TorrentFreak compiled a list of five of the most pirated games for the PC, Xbox 360 and Wii. The most popular games slide from obvious to a little odd (like, Mario Sports Mix?). TorrentFreak did explain why other platforms were omitted. Here it is, verbatim, from their post: The platforms that are not mentioned, such as the PS3, get considerably less downloads and are excluded for...
Welcome, welcome, welcome to a weekend of sales that are more than likely guaranteed to bleed your back accounts completely dry. Gamers take heed: there have been what can only be described as an epic butt load of new games to discover throughout the course of 2010 and 2011. These have been years of both quality and quantity. Because of that, the Black Friday sales set to kick off once...
EA Vice President Patrick Soderlund believes the upcoming downloadable content for Battlefield 3 will keep players from leaving their military scene and heading for the shores of Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Soderlund admits that his team recognizes the threat Call of Duty brings to the market, but that they're working their hardest to keep players gaming with...
If the use of "pence" in the ad didn't give the location of this story away for you, know that this deal is currently only being offered at GameStops in the UK. The gist of the bargain, as illustrated in the picture on the right, is that Battlefield 3 purchasers will have an opportunity to trade their game in for an exceptionally cheap Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 option. Like, 99p...
One of the most hotly anticpated games of 2011 is, undeniably, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The next entry in this yearly Activision franchise has obviously been the topic of discussion for nearly two years; which basically amounts to the moment players beat Modern Warfare 2. As such, a level of consideration has gone into the game’s delivery, nuts & bolts and its competition....
If you’re a fan of shooters and you’ve been looking forward to the next mega release in the genre from EA and DICE, then odds are you’re going to want to sit down. It’s time to take in the full details for each and every multiplayer mode set to ship with Battlefield 3. The way Battlefield multiplayer maps work has always gone something like this: there are a small number of maps (...
Despite the "best intentions" of Activision head Eric Hirshberg, the war of words, whether direct assaults or passive pats, continues between Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. This time the fire comes from Infinity Ward's Mark Rubin, Producer on Modern Warfare 3, concerning the studio's effort to push and champion their new game's gameplay over tech. The alliteration...
VG247 was fortunate enough to land an invite to DICE‘s offices in Sweden over the last several days. It was there that they interviewed David Goldfarb, the Lead Designer for Battlefield 3, about the single player portion of the title. As they indicate in their first question, the Battlefield franchise is primarily known for its multiplayer approach. The original game and its subsequent...
Covering the gaming industry, mysteries and controversy are few and far between. There are leaks, rumors, hearsay and conjecture, but outright controversy doesn’t happen all that often. Think back to the earth-shaking news that saw the heads of Infinity Ward leave Activision entirely. That was controversy for the gaming industry. Possible Wii HD pics in the wild? Not controversy....
Valve's Co-Founder Gabe Newell spoke with both PC Gamer and Develop Magazine during gamescom in Cologne, Germany about EA's decision to pull its games from Steam and EA's digital marketplace, Origin. As Newell told PC Gamer, he actually downloaded and registered for Origin in order to give it a try before gamescom. And, in Newell's usual polite form, the developer didn't slam the...