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  • Killzone: Mercenary – An Exclusive FPS For PS Vita

    If you’re one of those who were skeptical to get a Vita because it lacked killer titles, then we’ve got some good news for you.

    This year at Gamescom 2012, home turf of one of the subsidiaries of Sony, Guerrilla Games, Killzone: Mercenary, an FPS title exclusive to Vita, and a spin-off to the original Killzone series, was announced.

    Killzone: Mercenary, like most spin-offs, will be quite different from the core Killzone series. This time you’ll be put in the shoes of a mercenary who works with both Helghast and ISA. This is big news as this is the first time in Killzone’s history that you will get to work with the Helghast. DEATH TO THE ISA!

    And what more is that this handheld spin-off is being made by Guerrilla Games themselves and not out-sourcing the title to some other development studio to make a sub-par Killzone game. Moreover, Mercenary is being developed using the Killzone 3 engine, which no wonder makes the game look fabulous for a handheld.

    Check out the amazing announcement trailer below, featuring half live-action and half-screenswiping gameplay action.

    Details at the moment are pretty scarce, but Sony promised to reveal more soon.

    Killzone: Mercenary is scheduled to be released at some point next year.

  • Fourth Black Ops 2 DLC is called Apocalypse, arriving on Xbox Live August 27th

    Black Ops 2 developers Treyarch have finally revealed what is to be the fourth and final DLC for Black Ops 2 called Apocalypse. The Apocalypse DLC pack contains four multiplayer maps which are detailed below:

    Multiplayer Maps:

    • Pod: A failed utopian community from the 70’s has left stacks of dilapidated residential pods nestled into an abandoned cliff side in Taiwan. Its residents long gone, the modernist compound now hosts frenetic combat as players must run atop the pods, as well as navigate their multi-tiered interiors for a strategic edge.
    • Frost: Fresh snow meets explosive gunpowder in this snow-capped European city, where the bridge over a frozen canal separates it into two sides, requiring players to employ multi-level traversal strategies to outsmart and ultimately outshoot their enemies.
    • Takeoff: Fans of Stadium from the original Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike DLC will find themselves at home on Takeoff. Marooned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this remote launch site is all about close-quarters combat, combining tight corners with open spaces for intense encounters.
    • Dig: An adaptation of the fan-favorite Courtyard from Call of Duty: World at War, where two archeological dig sites in Afghanistan become the perfect playground for combatants eager for hectic, unceasing confrontations. Treyarch, has retained the spirit of Courtyard with two major chokepoints, a wide open layout and raised platforms, but has provided fans with a fresh take on the multitude of paths.

    Zombies Map:

    • Origins: a new adventure which takes place in “a Dieselpunk-themed First World War” and stars the original Zombies heroes. Unleashed after the Germans unearthed the mysterious “Element 115,” this next chapter in the Zombies legacy will explore the saga’s origins as players reunite with an unlikely band of soldiers that come together to defeat the greatest evil the world has ever seen, using a period-specific arsenal that includes Wonder Weapons that harness supernatural powers, a diesel-drone and Mark IV tank, as well a new perk machine and power-ups – and that’s just the start. Players will need all the help they can get to succeed in defeating the undead, as well as evading an unprecedented 1,000-foot tall robot abomination. In this stylized undead adventure, they’ll need every advantage if they have any hope of surviving one of Treyarch’s deepest Zombies experiences to date.

    The Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC pack will be available exclusively on Xbox Live on August 27th while players on the PS3 and PC will get it a month later.

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    Let us know your thoughts on Apocalypse in the comments below.

  • PSA: Vengeance Black Ops 2 DLC now available on PS3 and PC

    Just a friendly PSA to all Call of Duty Black Ops 2 fans looking forward to the Vengeance DLC pack as it’s now available to download and play on the PS3 and PC. The Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC pack is the third out of a total of four DLC packs to be released for the game.

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    The Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC pack includes four new multiplayer maps namely Cove, Rush, Uplink and Detour, a new Zombies mode called Buried and a bonus Zombies weapon called the Ray Gun Mark II.

    So get downloading and let us know what you think of the new maps in the comments below.

  • Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Revealed, An Open World Game Running On Fox Engine

    Finally the wait is over as Hideo Kojima, the legendary video game-designer reveals Metal Gear Solid 5 dubbed as Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes at the 25th Metal Gear Anniversary that took place in Tokyo.

    Ground Zeroes runs on the new FOX ENGINE. The people who attended the event tweeted that a real-time footage of the game was shown and it left the audience jaw-dropped on the floor. The game is set to be an open-world game.

    One of the artwork images show Big Boss in a completely modified stealth suit from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, along with a very prominent Militaires Sans Frontières patch on his right shoulder, which we can’t help but speculate that the game will be a sequel to Peace Walker.

    The demo was running on a PC with current-gen specs according to a person in the audience. Does this mean the new installment is making its way to PC?

    People reported that Snake crawled, avoided searchlights, killed a guard, rode a jeep and called a helicopter for evac in the footage. It was typical MGS but the atmosphere and the scale was beyond amazing.

    Check out the sneaking suit below.

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    It doesn’t stop there, Kojima-san took that time to surprise the audience even more by announcing that Metal Gear Solid movie is in the making with Marvel’s producer Avi Arad for Columbia Pictures.

