about the upcoming DLC for PS3 and PC, here’s an image of the 4 maps plus the new zombie edition, below: Story by: CritiKiL* BTW: According to the official announcement by Treyarch and Activision: “With Annihilation, Black Ops fans will get four exciting and unique multiplayer settings with Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard,†said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. “Players will also enjoy an all-new Zombies experience, Shangri-La, an exotic and mysterious map filled with deadly traps, dark secrets and innovative gameplay that will challenge even the most daring Zombie hunters.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Joel Taveras @ Dualshockers.com This week we had Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer games come to town to show off some more of Modern Warfare 3 single player as well as a preview of their retooled Spec-Ops mode. Creative strategist Robert Bowling or “@fourzerotwo†as the gaming world knows him jumped on camera to talk about everything we need to know about what will undoubtedly be the biggest game in the series (and probably the year) thus far. And while we couldn’t get him to talk about the whole modernwarfare3.com fiasco, he was ready to answer everything we threw at him. Make sure to check out the full interview below. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Ubisoft will implement its own version of the online pass system when Driver: San Francisco is released called Uplay Passport, according to a report on Gamerzines, Uplay Passport works like other online pass systems by only allowing those who purchase new copies of Ubisoft games to play online multiplayer free of charge. Players can also purchase a Uplay Passport code from Xbox Live Marketplace or PlayStation Store, but the price has yet to be announced. Uplay Passport could also make its way into other Ubisoft published titles. According to a statement given to GZ, AC: Revelation’s lead game designer, Alexandre Breault, said he was “not aware†of the initiative. Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez told investors back in May 2010 the company was “looking very carefully at what is being done by EA regarding what we call the $10 solution,†stating the firm would “probably follow that line at sometime in the future.†Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephany Nunneley @ VG247.com. Ubisoft has released a trailer for Driver: San Francisco, which focuses on the single-player aspect of the game. You can watch it below, courtesy of Gematsu. Driver is due on PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of August. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by JC Fletcher @ Joystiq.com. “I want a new video game,” the average consumer thinks, “but I also want to sound funny on the phone.” THQ swoops in with a solution to this two-fold need, with the Saints Row: The Third Platinum Pack. In addition to the game, a soundtrack, and the in-game “Professor Genki Hyper-Ordinary Pre-Order Pack” content, the set also includes a “custom molded Saints Row headset” with a vocoder voice processing feature “inspired by the premier pimp in Saints Row: The Third, Zimos” (who has had a tracheotomy, and speaks using an autotuned electronic voice box). Won’t it be fun to annoy all your Xbox Live and PSN friends with your new robovoice? No, it won’t. The headphones are not compatible with Xbox Live or PSN, instead using a standard 3.5mm audio jack. You can totally use it on your smartphone, though. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Nemesis Here is the new trailer for Call of Juarez: The Cartel showcasing the multiplayer modes; Robbery Crew, Team Deathmatch, Star Witness and Cartel Deal. As you play, your character will evolve, and you will unlock weapons and gear like most other first person shooters out there. Call of Juarez: The Cartel is out on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on July 19th. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Allen Tyson @ PlaystationLifestyle.com Netflix is truly what I would call a “virtual media appliance.†For many PS3 owners, Netflix has become so a part of our lives that we often don’t think about; it’s there, it’s on, and it just works.* If you’ve been a legacy owner of Netflix and use it frequently, you’re going to have some serious choices to make in the near future. Netflix is changing it’s service tiers in a way that legacy users need to take note of.* As it was, if you were an existing by mail subscriber for DVD or for Blu-Ray streaming was part of the package… but no more. The plans are now being segmented so that streaming services and by mail services are no longer bundled together under the current pricing scheme. The new plans are as follows: Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming), for $7.99 a month. At this time, there is no discount for both bundled services. So if you wanted to combine both services you would be paying $15.98—or a few dollars* more if you’re currently using the Blu-Ray option. The new pricing goes into effect on September 1st. [Source] Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...