    Another MGS game was announced titled Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops, a mobile game for GREE.

    Hideo Kojima is set to appear at PAX Prime event which is going to be held from 31st August to 2nd September 2012. We cross our fingers to see more details on this new ravishing open world MGS title, a trailer would be nice too.

  • Sports Champions 2 Slated For October Release In Europe

    The popular MOVE only title of 2010, Sports Champions, gets a sequel with more sporting features and an improvement of the previous ones. Developers, San Diego Studio and Zindagi Games have outed the fact the game will be released in Europe on 31st October 2012.

    The original Sports Champions, unlike Wii Sports, didn’t contain the function to make a custom avatar for your profile. Instead it listed you with several ‘champions’ to select from and participate in a wide range of sports from medieval sword fighting in an arena to modern sports like table tennis.

    The sports that were included in Sports Champions are:

    • Table Tennis
    • Bocce
    • Disc Golf
    • Archery
    • Gladiator Duel
    • Volleyball

    It’s successor now builds upon more sports featuring: boxing, skiing, golf, tennis and bowling along with an updated archery mode. The sequel also allows you to make customizations to your avatar for your profile, create tournaments for up to 4 players and an all-new Party Mode, which can be used to set up events for friends and family with customizable tournaments and rules.

    Like its predecessor, Sports Champions 2 will also feature an online multiplayer mode, allowing you to compete with players all around the world.

    Check out the Gamescom trailer below

    With improved graphics, new sports and a new mode, are you ready to compete and show the world that you truly are a ‘champion’? Let us know in the comments below.

  • Heads Up! – Something Big Is Going To Go Down At Metal Gear’s 25th Anniversary

    According to the latest podcast by Kojima Productions Report, it is stated that something will be go down on Metal Gear’s ’25th Anniversary’ event to be held on 30th August in Tokyo Midtown.

    The news came when Ken Mendoza, a Kojima Productions Report podcaster, announced that the event would contain “a lot of exciting announcements.”

    Another podcaster, Chris Johns added that “A lot of things to look forward to next week, not just for fans, but I think the industry’s gonna be shook by what we’re going to be able to present here.”

    The legendary Hideo Kojima will be present to show off their new FOX ENGINE by using a new game already in the development. A new game idea by Hideo Kojima, which apparently “connects people” will also be in one of the announcements. Could it be that teaser we saw where they demonstrated FOX ENGINE, where there was a young boy and a dog in the middle of a forest?

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    Kojima-san is to then attend an hour long panel at PAX Prime to be held in the US. Which means that whatever ‘industry shaking’ announcement will be made on 30th August, it will soon be followed up by details by Hideo Kojima at the PAX, atleast that’s what we’re counting on.

    PAX Prime will take place from 31st August till 2nd September and will be hosted by Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley.

  • The Last of Us DLC to be announced tomorrow

    The Last of Us Creative Director Neil Druckmann is pretty active on Twitter and has been tweeting out details regarding Naughty Dogs’ games pretty often. Today he tweeted out a potential reveal date for the first DLC for The Last of Us (via GearNuke), check out his tweets below:

     

    The Last of Us was a huge hit and is considered to be one of the best games of this generation. Hopefully the first DLC is just as good.

  • GTA V breezes past 15 million sales, might surpass 25 million by year’s end

    Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz claims that GTA V has sold over 15 million units so far and is on a projected course to clear 25 million units sold by the end of this year.

    Below is the research note he sent to investor (via CVG)

    Based on the $1B three-day figure Take-Two disclosed, we believe the game has already sold through at least 15MM units.

    For a game to sell 60% of its first year units in just three days would be abnormally high; we estimate that Call of Duty sells about 45-50% of its first year units in its first week at retail.

    However, for now we are assuming that GTA 5 sales will be extremely front-loaded due to high gamer anticipation, and will also have a shorter sales tail given the launch of next-gen consoles in November.

    GTA V broke all records this month by becoming the fastest selling video gamer ever, beating previous record holder Call of Duty: Black Ops.

    Have you bought the game yet? Let us know what you think of it in the comments below.

  • HTC One Developer Edition getting Android 4.3 later this week

    Owners of the HTC One Developer Edition will be glad to know that they’ll be finally getting Android 4.3 on their smartphones by the end of the week.

    The confirmation comes directly from HTC U.S. President Jason Mackenzie who tweeted the announcement out on his Twitter.

    It’s not clear why Canadian users have to wait longer but at least they have a confirmation now. Now to will till Android 4.4 Kit Kat.

  • Amazon’s rumored smartphone might be free

    According to a new report by former Wall Street Journal reporter, Jessica E. Lessin, the long rumored Amazon smartphone will be sold for free whether it’s sold via carrier contract or not. There are whispers of Amazon trying to introduce an Amazon Prime like service but it’s skeptical as Amazon will have to strike difficult deals with both manufacturers and cell phone carriers to make something happen that hasn’t been done before.

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    Amazon has previously tried something similar to this, their recent Kindle Fire line of tablets were sold at a lower cost which allowed them to make up profit by selling books, apps, videos, etc.

    The Amazon smartphone is rumored to run a modified version of Android like the Kindle Fire line of tablets. This version does not include any of Google’s line of apps like the Play Store and are replaced by Amazon’s own services. It’ll be nice to have more competition in the Android space as it can only lead to more innovation, what do you think? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.